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It looks like we'll get a second crack at winning the Europa League this season. 5-1 win v LASK Linz, then 3-1 v Valencia. Shakhtar or Man United await us in the next round, if we can beat them, I reckon we'll be favourites.
Also 10 points clear at the top of the BL - a solitary defeat the only blemish on our season so far.
This could be the first since 1998 for the club, with Sergio Santa Cruz leading the way0 -
On 15/01/2020 at 14:43, Welshace said:
Also.. what skin is that?
Skin is TCS 2020.
On 15/01/2020 at 14:06, macca72 said:With those stats and a full star worse than Sergio Santa Cruz - Who is Santa Cruz???
Santa Cruz is a regen I signed from Boca 2 seasons ago for £4.5m -
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Brandon Cortés of Boca Juniors is well worth a look. He moved to Orlando City for £2.3m in 2020, before moving to Spurs for £7m. Another Argentinian superstar
Sorry, I only have 5th season screenshot of him - he's joining my Kaiserslautern side on a free
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Heading into the business end of season 5 with Kaiserslautern. We're currently 9 clear, which seems crazy.
Sergio Santa Cruz has taken the mantle as our main ST, with 18 goals in 29 apps so far. Still, our best player is the one who's been at the club since those dull 2.BL days. Erkan Eyibil continues to astound with 8 goals and 7 assists so far this season. Although to be fair, everyone in the squad has done a cracking job thus far.
We had a nightmare CL group, with Manchester City, Sevilla and Marseille. We managed to finish 3rd, meaning we get another crack at the Europa League, where we face LASK Linz.
3 players moved out in January, as some really good offers coming in -
Wittek is a long-serving player, but a £9m offer from China for a player who I was looking to upgrade on anyway. Nkunku has been in and out of the side this season, so an offer which bags us £10m profit. Darío Sarmiento had not ever settled into our side, so when Arsenal came in with that money, I couldn't refuse. The rest are youngsters off on loans. Towards the end of August, we did sell Almamy Touréto Milan (£14.75m), and replaced with Emerson from Barcelona B (£7m).
Gastón Politano looks a decent youngster, who will at least make me a profit, same goes for Richie Knight. Ludger Schade has enough potential to be our DL in a few seasons, however he will require some work. Borna Sosa comes in to replace the outgoing Wittek, an upgrade in my opinion. Stanislav Maksimovic could be a top forward in the seasons to come, but he will require some work.
Our final January signing is a replacement for Sarmiento, even an upgrade! Sander Wijsbroek has been on our radar for a season or two, but has never been interested. But, a change of manager and a poor European showing saw him unhappy, with a release clause of £5.5m, and I still don't know why the big clubs haven't already snapped him up. He already looks the part, and there is no question he will at the least make us a very healthy profit in the future. The fact he's got 20 u21 goals in 12 apps says a lot.
We also agreed the signing of Brandon Cortés from Spurs on a free, he will join in July, and gives us three top class ST to choose from.
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Bid for Olmo is £21m, Guimaraes is £19m :o1 -
Started a new Toon save recently. Best news so far -
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Dario Sarmiento is another worth a look. Whilst you're building you're warchest, could have a look at signing Joshua Zirkzee on loan from Bayern
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So a quiet transfer window for once for me.
Fernando Corteggiano, Jean-Christophe Fradin and Joel Pollock are players for the future, although Corteggiano will be 4th choice for the first team. Dan-Axel Zagadou signs for £3.6m, after our first choice Chevalier-Perrot broke his leg, which means he'll be out for up to 6 months. Either way, when we sell him, we'll certainly make a profit. Tomás Belmonte will provide strength for DM and MC to make sure we don't fall short should we have some injuries. Final signing is Lars Bor, who looks to be a world-class winger in the making, and just £8m (release clause).
We did try to re-sign Zirkzee this summer as well, after a very fruitful 4 year partnership. However, it didn't happen, so we will go with Sergio Santa Cruz and Dario Sarmiento. We still have 11 days to find a ST, but I will still be looking for Sergio to do the job, with 8 in 14 apps last season, a very respectable return.1 -
4th season is over - 2nd season for us in the Bundesliga.
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Man City paid an incredible £65m for Matt Doherty, even with Wolves in Championship -
Needless to say he didn't play much, butthey managed to fleece Arsenal out of £38m as well!1 -
It's worth mentioning that you can sign Willems on a permanent deal for £7m during his loan. Normally happy to join as well
Look forward to getting involved on this thread in the coming weeks and months.0 -
Anyone recommend any German Wünderkids?
I'm in 4th season with Kaiserslautern, already got Christian Früchtl, Lukas Mai, Erkan Eyibil, and Fabrice Hartmann in squad.0 -
1st season back in the BL for Kaiserslautern -
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One player that I've found is very good is Pau Torres from Villarreal. He will cost around £10m/£11m but he has excelled for my Newcastle team, and as a bonus is a left-footed / left sided DC. Well worth a look
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Lucas Orellano from Velez. Managed to pick him up for £3m in third season -
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So, managed to bring in a few players in summer market, optimistic about my chances to stay up.
Fabrice Hartmann will strengthen our right wing. Dario Sarmiento is a good option behind Zirkzee and Parrott, and will potentially be quality in the future. Ubiraci looks decent, and will surely sell for a profit if he doesn't make it in the first team. We manage to get Yacine Adli to return for a third season, however I think this will be his last. Kaká returns as well to hopefully continue his great form from last season. Ole Kauper signs on a free and will hopefully be able to make an impact over the next season or two. Almamy Touré is probably our biggest signing, replacing Simon Asta, who wasn't available to us. Tiago Banega looks a real prospect, whilst our final signing, Lucas Orellano looks a star in the making.Let's hope these signings will help us stay up!
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So, we have finished the 2nd season. After a storming promotion campaign, we found ourselves in the 2. Bundesliga, looking to push for back to back promotions. We were listed as 3rd favourites to go up, and the board just wanted us to survive...so whatever happens, my job should be safe.
Erkan Eyibil is touted as the next Mesut Ozil, and will be big competition for Adli this season. Felix Kroos strengthens the midfield nicely. Kenny Nagera provides an extra option on the flank, as none of our current backup players will cut it in the next division. Troy Parrott will give Zirkzee some stiff competition up top. Lukas Mai and Zoran Arsenic will battle it out for the starting DC berth. Maximilian Wittek is our new DL, an area we were weak. Final signing (for now) is Kaká, who will be our first choice AML this season, and will hopefully add an extra dimension to our frontline. Final signing of the summer was Christian Fruchtl, having not been entirely convinced that my 2 GK options were anywhere near 2BL level. Only incoming in January was Vágner Pereira Costa, who looks awesome for his age, and I am sure will sell for big bucks in the future.
Our crap clearout raised around £2.1m in transfer fees, however we didn't really see a lot of that. Notable exits are Lukas Spalvis (Chaves, £750k), Andri Runar Bjarnason (IFK Goteborg, £275k) and Timmy Thiele (Wehen, £225k). Also sold a lot of my previous years intake. My coaches reckon they'll be 4* or 4.5*, but the stats they had they looked 2* at best. However I've got some tasty sell-on clauses for all of them should they prove me wrong. This netted me just over £1m up front, with possibly another £1m to come.
And it's back to back promotions!! And comfortably, too. We had sealed promotion with 8 games to play, and then the title looked all but a formality. I was hoping we would compete well, but I did not expect to storm to the title for a second straight season. We were fortunate that some of the division's big hitters underperformed massively (Nurnberg, Union Berlin, Bochum, Hannover) but the players really are excelling as a group, and we head into the 1. Bundesliga for the first time since 2012!
Another outstanding season for us, every player was exceptional throughout. Strangely Yacine Adli is missing from the screenshot, who was easily the best player in the division for a second season running.
Have to say that every player performed when called upon, but yet again, Yacine Adli is the player of the season, closely followed by young Joshua Zirkzee.
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Having breezed through the lower divisons in Germany (I've earned National Hero on Steam ) we find ourselves against the giants. Next season, we will be travelling to Dortmund, Munich, Leverkusen and er....Furth. We will be against it in the upcoming season, and we will need to strengthen massively to stand a chance of staying up. I'd like 8 or 9 new faces in to make sure we have the best chance of staying up.
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Good shout regarding Laux. I signed him up as a coach for my Kaiserslautern team.
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I think the loan signings of Adli, Asta and Zirkzee meant we were a class above almost everyone. So much so, we're predictde 3rd place in 2. Bundesliga!1 -
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It's been a cracking season. Still got 5 games to go!2 -
2 hours ago, Pavi said:
Eyibil seems to be "hard-coded" to be put in the transfer list as he refuses any contract renewal offer from Mainz. Signed him in my Werder Bremen save as well, for that amount of money, he is a steal really.
Yeah, I believe he was transfer listed when I moved. Seems crazy as he has very good potential
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Yeah I had issues gettin gplayers through the door. Managed to sign Joshua Zirkzee, Yacine Adli and Simone Asta on loan, so they may be worth a look.
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Made a major signing in anticipation for next season -
He asked for £3k wages and squad player status, however after seeing the long list of bigger clubs, I made him important player and £5k wages! In the end only Gladbach made a move, so he is on his way to the Fritz-Walter Stadion
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Make that 2!!
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There is certainly potentil to sell him for £30-£50m after a couple of decent seasons, which considering how cheaply he can be picked up makes this a no brainer either way. I reckon he'd do well even at big clubs as rotation or backup.
He does have randon attributes, and a random PA, however I looked on a couple of other saves I had running and he is as good as on my Kaiserslautern save.