FM 05: Manchester United - What can we do for an encore?

[Eaglesfan27]

5 minute mark: Kompany set up Rooney for a breakaway with a great pass, but Rooney was caught from behind.


31 minute mark: Pinna passes to Rooney 8 yards into the box.. he shoots immediately.. lower right corner.. it's just out of the keeper's reach.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.


Halftime: Up 1-0. They have over 60,000 fans here today.



46 minute mark: Pinna with a very nice pass to set Tamburini up with space in the left half of the box.. he shoots from 12 yards out.. VERY wide left.


64 minute mark: Flores on for a tired Rooney.


78 minute mark: Burns with a nice pass to Dalmat in the box.. he spins away from Kompany and blasts a shot into the upper left corner. GOAL. 1-1.


80 minute mark: King steals the ball from Taylor in the box.. he puts a precision shot past the keeper.. off the post.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1. King's 20th goal of the year!


83 minute mark: Schruers passes to Flores in the box.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. GOA.. it's negated by King being offside.


Game over. 2-1 win. Very good away leg for us.

We each had 9 shots. We had 4 shots on target, they had 3.


Pinna wins MoM, 10 for form, 29 of 33 passes, 6 key passes, 3 of 5 tackles, 3 of 5 headers, 3 interceptions, 8 runs, 2 fouls drawn, 1 assist.



Salva and Kompany each had 8's. Everyone else had a 7.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:



In the other Quarter Final, 1st leg matches:

Lazio beat Atletico de Madrid 2-0 despite being on the road.

Porto beat Deportivo 1-0 at home.


Valencia beat Paris 1-0 at home.


Salva needs rest.


After being linked to several jobs, managerial legend Diego Bortoluzzi has finally been hired. He is taking over as the manager at Juventus.



April 6, 2019 -

Reading has won promotion to the English Championship.



Adriano injured his groin in practice today and will be out for about 2 weeks.


Too bad, I wanted him and Rooney to start tomorrow in what should be our EPL Title clinching match.


April 7, 2019 -


Today we play Leeds at home in what should be the EPL Title clincing match.

We are 2-5 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 50's.


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Kompany
DC: Cardozo
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Heller
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: Rooney
SC: King

S1: Blanco
S2: Flores
S3: Schreurs
S4: Oswald
S5: Salva

[Eaglesfan27]

9 minute mark: King had a shot that deflected off two defenders, yet McDonald somehow saved it.

25 minute mark: We are putting tremendous pressure on them, but the defense and keeper are holding strong.




Halftime: 0-0 tie. Our offense is now looking lackluster after being thwarted in the first 30 minutes.



They come out with a more defensive 5-3-2.


53 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Rooney in the left half of the box.. very nice pass to the center of the box.. King shoots.. good save by their keeper.

58 minute mark: Billy Jones tripped Ortega in the box.. Ortega is hurt.. Penalty awarded! Rooney will take it.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0! That is Rooney's 15 of the year.

Schreurs on for Ortega who is hurt.


63 minute mark: Oswald on for Rooney who has picked up a minor injury.


90 minute mark: Schreurs and King with a breakaway.. Schreurs passes to King in the box.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.. Oswald shoots the rebound.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. I kind of wanted Rooney's goal to be the only goal, but still it was the game winner to clinch the EPL Title!



Game over. 2-0 win! We clinch another EPL Title!


We outshot them 21-2 (13-1 on target)

Barbosa wins MoM, 9 for form, 23 of 30 passes, 2 key passes, 1 of 2 tackles, 3 of 5 headers, 17 runs, 8 fouls drawn!


Miller, Cardozo, Ortega, and Rooney all had 8's. Schreurs had an 8 off the bench.

Everyone else had a 7.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:


Rooney twisted his knee and will miss 3-5 days.

Schmidt bruised his ribs and will miss a few days.


The fans are thrilled with our 4 consecutive EPL Title!

I've now passed every other manager for the most major titles ever according to the all of the media outlets!



I now have 13 major trophies and 2 minor trophies.


Our attendance of 91,295 at the last game was a new club record.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 8, 2019 -

Rooney was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.



April 10th, 2019 -

Today we host Liverpool in the 2nd leg of the Champions League Quarter Final. See our recent previous previews for their star players. They have talent at just about every position.

We are up 2-1 on aggregate heading into the match.


We are 5-4 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 50's.


Injured: Adriano

GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Pinna
MC: Tamburini
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Flores
SC: King (I wish Adriano wasn't hurt as he and Flores work so well together.)

S1: Blanco
S2: Boogaart
S3: Barbosa
S4: Oswald
S5: Cardozo
S6: Ortega
S7: Wright

[Eaglesfan27]

2 minute mark: Tamburini passes to Flores in the box.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. Taylor barely blocks it.

9 minute mark: Mawene had a vicious shot from 30 yards out, that Adriano barely tipped over the bar.


12 minute mark: Pinna passes to Flores left of the box.. he dribbles past two defenders.. gets a pass by the keeper.. Tamburini heads it.. a defender, Alberto, prevents the goal with his chest.

20 minute mark: Great ball movement.. Kompany to Godoy to Flores to King just inside the box.. very crisp passing.. King shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.


33 minute mark: Dalmat with a breakaway.. Adriano saves it.. Mawene with the rebound.. Adriano tips it over the bar!


36 minute mark: Godoy with a free kick to left post.. Flores heads the ball.. the keeper blocks it.. King passes the rebound to Flores by the left post.. He hits it on the volley for a GOAL!!!! 2-0!



Halftime: 2-0 lead. 4-1 on aggregate. We have a sell out of over 91,000 fans here today.



47 minute mark: Schreurs passes it to King right of the box.. he tries to cross it but his pass is blocked.. right back to Schreurs.. he shoots from 20 yards out.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.


63 minute mark: King is tired and we have a big lead. Wright on for King.


Also, Boogaart on for Miller.


75 minute mark: Pinna has come close to getting his second yellow and he isn't playing that well today. Barbosa on for Pinna.




Game over. 3-0 win. 5-1 on aggregate.

We outshot them 11-9 (8-8 on target)


Flores wins MoM, 10 for form, 16 of 18 passes, 2 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 7 of 14 headers, 4 runs, 2 fouls drawn, 1 assist, and 1 goal.

Adriano (GK) also had a 10 for form. Schruers had a 9. Kompany, Trotta, Godoy, and King had 8's. Everyone else had a 7.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Godoy twisted his knee and will need about a week off.

Salva and Trotta need rest.



Other Champions League Results:


Deportivo beat Porto 4-1.

Lazio beat Atletico de Madrid 2-0.

Valencia beat Paris 2-0.




We will play Valencia in the Semi Final. The first leg will be played at Old Trafford on the 24th of August.



April 13, 2019 -

Today we travel to play Tottenham in a meaningless EPL Match. Well, it is not meaningless for them. They are in 20th and desperately need a win if they want to avoid relegation. Their #2 striker is out, and Andrea Conte has been their leading striker by default. He has 9 goals in 16 starts.


We are 4-7 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 50's.


Injured: Godoy and Adriano


GK: Blanco (He deserves a few starts in meaningless EPL Matchs)
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cardozo
DC: Kompany
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Heller
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: Rooney (is this his last year?)
SC: King

S1: Adriano
S2: Boogaart
S3: Schreurs
S4: Wright
S5: Salva

[Eaglesfan27]

1st minute: Rooney tries one of his long range banana shots, but the keeper saves it.


1st minute: Ortega steals it at midpitch.. passes it 40 yards to Barbosa in the box.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. That is Barbosa's 1st of the year.


25 minute mark: Ortega gets a yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Perry.


32 minute mark: Ortega passes to Parker outside the box.. he shoots a blistering shot.. the keeper does a great job to parry it.




Halftime: We are up 1-0. They have over 36,000 fans here.


Most of our guys are playing a lethargic first half with Ortega being the only one really busting his butt.


47 minute mark: Barbosa passes it to Rooney who shoots from 30 yards out.. it is curving.. into the side netting.


52 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Rooney in the box, but he is caught from behind.

54 minute mark: Blanco with a nice interception of a cross.

61 minute mark: Wright on for Rooney and Schruers on for Ortega.


62 minute mark: Blanco with 2 point blank saves!


75 minute mark: Barbosa with a great cross to the near post.. Wright heads it.. over the bar.


86 minute mark: Barbosa with a short corner kick to the near post.. Cardozo heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. Great header by Cardozo.



Game over. 2-0 win for us

We outshot them 20-6 (9-3 on target)

Barbosa wins MoM, 10 for form, 22 of 32 passes, 9 key passes, 3 of 4 tackles, 2 of 3 headers, 9 runs, 1 assist, and 1 goal.


Parker, Cardozo, and Ortega had 8's. Everyone else had a 7.



I have an interesting starting plan for our next EPL Match if Flores isn't too tired.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:


Miller sprained his ankle and will miss about a week.


Schmidt needs rest.


The Wolves have won promotion to the EPL.

Luton has been promoted to the EC.




April 14, 2019 -


Aston Villa embarassed Chelsea 5-0!



April 16, 2019 -

Cardozo was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.



The Wolves suffered a huge blow as they lost one of their better Forwards, Fran, for the next 8-12 months due to a knee injury.



Swindon have been relegated from the EC.


Meanwhile, Wigan is 4th in League Two. They've fallen far since I left them


Harrogate Town is 20th in League Two and they are fighting to stay up. At least they continued to do ok after I left them.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 17, 2019 -

Today we play Gillingham in the FA Cup Semi Final. This should be an easy match. Glllingham is 15th in the EC, and their top defender and top striker are both out injured.


We are 1-4 favorites, but I'm not taking any chances.


It's sunny with temperatures in the 60's.


GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Cardozo
DC: Kompany
DR: Boogaart
ML: Pinna
MC: Tamburini
MC: Oswald
MR: Schreurs
SC: Flores
SC: King

S1: Blanco
S2: Rodrigues
S3: Wood
S4: Wright
S5: Salva

[Eaglesfan27]

3 minute mark: David Howland with a hard tackle on Schreurs.. he only gets a warning.


14 minute mark: Michael Williams, their striker, pushed Cardozo.. yellow card on Williams.


18 minute mark: Schreurs with a hard tackle on Cook, yellow card on Schreurs.


20 minute mark: Schreurs passes it to Flores in the box.. he shoots a shot so fast I can't even see it, but the keeper blocks it. Most impressive.


25 minute mark: Griffiths, their keeper, stops another Flores shot.



Halftime: 0-0 tie. Their are over 68,000 fans here at the stadium.



Our guys are playing too lethargically after the early rough play.



51 minute mark: Neil Clarke with a yellow card for a hard push on Oswald.


55 minute mark: Kompany with a long pass to Flores who is 35 yards out.. he plays a brilliant pass between three defenders that curves right to King's feet in the box as he kicks it in stride.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!! 1-0. Flores made that happen!


57 minute mark: King gets a yellow card for arguing an offside call.

62 minute mark: Griffiths with another pair of acrobatic saes.


I now see why this team made it this far. The keeper is much better than I gave him credit for..


71 minute mark: Boogaart with a great dribble down the right sideline.. long cross to Pinna.. he heads it.. GOA.. It's no good. Pinna was offside.


74 minute mark: Wright on for King. Wood on for Oswald.


77 minute mark: Tamburini passes to Flores in the box.. he spins away from their defender.. he shoots from 14 yards out.. upper left corner.. brilliant save by their keeper!


79 minute mark: Pinna passes to Schruers in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. their keeper saves it.


82 minute mark: I let out my breath when a long range shot by Edwards get by Adriano, but is inches wide.

They are getting some surprising pressure, but Adriano is making the saves.


89 minute mark: Pinna passes to Flores in the box.. Griffiths with another great parry.. Wright gets the rebound.. shoots.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.




Game over. 2-0 win for us

We outshot them 19-5 (16-1 on target)


Schreurs won MoM, 9 for form, 19 of 24 passes, 4 key passes, 1 of 5 tackles, 2 of 8 headers, 5 runs, 1 foul drawn.


Kompany, Boogaart, King, and Pinna all had 8's. Their keeper also had an 8.


Flores had a 7 for form, 13 of 17 passes, 0 of 1 tackles, 5 of 12 headers, 1 interception, 7 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 2 assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:


Bob Wright strained his thigh and will miss 2-3 weeks.


Trotta needs rest



Other News:


Newcastle has sacked Roy Aitken. Sanli Tuncay is being touted as a possible replacement. Why does the media love this guy?


West Brom beat Charlton in the other semi-final on a shootout. We will play West Brom (currently 3rd in the EPL) in the Final of the FA Cup on May 25th after all of our other matches.



Jurgen Meyer had 3 goals and an assist in our U18's 4-2 win over Doncaster.



Due to timing of keeping Flores fresh, I'm going to wait until the final EPL Match on May 11th to start Flores and Meyer alongside each other to see how they play together for a game.




April 19, 2019 -

Salva suffered a calf strain and will miss 2-3 weeks.


Mickael Schmidt twisted his knee and will miss about a week.


Managerial Legend Jose Antonio Camacho has been hired to replace Josu Uribe at Betis.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 20, 2019 -

Today we host Fulham in a meaningless EPL Match. They are in 7th place. Their best striker, David, has 19 goals and seems to be playing very well the last few weeks. He also has 7 assists on the year and he is clearly their most dangerous scorer. After a rough start, Michael Rensing has really turned his season around. The 34 year old keeper has 18 clean sheets in 44 starts. Jiri Mach is 30, but he is having one of his better defensive seasons with a very high interception rate.


We are 4-5 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 40's.



Injured: Miller, Petit, Salva, Schmidt, Adriano, and Wright.



GK: Blanco
DL: Trotta
DC: Cardozo
DC: Kompany
DR: Boogaart
ML: Barbosa
MC: Heller
MC: Parker
MR: SChreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: King

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: Oswald
S3: Ortega
S4: Wood
S5: Cahais

[Eaglesfan27]

42 minute mark: After a very lethargic 40 minutes, Barbosa has a nice dribble up the left sideline.. he centers it back to Parker who is barely in the box.. Parker with a strong curving shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. That is Parker's 5th of the year.



Halftime: 1-0 lead. Only 65,000 fans here today to watch our uninspired effort.



49 minute mark: Parker with a pair of shots that are both stopped by their keeper.


55 minute mark: A flurry of our shots are stopped by their defense.

65 minute mark: Oswald on for Rooney and Wood on for Heller.


75 minute mark: Barbosa with a corner kick to the middle of the box.. Oswald outjumps everyone.. heads it.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.



Game over. 2-0 win for us

We outshot them 16-3 (10-1 on target)


Barbosa wins MoM, 9 for form, 18 of 24 passes, 2 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 2 of 5 headers, 18 runs, 4 fouls drawn, and 2 assists.

Kompany, Boogaart, Schreurs, and Parker all had 8's.

Everyone else had 7's.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:


Trotta needs rest.


April 20, 2019 -


Tottenham has been relegated from the EPL.


The Wolves have won the EC.



April 22, 2019 -

Sanli Tuncay has been hired by Newcastle to take over as their manager.

Tuncay has 111 caps for Turkey. Newcastle is currently 10th in the EPL.



Boogaart and Schreurs were named to the EPL Team of the Week.



Adriano Trotta injured his calf in training today and will miss several vital matches during the next 2-3 weeks.


Since Schmidt is also injured, this makes for a tough decision for our upcoming Champions League match against Valencia.




April 24, 2019 -


Today we host Valencia in the 1st leg of the Champions League Semi Final. Valencia has a dynamic team with great talent at every position. Strikers Gregory Maury and Romain Dos Santos are a top flight pair. Each has 15 goals and at least 5 assists on the year. Right winger Juan Carlos has 10 goals and 8 assists. Juan, a 28 year old right winger, is fast, strong, and has a world class passing ability and long range shooting ability. Julio is a 26 year old Spanish Midfielder who is very strong, has world class passing, and superb technique. He does everything well except he is slow. Christophe Schmidt, a 25 year old French Centreback, leads a talented group of defenders. Schmidt is strong, fast and doesn't have any glaring weaknesses in his game. The only brightside is Tim Wiese, their star keeper, is out injured! Wiese will probably only miss this leg, but we could use his absence to take a commanding advantage. As a result of Wiese's injury, they are likely going to start Gilles Rodriguez, an unproven 23 year old French keeper. This would only be his 2nd start of the year, but he is talented and he won't automatically fold under the pressure.



We are 5-4 favorites at home.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 50's.



Injured: Trotta, Schmidt, Salva, and Wright.


GK: Adriano
DL: Cardozo (he is our 3rd best left back)
DC: Miller
DC: Kompany
DR: Boogaart
ML: Pinna
MC: Tamburini
MC: Heller
MR: Ortega
SC: Flores
SC: Adriano

S1: Blanco
S2: Oswald
S3: Barbosa
S4: King
S5: Petit
S6: Schreurs
S7: Rooney

[Eaglesfan27]

9 minute mark: Tamburini goes down after a collision with Julio. Tamburini has to be helped off the pitch. He is done. I put Oswald on for him.


16 minute mark: Tiago gets the ball at midpitch.. he burns Oswald.. he burns Cardozo.. he dribbles into the right half of the box.. he passes it towards the far post.. Maury heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL. Down 1-0.


20 minute mark: Sean Brady is shutting down our offense so far.


21 minute mark: I spoke too soon.. Oswald passes it to Ortega right of the box.. Ortega passes it back to Oswald.. he shoots from 22 yards out.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-1. That was Oswald's 15th goal of the year.



22 minute mark: Boogaart gets a yellow card for arguing an offside call.


43 minute mark: We are getting plenty of shots, but they are being stopped by their defenders.



Halftime: 1-1 tie. We have over 91,000 fans here today.



48 minute mark: Ortega gets the ball from Oswald right of the box.. Ortega centers it to Flores.. he heads it.. into the crossbar.


50 minute mark: Dos Santos gets a yellow card for arguing an offside call.


52 minute mark: Flores with a dangerous tackle on Sean Brady gets himself a yellow card.


59 minute mark:Flores passes to Oswald in the box.. Oswald is tripped.. Penalty! The announcers think Oswald dived, but it doesn't matter.. Flores takes the penalty.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.


63 minute mark: Sean Brady CRUSHES Adriano with a body check. Yellow card on Brady. Adriano has to be carried off the pitch. King on for Adriano.


80 minute mark: Their defense is stopping all of our passes into the box.


87 minute mark: Their dogged defense is finally wearing down. Ortega dribbles past two of their defenders.. draws another defender over.. passes it to King's feet in the box.. he shoots from 9 yards out.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-1.


90 minute mark: Ortega dribbles past three defenders with some brilliant moves to get DEEP into the right half of the box.. he draws the keeper over and fires a pass through the traffic to the far left post.. Pinna heads it.. GOAL!!!! 4-1. Ortega is looking brilliant today.



Game over. 4-1 win for us


We outshot them 18-6 (9-3 on target)


Ortega wins MoM, 10 for form, 14 of 22 passes, 1 key pass, 0 tackles, 3 of 5 headers, 16 runs, 3 assists.


Oswald had a 10 off the bench as well. Pinna had a 9.

Kompany, Boogaart, and Flores had 8's.


Flores, 8 for form, 15 of 18 passes, 3 key passes, 0 tackles, 2 of 7 headers, 5 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 1 goal.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:


Tamburini is believed to have a slight tear of his quad muscle. He might make it back in a month in time for our final game of the year, but it is questionanble.


Adriano strained his neck and will miss at least a week.


Miller needs rest.




April 27, 2019 -

Plymouth has won promotion to the EPL.

Reading has won the League One Title.




April 28, 2019 -


Today we travel to play Crystal Palace in another meaningless EPL Match. However, they are in 16th and are fighting to avoid falling back into the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace's top goal scorer is 28 year old English Striker Tom Day who has 11 goals and 7 assists on the year. Tom doesn't have any great skills, but he is solid in most areas. His best attribute is his constant hustle.



We are 1-3 favorites.

It's cloudy with temperatures in the 30's.


Injured: Salva, Trotta, Tamburini, Adriano, and Wright (who would have gotten this start if he wasn't hurt.)


GK: Blanco
DL: Boogaart
DC: Cardozo
DC: Kompany
DR: Cahais
ML: Barbosa
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Oswald
SC: King

S1: Adriano
S2: Rodrigues
S3: Pinna
S4: Rooney
S5: Petit

[Eaglesfan27]

5 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles into the left half of the box.. sets up Godoy with a great pass.. he has an open right side of the net.. he shoots.. a defender barely blocks the shot.


26 minute mark: Parker deep in our turf, plays a long pass to the edge of their box.. King catches up to it.. has pressure on him.. shoots.. wide left.


36 minute mark: Day with a shot from 15 yards out.. Blanco pushes it over the bar.



Halftime: 0-0 tie. They have over 26,000 fans here today.



46 minute mark: Barbosa gets the ball from Parker.. crisp passing.. he passes it to Oswald in the center of the box.. he hsoots.. the keeper blocks it.. Oswald shoots the rebound.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.


54 minute mark: Barbosa with an excellent pass to get Oswald free in open space.. breakaway.. he shoots.. the keeper partially blocks it.. it hits the post.. it bounces over to the middle of the 6 yard box.. King beats the keeper to it.. shoots.. GOAL!!!! 2-0!


58 minute mark: Godoy passes to Parker.. he shoots from 25 yards out.. strong shot with a slight curve.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0. That was Parker's 50th career goal for Manchester United.


61 minute mark: Parker passes to King who quickly passes it along to Oswald in the box.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it wide.


70 minute mark: Blanco does a good job of stopping a cross.


71 minute mark: Oswald is tripped in teh box.. Penalty awarded! Godoy steps up.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0.


79 minute mark: Lawrence their midfielder gets a little breakaway.. he shoots.. Blanco blocks it.. Day gets the rebound.. shoots it in! GOAL. 4-1.




Game over. 4-1 win for us


We outshot them 13-10 (9-4 on target)


Oswald wins MoM, 10 for form, 17 of 18 passes, 2 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 1 of 2 headers, 6 runs, 4 fouls drawn, 2 assists, and 1 goal.

Parker, Barbosa, Godoy, and King all had 9's.

Blanco and Kompany had 7's. Everyone else had 8's.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

No injuries or fatigue!



April 29, 2019 -


Cahais, Parker, and Godoy were all selected to the EPL Team of the Week.




May 1, 2019 -


The board is thrilled with my performance as manager.

Barry Parker severely sprained his knee and will miss the rest of this season.



Helder Barbosa has won the EPL Player of the Month Award. Christoph Kramer of Aston Villa came in 2nd and Jeroen Schreurs came in 3rd.


Leeds' Stephen McCarthy has won the EPL Young Player of the Month Award.

Liam Murray of Everton came in 2nd and MArk Marshal of Fulham came in 3rd.



I won the EPL Manager of the Month Award. Bruce Arena of Aston Villa came in 2nd and Steve Coppell of West Brom came in 3rd.


Parker's goal in that last game won Goal of the Month in the EPL.




May 1, 2019 -


Today we travel to play Valencia in the 2nd leg of the Champions League Semi Final. We are up 4-1 on aggregate. No change in their starting lineup from last game.


They are 6-4 favorites at home.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 60's.


Injured: Trotta, Tamburini, Parker, Salva, Wright, Adriano.


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Kompany
DC: Cardozo
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Godoy
MC: Heller
MR: Ortega
SC: Flores
SC: King

S1: Blanco
S2: Pinna
S3: Oswald
S4: Petit
S5: Boogaart
S6: Schruers
S7: Rooney

[Eaglesfan27]

8 minute mark: Great ball movement from King to Godoy to King who has rushed forward into the box.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.. Flores shoots the rebound.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.


12 minute mark: Tiago shoots from 20 yards out.. Adriano with a very good save.


20 minute mark: They are putting pressure on, but our defense is holding strong.


24 minute mark: Juan Carlos with a cross and for some reason Ortega is in the box.. he tries to head it away.. he heads it into our goal! GOAL. Own goal by Ortega. 1-1 tie. (5-2 on aggregate for us.)


28 minute mark: Tiago has a breakaway.. he shoots.. Adriano blocks it.. Miller clears the rebound.


29 minute mark: Heller passes to Flores in the box.. Flores spins away from Sean Brady, splits the defenders.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1. That is Flores' 20th of the year. Not bad for his first real year of starting!




Halftime: 2-1 lead for us. They have over 54,000 fans here today.



47 minute mark: Tiago shoots from 20 yards out.. Adriano saves it calmly.


61 minute mark: Fabregas steals the ball from Kompany.. he shoots from 30 yards out.. a long curving shot.. it catches Adriano off guard. GOAL. 2-2 tie.


70 minute mark: Valencia's fans are leaving already.


80 minute mark: Oswald on for Godoy, Schruers on for Ortega, and Rooney on for Flores.


87 minute mark: Oswald with a very strong shot from 25 yards out.. Wiese barely stops it.



Game over. 2-2 tie. 6-3 win on aggregate.


We outshot them 15-12 (11-7 on target)


Wiese won MoM, 9 for form. 9 saves. 21 of 31 passes.



Adriano had an 8 for us in goal. Flores had a 6 (he started getting winded after the 60 minute mark, but I left him trying to get him a hattrick.)


Everyone else had a 7.



Flores, 6 for form, 14 of 16 passes, 1 of 2 tackles, 1 of 4 headers, 1 interception, 4 runs, 2 goals.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Miller needs rest.



We've been given 4 million dollars for winning hte Champions League Semi Final.

Lazio beat Deportivo 3-0 on aggregate and will play us in the Champions League Final on May 22nd.





May 3, 2019 -

Sanli Tuncay has told the press that he expects his Newcastle squad to beat us soundly. What is he smoking?

I respond, "We will beat them. I'm not concerned at all about their squad."





May 4, 2019 -


Today we play Newcastle in an EPL Match. Newcastle has won their last few games since Tuncay took over. This game is important only because I want to beat Tuncay after his comments. Tuncay has used John Doyle as keeper because Jon Hooper is hurt. Doyle is a subpar keeper who is not up to EPL standards according to my scouts. Their main scoring threat is Ignacio. Ignacio is a 28 year old striker who has brillaint footwork and an excellent shot.


We are 4-6 favorites.


It's overcast with temperatures in the 40's.


Injured: Trotta, Tamburini, Parker.


GK: Blanco
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cardozo
DC: Kompany
DR: Boogaart
ML: Pinna
MC: Heller
MC: Oswald
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Wright (is healed and finally gets a start.)

S1: Adriano
S2: Petit
S3: Rodrigues
S4: Wood
S5: Cahais

[Eaglesfan27]

2 minute mark: Pinna with a nice dribble past two defenders.. crosses it to the far post.. Wright heads it.. upper right corner.. Very good save by their keeper.


11 minute mark: Pinna passes it to Wright in the box.. he is tripped! Penalty! Rooney takes the shot.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!!! 1-0.


14 minute mark: Rooney gets the ball left of the box.. fakes out a defender.. plays a beautiful cross to the far post.. Heller with a diving header.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.


16 minute mark: Ignacio with a breakaway.. he shoots from 15 yards out.. Blanco blocks it! The defense clears the rebound.



33 minute mark: Schruers helps keep the ball in their zone.. passes it ot Oswald just outside the box.. Oswald with a hard shot.. it deflects off Grunert.. Grunert is charged with an own goal! GOAL. 3-0.


35 minute mark: Heller with a long free kick to the box.. Rooney heads it.. to Oswald who hits a volley.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0. Brilliant goal by Oswald!




Halftime: 4-0 lead for us. We have over 91,000 fans here today. I think Tuncay might be regretting his comments the other day.



47 minute mark: Schruers with a long cross that misses his target man, but Pinna gets it.. he centers it back to Oswald.. Oswald with a blsitering shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-0! Another great goal for Oswald. Can he become our 4th man this year with 20 goals?


49 minute mark: Kompany stops an Ignacio offensive move.


58 minute mark: Pinna passes to Oswald just outside the box.. he shoots.. a defender deflects it wide.


72 minute mark: Rodrigues on for Pinna and Wood on for Heller.


90 minute mark: Rooney with a corner to the near post.. Wright heads it.. the keeper blocks it at the last second.




Game over. 5-0 win for us.

Nice response to Tuncay's comments.



We outshot them 19-2 (9-1 on target)


Pinna won MoM, 10 for form, 23 of 28 passes, 3 key passes, 0 tackles, 3 of 4 headers, 1 inteception, 13 runs, 1 foul drawn, and 1 assist.

Oswald also had a 10. Rooney had a 9. Blanco and Wright had 7's. All of the other starters had 8's.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:


Schruers strained his calf and will be out about 2 weeks. However, if heals in that time frame he will be back for our next important match.



May 4, 2019 -


Harrogate Town have been relegated from League Two



May 5, 2019 -

Derby has been relegated from the EC.


Norwich has been relegated from the EC.



May 6, 2019 -

Pinna, Boogaart, and Oswald were all selected to the EPL Team of the Week.



May 9, 2019 -

Salva has told the media that he is unhappy that he isn't a regular in the first team. He wants to leave the club if I'm not going to play him more regularly.




May 10, 2019 -

Aston Villa boss Bruce Arena has told the media that he is looking forward to beating us tomorrow. I ignore his comments. I'm planning on starting my strikers of the future..




May 11, 2019 -

Today we travel to play Aston Villa in the final EPL Match of the Year. This is meaningless except it will be Flores and Jurgen Meyer's first time playing together as seniors! Jurgen has 27 goals in 34 U18 starts for me. The 17 year old German striker is already highly regarded. He has very good speed and acceleration. He is also agile with good balance. Our scouts believe he already has world class finishing ability, but he needs to work on the mental side of the game. He is just an average passer and only has 4 assists for the U18 team. I think Flores should be able to set him up, but Aston Villa will have a good defense out there. Murilo is a 31 year old Brazilian centreback who has played well for them the last few weeks and has really led their defense. However, he is slow, and Jurgen might be able to take advantage.



We are 4-5 favorites.


It's sunny with temperatures in the 50's.


GK: Blanco
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cardozo
DC: Salva (was planned even before his outburst)
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Godoy
MC: Oswald
MR: Ortega
SC: Flores
SC: Meyer

S1: Adriano
S2: Boogaart
S3: Pinna
S4: Adriano (I want to get him some time today unless Meyer is just doing great. Adriano needs a bit of time to make sure he doesn't become rusty in the next 11 days since he had the injury before)
S5: Petit

[Eaglesfan27]

1st minute mark: Kramer slams into Flores. Christoph Kramer gets a yellow card.


2 minute mark: Godoy passes to Meyer at midpitch.. Meyer has it stolen from him.


4 minute mark: Oswald passes to Godoy who passes to Flores in the box.. Flores fakes out the keeper.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.


16 minute mark: Meyer was crushed by Manu.. Meyer is going to stay in the game, but he is limping.

16 minute mark: Oswald pushes Manu.. yellow card for Oswald.


18 minute mark: Blanco with a save of a long range shot.


25 minute mark: Blanco with a pair of acrobatic saves.. he is earning his pay this game.

43 minute mark: Luukkonen passes to Mosquera in the box.. Mosquera shoots.. upper right corner.. Blanco couldn't get to that one. GOAL. 1-1.



44 minute mark: Ortega passes to Meyer just outside the box.. the defense knocks it away before he can make a move.



Halftime: 1-1 tie. They have over 42,000 fans here today.



Meyer is really limping from that early hit. So much for the experiment. Adriano comes on for him.


47 minute mark: Ortega with a nice dribble up the right sideline.. a short cross.. Adriano heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.


52 minute mark: Mosquera with a breakaway.. Blanco stops him!

56 minute mark: Barbosa gets the ball from Godoy left of the box.. Barbosa with a good cross to the far post.. Adriano knocks it down.. shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-1.


60 minute mark: Blanco with another big save.


72 minute mark: Boogaart on for Godoy.




Game over. 3-1 win

We were outshot 13-6 (10-4 on target)


Blanco, the 20 year old keeper, wins MoM. 9 for form. 9 saves. 8 of 18 passes.


Salva, Cardozo, Ortega, Oswald, Flores, and Adriano all had 8's for form.


Flores, 8 for form, 18 of 24 passes, 1 key pass, 4 of 4 tackles, 3 of 5 headers, 5 runs, 3 fouls drawn, and a goal.


Meyer, 7 for form, 7 of 8 passes, 1 key pass, 1 of 3 tackles, 1 of 6 headers, 1 run, and 2 fouls drawn.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Meyer has a twisted knee and will miss a few days.

Miller and Cardozo need rest.




May 11, 2019 -


Sunderland has been relegated from the EPL.

Coventry has been relegated from the EPL.


We've been given 21 million dollars for finishing first in the EPL!


This season we've made a profit of 15 million dollars overall.


We have over 139 million dollars in the bank.


I have used hardly any of my 67 million dollar transfer budget.



The board still won't let me up my offer for my AM above 27,500/week. He is going to walk still.




May 14, 2019 -

Valencia won the Spanish First Division Title.



Aston Villa's Christoph Kramer has won the EPL Player's Year of the Award! This is the first time in several years that one of my guys didn't win it. He had 24 goals and 4 assists in 37 starts. How come Adriano with 27 goals and 3 assists in 29 starts wasn't considered? What about Flores with an amazing 21 goals and 17 assists in 24 starts (and 11 relief appearances.) Ok, Flores only had 12 league goals and 6 league assists in 12 starts (and 8 relief appearances.)



Andy Gibson of Cardiff City came in 2nd and Steve Edwards of Leeds came in 3rd.



Arsenal's Villa has won the EPL Player's Young Player of the Year. The 20 year old midfielder had 7 goals and 6 assists in 48 starts.


Mark Walsh of West Brom came in 2nd, and Alfonso Vega of Manchester City came in 3rd.




The EPL Select Team was named:

GK: Jan Lastuvka, Middlesbrough
DL: Steve Edwards, Leeds
DC: Jorg Walther, Arsenal
DC: Andy Gibson, Cardiff
DR: Mickael Schmidt, Manchester United (one of only 2 guys to make it from my team)
ML: Chris Cohen, Aston Villa
MC: David Grunert, Newcastle
MC: Antonio, Liverpool
MR: Dave Russell, West Ham
SC: Christoph Kramer, Aston Villa.
SC: Stephane Dalmat, Liverpool

S1: Petr Cech, Chelsea
S2: Diego Cardozo, Manchester United
S3: Martin Scott, Coventry
S4: Charlie Wilson, Middlesbrough
S5: Stefan De Weerd, Chelsea




I won the EPL Manager of the Year Award. Steve Coppell of West Brom came in 2nd, and Joe Roach of Leeds came in 3rd.


Aston Villa's Christoph Kramer has won the English Footballer of the Year Award. Andy Gibson of Cardiff City came in 2nd, and Steve Edwards of Leeds came in 3rd.



Aston Villa's Christoph Kramer led the EPL with 21 League Goals. Adriano was 2nd with 20 league goals. Carl Rook came in 3rd.



May 19, 2019 -

Metz has won the French League First Title.


Tamburini has recovered nicely from his injury.


Graham Lewis, my young keeper, has been called up to England's U19 squad.


Inter has won their 3rd consecutive Italian Serie A Title.

[Eaglesfan27]

May 22, 2019 -


Today we play Lazio in the Champions League Final. Lazio is a talented team that finished 5th in Italian Serie A. They've been hit by a few key injuries. They are missing their leading scorer, Valeri Bojinov (a player I almost acquried when I first came to Manchester United) who is a talented striker. They are also missing their star right winger and their top centerback, Marcos. However, they still have plenty of talent. Vito Crimi is a 31 year old Italian Striker who is starting to slow down, but is still quick enough to beat a defense. He has great passing ability and a good shot. He has 17 goals and 10 assists in 40 starts. Giacomo Santini is a 26 year old Italian Striker who will start tonight. He uses excellent speed and very good ball skills to set up a good shot. He has 12 goals and 1 assist in 22 starts. Marcelo Labarthe is a 34 year old Brazilian midfielder who is compensating for diminishing physical skills with tremendous intangibles that still makes him very effective. Matteo Falconi will start alongside him in the midfield due to an injury to their other midfielder. Left winger Andrea Lazzari is 34 and has lost his speed, but is still an exceptional passer with tremendous knowledge of the game. Espen Johnson has been starting all year for them in goal due to an injury to their previous #1 keeper. Johnsen is 39, but the Norwegian keeper is still very good. However, he is not nearly as good in the air as he used to be.



We are even odd favorites.

Its sunny with temperautres in the 50's.


Injured: Wood, Parker. Rooney is questionable, but will hopefully get on the pitch as a sub.


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Godoy
MC: Oswald
MR: Ortega
SC: Flores
SC: Adriano


S1: Blanco
S2: Boogaart
S3: Rooney
s4: Heller
S5: Cardozo
S6: Pinna
S7: King

[Eaglesfan27]

6 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Flores in the left half of the box.. he draws a defender over to him.. makes a move.. buys space.. draws another defender.. passes it between them to Godoy in the middle of the box.. Godoy shoots.. wide right.


10 minute mark: Marcelo Labarthe takes a free kick from 25 yards out.. it deflects off the wall.. and past Adriano! GOAL. Down 1-0.


19 minute mark: Godoy passes to Barbosa who shoots from 25 yards out.. a nice curving shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!!! 1-1. That was unexpected.


37 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Flores in the box.. he tries to fake out hte keeper.. the keeper backpedals.. maintains good position.. Flores shoots.. the keeper saves it.



Halftime: 1-1 tie. There are over 51,000 fans here today.



46 minute mark: Barbosa tries a shot from 40 yards out! It was a hard shot, but what was he thinking.


49 minute mark: Baborsa with a corner.. Adirano heads it.. the keeper blocks it.. Ortega tries to cross the rebound, but Mach heads it away.. at the keeper.. and past him.. Own goal on Mach! We lead 2-1.


54 minute mark: Vito Crimi gets a yellow card for pushing Godoy.


63 minute mark: Labathe passes to Cappeli in the box.. Cappeli shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL. 2-2.


72 minute mark: Ortega passes to Godoy just in the right half of the box.. he shoots.. the keeper barely tips it over the bar.

The keeper blocks a header from Flores on the ensuing corner.


88 minute mark: Oswald passes to Adriano in the box.. he shoots from 10 yards out.. the keeper pushes it over the bar.



End of Regulation: 2-2 tie. We are going to Extra Time.



I'm tempted to bring on some fresh feet, but decide only to put Pinna on for Barbosa.


91 minute mark: Oswald steals it.. passes to Ortega who passes to Adriano who is just inside the box.. he shoots immediately.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-2.


102 minute mark: Pinna passes to Godoy who passes it to Ortega right of the box.. he crosses it 40 yards back to Pinna left of the box.. Pinna dribbles into the box.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-2.



Halftime of Extra Time: 4-2 lead for us.



Heller on for Godoy and Rooney on for Flores.




Game over. 4-2 win! We've won the Champions League Again!!!!!


We outshot them 23-16 (9-9 on target)


Ortega wins MoM, 10 for form, 30 of 36 passes, 7 key passes, 1 of 3 tackles, 1 of 3 headers, 5 interceptions, 8 runs, 4 fouls drawn, and 4 assists!

Flores had a 9 for form, 17 of 17 passes, 3 key passes, 0 of 1 tackles, 2 of 8 headers, 1 interceptions, 12 runs, 1 foul drawn.


Salva, Miller, Kompany, Godoy, Barbosa, and Adriano all had 8's.

Everyone else had a 7.



Can we pull off a repeat Quadruple? Only 1 more game to go!

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

We've been given 8 million for winning against Lazio in the Final.


We've been given 24 million dollars from Champions League Revenue.




I praise Ortega in the post game press conference.





May 24, 2019 -


Antonio Ortega has been given the Champions League Best Player Award.


Alberto Flores came in 2nd, and Sergio Flores of Deportivo came in 3rd.



PSV's Martihn Van Gansen has won the Champions League Golden Boot Award with 9 goals. Alberto Flores came in 2nd with 8 goals. Stephane Dalmat came in 3rd.




The Champions League Dream Team was named:


GK: Tim Wiese, Valencia
DL: Andrea Lazzari, Lazio
DC: Antonio, Liverpool
DC: Vincent Kompany
DR: Sean Brady, Valencia
ML: Adriano Pinna!
MC: Michael Heller
MC: Carlos Godoy
MR: Antonio Ortega (cool that we swept the midfield awards)
SC: Alberto Flores
SC: Sergio Flores, Deportivo

S1: Thomas Seidel, Freiburg
S2: Jan Jacob Helder, PSV
S3: Dario Tamburini
S4: Bobby Hey, Liverpool
S5: Jose Angel, Liverpool

[Eaglesfan27]

May 25, 2019 -

Today we play West Brom in the English FA Cup Final. If we win, we also secure back to back Quadruples! West Brom finished 3rd in the EPL behind the scoring of strikers Michael Perry and Ryan Wallace. Midfielder Mark Wilson and Michael Jakobsen have each pitched in 8 goals as well. The defense is very solid with centrebacks John Yates and Jamie Adams providing very few second chances. Keeper Gary Baker has had the best year of his career stasticially. The 27 year old keeper really doesn't have great abilities, but he plays well beyond his skill level.


We are 4-7 favorites.


It's sunny with temperatures in the 60's.


Injured: Parker


GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Cardozo
DC: Kompany
DR: Boogaart
ML: Barbosa
MC: Heller
MC: Oswald
MR: Schreurs
SC: Flores
SC: King

S1: Blanco
S2: Miller
S3: Rooney
S4: Adriano
S5: Salva


I hope to get Rooney on in the 2nd half. I'm not sure if he will retire this year or not..

[Eaglesfan27]

5 minute mark: Barbosa with a strong attack up the left side.. he crosses it.. the keeper punches it away, but Oswald gets the ball.. shoots from 20 yards out.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.


21 minute mark: Kompany gets a yellow card for pushing Perry.


32 minute mark: Trotta with a yellow card for tripping Perry.


44 minute mark: Huddlestone gets a yellow card for tripping Flores.. he argues the call.. second yellow card for Huddlestone.




Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. There are almost 90,000 fans here today.



King only had a 5 for form. He gets 5 more minutes before Adriano will be subbed for him if he doesn't improve.



46 minute mark: Schreurs with a strong run up the right side.. crosses it but it is punched away by the keeper.. to Barbosa.. he shoots from 25 yards out.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.


51 minute mark: Flores with a hard tackle trying to steal the box.. yellow card for Flores.


Adriano on for King who is still playing poorly.


68 minute mark: Rooney on for Flores. Flores ends a spectacular first full season. Rooney might be ending his last season..


Wow, two of their players get ejected in the next 10 minutes for dirty hits on my guys.


85 minute mark: Schreurs with a good run up the right sideline.. crosses it to the middle of the box.. Adriano heads it.. upper right corner... GOAL!!!! 3-0.



Game over. 3-0 win. We've won the Quadruple in back to back years! I've never done it before, but now we've done it twice!!!


We outshot them 17-4 (9-1 on target)


Barbosa wins MoM, 10 for form, 16 of 24 passes, 2 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 3 of 5 headers, 2 interceptions, 19 runs, 6 fouls drawn, and 1 goal.


Boogaart and Schruers with 9's for form.

Cardozo, Trotta, Oswald, Flores, and Adriano with 8's.

King with a 5. Everyone else had a 7.



Rooney had a lackluster 7 in his 20 minutes on the pitch.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:


We've been given 3.6 million dollars for winning the FA Cup!


We've completed another quadruple! I never thought I'd pull it off again.


Arsenal, Liverpool, and West Brom qualified for next year's Champions League along with ourselves.



An indepth look at statistics tomorrow, but just a few very quick numbers:


In all games, our scoring numbers:


1. Adriano 29 goals in 30 starts (6 relief appearances)

2. King 24 goals in 32 starts (7)

3. Flores 21 goals in 26 starts (11)

4. Oswald 19 goals (quite a few from the midfield position)

5. Rooney 16 goals in 32 starts (4)

6. Pinna 8 goals in 36 starts (2)

7. Heller also had 8 goals in 30 starts (2)

8. Ortega 7 goals in 37 starts (1)

9. Godoy had 7 goals in 33 starts (2)

10. Parker had 6 goals in 31 starts (2)

11. Tamburini had 5 goals in 27 starts (3)


Cardozo and Schreurs each had 3 goals.

Wright had 2 goals despite only 1 start and 19 limited relief appearances.

Rodrigues, Trotta, Salva, Downing, and Cahais each had a goal.


Much more statistical analysis tomorrow (or possibly later tonight.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Pkd	Inf	Name	Apps	Gls	Ast	MoM	Pas	Tck	Drb	Sh T	Av Rat
-		Antonio Ortega	37 (1)	7	29	14	78%	1.82	8.39	53%	8.53
ML		Hélder Barbosa	15 (2)	3	13	6	72%	1.94	10.18	66%	8.47
-		Adriano Pinna	36 (2)	8	13	8	78%	2.00	7.20	62%	8.39
-	Wnt	Stewart Downing	11 (2)	1	7	3	75%	1.10	7.34	23%	8.08
MR		Jeroen Schreurs	28 (10)	3	13	4	77%	1.86	7.36	60%	8.03
-	Inj	Barry Parker	31 (2)	6	8	3	83%	3.07	1.14	51%	7.85
FC		Alberto Flores	26 (11)	21	17	4	83%	0.84	5.59	78%	7.81
-	Wnt	Dario Tamburini	27 (3)	5	3	4	81%	2.53	2.64	45%	7.80
S3		Wayne Rooney	32 (4)	16	8	2	81%	0.67	4.78	67%	7.69
-		Carlos Godoy	33 (2)	7	7	1	81%	2.31	2.12	54%	7.69
MC	Unh	Michael Heller	30 (2)	8	5	1	83%	2.71	1.79	47%	7.63
S4		Adriano	30 (6)	29	3	2	80%	0.69	2.02	62%	7.61
MC	Unh	Michael Oswald	17 (23)	19	5	3	81%	1.81	3.16	76%	7.50
S5	Unh	Salva	30	1	1	-	78%	1.43	0.27	45%	7.47
DC		Vincent Kompany	27 (1)	-	-	-	81%	2.72	0.44	61%	7.46
FC		Craig King	32 (7)	24	12	1	83%	0.81	2.64	78%	7.41
S2		Chris Miller	39	-	1	-	74%	2.23	0.58	-	7.38
-		Mickaël Schmidt	47	-	3	1	81%	1.58	1.22	-	7.38
-		Matías Cahais	11 (2)	1	-	-	80%	3.16	0.18	-	7.38
GK	Inj	Adriano	45	-	2	1	55%	-	-	-	7.31
DR		Mark van den Boogaart	30 (6)	-	-	-	84%	2.31	2.47	-	7.31
DC		Diego Cardozo	43	3	2	-	78%	2.20	0.12	66%	7.30
DL		Adriano Trotta	28 (4)	1	3	-	78%	1.63	1.80	-	7.28
-	Wnt	Laurent Rodrigues	3 (5)	1	2	-	68%	1.62	2.43	-	7.25
-	Wnt	Anthony Petit	5 (6)	-	-	-	78%	2.83	0.30	-	7.00
-	Wnt	Michael Wood	0 (8)	-	-	-	78%	4.00	-	12%	7.00
-		Bob Wright	1 (19)	2	1	-	83%	0.97	2.71	38%	6.95
S1		Antonio Blanco	18	-	-	1	49%	-	-	-	6.94

[Eaglesfan27]

A few thoughts about our individual stats:


Barbosa's 13 assists in only 15 starts compared to Pinna's 13 assists in 36 starts shows that Barbosa is still better. However, I'm sure Pinna will continue to improve.

Flores' high pass percentage, 21 goals, and outstanding number of assists with 17 (2nd best on the team) is a very good sign that he will fulfill his potential. I'm really surprised to see how good his stats look in just 26 starts and 11 relief appearances.


Craig King had his best year with career highs in goals and assists.


Ortega's 29 assists was a career high.



Now for an interesting comparision:


Flores was 19 when he started the season.

As mentioned, he had 21 goals and 17 assists this year.



Rooney was in his 3rd year of starting at that age, but his first at Manchester United. He only had 18 goals and 8 assists in 35 starts. So far, Flores is on a path for more career goals and assists. Rooney's highest year for assists when he was 24 was 19 assists. Will Flores break that mark?



Here is a look at Rooney's career numbers and breakdown of seasons:

Year	Team	Division	Info	Apps	Gls	Asts	MoM	Av R
2018-19	Man Utd	Premier Division		32 (4)	16	8	2	7.69
2017-18	Man Utd	Premier Division		44 (1)	43	12	10	8.18
2016-17	Man Utd	Premier Division		40	34	14	10	8.13
2015-16	Man Utd	Premier Division		31 (3)	34	8	7	8.12
2014-15	Man Utd	Premier Division		44	38	15	8	8.09
2013-14	Man Utd	Premier Division		36 (2)	36	14	7	8.18
2012-13	Man Utd	Premier Division		36 (2)	30	7	6	8.16
2011-12	Man Utd	Premier Division		31 (1)	32	10	8	8.50
2010-11	Man Utd	Premier Division		25	11	11	3	7.32
2009-10	Man Utd	Premier Division		47 (10)	23	19	3	7.37
2008-09	Man Utd	Premier Division		27 (16)	11	8	0	7.23
2007-08	Man Utd	Premier Division		27 (21)	20	9	4	7.31
2006-07	Man Utd	Premier Division		22 (21)	12	9	4	7.35
2005-06	Man Utd	Premier Division		25 (22)	10	8	2	7.13
2004-05	Man Utd	Premier Division	$35.5M	35 (5)	18	8	5	7.45
2003-04	Everton			34	9	-	-	-
2002-03	Everton			33	6	-	-	-

Statistics	Apps	Gls	Asts	MoM	Yel	Red	Tck	Pass	Sh Tar	Fouls	Fls Ag	Av R
Non Competitive	2 (1)	1	1	1	0	0	0.71	84 %	60 %	1	2	7.67
League	21 (1)	7	7	0	2	0	0.55	82 %	71 %	10	29	7.64
Cup	6 (1)	7	0	2	2	0	1.05	83 %	63 %	6	4	8.29
Continental	5 (2)	2	1	0	1	0	0.64	72 %	55 %	4	6	7.29
International	6	5	1	3	1	0	0.55	79 %	62 %	8	15	8.33
Overall	32 (4)	16	8	2	5	0	0.67	81 %	67 %	20	39	7.69

Will Flores eventually surpass these numbers? Will Adriano do it first?

[Eaglesfan27]

A look at the League Table:

Pos	Inf	Team		Pld	Won	Drn	Lst	For	Ag	G.D.	Pts
1st	C	Man Utd		38	31	5	2	103	21	+82	98
2nd		Liverpool		38	20	10	8	65	41	+24	70
3rd		West Brom		38	20	7	11	55	39	+16	67
4th		Arsenal		38	19	9	10	44	30	+14	66
5th		Chelsea		38	18	10	10	50	36	+14	64
6th		Leeds		38	18	8	12	43	29	+14	62
7th		Aston Villa		38	16	10	12	57	43	+14	58
8th		Newcastle		38	14	13	11	45	39	+6	55
9th		Fulham		38	15	9	14	45	46	-1	54
10th		Man City		38	14	9	15	37	44	-7	51
11th		Charlton		38	10	18	10	39	39	0	48
12th		Middlesbrough		38	13	9	16	41	48	-7	48
13th		Everton		38	12	10	16	45	58	-13	46
14th		Cardiff		38	12	7	19	34	53	-19	43
15th		Birmingham		38	10	12	16	51	59	-8	42
16th		West Ham		38	10	10	18	41	57	-16	40
17th		Crystal Palace		38	8	12	18	40	65	-25	36
18th	R	Sunderland		38	8	10	20	30	62	-32	34
19th	R	Coventry		38	8	9	21	34	54	-20	33
20th	R	Tottenham		38	6	9	23	31	67	-36	27

The Top 10 Average Forms in EPL League Play:

Amazingly, we have the top 8 players.

1. Pinna - 8.55
2. Ortega - 8.50
3. Schreurs - 7.90
4. Parker - 7.83
5. Godoy - 7.75
6. Heller - 7.74
7. Adriano - 7.68
8. Rooney - 7.64
9. Christoph Kramer, Aston Villa - 7.59
10. Andy Gibson, Cardiff - 7.56

Other Notables:

11. Flores was 11th with 7.55

11. Oswald 7.55

11. Schmidt 7.55

15. King 7.52

21. Cardozo 7.46

League Goals:

1. Kramer, Aston Villa - 21

2. Adriano - 20

3. Carl Rook, Birmingham - 17

4. Stefan De Weerd, Chelsea - 16

5. Neil Gibson, Everton - 15

5. David, Fulham - 15

5. Stephane Dalmat, Liverpool - 15

8. Robbin Kieft, West Ham - 14

6 others tied with 14 including Oswald.

League Assists:

1. Ortega - 15

2. Freddy Adu, Chelsea - 12

3. Luke Moore, Aston Villa - 10

3. Tony Reed, West Brom - 10

3. Alberto, Liverpool - 10

6. Kasper Lorentzen, Newcastle - 9

6. John Jall, Arsenal - 9

6. Pinna - 9

10. 4 guys tied with 8 including Barbosa and King.

[Eaglesfan27]

Finally, a look at Flores numbers for his career. Will he ever reach Rooney's heights?

Year	Team	Division	Info	Apps	Gls	Asts	MoM	Av R
2018-19	Man Utd	Premier Division		26 (11)	21	17	4	7.81
2017-18	Man Utd	Premier Division		6 (15)	5	1	0	7.24
2016-17	Man Utd	Premier Division		3 (7)	6	0	0	7.30
2015-16	Man Utd	Premier Division	$2.8M	1	0	0	0	7.00
2015-16	Xerez	First Division		0 (1)	0	0	0	7.00
2014-15	Xerez	First Division		0 (1)	0	0	0	7.00

Statistics	Apps	Gls	Asts	MoM	Yel	Red	Tck	Pass	Sh Tar	Fouls	Fls Ag	Av R
Non Competitive	2 (3)	1	0	0	0	0	0.30	86 %	83 %	1	6	7.20
League	12 (8)	12	6	2	0	0	1.06	81 %	80 %	13	26	7.55
Cup	6 (1)	1	5	1	1	0	0.69	80 %	61 %	8	6	7.71
Continental	8 (2)	8	6	1	1	0	0.57	90 %	84 %	9	10	8.40
International	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	----
Overall	26 (11)	21	17	4	2	0	0.84	83 %	78 %	30	42	7.81

[Eaglesfan27]

May 27, 2019 -


Real Madrid have retained the Spanish Cup with a 3-2 win over Mallorca.


18 year old Graham Lewis played well in England's 3-0 win over Croatia in the European U19 Championship Qualifying match.



June 1, 2019 -

Mark Hall had a goal and an assist for England's U21 team in their 3-0 win over Northern Ireand.


Wayne Rooney had a lackluster game for England, but Craig King had a goal in their 1-1 tie with Northern Ireland.



Jeroen Schreurs had 2 assists for Holland in their 3-0 win over Kazakhstan.


Alberto Flores played well for Spain in their 1-1 tie with Hungary.




June 5, 2019 -

Bordeaux's Rodrigo has won the European Golden Boot with 26 goals scored. Christoph Kramer of Aston Villa came in 2nd and Adriano came in 3rd.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 5, 2019 -


Forgot to post my preview of my Portugal vs Iceland game...


22 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Eddie Wong in the box.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.



Halftime: 1-0 lead. We have over 44,000 fans here today.



52 minute mark: Ronaldo with a nice run up the right sideline.. centers it to Wong.. he heads it.. the keeper with a nice save.


67 minute mark: Long pass from Sousa to Ricardo in the box.. he heads it to Wong on his left.. Wong shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.


85 minute mark: Barbosa with a cross to the near post... Saramago heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.




Game over. 3-0 win.

We outshot them 14-1 (6-1 on target)


Barbosa wins MoM, 10 for form, 19 of 25 passes, 4 key passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 1 of 5 headers, 13 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 2 assists.


Wong had an 8. Everyone else had a 7.

[Eaglesfan27]

June 5, 2019 -

Other international Roundup:


Alberto Flores had a goal and an assist for Spain in their 3-1 win over Malta.




June 15, 2019 -


Stewart Downing has received a Gold FA Coaching Badge. Downing has also told me that he is not going to any other team on a Bosman deal, and that he would like to remain in Manchester as a coach.


I'm not sure that Downing has what it takes to be a good coach from our discussions, but I'll offer him a job to see if he can get it done.



I've decided to agree to have Mark Hall go to Hull on loan for 3 months.


We've remained at the top of the European Club Rankings.



Tottenham has fired Mick Harford.


Laurent Rodrigues is going to Southampton for 3 months on loan.



June 17, 2019 -

Stewart Downing rejected my coaching offer, and I won't make him another one for more money. I offered him 10k/week which I thought was fair for a new inexperienced coach.



June 19, 2019 -

Arthur Albiston, my faithful keeper coach, has unfortunately decided to retire at the end of the season. I need to clarify if he means tomorrow or in a year from now.

I think Arthur means after this season.


Adriano Pinna had a goal and an assist for Italy in their 4-2 win over South Korea in the Confederations Cup.



Very interesting! Michael Oswald has been picked the Player of the Year by Manchester United Supporters! I'm shocked it wasn't Adriano or Flores.


We've been given 24.5 million dollars for the TV rights of the EPL in the upcoming season.


We will be playing Liverpool on the 4th of August in the English Community Shield.


We will be paying dividends of 36 million dollars to shareholders this year.


I've been given a 71 million dollar Transfer Budget to acquire any new players that I feel the club needs!





This marks the end of another season. I'll start next season's thread soon.