Hootieleece Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Jogo Bonito said: Still going well even if goals have been hard to come by recently. Still on track for a very respectable finish. It is still worrying and I might have to do something drastic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Regular Season: October 2023 October also has an International Break. There are Six matches including a match against Chelsea. The first day of the month see us take on Nimes... It is a good win but we should have scored more. The Chelsea match is worrying because of our scoring form... and the fact the have Haaland. We played them tough at Stamford Bridge and on another night we might have won... Four days later we visited Marseilles... It was a good match, both side had chances but mostly failed to convert. But the press is noticing....that means bad things are gonna happen. We spent the International Break working on our Set pieces and Attacking tactics. Hopefully we can get off the schneide. The match against Celtic is like all the others we create chances but we find every way to miss... We then had a home match against Strasbourg. It was a match we should win. Again we were ineffective in front of goal. The trip to Lyon awaited us at the end of the month... This match was awful.... League Table and Team Stats We are in good position but need to find a scoring touch fast.... Player of the Month Marco Hiller Marco is our backup Goalkeeper. He came on a loan and did well. We had to overpay him salary wise, but he has been playing great in our Champions League losses. I had to choose him because I know you are all getting tired of seeing Nael Jaby. Management Report Thanks for Reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Good job . everything is possible in your CL group and every point is welcome for the balance (already looking good) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Just now, OlivierL said: Good job . everything is possible in your CL group and every point is welcome for the balance (already looking good) Thanks for your confidence. If only my Striker had the same... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 A lack of goals is clearly an ongoing issue, but by the same token you're very hard to score against. Personally, I think if you have a solid defensive base it's easier to find a solution in the attacking part of the side, just with minor adjustments and without removing your ability to defend well. Finding those tweaks (or players) is of course the hard part. But still very well placed in the league. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: A lack of goals is clearly an ongoing issue, but by the same token you're very hard to score against. Personally, I think if you have a solid defensive base it's easier to find a solution in the attacking part of the side, just with minor adjustments and without removing your ability to defend well. Finding those tweaks (or players) is of course the hard part. But still very well placed in the league. I agree with this. Often an easier fixed then plugging up the goals being conceded. Seems like things are going well. Keep up the good work! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: A lack of goals is clearly an ongoing issue, but by the same token you're very hard to score against. Personally, I think if you have a solid defensive base it's easier to find a solution in the attacking part of the side, just with minor adjustments and without removing your ability to defend well. Finding those tweaks (or players) is of course the hard part. But still very well placed in the league. 5 hours ago, karanhsingh said: I agree with this. Often an easier fixed then plugging up the goals being conceded. Seems like things are going well. Keep up the good work! I think it is a player issue Grbic has forgotten how to score and Cardona who was brought into help hasn't really scored. I think the formation and roles are fine. The Tactics worked wonders for 3+ seasons. That is why I said maybe needing to do something drastic. I mean Grbic went from scoring 25 goals a season the first two seasons to 12 last season.... and Cardona scored like 8. If I could get 10-15 out of each I would be happy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Perhaps Grbic has hit his peak, he has done incredibly well for you. Agree, your tactic has been working very well, but sometimes teams find ways to combat us. A bit like in my game, one minor change made a difference, but then some months later, I needed to make another minor change (and I rarely make tactical changes unless forced to). Having said that, perhaps a different player or two might be all that you need and the tactic could still work. Management dilemmas! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Sometimes you just need to upgrade the player. And move them on. He's served you well and can probably get a nice contract elsewhere. This happens IRL as well, say a player like Danny Ings will have one amazing season and then go off the boil the next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I had the same dilemma with Diallo in my Metz save, he was amazing for me but I bought in Loba and then had that newgen and Diallo had to go. It is hard sometimes as you get attached to certain players but I am always replacing players with younger players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 9 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: Perhaps Grbic has hit his peak, he has done incredibly well for you. Agree, your tactic has been working very well, but sometimes teams find ways to combat us. A bit like in my game, one minor change made a difference, but then some months later, I needed to make another minor change (and I rarely make tactical changes unless forced to). Having said that, perhaps a different player or two might be all that you need and the tactic could still work. Management dilemmas! 5 hours ago, karanhsingh said: Sometimes you just need to upgrade the player. And move them on. He's served you well and can probably get a nice contract elsewhere. This happens IRL as well, say a player like Danny Ings will have one amazing season and then go off the boil the next. 2 hours ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: I had the same dilemma with Diallo in my Metz save, he was amazing for me but I bought in Loba and then had that newgen and Diallo had to go. It is hard sometimes as you get attached to certain players but I am always replacing players with younger players. The board did decide to splash the cash and unasked for gave me $18.5M in the Transfer Budget. I am probably going to hold on to it though because all of my transfer targets have just signed with other teams or higher priced. Also a rash of injuries has hit the team and it would be unfair to ship anyone off without playing with the best 11 to test the effects of some further tweaks. But if the scoring problems persist I will be shopping for a new Striker in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Wow, quite a transfer fund! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Regular Season: November 2023 November only has five matches due to another International Break. AS Monaco is a tricky match. Real Madrid in Madrid is probably a loss. League Table and Team Stats Brandon Baiye was runner up for player of the month. Player of the Month Brandon Baiye Management Report THANKS FOR READING! PS. Sorry for the lack of screenshots...I forgot to take them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Regular Season: December 2023 December has Six matches. Other than the Champions League versus Chelsea, They are against mid-table and lower teams. Thus should be winnable. The month started with a trip to Lorraine and Metz. Bernard played the Backups because of the outside chance of a win against Chelsea. Grbic came on as a Sub and found the scoring touch... Just Three days later we hosted Chelsea... The match was closer than score suggests but our lack of good finishing killed us. The preliminary report on our youth has come out... Look like we will have to buy some youth in the near future... Five days after the Chelsea match we travelled to Nantes... It was a good match and Grbic scored again...maybe he has heard our discussion! We draw a real minnow in the Coupe de France... On December 13th we hosted Rennes...a tough match... It was a game of defensive football with neither side giving an inch. The media is catching on to our good form.... Four days later we hosted a hot Montpellier team that was 12th... They played a defensive gameplan but we were up to the task playing one of our most complete matches of the season. The final match of the month was a trip to Reims in whose Cathedral French Kings were coronated. It was a good showing by us and we won easily. again the media are beginning to get on the bandwagon. League Table and Team Stats the end of the year came and Bernard was recognized for his accomplishments. Player of the Month Till Cisshokho Our Captain has been leading a stellar defense during this run. Management Report Thanks for Reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Really good work, and congratulations to Bernard on his award! Another season in Europe is there for the taking, definitely. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) Regular Season: January 2024 January was going to be an easy month with either three or four fixtures depending on the French Cup. The first match was in the Coupe de France and was a trip to Beziers. It was a glorified Preseason match we won 5-0. The month began with Bernard making a signing for the future.... Bernard was happy with his current Right Backs but couldn't pass up getting this Liverpool product on a free transfer... Phojo one of the original Crusaders will move on in the summer. After the match with Beziers Clermont travelled to the Loire Valley and Angers... A week later we hosted Angers in the Coupe de France... Both matches were tough but our quality told. And this is why we are doing so well... But here comes PSG... We played tough but their superior quality told... So there goes the winning streak... Midseason Team Ratings League Table and Team Stats Player of the Month Simon Stehle Simon has been hurt often but is actually a key player in the teams formation, His crossing sets up Grbic and Cardona and his ability to clean up loose balls is unmatched. Management Report Thanks for Reading! Edited June 11, 2020 by Hootieleece added images Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Tactical Interlude I decided to show how my tactical thinking has evolved since the beginning of the save. I decided to play a TikiTaka Style without knowing anything about it, The only thing I did was use as my base a formation I did know and understand. The 4-2-3-1 Wide. This is the original plan... This is the most updated version. The biggest difference between the two is that I lengthened the passes and lowered the line of Engagement and Defense line. I have also evolved from a Striker centered system to an IF and Striker centered system. The Right winger is actually the most important player in the system in many ways. He passes and crosses to the Striker and Inside forward after receiving the passes from the DLP. But that is not the DLP's only option he can pass to the AMC the IF or the Left Back as well. The Primary scorers are the IF and Striker but I expect contributions from the DLP, BBM, AP, and Winger. This newest version has only been in place with it's best players for about a month. but this is the state of TikiTaka versus Ligue1. Team Stats as you can see Clermont dominates possession. also encouraging ins that we are the best at tackling which help's our possession numbers by taking the ball away from our opponents. Player Stats I showed the most important part for my team. Nael Jaby our DLP is among the leaders in Key Passes. Thanks for Reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Nice to see your tactical ideas and analysis. Defensively you are very consistent, but you have more ideas than that. Definitely a squad who you have playing to your strengths. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 55 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: Nice to see your tactical ideas and analysis. Defensively you are very consistent, but you have more ideas than that. Definitely a squad who you have playing to your strengths. I am heading back towards what I know... very Mourinho like...The lack of scoring made me reexamine my defense. When Grbic was scoring for fun I didn't worry. Also my defense is rather slow...about 12.5 pace. Thus the very high line was always a danger... and we would get caught. In the early days it didn't matter we scored more. We were getting lots of goals from the Winger and Inverted Winger. In the early days it was Grbic and N'Diaye the Right Winger scoring goals. @Jogo BonitoI would ask what you want to hear about my tactics? I wouldn't mind a few comments discussing them and yours as well. All in an effort to make us better managers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I agree about your high line not being suitable. I really wouldn't suggest you do anything with the defensive side of your team as it's working so well. Perhaps more pace, power and movement from the striker(s) may make the goals come more easily. A role that has worked well for me is target man, but the downside of that is that my other two squads get forced to have one when the strikers there are better as advanced or pressing forwards. I've been going through a very heavy pre-season squad realignment, it's been hours and hours so far and we haven't even got to the first friendly yet. I've still only made the one first team signing (Fofana) but the other squads have been taking my attention. I'm not the most tactical FM manager, but I do like to keep it tight in defence, and hard-working in midfield. I aim for pace and flair on the wings (supported by full backs getting forward) and then some pace, power and movement in attack. I'd probably favour a 442 because of wanting two strikers, but most wingers need to be playing high up the pitch in FM so I generally have to go with a 433 or 4231 to get the balance right. Unusually for me, I've not really invested much in strikers at FC Lorient. I made some low key signings at the beginning and they're OK for 2nd/3rd choice striker. I do like to give young strikers an opportunity to grab a squad place so will always keep an eye on youngsters with a decent scoring ratio too. I currently have Tapsoba, Toure, Burban and Zehi in this category but still added another PSG youngster on the cheap this summer for the 2nd Team. Toure shouldn't be in the Under 19 squad after two seasons of goals, but he might have to wait another year there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Regular Season: February 2024 February was going to be busy with 6-8 matches depending on the results of the Coupe de France. Most of the matches were winnable but the month opens with a tricky match at "Big Brother" ASSE! This match was a defensive masterclass by ASSE. We had chances but not many and the Set Pieces settled it. They scored on their chance while we missed. Two days later the Backups played in the 11th round of the Coupe de France... The match was rather routine our quality told. On the 7th we hosted Bordeaux who were far down the table... It was a routine victory made easier by their being reduced to 10 men. Three days later we travelled to RC Lens for a tricky match... It was another one of those days... Luckily we had a rematch a few days later in the French Cup Quarterfinals on Valentine's Day...for the right to lose to PSG. We went out to a lead...they fought back and won...Good Luck against PSG! Three days later we had a match against LOSC Lille... We didn't play our best but our two main men came through for us! A week later we played the last match of the month against Nimes and the newly appointed Claude Puel. The match was tough Nimes must have watched ASSE...because they tried a similar defensive system. We eventually broke it down with a Set Piece Winner. The biggest talking point was the length of extra time at end of game...5 minutes turned into 8minutes and they scored on a last second set piece. League Table and Team Stats Player of the Month Nael Jaby Our DLP is the engine of the team. His Key passes from midfield set up scoring chances. He also takes most of the Set Pieces unless the Specialist Fulgini is subbed into the squad. Management Report The balance sheet might leak a few dollars in the coming months due to the lack of European Knockout Rounds but we are in good shape. Thanks for Reading! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Plenty of positives in there, mainly good results and defensively consistent. I feel like I noticed a few more goals going in for you too. Being 5th at the start of March is something to be proud of. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 5th is idd ok, next season you'll be champion ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, OlivierL said: 5th is idd ok, next season you'll be champion ! If I get a tycoon owner maybe. I keep overachieving...because I play team over individual talent which is great. But eventually I need a team of great individual talents to truly make that leap. I will probably end this save when I win the CL title with this team. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Hootieleece said: If I get a tycoon owner maybe. I keep overachieving...because I play team over individual talent which is great. But eventually I need a team of great individual talents to truly make that leap. I will probably end this save when I win the CL title with this team. CL might just be easier to win than Ligue 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 20 hours ago, Hootieleece said: This is the most updated version. Your tactic looks good. Updated version definitely looks better. I am a fan of the Winger on support as well and generally have that on one side and an IF on the other like you. Why do you have dribble less on? I don't usually like that. Also, hold shape is counter intuitive to your other instructions like extremely urgent pressing. With 4 players in the AM/Striker strata you should probably use counter-press. I'd have one of the two CMs on a defensive duty for sure, either DLP(d) or BWM(d). In my experience that makes a big difference to the defensive solidity. Also looking at your team I would explore upgrading the LB to someone good at being a CWB - that role combined with IF can be pretty lethal. If you go down that route then put the more defensively minded CM on the left side to compensate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 36 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: Your tactic looks good. Updated version definitely looks better. I am a fan of the Winger on support as well and generally have that on one side and an IF on the other like you. Why do you have dribble less on? I don't usually like that. Also, hold shape is counter intuitive to your other instructions like extremely urgent pressing. With 4 players in the AM/Striker strata you should probably use counter-press. I'd have one of the two CMs on a defensive duty for sure, either DLP(d) or BWM(d). In my experience that makes a big difference to the defensive solidity. Also looking at your team I would explore upgrading the LB to someone good at being a CWB - that role combined with IF can be pretty lethal. If you go down that route then put the more defensively minded CM on the left side to compensate. I always have dribble more, pass in to space, but with both flanks on attack rather than support. I do also prefer one of a central midfield two to have defensive duty, but one thing his team does is defend very well so not sure if he needs it? Sound suggestions on a more attacking left defender role paired with an inside forward or even inverted winger depending on the player skill-set. The defender pushing on might be balanced by having a midfielder with defend duty. Also agree making that more defensive role in midfield the left one of the pair, but for me that would depend on their strongest foot/ability to play left of the two. You pay much more attention to tactics than me, in summary. Great analysis though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: I always have dribble more, pass in to space, but with both flanks on attack rather than support. I do also prefer one of a central midfield two to have defensive duty, but one thing his team does is defend very well so not sure if he needs it? Sound suggestions on a more attacking left defender role paired with an inside forward or even inverted winger depending on the player skill-set. The defender pushing on might be balanced by having a midfielder with defend duty. Also agree making that more defensive role in midfield the left one of the pair, but for me that would depend on their strongest foot/ability to play left of the two. You pay much more attention to tactics than me, in summary. Great analysis though well it is one of the most important parts of the game to be fair! I prefer IF role to IW - more of a goal-scoring threat. Another thing to really focus on this year (and again football in general) is set pieces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 37 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: Your tactic looks good. Updated version definitely looks better. I am a fan of the Winger on support as well and generally have that on one side and an IF on the other like you. Why do you have dribble less on? I don't usually like that. Also, hold shape is counter intuitive to your other instructions like extremely urgent pressing. With 4 players in the AM/Striker strata you should probably use counter-press. I'd have one of the two CMs on a defensive duty for sure, either DLP(d) or BWM(d). In my experience that makes a big difference to the defensive solidity. Also looking at your team I would explore upgrading the LB to someone good at being a CWB - that role combined with IF can be pretty lethal. If you go down that route then put the more defensively minded CM on the left side to compensate. I started this save sort of Blind. I didn't know how to setup TikiTaka football. All those TI's come when you click TikiTaka Style in the Tactics creator. I generally agree with you about the MC Strata, but when I started I tied the Green Circle in Role and Position I got this also because of the Higher line and pressure I found I didn't need as much cover for the CB's The way I understand the way the tactic plays: the DLP-S is the Key cog. He sprays passes (more risky and more direct) passes to all those players in front of him. The BBM-S because of Roam from Position sort of does the Clean up in front of the CB's. The Left and Right Backs are getting better (more offensive) but I only really ask them to launch crosses into the box. The main Goal Scorers should be the Striker and the IF. All other are just gravy but all should have potential to score to help breakdown "Park the Bus" defenses the Higher line and pressing produces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Hootieleece said: I started this save sort of Blind. I didn't know how to setup TikiTaka football. All those TI's come when you click TikiTaka Style in the Tactics creator. I generally agree with you about the MC Strata, but when I started I tied the Green Circle in Role and Position I got this also because of the Higher line and pressure I found I didn't need as much cover for the CB's The way I understand the way the tactic plays: the DLP-S is the Key cog. He sprays passes (more risky and more direct) passes to all those players in front of him. The BBM-S because of Roam from Position sort of does the Clean up in front of the CB's. The Left and Right Backs are getting better (more offensive) but I only really ask them to launch crosses into the box. The main Goal Scorers should be the Striker and the IF. All other are just gravy but all should have potential to score to help breakdown "Park the Bus" defenses the Higher line and pressing produces. Yes dribble less is one of the pre-sets from Tiki Taka, you are right. The current combination seems to be working very well for you anyway. EDIT - and yes I am also a sucker for the big green circles Edited June 12, 2020 by karanhsingh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: well it is one of the most important parts of the game to be fair! I prefer IF role to IW - more of a goal-scoring threat. Another thing to really focus on this year (and again football in general) is set pieces. I only used the IW because it was suggested when I opted for a TikiTaka 4-2-3-1 Wide and I had a suitable player (green circle) . The IW-S role did work well but my new player Cadorna wasn't enough of a goal threat so I changed the role. I have about 3 different Corner Variants, but stick with the generic for Freekicks and long throws. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: well it is one of the most important parts of the game to be fair! I prefer IF role to IW - more of a goal-scoring threat. Another thing to really focus on this year (and again football in general) is set pieces. Me too. I rarely use inverted winger. For me, a proper winger (attack) and an inside forward (attack) are ideal. Real football, I take more care of tactics. Or maybe I just know what I want in FM and rarely adjust it. Maybe I pay more attention in the beginning than I think I do. Unusual for me to say this, but it's generally about the green rather than the orange! 10 minutes ago, Hootieleece said: I started this save sort of Blind. I didn't know how to setup TikiTaka football. All those TI's come when you click TikiTaka Style in the Tactics creator. I generally agree with you about the MC Strata, but when I started I tied the Green Circle in Role and Position I got this also because of the Higher line and pressure I found I didn't need as much cover for the CB's The way I understand the way the tactic plays: the DLP-S is the Key cog. He sprays passes (more risky and more direct) passes to all those players in front of him. The BBM-S because of Roam from Position sort of does the Clean up in front of the CB's. The Left and Right Backs are getting better (more offensive) but I only really ask them to launch crosses into the box. The main Goal Scorers should be the Striker and the IF. All other are just gravy but all should have potential to score to help breakdown "Park the Bus" defenses the Higher line and pressing produces. I don't think you need to change much at all. You're very solid and hard to score against. Just maybe one or two subtle attacking changes but not ripping up the current plan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: Me too. I rarely use inverted winger. For me, a proper winger (attack) and an inside forward (attack) are ideal. Real football, I take more care of tactics. Or maybe I just know what I want in FM and rarely adjust it. Maybe I pay more attention in the beginning than I think I do. Unusual for me to say this, but it's generally about the green rather than the orange! I don't think you need to change much at all. You're very solid and hard to score against. Just maybe one or two subtle attacking changes but not ripping up the current plan. I agree it is working. Let's not screw it up with our "tinkering". There was once a manager called the "Tinkerer" the one season he didn't tinker with his team, they shocked the world...Leicester 2016! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hootieleece said: I agree it is working. Let's not screw it up with our "tinkering". There was once a manager called the "Tinkerer" the one season he didn't tinker with his team, they shocked the world...Leicester 2016! Indeed, you'll hate yourself if you ruin what you have nailed down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) Regular Season: March 2024 March is a slow month with only four fixtures due to the lack of Knockout Round Football. It is an incredibly important month because Three of the Four matches are against Top 5 teams. The other match could be tricky if they are overlooked. The month starts with a visit from an old friend, Stanislaus Lincombe-20A. He was the standout member of our first youth intake and sold by the board. He is currently the OM Supersub Striker banging in goals... The match was even on paper but the boys were really up for it and stifled OM's offensive play... Two wonderful headers from Cardona win the game. Up next was a tricky trip to Strasbourg and the Capital of the EU. Strasbourg gave us everything we didn't want and were only defeated by a scrappy goal by Right Winger Stehle. That brings us to the match against OL. OL is the second best team in Ligue1 by far....this could be a hiding. Last minute injuries caused a lot of changes to the lineup and it showed, but the team fought hard but couldn't break down the OL defense without our Field Marshal Jaby. Our final match of the month was on the 24th...we made the trip to the tiny Principality. AS Monaco is stacked with well known names... and we would need a miracle to get anything out of the fixture... but the team had other ideas... and won a tight affair that was dominated by physical play on both sides. League Table and Team Stats The month wasn't over we had a youth intake and some other matters of interest. Player of the Month Lorenzo Rajot Lorenzo has spent most of career with us...he isn't a bad player it is just there are better, but he did step up this month in place of Jaby and led us to a couple of wins. Youth Intake a garbage intake...I only selected the top 3...the AI only wanted us to give contract to the top one. We went shopping for a new Striker... This Guy: and his contract: and he is cheaper than Grbic and any money we get for Grbic will offset the costs, because Grbic was a free transfer in 2019! He is similar, but has better anticipation and off the ball attributes than Grbic, if slightly smaller. and this popped into my Inbox! Management Report Thanks for Reading! Edited June 12, 2020 by Hootieleece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 A very good run of results, your defence was excellent again against top sides. I hope the new striker does well for you. No way are you off to Tottenham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: A very good run of results, your defence was excellent again against top sides. I hope the new striker does well for you. No way are you off to Tottenham I just had to show that even the AI recognizes good work. Plus, I really don't find playing truly big teams that fun. The only big team I always play as (after some time as a Journeyman) is Liverpool. I didn't announce it in the beginning, but this is a one team save. I will play it until I win the Champion's League or FM21 comes out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 That's the spirit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Hootieleece said: I just had to show that even the AI recognizes good work. Plus, I really don't find playing truly big teams that fun. The only big team I always play as (after some time as a Journeyman) is Liverpool. I didn't announce it in the beginning, but this is a one team save. I will play it until I win the Champion's League or FM21 comes out. Best of luck! We will be following Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: That's the spirit! 5 hours ago, karanhsingh said: Best of luck! We will be following Thanks for your reading of my updates and the encouragement and discussion we've had. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Regular Season: April 2024 April would be an easy month only four fixtures. Three of the four would be against Relegation teams...that means we would still have to do a professional job. League Table and Team Stats I decided to skip the results screens because the interesting stuff happened off the field. Our Goalie enters the month ready to set a club record for shutouts... The board is ecstatic over our completing a goal 5years early! The team has bought a new Left Back...who will start out as a backup but should get some good playing time. PSG Does what PSG DOES... and for the domestic Treble... That means there is a Euro Cup spot open. But the biggest problem is this injury... Which means we won't be able to sell him in the summer. Management Report Thanks for Reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Who do you have your eye on to become the new striker? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 39 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: Who do you have your eye on to become the new striker? This player is already signed as a replacement.... I am looking for a cheap young backup I can train for the January window. When I try to offload Grbic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Champions League to look forward to next season then.... Sad way for Grbic to see out his time at Clermont. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 You've done really well in the league,looks like it is going to be a very tight in the race for a Champions League spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Regular Season: May 2024 May was another month of playing lower table teams, We had to keep doing a professional job to finish the season well. Final League Table and Team Stats We didn't have a dominating scorer or passer but Irvin Cardona led the line with 12 goals from the IF position on the left. The lack of goals was remedied by Krapikas's 20 shutouts in goal. Final Team Ratings Player of the Year Nael Jaby The "Marshal of Clermont" lead the team on player of the match awards with 14 and assists with 8. He will be getting a new contract to help deter interest from other teams. The Rest of the Month... our continued good play was rewarded. Even though there was a chance for Champion's League. and after the 37th match we qualified for Champion's Cup! after finishing the season in second we received prize money that will pay for transfers... and we broke a team record for consecutive wins! The Board came up with quite the list of things it wants from me... But It does have ambition... A new stadium is in the offing and I didn't ask for it! and we return to Clermont next season from our exile in Chateauroux! Awards Night: 2024 Best XI Fan's Players of the Seaason Best part of that list is the signing of the season will spend at least another season in the Clermont2 team. Building depth. Season Review Management Report Thanks for Reading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Brilliant work by Bernard. Finishing 2nd is outstanding, and you're going back to Clermont too. Really the season could not have ended any better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: Brilliant work by Bernard. Finishing 2nd is outstanding, and you're going back to Clermont too. Really the season could not have ended any better The team ended with more points than my preseason number for CL Qualification which is 76 every season. Unfortunately catching PSG for Ligue1 might be impossible. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 That's brilliant. Fantastic season, well done. Good to hear about the new stadium too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Congrats on the second place finish,a fantastic achievement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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