What are the chances of finding another Pelé? Probably one in a Brazillion.

[oriole01]

Wow, I don't check the forum for a day and I come back to see you lift seven trophies! Possibly one of the greatest seasons in FMCU history, especially with the sheer number of games played. Hoping you can pop seven bottles of champagne while you're at it.

A Makoto thread is guaranteed to amaze these days, and I'm definitely with you for your next journey to the top of the world. Cheers!

[metallimuse]

Flipping heck!

Thought I'd leave it a month so allow people to build up a career for me to read through and I've been desperate to post in here once I caught up and after a week of reading on and off in the quiet times at work I discover you're ending your save

Well done on an outstanding save though Makoto, simply amazing. Gutted your regen over took Pantera in your overall 11 lol.

[metallimuse]

Also, I just don't understand how you get such a great crop of youngsters EVERY year in your regens in every thread? I ***** money on my facilities and recruitment EVERY year and I only get one or two who can be squad players and that's it. In my current save I'm 8 years in and only produced 5 players of 4 star quality and a nice crop of 3 stars.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Getting an urge to bring this back...

[Makoto Nakamura]

Where were we?

Here's the majority of the senior squad going into the 2035 season,

Reserves:

Youth Team:

We still don't have overwhelming facilities.

And despite doing a clean sweep we also don't have much in the way of finances.

Hopefully we have enough for these upgrades to go through.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Not the most difficult of groups, we should qualify for the knockout rounds.

[Makoto Nakamura]

January 2035

Quarter Final of the Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil as well as a top half finish in Serie A, after the septuple last season hopefully I can deliver these expectations.

Perfect start to the Campeonato Paraibano!  

[john1]

Was hoping you was going to bring this back  Or try and get many players called up to Brazil squad?

[Makoto Nakamura]

6 minutes ago, john1 said:

Was hoping you was going to bring this back  Or try and get many players called up to Brazil squad?

The aim for now is to be consistent, not to win everything again all the time, we may need to sell some players but I'm hoping not. Get a 1000 appearance player (very close to that) and carry on improving the facilities.

[Makoto Nakamura]

February 2035

Great showing from Careca.  

Talk about consistency!

[noikeee]

You know careca means bald, right? Get him to shave his head.

Not the most terrible of players though! 

[Timetxu]

Cool to have this back! This was one of my favourite saves by you. I still wake up at night thinking of Errlymax, the Monster. 

[Makoto Nakamura]

5 minutes ago, noikeee said:

You know careca means bald, right? Get him to shave his head.

Not the most terrible of players though! 

Didn't have a clue!  He's going to turn out to be a fine player indeed.

4 minutes ago, Timetxu said:

Cool to have this back! This was one of my favourite saves by you. I still wake up at night thinking of Errlymax, the Monster. 

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

March 2035

The perfect start continues, with one game remaining could this be the year we finally have the perfect state championship?!

[Makoto Nakamura]

April 2035

Our first defeat of the season and it's at the end of April, we've managed the perfect state championship and we're through to the knockout round of the Copa Libertadores.  

[Makoto Nakamura]

All that money is gone already.

[kandersson]

Great to see this back! Youth set-up costs are the devil 

[MWE]

Good to see this back!

[ManUtd1]

12 hours ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

Getting an urge to bring this back...

Woohoo!!!

[Makoto Nakamura]

State Championship Awards:

[Makoto Nakamura]

May 2035

A solid enough month as we qualify for the next round of the Copa do Brasil and a solid if unspectacular start to our Brasileirao campaign.

[Makoto Nakamura]

June 2035

Forgot to post this for May but we're predicted to finish 9th which at the moment is looking close to spot on.

Very mixed month, 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats sees us smack bang in the middle of the table.

We're drawn against Paraguayan side Cerro Porteno, they shouldn't give us much trouble.

[Makoto Nakamura]

July 2035

1,300 games in under 20 seasons.

A great month sees us climb to 3rd but the top 8 of the league are only separated by 5 points so it's very close at the halfway stage.

[Makoto Nakamura]

August 2035

Almost perfect month in the league but we're down to 4th with 2 games in hand on both Gremio and Corinthians, we did even better than I would've though by dispatching Cerro Porteno 13-2 on aggregate which sees us drawn against Fortaleza FC who've already knocked out one Brazilian side.

[Makoto Nakamura]

12 games away from 1,000 and he now misses the rest of the season.

[ManUtd1]

3 minutes ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

12 games away from 1,000 and he now misses the rest of the season.

And he's only 29 

[Makoto Nakamura]

10 minutes ago, ManUtd1 said:

And he's only 29 

I reckon someone could end up playing about 1,700 games in their career if they played every game. 

[Makoto Nakamura]

2035 Youth Candidates

Well we've got quite a bit more depth in midfield now!

[Makoto Nakamura]

September 2035

We still have 2 games in hand and are still only 3 points behind Corinthians. We've also retained the Recopa Sudamericana after beating Ceara 2-0 on aggregate and have the smallest of advantages over Internacional in the Copa do Brasil Final.

[Makoto Nakamura]

October 2035

Form is slipping up now, we lost the Copa do Brasil Final on away goals...thanks to Internacional scoring a 95th minute penalty. We suffered defeat in the 2nd leg of the Copa Libertadores but still managed to qualify for the final easy enough where we'll face either Palmeiras or Corinthians who drew the first leg 0-0.

[Makoto Nakamura]

November 2035

We came back from a first leg defeat to retain the Copa Libertadores and a chance to retain our Club World Cup title as well, in the league it looks like a step too far with us being 4 points behind with 2 games left to play.

[Makoto Nakamura]

2035 End of Season

Baltazar racking up the awards!

We won our final 2 league games but it wasn't enough as we finish in 2nd, a point behind Gremio. The top 3 ended up pulling well ahead as Corinthians finshed up 13 points of Atletico Mineiro and Botafogo! We also couldn't retain the Club World Cup as we come close, but fail to defeat a strong Sevilla side.

It's actually happening!!

Overall Best XI

2035 Best XI

 

Juliano (YP13c)

 

 Alicênio (YP11a) - Baggio (YP5h) Palhinha (YP14b)

Taílson Barbosa (YP12b)                                                                           Maviael (YP8g)

Neizinho (YP13a) - Borracha (YP12c)

 

Bruno (YP5c) - Baltazar (YP9c) - Careca (YP16a)

Season |  League  |  Position  |   State   | Position | Copa do Brasil | Notes
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2017   | Serie D  | 2nd Grp E  | Paraibano |   2nd    |       N/A      | State Final
2018   | Serie D  | 1st Grp D  | Paraibano |   2nd    |    4th Round   | State Final, Serie D Playoff Quarter Final
2019   | Serie D  | 1st Grp D  | Paraibano |   1st    |    3rd Round   | State Winners, Serie D Playoff Final, Promoted!
2020   | Serie C  | 4th Grp A  | Paraibano |   1st    |    2nd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao 3rd Grp D, Serie C Playoff Final, Promoted!
2021   | Serie B  |    14th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    2nd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao 3rd Grp C, Survived
2022   | Serie B  |    15th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    2nd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao Finalists, Survived
2023   | Serie B  |    15th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    4th Round   | State Winners, Nordestao Quarter Finalists, Survived
2024   | Serie B  |    12th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    2nd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao Semi Finalists, Slight improvement
2025   | Serie B  |     3rd    | Paraibano |   1st    |    3rd Round   | State & Nordestao Winners, Surprise Promotion!
2026   | Serie A  |    18th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    5th Round   | State Winners, Nordestao Quarter Finalists, Final Day Relegation
2027   | Serie B  |    10th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    5th Round   | State Winners, Nordestao Finalists, League capitulation.
2028   | Serie B  |     8th    | Paraibano |   1st    |  Quarter Final | State Winners, Nordestao Finalists, League capitulation
2029   | Serie B  |     9th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    3rd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao Semi Finalists, League capitulation.
2030   | Serie B  |     5th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    3rd Round   | State Winners, Nordestao Finalists
2031   | Serie B  |     2nd    | Paraibano |   1st    |     Winners!   | State Winners, Nordestao Finalists, Promoted
2032   | Serie A  |     9th    | Paraibano |   1st    |    5th Round   | State & Nordestao Winners, Libertadores 2nd Round.
2033   | Serie A  |     5th    | Paraibano |   1st    |  Quarter Final | State & Copa Sudamericana Winners
2034   | Serie A  |     1st    | Paraibano |   1st    |     Winners!   | State, Nordestao, Copa Libertadores, Recopa Sudamericana, League, Copa do Brasil & Club World Cup Winners
2035   | Serie A  |     2nd    | Paraibano |   1st    |      Final     | State, Copa Libertadores & Recopa Sudamericana Winners, Copa do Brasil & Club World Cup Finals

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

More awards. 

[Makoto Nakamura]

January 2036

Pretty reasonable expectations I would think.

We draw Penarol again, it's a pretty easy group.

Perfect start with just the one goal conceded, it looks like the assman is starting to phase Bruno (YP5c) out and replacing him with Weverson Patrick (YP16d) but Bruno is now at 998 appearances with it still being a month until his 30th birthday!

[Makoto Nakamura]

Bruno gets a goal, assist and to PoM award to mark his 1,000th appearance! 

[ManUtd1]

The sheer number of matches in Brazil never ceases to amaze.  80+ appearances in a single season for your top players...?!

[DefenseLover]

It was really fun seeing my favourite football club (All Boys, They have a horrible economy and are 1 point from the drop zone in the second division right now) not only being in the Copa Libertadores three times but also beating you once on the Libertadores!

[Makoto Nakamura]

12 hours ago, ManUtd1 said:

The sheer number of matches in Brazil never ceases to amaze.  80+ appearances in a single season for your top players...?!

And English players think they've got it bad. 

3 hours ago, DefenseLover said:

It was really fun seeing my favourite football club (All Boys, They have a horrible economy and are 1 point from the drop zone in the second division right now) not only being in the Copa Libertadores three times but also beating you once on the Libertadores!

Here's how they're doing right now, I've got the lower leagues activated and so some smaller Argentine sides are entering the top tier.  

[Makoto Nakamura]

February 2036

Our perfect start to the season continues although we came close to losing it at home to Campinense.

[maxtothemax]

Will you continue the sucker for pain thread? Or just focus on this thread now?

[Makoto Nakamura]

March 2036

The perfect start carries on and we're through to the Semi Final of the Nordestao and top of the Copa Libertadores group after 2 games!

[Makoto Nakamura]

2 minutes ago, maxtothemax said:

Will you continue the sucker for pain thread? Or just focus on this thread now?

I'll probably do what I did here and carry it on if and when I get burnt out of this save.  

[maxtothemax]

Just now, Makoto Nakamura said:

I'll probably do what I did here and carry it on if and when I get burnt out of this save.  

Nice!  Really enjoyed u manage in obscure countries! I will follow this thread with interest for now

[Makoto Nakamura]

1 minute ago, maxtothemax said:

Nice!  Really enjoyed u manage in obscure countries! I will follow this thread with interest for now

Cheers! 

[Makoto Nakamura]

April 2036

Back to back perfect seasons in the state championship and we've qualified for the knockout rounds of the Copa Libertadores with 2 games still to play and a goal difference of +19 already! We also lost our first game of the season in the 1st leg of the Nordestao Semi Final, but it didn't matter as we smashed Sport 5-1 at home!

[Makoto Nakamura]

State Championship Records/Awards

[Makoto Nakamura]

Upgrades!

[Makoto Nakamura]

May 2036

Into the top 10!

Defeats in the first leg of both the state final and the Nordestao final but it doesn't matter as we get big wins in the 2nd legs and we finished miles ahead in our Copa Libertadores group!

Nacional, shouldn't bee too hard.

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

It's a sad day.

[Makoto Nakamura]

That move has given me a small idea of a recap of players who've left us for a fee so the next post will be a recap of those and how they've gotten on.