EURO Qual Game #8 – Away vs Trencin. I begin defensively. Pretty yellow kits!

Goals

Them a PK in the 11th
Kamenik to Samu, in the 15th crossing from one side to the other
Bilbao to Djuric, goal, 24th minute
Dodoi to Zej up the center, 37th minute
HALF
Ofori to Djuric, 66th minute

We win 4-1. MOM is Djuric!

With that assist Kamenik ties the league record for Nitra at 18 with two games to go!

With those two goals Djuric beat Bruno’s record setting goals in the Fortuna at 27 with two games to go!

Ofori is called up for Ghana in the African Cup of Nations.

EURO Qual Game #9 – Home vs Slovan Bratislava – I begin standarding.

Goals

HALF
Kamenik to Zej, extra time

We win 1-0. We finished with 20 shots and earned the win. MOM is Zej.

Kamenik broke our record!

Dodoi will miss the final with an injury. I’ll start Kjellborg. I move striker Luka Begovac to his spot who recently came back from a loan.

Our 78 goals sets a new record!

With one game to go!

Poprad are relegated back down

I extend one of my best youth DMC



Him! He came through our youth ranks and he’ll be on squad rotation this upcoming year for me. Woith a Min release fee of 5.5 mill.

I also offer a new deal to Kamenik as he has outplayed his. With a 5 mill min release clause, his is 3.5 mill right now.


EURO Qual Game #10 – Home vs Ruzomberok – I begin standarding.

Goals!

Milanovic from Bilbao on a corner kick in the 10th minute
Kjellberg to Djuric for goal in the 16th minute
HALF
Them in the 79th

We win 2-1, MOM is Djuric.

End Table



Here you are! As you can see we finished very comfortably in 1st as Streda lost form at the end of the season and Ruzomberok are 2nd.

We scored 80 league goals and allowed 46 which was mid-table defensively.

Stats

MOM – Djuric was 1st with 9 MOM. Ofori and Zej were tied with 4 each for 3rd.

Distance Covered – Ofori was 2nd, Zej was 5, Samu was 6th

Average Rating – Djuric led with 7.70; Kamenik was 3rd with 7.27; with 7.24 Ofori at 4th; At 6th was Zej and Samu rocked 9th


Headers Won – Djuric 1st with 322; Milanovic was second with 256; Mitrea was 8th


Goals – Djuric set the record with 28! Pop had 14 goals in 60% of a season when he left. He finished 7th.

Avg Minutes Per Goal Djuric was first with 102.86;

Shots – Djuric was 2nd

Shots on Target – Djuric was 1st with 57; Pop finished 7th

Assists – Djuric and Kamenik tied at 4th with 10; Pop was 9th with 8; Zej was tied with Pop.

Key Passes – Zej was 2nd with 53; Djuric was 7th with 40

Chances Created – Djuric was 5th with 21; Zej and Kamenik were 6th with 20;

Pass Completion – Ofori was 1st with 91%

Dribb/Game – Kamenik was 4th with 3.41

Key Headers – Djuric 3rd with 53; Milanovic 10th with 31

Picks – Milanovic was 5th with 140; Mitrea 7th with 126

Headers Won % – Milanovic was 3rd with 86%; Bilbao tied at 6th for 85%, Farago 7th with 84%

Shutouts – Javi with 7; 7th best

Saves Held – Javi was 9th with 42

For Next Year:

GK Jemez – 0 Looking to replace, might just let Dario start

DC Bilbao 1 – Need to find a replacement

DC Milanovic – 2 - Had a down year statistically, is this is the end of him?

DC Mitrea – 2 – Age is the reason he’s at 2. He’s 33 years old.

DMC Ofori – 3 – Locked in.

MC Farago – 2 – Not bad but not great. Not a place I am actively loking for a replacement,

ML Samu 3 – Locked in for the last year of his deal.

MR Kamenik – 3 – No one is locked in more.

AMC Zej 3 – Locked in for now.

ST Djuric – 3 – Stepped into the Bruno gap perfectly.

ST Dodoi – 2 – Didn’t really close games like I’d hope but he’s not on my short list right now.

My Goals!


Here are my goals for the team:

1. Year 1 - Establish a youth squad. Nitra has very little – CHECK Year One!
2. Stay up this year – CHECK Year One!
3. Get a mid-table finish comfortably – CHECK Year One!
4. Year 2 - Next year get to the top half of the league and begin to play for EURO play in the playoffs – CHECK ONE YEAR EARLY!
5. Turn Nitra into a power that can rival the major team in this league – Slovan Bratislava, CHECK Year Two!!
6. Win a Slovak Pohar – CHECK Year One! CHECK Again Year Four!
7. Win the Fortuna – CHECK Year Three! CHECK Again Year Four!
8. Qualify for Champions play. CHECK Year Three! CHECK Again Year Four!
9. Turn Nitra into an Eastern European heavyweight on the level of a Sparta Prague or CSKA Moscow. CHECK Year Four.
10. Secure Nitra well enough that it’ll survive after the manager leaves. CHECK Year Four.


We are a powerhouse. We’ve won it twice in a row, and won the double this year. For Champions play we were one of only three Eastern European teams to make the Group Stage. We have taken out many nearby threats in Eastern Europe like Red Star, Rapid Wien, and BATE. We have defeated teams from places like Portugal, Sweden and Denmark in our Euro campaigns. We tied Valencia and Benfica and were never blown out in the group this year. We have narrow losses like 3-2 away at Dinamo Kiev and scored 3 on the road against Liverpool. We are a powerhouse…

Financially we are secure. We made tons of Champion cash this year. We also made millions in sales. The board isn’t forcing sales anymore for higher prices.

The team should be safe enough to leave and it’s in a good spot. It has amazing youth, and senior squad that won the division twice. I didn’t want to be all about me and then leave.

That leaves me three options…

1. Retire. I took Nitra and Slovakia as far as I can. Good dynasty!
2. Continue. I earned an easy campaign, right? Right! Let’s dominate Slovakia and see if we can’t get out of the Group Stage!
3. Go Somewhere Else. See what’s left and head there! Rebuild the dream somewhere else!

In my Romania dynasty I did the somewhere else and rebooted at Huddersfield in the EPL post-Brexit. In one year we did really really well with it!

I’m leaning towards #3.

But what team?

And in what division?

What jobs are open?

Blackburn at the back of the Championship and just missed relegation

Spartak Moscow

Orenburg

I’ve never done Russia. I don’t really wanna.

Iasi

In Romania

Spartak Moscow?

Take heavy?

I apply

I also apply to Blackburn as a backup place and Orenburg in Russia

Blackburn tells me they have already hired their next manager.

My preference is Orenburg who were relegated so I won’t have the pressure of a Spartak Moscow while learning a new league and language.

Our initial budget is 140k/week.

I interview with both teams

Barcelona defeated Man Utd 2-1 to win the Champions League. Kamenik led the competition with 8 assists.

Fan Awards!


I hold a team meeting – we’ll win this next year too!

Djuric score 46 goals for Nitra, more than Bruno’s 36 last year!

Kamenik beat Wohlfarth’s 18 assists record by hitting 19.



More facilities upgrades!

Zej is named player of the month and I congratulate him

On June 2 it happens!

Spartak Moscow hires elsewhere. On the same day I get three interview options and I take them…

Who?

I get a job interview option for a newly open job over in Italy’s Serie A. Genoa. They finished 17th.

Now I get an interview in France! It’s at Bordeaux which finished 8th. I take it.

Finally Everton finished 13th in the EPL and they let go their popular Portuguese manager and are looking for a ner manager.

I interview with all three.

We’ll take the first one that comes down.

June 9th it happens!



Now this is my first time in France. Here are the rules…



As you can see it allows just four non-EU folks rather than the 5 at Slovakia.

Now I have never run a team in France before. I’ve done top flights in Germany, Portugal, Spain twice, and England loads, but never the majors in Italy or France, so this will be fun. Only twice before have I left a team and then continued to play at a new team.

1. Sepsi in Romania. After four years I took over Hudderfield in the EPL and played them for a year.
2. Carlisle in the UK. After three years and promotion to the penultimate level I then was offered a job at Kaiserslautern in Germany which I took and ran for three more years.

But this is rare. I most dread getting things set up. Taking over a team and then forging a new team is both exciting and very time consuming


Welcome to Bordeaux!

Our finances:

I have a transfer budget of 13 mill, none of it spent

I have a salary budget of 1.16 mill/week. We are currently at 220k under so we have a little room there.

We have no major injuries.

I look at my squad…

I have a big fat squad of three loanees and 23 other players

Let’s get you (and me) caught up. I’ll start with everyone of my players with a key or first team status.

I am skipping my three first team loaners for this purpose.

I have ten first team and key players:


GK Benoit Costil



He has been our starter for four years, and he’s fine. Last year he had 13 shut out across various competitions and a 6.97 rating. He only has a three star rating and I could see bringing in another guy at some point in time. I’d give him a 3

DC Rob Holding




Holding is our only key player on the squad and at 4 stars is pretty good at this level. He’s very well rounded and I love his mental stats. I can also use him as a solid DMC if I wanted to, although I like him too much at DC for that. 3. I like him and he is locked in for me. He’s young at 25 and one of our best players. I have no intention of swapping him out.


DC Nicolas Isimat-Mirin



Our other DC is this guy. He’s fine in most places but I prefer a better passing at this level and his tackling isn’t selling him to me. 2 for now as I enjoy his speed and physical gifts and his mentals are fine as well. However I may replace him sooner than later.

DMC/MC Bibars Natcho




Natcho is an Israeli force. He can play any of the middle center roles. He’s a 2. I like him and his stuff but he’s too old to keep for too long. He’s my Kona.


DMC/MC Otavio



Here is 27 year old Brazilian Otavio. Note that he’s well round and solid and has a 3.5 star rating. I like him as a Deep Lying Playmaker at DMC. He’s a 2 for me. He’s fine for now and yet I could see a replacement at some point in time.

DM/M/D Center Lukas Lerager




Lerager is a 27 year old international. He’s a 3.5 rating which is fine and he plays the same spots at Otavio and Natcho. I’m not sure who I like best from them, but it’s hard to give a first team rating to all three. None of them feel like an obvious AMC to me and I don’t like Lerager enough at DC to run him out there either. One of these three could wind up being expendable. 2 for him as well.


ML, AML, ST Takuma Asano
 


Just a 3 star rating, and I don’t like him for ST at all with that low of a finishing. I also don’t like that first touch or technique here either. 0 I expect to look somewhere else for him.

DL/DR Sergi Palencia




3.5 stars at fullback. I don’t like him much either. There’s no passing or first touch, crossing or heading, technique. He’s fast, and savvy, but I need a better presence at fullback. 0. He’s not long for this team.


ML/AML/ST/AMC Admir Mehmedi -



Mehmedi is 30 year old and better. Flair is great. First touch and technique, and more. I’d like better cross and pass from an AML or ML, and he’s on the slower side for this level. He’s probably a better AMC than AML but he doesn’t know it well. 1. Age and lack of speed and passing make him a target for improvement.

AML/ST AMRC Nicolas de Preville




De Preville lacks finishing so I see him as a support role not a attacking one. I like him elsewhere and yet that poor crossing is rough to see. 2 for now as I have other targets of opportunity and I may keep him starting for a year. Note we have two guys who naturally play ML and AML on first team roles.


And there we have it!

From my own multiseason dynasty in France, it's a really fun country to play in. TBH, in some respects I found it even more fun than England.

We had these positions

1 Gk
2 DC
1 DR/DL
2 ML/AML
3 DMC/MC
1 ST

That sounds like one of the modern variants of a 4-5-1. We could do a 4-2-3-1 with two DMCs.

Our three loanees are on first team or key players and are these positions:

AMC
AMRL
DL

Makes sense

Now I don’t like our fullback much and our other good one is a loaner.

Am I looking to go to my 3-5-2 again? Or the 3-1-2-1-2 rather?

I take a look at the rest of the league –

4231 – 7
4-3-2-1 - 2
4-4-2 – 4
4-4-2 Diamond with two middle sin the middle rather than on the wings - 3
3-4-3 – 2 (It’s more of a 3-4-2-1 with the normal strikers split out wide in AM roles)
4-2-2-2 – 1 (With two DMCs instead of MCs)

They tell me that they used the 4-2-3-1 last year and it didn’t work well.

What do I want to do?

They have 7 teams out of 20 with two forwards which feels a bit high in today’s game.

So what about me?

Let’s look at two tactics.

My 3-1-2-1-2

I would start these:

Gk Costil

DC Holding, Isimat – need 3rd DC
DMC Otavio
MC Lerager OR Natcho
ML Mehmedi
MR - ???
AMC - ???
ST - ???

In this role I need a DC, AMC, MR, and two STs

What if I did a 4-2-3-1?

GK Costil
DC Holding, Isimat
DR ???
DL ???
MC Otavio and Lerager or Natcho
AML Mehmedi
AMR ???
AMC ???
ST ???

I would need DR, DL, AMR, AMC, and ST.

I need five players each way.

I commit to my 3-5-2 variant. I head over to tactics

Awesome!

Who am I starting at MC? This is Natcho vs Lerager. Lerager is better at defending, speed, and physical and aeriel. Natcho is better a vision and attacking. I go with Lerager. I move Natcho’s role to rotation.



This is my current AMC on rotation deal and I put him in the rotation at AMC for now. He’s not that bad but he has to be support with that finishing. He’ll be my baseline at the role for better.

I transfer list a few fullbacks



Here’s my third DC and again he’ll be my baseline for replacement.



I also rotation to Asano, Palencia, De Preville,

Here was the league table. We came in 8th and we had one player with a 3rd placed spot, our GK’s shutouts. None of our other players charted in the top three.

My top choice would be Jack Bruno but he’s probably not available from Tottenham. He had 6 subs last year in the EPL. I make an enquiry but it’s probably not happening.

I make some other enquires for DC. I found one I like.

Now what about MR?

Is Kamenik my new MR? He’s the best player for Nitra now.

I make an enquiry for Kamenik the Czech wonder kid to be my new MR.

How about AMC?

Wow!

I found a stud GK who’d be interested in coming to us. He starts for Stoke who just got relegated. Can I pick him up in a firesale? I make an enquiry. Andre Moreira.

I found an AMC who is transfer listed for 350k. I scout him, name of Andre Gomes. I make an offer to bring him over full cost. Actually his deal ends next month I just make an offer to bring him over. I make him an offer for 55k/week

I also find a ST with his deal expiring I could bring in. 23 year old Dominic Solanke.

I also make a rotation offer for a DC I could bring in named Axel Tuanzebe also for Stoke.

I get a 3.1 mill deal offer for one of my fullbacks. I accept it.

I get an offer of 1.7 mill for another fullback and I accept

I get an offer of 2.3 mill for another fullback and accept

I send most of my transfer money to Stoke for their starting GK. He’s an absolute stud and the best player willing to come to Bordeaux. We agree to an 80k/week offer

We make an offer of 2 mill for Kamenik and it’s accepted. We make a first team offer for him.

I find a wonderkid DC in Denmark. Niklas Nielsen. Brondby agree to 3.6 mill. We offer him first team.

I need one more ST.










Wow!

There is a big name available, Oliver Giroud, and I offer him a deal. He won’t come he’s too expensive.

Who else?

I am making scouts and enquiries for others.

I transfer list my current GK

We agree to 1.7 mill for a 32 year old Target Man from Atalanta. He’ll be my starter until I can find better.

Andre Gomes agrees to his deal!

We sign our ST Slimani

Nitra moved up to 128th ranked club after their successful campaign last year.

DC Nielsen joins us!

We have now renovated our defense.

We sell a FB and get 1.9 mill added to our transfer

ST Solanke is joining us!

I decline offers for Lerager.

Rotation DC Tuanzebe joins us!

I sell another FB and we add 1 mill to the transfer kitty

I move a 3rd FB and get 3.3 mill back

I make a 5.5 mill offer for a stud French wonderkid named Vincent Besnard, who plays ST. I need a 3rd option for my squad. I offer him a hot prospect deal.

I accept an 850k offer for another full back

Besnard arrives first



I see this 18 year old stud being my primary backup at ST. He’s already 3 stars and has loads of potential to goal. Check out that sexy finishing, dribbling, and more!

Our squad are back from break and I hold a team meeting.

We’ll qualify for the EURO this year. They agree!

Our contracts coming up. I review all and make some offers.

I get offers for another fullback for 500k

July

10th – Home vs Sparta Prague
17th – Home vs Slavia Prague
24th – Home vs Viktoria Plzen
31st – Home vs Villanaise

All friendlies

July 1st is here



Here’s Kamenik. He’s almost fully developed. Let’s see if he can take his game up for us!

Here’s my starter ST. As you can see he has a four star rating. He’ll be sitting as a complete forward for us given how well rounded his talent set is. I like most of his stats save his low crossing. Enjoy him!

Let’s start with 21 year old Nilkas Nielsen. He’s 4 stars right now and can really improve. Our scouts loved him! I do too! He’ll be our third DC Starter.



Here’s my other DC signing for a rotation deal Axel Tuanzebe. I enjoy how well-rounded he is! I adore his marking although I’d prefer slightly better tackling at this level. He’s four stars and will be my first rotation option.

It was hard to find a proper target man so Islam Slimani is it. He’s well rounded although just a 2.5 star rating. We have him on rotation for two years so he’ll begin at ST but I’m free to swap him around.

GK Andre Moreira is here! What a stud. He is already capped by Portugal, has 4 stars, and you can see what an aerial master he is! Welcome to the club!

Here’s my new starting AMC Andrew Gomes. I only grabbed two years for him to run out there. He’s well rounded but doesn’t excel in any major areas. I’ll be playing him in the role linked there

None of these take up a valuable foreign spot on my roster. The ones with other nationalities on their main group have EU ones as well.

I take a look around. Right now I am 50k under my budget.

Anyone else out there than I wanna chase?

I scout for folks currently out of deals. Can I find any Timothy Weahs or Robert Pops? Or anyone like that stud GK that will improve my roster massively?

Not that will sign for us

How about any that aren’t EU?

Nope

No youth either.

I sell a fb for 550k

Our expectations

Quality for the EURO
Quarter Final French Cup
Quarter Final Coupe de la Ligue

I sell another fullback for 500k

Friendly vs Sparta Prague – We win 2-1

We have loaned GK Costil for the year


I hire a Japanese GK Coach


I name Slimani as the new captain

Friendly vs Slavia Prague – We win 3-1


We are 30-1 to win the league

Friendly vs Viktoria Plzen – We win 2-0.



Besnard got 2nd!

Friendly vs Villavanaise – 3-0 us

My Goals for Bordeaux

1. Get them back to EURO this year in year one
2. Do some damage in the EURO.
3. Get them high enough to qualify for the Champion’s League.
4. Win Ligue 1
5. Win a Cup

That’s it! We already have good finances, respect, a solid tam and youth squad, and loads more

August

7th – Away vs Strasbourg
14th – Home vs Havre
21st – Away vs PSG
28th – Home vs Angers

Good training – Zaire, Dupuy, Zouaghi

Alright let’s get er started!

My primary subs:

ST Vicente Besnard
DMC/MC/AMC Natcho
DC Lacroix
DC Tuanzebe
ST, AMC, ML De Preville
MR, AMC Jankovic
DM, MC Sankhare



Ligue Game #1 – Away vs Strasbourg – I begin countering. Can we emerge from our first Ligue Game with a win? Let’s find out!

Here’s our first goal!




Our stud wonderkid scores on his debut on a corner kick in the 12th minute!

Goals

Dominic Solanke drove the corner and crossed to Slimani for goal in the 21st.
HALF
Them in the 73rd


We hold and win 2-1. Great win boys! MOM is Nielsen.

We sold 10,340 season tix

Ligue Game #2 – Home vs Havre – I begin controlling.

Goals


HALF


0-0 Draw. Wrong match. I want that next week not this one…

Ligue Game #3 – Away vs Paris SG – Ready for the heavy away? I begin defensibly. They begin with two lightly injured players not here and their star Mbappe is injured and missing the game.

Goals


HALF
Them in the 58th minute
Them in the 68t minute

We lose 0-2 and were never in this match. That’s not bad!

Rob Holding is out for 4-6 weeks after suffering an injury. I will start Axel Tuanzebe in his spot.

The transfer window is about to close and I make an enquiry for Timothy Weah. We agree to an offer of 950k. We offer Weah a 5 year hot prospect deal.

I have two callups from my two Danish starters that are on Denmark’s international squad (Lerager, Nielsen)

Weah signs!

Here is him today after a year of starting last year




He’s looking very competent, but needs more development at this level mentally. I offer him for loans he could use with additional development there. He’s fine technically and ready to start.


We have 1.85 mill left in our transfer kitty.

Ligue Game #4 – Home vs Angers. I begin controlling. I miss my pretty yellow Nitra kits. This Bordeaux Blue is a boring shade.

Goals

HALF
Lerager to Solanke, goal, 55th minute. That;s his first goal for us
De Preville to Andrew Gomes in the 86th. That’s Gomes first goal as well!

We win 2-0. MOM is Gomes

One of our coaches left. I make an offer to another.

I accept an offer for my backup GK for 160k

Nitra is in 1st of the Slovakian division – Djuric has 6 goals already. They are starting Dario at GK

The final day of the transfer window has arrived. I take one final look. Is there I GK I can bring in for coverage cheaply?

I make an offer for Maurizio Schaeper, a 22 year old GK Product from Italy. We agree to 2.4k/week over three years for a backup role




Here he is. He has room to grow, he’s technically fine, and he’s fast. His mentals aren’t the best in the world, but he also has room to grow and I like him in an emergency role who can grow.

The transfer deadline passes.



Here is the recap of the big moves.

September


12th – Away vs Montpelier
18th – Home vs AS Saint-Etienne
22nd – Away vs RC Lens
25th – Home vs Lorient

Good Training – Antwi, Benoit, Traore

Backup Cristian is out for a month

I have fewer international call ups – 17, then I did at Nitra!

DC Axel Tuanzebe was capped by the DRC. I congratulate him!


Ligue Game #5 – Away vs Montpelier – I begin defensively.


Goals

Them in the 11 off a DFK close to goal that was a yellow card by Lerager
HALF

We lose 1-0.

Looks like the squad has some growth in it... need some time to gel, but looks like you're putting together another nice one

Hopefully!

Ligue Game #6 – Home vs AS Saint-Etienne. I begin controlling.

Goals

Mehmedi crosses to Solanke for goal in the 44th
HALF
Gomes to Solanke, goal, 65th

We win 2-0 – MOM is Solanke

I still don’t have this dominant result.

Sub Sankhare is out for a month with an injury

Ligue Game #7 – Away vs RC Lens. I begin countering.

Goals


HALF
62nd minute Gomes feeds Jankovic, goal
73rd minute Natcho to Besnard on a corner goal
88th minute Mehmedi to Besnard, goal!

We win 3-0. Nice. All three of my subs came in late. MOM is Besnard.

Ligue Game #8 – Home vs RC Lorient – I begin controlling.

Goals

Them in the 8th
HALF
Kamenik crosses to Solanke, goal, in the 63rd
De Preville to Solanke, goal, 87th minute

We hold and win 2-1. MOM is Solanke

Kamenik is injured for 3 weeks

I’ll start Jankovic for him

PSG Finally lost away to AS Monaco

Crisitan is back from injury

October

1st – Away vs Rennes
17th – Home vs Lille
23rd – Away vs Toulouse
28th – Away vs Dijon, Coupe de la Ligue
31st – Home vs OM

Good training – Dupuy, Antwi, Gros


Ligue Game #9 – Away vs Rennes. I begin countering. They are 20th in the Ligue right now so I hope to help myself to some goals.

Goals

HALF
46th minute Ismiat-Mirin finds the loose ball on an IFK and scores


We win 1-0. MOM is our goal scorer!

Rob Holding is back from his injury and starting again

Nine games is the quarter mark. Wanna see the table after nine?
We have the 3rd spot locked with just two losses. We have had good form but great defense with 5 shut outs in 9 games.

Ligue Game #10 - Home vs LOSC – I begin controlling against the 16th team.

Goals

Otavio to Mehmedi, long shot, 6th minute
Them, 41st, called offsides
HALF
Slimani to Solanke, 91st minute
Mehmedi to Slimani, 92nd minute


We hold and win 3-0. They had 2 more shots and 1 more on target and we shut down out!

Wanna see my 10th game?



Sure thing! MOM is Mehmedi

Kamenik is back from his injury. Jankovic has played well and is staying at MR for now

Our next match is my 200th!

Ligue Match #11 – Away vs our rival Toulouse – We begin countering.

Goals

Them off a PK in the 6th
In the 8th Lerager feeds Slimani for goal
Slimani is sent off in the 17th, Uh oh. I pull back to contain
HALF
They score in the 61st


We lose 2-1

I issue a warning to Slimani and he accepts it.

I’ll start our wonderkid ST next game.

Cristian wants first team and I offer to sell him and he agrees. I list him

Coupe de la Ligue, 3rd Round Away vs Dijon – I begin countering. This is the match Slimani is missing. Besnard is in for him.

Goals

HALF
Natcho PK in the 75th, that’s our first shot on target!
Solanke steals the ball in the 91st and scores

We win 2-0. MOM is Mehmedi!

Besnard is injured for 2 weeks.

Lerager is suspended the next match due to too many cards.

Ligue Match #12 – Home vs OM. I begin standard as I respect them way too much.


Goals

Solanke feeds Gomes on an attack run for goal in the 13th
They score in the 25th
HALF
In the 56th, Nielsen feeds Gomes on a counter attack where he split two defenders and earned a 1:! On the GK.

We hold and win 2-1!

Take a look…



Here you can see they out played us in our home and yet we stole a win against them! MOM is Gomes.

Sankhare is back from injury

November

5th – Away vs Caen
20th – Home vs Nantes
27th – Away vs Guingamp

Good training – Antwi, Slimani, Thomas

Antwi is a stud 15 year old GK wonderkid who came through our youth camp.



Thanks Zidane! I appreciate the support!


Ligue Match #13 – Away vs Caen. I begin countering. Natcho is starting in the middle.


Goals

HALF
Solanke feeds Slivani in the 54th
They score in the 88th.
Tuanzebe feeds Solanke a counter in the 92nd

We hold and win 2-1. MOM is Solanke.


Besnard is back from his injury

League Match #14 – Home vs Nantes. I begin standard. They are 5th and I respect them too much to do anything else. Natcho is back on the bench.

Goals

HALF


0-0 Tie. MOM is Otavio

Ligue Match #15 – Away vs Guingamp – I begin defensively.

Goals


HALF
Them in the 84th
Lerager with a red in the 87th

We lose 1-0.

I issue Lerager a warning and Natcho starts.

I move Kamenik to hot prospect

December

1st – Home vs OL
5th – Away vs Ajaccio
10th – Home vs Nice
15th – Home vs Auxerre, Coupe de la Ligue
18th – Away vs Havre
22nd – Home vs Paris SG

Good Training – Besnard, Dupuy. Antwi


Ligue Match #16 – Home vs OL. I begin standard.

Goals –

Them in the 26th
HALF
Them in the 81st.

We lose 2-0.

Mehmedi and Otavio have reached their card limit

That loss dropped us from 3 to 6.

Ligue Match #17 – Away vs Ajaccio – I begin defensively. Lerager is back. I start Besnard.

Goals

HALF
Besnard to De Preville, goal, 88th minute
Gomes to Besnard, goal, 92nd minute


We win 2-0. MOM is Besnard

One of our former tranfees has 50 appearances and we get 1.7 mill from them

Ligue Match #18 – Home vs Nice – I begin controlling. Natcho and De Preville are starting for my cards. They are currently manager less after he left for another gig.

Goals

Rob Holding to Besnard, goal, IFK, 5th minute
Besnard grabs the ball in the corner, crosses to Slimani, and he scores in the 11th minute.
De Preville to Gomes, goal, 36th
HALF


We hold and win 3-0!

Wanna see?

OK!



As you can see we were near them statistically with shots. MOM was Besnard. Another shut out!

Coupe de la Ligue 4th Round – Home vs Auxerre – I begin controlling. My carded folks are back. I leave in Besnard.

Goals

Besnard to Slimani on a counter in the 31st
They score on an IFK in the 36th
Gomes to Slimani in the 43rd
HALF
Besnard to Slimani, goal, 49th – that’s his hattrick.
Besnard to Mehmedi two minutes later


We win 4-1. MOM is Slimani.

Ligue Match #19 – Away vs Havre – I begin defensively. This is Lerager’s 125th appearance for us.


Goals

Mehmedi grabs an intercepted pass and long shots it past the keeper. 43rd minute
HALF
They score in the 58th
Solanke to Besnard on a counter, 85th minute.


We win 2-1! MOM is Mehmedi.

Wanna see the table after the half way point?



Done deal! As you can see a lot of folks have 18 games around us and some have 20 so the table is inconsistent. But there you are!

Ligue Match #20 – Home vs PSG – Are you ready for woodshed part two? We lost to them 2-0 on the road. Can I steal points form them at home like I did with OM? Let’s find out!

Goals

HALF
Them in the 61st minute
Otavio is sent off in the 65th

We lose 0-1.

I issue Otavio a warning

My team needs better card control

Dec 29th is here

What I need to compete against the heavies in the Ligue are 11 of my GKs Moreira. He is he best player on my team and isn’t even close to anyone save …. Nielsen. If I had that then I could have a shot. DC Nielsen has gotten to the place he’s now a 4.5 star rating and getting better. I need Nielsens and Moreiras. Gomes and Holding are good rocks as well. Besnard is good as well. But anyone else is subject to replacement as I need to improve my talent to a Moreira/Nielsen level of quality.

Are there any players looking for a new home in six months time that are one or the other?

Not at that level. I scout some others

I take a look elsewhere. I purchased Nielsen for 3.5 mill from Brondby. Can I find another for the Winter window? I send out scouts.

I offer Kamenik for loan. He needs more first team starts and he has been outplayed by the locals here and was my worst playing addition. I overpromoted him.

What about Kotora?

Nope. Bruno is it and he’s worth way too much.

I have won the Slovakian Head Coach of the Year!

I accept an offer for a fullback on our B Squad.

I am losing Natcho, Cristian and Sankhare among other backups I loaned out.

I find a DC from Portugal who blows away Isimit-Mirin and make an offer rafter his contract expires. I make an offer Joao Luis for 3 years and 25k/week


I make an offer to a 16 year old Belgium potential but raw wonderkid DC Tobe Peeters from Lierse.

I make an enquiry for 20 year old Tomas Machacek over at Nottingham Forest who may be a bit of a grower as well as a decent shower.

A player on our reserves who plays for Reunion won African Young Footballer of the Year! His name is Nicholas Niobe. I send him congrats!


I have my board inject more cash into our transfer kitty and I make a 7.5 mill offer for Machacek.

We agree to a 1.8 mill deal for Tobe Peeters.

January

2nd – Cup vs Stade Montois
12th – Home vs Guingamp, Qf Coupe de la Ligue
15th – Away vs Angers
19th – Home vs AS Monaco
22nd – Home vs Montpelier
29th – Away vs AS Saint-Etienne

Good training – Guillet, Dupuy, Nielsen

The transfer window opens

Neymar won Ligue Player of the Year

I make a 5 year first team offer for Machacek.


Who is free that I may wanna bring in?

Nope!


French Cup 9th round, Away vs Stade Montois – I begin countering.

Goals

Gomes feeds Besnard for goal in the 20th
HALF
Besnard crosses to Slimani for goal in the 66th

We win 2-0. MOM is Besnard.

I swap Solanke for Slimani and give him a deep forward role. Let’s see if Solanke and Besnard will play well together for a few starts.

Wanna see the Fortuna after 19 games?



I though you might! Nitra is in first over the big bad by 8 points.

We have signed Tobe Peeters!



Here he is! He’s is awesomely powerful and my scouts love him a lot. He’s a great future DC

Luis Joao will be joining us next year!

That’s one

We beat out four teams for Machacek! He’ll join us in 6 months.

That’s two

QF Coupe de la Ligue – Home vs Guingamp = I begin controlling. Will my changes to my Strikers result in damage? Otavio is back from his card.

Goals

Solanke to Jankovic, 3rd minute. Let’s kick this thang off!
Jankovic to Gomes, goal in the 7th minute. Let’s REALLY kick this thang off!
HALF
Them in the 47th off a counter
Weah crosses to Besnard in the 53rd minute
De Preville to Solanke, goal, in the 66th minute

We hold and win 4-1. MOM is on their team

Great win!

We draw PSG in the next round. Ah well!

Ligue Game #21 – Away vs Angers -I begin countering. Our foe has 3-6-1 and is outnumbering our midfield!

Goals


HALF


0-0 Draw. MOM is Rob Holding

Ligue Game #22 – Home vs Monaco – I begin countering. We gotta get through Courtois…

Goals

Them 27th minute
HALF
Solanke feeds Besnard in the 53rd. We scored too soon here they come!


We hold and tie 1-1!!!



Good job! Our defense held them to one score. MOM is Otavio!

Ligue Game #23 – Home vs Montpelier – I begin controlling.

Goals

HALF
In the 50th minute off a corner kick by Besnard DC Nielsen finds goal.

We win 1-0. Not as dominating as I’d like but I’ll take any win. MOM is Nielsen


Isimit Mirin will be out the next match due to cards. Axel Tuanzebe will start for him.

Couple de Ligue Semis – Away vs PSG. I begin defending….


Goals

Them in the 28th minute
HALF
Them in the 66th

We lose 0-2. MOM is Neymar

We get 1.21 mill for making it this far!

Ligue Game #24 – Away vs Saint-Etienne. Isimit-Mirin is back at DC. I begin countering.

Goals

Jankovic to Gomes, long shot, in the 13th
Them in the 43rd
HALF
Jankovic to Besnard, goal, 48th minute

We hold and win 2-1. MOM is Jankovic

The last transfer day is here!

Villareal offered 8 mill for Axel Tuanzebe…

No thanks! If you offered Joe Lacroix, yes

We offer a new contract to him still rotation but increasing his pay 6k week

I loan Kamenik to Rennes

The deadline passes

February

2nd – Cup Away vs Lorient
5th – Home vs RC Lens
8th – Away vs Lorient
12th – Home vs Rennes
19th – Away vs Lille
26th – Home vs Toulouse

Good training – Besnard, Solanke, Dupuy

10th Round Cup, Away vs Lorient – I begin countering.

Goals

HALF
Gomes crosses to Besnard, goal, 56th
Jankovic to Solanke, goal, 71st.
Them in the 80th off a DFK
Them in the 86th
Natcho to Solanke, goal, extra time


We hold and win 3-2. Wanna see?

Axel Tuanzebe signs his new deal.

Ligue Game #25 – Home vs RC Lens. I begin controlling. They are #16 which means we’ll struggle against them rather than rain goals…

Goals!

HALF
In the 70th Natcho scores from a Gomes assist.

And that’s it! MOM is Holding. Like I said, we’d struggle. We play up to the good teams and down the to the not-good ones.

I hand out rests

The Bordeaux record for shuts out is 14, which our new GK has tied!

I accept a 3.8 mill off from Lokomotiva Moscow for Lacroix. He would be my 6th DC next year and I would be looking to move him anyway. Might as well do it a month or three early.

Ligue Game #26 – Away vs Lorient – We begin countering.

Goals!!!

Besnard to Solanke on a counter in the 6th minute
HALF

We hold and win 1-0. Again. MOM is Solanke

Our GK has broken our record for shut outs!

We get 2 mill from an old transfer sell on fee

Ligue Game #27 – Home vs Rennes – They are 17th so I begin controlling. We’ll struggle again.

Goals

HALF
They get a red card in the 48th
Holding to Mehmedi in the 60th on a counter for goal
Natcho to Nielsen off a corner in the 73rd for goal

We win 2-0. MOM is Mehmedi.

Solanke is injured for two weeks and Slimani will start

Lerager is back from his injury and will replace Natcho

Another shut out!

We have sold Lacroix

Ligue Game #28 – Away vs LOSC – We begin countering against the #13 team.

Goals

Them off an IFK in the 17th minute
HALF
They have a PK in the 48th but we block it
Them in the 77th

We lose 1-2

Mehmedi has too many cards…

That loss drops us to 4th.

Solanke is back from his injury.

Ligue Game #29 – Home vs Toulouse – This is our rival and are 19th in the league. They beat us away when we gave up a PK and red card early. We have to keep our 11 here today. I begin controlling


Goals

HALF
They give us an OG in the 78th off a Weah cross.


We win 1-0. Another shut out!

March

1st, Cup vs Martigues
6th Away vs OM
12th – Home vs Caen
18th – Away vs Nantes

Good training – Nielsen, Antwi, Dupuy

French Cup, 11th Round – Away vs Martigues – I begin countering. Mehmedi is back from his card.

Goals

Besnard, 18th, called offsides
Otavio to Mehmedi, long shot, 28th minute – I already have 14 shots to their 1
Besnard leaps onto a rebound and scores in the 41st
HALF
Solanke another solo score in the 53rd
Jankovic PK in the 64th


We win 4-0. MOM is Jankovic. Wanna see what’s likely my most dominant win thus far?




Here you are. Another shut out!

We made it to the quarter finals!

Our youth have arrived! I take a look and sign some great players, including DC Mickeal Chauvin with a great top end.

Ligue Game #30 – Away vs OM – Ready for woodshed time? I begin defensively. We defeated them at home. Can we steal points away? Let’s find out!

Goals

They score in the 13th minute called offsides.
HALF
They score in the 87th
They score extra time at the 92nd

We lose 2-0.

Here’s the table!


As you can see we are in 4th right now but ten points above 5th with 8 games to go! That would give us the EURO that we need.

Otavio reached the yellow card limit.

Ligue Game #31 – Home vs Caen – I begin controlling. Natcho is playing for Otavio.

Goals

Besnard drives and crosses to Solanke in the 7th minute
Them in the 33rd
HALF
Jankovic to Solanke on a counter, goal in the 48th
Gomes to Besnard, 90th minute

We hold and win 3-1. MOM is Besnard.


Otavio is back from cardage.

Ligue Game #32 – Away vs Nantes. I begin defensively today. They are sitting at 7th and I respect them too much to run countering out there.

Goals

Them in the 8th
HALF
Own Goal by Holding in the 53rd

Game. We lose 0-2.

The international break begins – we have 19 called away

April

5th Home vs LOSC, QF Cup
10th – Home vs Guingamp
15t – Away vs OL
23rd – Home vs Ajaccio
30th – Away vs Nice

Good training – Pires, Gauthier, Dupuy

PSG Defeated Monaco 3-1 to win the Coupe de la Ligue

Quarter Final LOSC Cup – I begin standard.

Goals

Mehmedi feeds Besnard for goal in the 16th minute
Gomes feeds a ball through two defenders to Besnard in the 24th minute for goal
Jankovic crosses to Solanke for goal in the 29th
HALF


We win 3-0. MOM is Besnard.

We are through to the semis!

We get some cool cash!

Ligue Game #33 – Home vs Guingamp – I begin standard for this one as well. I start Axel for a carded Isimit-Mirin.

Goals

Besnard is fed by Mehmedi in the 27th
HALF
Nacho kicks a PK in the 78th
Jankovic to Asano in the 85th. That’s his first goal of the season

MOM is Besnard

Ligue Game #34 – Away vs OL – I begin defensively. Woodshed time? Isimat-Mirin is back.

Goals

Solanke to Besnard on a counter, 44th minute.
HALF
Them in the 93rd minute.

We tie 1-1. I’ll take it! We had 9 shots to their 28

We draw PSG in the Semis, again. Away again.




Here’s Nitra after 28 games. They are very much in the driver’s seat of the Fortuna.


PSG have won the Ligue 1 before we play the 35th match.

Ligue Game #35 – Home vs Ajaccio – I begin standard.

Goals

HALF

0-0 tie! That was actually exciting there was a lot of back and forth.

We gotta stop dropping points to folks like that!

French Cup Semi Final Away vs PSG – Woodshed time! I begin defensively.

Goals


Them in the 18th
HALF – We have the same number of shots as they do, we just need to sink them
We score off a IFK in the 55th minute. Isimit-Mirin to Solanke.
Them in the 67th

We lose 1-2. Close!

Our GK is in the running for GK of the Year voting.

Ligue Game #36 – Away vs Nice - I begin countering.

Goals

Besnard feeds Mehmedi on an IFK for goal in the 20th minute
HALF
Jankovic to Solanke, long shot, in the 55th
Besnard sinks a DFK in the 67th and that is his 2nd DFK on target today


We hold and win 3-0. Another shutout. MOM is Besnard.

We have qualified for the EURO!

May

8th – Away vs AS Monaco
14th – Home vs Strasbourg

Good training – Gros, Zouaghi, Boumsong

We won Goal of the Month!

Toulouse is relegated

With two games left we are locked into at least 4th, but we are three points behind OL at 3rd although they have a game in hand. We’d need at least 4 point from Monaco and Strasbourg and three losses by OL to go over them.


The extra game is on the 4th with PSG, a likely loss. PSG win 3-1. There goes their extra game, now just three points.



OL are playing PSG again this week. Another possible loss.

Ligue Game #37 – Away vs AS Monaco – We played them well at home. Can we get at least a tie today? I begin defensively obviously. Can we break through Courtois again? Besnard has a nasty shot on goal at the 1:06 mark turned away easily by the big bad.

Goals

HALF

We tie them 0-0! That was boring. Another shut out! Now did OL lose?





Yes they did, so now we have 2 points between us heading into the final week and a win by us over Strasbourg and a loss by them against away against Montpelier will give us a #3 spot and a Champions slot!

OL have been bad form over the last few games with only one win against Saint-Étienne in the last 8 games so this is feasible.

I have calls up for the World Cup

Asano is injured

Ligue Game #38 – Home vs #7 Strasbourg. I begin standard. I don’t wanna make any mistakes, I just wanna win. This is Holding’s 100th game for the club.


Goals

Them in the 29th
Us in the 31st off an OG. I’ll take it!
HALF – We have 10 shots to their 5

We tie 1-1. MOM is on their team.

The table



As you can see we finished 4th and OL won. This is a rise of four spots from 8th last year when I took over and gets a qualification to the EURO. We did well all season and had good form and we finished with 9 losses on the year.

Overall we played up to OL, AS Monaco and OM but only average against PSG not getting blown out but not getting a point against them in four tries.

We played down to teams like Toulouse, and Ajaccio among others.

We were the Cardiac Kings

My Goals –

My Goals for Bordeaux

1. Get them back to EURO this year in year one. COMPLETED Year One
2. Do some damage in the EURO.
3. Get them high enough to qualify for the Champion’s League.
4. Win Ligue 1
5. Win a Cup

Stats

We scored 48 goals which was 8th most, and allowed 27 which was 3rd best. AS Monaco led with 24 goals allowed.

MOM – Besnard was 4th with 9 MOM. Solanke was next on our team with 4.

Distance Covered – Gomes was 2nd, Mehmedi was 11th

Average Rating – Besnard was 14th with 7.18

Headers Won – Holding was 6th with 238

Goals – Besnard was 13th with 11 and he tied Solanke.

Avg Minutes Per Goal – Besnard was 9th

Shots – Besnard was 7th

Shots on Target – Besnard was 6th, Solanke was 8th

On Target % - Solanke was 7th

Pass Completion -Otavio was 5th

Cross Completion Ratio – Slimani was 4th, Gomes was 5th

Dribbles/Game – Besnard was 7th

Tackles/Game – Otavio was 14th

Mistakes – Mehmedi, 2nd, with 83

Key Headers – Isimit-Mirin 3rd with 69; Holding 12th

Picks – Holding 9th

Headers Won % - Holding 2nd, Nielsen 4th

Shots blocked – Holding 1st!

Goals Allowed – Moreira was 2nd with 27

Shutouts – Moreira was 3rd with 19

Saves held – Moreira was 2nd with 79

Saves Parried – Moreira was 1st with 45

Roster for next year

GK Moreira – 4 on a scale of 3. Cannot be more locked in than this guy! He was great across the board! He had more saves than Courtois in either category. By most metrics, only Courtois out played him.

DC Holding - 2. He played well and I am going to make him my captain but he’s also the weakest of my starters next year. But I like where his stats are at and I am happy to run him out there next year. He’s my Milanovic- the worst by look and the best by play.

DC Nielsen – 3. Wonderkid locked in. He can be inconsistent at times, and thus only a 3.

DC Itimit-Mirin 0 – Already replaced

DMC Otavio – 1 – Looking for replacement actively but won’t force it

MC Lerager – 0 – Same as Itimit-Mirin I have already replaced him. I put him on rotation as well as the DC.

ML Mehmedi – 1- Played out of position and cannot run Winger like I want. Too many mistakes.

MR Jankovic – 0 – Played out of position and never attacked the flank but played more like an inside winger, which I don’t want. Actively looking for replacement.

AMC Andre Gomes – 2. Locked in for now.

ST Solanke – 2 – Didn’t play as well as I wanted to with Slimani but had a solid relationship with my wonderkid ST. If I could find a stud target man like Djuric that can feed Besnard then I’d be happy but it’s not a priority.

ST Besnard – 4. Out of 3.

I offer a first team contract to Besnard for twice as much money and another year. He’s grown into my best player.



As you can see…


Compare that to last year when I signed him!

I need more of Besnard and Moreira please!

Nitra won the Fortuna and that’s their third victory in a row!

Besnard is called up for the France senior squad for their World Cup games, as is Moreira, and Nielsen.


Wanna see my new Czech Wonderkid now?

Okay!



Here’s Machacek! I will start him at MC and he can grow into his role like Nielsen and Besnard did



Awesome my budget and transfer kitty have risen!

Besnard signs his new deal!

My scouts have, again, found Ross Ferguson

One of our coaches announces his retirement

Here are our season awards! Besnard was obviously their favorite everything.

I hold a team meeting – EURO again!

I get better training facilities from our leader

PSG defeat Nantes 3-1 to win the French Cup

Besnard and Moreira set team records for most MOM and most shuts out.

We made a profit of 14.95 mill this year

Asano is back from his injury

Nielsen won Ligue Most Promising Player and I congratulate him.

June arrives

Otavio has gained French citizenship! Lerager too!

I get a big big big offer for Moreira. 25 mill from Tottenham. Nope!

Here’s a 10.5 mill offer for Holding

I look to see if any others are coming free that may wanna swing my way?

Not yet

What about transfer listed?

Huh I may have found another French wonderkid this one playing the AMC spot. 19 years old and plays for Brest. I make an offer.

We agree to 4.5 mill.

We are past the June 10th window for internal moves so he’ll arrive now

I am considering an 8 mill offer from OL for Axel Tuanzebe as he’ll be my 5th DC. I accept I can find another DC his level. I can use the money for transferring.



Here he is! Donovan Marchi! Expect me to run him as a rotation option for MC and AMC at first, and then give him Andre Gomes’s starts near the end of the year or next year.

I need a new backup GK and I make an enquiry to a Brazilian project. I make an offer. Watford are too high and I reject it.

I make an enquiry for a nice young French DC I can grow as my new 5th player but I am rejected by Havre, hard. They wanna start with 107 Mill and work down. He was likely a wonderkid…

We have moved up 4 places to the 58th club in Europe.

Serbia, Albania, and Montenegro have joined the EU!

My coach retires. I make a offer to a Belgian one to replace him

Our coach arrives!

I sell Tuanzebe and get 4 mill back in the kitty.

Have I found my new DMC. He’s Austrian and clearly a wonderkid. He plays for Stuttgart. We negotiate him for 11 mill….that’s all but 4 mill of my budget…

Do I wanna make the deal?

I scout him up. Name of Stefan Bell.

I offer a hot prospect deal to an Austrian.

Relegated – Toulouse, Caen, Angers

I agree to the deal with my Austrian

I accept a 3 mill offer for Otavio

I name Holding my captain and Moreira my Vice.

Otavio heads out and we get 1.5 mill back so we have 5.5 mill in the kitty.

Our squad is back. Let’s get EURO again!

I given Nielsen as week off as he is dead tired.

June 30th is here.

We lose 19 players.



Who is leaving this next year? Gomes and Holding are good. The rest? I’m fine with them heading out.

I still need an ML and MR.

I scout to see if anyone came free I wanna grab.

I need a rotational guy who can play a lot of spaces so I make an offer to Jens Toornstra.

I search up some wingers on both sides.

I make a 2.5 mill offer for Ramiro Cano who’s raw (for this level) wonderkid.

July

9th – Friendly vs Slavia Prague
15th – Home vs Plzen
23rd – Home vs Dukla Prague

July 1st

Luis Joao is here!



Take a look at this stud and that great jump/head and other stats. He is great technically, mentally, and physically. Welcome to the club! We signed him from Chaves in Portugal. He’s another 4 star rating dude! He is with Portugal now in the World Cup as a starter for them at DC.

Here’s my other major acquisition Stefan Bell! I’ll be running him out there at DMC which is one of my best roles out there. Enjoy him! He’s technically, mentally, and physically gifted.

On the 2nd I sign my rotation offer from the 30th



This is Jens! I have the 33 year old Dutch player for two years on a rotation deal. I adore that he can play pretty much any middle role from MR to ML to AMC to MC to DMC.

I confirm my expectations for the year.

I accept a 7.5 mill offer for Asano

I sell him and get 3 mill back in my transfer kitty.

I have to increase my offer to 4.5 mill for my guy but he signs on the 8th.

Ramiro Cano



Here he is! We signed him from Villareal and he’s on the cheaper side of life. He needs development but some starts and subs should help him out. I’ll start him on the MR side of things for Jankovic and see what happens. He’s lethal in passing

I am unable to find another winger I can bring in.

Now it’s time to look for my 5th DC

My goal is to find someone with a hot prospect role who won’t demand play or starts.

No one free who is willing to come to us is good enough to be my 5th one. Can I sign someone?

Hmm…

What about Kotora?

Benfica want a starting negotiation of 72 mill.

I scout some

In the mean time I promote my top reserve DC Aurélien Tchouameni to my main squad. He;s more of a DMC but he’ll be okay in an emergency.

I loan Weah

Friendly vs Slavia Prague – We win 2-1

My Portuguese players are back from the World Cup


Friendly vs Plzen – We win 2-0.