[FM18] Around the World in 80 days. Phileas Fogg Plays Football Manager

[Northernpilgrim]

and here is a roundup of the transfer business concluded before the window shut

as we got in two players to strengthen the squad for a title challenge

[Northernpilgrim]

Which leaves my squad looking like this

[Northernpilgrim]

February was another perfect month

and in this weird, inconsistent season, we're the ones who have hit form at a great time in the season, and as a result are now 6 points clear of Milan

[Deisler26]

Good work, my friend!

[Northernpilgrim]

8 hours ago, Deisler26 said:

Good work, my friend!

Thanks Deisler!

[Northernpilgrim]

Only three games in March, but another perfect month

and we stay 6 points clear

[Northernpilgrim]

April wasn't perfect, but no complaints. The only time we were ahead against Lazio was at 4-3, and against Inter we were reduced to ten men by injury for almost all the second half, and got overrun at the end, conceding two goals whilst we chased a game we were losing 2-1.

and that means we basically need two wins from four to be Champions

[Northernpilgrim]

We got the two wins we needed in our next two matches

confirming we've won the league with two games to spare

and this is the table as it stands

[Northernpilgrim]

I will finish the season, hopefully later today, and then create the Petrojet vacancy. I don't anticipate them being able to stump up the compensation to release me, but at least it'll let them know I'm interested for when my Juve deal expires

[Northernpilgrim]

We wrapped up the season with two wins

and here is the final table, and the season stats which show how crucial Fiete Arp was to our title win

[Northernpilgrim]

It's time to create and apply for the Petrojet job

[Northernpilgrim]

I'll have to ask the board to reduce their demands if I'm to join Petrojet this season

 

[Northernpilgrim]

It was a no, so I remain as Juventus boss for at least another season. I said I won't resign from Juventus to join Petrojet, and indeed I won't this summer, but if I win the Champions League with juventus, I would do so then. I'm hoping that will happen in the coming season, but again, if I still haven't won the Champions League, Juventus will have to agree if I'm to leave my contract early.

[Northernpilgrim]

Preseason featured plenty of goals, but highlighted the fact we're more a Jurgen Klopp team than a Jose Mourinho one

but I have added two full backs to the squad to give us greater depth in that area

Aurier on the right

and Kolosinac on the left

and this is the squad I'm taking into the new season

[Northernpilgrim]

The Champions League groups were drawn before our first game, and it's worked out as well as I could have hoped. We have to be looking to win the group this season

[Northernpilgrim]

There was only one league game in August, against newly promoted Empoli

but I'm not quite sure how we only managed to win 1-0, as we totally dominated them

and joined the other teams at the top who won their opening game

[abulezz]

Good luck on the CL title aspirations this year!

[Northernpilgrim]

6 hours ago, abulezz said:

Good luck on the CL title aspirations this year!

Thanks abulezz 

[Northernpilgrim]

September was a nearly perfect month, the only blip a draw in our opening game away at Napoli

and we ended the month top of the table on goal difference from Milan

with our Champions League destiny very much in our own hands

[Northernpilgrim]

Another unbeaten month in October, including a win where we had only 8 men against Atalanta when we scored a late winner

leaving us clear at the top of Serie A

and with Champions League progress nearly secured already

[Northernpilgrim]

November was a 100pc month, and featured my second win of the season with 8 men, after another three red cards in one match against Fiorentina (we were 5-2 ahead when the last of the three was sent off, they levelled at 5-5, before we pinched a late winner)

leaving us 9 points clear of Milan, with a game in hand as well

and confirmed as Champions League group winners with a game to spare

[Northernpilgrim]

An awful December

but we matched Milan and so remain 9 points clear

with defeat in the Champions League utterly meaningless as we easily won the group

[Northernpilgrim]

January was much better

and we extended our lead at the top to 12 points

In terms of transfers there was just one addition to the squad

as I brought in Mangala as a fourth centre back

[Northernpilgrim]

February was a decent month in the league and Champions League, but our Italian Cup run is over

as we end the month where we started it, 12 points clear of Milan

[Northernpilgrim]

I've generally not posted about youth intakes on this save, as I won't be around long enough to enjoy them, but there are some crackers in this year's

[Northernpilgrim]

and the Champions League quarter final draw has thrown up some interesting games

[Northernpilgrim]

March was another unbeaten month, although we should have beaten Sampdoria for a full set of wins

and the league table looks like this

[Northernpilgrim]

April was a very heavy month, and we came up short in Europe, but held on to secure the title by beating Milan

and here is the table confirming our superiority once again, as we lead by 15 points with just 3 games left

[Northernpilgrim]

We certainly kept our concentration to the end, winning our three games in May without conceding a goal

as we end the season with 95 points from 38 games

[Northernpilgrim]

Time to try for the Petrojet job again

[Northernpilgrim]

It was a no again, and as the board refused to lower the compensation, the move to Petrojet must wait for another season. My contract expires next summer, so I will wait until the last week of my deal to generate the vacancy, and resign if necessary to get the job

[Northernpilgrim]

I've got some big boots to fill in the squad this summer, as Gonzalo Higuain, Blaise Matuidi and Yacine Brahimi all announced their retirements. Therefore a winger and a striker are high on my list of priorities to sign this summer, as well as a midfielder

[Northernpilgrim]

It was a decent preseason in terms of results, as we scored plenty and were largely solid in defence

and a busy one off the pitch as I had those retirees to replace as well as trying to strengthen the squad

all of which left the squad looking like this ahead of my final season in Turin

[Northernpilgrim]

Our Champions League group is quite tough this year

[Northernpilgrim]

Just one league game in August, and we won

So we join the teams at the top on three points

[Northernpilgrim]

September was a very busy month. Disappointing against Liverpool in the Champions League, decent but not brilliant in the league as we took 12 points from a possible 15 

which left us top by 2 points

[Northernpilgrim]

An inconsistent October

and we end the month as we started, 2 points clear

but bottom of our Champions League group, and facing a struggle to qualify

[Northernpilgrim]

A near perfect November

leaves us top of Serie A by 4 points

and with our Champions League destiny in our own hands. We need just 1 point from our trip to Shakhtar Donetsk, and won't even need that if Leverkusen manage to win at Anfield. Rather unexpectedly, Juve and Liverrpool cannot now both qualify. We need to make sure it's my future employer, rather than my current one, that misses out. 

[Northernpilgrim]

December was nearly a perfect month too

but the surprise defeat to Torino has left the lead at the top unchanged at 4 points

and we progressed in the Champions League along with Leverkusen, who finish second ahead of Liverpool

[Northernpilgrim]

January was another perfect month

and we lead Serie A by 6 points

[Northernpilgrim]

The Champions League draw wasn't kind

[Northernpilgrim]

February wasn't perfect, but we started off brilliantly, and are pretty much assured a Cup Final appearance, as well as being favourites to progress in the Champions League

but our lead at the top of Serie A has been cut to just 5 points

[Northernpilgrim]

We were very inconsistent in March, but we're through to the Italian Cup Final and the Champions League Quarter Final

where we will face the toughest possible opponent

and our lead at the top of Serie A is now only 4 points. We could theoretically do a treble in my final season with Juventus, or we could just as easily end up with no trophies at all.

[Northernpilgrim]

Not a great April, and we crash out of the Champions League

and we've lost top spot in the league too

[Northernpilgrim]

We had a perfect May to round off the season, adding a trophy in my final season

but it wasn't enough to win the title

[Northernpilgrim]

And it's time to create the Petrojet vacancy again

[Northernpilgrim]

[TheEarl]

I don't really get this. Do you apply for new jobs, or use the editor to make it possible to take over?

Its enough to win a cup, you don't have to win the league?

[Northernpilgrim]

3 minutes ago, TheEarl said:

I don't really get this. Do you apply for new jobs, or use the editor to make it possible to take over?

Its enough to win a cup, you don't have to win the league?

I remove the existing manager by creating a new player, then immediately resign and apply for the job using my Phileas Fogg. I do not, and will not, use the editor. The league has to be won to unlock the next job. I've won Serie A twice, so Petrojet has been available since the end of the first season at Juventus.

 

[Northernpilgrim]

and here is the updated time clock. Juventus certainly took a chunk out of the game time