Whereas my training doesn't need the extra game his does, we agreed he would not select the player I am targeting and I had a legitimate chance to beat him on the road with his guard squad depleted.
He also has no pressure now to quickly replace that guard.
It wasn't so odd really, neither one of us believed we really had a chance against your unsustainable roster so we just did what worked best for both of us.
Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days you are the statue. Dilbert