SixPointer Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Viva Espana 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 11 hours ago, SixPointer said: Viva Espana Olé! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) A New Challenge Goalkeepers David Luis of course will be our number one. Bilbao is a solid backup and I promoted Chechu from our B team to learn. Defenders The team was missing a solid left wing back and so I brought in Lamine Tapé from Bayern Munich for 4.3M. Brummel and Carluccio were bought as backups. Israel Freitas is promoted from the B Team. Midfielders Here is where we shine most. Papini is a quick right winger and Curras will be our deep lying playmaker. Marques comes from Benfica on a free. Xynas will play as a striker mostly. Fran is our rising star, a gem in the making. Attackers Ricard is another young talent. Hope he plays well together with Rodriguez or Xynas. Key Player Our schemer in central midfield. Great Agility (18), First Touch (17), Technique (16) and Flair (16). I had to promise him he will be sold if an offer of 60M comes in (which will hopefully not happen). Edited May 1, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) Vamos! RESULTS Pre-Season didnt start well, we even lost to good old Twente. But then the team started to understand my tactics and we beat Levante on the first match day and did not concede a goal in the following two games. LA LIGA A promising start. Edited May 1, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) Livin La Vida Loca RESULTS A friendly at the beginning of the month to boost our morale during the national team break. Then we host Getafe and draw 3-3 in a spectacular game where we failed to hold on to a 3-1 lead unfortunately. The match against big Real Madrid looks tight on first glance but they were all over us for most of the game. A credible draw against Villareal followed and we close the month with a deserved 2-0 victory against Real Sociedad. LA LIGA Last season Celta Vigo finished 11th. The board wants a top half finish this season and we are well on our way to achieve just that. Barcelona are relentless with Camavinga in midfield and Haaland in attack. Edited May 1, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) Hard Life RESULTS Dreadful month. Then again, we had tough opposition. It started nicely when we draw away at Mallorca. We lost against Granada in an even game where a draw would have been more fitting. Then we thrashed small Cadiz 3-0. No chance against Barca at home and it was just the same at Sevilla. We need to keep our heads up. LA LIGA We fall down to 10th place but this was not a surprise after these results. We quickly have to pick up our form again. Edited May 1, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) Life In The Sun RESULTS Flawless. We win our 4 games in November convincingly, even the victory at Bilbao was never in danger. And of course Rodriguez havin a blast against Las Palmas! LA LIGA Would be nice if we finished there at the end. Edited May 1, 2021 by Carambau 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) Falling Down RESULTS Our form is declining fast. No win this month but at least we were able to progress in the Copa Del Rey against 2nd division Leganés. We will play 3rd division side La Nucia in the 2nd round. LA LIGA 7th would also be ok. Edited May 2, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Aim to get 38 points in the second half of the season. 68 points should be enough for Europe. Beat the cellardwellers like a drum and play .500 against everyone else. (winning the home matches and snatching a few away draws) Then you will be fine and happy to be in Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Hootieleece said: Aim to get 38 points in the second half of the season. 68 points should be enough for Europe. Beat the cellardwellers like a drum and play .500 against everyone else. (winning the home matches and snatching a few away draws) Then you will be fine and happy to be in Spain. Sounds good (and sounds like the lyrics from a song somehow ) Will do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Feliz Ano Nuevo! RESULTS A good start into the new year! We win the next 2 rounds of the Copa Del Rey before Real Sociedad knocks us out in the fourth round. In the league, we win 2, draw 1 and lose 1 against Real Madrid. LA LIGA We are lurking... NEWS We arranged some future transfers for next season. All these players will join for free after their contracts run out. Edited May 2, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Keeping Up RESULTS We are able to carry our good form into February. Ok, the opposition hasnt been that strong if we exclude Real Sociedad but still. The goalless draw was well earned too. LA LIGA Look at that. This would earn us a CL place. But the season is still long. Edited May 2, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Close Race RESULTS As expected we lose against Barcelona but it was a decent showing from us. An easy win against bottom Cadiz and a well-worked victory vs Granada plus the lucky last-minute draw against strong Sevilla keep us up with the big boys in the table. LA LIGA Still, it´s only 4 points to a non-european place. Edited May 5, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Rollin´ RESULTS I just love this team! They just go on and on and win their games they are supposed to! Ok, that draw against Osasuna was unexpected but hey - we are talking about a team that finished 11th last season! Good times! LA LIGA We made it. We will play in Europe next season! And still 2 games to go to maybe achieve more! NEWS Just look at this fantastic Youth Intake! Yeal Niguez could almost already go into our first team! Almost. Edited May 4, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Remember I said 68 points would do it. Next Season aim for 76! (that is always my goal and equals 2pts/match) With a little luck you might play Champion's League with that number! Great Work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, Hootieleece said: Remember I said 68 points would do it. Next Season aim for 76! (that is always my goal and equals 2pts/match) With a little luck you might play Champion's League with that number! Great Work Thank you! Your prediction was spot on We are progressing fast, but maybe too fast.... Edited May 3, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Have you signed any Carpathians yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 5 hours ago, deltablue said: Have you signed any Carpathians yet? Umm... I guess I don´t get the joke?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, Carambau said: Umm... I guess I don´t get the joke?! Vigo the Carpathian was the villain from Ghostbusters II. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, deltablue said: Vigo the Carpathian was the villain from Ghostbusters II. ...of course!! Im slow at thinking sometimes... Fun fact: Viggo was played by the german professional boxer Norbert Grupe, whose latter stage name was "Wilhelm von Homburg". Theres a legendary interview of him in a sports show (when he was still boxing, some time in the 60s) right after he lost a fight. The showmaster keeps asking him questions and he somehow gets angry at some point so that he doesnt answer any more of them If looks could kill Edited May 3, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) Bittersweet Ending RESULTS We led Girona 2-1 until the 90th minute. Then they scored. And we will not play Champions League next season. So what? We qualified for the Europa League! Yay! LA LIGA Europe here we come! NEWS Our young talents win the U19 cup! Yael Niguez is such an amazing talent! Edited May 5, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) Season Summary This has been a fantastic season for us! Everyone was able to contribute and played a part in our great 4th place finish. Of course Rodriguez stands out with his 29 goals, keeper David Luis with his important saves and newcomer Israel Freitas who had a great debut season, but all in all it was an outstanding TEAM effort. Remember: There is no "I" in the word "Team" Edited May 10, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Two things: You are in desperate need of revenue! Yes, there is No "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"! KUTGW by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Hootieleece said: Two things: You are in desperate need of revenue! Yes, there is No "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"! KUTGW by the way. You´re right, ME will help this team to succeed - ME good manager I honestly don´t know how these figures composed... Last season they finished 11th, so it does not really make big sense or maybe the tv revenue etc. for the season just weren´t calculated into it yet... In short: Yes Edited May 5, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) Transfers & Our New Team Our long serving skipper Kamara leaves for France after his contract ran out but he was already 34 years old and we need to rejuvenate our team. Our best talent Yeal Niguez joins Girona on loan to get match practice. Damn Real Madrid! They turn up on the last day of the transfer window and poach our wonderful left defender Lamine Tape! But this is obviously mostly my fault, because I did not think of increasing his release fee of 12M! Ok, so now our defender talent Freitas will get more playing time than he had ever imagined before the season! A lot of defenders in Maestre, Jakobowski, Lozano and Guerrero. Manea & Cristobal are strikers who will be loaned out immediately. Goalkeepers David Luis of course. The other 2 will probably feature in the early cup rounds. Defenders New boys in defence. It will surely take some time to gel together. Most importantly, Israel Freitas has the hard task to succeed Lamine Tape much earlier than we all expected. But I am sure he can do it. Guerrero is an exciting prospect as well. Midfielders Curras and Papini. The rest is more or less on the same level so it is gonna be interesting to watch who will prevail in the end. Attackers Rodriguez scored a ton last season. I hope he can do the same this season. Ricard (and Xynas) should play the role of the little helper up front in attack. Key Player Rodrigo Curras Without him, everything is nothing. Edited May 12, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) A Stuttering Start & Meeting Old Friends RESULTS Pre-Season went well, if we exclude the embarrassing draw against lowly Choco. I don´t know what happened there to be honest. Then, we are lucky with a penalty in the 90th minute against Atletico and even luckier in Sevilla, when our keeper David Luis was the man of the match, which tells everything about our performance. EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE DRAW This must be fate! I just love this draw! Looking forward to meet my former club LA LIGA Ok, its only 2 games. Edited May 12, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) Euphoria In Europe RESULTS We make our mark in europe in our first showing in the Europa League. Dunajska Streda are a welcome victim for us on this evening. A fantastic night for the fans and us. Hopefully we can keep up this form in europe. Leaguewise we win luckily against Levante, lose in Granada, win in Almeria (who are bottom admittedly) and draw at home against Mallorca. We are living the dream and enjoying the moment. LA LIGA Girona with our loanee Niguez in good form. Edited May 7, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) Coming Crashing Down RESULTS We lose 3 games in La Liga this month with only 1 win. But when you look at the opposition it does not look that bad anymore. In the Europa League, the big game against my former club PEC Zwolle was decided by a goal from Ricard in the last minute. I felt for my ex-team, as they would have deserved at least a draw. I made that clear in the press conference afterwards. LA LIGA The 3 defeats see us fall down the table. Edited May 7, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) The Turnaround RESULTS This looks more like it! We bounce back with 3 wins and 1 draw in the league. Consistent and convincing performances. And we secure the knockout rounds in the Europa League. Fingers crossed for Zwolle to win their last game. LA LIGA We are back in the game. Edited May 8, 2021 by Carambau 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Facing you ex-club so soon shoulf be very difficult.Good luck in the rest of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Sheriff7 said: Facing you ex-club so soon shoulf be very difficult.Good luck in the rest of the season. Thanks mate I enjoyed the occasion, was nice to see some of my old boys still playing there! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 You sure did break down your old side! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Things look good in Europe so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 7 hours ago, Hootieleece said: You sure did break down your old side! Yes. And it was a bit sad to see them get crushed... 2 minutes ago, deltablue said: Things look good in Europe so far. Europe has been easy-peasy so far but the next opponent surely will be stronger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) It Gets Tougher RESULTS Bad results in the league in december, but the cup games were really good. And Zwolle made the knockout rounds in the Europa League. Congrats to them! Best teams qualify! LA LIGA Meh. Edited May 8, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) Unhappy New Year RESULTS The bad result streak goes on into the new year... We go out in the 3rd round of the cup. The board wanted us to reach the 5th round though. We have to man up quickly. LA LIGA An 8 point gap already. NEWS A quick look at our injury list for the upcoming february. Good times ahead really YOUTH Our B Team is doing really well... ...but our U19s are invincible! A LOOK AT A PEC ZWOLLE LEGEND I realized he retired before the season and want to share a look at one of the greatest players I ever had the honor to manage in one of my teams. And he was never capped for Germany Edited May 9, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixPointer Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Get some of them invincible 19s in the top team!! They are flying!! Catching up with this. Nice to see you come up against your old club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, SixPointer said: Get some of them invincible 19s in the top team!! They are flying!! Catching up with this. Nice to see you come up against your old club Thats exactly what I am planning in the future They are that good really! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Beaitufull. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 7 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: Beaitufull. A nice image indeed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Picking Up Pace Again RESULTS Great February! We manage not to lose against Sevilla and win the rest of our games in convincing style. This should give us some kind of morale boost. At least a little. LA LIGA Damn this is a close race here. Edited May 9, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Exclusively In Europe RESULTS Great in Europe, lousy in La Liga! We absolutely stun favorite Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park and finish them off confortably at home. Admittedly the opposition was strong in the league, but I would have at least expected a win against lowly Valladolid! LA LIGA We fall out of the European places. YOUTH Our U19s are still invincible with 2 games to go. Edited May 9, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Osasuna with zero Goal Difference looks very stable! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Sheriff7 said: Osasuna with zero Goal Difference looks very stable! Surprising they are up there with the big guys 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) No Joke! RESULTS We needed a good month and the lads delivered! Sadly we go out in the Europa League against Atalanta but it was close and I can´t fault my team. 3 important wins in the league, although I would have wished we also won our home game against suprise team Osasuna. LA LIGA Back in the hunt. YOUTH INTAKE Another great intake. Edited May 10, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Nice Finish RESULTS The schedule was nice to us, as we mostly played games from the lower regions of the table and it showed in the results. The most important game was the draw at San Sebastian which was a hard fight but in the end we did not lose and they stayed behind us. The rest were easier games than the results show. LA LIGA So in the end we qualify for europe again. A successful season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) Season Summary This is looking better than last year. New signing Jakobowski needed quite some time to get into the first team but in the end he did it and was a beneficial factor in our defence. He mostly played alongside Lozano who orchestrated our backline almost perfectly. Youngster Huarte also had a good season. Talent Guerrero developed quickly and played a lot during the second half of the season. Papini was injured quite often but still managed great figures. Curras contributed effectively but not as good as last season it seemed to me. Rodriguez was once more our top scorer, he played great together with Ricard up front. My player of the year was however Fran, who made our game from the left flank, many goals and almost as many assists. He deserves all the praise and I am looking forward to having him in my team for years to come. I am also very excited to welcome back our world class talent Yael Niguez after this season. The now 17 year old played 35 games while on loan at Girona and managed to score 12 goals. Just wow. Edited May 16, 2021 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) Transfers & Our New Team Curras is gone! Manchester Uniteds offer was too good to turn down and we swiftly brought in his successor (see below). Xynas, Manu and Marques leave as well, for a combined fee of around 17M. Salas never settled so I am glad he´s gone. New Signings Tapé Look who´s back! After just one season at Real Madrid and only one competitive match for them, he returns to Vigo for 11.25M. Roberto Lastra He is the playmaker who shall succeed Curras! With his First Touch (17), Technique (16), Passing (15), Flair (16), Dribbling (16) and his Agility (19) he should be the perfect man for that role. He joins from River Plate for 9.25M. Yael Niguez This is the future of Celta Vigo! A world beater in the making. Our Academy Product scored 12 goals in 35 games while at loan at Girona last season and will feature alongside Rodriguez from this season. Goalkeepers David Luis of course. The other 2 will probably feature in the early cup rounds. Defenders Lamine Tape is back, so Freitas will see his playing minutes cut shorter this season. No big changes here apart from that. Armental joins from our B team. Midfielders I can´t wait to see Lastra play. Hope he quickly develops an understanding with fellow Argentinians Papini and Lucas Candela who had a great season with our B team last year. Fran stays on our left wing. Attackers Already nicknamed "Adriano" respectively "Savior" by our fans, Yael Niguez got everything what it takes to become a world class player. Let´s just hope he doesn´t end up like the real Adriano with just a couple of great seasons. Rodriguez and Ricard will accompany him. Key Player Lamine Tapé The second coming. Edited May 23, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) Let The Games Begin RESULTS Lastra scored on his debut! Pre-Season apart from the 4-4 went very well, wins against 2 top teams. The league begin nice with a win, then we were beaten heavily by a brilliant Real Madrid. But we did not let our heads drop and went on to defeat a strong Sevilla team in an entertaining match. EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE DRAW A decent group. LA LIGA Ok, its only 3 games. Edited May 13, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) Not The Best But Not The Worst RESULTS Not the best month... but we fnish off Partizan at their place and beat Bilbao 5-3 in a great game with 2 goals by Niguez. Add 2 goalless draws and a loss against big Barcelona and there you have it: September 2035. LA LIGA 8th but its not that bad yet. Edited May 13, 2021 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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