shaunvamos Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 February 2039 And just like that, we're back on top! This league is ridiculous, but not more so than Dinamo all but doomed to finish 6th at best! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 2039 Youth Intake Svetko Sarić 7A - Paulo Grbesic 7B - Rade Jereb 7C At first glance, this intake is pretty terrible. But there are a lot of good personalities in there even if their ability isn't up to standard, so they'll be signed. Also, our 7D prospect is good enough to make the bench for the first team, even though he's not quite old enough yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 March 2039 We slip up at home against Istra, and things are tied again. Osijek have also thrown their hat in the ring to be a contender, and now it's looking even closer. National Team We get off to a great start in the Euro qualifiers, but it's a pretty tough group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 April 2039 We've stumbled, but so have Hajduk, and it's set up an exciting finale with the two of us and Osijek. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 We just scraped through and retained our title. Props to Hajduk for choking slightly harder than we did! Best XI Mario Gamarra - Peter Ilić - Josip Peričić Record Breakers Award Winners Progress 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 2039 Preseason Everybody we have signed is Croatian, as we are bolstering our bench depth as well as satisfying our home grown quota. I like to think I'm boosting the quality of the national team as well, because most of these guys are current internationals. So far the only one who will be starting is our keeper from two seasons ago, brought back for slightly more than we got the first time we bought him. In terms of the departures, Figbe didn't grow as much as I'd hoped (he didn't grow at all) and Ribic wanted to leave, Cukaricki met his asking price which was double what we paid for, so off he goes. Sweeper Keeper Wing-Back Defensive Midfielder Segundo Volante Winger Wide Playmaker Advanced Forward An excellent preseason, especially the big win over Monaco, and we have pretty good odds of winning the league again. National Team We go top of the group but I fully expect Germany to beat us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 July 2039 A nothing academy player leaves. An away loss to Hajduk dampens a great start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) August 2039 We aren't just signing Croatians for the bench, as Hasicic slots into the central defender role. A great month, getting revenge on Hajduk and even a win away against Osijek. Well, we should have 5 definite losses, but we'll see what we can do against PAOK, Ried and Bodo/Glimt. Edited January 10, 2023 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 September 2039 We're not even a third of the way through the season and it's already turned into a clear three horse race. We also get off to a good start in the Champions League, but it was against teams I expected results from. National Team We're still top of the group on the basis of Germany's game in hand, but it looks like 2nd is there for the taking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 October 2039 We drop a couple of important games and Hajduk takes the lead with a 3 point buffer. National Team A disappointing loss to Morocco, but we've qualified for the Euros with 2 games to spare Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 November 2039 The pursuit of Hajduk begins, and the fight to stay in the Champions League playoff positions begins. National Team A boring end to the qualifying campaign, but qualification was already secured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 December 2039 Safe to say we might have waved the three-peat goodbye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 January 2040 We've had quite a busy January when it comes to selling players, as Sosa, Wanner and Elogo all leave having been pushed out of the side. Sosa leaves as the most capped Croatia Zmijavci player at 192, but we leave with 2m profit. Wanner, who we signed for free back in 2035, made 130 appearances and we make everything off him in profit, while Elogo made 182 appearances in his 6.5 seasons here, and we only bought him for 43.5k! Two players in my matchday squad also leave, but we get both of them back on loan for the rest of the season. Jelic-Balta is off to City after only half a season with us but we sell him for basically double what we got him for. Meanwhile, the big sale is Pericic to Bayern for a massive 30m. We bought him for 16.5m from Dinamo, and now he's already gone after 1.5 seasons. But the money we've made from this is going to strengthen the squad massively next season. Out of the Champions League, and surely out of league title contention too. At least Croatia get 2 automatic CL spots next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 February 2040 A flawless month defensively, but the gap to the top grows to 10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 2040 Youth Intake Vlad Norac-Kevo 8A - Stipislav Butorović 8B* - Mazen Rosanda 8C A pretty good intake, with 2 promising players. We even get a Brazilian! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 March 2040 I'm conceding prematurely to Hajduk, they just had consistent results where we couldn't. National Team Two close results against two elite teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 April 2040 We go 3 for 3 in the league, but it's all for pride as Hajduk coast to the title. We get an absolutely brutal group. Hopefully we can get 3rd with enough points to progress, but I have my doubts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) EURO 2040 Preview Squad It's quite a strong squad, dominated by Croatia Zmijvaci players, and a pretty young squad with an average age of 26. It should come as no shock that the best producer of talent for the national team is Dinamo Zagreb, with nearly half of the squad coming from there. Ideal XI Our Best XI is pretty strong, but there are some glaring weaknesses, namely our fullbacks and Segundo Volante. Sweeper Keeper Ball Playing Defender Central Defender Full-Back Wing-Back Defensive Midfielder Segundo Volante Winger Wide Playmaker False Nine Advanced Forward Edited January 15, 2023 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 Here's hoping next season will be better. Best XI Mario Gamarra - Josip Peričić - Thomas Emde Record Breakers Award Winners Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace40 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Just binged the entire thread, great work. I have a feeling you'll be staying at Croatia for a while, the new CL format is brutal 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 2040 Preseason I've gone back to the tried and tested formula of "if they have the attributes to play a position, they'll be coerced into playing that position". This is the case with the Colombian Sotelo, a CM that will be taught how to play on the left. I will only be doing that for starting players - bench players probably won't get enough playing time to learn quickly enough. Ball Playing Defender Segundo Volante Wide Playmaker Wing-Back (Sub) Advanced Forward (Sub) An excellent preseason, including a win over Bayern! I don't think it was their strongest side, but still. Euro 2040 We got through our friendlies quite well, and then Portugal showed why they were defending champions with a 2-0 win. I had very low expectations against Italy, and we more than exceeded them, putting 2 past them to leave our final game against Romania as the decider for our qualification. We scraped past them, getting the 2 win we needed to progress automatically. The only real shock here was co-host Belgium getting knocked out in the groups stage. Not ideal. Second Round It was a tough tournament for the French, as the defending finalists lose to the Netherlands in the Second Round after extra time, the exact same way they lost in the 2032 edition. The French have been knocked out by the winners in the last two occasions - is this a sign for the 2032 champions the Dutch? Elsewhere, Sweden triumphed in the Scandinavian derby, Turkey held their nerve over Scotland making it two non-traditional superpowers in the quarters. England flogged Wales but needed extra time for that, we beat Norway in a fairly comfortable 1-0 win, Germany and Portugal had straightforward wins and Spain knocked Italy out in another early clash of the titans. Quarter Finals Croatia has never progressed beyond the quarter finals of the Euro, so by getting this far we equalled the nation's best ever finish. We held Germany for 90 minutes, but a goal from 37 year old Jamal Musiala sent us home after a great performance. Turkey caused the upset of the tournament, knocking out the Netherlands, Sweden couldn't do the same against England, and Spain knocked out defending champions Portugal. Semi Finals The Turkish giant killing run continues, defeating 2028 champions Germany to reach their first ever final, and it still isn't coming home as Spain win their semi to set up an interesting final. Final In a fairly even game, it was Spain who triumphed, lifting their 4th European title and their first in 28 years! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 13/01/2023 at 05:15, Ace40 said: Just binged the entire thread, great work. I have a feeling you'll be staying at Croatia for a while, the new CL format is brutal Thanks! Yeah I think all this new format does is help the rich get richer, we just need a lucky draw to avoid some big teams. It's annoying that we can't even drop doen to the Europa anymore, it's really holding clubs that are always going to qualify for the CL but not progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 July 2040 Backup RB Adrian Matko leaves for neighbouring Bosnia, so we had to look for a replacement. Replacing him for a really cheap price is the half-Croat Karic. We get off to a good start in the league. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) August 2040 Another good month, including a big win over Hajduk. Is this the season we leave them behind? These fixtures an an absolute joke. City (4x CL finalists and 8x EPL champs since the save began), Barcelona (2x CL winners, 2x CL runners up and 2x La Liga champs), Southampton (2033 CL winner, 2x EPL champs) and Real Madrid (5x CL winners, 14x La Liga champs)? Come on. We might be able to get results against the other teams, but our hopes of progression will be over before they begin if we don't beat Lazio in our opener. Edited January 19, 2023 by shaunvamos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 September 2040 We drop our first points in the league, and we blow a 2-0 lead against Lazio that probably ends our chances of progression. National Team Our quest for promotion back into the Nations League A gets off to a good start with an utter dismantling of Albania. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 October 2040 We're out of the cup, but that doesn't matter. We're also performing as I wanted the team to against the teams we should be beating, and we look good for a playoff spot at the moment. National Team Promotion is pretty much secured here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 November 2040 The league looks good, and we only just miss out on securing results against City and Barca, we even out xG'd Barca! National Team We finish a successful campaign in great fashion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 December 2040 That draw against Ferencvaros probably ends our chances of Champions League progression. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 January 2041 Hadadi made noises because I didn't bring in any Argentinians. He declined to notice the fact that we already have 2 Argentinians that could have helped him settle. On top of those two we also have two other guys that are native Spanish speakers. But whatever, Hansa Rostock met his release clause, giving us a 14M return after less than 6 months. The best part about all this? Hansa Rostock has a grand total of..... zero Argentinians yet another thing for SI to fix in the broken dynamics and promises system. We weren't able to replace Hadadi with an immediate starter, but we bring in Croatian NT fringe member Andrijano Slogar from Dinamo for decent money. He's still young, and has plenty of chances to fulfil his potential. We get off to a shaky start in our return to competitive fixtures, made even more depressing knowing that Getting beaten 4-0 or 3-0 by Real Madrid would have seen us make the playoffs on goal difference. But I can't get too frustrated, this is only my 8th season in the top flight, and I need to keep reminding myself that we haven't peaked in Croatia yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 February 2041 We were still feeling the effects of our defeat to Madrid in our loss to Rudes, but we picked up two wins after that and extended our lead in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 2041 Youth Intake Milo Laušić 9A* - Radenko Lauš 9B* - Matko Jurjević 9C* Pretty meh at first glance, but some great personalities and a couple of "promising" tags make this look like a decent one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace40 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Rough campaign in the CL :/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 March 2041 An unbeaten month, but the gap shrinks to 5 points. National Team We get off to a strong start in our WCQ, and it's a group we really should qualify from comfortably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 22/01/2023 at 11:06, Ace40 said: Rough campaign in the CL :/ Yeah it's tough, but we'll be stronger next season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 April 2041 We're choking, and choking badly. We dominated Varazdin and Rudes but couldn't take advantage. So frustrating. National Team We pulverise Luxembourg, as we send out a warning to the rest of the group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 From an unloseable position, we found a way to lose and lose badly. In short, we choked. So badly in fact, that we aren't even in the Champions League next season. I guess that means we're almost obligated to have a strong run in the Europa League, or else. Heavy recruitment coming up I think. Best XI Mario Gamarra - Vito Hasičić - Okan Çiftçi Record Breakers Award Winners Progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 2041 Preseason We lose a great player, underrated by the game but virtually perfect for us as a DM, the 213 game veteran Agustin Ramirez. He's only 30, but he's gone home to Argentina to play for a non-league team. Pretty unceremonious exit, but he will be missed. Replacing him at DM is Inter's Mamadou Thiaw, a natural CB who has the attributes to play DM and will be retrained there. His purchase smashes the previous club record of 16.5m, so there's plenty of expectation there. Also leaving is the Colombian Thiago Sotelo, who did nothing but complain in the one season he was here because I didn't bring in any Colombians, despite the fact that I had Colombians and Spanish speakers here, the same deal as Hadadi in the Jan transfer window. Sweeper Keeper Defensive Midfielder Advanced Forward An okay preseason, and predicted 3rd. I expect nothing less than challenging for the title, as well as a deep run in the Europa Conference League. We're good enough to be up there, we just need to show it on the field. National Team Absolutely cruising in the WCQ. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaban Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Is this save still going? or have you had enough of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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