1. Should having an NT player on your team be a requirement or at least a big factor to be an NT coach?
Definitely not. Experience is the key factor here.
Although my team started at season 5 lang, I have played since season 3. With my said experience, and some luck, I have managed to become Philippine Cup runner-up and champion after just a few seasons, despite going up against powerhouse teams such as Blazers, and Jubas.
Advancing in the Cup isn't all about team strength, pero team management. Squad rotation and enthusiasm plays a big role if you wish to progress both in the league and in the Cup.
That, and years of Hattrick management.
2. What should be the number one role of the U21 coach?
Make sure that players get trained and set up a team for the future.
Like I said, we won't be able to win it all since our 1000 user base started last season lang. We need to find dedicated managers who will be willing to train their young players week in and out. Kaya nga I'm gunning for a better participation and mentoring from the community. Every week, our user base fluctuates, with inactive teams pa. If we can make them stay, and train their players, we should have better players for our squad.
Some countries, or even in HT, they have farm teams who make sure that the players are trained exclusively. Having competent players is halfway to winning the battle already.
3. Can we win the next U21 Worlds? If not, what is the best finish we can expect and why?
Not just yet.
Other countries have an established player base and it would be very hard to compete with them. The last draft should be our key to success, if we play our cards right.
I plan to get us to qualify first, then see where we can get from there.
4. Will you help the U21 if you lose? How? (Please don't say it depends on what the U21 coach says)
Yes.
Even if the winning manager would refuse to accept my help, I can help in my own way. I can mentor some teams to have better training schemes so that they would most likely stay in the long run and potentially be able to train players for the U-21 level.
1. Since you say that we can compete now because we have reached 1000 users, then we were just unable to compete before since we had a small user base. If that is the case, why are you sick and tired of losing when we didn't have a chance in hell?
No, I wasn't talking about you. I think you have done a good job winning games having a depleted line-up. But there have been instances in the past I think, wherein scrimmages weren't set, or have used the default line-up.
If you look at your line-up, Maravilla should be in the U-21. The gap between our NT and the other NT's is greater than at the U-21 level. Having him in the U-21 would further our chances progressing as he is one of the top players that we have.
Being U-21 manager is more than managing U-21 players, but laying the framework for the NT as well.
2. How will you make sure our players are trained properly? How will you coordinate this with the managers of existing U21?
Surely, I cannot do this alone.
I would create a team who will look at the draft results and:
A) Message those who own players who have a $4000 salary and above;
make sure that they are trained and their minutes are managed.
B) Create a database. Scouting will be easier this way if we have one in place. This way, we can monitor pop-ups every week.