Bedese Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 They're the Armenian Champions, and they haven't made it to the Third Round for 17 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 We were without both our strikers and Mattia Berti (YP87) because of injury as well as Ivan Bugli (YP91) through suspension, so I'll take this all day long. We actually only have one other striker in our entire squad (and he sucks) so I had to improve, playing Lester Connor (YP83) as a target man. We'll have Bugli and Paolo Muccioli (YP89) back for the second leg, so this should be easy enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 I like my chances against Red Star and love them against Prague, but I think the other three would batter us. Ugh. Dinamo won 8-0 away against Floriana, so it's definitely going to be them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 We've lost 7-0, 11-0 and 11-1 when we've met them before, and they haven't been knocked out at this stage for 38 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 They're our kryptonite. I don't think we'll ever do well against them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 They're a good team, but this isn't a terrible draw. I think we might be able to snatch something here, although Paolo Muccioli (YP89) got injured against Dinamo, and his absence will be a big blow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 I can't help but feel that if we had Paolo Muccioli (YP89), we'd have come away from that game with a much better result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 We had a bad year. We need to put it behind us and move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyyImRyan Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Just caught up on the last five or so pages, brilliant career so far! Please don't give up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Just caught up on the last five or so pages, brilliant career so far! Please don't give up! Thank you! I'm not planning to any time soon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Just a quick note, guys. I've been doing a bit of reading on Player Preferred Moves (PPMs) in the last couple of days, and I'm going to start paying a lot more attention to them. Not only are they great in general for helping a player play to the best of his ability, but a lot of our players have bad decision making, and training them in what to do in certain situations will hopefully help them out. I think it's something that I'm going to be heavily focusing on when a player first comes through our youth intake. If you've got any suggestions/experience with using PPMs, please tell me, because it's something I haven't looked into all that much before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Youth Intake Day! It's a terrible intake again, and we're in trouble if we can't start replacing our older players ASAP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Season Review Campionato Sammarinese: Table Schedule Virtus destroyed us in the regular season, but we beat them when it mattered. Twice. Coppa Titano: Table Schedule Another double. I'm just waiting for a pig to fly. Squad Key Players: Highest Average Rating:Mattia Molinari (YP90) - 8.14He tears it up at RWB.Top Goalscorer:Davide Volpi (YP93) - 46He's incredible. I just wish he'd lower his wage demands.Manager's Player of the Year:Mattia Berti (YP87)He refuses to have a contract without a 'match highest earner' clause in it, so he makes what Volpi makes, unfortunately. Aims for next season: I'm really hoping to make it to the groups this year, but last year's run has dented my hope a little bit. Other teams: League Winners: Cup Winners: How the team in CL qualifying did: We were destroyed by Dinamo. How the teams in Europa qualifying did: Dinamo Moscow beat us 8-1 in the Playoff. Virtus lost on penalties to Icelandic IBV, Domagnano lost 9-0 to Swedes Hammarby Fotboll, and Folgore lost 4-1 to Estonians Flora. San Marino National team: 2078 Results -- 2079 Results We should have done better against Malta and Cyprus, in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneronaldo Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Just a quick note, guys. I've been doing a bit of reading on Player Preferred Moves (PPMs) in the last couple of days, and I'm going to start paying a lot more attention to them. Not only are they great in general for helping a player play to the best of his ability, but a lot of our players have bad decision making, and training them in what to do in certain situations will hopefully help them out. I think it's something that I'm going to be heavily focusing on when a player first comes through our youth intake. If you've got any suggestions/experience with using PPMs, please tell me, because it's something I haven't looked into all that much before Pacy player + crap dribbling + "Knocks Ball Past Opponent" = Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 After 331 games and an average rating of 7.11, Mirco Zanotti (YP80) is retiring. He had a great career for us at the heart of defence, and without better youth intakes ASAP we're going to be a much weaker team because of retirements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Pacy player + crap dribbling + "Knocks Ball Past Opponent" = Hahaha, I love that equation! That's definitely one I'm going to be trying to use, because we have the crap dribbling part down. Now, we just need some pacy players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 They're the Albanian Champions, and this should be a walk in the park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 They usually make the group, and whenever we meet they always batter us. I'm not hopeful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 We deserved absolutely nothing from this game, but somehow we've come away with a draw. We were battered for 90 minutes, but Dal Corso was unbelievable in goal, and Davide Volpi (YP93) only needs one chance to grab himself a goal. I put our chances of going through at almost nil, because I don't see us even managing to get a shot off in Switzerland, but it's nice to not lose for a change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengaehassim Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Why does Lester Connor gets sent off every single game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 They were just too good for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Why does Lester Connor gets sent off every single game? It's a good question We usually have about 35% of the ball in Europe, meaning that they've got it 65% of the match. Most of that time is spent in the midfield area where Connor is, and it's his job as a BWM to win us the ball back. Unfortunately, our team just isn't that good at tackling - combine that with the amount of times they need to make a tackle, and it's likely that they're going to miss-time a few and get carded. I try to move him to our CM role rather than being a BWM once he gets booked, but Ivan Bugli was already booked, so Connor had to stay there this time. It's something that I've accepted is going to happen, although I usually try to substitute him off around the 60th minute before he gets a red. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 We're going to get destroyed. They won the trophy in 2066/67, to put into perspective how good they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Well, at least we scored one. (No prizes for guessing who scored it). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Youth Intake Day! Now that's what I'm talking about! We get through a striker with decent pace and a good shot on him. Alright, so he's far from perfect - he'll need a lot of tutoring, and the rest of his stats leave a lot to be desired, but I'm excited about him. He's already 2* CA, has 4.5 PA and is way better than anything we've been getting lately. And another one! His potential is a lot lower, but I like his stats. 11 finishing combined with 11 composure is great for a 16 year old at this level, and he's faster than Agostini currently is (some of his mentals look pretty good too). He also comes with the PPM knocks ball past opponent, which is perfect for him. I think he could become a very useful squad player for us, at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
endtime Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Is there any interest in your players from bigger clubs? I saw that someone was interested in Volpi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Is there any interest in your players from bigger clubs? I saw that someone was interested in Volpi. Not really. A few Serie C teams will come in with bids from time and time again, but always of £0. Once I reject them, they move on pretty quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneronaldo Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 It's a good question We usually have about 35% of the ball in Europe, meaning that they've got it 65% of the match. Most of that time is spent in the midfield area where Connor is, and it's his job as a BWM to win us the ball back. Unfortunately, our team just isn't that good at tackling - combine that with the amount of times they need to make a tackle, and it's likely that they're going to miss-time a few and get carded. I try to move him to our CM role rather than being a BWM once he gets booked, but Ivan Bugli was already booked, so Connor had to stay there this time. It's something that I've accepted is going to happen, although I usually try to substitute him off around the 60th minute before he gets a red. Tbh if I were you, I'd tweak the formation and move him down to DM, set him as a DM(d) or Anchor Man and bunker up. Probably still lose (San Marino problems, eh? )but at least better than being blown to the weeds I suppose? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Season Review Campionato Sammarinese: Table Schedule Pathetic. Virtus had our number all season. Coppa Titano: Table Schedule I should have expected something was up when we won the double twice in a row. SquadKey Players:Highest Average Rating:Mattia Molinari (YP90) - 8.03Another one.Top Goalscorer:Davide Volpi (YP93) - 32Wasn't quite as prolific in the league as usual.Manager's Player of the Year:Ivan Bugli (YP91)He outplayed Mattia Berti (YP87) this year. Aims for next season: Get back into the CL. Other teams: League Winners: Virtus beat us in the final. Cup Winners: Cailungo beat Murata 2-1 in the final. How the team in CL qualifying did: We were beaten by Zurich in the Third Round. How the teams in Europa qualifying did: Galatasaray destroyed us in the Playoff. Virtus lost 4-0 to Irish side Sligo Rovers (really?), Fiorentino lost 5-0 to Hammarby Fotboll, and Folgore lost 3-1 to St. Pats Athletic from Ireland. San Marino National team: 2079 Results -- 2080 Results There weren't many winnable games here, in fairness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Tbh if I were you, I'd tweak the formation and move him down to DM, set him as a DM(d) or Anchor Man and bunker up. Probably still lose (San Marino problems, eh? )but at least better than being blown to the weeds I suppose? I've thought about doing that, but I think that playing a 5-1-2-2 would just be too defensive. Although, seeing as we're only in Europa this year, I think I'll experiment with your idea and report back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 They're from Montenegro, and they shouldn't give us any trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 He was superb at LB for a long time for us, with 351 games played and an average rating of 7.51. In fact, he's probably the best FB we've ever had (not counting Mattia Molinari (YP90), who's still playing). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 We were terrible at the back, and 3 away goals mean we have to win in Montenegro. To make things worse, Volpi injured himself for 8-9 weeks, so he won't be around for the rest of our qualifying campaign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Much better. I'm surprised they're not in the CL, but we should have enough to beat them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Good to see we've been given an easier draw for once... Interestingly, our club has a link with Roma. Christian Innaurato (YP51) left us as a coach in 2078 and spent a year as an U18s coach in Cesena before making the step up to an U20s coach at Roma. It hasn't stopped there, as he's just been promoted to a senior coach! It's really cool to see a player that's come through our youth academy do so well for himself, but I think his side may put double figures past us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Let's move on. (I did try the more defensive 4-3-3, but I didn't really get a good feel for how it did. They were just on a completely different level to us.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneronaldo Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Ouch that was nasty against Roma Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Youth Intake Day! How about that for a magic 100? 15 finishing on a 16 year old! He looks superb. We didn't really need any more strikers (especially smaller ones) and his physicals and mentals aren't fantastic, but they'll grow. If he can hit his 4.5* PA, he could be absolutely fantastic upfront for us. He looks like a pretty good keeper. Dal Corso is about to retire, so he'll challenge Stefano Peliccioni (YP97) for the #1 shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Season Review Campionato Sammarinese: Table Schedule I have no idea what happened in the regular season - we were just bad. We barely scraped into the playoffs, but it was business as usual once we were there. Coppa Titano: Table Schedule I like to think we only won the league because we sacrificed this. Squad Key Players: Highest Average Rating:Mattia Molinari (YP90) - 8.22He probably only has another couple of years left.Top Goalscorer:Davide Volpi (YP93) - 27This was his worst season so far, and he still did well. Hopefully, though, he can rebound next year.Manager's Player of the Year:Mattia Berti (YP87)He's going to decline soon. Aims for next season: Groups? Other teams: League Winners: Cup Winners: Virtus beat us in the final. How the team in CL qualifying did: Virtus lost 6-0 to Dinamo in the Second Round. How the teams in Europa qualifying did: We made it to the Third Round, but Roma beat us 12-0. Folgore lost 3-2 to Torpedo Zhodino from Belarus, and Murata lost 2-1 to Levski Sofia from Bulgaria. San Marino National team: 2080 Results -- 2081 Results A draw against Lithuania doesn't make up for not beating Luxembourg twice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 They're from Iceland, and they've only made it to the Champions League once in their history. (It was in 2060, and they lost to Celtic 8-0 in this round). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 The best keeper to ever play for our club by far, Dal Corso is hanging up his boots at the age of 36. He played 413 times for us and conceded just 341 goals, which is an insane record. He had a staggering 185 clean sheets, and retires with an average rating of 6.98. He was always reliable and excellent in Europe, constantly on hand to thwart opposing attackers. He gave us a big advantage in Europe as the last line of defence, and we're undoubtedly a weaker side without him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Here are the teams we can draw for the Third Round. I like our chances against Haifa and Astra, and think we would possibly be competitive against Red Star. Just, for the love of god, don't give us Olympiakos or Dinamo. Seriously... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 We lost 11-0 to them the only time we went up against them, and I don't expect that to be much different this time around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wow! Look at the stats. This wasn't just a fantastic defensive performance - we matched them. We created a lot of our own chances against Olympiakos and genuinely competed with them. A 0-0 isn't just a fantastic result, but not giving them an away goal gives us a chance of going through. I think it's a very slim chance, because we'll probably get torn apart in Greece, but I'm delighted with this draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneronaldo Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 So, bunker time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 We forgot how to do the fundamentals right, and just squandered the ball way too often to be able to get anything from this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 So, bunker time? I tried, but a bunker doesn't work when your players forget how to pass 5 yards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Good to see we have an easy draw for once Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 A draw against Villareal is amazing, but the 2 away goals mean we're probably out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedese Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 We need to get better away from home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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