karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 This happens some times. It's just how FM (and indeed football) goes. You're playing well so stick at it and the fortunes will turn around. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 hours ago, karanhsingh said: This happens some times. It's just how FM (and indeed football) goes. You're playing well so stick at it and the fortunes will turn around. I know it happens. I will keep playing, but I think this will be a one club save. I am actually amazed with where we are, The fact that these journeyman players can compete at this level is a revelation. Yes, there are some matches where the lack of quality tells.... This should be a lesson for all the players who go All-Star shopping for their teams. As for tactics I just used the TikiTaka Template that is premade by SI. So some made criticize for "plug and play". I have made a few adjustments (mostly to roles, each personalized for each player) The Tactics work. I get chances...I just think that the players lack quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) A good summary. What I like about this is that you have overachieved twice already, but you're very comfortable knowing that you have done so and not taking it for granted that you can always do so. If you have a couple of bad results, you're calm, you plug away and stick to your ideas Edited May 30, 2020 by Jogo Bonito 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Regular Season: November 2021 The Team's struggles meant that November was another important month....Bernard was sticking to the plan. First Team in Ligue1 and Backups in Euro Cup. The International break would give the team some time to work some things out. The first match of the month was against Dinamo at Home.... The Backups came through for us with Unhappy Driss Trichard scoring a late winner against a team...who parked the Bus! After that victory we had a tough game coming up against Lille.... the Analytics boys thoughts... Another deflating defeat where nothing went right.... The media were getting in on putting us down... calling us hapless. Our next game was against Bordeaux who were playing well, but their Manager just left to take the OM job. The nerd's thoughts... The game would be tough but Bernard believed in his team...they just had been having rotten luck. The team's play vindicated Bernard's trust in them and the TikiTaka system. Bordeaux playing under a just appointed manager helped. We had a game Against Beskitas on which qualifying for Euro Cup Knockout rounds rested. It was a bore...neither team really threatened to win the game. 0-0 (missing screenshot) That bring's us to a game against the Galactic Empire: PSG! Their lineup is impressive with Harry Kane leading the line. The media thought we had no chance.... and secretly Bernard in his heart agreed, but he put on a brave face for the team and the media. The analytics boys thought our formation gave us a chance.... All the Hype led to a 2-0 loss at the hands of PSG... the game was a bore... (I forgot to take another screenshot again) That ends the month... We are still struggling but our position isn't horrible a run of good results and we would be in a much more comfortable position. I am probably going to ask for more money in the January Transfer Window and bring in a new GK. Player of the Month Alexandre Vincent He hasn't really shown up on the score sheet but his ability to make a pass and play multiple positions has proved invaluable. Management Report Thanks for reading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Doing well in Europe, average in the league (results) but overall doing fine job. The club is much stronger financially too, so it's all positive really. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: Doing well in Europe, average in the league (results) but overall doing fine job. The club is much stronger financially too, so it's all positive really. I think I am doing well in Europe because none of the teams in my group are from loaded leagues. Luck of the Draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Hootieleece said: I know it happens. I will keep playing, but I think this will be a one club save. I am actually amazed with where we are, The fact that these journeyman players can compete at this level is a revelation. Yes, there are some matches where the lack of quality tells.... This should be a lesson for all the players who go All-Star shopping for their teams. As for tactics I just used the TikiTaka Template that is premade by SI. So some made criticize for "plug and play". I have made a few adjustments (mostly to roles, each personalized for each player) The Tactics work. I get chances...I just think that the players lack quality. Yes absolutely that's what it is. There's only so much that good tactics and management can make up for the actual collective abilities of the players. Once in a while it will come unstuck. 1 hour ago, Hootieleece said: I think I am doing well in Europe because none of the teams in my group are from loaded leagues. Luck of the Draw. Oh does that make a difference? I didn't know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: Oh does that make a difference? I didn't know. I think it does. I know there are many on the forums that could tell you for sure. All the threads I read in the past about how the game simulates the world cup (especially) gives countries with loaded leagues an advantage. That is why in many threads you see England winning the World Cup (when simulated) Other times it is player ability that takes a nation without leagues loaded but players from Region loaded to win the World Cup. See smp20's Cameroon and Guinea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Regular Season: December 2021 December brought some winnable matches and Bernard was hopeful of breaking out of his teams poor form. The First Day of the Month saw Clermont host Nimes in Chateauroux, but first we will revisit the hype for the match. It was a winnable match... an early penalty led for a long day but the boys kept fighting...Grbic scored an equalizer. a tough fixture with OM awaited on the weekend so there was more work to do. The gamblers had their money on OM. We played well upfront but had a hard time converting...it is in goal and the disjointed defense that let us down. In other News: We have to travel all the way around the world to play our Cup opponent. We are headed to NEW CALEDONIA in the South Pacific ocean! Speaking of long trips we were headed to Kazakhstan in the midweek. It was a tough match... with Astana giving it their all, but we came out victorious and won our group. On the weekend after our victory in Euro Cup we were hosting fellow relegation battlers Rheims... It was a game of import for our new Center Back Diasi... We played well and were able to send former Captain Jonathan Iglesias off in style. Our final match of the month was against table propping Toulouse... It was a winnable game but they had been playing better of late. The Analytics boys had no answers... The game was well played by us Cissokho went down just before half...but the boys kept up the good work except for a late mistake... Phojo played magnificently and was able to top his display with a goal. This is the Team Stats and League Table after 19 matches... Our last two wins have helped our position but we aren't safe yet. The Year ended quietly with Bernard being honored as Manager of the Year. Also the team was able to loan a new goalie to help with our defensive woes. and here is his profile... Player of the Month Jerome Phojo Jerome has been the highlight of our defense even with our problems. and he is comparable to the best Right backs in the World! A poor man's TAA! not bad. Management Report Thank you for reading! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Hootieleece said: I think it does. I know there are many on the forums that could tell you for sure. All the threads I read in the past about how the game simulates the world cup (especially) gives countries with loaded leagues an advantage. That is why in many threads you see England winning the World Cup (when simulated) Other times it is player ability that takes a nation without leagues loaded but players from Region loaded to win the World Cup. See smp20's Cameroon and Guinea. Good points. And yes England winning the world cup no matter what the circumstances is definitely unrealistic Nice update I think you are easily safe to be honest. That cup draw is magnificent it would be such a cool trip! I didn't know there's sided from all over the world in the cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: That cup draw is magnificent it would be such a cool trip! I didn't know there's sided from all over the world in the cup. Yes, much like the FA Cup...every Football club in territory ruled by France is eligible. That is why the good teams don't enter until 9th round. I just wish that PSG got that fixture and trip...LOL! I had a trip to Martinique in the Caribbean during the first season. You should have seen the travel costs! Edited May 30, 2020 by Hootieleece edited to become gramatically correct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) Regular Season: January 2022 Bernard knew that January would be a busy month...The trip to the South Pacific not withstanding. Blast from the Past! Look who is turning out nicely and is out for loan...I would still have turned him into an AMC. The trip to the South Pacific was a bit of a joke even though the locals played hard they had no chance. Grbic and Berthomier came in late to let the locals see our stars. This was at best a competitive Friendly. It was Clermont's Biggest Win ever! We Were rewarded with a trip to Drancy! Copy Subasic accepted an offer as he was in the last year of his Contract and the team decided to not risk him playing into an extension. WE GOT SAID ARAB! for next season on a free. After the Trip around the World we had a home game against FC Nantes and old friend Thierry Henry.... It was a match the boys were up for... and put on a dominant performance. New Goalie Hiller looked good... and WE GOT Thierry Henry sacked! That set up a midweek clash with JA Drancy... The Analytics boys even had stats on them.... in other news CHEF was sent out on Loan to FCSM! The match was tougher than expected...Drancy played with Elan... but our quality told.... So we were in the pot for the next round... and we had a tough match with AS Monaco before the Cup fixture... The Analytics said a 4-1-4-1 Wide would stop AS Monaco... The Gamblers though Monaco would win... The team played valiantly but we fell to a late defeat... with just a few days off we face RC Lens in the 11th round of the Coupe de France... our home game gave us an advantage said the prognosticators... The analytics boys thoughts... The game was almost anti-climatic ... We dominated and their play was lackluster. The win got us a home game against OGC Nice in the Quarterfinals... and We had a game to end the month with Angers...It would be a tough match. Both teams had chances but neither could put any away especially in the 2nd half. The Month ended and so did the Transfer Window... Team Stats and League Table It was a good month but the loss to Monaco and the tie against Angers are lost points that may be critical. It looks like Bernard is going to have to go all in for the Coupe de France to get European Football next Season. Player of the Month Axel Diasi Another Paris FC Product...has put in good shifts this month. Only down side is a poor partnership with Cissokho. Management Report Thanks for Reading! Edited May 31, 2020 by Hootieleece added images 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 You still have an outside chance of 5th, but it would take a bit of luck. A comfortable league position is good, and still in the cup too, but European football is optimistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 18 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: You still have an outside chance of 5th, but it would take a bit of luck. A comfortable league position is good, and still in the cup too, but European football is optimistic. I know...but there is still a chance.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 That's the spirit! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Establishing Clermont in L1 in season 3 is still very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Just now, bendixkunert2 said: Establishing Clermont in L1 in season 3 is still very good. Yes, it is. Considering the lack of money and quality of the players, we have been lucky but in some areas we are actually good. The biggest revelation is the fact that Adrian Grbic is a really good Striker. I would never have heard of him if it wasn't for this save. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Yes not too far away from 5th. Best of luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Great achievement to get Clemont so high up the Ligue 1 table. Well done buddy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Regular Season: February 2022 February was going to be busy with 6 fixtures but Bernard was hoping to continue the recent good play. The first match of the month was against Guingamp... they were relegation candidates, but lately any trip to Brittany was tough. The Analytics... The match was even with us having an upper hand... until LB Umas was sent off for bad tackle. Berthomier moved from AMC to LB. We remained dangerous but a little luck on set pieces eluded us. The next match against Rennes was winnable .... according to Analytics. The game started with an early goal by Rennes.. Grbic was able to equalize with a penalty in the 80th minute. Another game of no one but Grbic scoring. The next match was OGC Nice in the Coupe de France Quarterfinals...Bernard had decided to play a strong team in the Cup because it was Clermont's best hope for a return to European Football. The Analytics said it was winnable. The bookies weren't so sure... The game started well with 2 early goals by Grbic and Umas... The game was dominated by us and their late goal was undeserved. N'Diaye got seriously injured during the game. He hasn't gotten going this year do to injuries but he will be missed. We are rewarded with a home game for the Semi-Finals! It is against Brest but they are beatable... Two days later the team played RC Lens.... it was a dismal bore. Neither team really threatened the others goal. The Media are bemoaning our poor luck... 4 draws out of 5 means We are doing our best. We had a home game against Amiens who was riding high in the League table.... Bernard thought it was winnable and it was a 2-1 Victory for the home Team! (I forgot screenshots) The Next Game was against one of two boogeymen OL! Analytics thought a 4-1-4-1Wide would help. The Bookies thought it would be a blowout... IN OTHER NEWS: We Get Celtic in Euro Cup It is pretty funny that we are higher seeds than Scotland's Champion. The Team had other ideas about the OL Match... It was a game where the defense and our Loanee GK played Magnificently! We were toothless in front of goal. Grbic was marked by 3 players at all times. As it was the last match played in February.... We have to hype up the First Match of March that happens on the First! League Table and Team Stats Player of the Month ADRIAN GRBIC Adrian has been leading us by example and his 17 League goals are second to Harry Kane of PSG and keeping us midtable in Ligue1! Manager Report Thanks for Reading! Edited May 31, 2020 by Hootieleece added words I forgot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Solid progress. Grbic still doing the business! Is there any transfer interest in him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Just now, karanhsingh said: Solid progress. Grbic still doing the business! Is there any transfer interest in him? Standard was interested, but Grbic came for a new contract. I obliged. He will start a new Contract at end of season. Our New Young CM Nael Jaby, KAA Ghent? offered $19M for him, Board accepted, I protested. I offered new contract for end of season he also accepted. Some old heads are going to lose jobs... PS. The $19M was hard to pass up but I wanted to get younger and he was homegrown at club. (I have to register U21 players to get 4 players for Euro Cup) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Hootieleece said: Standard was interested, but Grbic came for a new contract. I obliged. He will start a new Contract at end of season. Our New Young CM Nael Jaby, KAA Ghent? offered $19M for him, Board accepted, I protested. I offered new contract for end of season he also accepted. Some old heads are going to lose jobs... PS. The $19M was hard to pass up but I wanted to get younger and he was homegrown at club. (I have to register U21 players to get 4 players for Euro Cup) I just realized I actually have Nael Jaby at the club! My HOYD spotted & signed him for us. However he hasn't progressed much and is currently on loan at Niort in Ligue 2. Only valued at 250k. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: I just realized I actually have Nael Jaby at the club! My HOYD spotted & signed him for us. However he hasn't progressed much and is currently on loan at Niort in Ligue 2. Only valued at 250k. He has taken over as my First Team DLP and is forcing Bethomier to the bench. He has gotten a lot of playing time the past three seasons, Was becoming first choice about Christmas. Only problem is injuries and he doesn't have all the ppm's I like yet. I will add him to a Clermont Update. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Regular Season: March 2022 March has 6 matches evenly split between Cup duty and Ligue1 Fixtures. The Coupe de France has become Bernard's Obsession. The opening day of the month gave us a home game against Stade Brestois 29. We had a sellout crowd. The game started well with a header by Grbic playing as Right Winger. Diasi soon followed and Brest didn't put up much of a fight. Nael Jaby was player of the match for assisting on both goals! Our Sellout Crowd set a gate receipt record... and for our troubles we are meeting OM in the Final! After the victory we had to return to the grindstone that is Ligue1. We had Dijon FCO visiting... The Analytics boys had their take on the game. and the Bookmakers thought we would win... The game was definitely winnable.... We started badly but worked hard to turn things around Grbic Scored Twice then Umas lost his mind. We continued with 10 men and had chances to win. The press was impressed with our record even though Bernard would have loved to have a few more wins. We followed up that tie with a trip to Scotland to play Celtic. Bernard wasn't sure we were ready to play a Championship team. The Boys did him proud even if Danny Wellbeck did his best to ruin our day. A tricky trip to Nice followed but the team was up for it...no matter what the press said... The effort in Scotland really took it out them....we started badly.... We played hard Nael Jaby scored but in all Nice was the better team. We had the return tie in the Euro Cup after our Tie in the first Match I thought we had the advantage.... The match was an even contest with each side having chances but the goalies were too good. We made the Euro Cup Quarterfinals! The last match of the month was a home match against "Big Brother" AS St. Etienne! We were playing decently and if we could score a goal or two we would be in good shape. The gamblers agreed... The Analytics boys loved the 4-2-3-1 Wide... The setting was set... The game was a bore draw...and Grbic summed up the day by missing a penalty! After that match was International Break. The Club was busy we had the youth play in game. and this is the best prospect... League Table and Team Stats Player of the Month Nael Jaby Nael Jaby has solidified his place in the Central Midfield. He was wanted by Belgian Clubs KAA Gent and KRC Genk and the Club was offered $19M for him. The Club refused after Bernard's protest. So Jaby signed a 4 year Contract that starts at the end of the season. Management Report Thanks for Reading! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Hootieleece said: He has taken over as my First Team DLP and is forcing Bethomier to the bench. He has gotten a lot of playing time the past three seasons, Was becoming first choice about Christmas. Only problem is injuries and he doesn't have all the ppm's I like yet. I will add him to a Clermont Update. He seems to be performing very well for you indeed. Maybe I should look to use him next season. Good progress and particularly in Europe! Best of luck for the next tie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Bickle Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Your prospect with his high determination could be a great prospect if he's nurtured well. I'd try and get his work rate up a bit and maybe look to introduce him in a cup game in a couple of years. Great work in the Europa League too! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 5 hours ago, karanhsingh said: He seems to be performing very well for you indeed. Maybe I should look to use him next season. Good progress and particularly in Europe! Best of luck for the next tie Nael Jaby has been on the verge of the breakthrough during this whole save. His only real problem is injury trouble. Which probably slowed down his playing time and development. 2 hours ago, Travis Bickle said: Your prospect with his high determination could be a great prospect if he's nurtured well. I'd try and get his work rate up a bit and maybe look to introduce him in a cup game in a couple of years. Great work in the Europa League too! That is the plan but hopefully no other team comes in and offers for him before he signs a contract. I had another highly rated prospect bought from my team for $700K and is now out for loan from OM. He is rated as 86 by my scout at 17! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Bickle Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Hootieleece said: That is the plan but hopefully no other team comes in and offers for him before he signs a contract. I had another highly rated prospect bought from my team for $700K and is now out for loan from OM. He is rated as 86 by my scout at 17! I find if you are trying to sell youth on, even giving them one full season around the first team drastically increases their value and what other clubs are willing to offer for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Comfortable in the league, going very well in Europe too. Good luck in the cup final against OM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 April was going to be difficult. 8 fixtures in 28 days. 9 in 30 if you count a May 1rst match as well. Bernard decided he would rotate the squad as much as possible. The month opened with a match against Lille. The Bookies made us favorites... but Bernard wasn't sure... The team snakebitten attack continued. media was getting in on it again... We had a trip to Portugal for a tough Quarterfinal match with SLB! The team was rotated and many backups played since our Ligue position wasn't assured. Bernard was delighted that the 4-1-4-1 Wide worked well. The weekend was to bring a Ligue1 match that winning would protect us from Relegation. Bernard decided to stick with the 4-1-4-1 Wide but put the First Team in... Overall we played well but just couldn't convert and they scored a lucky goal. The Media piled on our misery... But we had another fixture coming up the return fixture against SLB... We had played well against them in the first fixture... So Bernard played a half rotated squad. Adrian Grbic came through an won the game. And to reward us for our famous victory... We get to play ARSENAL! We didn't have much time to rest on our laurels because we were facing the Galactic Empire of PSG. Their Projected Lineup. Their was no way we were going to win...so Bernard rested Key Starters. We played well but couldn't cope with the Quality of PSG's Players. Especially Camavinga! After that game we had another against Nimes...They were playing well but the game but it was winnable. The analytics boys didn't give us a chance... We played well but went down early.... and were saved by super-sub Berthomier! We now had to get ready for a Historic Coupe de France Match for the Club.... The Cards were stacked against us but we weren't playing PSG! It was a see saw affair....both sides had chances but we scored the last one! VICTORY! All the members of the team contributed... Clairvaux accepts plaudits from fans... Most importantly Clermont qualifies for Euro Cup Group Stage.... Clermont Team of the Cup Season.... After our success back down to earth...we had a match against Arsenal... The analytics boys thoughts....we might want to continue using the 4-1-4-1 Wide! Grbic opened the scoring only to be answered by Lacaszette 2 minutes later. Then the game devolved into missed chances for each side. We gratefully will take the Tie. That is the last match of the month but we have an important Ligue1 match against OM that will be looking for revenge in three days, League Table and Team Stats Player of the Month Brandon Baiye Brandon like Nael Jaby has worked his way to a starting Midfield position over the past 3 seasons. He is a defensively minded Box to Box midfielder and pairs well with Jaby. Management Report Thanks for Reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Wow, just one league win since January - and that was some time ago! But, a French Cup win over OM and a fantastic adventure in Europe is way more important (and exciting) as you are in no relegation danger. It's like you can turn it on and off like a tap, perhaps you should have been managing Evian instead of Clermont 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 incredible achievement winning the Coupe de France. Well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 57 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: Wow, just one league win since January - and that was some time ago! But, a French Cup win over OM and a fantastic adventure in Europe is way more important (and exciting) as you are in no relegation danger. It's like you can turn it on and off like a tap, perhaps you should have been managing Evian instead of Clermont I'm beginning to think our luck just evolved....in Ligue1 we can't score to save our lives. In Coupe de France and Euro Cup we get the important goals...somehow. Coupe de France was great...We were lucky that we didn't play PSG! Even so it was a long 20 minutes as OM threw everything at us to tie or win!. 37 minutes ago, bendixkunert2 said: incredible achievement winning the Coupe de France. Well done! More Luck than good...we played well but we were lucky it wasn't PSG or OL as the opponents. Also We are not safe yet....we need 1 point... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Great cup win ! You'll grow now with the EL money and experience. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 25 minutes ago, OlivierL said: Great cup win ! You'll grow now with the EL money and experience. I got Euro Cup this season....so the money helped. I needed the Cup win to get it again because our Ligue1 form was/is terrible and we are still not mathematically safe from relegation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Congratulations on winning the Cup!! That's absolutely massive, well done! Onwards & upwards now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 I have played further and indeed we were safe from relegation. We finally won a league game on the last day! I will post later.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Regular Season: May 2022 The month of May brings 5 fixtures. 4 in Ligue1 and the second leg of the Euro Cup Semi-Final. Bernard was near wits end to stop the slide in the League. He would play the best team possible and hope for the best. All the League games were winnable...the 2nd leg against Arsenal was tricky. The month started off with OM who we defeated the week before in Coupe de France. The rematch was just unlucky...the poor run continues. The 2nd Leg against Arsenal awaited... The analytics guys gave us nothing.... We were blown away from the beginning.... Victor Fischer led their line with 3 goals... Two days later we faced Rheims...with Survival assured with a point... We survived but would have been a winner with a little luck. Our next game against Toulouse was winnable but they could assure themselves safety with a win... For 80 minutes we peppered the Toulouse Goalie and finally scored with a penalty... during the final 10 minutes Toulouse played with 10 Messi's! We lost. The Final game of the season was away versus Strasbourg. They were already relegated. We finally won due to a hat trick by Grbic! It was a long 3 month wait between League wins...the previous win was 2/20/2022! League Table and Team Stats Season Awards Berthomier was the fan's player of the season. The captain played super -sub off the bench. Nael Jaby was the young player of the year. Players of the Year Adrian Grbic The Striker Personally Kept us in Ligue1 with his scoring. 22 goals League goals in 34 Starts! Nael Jaby The young player led the team in Avg. Rating and POM's Teams Stats Team sorted by appearances....Grbic leads by example. Grbic's 22 Goals in Ligue 2nd only to Harry Kane! TikiTaka rules possession. Clermont at Top. Miscellaneous Our two players of the year both sign extensions and the Board finally give us a real budget! Other Records Thanks for Reading 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Good end to the season there - hopefully you can kick on next year and use that transfer budget well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 5 hours ago, karanhsingh said: Good end to the season there - hopefully you can kick on next year and use that transfer budget well. I will spend but for only the right players. I will probably buy our new Loanee goalie. I put in a $1.5M optional fee in his loan contract. The most Urgent need is a Winger or Inside Forward who can score... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hootieleece said: I will spend but for only the right players. I will probably buy our new Loanee goalie. I put in a $1.5M optional fee in his loan contract. The most Urgent need is a Winger or Inside Forward who can score... Check out Lihadji for the inside forward 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Silly Season: May-June 2022 Bernard's plans for the offseason included strengthening the Squad. He wanted a true goal scoring Attacking Midfielder and to sign Hiller as the long term option in goal. He was also going to look for a quality backup. He was determined to not spend all of the transfer money on one player and would look for bargains and players to develop. The offseason began with a strange call... The Media said great things about our Euro Cup run! May Management Report Silly Season Continued 3 players were signed during the Restrictive Transfer Period from other French Clubs Irvin Cardona played well against us....and We hope will fill the need at L Inverted Winger/Inside Forward Maktare Gyere is a project and will fight David Gomis and NDiaye for the Backup R. Winger role. Letan is another project who went straight to Clermont2 Adrian Grbic was rated as the 2nd best Striker in Europe! Commercial News was good... Clermont made the biggest ranking move in all of Europe! The Ligue1 Review All PSG all the time... Preseason started a little early... We need it because we play PSG in a Month! Transfers Said Arab Coveted Player brought in to be new AMC! Titas Krakitas another Goalie to compete for time in Goal. Simon Stehle Young German Winger to replace N'Diaye on the Right June Financial Report Thanks for Reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 In the end, you survived comfortably in the league. Next season should be a very exciting one for you, and the signings seem to be modest, low-risk types that should suit your style. Grbic has really done a great job for you in these years, it's been nice to see you make him a top player. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 It was a very good season overall,you survived easily,had a good run in Europe and won the French Cup,I'm pretty jealous of that last one 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Very good job and glad you have got Said Arab in! He seems to be quite popular suddenly around these parts look forward to seeing how he gets on for you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: In the end, you survived comfortably in the league. Next season should be a very exciting one for you, and the signings seem to be modest, low-risk types that should suit your style. Grbic has really done a great job for you in these years, it's been nice to see you make him a top player. The League was less comfortable than I liked. Not Winning for 3 months does that. As for signings I thought hard about making a big splash signing, but decided it would be better to spend modestly because the team isn't really ready to be a mid-table team. I realized even with the budget I had one player wouldn't make a true difference. For that I would need a lot more transfer money. 2 hours ago, B.W.G said: It was a very good season overall,you survived easily,had a good run in Europe and won the French Cup,I'm pretty jealous of that last one Really got lucky in the French Cup...some how PSG lost. I believe my team of underdogs can win on any given day....except PSG. 6 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: Very good job and glad you have got Said Arab in! He seems to be quite popular suddenly around these parts look forward to seeing how he gets on for you. Said Arab was on the transfer radar from almost the first scouting meeting. We waited until we could get him on a free. AI Red Star didn't extend him....and we gave him a End of Contract Deal in January...by then we were Ligue1. The only thing with him is I wish he was better at set-pieces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 PreSeason: July 2022 Bernard and the team would be busy playing many matches to integrate the new players into the team's TikiTaka style. Included in this preseason was a Training Camp in the United States. We would play matches against varied teams so as to test our ability and to raise our cohesion. The last match of the Preseason is the Trophee de Championes against PSG! That is an ultimate test. The Preseason odds were out... We were better than last season but have a way to go before we are comfortable as a Ligue1 team. We played many matches but the first real test of the preseason was a home match versus Valencia.... The Analytics are not sure.... In other News Adrian Grbic is one of the favorites for Top Goal Scorer! The Valencia game was very even .... but the team fell to a late defeat. The last game before PSG was against Club Brugge It was another even game... Then 3 goals were scored after the 85th minute and We came from behind to win. PSG have added even more Star power to their lineup. Pogba and Camavinga in the Central Midfield with Mbappe and Kane leading the line....This team will score 5 goals a game! The Trophee des Championes Match came.... It went as expected...we were outgunned but I am happy to put 2 on the board. Management Report Thanks for Reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 You must have enjoyed the US tour! PSG are insane, but the rest of the preparation was good. By the way, I was reading today that Lorient are being linked with Grbic in real life at the moment (so he'll be a Ligue 1 player for next season if it happens). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 45 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: You must have enjoyed the US tour! PSG are insane, but the rest of the preparation was good. By the way, I was reading today that Lorient are being linked with Grbic in real life at the moment (so he'll be a Ligue 1 player for next season if it happens). The US Tour wasn't bad played an MLS Team and Lower League Team. The NY Cosmos, at one time in the 1970's they were the best American Soccer team Pele played for them! PSG in my save is invincible. I haven't paid attention to Champion's League, but they must be losing because every season they hire another top star player to actually upgrade the team. Grbic has been a surprise...His attributes don't scream great Striker but obviously he has some talent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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