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The Ultimate Football Manager Challenge
The Regista replied to vikeologist's topic in Challenges, Sign-Ups & Experiments
So I've finally gotten round to starting this challenge, and after holidaying to December I finally have a job offer that is reasonable... Unlike the last time out where I started in Scotland, this time we're off to the complete other side of the globe... South Africa BAROKA FC - TAKEOVER DECEMBER 2022 It's time to venture to the South African First Division to a club with quite possibly the worst crest I've ever seen. Baroka do not have much history, so shamelessly stolen from Wikipedia.. Yeah, they've been around 15 years. Anyway, the club were relegated from the Premier League last season, and consequently find themselves as media favourites for the First Division title. However, things are not going to plan # This is why the job appealed to me. We're around half way through the season and 7 points behind leaders Venda. This is completely doable given the supposed strong squad we've got. I must admit that I've not really taken much stock of whos here, but ultimately I'm hoping we can get a very quick league title in the bag. I'm aware this doesn't count towards the challenge, but nevertheless a trophy win this early on could prove very useful to securing a better job a lot faster. I'd be interested to know if anyone has taken a South African team to the Premier League and had success quickly? Although I make reference to getting a better job early on above, there's also the scope of the ACL in the future if we could build a team up. Will check in at the end of the season. Ciao ciao. -
The Ultimate Football Manager Challenge
The Regista replied to vikeologist's topic in Challenges, Sign-Ups & Experiments
Throwing my hat back into the ring for this one. First job coming in due course -
We've started to open up a bit of a lead in the league at the moment. Randomly, my defensive midfielder is top scorer. Primarily through penalties, Barone has a tendency to score a screamer/edge of the area shot. This is my attempt at a Gegenpress. Seems to be effective at the moment. I think largely because keepers in this league aren't great. Admittedly, my team is full of Italians rather than many San Marino players. However I see it as a case of getting the club to European football and the cash thereon before worrying about getting Sammarinese players through the ranks!
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So first session done with Libertas, only a month in but it's been fruitful Originally I set out to play a 4-2-2-2 system aiming for crosses into the box, fairly narrow with wingers and overlapping full backs, but I've recently switched to one of my attempts at Gegenpressing in the Fiorentino game and haven't looked back. Just before we played them, La Fiorita were top of the division. A penalty from Mario Barone (player of the month for sure) was the difference maker in the last game. Early days, but promising indeed.