el sid Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Mandanda easy choice for Man of the Match, he ended up with a 7.8 rating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Match Stats if anyone's interested. As you can see, we were completely dominated but once we sneaked in that away goal, it was just a question of hanging on for the result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Woohoo, Congrats el sid, Good Luck in the final, I shall not jinx it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Woohoo, Congrats el sid, Good Luck in the final, I shall not jinx it. Haha, that is very kind of you sir Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 3 bits of information : 1.) Roma beat Liverpool 1-0 at home, but they're still knocked out 2-3 on aggregate. So I'll be facing Liverpool in the final. 2.) Torres has scored 12 goals in 12 games in Europe this season 3.) Bayern drew with Augsburg in the league meaning there is mathematically no chance I can be caught at the top of the table with 3 games left to play. 2 league titles in a row now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 So now all that stands in the way of the third completion of the thread is Torres & Liverpool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Just looked through Liverpool's squad. In addition to Torres, they also have a 35 year old Gerrard, still going strong, Artem Milevskiy, Samir Nasri, Pepe Reina, Ched Evans, Mamadou Sakho, Simon Vukcevic and a 34 year old Xabi Alonso among others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 So now all that stands in the way of the third completion of the thread is Torres & Liverpool So it seems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I still think the old players go too long in FM09, and to top it off they are still the best players in the world late into their 30s its not right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 congrats el sid. i think you may well do it. neutralise Torres and you might be half way there. good luck!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 My date with destiny is May 21st, however I will not be playing the final tonight, because I have a couple of dead league games to play and also because it is 2:20 AM here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Liverpool have beaten Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Roma while I've beaten Olympiakos, Leverkusen and Lyon to get to the final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Haha talk about the easy route home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 certainly was an easy run el sid.... good luck tomorrow with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonic Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks. Álvarez is rated as a good BBVA Striker but because he was my first ever youth product he's staying in the team whatever happens. If he is just short of the quality required I'll compensate in all other areas of the team....although, last Summers youth product is also a striker and he's rated as having leading BBVA potential. I forsee a rotation policy :o The new season has started with Álvarez on fire with 6 goals in the first 8 games which included an away draw at Barca and a win at Valencia. We have 18 pts already so I think relegation is unlikely this season. And Luis Manuel, our future star, is on loan in the Second Division B4, a good level for a 17yr old to learn at I reckon where he's scored 6 in 7 including his first senior hat-trick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The big day is here. May 21st, a day that will, regardless of the result, be remembered by Sachsen Leipzig fans and followers. The teams have lined up as follows : Sachsen Leipzig : Formation : 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 Starting Eleven : GK - Mandanda RB - Ozturk LB - Younis CB - Camral CB - N'Koulou DMC - Cana MC - Stachel MC - Suarez AMC - Fernandez ST - Laurito ST - Fleck Subs : Gordon, Cole, Wilshere, Fedulov, Marquinhos, Karaoglan, Coloccini, Korkmaz (Marquinhos couldn't start because he injured himself a while ago and is not fully fit yet. His condition is only 74% ) Liverpool : Formation : 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 Starting Eleven : GK - Renia RB - Santon LB - Marcelo CB - Sakho CB - Fisk MC - Barreto MC - Gerrard MC - Cigarini AMC - Vukcevic AMC - Nasri ST - Torres Subs : Velthuisen, Milevskiy, Bozaglo, Plummer, Evans, Edwards, Buonanotte Both teams are said to be evenly matched, and a penalty shootout could be on the cards according to FM Pundit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Lets get down to the action shall we.. 8 min : Nasri passes it to Torres who takes two touches before blasting the ball towards the top corner. Mandanda saves it. 17 min : Our first chance, Stachel hits one from distance but the ball is held comfortably by Reina. 23 min : Another save by Mandanda to deny Vukcevic. Straight from his quick throw, we get forward and Fleck takes a shot, which is inturn held by Reina. 28 min : PENALTY! Matias Fernandez recieves the ball from Laurito, and surges forward past Barreto into the box. Marcelo clears the ball but is deemed to have fouled Fernandez by holding his shirt. The ref's assistant gives it and it's a penalty to Sachsen Leipzig. Yellow card for Vukcevic for protesting. 28 min : GOAL GOAL GOAL! Laurito converts the spot kick to give Sachsen the lead. 33 min : Gerrard has another shot from long distance but his shot goes harmlessly over the bar. 44 min : Sakho and Fleck whack into each other, and have to be replaced. Fleck doesn't have to replaced as it's only a knock but his condition has come down to 61%. I replaced him with Coloccini, a bit of a defensive move but hopefully something which would work. Liverpool had brought Plummer on btw. HT, no more incidents of note. Liverpool have brought Milevskiy on for Vukcevic, so 2 upfront for them now. 55 min : Fernandez with a chance from a free kick, but his shot hits the wall and goes out for a corner. 61 min : Two important tackles from Fisk to deny Laurito and then Stachel. He was outnumbered 1 to 2 but managed to block both the shots somehow. 66 min : RED CARD! A regulation foul by Coloccini on Gerrard. The referee gives Liverpool a freekick but Nasri, for some reason, kicks Andreas Ozturk :confused: The two were never involved in the original foul! Straight red card for Nasri and Liverpool and reduced to 10 men. They've taken Torres off and he is being replaced by Bozaglo. 77 min : Fisk fouls Fleck just outside the box. Fernandez with the freekick again but he scoops it over the bar. That could have been the game. 87 min : Vital save by Mandanda to deny Milevskiy. Gerrard and Barreto work the ball around midfield until Gerrard outs the Ukrainian through only for Mandanda to save the shot. It's getting close now. SQUEAKEY BUM TIME. 2 minutes added on. 90+3 min : Surely last chance now for Liverpool. Cigarini spreads it wide to Marcelo in the left. He dribbles it past Ozturk and puts in a cross. Milevskiy is going for it......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 But MANDANDA comes out and catches the ball. He hoists it upfield and that is the last kick of the game as the referee blows for full time! The match has ended with a solitary penalty goal from Laurito. Sachsen Leipzig have won the Champions League! Lets hear that one more time, shall we.. Sachsen Leipzig have won the Champions League! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Overview of the match Match stats and Player ratings Champions League Dream Team So proud of the lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romanista1994 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Congrats el sid on beating those that eliminated Roma. And of course on winning the CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 fantastic work el sid!! really thought you'd do it this season, and i'm glad you did..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamFitz Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Well done sid! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Congrats el sid on beating those that eliminated Roma. And of course on winning the CL. Thank you fantastic work el sid!! really thought you'd do it this season, and i'm glad you did..... Thank you Well done sid! Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohanzee Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Congrats el sid! well done! Especially glad to see you beat that particular team in the final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Congrats Sid, thats a huge achievement and a great effort coming from Germany to take the title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Congrats el sid! well done! Especially glad to see you beat that particular team in the final Thank you mate The match was very, very close until Nasri got sent off tbh. Congrats Sid, thats a huge achievement and a great effort coming from Germany to take the title. Thanks mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonic Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Congrats el sid ..done in double quick time too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Congrats el sid ..done in double quick time too Thank you My 'Domestic Player Bias' is now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 1!!!! that's fantastic..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 You might wonder why I haven't given my end of season report yet. Well, tbh, I forgot Didn't take any screenies, so I don't think this end of season report would be as big as the last. My apologies. The report should be up sometime tomorrow fwiw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 looking forward to it el sid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 RW Essen, Season 3, 2011-12 - German Third Division Predicted - 4th Finished - 2nd League Table Link Past Positions Going to be honest here and honestly have no energy or motivation to do a 'proper' update here, so will provide you with a few links as well as the team of the year and my updated career history - Squad Finances Transfers 'Team of 2011-12' (this is my team of the season, and wont always be the same as what the AI chooses). GK - Andre Maczkowiak, 29, German DR - Mirko Casper, 30, German DL - Moritz Steinle, 29, German DC - David Czyszczon, 30, German DC - Michael Kammermeyer, 26, German MR - Florian Heller, 30, German ML - Timo Nagy, 29, German MC - Manuel Konrad, 24, German MC -Mike Wunderlich, 26, German ST - [/url]Sascha Molders, 27 German ST - Matias Fetsch, 23, German Despite the promotion, there are a few sad farewells, as Markus Kreuz retires, whilst our ever-present Goalkeeper Andre Maczkowiak and top striker Sascha Molders have both left the club after refusing contract extensions. Career History ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Season League Pos Pre Cup Europe Achievements---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2009/10 Third Division 8th 17th N/A N/A None2010/11 Third Division 3rd 16th Qtr Finals N/A Lost in play-off semi final2011/12 Third Division 2nd 4th Qtr Finals N/A Automatically Promoted[/Code]2009-102010-11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Well done on promotion Paul Big well done to el sid for joining the completion club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Big well done to el sid for joining the completion club Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 God damn it, typed out the entire season report in the text box and when I press submit, Your submission could not be processed because you have logged in since the previous page was loaded.Please push the back button and reload the previous window. :( The stupid browser automatically logged me out after 15 minutes. I think I have to do it all over again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Gah! I've had that happen to me before el sid, its gutting! Hope you can recover it. I have the whole evening off tonight so think I'll be indulging myself and getting some FM time in. Holidaying in Portugal as we speak For those wondering where I've been, I've actually started a new job in London so I get far fewer hours in the day now to play FM. This will be my first time on it in about a month IIRC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Apologies for the late report and also the smallish size of the report, the browser automatically logged me off and I just cannot bring myself to type out as much as I did before. Anyway as promised, Sachsen Leipzig End of Season report : Firstly, my manager profile - featuring values such as 1! German League : Predicted : 3rd Actual Position : 1st We retained our German league title quite comfortably, beating off competition from Bayern Munich. Team of the season : featuring another 20 goal season from Marquinhos, and for the first time 4 players scoring in double digits. German Cup - A little bit of a disappointment here giving Owen his first trophy. Transfers Finances - Apologies, this was taken a little into the next season. Champions League : We were losing semifinalists last season and were determined to do better this season. We came out triumphantly from the group stage also containing Barca and AC Milan. We then beat Olympaikos in the round of 16, local rivals Leverkusen in the quarter final and French giants Lyon in the semifinal. The final was against Liverpool, who has beaten Real Madrid, Inter and Roma to get to the final. A lone goal from the penalty spot from Federico Laurito enabled us to win the game and hence the biggest European Trophy in the world. The Final Elsewhere, a look at some of the other competitions : Euro Cup - AC Milan Club World Championship - Inter **Challenge Completed** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Before anyone asks, I have not decided what to do with the save yet. Suggestions are welcome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 If I hadn't run my experiment following the completion of this challenge I would have resigned and taken over a newly promoted Italian side and done it all over again . IN FACT.... Dino Ferretti is off to somewhere new... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamFitz Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 @Sid: Why don't you try win it all with an all German team? On FM07 I took Morecambe from the Conference (I think, could've been League 2) to Premier and Champions League glory, then I decided to sell all my foreign players and go all English. Didn't do as well but it was fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 iacovone - i had wondered where you'd gone..... hope the job is going well. as for your new game, i look forward to it whatever it is... el sid - the all-german idea is good, or you could try and repeat the feat like iacovone... or could try another league... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonic Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Real S.D. Alcalá - Spanish LIGA BBVA 2016/17 Transfers - Made a decent profit while still managing to improve the side. Biggest change was a clearout of midfielders... Axier Olaizola (DRC) - signed as a 17yr old he immediately slotted into the first team and was probably our best defender all season. Looks to have massive potential and I was being asked about whether I could keep him within 3 months of his arrival. José Antonio Martín (MC) was brought in as an experienced head and had a very good season. Not one for the long term but should be fine for another season or 2. Rubén Porras (AMRL) - Versatile winger who did well with 9 assists in not many more games. Javier Armendariz (AMLC) can play either the left wing or as a MC and excelled in both. Very promising player. Spanish LIGA BBVA Predicted: 15th | Final Position: 4th | Graph We started well and although we weren't scoring hatfuls we were hard to break down and our young GK was performing miracles. We'd have been top if Barcelona hadn't started even more convincingly but eventually they lost a game and we kept our unbeaten run going. So come the 1st of January we still hadn't lost and a draw for Barcelona meant we went to the top of the table with 17 games played. We finally lost our first game against Zaragoza in mid-January allowing Barcelona to reclaim the top spot. Our form dipped a little after this but we remained in the top 4, with 5th a distant 10pts behind. The gap narrowed occasionaly but we eventually secured our CL place with 3 games to spare, ending the season in 4th. Spanish Cup - Semi-Final Other News Finances were ok, although without the 3m plus profit from transfers it would have been much worse. Next season will be a struggle as we have to pay 325k per month on the loan the board took out to finance our new 23,821 seat stadium which is costing 30m and will be ready for the start of the 2018/19 season. Club Records Awards European Golden Boot - Juan Antonio Álvarez LIGA BBVA Top Goalscorer - Juan Antonio Álvarez LIGA BBVA Top Spanish Goalscorer - Juan Antonio Álvarez 2nd & 3rd in Spanish Young Player of the Year - David Trigueros (2nd) & Santiago Ledesma (3rd) 3rd in LIGA BBVA Goalkeeper of the Year - David Trigueros Stars David Trigueros (GK) had a great season, single handedly keeping us in a lot of games. Only 21 so could be our GK for another 15 years. Rubén Fuente (DC) was rock solid in defence and would have been ever-present were it not for a 3 month layoff due to a torn hamstring. Enrique (MC) managed to survive the rebuilding of the midfield and continues to shine. Never going to be a World beater but is always reliable. Stephane Torre (AMR,FC) played mostly on the wing creating 11 goals. Had to give him a huge contract at the start of the season as he began to have itchy feet after just a season with the club but looks to be worth it. Marcos Luque (AML) at 26 is one of our experienced players ad was brilliant down the left as he created 12 goals for the team. Juan Antonio Álvarez had his best ever season and despite not having the best attributes in the world, they are finely tuned for a striker. Scored an amazing 32 goals in 42(1) games and assisted another 10, basically being instrumental in a goal per game. Won a host of awards including the European Golden Boot and broke a few club records including most league appearances along the way. Youth Watch Summer 2010 - Juan Antonio Álvarez (ST) | Initial Profile | Current Profile - See Stars...amazing. Summer 2012 - Leandro Gutiérrez (MC) - Sold Summer 2015 - Luis Manuel (ST) | First Season Profile | Current Profile - Sent on loan to Second Division side Jaén where he had an excellent season scoring 15. Will look to send to a LIGA adelante side next season. Best Eleven: Season | Overall - Cannot believe Juan Antonio Álvarez isn't in our Overall Best 11, has to be a bug with this when you look at the wasters who are listed. Real S.D. Alcalá Trophy Room Second Division B1 x 2 - 2011/12, 2012/13 Career History Season League Pos. Cup Europe Achievements _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2009/10 Second Division B1 7th N/A N/A None 2010/11 Second Division B1 2nd 1st Rnd N/A None 2011/12 Second Division B1 1st 4th Rnd N/A Second Division B1 Champions 2012/13 Second Division B1 1st 2nd Rnd N/A Second Division B1 Champions, Promoted 2013/14 LIGA adelante 7th 2nd Rnd N/A None 2014/15 LIGA adelante 2nd Qtr-Final N/A Promotion 2015/16 LIGA BBVA 10th 5th Rnd N/A None 2016/17 LIGA BBVA 4th Semi-Final N/A None Next Season... Try to match this season and make the Group Stage of the CL which will help the finances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 The all German idea doesn't work for me. I'm one of those who thinks football is a global game and clubs should not be restricted by nationality. We have World Cups and European Championships for that (As you might have guessed, I'm also against the 6+5 rule ). Maybe I should try dafuge's challenge next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Dino Ferretti has found himself at lowly Biellese! They have only had one season of league football in the 22 years this game has run The year is 2030 and Ferretti's had a lovely year off. Did some travelling and a lot of TV work but he inevitably missed the day to day life of a football manager. Given that he'd forged his reputation on the dynasty made at Savona it's only right that he would be welcomed at Biellese with open arms. After all he is one of the world's top managers And so begins the 2nd charge at the challenge. Looking forward to toppling Savona now!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I'm actually quite domestically biased, well at the moment anyway. I have signed some non-German players, and I'm not trying to get an all-German side, but I do like the idea of the majority of my players being German and my own Youth. I don't really have that view irl, but I think having a team of mainly German guys is a good idea as I shouldn't face any complications later on with the 6+5 rule. I'm not just doing it for that though, German football and German players = Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlipscombe Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 good luck iacovone.... Biellese are lucky to have you as manager!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 good luck iacovone.... Biellese are lucky to have you as manager!! You know it! And they know it! And the football world knows it I wonder what the reaction would be if this happened in real life? Say Wenger just resigned today to take over AFC Wimbledon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I got to an entire starting eleven from overseas. And then I had the portuguese stars on the bench coming on to cover them all. Now of course I have brought in a few more star portuguese youngsters which is just because they are the best around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 You know it! And they know it! And the football world knows it I wonder what the reaction would be if this happened in real life? Say Wenger just resigned today to take over AFC Wimbledon! Was there a media report? Haha would be funnier if Alan Shearer quit from Newcastle annoyed at having been relegated and moved to neighbours Gateshead, be the shortest manager move ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Haha yes it would. Unfortunately there wasn't a news item - perhaps because I resigned and then stayed out of the game for about a year. Still the board are delighted to have me and I'm pretty sure I'm attracting a better standard of player to the club than I did back in 2009 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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