How to look like a

Champions league expert

Chhering Lama
Tech 2700.009
12/02/2014

Table of Content

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ..........................................................................................................................................iii
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... v
Manual Overview ....................................................................................................................................... v
Supplies ......................................................................................................................................................... v
Basics of Soccer ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Know Basic Rules ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Know Your Players and Position.......................................................................................................... 3
Team Formation ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Watching games with peers ...................................................................................................................... 7
Before Game ............................................................................................................................................... 7
During the Game ...................................................................................................................................... 7
After game ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Social Media ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Watching game alone .......................................................................................................................... 10
Using twitter ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Index ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

Introduction

Introduction
Your friends were having a great time watching World Cup and sharing jokes at
social media but you had no idea what they were talking about? You have no clue
when your friends start talking about soccer? Well there is no need for worry. This
manual is written for you so you don't miss out any awesome moment that will
happen on this season of Champions League.

Manual Overview
After reading this manual you will know:

Basics rules of Champions League

Teams and their players
Basic formation and player position
How to interact on social media.

I will not explain how to determine which teams will the Champions League. I will
not tell you best place to watch Champions League. I also cannot say how much
supply will cost.

Supplies
Make sure you have the following supplies:
Soccer jersey of team you support
Book of famous soccer player or manager

Chapter 1

Basic Rules

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Chapter 1

Basics of Soccer
Know Basic Rules
1. Knowing basic rules of Champions League is a first step of looking like a
Champions League expert. Soccer is a simple team sports. Two teams face
each other and objective is to score more goals than the other team. Each
team will have 11 players. Team with most goals in the end of 90 minutes
wins the game.
2. Knowing basic rules of Champions League is a second step of looking like a
Champions League expert. Process of teams advancing in Champions
league is little different than World Cup. Champions league teams will play
home and away. If the scores are tied, team with most away goals wins the
round and advances to the next round. Arena for the final is decided before
hand it will be only played once. Team with most goals wins the game. If the
game is tied, teams will play additional 30 min. It the game is still tied after
the extra time, it will go to penalty shootout.

Know Your Players and Position

1. Know player and their position. There are different types of defenders,
midfielder and forwards. Calling player from their specific position rather than
saying just midfield make people think you know more about soccer. For
example, Messi is known for scoring lots of goals but he is not a real striker,
his position is center forward.

2. Although Diego Costa scores less often than Messi, he is considered real
striker. Knowing your player is important on looking like a soccer expert.

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Expert

How To Look Like Champions League

Team Formation

Football lineup is great way to predict what type of game teams will play. Usual team
will have line up like 4-4-2, 4-5-1, and 4-3-3. When you see the team line up in
picture, always say "Oh the team is playing 4-2-2 or 4-2-3-1 formation". This shows
you know about player position and the team.

Games with Friends

Chapter 2

Watching games with friends

Before Game
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Call your friends to watch game with you

Orders food like pizza or hot wing before game starts
Wear your team jersey to get into a spirit
Don't say anything bad about other team, makes you look unbiased
Analyze the team sheet and make prediction

During the Game

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Watch the game relaxed

If your team scores, say how beautiful it was
If other team scored, say how bad your team is defending
If referee is making decision against your team, don't scream or yell
Just be calm and relaxed even if you want to scream your lungs out

After game
1. Talk to you friends how good/bad your teams played how they could've
improved
2. If you don't really know how teams could have played better, just say they
should have changed formation and substituted some player.
3. Also tell how opponents were tough (Un-bias opinion make you look
smarter)

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How To Look Like Champions League Expert

Social Media
Watching game alone
You don't want people to think you missed a game? Twitter is you friend. Let people know you're
watching a game by tweeting every interesting that happens on the field. Tweet "gooaaalllll" or
"That's not a foul" when player scores or gets a free kick. People will think you don't want to miss
any games and you are passionate about the game.

Using twitter
Twitter is most used social media among Champions League fans these days. Here are the list of
things a football expert should do.

1. Create twitter account

2. Follow all the great account based on your favorite club

3. Tweets and reply great things about your club and players

4. Praise the players who don't get praised often by other fans
5. Be aware of those banter accounts and trolls
6. Defensive midfield players are really famous this season, put their picture as
your twicon

7. Follow un-bias account who will give you information about tactics

7. Post picture of you wearing your club jersey and how glad you are to finally
get that book you were waiting for

Glossary

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Glossary

Banter

- Just a joke

Troll

- People who make fun of things

Lineup

-11 players ready to play

Twicon

-Profile picture for twitter account

Tweets

-Status update on twitter

Center Forward

-Player playing as false striker

Striker

-Target man to score goals

Index

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Index
banter, 11
center forward, 3
lineup, 4
striker, 3, 4, 13

trolls, 11
Tweets, 10
twicon, 11

Style Sheet

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Style Sheet
Team Member

Chhering Lama

Page Element

Page Size

8x11

Margins

Layout

Standard Manual

Spacing

single-space for text

Heading

left-hanging

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18 point for heading
14 point for subheading

Style

Bold for heading

Bold for subheading
Bold for glossary

Color

Green for heading

Blue for subheading

Text Element

Capitalization

All brand name

Player name

Punctuation

Items in a series use a comma

List

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