Dot to Dot. With 85 minutes skill to know show. For everyone who's simply dotting about Alexa. Hey guys, Ron here.
Today we are revisiting a skill that we looked at several hundred episodes ago. It's called International Soccer Manager Football Game. But you can just open it with Soccer Manager and it looks pretty good. Alexa, open Soccer Manager.
Welcome back for another game of International Soccer Manager. You can play again as Head Coach of Wales or swap for a new team. Would you like to play again or swap team? Swap team.
Please now say the country whose team you would like to manage. Italy. Okay, you have taken over as Head Coach of Italy for this competition. You start with a team rating of 155.
Singapore will be the opposition in round one, who have a team rating of 105. In the build-up to round one, you can use your coaching skills to increase your current team rating. Be careful though. It can also drop with any dodgy decisions.
Good luck. There has been a lack of focus at training today. Shall we schedule an early morning runner's punishment? No.
You decide it's just nerves in the build-up to the next game and trust the players to be motivated on match day. A team rating boost of 5. Oh, good. Your rating is now 160.
Okay. Your star striker turned an ankle in training. Do you want to give a pain injection to keep them in the starting team? No.
The injury improves naturally, and the player manages to take a place on the bench. A team rating improvement of 5. Okay. Your rating is now 165.
I'm on early. Okay. It is time to move on to match. We'll hand over to the commentary team.
Hello and welcome to round one of the cup. Okay. Our match today will be between Italy and Singapore. Yep.
It looks like the referee is ready to begin. Here come Italy with chance. The goalie spills a simple catch at the feet of the striker. A quick reaction to broke it over the line.
Okay. That makes Italy 1. Singapore nil. An opportunity for Italy.
A curling corner looks to be heading for goal. No one touched it, but the ball ended up in the net. The score is now Italy 2. Singapore nil.
Oh yes. The referee signals for half time, with a score after 45 minutes. Italy 2. Singapore nil.
I wonder if we will see any changes for the second half. Yes we will. The fans are calling for the introduction of your talented but volatile midfielder. A player capable of winning or losing a match single-handedly.
Will you make the change? No, I won't. No. We're told no changes from Italy at half time, so let's get back to the action.
Italy on the attack. Across his net with a first time volley. Superb technique to guide that into the net. That makes it Italy 3.
Singapore nil. Italy on the attack. A snapshot after a bungled clearance. It trickles into the corner with a goalie watching in despair.
That makes it Italy 4. Singapore nil. Goodness me. And it's all over.
The final score is Italy 4. Singapore nil. This is good. Congratulations on making it through to round 2 of the cup.
Would you like to play now or say game? Play now. Guatemala will be the opposition in round 2, who will have a team rating of 115. Round 2 is up next.
Will your coaching decisions improve your current team rating? Good luck. Should the squad be invited to a video analysis session of our next opponents? Yes.
Recent performances are more impressive than expected, and the players are now unusually negative about their prospects. A team rating decline of minus 5. Oh. Your new rating is 160.
Oh. You are encouraged to create a Twitter account for a more personal relationship with the fans. Will you act on this advice? Yes.
The social media experiment is ultimately a big distraction, with early interactions descending into abuse and trolling behaviour. Your team rating slips by minus 5. I should have quit. The new rating is 155.
Okay, let's quickly start. Okay. Your pre-match preparations are now complete. Let's head over to the commentary team.
Hello, and welcome to round 2 of the cup. Our match today will be between Italy and Guatemala. First goal. Both teams look like they're ready to kick off.
A chance for Italy. A speculative effort from outside the box. It looked unlikely, but the keeper was caught napping. The score is now at 21.
Hello. Guatemala. Stop. Stop mid-game.
Wow. Thanks for playing. Remember you can ask a l***er to open stock manager whenever you want another game. Even though you're not actually involved in the gameplay at all, and there's just a couple of decisions beforehand, oh man, I feel like Ted Lasso thrown in at the deep end, not knowing what he's doing, but yeah, doing it anyway.
Good stuff. Sock manager, guys, that's how you open it, and enjoy playing this one. This is Robin signing off, and we'll speak in tomorrow. Feedback, comments, demos.
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