Vladis

SEASON 2021-2022 | PREVIEW Commonly first pre-season of the save is a long process for me - a lot of tuning here and there, creating all possible custom views, making shortlists, drawing spreadsheets with desirable staff structure for the future, etc. And of course It`s time for evaluating the squad with its strengths and weaknesses. Squad overview Team Leaders (images are clickable) I think our squad is strong enough for meeting expectations from the board on this season. Though I don`t like the fact we have too many loaned players. Gaya and Soler are not only leaders but the core and orienteer for my project. Top Prospects (images are clickable) A very good mix of fantastic academy products and talented young players found abroad. I didn`t include in this list Duro, Gil and Moriba as they are on loan and not the fact they will remain in the club for the next season. Expected starting XI and "second" squad Of course there is possibility of changes as we still didn`t play even the first pre-season match. And this two squads I didn`t find place for Mamardashvili, Cheryshev, Andre but all of them have chances for minutes on the pitch. Board expectations Board is not too ambitious but this is good for now as last seasons were awful.

Thanks. I also like regional saves but in my case it`s on very light mode as restrictions apply only on young players.

Thanks Matty. Enjoying reading your Villareal adventures.

[FM22] Valencia Club de Fútbol June 2021 The owner of the team Peter Lim announces the start of the procedure for the club's sale. The new owner will be announced shortly. July 1st, 2021 32-year-old Alicante born businessman Enrique Riquelme announces the club's takeover. Born in 1989 in Cox (Alicante) Spain, Enrique Riquelme Vives is the Chairman, founder and President of Cox Energy, a renewable solar energy company, with multiple business lines, of which the following stand out: electricity generation through own photovoltaic projects, selling of fully renewable energy, and self-consumption. What does it mean for Valencia? - Riquelme wants to bring in new approach to club managing, relying on professionals who have strong roots with the club and Valencian Community. - Fans shouldn`t expect serious money injections. New board wants to stabilize financial situation in the club and work towards being self-sustainable. Riquelme bought the loan from the former owner of the club, but there are still 3 large loans from banks and the loan from the state. - Much more attention to the club academy. One of the main long-term goals of Riquelme is to build the team based on home-grown players. Legends return to the club Managing Director - Gaizka Mendieta |Head of Youth Development - Roberto Ayala|Assistant Manager - Carlos Marchena|Chief Scout - Vicente| U19 Manager - Pablo Aimar|Mestalla Assistant Manager - David Albelda Main principles and goals of the save - Return the the former glory to the club. Finally win Champions League; - Focus on developing young players; - The only transfer restriction: all the players under 18 y.o. signed to the club should be born in Valencian Community or be home-grown (0-21) for the club based in Valencian community; - Entertaining and modern football.

2031-2032| SEASON REVIEW Competitions In comparison with last season we`ve performed slightly worse but I can`t complain. Another 100+ points season, another knock-out stage in CL and two local cups in our collection again. Squad Stats Award Winners - Jim Miller - Jim Miller - Jim Miller - Jim Miller - Will Russell

2031-2032| APRIL - MAY UPDATE We finished the season on a major note with very nice victory over Rangers and the win in Scottish Cup over uncomfortable for us opponent - Hearts. Earlier we lost two league games to them in this season.

2031-2032| MARCH UPDATE We had no chances at home games vs. Man City. May be we could perform better but City is giant and at this moment we are far from them. Another not so pleasant moment is away lose to Dunfermline. Youth Intake 2032 And again intake is absolutely frustrating. A lot of youngsters with "bad" personalities. images are clickable Probably most talented ones but with their personalities I doubt about their future.

2031-2032| FEBRUARY UPDATE Very tough calendar with 8 games in 24 days. I don`t remember when we lost last time at home in the league but this is happened in derby match. But most important matches where near to the end of February. We got decent result at Etihad Stadium not without luck and then beat Rangers in Cup.

2031-2032| JANUARY UPDATE Transfers | Out Yes, this is happened. I just had no chances to refuse this offer. It`s Barcelona and it's 75M pounds. Aguilar is already best keeper in the world (or on of the best) and the future should be bright for him at Camp Nou. We broke club and nation record for transfer fee received. Transfers | In images are clickable Gavin returns after 1.5 seasons in Leicester. 40M is dubious price but on the other hand we sold him 2 years ago for 45M. Serious injury of our young star Smith forced us to look for quick replacement and this Greece talent is very good option I think. We didn`t lost any point since 19th of October in all competitions but all big matches are ahead of us.

2031-2032|DECEMBER UPDATE We started December with 3 big matches in a row. And all of them were won in best fashion. So we finish calendar year with very comfortable distance from Rangers and with unbeatable run in CL. Our opponent in first knockout round is...Man City. Again! Last season we were better, let`s hope that we could repeat those success. --- 2031 Awards Aguilar is now officially best of the bests. And Golden Glove is also his for the third time in a row.

2031-2032|NOVEMBER UPDATE Incredible form both in league and CL. Will fight with Bayern for the 1st spot at Allianz Arena. Our young attacking trio Miller - Russell - McLeish is on fire. ---

2031-2032|OCTOBER UPDATE Main October highlights - the victory over Bayern in CL and the end of phenomenal run in the league - 51 games unbeaten!!

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And this is one of the main indicators that we are on the right track.

2031-2032|SEPTEMBER UPDATE September started with two big matches against Rangers and Ajax and pleasantly these games were won. Our academy graduates McLeish and Miller both in a very good form on their wings.

2031-2032|AUGUST UPDATE Transfers OUT Another example of good business. Ferguson was signed for free 4 years ago, spent almost all the time on loans out and finally left the club for good 16M. IN image is clickable Just a back-up/rotation option to give more depth to the squad. --- Start is ok but we waste too many moments and as result lost points in match with huge underdog Ayr. UEFA Champions League Draw Tough group but after semi-finals last year we are expected to be promoted.

Everything new is well-forgotten old This exciting save clearly needs a second...third breath. Dean Delany is on the way to build an empire, team that that will conquer for Champions League title every season with bright Scottish talents. So HERE WE GO AGAIN! With slightly new more minimalistic post layout. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2031-2032|SEASON PREVIEW Recruitment Two team leaders left this summer. We had very low chances to keep one of the best academy graduates in Celtic history David McMillan. Atletico and La Liga is a good step forward for him. We will follow his progress and wish him best of luck. Another big sale is Jorgensen. Here it`s pure business. Signed for free last summer and sold to Real for almost 40M pounds - great deal for 29 y.o. Norwegian. Also a group of young players left the club including Shaw and Shewan. Reason is common - their potential doesn`t allow them to pretend for stable first team members in the future so It`s a chance for them to progress in less powerful teams. New signings (player profiles are clickable) Saint-Etienne academy graduate who spend last two seasons on loan at Braga. Fantastic dribbling alongside with good physics and creator` skills. Slightly controversial signing as we have a lot of good players in his position but I just couldn't get past this opportunity to sign for free such a skillful player. Probably will retrain him for IW role on the left flank. Yong player for U19 team with a very high potential. Signed from Hearts. Celtic first-team squad Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Attacking line Pre-season matches Title Odds / Board Expectations

A really great progress with the club and I like your tactical ideas. And I want to ask: do you know why the league always starts so late in September - is it a bug? And how do you manage your pre-season when almost from the start of it you have European matches. In my save with PAO it looks like I will have the same schedule. It really confuses me as I always pay a lot of attention to preparation for a season.

European Rankings Update Nation Club Coefficients We continue to climb the ranks and this season we have chance to move even further to the the 6th position which guarantees two clubs in UCL group stages. Club Coefficients We are in Top 10 - it reflects our big progress for the last 5 seasons.

2030-2031 END OF SEASON REVIEW Competitions Review The best season so far for me at Celtic. We finished the season unbeatable in the league and during all tournaments this season we lost only two matches and all of them in UCL: Ajax at group stages and Barcelona in Semi-Final. In UCL we looked really great but were not so lucky with the draw in knockout rounds: two Manchester sides and Barca. We started this season with quite experimental narrow 4-3-1-2 formation but predictably were very vulnerable at the flanks in defense so from 1st January I transformed our tactic to high-pressing 4-3-3 and it gave a lot of benefits to our play and I think style that we implemented really suits us. --- Player Stats (Overall) Best XI of the season Will Russell Conor McLeish ------------------------------------------- David McMillan Jonny Harrison --- Lewis Ferguson Ronningen Jorgensen Ronaldo --- Ian Smith --- Phil Nelson --- Bobi Terziev Brian Aguilar Awards Club Finances

May 2031 Scottish Premiership Perfect end of this great unbeatable season. Our fans should be on the 7th heaven after 5-1 win in Derby. UEFA Champions League Despite the loss I`m proud for my boys. Our level of football was outstanding in these two legs even with some key players being out but Barca is the top of the tops. In the final they beat Lyon and clinched the trophy. Scottish Cup Final 2nd tier Livingston made a real sensation reaching the final. But for us this match was an easy walk.

April 2031 Scottish Premiership Crushing win over Hibs secured for us another title! UEFA Champions League !!! What a legendary match at Celtic Park! Miller who even wasn`t considered as senior team player in first half of the season made so important hat-trick. Before the Semi Final we lost Aguilar with sudden injury and during the match Gomez also got injured. But we managed to secure a draw and will fight till the end in the second leg, Scottish Cup Good show for spectaculars of both clubs but we are going to the final. Next opponent - Livingston (Final)

March 2031 Scottish Premiership What a magnificent month. 23 goals scored and 0 conceded only in 4 matches and another Old Derby win. UEFA Champions League I`m really happy how solid we looked in these two legs. Home match was like a mirror of fixture week ago - solid defensive work and goal from Grady in counter attack. Next opponent - Man Utd (again) Scottish Cup Next opponent - Rangers Youth Intake 2031 Probably the worst intake for the last 4 years under my management. Said Koster Gary Gourlay

February 2031 Scottish Premiership Great month! Even the loss of points against Harts didn't upset me. 9-1 win over Dundee Utd is probably one of the best games in my career and it`s especially fantastic considering that we played away from home. UEFA Champions League We`ve done the job perfectly. Didn`t allowed too much for Haaland and Co, and found the chance to score in quick attack. If we could play the same way at second match I think we have chances to go through. Scottish Cup Next opponent - Dundee Utd.

January 2031 Transfer window As we have returned to the tactical scheme with wide attacking player we needed to strength up this line. Ramon Gomez - from Chelsea (Loan) Good temporary option. I have some doubts that we need to consider his buy out but for the next 6 month he should really help us. Renyer - from PSG (€ 27.5M) Very good skilled player who was on my scouts eyes for the last 2-3 seasons. He became unsettled in PSG and we took a chance with a fairly modest wage agreed. But...my fault that I didn`t check the fact that Celtic is his 3d club in one season and... . So he will train with the team and play for reserves team. Hope he will not lose his form. Scottish Premiership Absolutely great performance with the new tactical style implemented from the start of the year. Scottish Cup Next opponent - Ross County (Fifth Round)