[FM22] Welcome to Eigenschaften

[Deisler26]

6 minutes ago, SixPointer said:

You must have surpassed Union by now then?

They were relegated last season and are currently just out of the playoff spots in 2.Bundesliga. We attract 10k more fans than them and have finished above them for the last 4 years, so yeah, I'd say so

[Deisler26]

Third overall at development and only 6 of them at other clubs. 

 

[Deisler26]

Goalkeepers: 2 (Rating: B)

Full Backs: 2 (Rating: C)

Wing Backs: 0 (Rating: -)

Centre Backs: 3 (Rating: F)

Defensive Midfielders: 1  (Rating: A)

Wide Midfielders: 2 (Rating: D)

Central Midfielders: 1 (Rating: A)

Attacking Midfielders: 2 (Rating: A)

Wingers: 2 (Rating: A)

Strikers: 1 (Rating: E)

 

A lot of green numbers throughout the system. Time to be excited!

[Deisler26]

[Deisler26]

This season is pretty up and down as ever. We're usually better at our x stats, so that's something to look at it.

[Deisler26]

Welcome to a new segment where every Jan 1, I highlight the top 5 prospects for that year in my U-19 side, so we have an accurate year-on-year snapshot of what is in our youth system. I will also provide the snapshot of when the player entered our system so we can have an comparison of when they joined. Every year they are on the Future Watch, we'll provide the previous year's screenshot and stats.

With that in mind, I present to you, the 2035 Future Watch,

 

1. David Bock - DLC

2032 Entry -  U-19
2035 - U-19, 22 games, 0 goals, 1 assists, 6.88 avg rating.
..........First team, 16 games, 0 goals, 0 assists, 6.82 avg rating.

This year's #1 Future Watch prospect is a bona-fide blue-chipper. He'll graduate to the first team ASAP

 

2. Festim Kastrati - DC/WBL/MC

2034 Entry -  U-19
2035 - U-19, 8 games, 3 goals, 0 assists, 7.59 avg rating.

Our #2 prospect is a very recent entry as he only came into the academy last season, but he's rocketed to the top of the charts.

 

3. Jenthe Achten - AMC/ST

2035 Entry -  Signed for £500k from K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
2035 - K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (on loan), 20 games, 5 goals, 5 assists, 6.94 avg rating.

Our #3 prospect is going to set the first team on fire next season, he's got the talent and the moves to play backup

 

4. Armin Braun- AMRC (formerly #1 in 2034)

2032 Entry - Signed from Dynamo Dresden
2034 - U-19, 20 games, 2 goals, 5 assists, 7.25 avg rating.
..........First team, 3 games, 0 goals, 2 assists, 7.23 avg rating.
2035 - U-19, 17 games, 2 goals, 7 assists, 7.50 avg rating
..........First team, 1 game, 0 goals, 0 assists, 7.30 avg rating.

Our #4 prospect is our first player to be on Future Watch for a second season. Armin is playing well, but he needs some loan time next season

 

5. Niko Wagner - GK

2034 Entry -  U-19
2035 - U-19, 18 games, 5 goals conceded, 13 clean sheets, 7.21 avg rating.

Our final Future Watch prospect is another in the long line of talented goalies we produce. Let's see how he develops

 

2034 Future Watch

Armin Braun - #4 on this season's Future Watch
Troy Docherty - graduated to first team
Marc Haufe - on loan at FSV Frankfurt
Bryan Sabotic - on loan at FSV Frankfurt
Juan Roberto - on loan at FC St.Pauli

Edited April 5, 2022 by Deisler26

[Deisler26]

January 2035 Transfer Window

Feeling like a toliet paper aisle in a pandemic. Raided.

Transfers IN:

• AMR/ST Francisco Sevilla (loan, Chelsea FC) Work Rate: 15, Pace 14, Technique: 13 - DNA: PASSED

Due to circumstances, we had to delve into our scouted pile for a quick signing on loan. We also have the opportunity to sign him at the end of the season for £5.5m

 

Transfers OUT:

DLC/WBL/MLC Stefan Krone (£18.5m, FC Augsburg) 

ST Jordan Lyndon (£50m, FC Internazionale Milano)

DM/M/AMC  Timo Wolf (£17.75m, 1.FC Koln)

We were truly raided at the end of this window. Krone was failing our DNA standards by just one point, so he needed to be shipped out. We then lost Lyndon and Wolf on their MRC's which wasn't ideal. Wolf was an especially bad loss as we don't really have any cover for him

[haier_fm]

Generating insane profit, despite the losses of some of your key players. A very sustainable way of running things, keep it up. 

[Deisler26]

 

DfB-Pokal Third Round
7 Feb 2035
Preussenstadion, Münster
18:30

SC Preußen Münster 1-0 FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin
Jonuzi 2

This was never our game, the woodwork denying us an equaliser twice in this game. We played poorly and didn't deserve the win, but we were not worth the loss.

[Deisler26]

15 hours ago, haier_fm said:

Generating insane profit, despite the losses of some of your key players. A very sustainable way of running things, keep it up. 

Sustainable, but not keeping up with the other clubs at the minute.

[Deisler26]

Not lost to Celtic in two meetings. You mean the two meetings we had in the Group Stage?....

[Deisler26]

So, our 2035 academy scholars came in and We're still at Exceptional Youth Coaching and Exceptional Youth Recruitment. As ever, we will sign all the youth players and work on their flaws. When it comes to professional contracts, it'll be only the DNA qualifiers that get a contract.

I think we have a good sleeper in this intake

Let's look at the top 3 DNA prospects.

• AMRL/ST Manfred Flögel - Work Rate: 12, Pace 13, Technique: 12 - DNA: FAILED

He could be good, but he needs to work on the basics for him to last here.

• ML Johannes Barion - Work Rate: 14, Pace 14, Technique: 14 - DNA: PASSED

He'll be a decent winger and we need left midfielders a lot.

• WBL/DM/AMC Michael Gauner - Work Rate: 14, Pace 14, Technique: 15 - DNA: PASSED

He's not ranked as one of the elite prospects, but he'll be given every chance to become a first team player

[Deisler26]

 

THIRTY players called up for international duty, FIFTEEN at various levels of the German national team... yet none for the main team. Sigh.

[Deisler26]

#1 - Christian Kurz, FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin

#41 - Máté Bánki, FSV Frankfurt (on loan from FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin)

#48 - Bryan Sabotic, FSV Frankfurt (on loan from FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin)

Well, we've ended up with the #1 prospect in Europe again and Máté Bánki is on the list for the second season in a row, dropping from #21 to #41 in the list. Finally Bryan Sabotic makes the list, a Luxembourger in the list

[Deisler26]

UEFA Europa League, Quarter Final, Second Leg
19 April 2035
AUTO1 Gruppen Arena
19:45

FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin (2)2-1(3) S.S Lazio (S.S Lazio wins 3-2 on aggregate)
Özcan Öcal 9..............................................................................Angelo Columbo 19
Francisco Sevilla 90+4

 

[Sonic Youth]

Don’t tell me a 90th minute goal knocked you out?!

[Deisler26]

13 minutes ago, Sonic Youth said:

Don’t tell me a 90th minute goal knocked you out?!

No, we were out from 12 minutes in, sadly. 

[Sonic Youth]

1 hour ago, Deisler26 said:

No, we were out from 12 minutes in, sadly. 

Bummer 

Still, it’s good you made the quarters 

[Deisler26]

[Sonic Youth]

23 minutes ago, Deisler26 said:

Nice!

Any players able to make the step up?

[Deisler26]

14 minutes ago, Sonic Youth said:

Nice!

Any players able to make the step up?

Kastarati and Bock will be a part of the first team next season, or on loan.

[Deisler26]

Urgh. Upgrading to the latest update has cocked my save and I've had to go back to before the first Lazio game. Obviously, I want to play on, but I feel like if I win, it'll be tainted. But I don't want to just throw the game. What does everyone think? Will it be bad if I play the save as normal from this point?

 

[Sonic Youth]

Play, and what you get you continue with. Saves replaying many times and lets you do the thing your meant to with it, play FM 

[Deisler26]

 

UEFA Europa League, Quarter Final, First Leg
13 April 2035
Stadio Olimpico
19:45

S.S Lazio 0-4 FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin
...........................................Özcan Öcal 19
...........................................Andrew Okoye 26
...........................................Canarinha 56
...........................................Karl Eberhardt 59

In a world where Bobby Ewing has just appeared in the shower (If you dont recognise the reference, ask an adult ), we ended up winning this match 4-0.
 

[Deisler26]

UEFA Europa League, Quarter Final, Second Leg
19 April 2035
AUTO1 Gruppen Arena
19:45

FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin (5) 1-0 (0) S.S Lazio (Viktoria Berlin wins 5-0 on aggregate)
Francisco Sevilla 77

[Deisler26]

UEFA Europa League, Semi Final, Second Leg
10 May 2035
San Siro
19:45

A.C Milan (1) 0-2 (3) FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin
.............................................................Francisco Sevilla 18, 68

Into the Final. Keeps up our record of minumum getting to the Semi Finals in our debut in every European competition to date!

 

Edited April 9, 2022 by Deisler26

[Deisler26]

UEFA Europa League Final
31 May 2035
Groupama Stadium, Lyon
19:45

Liverpool FC  2-2  FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin (Viktoria Berlin win 5-4 on pens AET)
Yeremy Pino 39.... .........................Francisco Sevilla 76
Gino Pazzeli 77...............................Andrew Okoye 85

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!!

 

[Sonic Youth]

Wow, wasn’t expecting that! Nice 

[john1]

So glad to see you decided to carry on after having to replay Lazio game again!

Congrats on winning Europa League

Well jealous of your youth intakes

[Sheriff7]

[Deisler26]

Season 14 in the books and we again concentrated on the cups, finishing in 10th place in 1.Bundesliga, as middling as you could get. We were also poor in the DfB Pokal as we lost to 2.Bundesliga strugglers SC Preußen Münster, 1-0 in the Third Round. We had another brilliant run in the UEFA Europa League, beating Celtic FC, S.S Lazio and A.C Milan in the knockout stages, before performing a smash-and-grab raid to beat Liverpool FC on penalties in the Final after a 2-2 draw took us to extra time and penalties. We stabilised at a very poor 14th in Goals Scored this season, only scoring more than the three relegated clubs again, and dropped like a stone defensively to 10th in Goals Conceded. We struggled playing the second team in the league this season again, but considering it's brought us two pieces of silverware, it'll be something I'll do next season too.

1.Bundesliga Results Aug - Dec
1.Bundesliga Results Jan - May
DfB Pokal Results
UEFA Europa League Results

Player Stats
Commercial Summary

Nothing really new this season on our data. We're pretty lacking up front, but that's on me and the loss of Lyndon. We've slightly outperformed our x stats, which are a basic marker for the season in my eyes.

 

Edited April 16, 2022 by Deisler26

[Deisler26]

19 hours ago, Sonic Youth said:

Wow, wasn’t expecting that! Nice 

Neither was I!

18 hours ago, john1 said:

So glad to see you decided to carry on after having to replay Lazio game again!

Congrats on winning Europa League

Well jealous of your youth intakes

It feels a little cheap, but the emotions of the Liverpool game kinda erase it . It's taken a lot of time to get to this point!

18 hours ago, Sheriff7 said:

Cheers fella!

[Deisler26]

 

[Deisler26]

Now we're over 5 years into the game and this save is all about trying to get the cream of youth into the team, we'll start to look at my historical youth intakes. At the end of every season, I'll go back and look at an intake from my time here at Viktoria Berlin and see if the key prospects worked out? Or if they flamed out, never to be seen again.

So, for this edition, let's look at the Class of 2030 intake

 

We'll concentrate on the Top 3 DNA prospects, unless there are any notable deviations. The key prospects in this intake were goalkeeper Aaron Wilske, attacking midfielder Özcan Öcal and striker Momčilo Radosavljević

 

Aaron Wilske

Then. 15 years old, FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin

Now. 20 years old, FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin

Aaron was a member of our goalie conveyor belt and I had high hopes for him to sit behind Mikki van Sas for years to develop. In his time at the club, he has made 90 appearances in all competitions, keeping 38 clean sheets for an average rating of 7.07. During this time, he spent the 2031/32 season on  loan at KFC Uerdingen 05 making 33 appearances and keeping 8 clean sheets for an average rating of 6.92.

Aaron has also made 18 appearances for Germany's U-21 side. In terms of silverware, he has a DfB Pokal & UEFA Europa League winners medal and was ranked #1 in the 2034 NxGen Awards.

 

 

Özcan Öcal

Then. 15 years old, FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin

Now. 20 years old, FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin

Özcan came into the acadamy as an attacking midfielder, but we wanted him to be a Segundo Volante, so put him into training for that role. So far, he's made 62 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring 7 goals and assisting 6 times for an average rating of 7.02. He also spent the 2031/32 season on loan at KFC Uerdingen 05, making 34 appearances, scoring 1 goal and assisting once for an average rating of 6.69. He then spent the 2032/33 season on loan at 2.Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt 04, making 30 appearances, scoring 1 goal and making 6 assists, for an average rating of 6.91

Özcan has also made one appearance for Turkey. In terms of silverware, he has a DfB Pokal & UEFA Europa League winners medal.

 

Momčilo Radosavljević

Then. 15 years old, FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin

Now. 20 years old, FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin

Momčilo came in as a striker, but we saw his potential to sit in the hole in the AM strata. In his time at the club, he has made 16 appearances in all competitions, scoring 2 goals and assisting once for an average rating of 6.97. During this time, he spent both the 2031/32 & 2032/33 seasons on  loan at KFC Uerdingen 05 making 55 appearances, scoring 32 goals and assisting 15 times for an average rating of 7.47.

Momčilo has also made appearances for Germany's U-23 side. In terms of silverware, he has a  UEFA Europa League winners medal.

 

We also have a non-Top 3 prospect making waves in the first team, our first one.

Cedric Hummels

Now. 20 years old, FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin

Cedric has blossomed in the academy. In his time at the club, he has made 39 appearances in all competitions, scoring 3 goals for an average rating of 7.02. During this time, he spent the 2033/34 season on loan at KFC Uerdingen 05 making 41 appearances, scoring 4 goals and assisting once for an average rating of 7.47.

Cedric has also made 8 appearances for Germany's U-21 side, scoring one goal. In terms of silverware, he has a  UEFA Europa League winners medal.

[Deisler26]

Season 15, like the Beatles once said, we're back in the UCL. We were tasked with Finishing Mid-Table, reaching the Quarter-Final of the DfB Pokal, attempting to be competitive in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup is just a distraction. All of this with a £5m p/w wage budget and £451m warchest.

Team on 1 July looks like this

Finally, we are sorted with our DNA. Now going forward, we need to keep it at this level.

[Sonic Youth]

That’s a healthy level of German players in your first team. Are many from Berlin?

I thought the level for Technique was 12. Is it 10? 

Your keeper is getting closer to the DNA levels. Still haven’t got one in your game that’s good enough with those DNA levels then (or at least one that’s available)? I think you mentioned previously that your keeper is pretty good 

[Deisler26]

1 hour ago, Sonic Youth said:

That’s a healthy level of German players in your first team. Are many from Berlin?

I thought the level for Technique was 12. Is it 10? 

Your keeper is getting closer to the DNA levels. Still haven’t got one in your game that’s good enough with those DNA levels then (or at least one that’s available)? I think you mentioned previously that your keeper is pretty good 

Hah! Yes, I'm an idiot. thankfully, Vasi is signed until the end of his career and San Miguel is unhappy, so he'll be sold soon! 

To answer your first question...

Welcome to a one-off segment, where I see just how far each one of my first XI have come to our little corner of Berlin!

Let's begin! (All distances by car on Google Maps)

• GK Aaron Wilske (academy product) - Birthplace: Berg (Schussental); Distance from Berlin?: 712km. 

Wilske's journey from the borders of Switzerland was a long one, thankfully he's here 

• DR Nemanja Vasiljević (£1.5m, 1. FC Köln) - Birthplace: Seevtal; Distance from Berlin?: 306km

Vasiljević has come from the outskirts of Hamburg via it's surrounds (Paderborn and Köln) to Berlin (more than once)

• DCR Ralf Beinlich (£2.3m, Bayer 04 Leverkusen) - Birthplace: Pulheim; Distance from Berlin?: 578km

Ralf's journey from near the Dutch border was a relatively simple one, with just us as his stop outside his birth area

• DCL Iñigo San Miguel (free, SD Eibar) - Birthplace: Spain; Distance from Berlin?: 1,923km

San Miguel has no recorded birthplace so we judged him from his first club. From the northern coast of Spain, through France, into Germany, a long trek for the kid.

• DL Romeo Sangaré (£250k, Viktoria Köln ) - Birthplace: München; Distance from Berlin?: 589km

Romeo was released by his hometown club and was picked up by a Köln club, before heading to us.

• DMCR Özcan Öcal (academy product) - Birthplace: Kars, Turkey; Distance from Berlin?: 3,627km

Özcan has come a loooong way from not far from the Armenian border to Berlin. Testament to our scouting staff that we found such a player that far away so young!

• DMCL Christian Kurz (academy product) - Birthplace: Windorf; Distance from Berlin?: 602km

Another distance academy player. Christian came from near the Austrian/Czech borders on his way up to Berlin. Bright lights, big city!

• ML Thorsten Adamowski (free, RB Leipzig) - Birthplace: Delitzch; Distance from Berlin?: 170km

The closest one yet! Adamowski came from Leipzig's academy, so a short hop from his birthplace to Leipzig and a slightly longer one to us

• AMRC Karl Eberhardt (academy product) - Birthplace: Gelsenkirchen; Distance from Berlin?: 520km

Karl comes from that fertile player development area of Western Germany, as we managed to get to him before Schalke 04, Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln!!!!

• AMC Canarinha (£11.75m, Sao Paulo FC) - Birthplace: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Distance from Berlin?: 10,247km

Not much we can say about this. Canarinha came a quarter way round the globe to play for us. What a legend.

• ST Torben Eglseder (£2m, RB Leipzig) - Birthplace: Husum; Distance from Berlin?: 458km

Near the Danish border, Torben came through us on his way to his first club, before coming back. Probably the first transferred player to be born outside his hometown club

 

Well, that was an interesting deep-dive into where my first team came from! If there is interest, I will do a Second XI one? For a bonus, I can tell you that throughout our teams, we have 19 Berlin natives. 

 

 

Edited April 17, 2022 by Deisler26

[Sonic Youth]

9 hours ago, Deisler26 said:

Well, that was an interesting deep-dive into where my first team came from! If there is interest, I will do a Second XI one? For a bonus, I can tell you that throughout our teams, we have 19 Berlin natives. 

It was interesting and I would read a second instalment featuring your second XI.

19 Berlin natives is a decent amount for a local team, will many make the step up?

Curious that none from the first XI came from the city of Berlin or the surrounding area. Another thing was how Leipzig featured too. Judging by the distance of players birth places, maybe 1 (Thorsten) from what was East German areas (though not sure how far it goes).

Thanks 

[Sonic Youth]

9 hours ago, Deisler26 said:

Hah! Yes, I'm an idiot. thankfully, Vasi is signed until the end of his career and San Miguel is unhappy, so he'll be sold soon! 

I couldn’t remember which is why I asked

Looks like an opportunity for an upgrade on San Miguel! I guess Vasi will have to do until either his contract runs out or he goes the way of San Miguel 

[Deisler26]

Welcome to a one-off segment...err...again, where I see just how far each one of my second XI have come to our little corner of Berlin!

Let's begin! (All distances by car on Google Maps)

• GK Mladen Ćosić (academy product) - Birthplace: Helmbrechts; Distance from Berlin?: 329km. 

Another border boy, the half-Serb was born just minutes from the Czech border. Interesting mix

• DR Troy Doherty (£575k, VfL Wolfsburg) - Birthplace: Weißwasser; Distance from Berlin?: 171km

The man with the Irish name, yet no discernible ancestry, was not born far away from Berlin, but had to go past us to get to his academy starting point.

• DCR Cedric Hummels (academy product) - Birthplace: Soest; Distance from Berlin?: 469km

Cedric comes from a small town on the outskirts of the Western Germany hotspot. Good to see we have him here

• DCL Martin Yildrim (academy product) - Birthplace: Berlin; Distance from Berlin?: 0km

Hurrah!!! Our first Berlin-based academy product. Sadly, it doesn't go into districts, so we have no way to know if he was born nearest what club

• DL David Bock (academy product) - Birthplace: Weimar; Distance from Berlin?: 288km

David comes from the birth place of the government formed when Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated. Let's hope he lasts longer

• DMCR Eric Hollwitz (free, SpVgg Greuther Fürth) - Birthplace: Potsdam; Distance from Berlin?: 39.1km

Eric was an academy graduate at our crosstown rivals, Hertha, before returning to the capital, via Fürth. The closest non-academy player to Berlin so far!

• DMCL Marc Haufe (academy product) - Birthplace: Falkensee; Distance from Berlin?: 25.8km

This player comes from the suburbs of Berlin, just over the Berlin/Brandenburg municipal border. Easy to get the train into town for the club, however

• ML Andrew Okoye (academy product) - Birthplace: Burghaun; Distance from Berlin?: 432km

Our Nigerian/German winger called a small town of 3,800 home. Interesting to wonder how he got there? Whether his parents just liked the rural lifestyle or wanted out of the city.

• AMR Nils Hartmann (academy product) - Birthplace: Berlin; Distance from Berlin?: 0km

Ich Bin Ein Berliner! Another one who traversed the mean streets of the local neighborhood to get into the clubs academy!

• AMC Jenthe Achten (£500k, K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen) - Birthplace: Maasmechelen; Distance from Berlin?: 667km

The Belgian snakes his way through three countries (Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany) to get to us, although he was local to his academy club

• ST Kristoffer Krebs (£16k, IF Brommapojkarna) - Birthplace: Bromma; Distance from Berlin?: 1,053km

Our long-standing Swedish striker came from a small team in a small town, but prior knowledge meant we took the plunge and long car ride to Berlin 

[Sonic Youth]

1 hour ago, Deisler26 said:

Welcome to a one-off segment...err...again, where I see just how far each one of my second XI have come to our little corner of Berlin!

Let's begin! (All distances by car on Google Maps)

• GK Mladen Ćosić (academy product) - Birthplace: Helmbrechts; Distance from Berlin?: 329km. 

Another border boy, the half-Serb was born just minutes from the Czech border. Interesting mix

• DR Troy Doherty (£575k, VfL Wolfsburg) - Birthplace: Weißwasser; Distance from Berlin?: 171km

The man with the Irish name, yet no discernible ancestry, was not born far away from Berlin, but had to go past us to get to his academy starting point.

• DCR Cedric Hummels (academy product) - Birthplace: Soest; Distance from Berlin?: 469km

Cedric comes from a small town on the outskirts of the Western Germany hotspot. Good to see we have him here

• DCL Martin Yildrim (academy product) - Birthplace: Berlin; Distance from Berlin?: 0km

Hurrah!!! Our first Berlin-based academy product. Sadly, it doesn't go into districts, so we have no way to know if he was born nearest what club

• DL David Bock (academy product) - Birthplace: Weimar; Distance from Berlin?: 288km

David comes from the birth place of the government formed when Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated. Let's hope he lasts longer

• DMCR Eric Hollwitz (free, SpVgg Greuther Fürth) - Birthplace: Potsdam; Distance from Berlin?: 39.1km

Eric was an academy graduate at our crosstown rivals, Hertha, before returning to the capital, via Fürth. The closest non-academy player to Berlin so far!

• DMCL Marc Haufe (academy product) - Birthplace: Falkensee; Distance from Berlin?: 25.8km

This player comes from the suburbs of Berlin, just over the Berlin/Brandenburg municipal border. Easy to get the train into town for the club, however

• ML Andrew Okoye (academy product) - Birthplace: Burghaun; Distance from Berlin?: 432km

Our Nigerian/German winger called a small town of 3,800 home. Interesting to wonder how he got there? Whether his parents just liked the rural lifestyle or wanted out of the city.

• AMR Nils Hartmann (academy product) - Birthplace: Berlin; Distance from Berlin?: 0km

Ich Bin Ein Berliner! Another one who traversed the mean streets of the local neighborhood to get into the clubs academy!

• AMC Jenthe Achten (£500k, K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen) - Birthplace: Maasmechelen; Distance from Berlin?: 667km

The Belgian snakes his way through three countries (Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany) to get to us, although he was local to his academy club

• ST Kristoffer Krebs (£16k, IF Brommapojkarna) - Birthplace: Bromma; Distance from Berlin?: 1,053km

Our long-standing Swedish striker came from a small team in a small town, but prior knowledge meant we took the plunge and long car ride to Berlin 

Thanks, appreciate the extra effort 

I noticed a few native Berliners, but more academy players from around differing places. I guess that’s what you’ve got to do to make it in football. Kind of thought that Berlin would produce more Berliners than that considering the size of the population. Must check the cities ratings in game later.

Your academy has done well to get that many players in it for both XI’s.

[Deisler26]

3 minutes ago, Sonic Youth said:

Thanks, appreciate the extra effort 

I noticed a few native Berliners, but more academy players from around differing places. I guess that’s what you’ve got to do to make it in football. Kind of thought that Berlin would produce more Berliners than that considering the size of the population. Must check the cities ratings in game later.

Your academy has done well to get that many players in it for both XI’s.

The weird thing is, the players I have got, tend to be not from Berlin, but the players I have got in from other clubs, have been locally born

I could, in theory, run a first team Academy XI, but the AMC/AMR strata does not have a player really worthy of playing there

[Sonic Youth]

2 minutes ago, Deisler26 said:

The weird thing is, the players I have got, tend to be not from Berlin, but the players I have got in from other clubs, have been locally born

I could, in theory, run a first team Academy XI, but the AMC/AMR strata does not have a player really worthy of playing there

It’s like the youth ratings system turns the players coming into club academies into reverse, making it a none local international flavoured places instead of the best of the locals with some top international/national youth players. Seems to drive locals away for human managed clubs.

[Deisler26]

6 minutes ago, Sonic Youth said:

It’s like the youth ratings system turns the players coming into club academies into reverse, making it a none local international flavoured places instead of the best of the locals with some top international/national youth players. Seems to drive locals away for human managed clubs.

That is my best Berlin XI. As you can see, we are very lacking in some areas

[Sonic Youth]

13 minutes ago, Deisler26 said:

That is my best Berlin XI. As you can see, we are very lacking in some areas

Very young team there too.

[Deisler26]

UEFA Super Cup
15 Aug 2035
Allianza Riviera, Nice
18:30

Manchester City 0-1 FC Viktoria 1899 Berlin
..................................................................Okoye 7

Hahahhahahaha

[Deisler26]

We could have had worse draws tbh. One of the best ones available

[Gooner88]

Ive spent the morning at work doing nothing but reading this thread, fantastic stuff mate. 

So fitting that Eberhardt got the clinching penalty as well, what a legend. 

I love the way you keep tabs on the players you sell and bring them back. 

Inspired me to start up in Germany and focus on youth a bit more, albeit in a far easier way with Schalke!

Keep it up mate

[Deisler26]

On 26/04/2022 at 13:46, Gooner88 said:

Ive spent the morning at work doing nothing but reading this thread, fantastic stuff mate. 

So fitting that Eberhardt got the clinching penalty as well, what a legend. 

I love the way you keep tabs on the players you sell and bring them back. 

Inspired me to start up in Germany and focus on youth a bit more, albeit in a far easier way with Schalke!

Keep it up mate

That's really appreciated, fella! Hope you keep enjoying!

[TelcontarTargaryen]

On 17/04/2022 at 12:21, Deisler26 said:

• DR Nemanja Vasiljević (£1.5m, 1. FC Köln) - Birthplace: Seevtal; Distance from Berlin?: 306km

Vasiljević has come from the outskirts of Hamburg via it's surrounds (Paderborn and Köln) to Berlin (more than once)

I was casually reading this topic, since I like academy/youth focused games, and then I see my.... self.  Or my namesake, neither name nor surname are that rare in Serbia. Good to know there is alternative me who made it into the top tier football.