Manchester United: A threepeat?

[Eaglesfan27]

June 14, 2018 -

In the other Group C Match, Iran beat Sweden 2-1.


Fans were thrilled with our 7-0 dominating win.

That win has us in 2nd place behind Iran who we play on the 20th.

If we win that Match, we will certainly advance to the next round.


June 15, 2018 -

Arsenal has hired 55 year old Italian legend Ezio Rossi as their new manager.


The European Club Rankings were announced, and we have stayed in 1st on the list.


1. Manchester United
2. Inter
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Real Madrid
6. Milan
7. Fulham!
8. Chelsea
9. Bordeaux
10. Fc Bayern

[Eaglesfan27]

June 16, 2018 -

In Group D Matches, Iraq defeated Egypt 1-0 and Iceland defeated Portugal 1-0.

In group E Matches South Korea tied Holland 1-1. Schreurs assisted on Holland's only goal and Boogaart played well for the defense. Switzerland defeated Paraguay 1-0.

In Group H, Spain and Japan played a scoreless match.



June 17, 2018 -

In Group F Matches, Mexico beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0. Germany beat Colombia 3-1 thanks to 2 goals by Andrea Rucker and a goal by Jens Seifert. Heller assisted on one of Rucker's goals.

In the Group H Match, Wales and Argentina tied 1-1 with Godoy assisting on the goal.




June 18, 2018 -

In Group G play, the USA beat Angola 1-0. Bran Mascarenhas scored the only goal with Freddy Adu assisting. Tim Howard played very well in goal.


France beat Finland 3-0 in the other Group G Match. Mickael Schmidt scored a goal and assisted on another goal for France.

The win puts France in 1st with the USA just behind them.



June 19, 2018 -


Congo shocked Brazil 1-0 in Group A play today.

Serbia beat Canada 3-0 in the other Group A Match.

As a result of that win, Congo advances to the next round!

Brazil will also advance.



In Group B Play, Italy beat Denmark 1-0 thanks to a goal by Mauro Di Mauro. Trotta and Salva both had 8's for form as they provided solid defense.

Nigeria beat Jordan 2-0 in this match.


Both Italy and Nigeria advance to the next round.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 20, 2018 -

Wayne Rooney was voted Manchester United Player of the Year by supporters.


We had about 8 players graduate our youth academy and join our system. In particular, we have an 18 year old winger/attacking midfielder with BLAZING speed. If he ever develops his skills, he could become a very valuable player.


We've been given 24.5 million dollars for EPL TV Rights for the upcoming season.


We will play West Ham in the English Community Shield on August 5th.


The board is very pleased to announce that dividends totalling 42 million dollars will be paid to Shareholders.


We have signed a new 6 year sponsorship deal worth 9.6 million dollars per year.


The board has announced that I will have a transfer budget of 67 million dollars in the upcoming season.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 20, 2018 -

Today we play against Iran in our final Group C World Cup Match. If we win, we advance. Despite not having that much talent, Iran has won both of it's previous games in the group. Their main star is midfielder Ebrahim Hoseini. Ebrahim has decent speed, good positioning, and very good technical skills. He is an excellent passer and long range sniper.


We are 2-5 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 70's.

GK: Norman
DL: Thomas
DC: Evans
DC: Miller
DR: Cohen
ML: Hall
MC: Cook
MC: Parker
MR: Harvey
SC: Rooney
SC: King

[Eaglesfan27]

14 minute mark: Norman with a pair of acrobatic saves.

44 minute mark: Cook tries to pass it into the box to Rooney.. a defender knocks it back to Cook.. he shoots.. it deflects off a defender.. into the lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.


Halftime: 1-0 lead. We've played very poorly this first half. We are missing many of our passes, turning the ball over, negating our offense.



58 minute mark: Hall steals the ball from their right winger.. passes it to Rooney.. he dribbles into the box.. the keeper comes out to stop him.. Rooney with a fancy dribble around the keeper.. shoots into the open net! GOAL!!!! 2-0.

71 minute mark: Corbett on for Parker, Platt on for Rooney, and Moore on for King.

73 minute mark: Harvey centers it to Cook.. Cook shoots a powerful curving shot.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!! 3-0.



Game over. 3-0 win

We outshot them 16-9 (7-5 on target)

Hall wins MoM, 9 for form, 26 of 26 passes, 4 key passes, 2 of 3 tackles, 3 of 4 headers, 2 interceptions, 3 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 1 assist.

Cook also had a 9 for form. Except for Alan Thomas (7 for form) all of my other starts had 8's for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

In the other Group C Match, Uruguay beat Sweden 3-1.

Both we and Iran will be advancing from Group C.

It has already been determined, we will play Portugal in the next round of the World Cup which will take place on the 24th.

Cook is thrilled to have gotten his 1st (and 2nd goals for England.) He thanked me for having faith in him.



In the Group D Matches, Iceland and Iraq tied 0-0. Portugal beat Egypt 2-1.

Iraq has 5 points and will advance. Portugal has 4 points and will advance.




In Group E Play, South Korea tied Paraguay 1-1. Holland beat Switzerland 3-1. Jeroen Schreurs had an assist and a goal for Holland in the match.

Switzerland advances with 6 points from the group and Holland advances with 5 points.


In Group F Play, Columbia bet Guinea-Bissau 5-0. Mexico and Germany tied 2-2.

Germany advances with 7 points and Colombia advances with 6 points.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 22, 2018 -

Jamie Cook injured his shin in practice and might miss our next match


In Group G play, France beat Angola 2-0 on a goal by Mickael Schmidt. He also had an assist.

Finland beat the USA 3-1 with Adu scoring the only goal for the USA. Howard played horribly giving up 3 goals on only 4 shots

France advanced with 7 points. Finland and the USA both had 4 points. They both had a GD of -1. However, since Finland beat the USA, Finland advances to the next round



In Group H Play, Japan beat Argentina 4-2. Spain beat Wales 4-0. Ortega had 3 assists in the match.

Spain advances with 4 points and a GD of plus 2. Argentina advances with 4 points and a GD of 0.




The 2nd round matchups are as follows:


Nigeria vs Congo.

Italy vs Brazil (should be a great match.)

Portugal vs England.

Iran vs Iraq.

Switzerland vs Colombia.

Holland vs Germany

France vs Argentina

Finland vs Spain.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 23, 2018 -

So, Tim Howard's career ends in disappointment. He is about to retire, and I'm still hoping that I can bring him onto my staff.

His career numbers are worth noting. He had 753 starts, 2 relief appearances. He conceded 450 goals, had 363 clean sheets, 59 MoM awards, and an average form of 7.37 in his career.



I watched the Italy vs Brazil match and it was a classic. Italy had the deciding goal on a corner from Samuele Zangari to Salva at the 35 minute mark. Salva is being lauded as a hero tonight. Italy advances with the 1-0 win.

At least, I don't have to worry about my Adriano burning us in the World Cup again.


Nigeria beat the Republic of Congo 3-0 in the other match today.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 24, 2018 -

Today we play Portugal in a big time match. Portugal is led by my player, Helder Barbosa. Helder has been playing both left wing and striker depending upon the match and has done both well for his country. Ricardo is a 21 year old skilled striker who has been starring for Parma. He has 14 goals and 5 assist during this past year. Nuno Ferro has played well in the midfield for Liverpool and continues to play at a high level. Bruno Gamma is a tough midfielder who plays with great determination. Rui Caeiro is an average keeper who is only 22 and might become very good, but isn't there yet.


We are 6-4 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 70's.


GK: Norman
DL: Thomas
DC: Morris
DC: Evans
DR: Miller
ML: Hall
MC: Cohen
MC: Parker
MR: Harvey
SC: Rooney
SC: King

[Eaglesfan27]

They come out in an aggressive 4-2-3-1 that is one of the most aggressive formations I've ever coached against...


2 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles down the left sideline.. around Miller.. crosses it to the middle of the box.. Ferro heads it.. over the bar.

5 minute mark: Long pass from Norman to Rooney.. he dribbles into the box.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.. it flies out to Parker.. Parker passes it back tO King.. he fakes out a keeper.. blasts a shot.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. That is King's 20th goal for England!


15 minute mark: Miller passes to Cohen up the pitch.. he passes to Rooney in the box.. Rooney shoots from 17 yards out.. over the bar.

21 minute mark: Hall gets a yellow card for tripping Ferro.

25 minute mark: Harvey dribbles down the right sideline.. crosses it long.. just inches over Rooney's head as it sails all the way across the pitch and out of bounds.

39 minute mark: Miller steals it from Barbosa.. passes it long to Rooney who heads it to King.. he has a breakaway.. whistle.. King is called for being offside.



Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. We are controlling possession and playing solid defense.


Lee on for Hall who is tired and has a yellow card.

49 minute mark: Harvey gets the ball at midpitch.. crosses it to Lee on the left wing.. Lee dribbles aggressively into the box.. fakes out a defender.. dribbles deep into the box.. the keeper comes out to Challenge him.. he plays a quick little chip pass to Rooney who heads it into the wide open upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

52 minute mark: Cohen passes it to Rooney in the box.. Rooney with a heel pass to Lee.. Lee dribbles deeper into the box.. great dribble.. blasts a shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0! Lee is on fire!

62 minute mark: Corbett on for Parker who is very tired, and Tucker on for Rooney who is tired.



Game over. 3-0 win

We outshot them 17-9 (6-3 on target)

Rooney wins MoM, 9 for form, 11 of 16 passes, 3 key passes, 0 of 3 tackles, 1 of 4 headers, 1 interception, 5 runs, 3 fouls drawn, 1 assist and 1 goal.

Norman, Morris, Miller, Parker, King, and Lee all had 8's for form. Cohen had a 6. Everyone else had a 7.

Lee really impressed me, and if I didn't have Pinna, I would make a strong play for him to become my new left winger. I still might...

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

In the other match today, Iran beat Iraq 3-1.


It has been determined that we will play Italy in the World Cup Quarter Final on the 29th!



June 25, 2018 -

Holland and Germany tied 2-2 in regulation, and eventually went to penalties. Holland won the penalty shootout 3-1 to advance. Jeroen Schruers was injured in the match and will miss the rest of the World Cup (and probably a few of our friendlies.)


Colombia beat Switzerland 3-0 to advance.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 26, 2018 -

Spain and Finland played to a 2-2 tie in regulation. Spain won the shootout 6-5. Ortega was injued at the 55 minute mark in this match. He is expected to need a week or so to recover.


Argentina beat France 1-0 in extra time to advance. Carlos Godoy assisted on Pablo Godoy's deciding goal at the 104 minute mark.



So, the Quarter Finals shape us as follows:


Nigeria vs Iran.

Italy vs England.

Colombia vs Spain.

Holland vs Argentina.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 29, 2018 -

Today we play Italy in the World Cup Quarter Final Match. Italy is a very talented team. Their keeper, Paolo D'Agostino is Roma's keeper and he is a dynamic keeper who is very difficult to beat. Their star striker is Mauro Di Mauro who played very well for Arsenal this past year. Mauro is very fast. Their other striker, Maurizio Pellegrino, plays for Reggina. He is just as fast as Mauro. Vincenzo Guidetti is a dominating centreback who has played well for Liverpool. Adriano Trotta I know well. He is as fast as any player on the pitch and can be a shut down left back. Salva is a very good centreback.


Italy are 5-4 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 70's.



GK: Norman
DL: Thomas
DC: Morris
DC: Evans
DR: Miller
ML: Hall
MC: Cook
MC: Parker
MR: Harvey
SC: Rooney
SC: King

[Eaglesfan27]

2 minute mark: Norman stops a shot by Mauro Di Mauro.. quickly passes it out to Harvey.. Harvey plays a perfect through ball into the box.. Rooney beats two defenders to the ball.. shoots immediately from 15 yards out.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!!! 1-0!

10 minute mark: Mauro steals it from Hall.. passes it to Cerci just outside the box.. he shoots.. past my keeper.. just barely over the bar!

20 minute mark: Salva with a long pass to Cerci.. he passes it into the box to Mauro.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. Norman dives..blocks it. The defense clears it.

25 minute mark: Salva clears a corner kick.. long pass to Cerci.. he passes it to Pellegrino in the box... Pellegrino fakes out both of our centrebacks.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL. 1-1.

28 minute mark: Miller with a very dangerous two footed tackle on Cerci.. gets a yellow card.

39 minute mark: Salva trips Hall.. yellow card for Salva.

40 minute mark: Cerci passes to Pellegrino in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. Norman dives.. catches it cleanly.

43 minute mark: Cerci steals the ball.. passes it to Mauro in the box.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. excellent save by Norman.


Halftime: 1-1 tie.



51 minute mark: Evans with a long pass to Hall.. he heads it to Rooney in the box.. he shoots a powerful banana shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. saves it.

61 minute mark: Worthington on for King and Lee on for Hall.

64 minute mark: Lee with a long pass down the left sideline to Rooney left of the box.. he dribbles between two defenders into the box.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

75 minute mark: Trotta stops Harvey 3 times in a row.

77 minute mark: Harvey with a corner kick to the near post.. Worthington heads it.. into the right post.. the defense clears it.

85 minute mark: Rooney gets a yellow card for arguing with a ref on an offside call against Worthington.

91 minute mark: Norman with a trio of acrobatic saves.



End of Regulation. Tied 1-1.

Rooney is exhausted, do I leave him out there.... yes, for now.

Cook is even more exhausted. I'm going to use my 3rd sub to bring on Corbett (who is on the squad for his superb penalty shooting...)


96 minute mark: Lee passes to Rooney in the left half of the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. over the bar.



Halftime of extra time. 1-1 tie.


112 minute mark: Morris is injured and has to leave the pitch! Crap, that was the danger of using all 3 subs...

I move Parker back to Centreback...



End of Extra Time. 1-1 tie. We are going to penalties...



I pick my 5 shooters: Rooney, Parker, Corbett, Lee, and Worthington.


Salva steps up first.. Norman stares him down.. Salva shoots.. upper left corner.. Norman dove the wrong way. GOAL. 1-0 Italy.


Rooney steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. the keeper dives, it is just out of his reach! GOAL! 1-1.


Ianniciello steps up.. shoots.. upper left corner.. Norman dives.. it is over the bar!


Parker steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.


D'Agostino steps up.. I didn't know a keeper could shoot penalties! He shoots.. wide left!


Corbett steps up.. blasts a powerful shot.. upper left corner.. the keeper didn't even move.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.


De Angeli steps up for Italy.. shoots upper right corner.. Norman dove the wrong way.


Lee steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. D'Agostino dives.. blocks it!


Scotti steps up.. shoots.. upper left corner.. it hits the goal post.. bounces in!


Worthington has to make this to keep us in the game... he shoots.. lower right corner.. the keeper dove the wrong way! GOAL!!! 3-3.



Crimi steps up.. shoots.. upper left corner.. Norman didn't get there in time..


Norman steps up for us.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!! 4-4. My AM was correct to send him up there.


Monaco steps up.. shoots wide left!!!

It's all up to Miller... Come on Chris... He looks confident.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it!


Grassi steps up.. shoots WAY over the bar!

Evans steps up for us with the chance to win it.. he shoots wide left.


Adriano Trotta steps up for Italy... shoots right at the keeper! Norman blocks it.

Thomas steps up for us again with the chance to win it.. Shoots it WAY over the bar.


Sabatini steps up for them.. shoots wide right!

Harvey steps up for us... he looks confident.. he shoots it barely wide left.


Marini steps up for them.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL. 5-4.


Rooney steps up.. he must score to keep us in it... he blasts the ball into the lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-5.


Salva steps up for them.. he shoots it.. upper right corner.. Norman dove the wrong way. GOAL. 6-5.


Parker must make this... he shoots.. upper right corner.. it hits the post.. bounces back! NO!! We lost on an epic shootout, 6-5.



They outshot us 18-16 (9-5 on target)

Rooney won MoM, 8 for form, 15 of 21 passes, 0 tackles, 5 of 8 headers, 3 interceptions, 9 runs, 5 fouls drawn, and 1 goal.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

In the other WC Match, Nigeria beat Iran 1-0.


June 30, 2018 -

Holland dominated Argentina and won the match 2-0.


Colombia beat Spain 2-0 to advance to the Semi Finals.


July 2, 2018 -

Yesterday, we offered Tim Howard a 50,000 signing bonus and 6,400/week to become a keeper coach for the next 3 years. Today, he signed the deal and we are happy to welcome him to our staff.



July 3, 2018 -

Nigeria and Holland played to a 0-0 tie regulation. Nigeria won the penalty shhot out 3-2 when Boogaart missed a penalty shot to keep Holland in the match.



July 4, 2018 -

Milan have offered 60 million dollars for Heller. I counter with a request for 90 million.


Italy dominated Colombia and won 2-0 with complete control of the match. Mauro Di Mauro and Alessio Cerci scored Italy's goals.

Nigeria and Italy will play in the World Cup Final.

[SirFozzie]

Damnit, you ever get the feeling it wasn't meant to be, EF?

[Eaglesfan27]

July 7, 2018 -

Milan have withdrawn their bid for Heller.

Colombia beat Holland 3-1 in the 3rd place World Cup Match.



July 8, 2018 -

Italy beat Nigeria 1-0 in the World Cup Final. At least, we lost to the eventual winners. Italy won on an own goal by Christian Obodo at the 80 minute mark. Trotta and Salva played well in the match.



WOW. England feels that my performance in the World Chip was horrendous. They have sacked me!

France, Spain, Germany, and Argentina have also fired their managers. I decide I won't apply for any of those jobs, but if they approach me, I might take one of them..


The end of the World Cup signals the end of updates in this thread. I expect to start a new season thread in the near future. It will be interesting to see how Rooney declines and more so how Flores flourishs (hopefully.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Damnit, you ever get the feeling it wasn't meant to be, EF?

No kidding. I really thought Chris Miller was going to be the national hero (and help me keep my England job.)

[AZSpeechCoach]

Sacked for losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion on an epic shootout? Sounds like the game has some unreal expectations.

[daedalus]

I say you flip them the finger and invite them to hire Sven back. Then get a job with another country and kick their ass in the next WC.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by daedalus

I say you flip them the finger and invite them to hire Sven back. Then get a job with another country and kick their ass in the next WC.

Sounds like a plan

About to start the "next season" now