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Post by chaodck on Aug 4, 2020 13:41:43 GMT
They're both celebrating B team achievements at the moment. Good boss, hard enforced discipline is the foundation of a great team.
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Post by Nick on Aug 4, 2020 15:07:55 GMT
August + September Update My job since taking over has been fairly simple: continue building on the foundations we've built over the last few seasons. The transfer window was quiet. Franck Njoh and Alvaro Martin Frias Peralta both joined on pre-arranged deals with the former going straight into the first team and the latter causing a few issues. He's got 4.5 potential, but we have better options in the first team so at the moment he's playing in the B team. The trouble is, he's worth €34.5m and on €40k per week so no-one is willing to take him on loan. If nothing else, we'll make a shit ton of money on him in the future. We have a few lads out on loan again making us a bit of money, but there shouldn't be too many surprises in there. I had intended on selling Jose Antonio Miguez, but he turned down a move to Wolves after I had arranged a €42.5m transfer. I was looking for a centre back and/or a left winger/inside forward, but it looks like we're going to have to spend huge money to get a player that is going to improve our first team squad and I wasn't 100% convinced on anyone due to a lack of time to fully scout our options. I'm hoping I'll have a clearer view by the time we reach the mid-season break and be able to put a few options together for whoever next. The lack of movement in the market has helped the squad maintain a superb level of cohesion and understanding and our results have been as expected as a result: The game against Chelsea seems like a good place to start and, if I'm honest, we were second best throughout and didn't really deserve to get as far as penalties. We just didn't turn up to be truthful and they would have been gutted had we taken home the trophy. The good news is that result is the only negative in what has been a really good start to the season. Tactically, I've not changed a great deal, but gone back to the 4-2-3-1 with the shadow striker that has served us so well in the recent past. I also decided to pull the fullbacks down from Complete Wingbacks to Attacking Fullbacks. The next point is that we've now moved into our shiny new stadium and have filled it to 99% of capacity so far. We're massive, lads. We've played some really good football and have picked up good wins against Barcelona and Real Madrid and perhaps should have scored more in both. If there is one downside to the season so far, it's that we should have scored more goals against Malaga, Celta and Bilbao. I don't know what it is with Ruan, but I can't get anything out of him compared to everyone else. Esposito and Castano (who needs more game time) have shared the striking roles, while Ruan started on the right in our last game, scored twice and then went on the piss. He and Condemi are spending some time with the B team and both have been spoken to privately about their behaviour. The other thing to note is that we've scored some brilliant individual goals so far. Pedro Rego loves to dribble through defences like they don't exist, while Adauto, Abdallah, Edjogo-Ewono and Kostadinov have all scored absolute belters from a minimum of 25 yards. We're cruising at the top of the table so far and unless anything drastic happens, I can't see us losing this lead now. Next month sees us play Atletico at home in the league and Man Utd away in the Champions League after we were given a fairly difficult draw. Financially we're doing fine with €180m in the bank and €90m to spend. I tried to get a merchandising feeder club sorted out, but bloody hell our chairman is a difficult man to negotiate with. I'll try again in the coming months.
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Post by ttgb on Aug 5, 2020 8:55:40 GMT
Ruan really seems to have dropped off. How many times as he gone on the piss? Should we be considering getting shot, it seems we have good replacements if needed and plenty of money to get someone new in.
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Post by Nick on Aug 5, 2020 9:14:58 GMT
Ruan really seems to have dropped off. How many times as he gone on the piss? Should we be considering getting shot, it seems we have good replacements if needed and plenty of money to get someone new in. I don't know what it is about him, but I've never felt the affection for him that everyone else has. As I said above, I've not managed to get get good form out of him in about three turns now and, were it my own save, he'd already be on the transfer list and looking for a new club for missing training. Bayern Munich are still interested and they've been joined by Hertha Berlin, who seem to have money coming out of their ears after spending €190m on a striker called Mael from Atletico this summer.
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Post by Guido on Aug 5, 2020 9:58:17 GMT
Ruan baffles me. He shines for some of us yet completely underperforms for others. I'm guessing it's all about how we set him up. What is your tactical setup, Nick? If I may be so bold, of course.
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Post by Nick on Aug 5, 2020 11:09:33 GMT
Ruan baffles me. He shines for some of us yet completely underperforms for others. I'm guessing it's all about how we set him up. What is your tactical setup, Nick? If I may be so bold, of course. This was one that was saved in the presets in-game, I think created by Chaodck, that I've used before. I'm not sure what it is with him. I've come in and played the second half of the season, after he's smashed it in the first half, not changed anything tactically, and he's done nothing. It's why I've usually gone with Esposito - just get more out of him.
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Post by Nick on Aug 5, 2020 11:29:00 GMT
We started the month in superb form, destroying Atletico Madrid at home, extending our winning start there. Valencia and Man Utd were seen off with two professional performances, but United gave us more of a game than I would have liked. The game against Betis proved that we need more depth at centre back. Oduokhai and Kamara are the undisputed number one pairing at the back, and while Suarez and Pedro are okay, we need another top option to rotate. The month ended with a routine win against Granada and a frustrating game at home to Girona, who sat 11 men behind the ball and none of our 27 shots on goal managed to go in. It's all very routine at the moment lads, with nothing to do away from the pitch. I have been looking around for a centre back, but we're going to have to spend upwards of €80m on a decent one. Alex Basebe will probably be the cheapest and is the most accessible in terms of prising him away from his current club. He's also home-grown. Said is arguably my favourite option, but comes with the downside that he plays for Barcelona and I'm wary of giving them even more cash. He certainly fits the bill in terms of our passing style from the back. Bryn Shaughnessy would be the hardest to acquire and definitely cost the most. He's probably the best defender in the world that's under 25 years old. I'm not completely sold on any of them, but they're the early options. I'm going to do a bit of manual scouting and see who else is available.
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Post by Nick on Aug 5, 2020 12:16:28 GMT
Bro, wtf is wrong with this squad?
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Post by Nick on Aug 5, 2020 14:17:35 GMT
All hail The King of A Coruña.
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Post by ttgb on Aug 5, 2020 15:35:02 GMT
Bro, wtf is wrong with this squad? You have had this message more times than I have ever had it in all my years of playing the game. Must have some top nightclubs locally.
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Post by Nick on Aug 5, 2020 15:36:08 GMT
We started November with back-to-back wins thanks to the penalty taking skills of Sebastiano Esposito. Concerns have been starting to grow about our short passing game against smaller opposition. They sit deep and narrow, which allows us to keep the ball in advanced areas, but there is also a danger that we just recycle the ball from side to side trying to break them down, especially with the slow tempo we've been playing with. I wanted us to be a bit more ruthless, change it up a bit. Passing was lengthened and the tempo was pushed up to high. The difference was instant as we smashed second place (at the time) Sevilla 7-1 with Pedro Rego helping himself to four goals. The young Portuguese is a very good player and often carries us in terms of attacking impetus. He's very good at finding space for tap ins, but is also capable of mesmerising runs into the attacking third. Top spot in our Champions League group was secured with a simple 3-0 win over Lazio at home, with Ruan given a start to try and kick start his season. It worked as his hattrick won us the game. It was the Brazilian who won us the game against Osasuna next with a Messi-esque goal. I can't work out the best way to upload it, but definitely download the save and take a look - it was special. We flew into the winter break in a flurry of goals, with five coming in the first half in a snow-covered Moscow. We remain unbeaten at home in all competitions, with only Girona taking points off in our new arena. I closed my stint out with Ruan being in unplayable form, hitting four goals against Sociedad. The change in passing/tempo has seen him become far more involved so hopefully that continues. Plain sailing in both competitions we currently play in and, with Real, Barca and Atletico all struggling, the league will surely be ours fairly early on, which will allow us to focus on the Champions League again. Our players are all pretty happy, but I have transfer listed Salvatore Condemi and slapped a €125m price tag on his head. He's missed training three times now and that's three times too many. I'm not sure who is next, or if everyone wants to keep him, but we have plenty of excellent options in central midfield and I couldn't do nothing about his behaviour, that's not how I play the game. Ruan, on the other hand, seems to have settled himself down. There are no immediate concerns over contracts, but Angel Kostadinov has recently rejected a new deal and should probably be offered a new one when we can. His deal has plenty of time left on it, so there's no rush, but he's a wonderkid from our academy with serious potential, so we should keep him at all costs. I've still not 100% decided on a central defender. I think Kevin from Frankfurt is a great option, but anyone will choose will cost huge money. If I was going to continue the save myself, I'd go for him in January, but I'll leave that decision to whoever is next. We also have a young centre back in the U19's called Manuel Muelle who is developing brilliantly and should really be seen as the fourth choice centre back. If not, he needs to go out on loan, maybe to our feeder club, Lugo, in the division below. Items of attention:- Kostadinov contract
- Muelle loan or squad place
- Sign a top class centre back
Save Game: easyupload.io/2x09xsIt was a really enjoyable few months. The club is in a great place at the moment and I've made sure I keep the save file at this point so one day, when FM20 is nearing it's end, I can come back to this file and play on solo. There are some really likeable players in the squad like Rego, Adauto and Reyna that are real Depor legends.
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Post by fmkova on Aug 5, 2020 15:39:10 GMT
Bro, wtf is wrong with this squad? May I suggest getting rid of everyone who's a dickhead and buying someone new? Just to spice it up a bit
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Post by ttgb on Aug 5, 2020 17:49:43 GMT
Really good stint. I know I am not next but I am available again when it is my turn.
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Post by richruzzian on Aug 5, 2020 18:41:20 GMT
Already a nice gap in La Liga. Those players are really party animals.
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Post by Nick on Aug 5, 2020 20:20:12 GMT
Really good stint. I know I am not next but I am available again when it is my turn. I think you are next because I went early to cover your turn. I think it's you and then Guido, who would have normally been after me.
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Post by Guido on Aug 5, 2020 22:49:21 GMT
Oh, I just downloaded. I'm cool with TTGB taking over, if he wants. I want to get back to Khabarovsk.
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Post by chaodck on Aug 6, 2020 2:52:02 GMT
Great stint there Nick! It's terrific squad surely despite us feeling always that we need something. I'd agree that CB might be the position to upgrade.
I'mma be honest with you lot though. I'm thinking of bailing out. It's been a hard couple of weeks for me, personally with some issues at home which obviously the confination derived from Covid-19 doesn't help. Playing FM hasn't been on my top list and my NEC save has stalled a bit (for the rhythm I used to have haha), so thinking of another save and the writeups had me wondering. Reading your report Nick has fueled me with enough love for this team to try and get another stint going though (in fact, I'm firing up FM right now and will play my save), specially seeing as Pedro Rego has been a good player for us and he's my main addition to this team xD.
I'm leaning towards playing as of right now, but it's still up in the balance for me. Just letting you guys know what's on my head. Cheers! PS: Good luck TTGB mate! On to our third consecutive Champions League!!
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Post by ttgb on Aug 6, 2020 7:13:47 GMT
Oh, I just downloaded. I'm cool with TTGB taking over, if he wants. I want to get back to Khabarovsk. You carry on. I am happy missing this term and will start back on the next cycle
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Post by Guido on Aug 6, 2020 7:41:29 GMT
Oh, I just downloaded. I'm cool with TTGB taking over, if he wants. I want to get back to Khabarovsk. You carry on. I am happy missing this term and will start back on the next cycle I'll crack on. I'll have it ready after the weekend. Sleepless nights help with FM progression.
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Post by Guido on Aug 6, 2020 8:39:17 GMT
Feed Ruan and he will score. If y'all want, I can explain how and why.
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Post by Nick on Aug 6, 2020 10:07:57 GMT
Yes please, Guido.
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Post by Guido on Aug 6, 2020 13:31:01 GMT
Please don't consider me to be a condescending ass. While I may be an ass, I am certainly not deliberately being condescending. If my text comes across as such, apologies in advance. Let's start with the head-to-head comparison between Ruan and Esposito. Ruan is a tad more aggressive but also less likely to work hard. Compared to Esposito, Ruan is also a fair bit faster. In other words, Ruan needs someone to feed him balls as he's less likely to create his own opportunities by moving around in and around the penalty area. His greatest asset is also his speed and blistering acceleration, another reason as to why he should receive ample through-balls or crosses to run onto. Esposito, on the other hand, is far more likely to create his own chances by working hard(er) and finding pockets of space. Both are fine Advanced Forwards but with a different style of play because they have slightly different skill-sets. The facts back up this story. In terms of goals and assists, there's not much between the two. Ruan has scored one goal more compared to his Italian compatriot and he has better numbers in goals and assists per 90 minutes. Esposito, on the other hand, is far more of a team player, doing more of the nitty gritty dirty work for the team. In Dutch, we use the phrase "dirty meters" or efforts an offensive players without the ball or to win the ball back. Well, Esposito excels here. More passes, more tackles and more distance covered per 90 minutes. It's fair to say he's an entirely different breed of player, despite playing in the same position. This partially explains why we've seen complaints of Ruan disappearing in some games. Those complaints are entirely valid as Ruan thrives on goals. If an opposing team can shut him down, his ratings dwindle as he is not contributing much else to the team. Esposito, on the other hand, will keep a defence on its toes because he's more mobile and willing to get stuck in during transitions and the defensive phase as well. I think the expectations of Ruan are not entirely realistic. We expect him to be a lethal marksman as well as contribute defensively. Esposito needs far more shots to score, making him a less effective finisher but he contributes more in other areas, which means far more consistent ratings. Who-ever is managing the team needs to manage these expectations as well. Is one style better or preferable to the other? That's a subjective question and one I find difficult to answer. Ruan is a pacey, ruthless killer in the mould of former Deportivo legend Roy Makaay, a player who ghosts through the game but is clinically effective when given half a chance. Esposito is an energetic, nitty gritty forward, constantly moving around and harassing defenders with his powerful physique. In my eyes, neither is better or worse than the other, they're just different. Each has a role to play in our setup, depending on the circumstances of the match. Now as to why the setup we played in the first half of the season was not beneficial to the talents of Ruan but worked wonders for Esposito. The old Grade A tactic we used was set up to include Inside Forwards on the wing and a Shadow Striker in attacking midfield, with bombing full-backs providing a measure of width in going forward. Effectively, you got these movement patterns. In my eyes, Ruan is a player who thrives on space and players feeding him the ball. Our tactic was geared to getting players central, clustering them in and around the box. Think about it; the Inside Forwards cut inside towards the penalty area to try a through-ball or take a shot on goal, while the Shadow Striker is always looking for pockets of space to penetrate. Essentially, we have three forward compatriots who limit the space available in and around the penalty area, which does not suit Ruan. It will suit a more industrious forward like Esposito, who looks to link up and who is also more adept in the air. The width we have in this formation comes from the full-backs moving forward but most of their crosses are coming in from relatively deep positions, as in not at the height of the penalty area. Ideally, and this goes for any formation, a formation tends to look toward expanding the pitch when in possession, while contracting when the ball is lost again. Effectively, these are the very basic, very rough outlines of how any formation tries to beat the opposition through the manipulation of space. You try to stretch the opposition when you have the ball, trying to find holes in their defence while denying the opposition time and space on the ball when your team is on the defensive. The way you achieve this time and space on the ball should also suit the players you have. In this case, our setup works well for one forward, while the other is apparently achieving somewhat underwhelming. With a few adaptations, you generate a different movement pattern. Instead of using Inside Forwards, I have opted for traditional wingers. They will provide the width in our offensive game-plan, either stretching the defence by luring defenders wide or getting a lot of time on the ball in positions close to the box, which makes their crosses more effective. With the wingers providing width, there is no need for the full-backs to stay wide as well. Instead, as you have seen in my previous stints, I am a huge fan of Inverted Wingbacks cutting inside and underlapping. Either the defenders move towards the Inverted Wingback to contain them (leaving the winger in space) or the defenders stay wide with the winger, leaving the Inverted Wingback in a position near the box to play through-balls, recycle possession and rifle in a rebounds. It looks a bit like this. In this instance, there is far more space for the Shadow Striker and Advanced Forward to maneuver, with the Wingers and IWB's turning into providers. Another nice touch, when the ball is on the left side, the right-sided Winger will tuck inside and move towards the far post and vice versa when the ball is out on the right flank. This gives us width where we need it, without sacrificing the amount of bodies in and around the penalty area. Is this the way to play? Nope. It's my way, which is not better or worse than anyone else's. It just happens to be an approach that gets the best out of Ruan. For the record, I do believe we should maintain training both approaches, because different opponents call for different approaches.
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Post by chaodck on Aug 6, 2020 14:22:43 GMT
Wonderful analysis you condescending ass. I usually fail to see this level of detail in the game, which always leads me to believe that I have superb luck and often find things that work due to that rather than a wholesome analytical research (that's why I've never thought of starting a blog or something, well that and lazyness). I always learn from reading these kind of things so I value them a lot, cheers Gweedo.
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Post by Nick on Aug 6, 2020 14:41:58 GMT
Guido, condescending? Never!
Jokes, obvs. Like Chaodck says, I struggle to see these small details and when I do, I find it really hard to get it from my head and into a tactic. Excellent work Guido, those two interactive maps are brilliant.
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Post by Dirk Nowitzki on Aug 6, 2020 15:14:31 GMT
Very interesting post Guido! Do you switch the flanks of players too compared to the original set up, so you have a left footed right back and right footed winger, and vice versa on the other flank?
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Post by Guido on Aug 6, 2020 16:25:22 GMT
Wonderful analysis you condescending ass. I usually fail to see this level of detail in the game, which always leads me to believe that I have superb luck and often find things that work due to that rather than a wholesome analytical research (that's why I've never thought of starting a blog or something, well that and lazyness). I always learn from reading these kind of things so I value them a lot, cheers Gweedo. Hope it made sense and shed some light on the Ruan mystery. Guido, condescending? Never! Jokes, obvs. Like Chaodck says, I struggle to see these small details and when I do, I find it really hard to get it from my head and into a tactic. Excellent work Guido, those two interactive maps are brilliant. You like my little GIFs? I was thinking of using them a bit more from now on Glad to hear they are clear enough. Very interesting post Guido! Do you switch the flanks of players too compared to the original set up, so you have a left footed right back and right footed winger, and vice versa on the other flank? Haven't quite looked at that but if necessary, yes.
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Post by Guido on Aug 7, 2020 7:45:48 GMT
January & February Update After taking over the reigns from Nick, I finally get a chance to win some silverware for Deportivo. As you can see in the previous post, there will be some tactical nuances. We now have two clearly defined tactics, two different styles for different circumstances. I left the old Grade A tactic alone and added a Grade A Plus tactic to the roster. Instead of wide defenders and narrow wide forwards, I switched things up. Wide forwards, narrow defenders. Feed Ruan... I played an extensive friendly campaign in December to finetune our new tactic. As you can see, that worked out alright. On the downside, we lost Esposito and Vignato with injuries, during training for fucks sake. Halfway into January we were also without our Brazilian stars as they joined up with the Brazilian U23-team for some stupid tournament. Despite our personnel problems, the results were stellar. Back to back wins all over the place and my first bit of silverware, as the team brings home another Supercopa. Injuries and suspensions even give third choice forward Castaño a chance to shine, which he does rather convincingly; six appearances, five goals is a good return for a youngster. February brings us more of the same as Esposito and Ruan mix it up in the Advanced Forward position. We make it through the entire month without conceding a goal. The alternating tactics are showing their value already. We're still on course to complete a grand slam of trophies. The title is probably in the bag all but mathematically, as Barcelona and Real have crumbled and Sevilla is now our main contender. Ruan and Esposito need to catch up goalscoring-wise but that stupid tournament in South America has hampered Ruan's record, while Esposito has been injured for a while. Still, I have confidence we can get the league's top goalscorer as well. In all other regards, we are absolutely dominating the league. We had a few personnel mutations. A number of youngsters who were not good enough for our B-squad were sent on loan to aid their development, while Pedro was sold for being goddamn average yet taking up a spot in the first team roster. I would have loved for Molina to step up and I gave him a game or two but he was hell-bent on leaving. I allowed him to leave the club on loan and swooped in for Arsenal's Iván García. At 20.5 million, we have added another wonderkid to our already star-studded line-up. We have also added Brazilian winger Maycon to the team on a free transfer. He can prove himself in the B-team. If he fails, we can still sell him for a nice profit.
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Post by Marshdweller on Aug 7, 2020 13:55:33 GMT
Great tactical post Guido and one that has got me thinking a lot about my own save and the tactics I use.
One of the things I have always struggled with is chosing the correct role for a lone striker and I often end up frustrated because I'm asking the impossible and expecting him to do everything - drop deep but also break in behind the defence, hold up the ball and bring others into play while also being an early presence in the box. It's one of the reasons why I've started to move back towards using a front two so that I can share the responsibilities out. It's also a really great reminder that two players will play the same role in different ways.
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Post by chaodck on Aug 7, 2020 14:02:12 GMT
January & February Update After taking over the reigns from Nick, I finally get a chance to win some silverware for Deportivo. As you can see in the previous post, there will be some tactical nuances. We now have two clearly defined tactics, two different styles for different circumstances. I left the old Grade A tactic alone and added a Grade A Plus tactic to the roster. Instead of wide defenders and narrow wide forwards, I switched things up. Wide forwards, narrow defenders. Feed Ruan... I played an extensive friendly campaign in December to finetune our new tactic. As you can see, that worked out alright. On the downside, we lost Esposito and Vignato with injuries, during training for fucks sake. Halfway into January we were also without our Brazilian stars as they joined up with the Brazilian U23-team for some stupid tournament. Despite our personnel problems, the results were stellar. Back to back wins all over the place and my first bit of silverware, as the team brings home another Supercopa. Injuries and suspensions even give third choice forward Castaño a chance to shine, which he does rather convincingly; six appearances, five goals is a good return for a youngster. February brings us more of the same as Esposito and Ruan mix it up in the Advanced Forward position. We make it through the entire month without conceding a goal. The alternating tactics are showing their value already. We're still on course to complete a grand slam of trophies. The title is probably in the bag all but mathematically, as Barcelona and Real have crumbled and Sevilla is now our main contender. Ruan and Esposito need to catch up goalscoring-wise but that stupid tournament in South America has hampered Ruan's record, while Esposito has been injured for a while. Still, I have confidence we can get the league's top goalscorer as well. In all other regards, we are absolutely dominating the league. We had a few personnel mutations. A number of youngsters who were not good enough for our B-squad were sent on loan to aid their development, while Pedro was sold for being goddamn average yet taking up a spot in the first team roster. I would have loved for Molina to step up and I gave him a game or two but he was hell-bent on leaving. I allowed him to leave the club on loan and swooped in for Arsenal's Iván García. At 20.5 million, we have added another wonderkid to our already star-studded line-up. We have also added Brazilian winger Maycon to the team on a free transfer. He can prove himself in the B-team. If he fails, we can still sell him for a nice profit. Good update Guido, some great results to start the semester glad to see you thumping Ajax (whom I hate now, officially). Great job on offloading Pedro, I was the one that brought him in, desperately as a squad filler as we were low on centre backs and paid around 1 million for his release fee, so getting 12 times that is amazing for a player who had far lower quality than average, regarding our stature.
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Post by Guido on Aug 7, 2020 21:27:50 GMT
The rest of the fucking season update This update details the final results of the season. I'll describe some of my signings for next season, hint at a few more and I'll explain some of the tactical choices made. Enjoy. I couldn't maintain our undefeated streak for the second half of the season but I did well enough. Defensively, we had an immense season; we barely conceded any goals at all. Offensively, I really don't feel like I have cracked the Ruan-key. While he had a good run in the second half of the season, he was invisible against teams playing in a deep block. Our goals in those games came from set pieces or the midfielders hammering in a rebound or deflected cross. Towards the end of the season, with the title clinched, I started trialling a tactic with two central forwards and a shadow striker behind them. The results were good but I am afraid that we have too many class central midfielders to employ such a tactic. Still, it was good fun to see Ruan and Esposito in central roles together. The Italian definitely enjoyed himself, bagging four versus hapless Celta. In Europe, we lost deservedly to Chelsea, whose central defenders destroyed Ruan and Esposito. We beat them 4-0 at home though, so it's cool. Barcelona had an injury spree when they played us so I made sure to rotate my squad where I could to tire the fuckers out. That worked considering the three easy wins. In the final, we needed extra time to beat Man Utd but those wins count too, eh? We walked the league. Ruan caught up some ground but fell short in terms of the goal-scoring trophy. In terms of playing-time, Edjogo-Edwono stands out. He should be playing more at his age, yet seems to be surpassed by Kostadinov. Herrero and Gil are others that either need downgrading in terms of status or replacing by someone better, purely based on the amount of minutes spent on the pitch. When we look at their contributions in goals and assist, we can see our right flank has been underwhelming. Neither André Luis nor Vignato has had a stellar season, especially when compared to Gil and Rego on the other flank. The scoring points per 90 minutes shows that even more clearly. Gil, who was mostly used as a substitute, did extremely well when coming on. Rego has been phenomenal throughout the campaign but our right flank can do better. For next season, I have signed a few players. Don't worry, I did not spend our entire budget. Central defender Peter Griffiths is a free agent, coming in from Nottingham Forest. I reckon he will do rather nicely in our B-team. The same goes for César Bacchilega, who had a limited release fee clause at Boca. Emiliano Torres is a potential first teamer but I recommend giving him two season in our own B-team or with a Spanish club, to gain a dual passport. Hugo Santiago looks like a great player for the B-team and if that works out, who knows... Other players we might sign because they are allowed to leave their clubs are FC Metz' Letizi and Dejean and Osasuna's Blas Pomares. In our first team, I recommend we get rid of the German wing-back and replace him with Duvan Osorio. Incidentally, loaning him to a French club has ruined his chances of getting a Spanish passport quickly. Bit of a downer, as he is a great player and will drive Soares to do even better to keep his spot in first team. I also recommend looking at a superior right winger. easyupload.io/j5jsej
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