shaunvamos Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) August 2054 We obliterate Galatasaray, and we get a pretty tough group actually. We may get something from Ajax, but it's unlikely. But in all honesty for a club of our stature every group would be tough. It’s also worth noting that a player from our most recent intake has already made his debut, and what a debut it was. Fresnel Limbombe 14B came on as a sub in the 67th minute, scored in the 68th, and then scored again in the 81st in our 6-0 win over Victoria. Edited July 12, 2021 by shaunvamos 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 September 2054 Standard in the league, before dismantling poor 5th tier Belval 14-0. In the Champions League, we had a big win against Ajax, which I wasn't expecting, and even though we only lost 1-0 to Lille we were outplayed and dominated. National Team With all the excitement of qualifying for a World Cup I completely forgot about the Nations League draw, but we're off to a great start, with Slovenia probably providing the biggest challenge to us finally getting promoted. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 October 2054 We beat Barcelona at Camp Nou! It wasn't even that fluky either; the xG was 1.07 to 0.97. Can we maintain this and make the CL knockouts? National Team I think it's safe to say that with 4 wins promotion is all but guaranteed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 November 2054 We couldn't beta Barcelona at home, but we beat Ajax and we're now guaranteed European knockout football at worst. It's just a matter of where we end up. National Team Promoted easily This is a pretty tough draw. We could get something over Austria and Norway, but it'll be difficult. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 December 2054 We beat Lille! Not only that, we topped the Champions League group! As top seeds, we should get a decent draw, right? Wrong. Looks like we'll have some decent players coming in! National Team Tim Fernandes Ludovic Bertrand Marek Nawrocki José Manuel García Sven Viola Simon Brendieck Hugo Pereira 6C* Maximilien Andres Fabrizio Frassetti Tim Albert Thor Beernaert Nations & Clubs That Produced Luxembourg Best XI Germany (7): 1860 Munich (1), Bayern Munich (1), Bochum (1), Borussia Mönchengladbach (1), Heidenheim (1), Hertha (1), Wattenscheid (1) Luxembourg (4): Schifflange (2), F91 Dudelange (1), Jeunesse d'Esch (1) Belgium (3): RC Lauwe (1), Stockay-Warfusée (1), URSL Visé (1) France (2): Nice (1), Sedan (1) Portugal (1): Benfica (1) Spain (1): Barcelona (1) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 January 2055 Transfers (Out) Another veteran departs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 February 2055 The league is ours once more, and we play a good game in a losing effort to Real Madrid. Those 2 away goals could prove crucial though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 2055 Youth Intake Now this is an intake I can get excited about! 3 of the top 5 have sole Luxembourg nationality, which means they won't be stolen by anyone. Frising has the potential to be a star, he's already at a rating of 70 at striker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 March 2055 Well we couldn't get it done against Madrid, but it was still a great effort to get this far. National Team We get off to a strong start in the qualifiers. It seems like only yesterday when we converted him, and he's already broken the scoring record. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 April 2055 The usual procession until we get to next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 We surprisingly lost the cup final, but we extend our unbeaten run in the league to 175 games. Best XI Alex Miller - Geoffroy De Backer - Manuel Meier Our two loanees in the midfield were outstanding, especially De Backer who is now a wonderkid! Record Breakers Betrand now leads the team in both league appearances and league goals Other Luxembourg Teams in Europe F91 Dudelange Progrès Niederkorn FC Victoria Rosport Previously Managed Teams Zalgiris Vilnius (LTU) I have no idea why they went straight into the CL groups. Weird. Club Rank: 31st (+4) Nation Rank: 13th (-1) Wexford (IRL) That really was a group of death. Club Rank: 42nd (-1) Nation Rank: 22nd (-5) Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good stuff in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Preseason 2055 Solid but unspectacular in the Champions League, but I'm experimenting with some players in unfamiliar positions, so hopefully that's the cause. Transfers (In) Went a little wild here, spending a bit of money. I'm trying out this new theory: find players that match the attribute profile of a position, even of they don't play there, and re-train them to play there. Guler, Hornschuh and Erhard are my guinea pigs here, as RWB, DM and LWB respectively. Their rating in those positions far surpass what I had before, it's just a matter of getting them comfortable in that position. Bernard was picked up as a HG option at keeper, after Hilbert refused to sign a new contract. But then I found Borchers. A German with Luxembourg 2nd nationality, he's far better than previous keepers Hilbert and Beernaert. The best part of it is he qualifies as a HG player. Moving away from the wacky stuff, I'm really excited by Stanojevic, he's only 18, classed as promising and a steal at 2.5M. Transfers (Out) The only one I'm a little annoyed with is Hilbert, but we upgraded big time. The shortest odds yet I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 3 hours ago, deltablue said: Good stuff in Europe. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 August 2055 We broke records for biggest win in a league game in two consecutive games, and a solid win over Red Bull Salzburg rewards us with an OK group. We've beaten Lille and pushed Real Madrid, so we should be able to handle PSV. I feel sorry for Wexford though. PSG, Chelsea and Atletico? Ouch. Transfers (Out) National Team Forgot to put this in the preseason section, so I'll put it here. Two great results against Holland, and we smashed number 21 DR Congo. We're in a strong position in our qualifiers, we just need to be strong against Holland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 September 2055 Looks like the experiment needs a little more time to pay off. National Team This is setting up to quite the exciting finish! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 October 2055 I think the Europa League will have to be the goal here. National Team It looks like qualification is all but assured. All we need is a draw against Holland to win the group, and I think we've got enough points if we finish second to qualify. Also a special mention for our 16 year old striker Max Frising who scored on his debut! Hopefully he'll make something of himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) November 2055 It's a close finish to the Champions League, with us playing Lille away and PSV at home against Madrid. Hopefully we mathematically stay 3rd. National Team We won our group! You know what that means... Edited July 15, 2021 by shaunvamos 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 December 2055 Thank God for Real Madrid, because we were poor against Lille. We play against two time Europa League finalists (2040 & 2043) Southampton. If we can get past them we could have a decent run. A good group of players. That's huge. National Team Tim Fernandes Ludovic Bertrand Marek Nawrocki José Manuel García Sven Viola Simon Brendieck Hugo Pereira 6C* Maximilien Andres Tim Albert Fabrizio Frassetti Marc Hilbert Nations & Clubs That Produced Luxembourg Best XI Germany (6): Bayern Munich (1), Bochum (1), Borussia Mönchengladbach (1), Heidenheim (1), Hertha (1), Wattenscheid (1) Luxembourg (6): Schifflange (4), F91 Dudelange (1), Jeunesse d'Esch (1) Belgium (2): RC Lauwe (1), Stockay-Warfusée (1) France (2): Nice (1), Sedan (1) Portugal (1): Benfica (1) Spain (1): Barcelona (1) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) January 2056 Shredding the competition. Transfers (Out) Edited July 15, 2021 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 February 2056 Managed to get the job done against Southampton after a solid performance at home. We have Hertha Berlin next, who we haven't lost to the last 3 times we played them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 2056 Youth Intake This is meant to be a "good" intake? Okay then. Let's just see what happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 March 2056 A stoppage time winner puts us through on away goals to the Europa League quarter finals, where we face Wexford, who we have never beaten (or drawn). Perhaps now is the time. That'll be all from Betrand this season though, as he injured his hip and will miss 3 months hopefully he'll be okay for the EUROs though. National Team I've really got to stop the AM arranging friendlies. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) April 2056 We won 14-13 on penalties against Wexford Our semi final has gotten off to a tight start, and I think we will lose the away leg. But we've come this far, so anything could happen! National Team This is definitely a group we can get out of, or at least survive. But more importantly, the EURO draw... It's a tough group, but we've beaten Holland before, and I think we have enough about us to beat Poland. Edited July 15, 2021 by shaunvamos 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Well then... I think this is where it ends. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) EURO 2056 Squad Goalkeepers Marc Hilbert - Thor Beernaert - Jacques Bernard Hilbert and Bernard make their second major tournament appearance, and Bernard is our backup keeper. Centre Backs Fabrizio Frassetti - Tim Albert - Fernand Proietti - Claude Schaus 7A - Kevin Morais 6B* - Marco Delage 5 of our 6 CBs from the World Cup make their EURO debuts, along with recent convert and current Champions League finalist Fernand Proietti. At 31 he may have left his conversion a bit too late, but he should still feature for a few years. Right Wing Backs Hugo Pereira 6C* - Bruno Lisboa 4C Two academy products who are still with us. Defensive Midfielders Mike Dragolovcanin 11B* - David Heinze 7E Two Schifflange academy products make their major tournament debuts. Left Wing Backs Sven Viola - Ousmane Carre Young star Viola takes the spot here, with veteran Carre as backup. Centre Midfielders Niklas Weiss - Marek Nawrocki - Amel Trierweiler - José Manuel García Weiss is the most recent Schifflange player to naturalise, and he immediately becomes our best CM. Even at 36, Nawrocki is still one of our best CMs technically, even if he has fallen off the cliff physically. This will probably be his last tournament, and it's only fitting that he appears in both our first World Cup and EURO. Strikers Tim Fernandes - Ludovic Bertrand - Michel Hoffmann - Max Frising 15A Goalscoring legends Fernandes and Bertrand spearhead our front line, with the old/young pairing of Hoffmann and Frising acting as backups. Best XI Overall, it's a better team than two years ago, but it's also 2 years older. Edited July 16, 2021 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) Unbelievable. We've won the Europa League! I think the experiment has worked Best XI Finn Erhard - Manuel Meier - Ludovic Bertrand Meier was once again outstanding on loan, as was Erhard, who will be extending his stay with us until the end of next season as well. A massive spike in overall here, as the conversion experiment took place with great success. Record Breakers Other Luxembourg Teams in Europe Progrès Niederkorn FC Victoria Rosport Fola Esch Previously Managed Teams Zalgiris Vilnius (LTU) Club Rank: 43rd (-12) Nation Rank: 18th (-5) Wexford (IRL) Club Rank: 34th (+8) Nation Rank: 20th (+2) Progress Edited July 18, 2021 by shaunvamos 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucdark Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Amazing month!! Europa League and national Cup... The European Supercup will be against who??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 EURO 2056 Not the best preparation we could've had. A great start! Predictably, we get flogged by Germany, and Poland beat Holland! We only need a draw to progress automatically, assuming Germany beat Poland. We did it! Another tough draw, but at least we made it this far. Scotland made the final, knocking off some giants every step of the way before running into Italy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, ucdark said: Amazing month!! Europa League and national Cup... The European Supercup will be against who??? Thanks! It's against Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmantovani Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Congratulations on winning the Europa League! Can you post new screenshots of the players involved in the retraining experiment? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsousa96 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Congratulations on the UEFA europa league, now aim to the Champions League only. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Preseason 2056 It feels really weird to not have any European qualifiers, so hopefully that explains our weird form. We open our competitive account with the Super Cup against Chelsea, which we will probably lose. Transfers (In) Viola gets brought back for homegrown reasons, and Peretti slots into the midfield next to Papadapoulos, who had his loan extended. Transfers (Out) McWilliams fell down the pecking order at LWB and wanted to leave, Mensah the 206 game veteran leaves as the final academy product from the first intake, and backup to the backup keeper Jorge Xavier leaves after barely featuring. The usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 2 hours ago, hrmantovani said: Congratulations on winning the Europa League! Can you post new screenshots of the players involved in the retraining experiment? Thanks! Sure thing, here they are: Guler took a little longer than anticipated to get used to his position, as the AM kept subbing him out after half time every single game 1 hour ago, dsousa96 said: Congratulations on the UEFA europa league, now aim to the Champions League only. Thanks! I'm not sure if we'll get there, but hopefully we raise the coefficient some more so I can leave for the next country 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 August 2056 Predictable loss to Chelsea, and unbelievably, after more than 200 games we have lost in the league. We weren't exactly FM'd, but we weren't clinical. Being a top seed for the 1st time gives us an interesting group. Both Hamburg and Wexford were beaten by us in our Europa League title run, and Napoli beat us in the EL knockouts a couple of years back. National Team A decent start to our Nations League campaign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 September 2056 We get off to a great start in the Champions League, winning our home legs against Napoli and Hamburg. National Team A come from behind win against Poland, and a good result against Iceland could bode extremely well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 October 2056 It's nice and close in the league, but we're doing really well in the Champions League, already securing qualification to the knockout stages. National Team Dealt with the Americans and Iceland with ease, but a loss at home to Greece tightens things as we head into the last 2 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 November 2056 A loss to Napoli, but apart from that smooth sailing. National Team A disappointing end to our Nations League campaign, but at least we survive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 December 2055 A stuttering end to group stage play, but at least we're through. There are no easy draws once you reach the last 16 of the Champions League, and this pretty much sums it up. United haven't progressed to the last 8 in the last 5 seasons though, so maybe we can do something. With an intake predicted to be mediocre it's a lot easier to be pleasantly surprised. National Team Tim Fernandes Michel Hoffmann José Manuel García Amel Trierweiler Sven Viola Mike Dragolovcanin 11B* Hugo Pereira 6C* Fernand Proietti Tim Albert Fabrizio Frassetti Marc Hilbert Nations & Clubs That Produced Luxembourg Best XI Germany (8): Bayer Leverkusen (1), Bayern Munich (1), Bochum (1), Borussia Mönchengladbach (1), Heidenheim (1), Hertha (1), Werder Bremen (1), Wolfsburg (1) Luxembourg (4): Schifflange (3), F91 Dudelange (1) Belgium (2): Charleroi (1), Stockay-Warfusée (1) France (2): Nice (1), Sedan (1) Portugal (1): Benfica (1) Spain (1): Barcelona (1) A tough World Cup group. We'll finish 2nd at best, but even that could be a stretch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 January 2057 A pretty comfortable month as we look ahead to our Champions League knockout games. Transfers (Out) See ya! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 February 2057 We have the upper hand against Man United! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 2057 Youth Intake Wow. If this is considered a mediocre group of players, I'd love to see what a poor group is, let alone a golden generation! Dany Alunni is going to be a star once his personality is fixed, already described as promising, and we also get a model citizen in Schmit 17D*. These guys are going to be good. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 March 2057 We make it 13 straight league titles, and a historic win over Man United. I went very defensive in the second leg, really battened down the hatches, and we managed to hold out. Up next we have Barcelona, a team we have beaten 3 seasons ago, and we are much, much stronger now. I'm cautiously optimistic. National Team A shaky start, conceding 4 against Georgia and only beating the Faroese by 2. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 April 2057 A remarkable turnaround against Barcelona sees us into the last 4 of the Champions League, and then we blew away Liverpool at Anfield to put us in a very, very strong position to make the final. This is getting scary. I think if we make the final the journey in Luxembourg could be over. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompeyboyz Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 who's the likely final opponents to be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, Pompeyboyz said: who's the likely final opponents to be? Marseille beat Real Madrid on away goals Definitely the easier of the the two teams (I think). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompeyboyz Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 So where will be your next port of call then should your time in Luxembourg be overr? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Pompeyboyz said: So where will be your next port of call then should your time in Luxembourg be overr? It will be one of Georgia, Bosnia & Herzegovina or Albania. It looks like Iceland will be the next nation to be made playable. Edited July 18, 2021 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompeyboyz Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Been watching @Jimbokav1971 journey in Bosnia, so Georgia and Albania would be fun to see. Do you have North Macedonia in play as I am doing a save there and it is interesting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Just now, Pompeyboyz said: Been watching @Jimbokav1971 journey in Bosnia, so Georgia and Albania would be fun to see. Do you have North Macedonia in play as I am doing a save there and it is interesting. Yes I've been following it too, he's doing quite well there as well, although I think he might be leaving soon. Georgia and Albania are both new to me (I managed in Bosnia in FM19 I think), but Bosnia will probably be easier. It's a question of what opportunities come up I think. North Macedonia will be activated at some point! Who are you managing, and why is it interesting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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