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Thanks for the support, but the games don't become less in March even with the International Break. That is the problem of playing on Multiple Fronts. The Team's starting XI is good enough to have a chance to win every game, but they really can't play twice a week. The Backups are good but don't really get enough playing time to improve on their potential when they are young players except for the ones I bring on as subs.

Your 4-3-3 is similar to mine except I use positive mentality and wingbacks instead of fullbacks. Also, I am not sure about two playmaker roles in a starting XI. Best of luck with this new career.

February 2034: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts Other than the Cup debacle against Sochaux we played well winning all of our matches in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. That has allowed us to claim Third place in the League and even though the Title is probably not in the offing qualifying for Europe still is a battle and I would like to do better than qualifying for Europa League if possible and our 3rd place allows us to do just that. We do have a difficult month coming up with FIVE Matches in FOURTEEN DAYS! Including playing Toulouse FC, Three times in Ten days in both Ligue 1 and the Europa League. We can do it. It will take all my skill at rotating the squad to make sure we get the best results, but these are steps to reviving "Les Verts" and making them a Top club. Schedule Highlights The Month of February began with a Coupe de France match. I played the tired Starters because I wanted to make sure we made it to the Quarterfinals. That ended up being a mistake.....we played badly and our play only improved when I made 5 Substitutions in the early moments of the second half. We lost in a penalty shoot-out despite Proietti's heroic and subsequent penalty failure! Proietti was the man of the match for both good and ill. After the Coupe de France disappointment we had to take on struggling Montpellier. We were road favorites, so I half rotated the team to get some non-tired bodies in the team. Since I was wary of another loss. The team bounced back in emphatic fashion against the relegation candidates. Malta in for a resting Bynoe-Gittens showed a gift for goals that the former doesn't have...... After the Montpellier victory we headed home and had to host OGC Nice at Stade Geoffrey Guichard. This was a match for the full-strength side.....and I was hoping to prove the favorites label. We are unbeaten against OGC Nice, and I wanted to instill some confidence in the team going into the match. We played well and generally controlled the back-and-forth match and got the much-needed win. After the match we found out who we would play in the knockout round of the Europa League. We would play Toulouse FC, and this would set up a situation of playing them 3 times within 10 days in March! The next match was considered a big rivalry match. Our trip to FC Nantes. Nantes was favored but I thought we had a chance...... We won the game on a Set-Piece Corner late in the match! The last match of the month would be a milestone, but I was more worried about winning the match and keep up the momentum of winning to have us poised for Champion's League Slot! LOSC would be the visiting team and were the underdogs. Our Joker Transfer might play against his old club. The Ligue 1 Uber Eats Coaching Carousel continues with Relegation threatened FC Lorient hiring a new manager. We dominated Lille all over the pitch and the scoreline proved it! Our Left Back was man of the match with a highlight reel assist on an early cross. During the Press Conference I was asked about my particular playstyle....... The media call it Leece-Ball when it is practically a carbon copy of Klopp's "Heavy Metal Football" with Liverpool! I want to play this kind of soccer and get results! League Table Monthly Analysis Report Player of the Month Management Report Monthly Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued

January 2034: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts We played decently but a loss and draw to our rivals had us giving up points that were necessary for a Champion's League place and any chance of catching PSG for the title. The six matches tested the depth of the squad since I had to rotate to avoid tiredness and injuries. The team was able to bring in another wonderkid to build for the future and was able to offload a few fringe players either on loan or as transfers. We will continue to play and pursue our objectives which I think we are capable of achieving with the present team. Schedule Highlights The month of January started with Coupe De France match against Toulouse FC and the opening of the Transfer Window. The Match against Toulouse was tougher than I was hoping for but being the home team during the holidays helps. The Transfer window opened, and we look to offload some of our fringe players on loan or permanently and bring in another young prodigy. We started slow, but our full-strength squad made short work of Toulouse's defense scoring four in reply. Former Wonderkid Beauboucher led the line on that day being named man of the match. Our Joker Transfer Window Spend was a little over the top...... In the next round of the Coupe de France, we get a minnow. The match had us favored and I would play a rotated squad to keep the score respectable. Our Backups scored two early and settled into an afternoon of shooting and passing practice. Our backup Striker showed he could find the net against overmatched opposition. As a reward we will play a Ligue 2 Team in the next round..... I am expecting another tight match with a half-rotated squad..... After the Coupe de France match, we had a trip to Spain in the Europa League This match was a toss-up and, in an attempt, to get a Knockout Round Bye, I decided to field a Full-Strength Squad. We just couldn't find our way past their keeper, and we had two penalties overturned by VAR! Our rival got themselves a new manager just in time for the Rhone Derby! But first we had to beat OM in Marseille...... It would be a tough match and the home team was favored..... OM are competitive rivals from when ASSE ruled Ligue 1. We got beat by another penalty.....in an otherwise even match. Highlights of our loss were broadcast across France that night. After the loss to OM, I went back to the transfer market for another player this time a Central defender..... Probably overpaid but he has loads of potential. We then had a match with Dun Streda from Slovakia to wrap up the Europa League Group Phase. A rotated Squad took care of business. The Captain came on as a super-sub after an injury to win the match for us! We are taking the Europa League one match at a time....instead of dreaming about winning it at this stage! We qualified in 9th place..... The last match of the month was against our greatest rival OL in the Rhone Derby We were the home team and favored, but would need to do a professional job! OL played us tough and came away with a draw. I was unhappy with lost points! We are still in 3rd place but not as comfortable anymore..... With the end of the Transfer Window coming there were rumors of more transfers from ASSE.....all lies! I declined to be involved since our dealings were done. We brought in one player and tried to offload a few fringe players and backups. And the board made up for all of our spending....with another sponsorship deal! League Table Monthly Analysis Report Player of the Month Management Report Monthly Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued:

Are You doing this because you can't take Napoli any further?

Yeah, PSG had been underperforming under Arteta. The new Manager has them playing to potential. They haven't lost in Ligue 1 since Early May and last loss to a French Team was to us in the Coupe de France. We are playing at better than 2 points/match, which is usually good enough to win a league and if not get Champions League place. If PSG keeps it up we are all playing for second place...... In our next match against them I think we played it too safe.....

December 2033: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts The team played relatively well except for the match against PSG. The most promising thing in our play is the fact that the Strikers are getting involved and scoring. If we can keep this up our objective of Europa League from Ligue 1 play is well within our sights. We will probably have a bit of a clear out in the January window to allow us to get rid of the busts and make room for the players in ASSE2 that show promise. Overall, I can't be unhappy with 3rd place in Ligue 1 and having secured a place in the Knockout Round of the Europa League. As far as my career is concerned it will take a top tier team for me to move from ASSE and hopefully that won't come until after I win a Ligue 1 Uber Eats Title. Schedule Highlights At the beginning of December there was a Board meeting, and I was asked if the Wage Budget should be increased. Of course, I said yes. We are now up there near the Big Boys in wages so we must be successful with the board objectives. No Pressure! Valenciennes replaced their coach with a Bundesliga failure..... The first match of the month saw us travel to Reims for a match against Stade de Reims. We were favored and I expected victory with a full-strength squad.... and I backed it by saying so in the press conference. We dominated the match but just couldn't put them away......they scored first, and we had to scramble to get the draw but at least we did. After the match we found out who we would start our title defense against.... We were given a tough match to be held on New Year's Day, at least we would be at home. After the increase in the payroll, it was only right that I reward Burton for his fine play. The next match was a home match in the Europa League versus Club Brugge. We were expected to win..... I was asked why I sign so many young players.....because I am building for the future where we dominate! I also re-signed and extended the backup left winger. We then went into the match with high hopes of victory. We went down to 10 men and still dominated the proceedings....and won a decisive victory 3-0! Even though we won I was disappointed in the Red Card! Gladbach offered an interview, but I am happy at ASSE, for me to leave it would have to be a top club. With Hertha Berlin and Liverpool being my two favorites. It wasn't a Top Club so here I stay..... The Next match was against the Galactic Ovelords of Ligue 1 who have re ascended their throne with a vengeance: PSG. We were playing well and I did fear overconfidence after a 3-0 demolition of a team with only 10 men. For the match with PSG I went with what worked against them in the Coupe de France: Play Defensive Mentality, Work the ball into the box and play for set pieces. Would it work again? We fought hard but the gulf in quality told......only Godoy showed up to play! Godoy our new striker is finally beginning to score..... I needed to stroke an ego...... Now as the January Transfer window approaches rumors are starting about our "Heart and Soul" the Captain Van Doorn! The last match of the month would see us take on Valenciennes FC and their new manager. I like the Winter Break....so I can get away from Football for a few days for Christmas even though I host a Team Bonding party December 24th and have the team attend Church on the 25th! I was given access to more transfer funds, and I looked into another young player of two to be brought to the team. The Valenciennes match was dominated by a half-rotated team giving some of the more regular players an early Christmas present! The Backup Right Back made a case for more playing time. As a response to the rumors about his leaving I said that we wanted to keep him as our leader for years to come! In the meantime, our Rival Olympique Lyonnais is changing managers..... The support of the fan favorite wasn't enough to save the man's job....it was dread vote of confidence from ownership! Strasbourg hired this guy to stabilize them in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. This is one of the players I am looking at bringing into the team to help with defensive depth. Player just gets out of the Physio room and then immediately heads back in! SMH! The player that I decided to spend some of the transfer funds on was another CM. (This is a Joker Transfer) Not quite a wonderkid but close! League Table Monthly Analysis Report Player of the Month Management Report Monthly Financial Report Looking Ahead To be continued:

Are you still using the 4-3-3 Formation? or did you devise something different for Napoli?

November 2033: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts The Team played very well this month again only losing once in a close match versus AS Monaco. The Team is defensively solid and that is what allows us to dominate games. In Europe teams felt the firepower that is often missing in Ligue 1 mostly because teams play more defensively against us in the league and that stifles our counterattacking scoring system and why we score so often with the midfield. So far, we seem to have a winning formula so we will keep doing it. We have made it to Second place in Ligue 1 Uber Eats, but PSG is on a tear and unless something changes will be uncatchable. With our wins in Europa League we have gotten ourselves in contention for a first round bye which would be nice. Schedule Highlights The Busy month of November began with a much-anticipated trip to Greece to play Olympiakos in Athens. We were favored but I was skeptical thinking it was ASSE diehards gaming the online polls. It was utter domination...... We played well but we lost the Captain for another spell on the sidelines...... Our Mo Salah was out for the rest of the month probably..... The Assist King Bynoe-Gittens was back in business. At least we have plenty of coverage within the team. We returned from Greece with a tough test against AS Monaco at Stade Geoffrey Guichard. AS Monaco was struggling a bit and in 10th place, but are always a dangerous opponent. I was upbeat and thought we had a chance in the upcoming match. Their Star player torched us with two soft penalties early on and we made a comeback but it wasn't enough. I was disappointed in the soft penalties that led to us being down 2-0 7 minutes into the match! The New Gens are taking over...... After the loss to AS Monaco and thinking about our needs in Europe I rotated the Squad against Bordeaux. A rotated squad got the win because of a huge match from our Backup GK! It shows that we have the depth to rotate our players and still expect success. After the victory against Bordeaux, I decided on playing a full-strength Squad versus Ljubljana in the Europa League. That led to the most devastating win ever in ASSE History and Europa League History! 9-1! I think that when a team from a playable league plays one from a not playable league results like this are common. Nery Burton our BBM had a great day. During the Match we were purposeful with our passing.....only making 402 passes in a match which we took 29 shots. After the match in Croatia, we returned to France, and I led a rotated squad into the match with Bordeaux/ We won 1-0. In other League news, just after we played them Bordeaux got a new manager. We will see how he does..... The Final match of the month was against relegation threatened Troyes. We were favored and I would play a full-strength side against them. Our BBM got some love in the press. We needed to do a professional job. PSG hasn't lost to a French Team since May 2033. The last French team they lost to was us in the Coupe de France Final and they lost in Ligue1 3 weeks before that to AS Monaco. PSG's new manager is doing what Arteta couldn't at least domestically. We dominated Troyes, but we hit the woodwork so many times and their goalie made so many saves I thought all was lost when the Striker Godoy scored in the 82nd Minute! Bauer our Left Back had a good match but I want it more often! League Table Monthly Analysis Report Player of the Month Monthly Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued:

Reinventing Fergie's Man U!

I expect an unbeaten season since you are running away with the league and don't have Europe to worry about.

October 2033: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts You wouldn't expect a manager of a team that won 4 out of 5 matches and was sitting third in the League to be upset about his teams play. The team has gelled well and is cohesive and that shows on the defensive side of the ball. The problem: Strikers are not scoring.....last season strikers scored, and we couldn't defend. Same TI's and Roles and we can defend and can't score. The loss was to a team that Sean Dyche would be proud of, it plays the 4-4-2 and Bully ball and is a title contender. That match showed how far we have to go to really contend for the title and on all fronts. Schedule Highlights The first match of the month was a tough match against RC Lens. It was a home match and we were favored.....this wasn't the time to let the fans down! The match was a tale of two halves! First half we could do no wrong and went out to a 2-0 lead.....came out after half and hung on for dear life! There was joy and rapture....as another Striker Scored.....now just need to do it on the regular.....or is that asking too much? I was hoping for a goal bonanza from the strikers......since they are supposed to be the main scorers! After the match with RC Lens we went on the road to FC Lorient who were propping up the table. I played a rotated squad and expected to win the match. The half-Rotated squad won another one the new ASSE way with defense and one shot from the midfield. We won and I was happy to give the supporters bragging rights! Then we had to get ready for a Europa League Match against ST. Gallen....mindful of the boards expectations I played a Full Strength squad in this match. We were expected to walk over the opposition, but the match still needed to be played. It was dominating European Night for us....even with a missed penalty! Their goalie made 10 saves! We outclassed them and even a stellar performance by their goalie couldn't keep them from losing badly! I saluted the performance of their goalie in the match we dominated! Another list that if everything goes well ASSE will be on the top of or near in the next few years. 13 players developed for Ligue 1 isn't bad, but it should be more. The team had just a few days before taking on Toulouse FC.... ASSE was favored over Robert De Zerbi's Club.....but we would need to do a professional job. I wanted to give my team confidence as we were playing at home. We beat Toulouse easily jumping out to a 3-0 lead with a half-rotated team. We gave one up late.... the only thing wrong is the lack of scoring from the strikers. The Defensive effort was spearheaded by our Wonderkid Defender De Ridder. The next match was a big one the last one of the month against perennial Title Contenders Stade de Rennes. It also meant a milestone for me personally. I was hoping that everyone would forget about it...and worry about how we would beat Rennes! The match was on the road in Brittany and I had a bad feeling about this match...... I tried to convince myself and my team that we were up for it. Second versus Third for who was going to challenge PSG this year for the title! Rennes setup in a 4-4-2 and beat us at our own game. Playing Bully Ball. They are a team that looks like a Sean Dyche Team but if they were title contenders. The only thing good that I could take away from the beating was that a Striker scored! In other world news the best Youth Setups were ranked.....It is ASSE's goal to get on that list! and while we were losing the board was busy drumming up money to help defray the costs of the team! League Table Monthly Analysis Report Our defense is still stout even after the blowout loss to Stade de Rennes! Player of the Month Management Report Monthly Financial Report The Board getting that sponsorship really helped the finances. Now we just have to meet their expectations! Looking Ahead to be continued:

The Cup would be a step in the right direction........but how will you make up the 10 points between you and the top next season? A Tactical overhaul or a recruiting masterclass.

Congratulations on your League Title. May your Vacation be recuperative.

September 2033: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts The team hit a bit of a skid this month and it showed that our defense and midfield had been papering over the fact that our Strikers are not scoring. We lost two close matches to start the month and won two defensive battles thanks to our defenders and goalkeeping. The Draw probably should have been a win but that is how the ball bounces sometimes. I have to figure out how to free the strikers to be the attacking force I am paying them to be otherwise we will have a hard time remaining in the top five in Ligue 1 Uber Eats never mind making the Quarterfinals of the Europa League! Schedule Highlights The first of the five matches in 18 days in September was a visit from Montpellier. We were riding high and expected to win as the Home team. Another Ligue 1 Uber Eats Manager has been replaced. We didn't play well and lost a nail biter because we were ineffective going forward. And it doesn't help that one of my Strikers has lost his confidence..... I was furious with the team for all the wasted chances.....and the fact the Strikers were invisible! The next match was against Braga in the Europa League and would bring back an old friend...... I rotated the squad for the match looking for a spark after the lackluster performance against Montpellier. We lost again.....at least this time we scored, but it was the midfield again not the strikers.......and we gave one late in stoppage time. More anger from me...... After the two losses we needed to get our act together....we were playing a tough team OGC Nice next on the road. We were underdogs and I was looking for a better performance. The Starters played better defense and we scored on a Corner kick, but this was another match of failure from the Strikers. The Belgian Wonderkid deserved his plaudits! I even complimented his performance publicly! Our starting Right back would miss the next match...... We had another match in the Europa League this time Brondy IF to worry about..... The match was to be held on my Birthday.......I was still expecting a tough match. We lost our Captain and Talisman for the rest of the month. and his understudy will missed the match with Brondy as well. The match was anti-climactic and ended 1-1 between two evenly matched sides..... But I got my Birthday Gift anyway a Striker finally scored! Since the backups played against Brondby IF it would be the Starters to meet FC Nantes three days later at Stade Geoffrey Guichard. It was expected to be a sellout since it was a rivalry match. ASSE was favored and I hoped the team's Strikers would score in the league. I just worry about how we press and score...... We won another close one and again it was the Midfield bailing us out since the Strikers were still invisible..... I was asked why my teams play the Gengenpress and try to dominate possession....this is what I know works! This is the current setup with a dissapearing Striker up top......the team is also rotated in the screenshot. We are tied for Third in producing French National Team players! I would like to get to number 1 before I leave if possible...... DE Ridder had a good international Break! League Table Monthly Analysis Report Our overall performance this season isn't bad. Our defense has been much better mostly due to goalkeeping! Player of the Month Management Report Monthly Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued:

It is often hard to get a lot of players to accept squad or Fringe roles or if they do, they often want outrageous wages. Example: Biskri from my ASSE team accepted Fringe player in negotiations but wanted $3.48M/Year Wages that the top players on the team were getting at the time.

I think your avatar gives away your opinion on the matter.

August 2033: Regular Season Manager's Thoughts The month of August went about as well as it possibly could have. We won all of our matches and even used a rotated squad on occassion which went well and proved to me that our backups are good enough to compete in this league. Which will be important as the season goes on and we are fighting on multiple fronts. Since the Board is looking for deep runs in Europe and the Coupe de France and a Top 5 Finish in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. Seems like we will be "Under Pressure" this season. The media doesn't know what to make of us. Favored in every match so far but they were aking me about the relegation battle and ASSE in the same question. Just utter nonsense! I will stick to the gengenpress and the 4-3-3 since it has worked so far and see how it does in Europe. Schedule Highlights I was excited for the beginning of the season, and it would start about a week after our Trophee des Champions victory. The New season would start at Stade Geoffrey Guichard against newly promoted Valenciennes whom we played in the Coupe de France Semi-Finals. We were favored but would have to do a professional job of sending them home unhappy. The Board reminded of their expectations which were high. Top 5 in the League and Quarterfinals at least of both the Coupe de France and the Europa League. The Pressure is on....... I had been asked who I thought would win Ligue 1 Uber Eats and I responded with the obvious answer PSG! This was their managers answer. Opening Day finally came and we had to win a thriller! Valenciennes played us tough, but they couldn't stop van Doorn our Captain from striking twice and winning the match in the closing moments! Our Captain was the man of the match! After the match during the presser I was asked about our chances.....and I laid down a bit of a marker. I said we would be in the battle for the title! Van Doorn got love for his recent play going back to last season! A few days later the team traveled to coal country and took on Lille. I rotated the team and the backups got to play it wasn't the best but having 3 matches in 8 days made it imperative. Young Brieuc Jeannin followed in the captain's footsteps and won the match as his understudy. Man of the Match! Former ASSE Manager and current LOSC Manager just wants to move on..... During the presser, TWO MATCHES into the SEASON, Both Wins by the way I was asked about ASSE's chances in the relegation battle! The next match would see the starters take on Strasbourg on the road. We were favored as a top-rated team, but we would need to be at our best to win. Support isn't really growing...... We dominated Strasbourg with our Central Midfield that did all the scoring. Even though our midfield did the scoring it was a defender that was named man of the match! After the win in Alsace, we headed home for a match against rivals Olympique Marseille. We were favored as the home team. It was a tough match and we only won because of an own goal! The OM manager marked van Doorn out of the match, but we won anyway. I didn't play any mind games...... We got some money just to show up for the Europa League! We were given a tough set of fixtures that as the 147th team in world can't not field the strongest team. Even though I will rotate due to our League priority. Yes, the Board wants Quarterfinals, but it is more important to be in the tournament again next season. The last match of the month was against archrival OL in Lyon! I wanted a well refereed match..... The starters kept the game even and Biskri was an impact sub for us that won the match in Extra Time! Impact Sub turned Man of the Match! I thought he played well and said so afterwards. With the Month Ending it became Transfer Deadline Day! and I meant it except for a possible loan out or two. It was expected to be a busy day. These were the rumors swirling around ASSE even though we weren't looking to make a move at all. ASSE Transfers These are the ones from last transfer season on the team this season. Eight of ten of these players are with the First Team. League Table Player Awards Player of the Month Management Report Monthly Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued:

July 2033: Preseason Manager's Thoughts Since I was bringing in quite a few new players I decided to play a few more friendlies against weaker teams for the most part. The team also toured the United States and visited Florida in July......a steam bath would have been better. The biggest problem was the fact that we had a good season and to keep player harmony I had to give out a lot of pay raises in new contracts. Meaning Payroll went from $59M to $93M. We have to make Europe in the league and make a deep run in the Europa League just to break even and stay well away from the administration that is about to take over Olympique Marseille. This adds to the pressure for a team of young players who haven't totally gelled and are Seaon Preview picked Fourth in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. We did show our mettle by beating in penalties AS Monaco for the Trophee des Champions on a sweltering night in Dakar. The season is going to be an exciting one as we bring "Heavy Metal" Football to the top in France! Schedule Highlights The offseason of pay raises for our players continued unabated.....Fringe Player RB Chambon will see some time with the First team this season even though he is 3rd option. So I gave him a new contract. As you can tell by his valuation somebody thinks he's good and teams are always trying to loan him so we'll keep him home learning the ASSE way. Jeanin is the Backup AMR-IF-A and deserved his raise with his play down the stretch last season. Malpon is the future at DM-DLP-D even though he will be loaned out this season. The Board is Ambitious and after my spending spree I agree with them...... First Time I have ever seen this screen, but it looks like one of our rivals is headed for administration. The Captain is now the highest paid player on the team.....so hopefully he stays! I am now finally starting my Continental Pro License.......after I have that any job is technically open to me! Youth Poached.......this is a disgrace! Our Wonderkid Defender got a pay raise. Bynoe-Gittens got a reward for his play last season. The backup Striker goes down during a friendly...... In other News Unai Emery takes charge at Man United leaving Borussia Dortmund! Another player gets injured in a friendly.....they are a necessary evil! With the Preseason coming to an end, we headed to Dakar in Senegal for Trophee des Champions match versus AS Monaco. AS Monaco was favored but I thought we had a good chance......with our improvements! I kept the presser neutral...... The team made a fantastic comeback to tie it and then win in penalties after going down to ten men in the '84th minute! The Captain led from the front with two goals......very Mo Salah like. Sour grapes from a coach whose team by analytics was lucky to be in penalties! All the players who played got winners medals, a nice gesture. I have gone from being a no one to a someone in American Soccer! Even though my work has only been good overseas in France and Wales. Season Preview We are considered one of the better teams in the Division.....the pressure is on for a Europa League Spot. Our Backup Striker was in the list last season, but his replacement didn't make it. No one from ASSE on this list either. Player of the Month Management Report Monthly Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued:

June 2033: Offseason Manager's Thoughts The team is on the verge of great things and needs some upgrade to the players. I decide the problem on defense was my Left and Right backs and found replacements for both either within the team or in a transfer. The team scored quite a few goals, but the Striker Romero only scored 12 and had a habit of disappearing in matches or to the physio table. So I decided we needed a more lethal and hopefully fit goal threat that I spent a club record for as well a spending a club record in total. Only time will tell if the team becomes good enough to reach the boards ambitious goals. Highlights Our Belgian Wonderkid Defender got his first Cap at 19! I love how the media and agents float rumors out about players....that aren't even on our radar. I decided to move on from Rotini mostly because he is small (5'5" Tall) and loses out on a lot of headers and his other position midfield is a bit congested. So I found this slightly taller Man U washout available for a free.....I had wanted a 6 footer but none in our price range at Left Back. AS Monaco's Coach won the award for winning the league.....my name was on the list. I am going to continue to look for bargains for the most part.......even though I will splurge if I think a player, is a real upgrade. We bought an 18-Year-old Midfielder to develop. A member of ASSE2 that was out on loan this season had himself a good tournament as a French U-20. Not a bad player but a few years of development from the first team. Another youth player poached this time by our rival! Troyes and Valenciennes are joining Ligue 1 Uber Eats. We didn't gain any position because we didn't play in European competition, but at least we didn't lose any either. Even though I said I wasn't going to spend big I ended up doing so.....for a Striker. Our Current Striker Romero scored 12 but often was marked out of the match. I am hoping this more physical player will assert himself and score a few headers as well. Oops I went on a spending spree....... Godoy better score some goals! I believe he will have an impact and allow us to accomplish our goals of a top 5 finish and a deep Europa League run. We were overlooked as the Story of the Season.....because of Toulouse! Our AML-IF-S Bynoe-Gittens was the top assist man with 15! and the Nery Burton MCR-BBM-S had 9! Romero was one of the signings of the season and he is already being replaced. The board is showing ambition by allowing us to have the infrastructure of a top club. The TV money doesn't even pay for Godoy's Transfer Fee......how different things are in just a year,,,,,,,, Another player not on our radar but closer to the profile we look for....... How are we supposed to build the best Youth System in the country if we continually have players poached? The biggest News in Ligue 1 was the new PSG Boss. A Former Man United and RB Leipzig man was taking charge will this make them dominant again? The first of what would become many pay raises this offseason started here...... As Coupe de France Champions we take on AS Monaco the League Champions at the end of the Preseason! Management Report Monthly Financial Report Looking Ahead to be continued:

Another Update to follow......

Thanks.....it was a bit lucky and I was white knuckling at the end. Yes, I am almost sad that we did it......because of the demands of the board and fans. I am really going to have to reinforce the squad in the coming seasons. A dream season for a team that had sunk very low.......first trophy in 56 years!

May 2033: Regular and Post Season "Only Wanna be with you!" Manager's Thoughts The team didn't play particularly well in the last two matches of the Ligue 1 season but came together for a famous victory in the Coupe de France Final a week later. The Team can score but its defense is suspect, and the Board is expecting success with a Top 5 finish in Ligue 1 and Quarter Finals of the Europa League next season. That may be too much for the young players I currently have so I will have to do some scouting and negotiate some transfers to help the squad complete those expectations. Schedule Highlights The month of May started with our Youth Intake ALL Five Players were Scholars! Then came the visits to the Physio room..... Neither were too badly injured but they would miss the next match versus Toulouse which would decide if we made Europa League or the Conference for our troubles. Toulouse was favored even though they were below us in the table. Probably was the New Manager effect. De Zerbi would have them ready for our attack. This guy has been tormenting us every time we play Toulouse..... Van Doorn our Captain has really gotten to playing like Mo Salah in the AMR-IF-A position in our 4-3-3. It was a back-and-forth match, they scored first, and we scored twice in reply and looked good enough to win until the last minutes when they scored two to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.....not our best day. De Zerbi was satisfied with his last minute win..... I didn't want to talk about it.....or the table permutations either....after the devastating loss. After the tough loss in Toulouse we had to go back on the road this time to FC Nantes for the final match of the season. A win would ensure Europa League for us next season and deny Toulouse. We were favored and had a full-strength squad finally.....except for Bettoni (CB) who was suspended. Their Striker was their danger man according to a fan favorite...... FC Nantes is considered our rivals, but I don't know why it must go back to the ASSE Heyday of the 1970's! The match didn't live up to the hype....it was a boring draw between two teams that didn't try to win it! A successful season we have European Football in St. Etienne again. We came in 6th place....allowing Toulouse to get 5th and the Europa League place. League Table 6th place was two better than last season and the best ASSE has ever been according to FM24! I worked hard on keeping morale up all season with Team Bonding Sessions almost weekly. The Game (Board) think we made the Europa League......only way we can do that is win the Coupe de France.....is that an omen? The Board thinks so......so it must be true.....We'll just have to make sure by winning ASSE's First Trophy in almost 50 years! Pre Coupe de France presser talked about the players that weren't playing because of suspension and none were starters. Several of our players started at PSG and were looking forward to beating their former employers..... Of Course PSG was favored and we had a tough assignment ahead of us but I thought we had a chance based on our prior meeting. Both teams were former Champions even though our last trophy was in 1977! When Pele ruled the footballing world! We played defensively and cautiously on the attack and played for Set Pieces the classic underdog strategy and it worked! We scored first and the Mbappe scored a penalty to tie the game. Van Doorn then scored the game winner almost immediately before halftime. Then in the second half we survived a concerted PSG attack and defended for our lives. We WON! We are the Champions of the Coupe de France! The team received enough money to have a big party back in ST. Etienne! I also received plaudits from the supporters for the Coupe de France win! My newest signing even got about 10 minutes of playing time in the final and looked good on the ball. The Board was pleased but not totally...... By winning the Coupe de France we are now in the Europa League! We knocked out the overachievers in the Quarterfinals on our way to the Cup! We sealed Arteta's Fate with the loss in the final...... Season Ending Board Meeting About the same numbers as last season but with that transfer budget I should be able to build up the team. Among the supporters we gained a lot of Social media followers and our core support went down.....we are going to need to keep the good times rolling. We scored more than we conceded, but the margins were razor thin we need to get better on defense next season. We have a strong leadership group and a cohesive team. The Team was hit with a Tax Bill. The Commercial Summary means we can afford the taxes..... I adjusted the scouting budget a bit and will probably take over assigning scouts for the first time this FM. I am looking to scout Africa and other Francophone countries. The Board meeting ended with their vision for the future.... The Board is ambitious a Top 5 finish in Ligue 1 and get to the Quarterfinals of the Europa League! Highlights Five of this seasons' players made the Overall Best XI or Substitutes! This is the best the Team has done in Ligue 1 since they went down in 2023! Our Young Mezzala won an award for most promising player! Our AML-IF-S won the award for most Assists! Quaresma came to me looking for a pay raise or a new challenge and we had lots of coverage at his position so we decided to sell him to Saudi Arabia. League Table Team Stats Player Stats Management Report Monthly Financial Report to be continued:

The "Arteta" Effect.....almost great but find ways to bottle it.

That difference in goals conceded is impressive from just changing a role. I am wondering if I should do something similar with my 4-3-3 at ASSE.