Manchester United: The Beginning of the end?

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by daedalus

That could be it? As the other guys are stepping up and the opposing team are actually forced to concentrate on them as well, thus allowing Rooney to be single-marked again.

Good point. Adriano has become the most dangerous striker on my team according to attributes, and I do see him getting marked more closely. That is creating some room for Rooney.

I really can't wait to see how good Flores becomes in a few years

[Eaglesfan27]

Oct 18, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Juventus in a Champions League Group Match. They ar e avery talented team led by star strikers Henrik Lantz and Borut Semler. Constantino Corona is a good right winger and Sebastien Revelli is a good midfielder. Fran is a superstar defensive back that they recently acquired. Their top keeper, Emerson, is away playing for Brazil's international team. The 38 year old veteran keeper Gianluigi Buffon will likely have to start for them.


We are even odd favorites.

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


GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Parker
MC: Heller
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Oswald

S1: Howard
S2: Alfonso
S3: Fletcher
S4: Marchetti
S5: Boogaart
S6: Ortega
S7: King

[Eaglesfan27]

6 minute mark: Buffon with a goal kick... Rooney heads it back at the goal.. over the keeper's head.. Buffon races back to get to it just in time before it crosses the goal line.

10 minute mark: Rooney is tripped in the box.. Trotta takes the penalty kick.. blasts it into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. That is Trotta's first goal ever for us!

30 minute mark: Adriano stops a long range shot from Carlos Tevez who recovered for this game.



Halftime: 1-0 lead for us.

57 minute mark: Schreurs passes to Oswald in the box.. he shoots.. wide left.

61 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles past two defenders.. fires a pass to Heller in the middle of the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. over the bar.

74 minute mark: Alfonso on for Barbosa and King on for Oswald.

82 minute mark: Adriano stops a point blank shot from Tevez.



Game over. 1-0 win

We were outshot 13-11 (7-5 on target)

Adriano wins MoM, 9 for form, 9 of 13 passes, 7 saves.

Rooney had an 8 for form. Everyone else had 7's.

[Eaglesfan27]

Oct 19, 2016

Chelsea suffered a major blow today as Stefan De Weerd suffered a fractured vertebrae and is expected to miss at least 8 months! Fortunately for them, Adu is now recovered from his injury.


World Cup Qualifying Action:

Adriano had both goals for Brazil in their 2-1 win over chile.

Diego Cardozo played solid defense and had an assist for Uruguay in their 3-1 win over Venezuela.

[Eaglesfan27]

Oct 22, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Fulham in an EPL Match. They are in 6th while we are in 1st. Fulham is led by their very good keeper, Michael Rensing who is widely regarded as one of the top 10 keepers in the World. David is a very good striker. Conall Murtagh is a new midfielder who is doing well for them this year. Jiri Mach is playing strong defense in front of Rensing. Wayne dunn is also a very good defender now.

We are 4-6 favorites.

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



GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta (Schmidt is still hurt)
DC: Salva
DC: Kompany
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Heller (Godoy just recovered from his injury)
MR: Ortega
SC: Rooney
SC: King

S1: Howard
S2: Marchetti
S3: Schreurs
S4: Wright
S5: Miller

[Eaglesfan27]

5 minute mark: Downing gets a yellow card.

14 minute mark: Rooney gets the ball at midpitch.. dribbles past one defender.. then another.. then 2 more.. fakes out the keeper.. has an open net.. shoots.. wide right!

26 minute mark: Kompany with a goal saving tackle on a rebound that Adriano couldn't control.

34 minute mark: Adriano with a pair of acrobatic saves.. Kompany starts the counterattack.. long pass to Heller.. he plays a nice pass between the two centrebacks.. Rooney immediately kicks it.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

43 minute mark: Hitzlsperger gets the ball.. shoots a powerful banana shot from 25 yards out.. upper left corner.. Adriano dives.. can't get to it. GOAL. 1-1.



Halftime: 1-1.




48 minute mark: Trotta passes it down the left side of the pitch.. Downing quickly passes to Rooney just outside the box.. quick powerful banana shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.

51 minute mark: Adriano with a pair of acrobatic saves.

54 minute mark: Downing with a long cross to the far post.. King heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-1.

59 minute mark: Foy passes to David.. he shoots from 25 yards out.. upper right corner.. it hits the post.. and in! GOAL. 3-2.

64 minute mark: Heller is hurt and has to be subbed off. I put Schreurs on for him.

72 minute mark: Parker gets a yellow card for pushing Foy.

76 minute mark: Parker with a hard slide on Murtagh.. Parker gets his second yellow card! He is ejected.

I take King off on and put Miller on. I go with a 3-2-3-1 (3 DC's, 2 defensive midfielders, 3 midfielders, and 1 striker.)

Trotta and Boogart are playing the DML and DMR positions.

80 minute mark: Kompany starts the counterattack.. passes to Schreurs.. he passs to Rooney just outside the box.. Rooney spins away from Mach.. shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. partially blocks it.. GOAL!!!! 4-2. Rooney has his hattrick.

85 minute mark: Good defensive play by Kompany.

87 minute mark: Bell takes a free kick from 25 yards out.. around the wall.. upper right corner.. Adriano dives.. it's too late.. GOAL. 4-3.

89 minute mark: Boogaart with a key defensive play.



Game over. 4-3 win for us

We were outshot 18-8 (10-7 on target)

Rooney wins MoM, 10 for form, 24 of 27 passes, 1 key pass, 2 of 2 tackles, 0 of 8 headers, 3 interceptions, 12 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 3 goals.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Parker is suspended for our next match and Heller damaged his neck and will miss a week. Unfortunate timing as we have our English League Cup 3rd round match coming up. Will this competition's title continue to elude us?


Alberto Flores had a goal and an assist for Spain's U19 team in their 3-0 win over Bulgaria.


Oct 23, 2016 -

A press campaign is building up in Brazil and England that Kaka should stop playing football and embarassing himself at Middlesbrough. The 34 year old midfielder is clearly a shadow of himself, but is still a decent player IMO.

[Eaglesfan27]

Oct 25, 2016 -

Anthony Petit has declared that he will leave Arsenal at the end of his contract and will go somewhere else as a Bosman signing. The 24 year old is a fairly good defender and might be a nice addition for depth.


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


October 26, 2016 -


Today we play at West Ham in the English League Cup 3rd round match. West Ham is 10th in the EPL and they are led by star right winger Aaron Lennon. He has become a very good assist man. Warren Newman is their new keeper and he has had a few bad games and might be easy to beat today. Petr Mochow is their leading defender. They have an aging Rafael van der Vaart at left wing. Roberto is their leading striker with 3 goals.

We are 1-2 favorites.

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



GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Fletcher
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Boogaart
S3: Ortega
S4: King
S5: Cardozo

[Eaglesfan27]

2 minute mark: Downing gets called for tripping Lennon.. yellow card.. Downing argues the call... lucky to get a warning.

12 minute mark: Daniel Lozano gets a yellow card for tripping Rooney.

30 minute mark: Both defenses are controlling the game so far.

36 minute mark: Lennon with a long cross to Reid in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. Adriano dives.. partially blocks it.. GOAL. Down 1-0.



Halftime: Down 1-0. They have over 35,000 fans here today.




46 minute mark: Fletcher passes it to Godoy.. he shoots from 25 yards out.. wide left.

48 minute mark: Lennon gets a yellow card for tripping Trotta.

59 minute mark: Rooney collided with Mochow.. Rooney is hurt. King on for Rooney. I also tell the offense to be more aggressive.

66 minute mark: Mochow starts their counterattack.. long pass to Perry.. he is left of the box.. he centers it to Naylor.. Matthew Naylor heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL. 2-0.

70 minute mark: Ortega on for Godoy.

78 minute mark: Downing with a long cross to Ortega.. he is in the right side of the box.. he crosses it to the left post.. Fletcher heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.

89 minute mark: Trotta passes to Downing who passes to King in the left side of the box.. King shoots.. upper right corner.. Good save by their keeper.



Game over. 2-1 loss! Why do we keep losing early in this darn competition!

We each had 12 shots. We each had 5 shots on target.

Downing wins MoM, 8 for form, 19 of 27 passes, 0 of 3 tackles, 8 of 10 headers, 5 interceptions, 6 runs, 1 foul draw.

Adriano, the keeper, had a 6 for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Least I lost to a decent opponent.

Liverpool was suprised by Hartlepool for a 2-1 loss.

Oldham upset Newcastle 1-0 as well.



F!#% Rooney suffered a slight tear of his knee ligaments and will miss at least a month while he attends physiotherapy (It was 4 weeks with or without the physiotherapy.)

[daedalus]

You just have no luck in the FA Cup.

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Anthony Petit has declared that he will leave Arsenal at the end of his contract and will go somewhere else as a Bosman signing. The 24 year old is a fairly good defender and might be a nice addition for depth.

Plus you weaken a rival for free.

Man, that hurts. Even if this isn't "my" Gunners.

[daedalus]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

F!#% Rooney suffered a slight tear of his knee ligaments and will miss at least a month while he attends physiotherapy (It was 4 weeks with or without the physiotherapy.)

Perhaps a sign that Mssr Shrek is hearing the call of Father Time?

Time for King to step up, I s'pose.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by daedalus

Perhaps a sign that Mssr Shrek is hearing the call of Father Time?

Time for King to step up, I s'pose.

Yep, I agree. Last year and this year are Rooney's first two significant injuries ever in his career with me. I clearly think this is a sign that he is starting to feel his age.

Definitely time for King to step up. The only problem is that King seems a bit injury prone even though he is young. This will be a time for Oswald and even Wright to show that they can be effective backups as well and really get it done.

[Eaglesfan27]

Oct 29, 2016 -

Today we host Everton in an EPL Match. We are in 1st and they are in 16th. They have been led by superb keeping from Ceiran Hutcheson. No one else on the team has played particularly well this year, but their next best players are young striker Ross Cooke, left winger Phil Dunn, and left back Jamal Groome. Valery Mezague is a good veteran midfielder who is having a bad season so far.


We are 4-7 favorites.

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


GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Cardozo
DC: Salva
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Ortega
SC: Adriano
SC: King

S1: Howard
S2: Miller
S3: Barbosa
S4: Wright
S5: Cahais

[Eaglesfan27]

4 minute mark: Parker is called for pushing Djuric. Godoy argues the call.. Godoy gets a yellow card.

6 minute mark: Downing is called for tripping Djuric.. Downing argues the call.. yellow card.

20 minute mark: Cardozo gets a yellow card for tripping Billy Edwards just outside our own box.

30 minute mark: Parker with a powerful curving shot.. the keeper blocks it.. Ortega gets the rebound.. shoots.. the keeper blocks that.. King shoots the rebound.. the keeper blocks that!




Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have over 77,000 fans here today.




Barbosa on for Godoy with Downing sliding inside. Cahais on for Cardozo. Both guys coming off were playing too tentative with their yellow cards.

55 minute mark: Trotta dribbles all the way up the pitch.. past three guys.. crosses it to Boogaart who has also joined the attack.. he blasts a shot.. over the bar.

64 minute mark: Barbosa is tripped just outside the box.. this gives Parker a good opportunity.. hard shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper blocks it.

69 minute mark: Parker passes to Adriano in the box.. he shoots.. wide left.

72 minute mark: Parker gets a yellow card for a hard tackle on Mezague.

77 minute mark: Neil Gibson gets a yellow card for tripping Downing.

90 minute mark: Downing passes to Adriano in the box.. he shoots... over the bar.



Game over. 0-0 tie.

We outshot them 10-1 (4-0 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 9 for form, 24 of 24 passes, 4 key passes, 3 of 4 tackles, 1 of 2 headers, 12 runs, 2 fouls drawn.

Parker and Trotta had 8's. Everyone else had 7's except Cardozo and Godoy who both had 5's.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Downing and Godoy each picked up one match bans for having too many yellow cards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Oct 30, 2016 -

Alberto Flores had a goal and an assist for our U18 team in their 2-0 win over Everton's.


Nov. 1, 2016 -

The board is "absolutely thrilled" with the level of commitment that I continue to show the club!


Stewart Downing has won the EPL Player of the Month. Wayne Rooney came in 2nd, and Kasper Lorentzen of Newcastle came in 3rd.


Chris Miller has won the EPL Young Player of the Month. Adriano Trotta came in 2nd, and Ben Marshall of Everton came in 3rd.


Newcastle's Tony Colbert won the EPL Manager of the Month. I came in 2nd, and Ernie Tippett of Arsenal came in 3rd.

[Eaglesfan27]

November 2, 2016 -

Today we play at home against Juventus in a Champions League Group Match.


We are even odd favorites.

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



GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Godoy
MC: Wood
MR: Ortega
SC: Oswald
SC: King

s1: Howard
S2: Cardozo
S3: Schreurs
S4: Cahais
S5: Boogaart
S6: Barbosa
S7: Fletcher

[Eaglesfan27]

30 minute mark: Both defenses are dominating, but we have a slight edge in ball possession.

34 minute mark: King was tripped in the box by their defender.. penalty! Downing steps up.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.


Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. We have over 91,000 fans here today.



46 minute mark: downing with a corenr to just outside the box.. Salva gets it.. passes to King in the middle of the box.. he shoots from 7 yards out.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

49 minute mark: Downing passes to Oswald in the left edge of the box.. Oswald blasts a shot.. sharply angled.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0. That was a brilliant strike by Oswald!

54 minute mark: Godoy passes to Ortega right of the box.. he dribbles past his man.. centers it for Godoy.. he shoots from 15 yards out.. the keeper blocks it.. the defense clears it.

65 minute mark: Salva gets a yellow card for tripping Semlur outside the box.

72 minute mark: Cahais on for Salva and Fletcher on at striker for King who is very tired.

77 minute mark: Oswald intercepts the ball in their turf.. long cross to ortega.. he dribbles into the right side of the box.. fancy footwork to get by two defenders.. 8 yards out.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0. Excellent strike by Ortega.



Game over. 4-0 win for us

We each had 7 shots. 5-3 on target in our favor.

Downing with a 9 for form, 15 of 20 passes, 2 key passes, 2 of 3 tackles, 1 of 2 headers, 2 interceptions, 7 runs, 1 foul drawn, 2 assists, and 1 goal.

Every other starter had an 8 for form except Godoy and Wood who had 7's.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 2, 2016 -

That win qualified us for the 1st knockout round of the Champions League.

Alberto Flores had 4 goals and an assist in our U18's 5-0 win over Hull's U18 team! Flores now has 13 goals and 5 assists in 7 starts and 2 relief appearances for the U18 and reserve squads. He is still only 17. I might get him on the pitch for our big club in a game or two soon.


Nov. 5, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Newcastle in an EPL Match. We are in 1st place while they are in 4th. Newcastle is led by star left winger Kasper Lorentzen who continues to play at a very high level. They also have star Spanish striker Ignacio who is having a good year with 4 goals and 6 assists. James Milner leads the team with 7 goals from his right wing position. The defense is very solid with Luis Carlos playing very well this year. Michel Testerink is a good keeper who is having a very good year.

We are even odd favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the high 30's.



GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Boogaart
ML: Barbosa
MC: Parker
MC: Heller
MR: Schreurs
SC: King
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Miller
S3: Ortega
S4: Wright
S5: Cardozo

[Eaglesfan27]

3 minute mark: Milner with a good pass between two centrebacks.. Ignacio wide open in the box.. blasts a shot.. lower left corner.. GOAL. Down 1-0.

23 minute mark: Adriano stops a point blank shot from Lorentzen.

36 minute mark: Barbosa passes to king left of the box.. King passes it to Barbosa who has run into the middle of the box.. Barbosa shoots.. lower right corner.. past the keeper.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.

40 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles past two defenders.. short cross.. Luis Carlos heads it back to Schreurs.. Schreurs fires a pass past Carlos.. to Heller in the middle of the box.. Heller shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.

44 minute mark: Luis Carlos with a long pass to Milner right of the box.. he centers it to Ignacio.. Ignacio shoots.. upper left corner.. Adriano had no shot.. GOAL. 2-2.



Halftime: 2-2 tie.



47 minute mark: Milner passes to Ignacio inside the box.. Ignacio shoots.. Adriano blocks it.. Adam shoots the rebound.. upper left corner.. GOAL. Down 3-2.

58 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles past two defenders.. long cross.. Adriano heads it.. the keeper blocks it.. King shoots the rebound.. Luis Carlos blocks the shot and directs it wide of net.

73 minute mark: Wright on for King and Cardozo on for Boogaart.

80 minute mark: Their defenders block a pair of shots by Parker and Schreurs.

82 minute mark: Testerink stops a pair of shots by Adriano.

83 minute mark: Parker passes to Wright in the box.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. the keeper blocks it.

Ortega on for Heller. I also slide Trotta to left wing and go with a 3-5-2 with an emphasis on attacking.



Time runs out. Game over. 3-2 loss.

We were outshot 12-10 (9-7 on target)

Ignacio wins MoM for them, 8 for form, 18 of 21 passes, 1 key pass, 0 of 1 tackles, 1 of 11 headers, 1 foul drawn, 1 assist, and 2 goals.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 6, 2016 -

Jeroen Schreurs injured his ankle and will miss a week.


Nov. 7, 2016 -

Schreurs was named to the EPL Team of the Week.

Antonio Blanco has been called up to Spain's U19 team.

Tottenham's Jesus is upset that he isn't the 1st team keeper and is demanding to be traded.


Nov. 8, 2016 -

Alberto Flores has been called up to Spain's U21 team.


Nov. 9, 2016 -

17 of my senior players have been called up to their international squads for friendly matches.

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Nov. 9, 2016 -

We have a match today against the Wolves in an EPL Match before everyone splits for their international duty. We are in 1st (but the rest of the pack is quickly catching up with most teams now only 2 points behind us.) The Wolves are in 19th place. The wolves have had a horrible year and they are on the verge of mutiny. Their star striker, Antonio has 4 goals. No one else on the team is playing very good. No one else has more than 1 goal. Stuart Taylor is their starting keeper. The 35 year old keeper isn't very good any longer. Joseph Yobo is their star defender, but he is 36 and he is a shadow of himself.


We are 4-7 favorites.

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



GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Godoy
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: King
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Trotta
S3: Barbosa
S4: Wright
S5: Oswald

[Eaglesfan27]

2 minute mark: For unclear reasons, Adriano (GK) starts clutching his leg and falls to the ground screaming. I have to put Howard on for him.

5 minute mark: Parker intercepts the ball.. long pass to Adriano.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.

7 minute mark: Downing gets a yellow card for a trip.. argues the call.. gets a warning.. what is up with all of the early yellow cards for Downing!

10 minute mark: Parker intercepts the ball.. passes it to King in the right side of the box.. King shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!! 1-0. That is King's 5th of the year.

13 minute mark: Parker passes to Ortega just inside the right side of the box.. Ortega with a quick centering pass to godoy in the middle of the box.. he hits a powerful shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

20 minute mark: Salva with a long pass to start the counterattack.. the pass sails over the defender's head.. Adriano catches up to it in the box.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.

43 minute mark: Kompany with a good defensive play.


Halftime: 3-0 lead for us. We have over 65,000 fans here today.



ortega picked up a minor injury before the end of the 1st half, and he is really limping on the sidelines. I put Trotta on for Ortega (I love Trotta's versatility.)

58 minute mark: Trotta just raced back to stop a breakaway.. he got a yellow card for tripping the striker. Amazing speed though.



Game over. 3-0 win for us.

We outshot them 19-1 (11-0 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 14 of 17 passes, 1 key pass, 2 of 4 tackles, 0 of 3 headers, 14 runs, 2 fouls drawn.

Adriano, the striker, had a 9 for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Barry Parker injured his wrist and will miss a week.

Adriano (GK) suffered a gash on his leg (how?) and will miss just 2 days.


Alberto Flores had a 10 for form and 2 assists in the Reserve's 2-0 win over Leeds.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 11, 2016 -

Alexis has been fired by Roma, and they have hired Lorenzo Scarafoni to become their next manager.


17 year old Alberto Flores played well for Spain's U21 team. He came off the bench and had a goal and an assist in only 30 minutes of PT in Spain's 3-0 win over serbia.


Nov 12, 2016 -

With Alberto Flores away, our u18 team lost to Manchester City 1-0.

[Eaglesfan27]

International Round-up:

Michael Oswald had an emotional interview after his debut for Germany's International Team. He spoke of his pride in representing Germany for the first time. He also was quick to praise me "for giving him the self-belief to scale new heights."

Gotta love his suck-up ability



Darren Fletcher had an assist for Scotland in their 2-0 win over Bahrain.


Salva and Trotta both played strong defense in Italy's 3-0 win over Israel.


Helder Barbosa played well for Portugal in their 1-0 win over Greece.


Mark van den Boogaart and Mickael schmidt each provided strong defense for their respective countries in a 0-0 tie.


Michael Oswald and Michael Heller both played well in Germany's 0-0 tie with Senegal.


Diego Cardozo played very well for Uruguay in their 3-1 win over Belize.


Adriano and Adriano both played for Brazil. My keeper let in a soft goal, but my striker scored Brazil's lone goal in a 1-1 tie with Australia.

[ice4277]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

7 minute mark: Downing gets a yellow card for a trip.. argues the call.. gets a warning.. what is up with all of the early yellow cards for Downing!

I know how you feel. I had a guy for Middlesbrough in my current game, nobody special, reserve midfielder, played mostly in a couple cup games every season. But EVERY TIME I put him in a game, he got a yellow card in his first five minutes. Every time. It was amazing. Needless to say, he didn't get very far with me.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 13, 2016 -

Southampton has sacked Richard Money.


Nov 16, 2016 -

Carlos Godoy injured his calf and will miss 2 weeks or so.

Howard, Boogaart, and Godoy were all selected to the EPL Team of the Week.


Alberto Flores played well in 35 minutes for Spain's u21 team in their 4-0 win over Australia.


Nov 16, 2016 -

Southampton has hired Leroy Rosenior from Crewe to become their new manager.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by ice4277

I know how you feel. I had a guy for Middlesbrough in my current game, nobody special, reserve midfielder, played mostly in a couple cup games every season. But EVERY TIME I put him in a game, he got a yellow card in his first five minutes. Every time. It was amazing. Needless to say, he didn't get very far with me.

Yeah, except this is a new phenomenon for him. I suspect he is getting older and less physically skilled and making stupid mistakes early. It's very frustrating.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 19, 2016 -

Arsenal suffered a big blow when Hatem Ben Arfa tore a ligament in his ankle. The 29 year old will be out 3-4 months.


Nov 19, 2016 -

Today we host Arsenal in a BIG EPL Match. We are in 1st and they have climbed to 2nd! It's televised. It will be a heated match. Unfortunately for Arsenal, 5 of their top players are hurt for this match. Among the injured, starting left back Jaime Gavilian who had been playing very well. Also injured, starting right winger Salomon Kalou, starting left wing Hatem Ben Arfa. New speedy striker Christophe Sanchez is also hurt. Nigel de Jong is out hurt. ian Thrope, their backup keeper is also hurt.


So who will start for Arsenal? Jose Antonio Reyes is still a good player and he will likely start at either left wing or forward. Herve Remy has played very well in their midifeld. Lukas Podolski has had one of his best years, perhaps in part secondary to Mauro Di Mauro and Sanchez drawing so much attention. In any case, Podolski has 13 goals on the year. Mauro Di Mauro has 9 goals on the year. Marek Mach is playing well at centreback. Jesus has been erratic in goal for them, but he is clearly very talented.


We are 5-4 favorites.

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

GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Heller
MR: Schreurs
SC: King
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Schmidt
s3: Ortega
S4: Wright
S5: Miller

[Eaglesfan27]

1st minute: Parker steals it from Reyes (who started at left wing) and passes it to Heller.. Heller with a long pass to Adriano.. he dribbles into the box.. shoots.. upper right corner.. Jesus dives.. saves it.

13 minute mark: Trotta dribbles past two defenders.. across midfield.. passes it to Schreurs in the right side of the box.. he fakes out a defender.. shoots.. upper right corner.. Jesus saves it.


Halftime: 0-0 tie. We dominated possession, but their defense held strong. We have over 91,000 fans here today.



46 minute mark: Parker passes it to King in the left side of the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

73 minute mark: Reyes passes to Edward Wong in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. Adriano dives.. tips it over the bar.

78 minute mark: Reyes passes to Podolski in the box.. he shoots from 10 yards out.. Adriano saves it.

79 minute mark: Downing passes to King left of the box.. nice centering pass to the middle of the box.. Adriano traps it.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

83 minute mark: Kompany with a good defensive play on Mauro.. he passes it long to King.. he passes it to Parker.. hard shot.. upper left corner.. Jesus dives.. tips it over the bar.


Game over. 2-0 win for us!

We outshot them 12-5 (7-3 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 9 for form, 12 of 14 passes, 1 key pass, 0 tackles, 2 of 4 headers, 13 runs, 3 fouls drawn.

Trotta, Boogart, Parker, and King all had 8's.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

My physio has informed me that Kompany needs rest

Oh well, we have depth with Cardozo and Marchetti.

The attendance of 91,294 at the Arsenal match was a new record for us!



Nov 21, 2016 -

Boogaart was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.


Nov 22, 2016 -

Wayne Rooney has completed his rehab and is deemed completely recovered from his injury.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 22, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Shakhtar in a Champions League Match.


We are 4-7 favorites.

It's very windy and the temperatures are in the 20's!


GK: Howard (I need to give him a few starts a year)
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Fletcher
MC: Parker
MR: Ortega
SC: Flores (Wright isn't eligible for CL and Flores doesn't have to be on the list since he is young. Plus I want to give him a start.)
SC: Oswald

S1: Antonio Blanco (Adriano is on international duty)
S2: Trotta
S3: Heller
S4: Wood
S5: Boogaart
S6: Barbosa
S7: Schreurs

[Eaglesfan27]

It's snowing!! The field is covered in snow!

19 minute mark: Parker passes to Oswald in the right side of the box.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

22 minute mark: Downing dribbles past two defenders.. crosses it short.. Flores heads it.. just wide left.



Halftime: 0-0 tie. The play is very sluggish and sloppy with the snowy field conditions.



58 minute mark: Downing passes to Parker just outside the box.. he shoots.. it hits a defender and bounces right to the keeper.. they were lucky there.

60 minute mark: Barbosa on for Downing.

61 minute mark: Parker passes to Flores in the box.. he heads it to Barbosa.. he shoots from 10 yards out.. over the bar.

65 minute mark: Rat, their defender, tripped Ortega. Penalty! I have Flores take it.. he blasts it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0! That is Flores' first goal for Manchester United!



Game over. 1-0 win for us.

We outshot them 12-1 (8-0 on target)

Their keeper, Igor Volkov, won MoM, 8 for form, 7 saves, 17 of 33 passing.

All of my players except for Barbosa and Ortega had 7's for form. Ortega and Barbosa had 8's.

Flores had a 7 for form, 10 of 10 passing, 1 key pass, 1 of 3 tackles, 2 of 7 headers, 3 runs, 1 foul drawn. 2 shots, 2 shots on target, and 1 goal.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 23, 2016 -

In World Cup Qualifying News:

Diego Cardozo played VERY well for Uruguay in their 2-0 win over Colombia.

Matias Cahais played well for Argentina as they beat Peru 1-0.

Adriano did ok for Brazil in their 2-0 win over Venezuela.


Nov 26, 2016 -

Chelsea beat Newcastle 3-2 while Arsenal tied West Brom 0-0. Chelsea has now jumped into 2nd place. After 15 games played, we are in 1st with 36 points. Chelsea is in 2nd with 33 points. Arsenal is 3rd with 30 points. Newcastle is 4th with 29 points. Sheff Wed is 5th with 24 points.

[daedalus]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I put Trotta on for Ortega (I love Trotta's versatility.)

I LOVE players with that type of versatility.

Out of curiosity, have you ever tried to cultivate a relationship with another manager? I have heard of some people who have done so and had those managers consented to become their assistant when said manager was fired.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by daedalus

I LOVE players with that type of versatility.

Out of curiosity, have you ever tried to cultivate a relationship with another manager? I have heard of some people who have done so and had those managers consented to become their assistant when said manager was fired.

I love his versatility as well, and in general all players with this kind of ability. Trotta's speed actually makes me think that he might be a natural at the wing, but so far he seems to be playing better at fullback. However, he did ok when I put him on the wing.


I've tried to particularly with Scholes, but generally Adriano (the striker) and others get upset at my "unprofessional comments" when I compliment a manager if they are in the EPL. They don't seem to mind me complimenting managers outside the EPL, so I occasionally compliment Barthez. Actually, I don't remember whatever happened to Scholes. I'll have to look him up and see where he is managing.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 27, 2016 -

Liverpool have sacked David Wilson.



Nov 27, 2016 -

Today we travel to play West Ham in an EPL Match. West Ham are in 16th place while we are in 1st. Aaron Lennon is leading the team with excellent play at right wing. Warren Norman has done well in goal for them over the past month. Petr Mochow is playing very well at centreback. Roberto leads the team with 4 goals and their offense isn't very good.

We are 4-7 favorites.

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


GK: Adriano
DL: Trotta
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Heller
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Cardozo
S3: Ortega
S4: King
S5: Miller

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10 minute mark: Kompany passes to Rooney at midpitch.. he passes to Adriano.. he shoots from 30 yards out.. powerful curving shot.. barely wide left.

17 minute mark: Trotta passes to Schreurs.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.. Rooney shoots the rebound.. go.. waved off. Rooney is judged to have unfairly pushed down the defender.

42 minute mark: Schreurs blasts a shot from 20 yards out.. into the right side netting as it was just wide.



Halftime: 0-0 tie.



54 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. Rooney with a heel pass.. Parker shoots.. upper right corner.. over the bar.

58 minute mark: Downing with a corner to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. over the bar.

61 minute mark: Schreurs gets a yellow card for pushing Lennon.

66 minute mark: Boogaart dribbles all the way up the right sideline.. past two defenders.. great dribble.. he centers it to Adriano in the box.. Adriano turns.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. Great assist from Boogaart. That is Adriano's 10th of the year.

72 minute mark: I slide Trotta up to left wing and put Cardozo on for Downing who is tired. I also put Ortega on for Schreurs who has that yellow card and is getting tired.

76 minute mark: Cardozo passes it to Trotta.. he dribbles past two defenders into the left side of the box.. past another defender.. he is only 6 yards out.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. wide left into the side of the net.

85 minute mark: Adriano with a pair of acrobatic saves before Kompany clears it.

88 minute mark: their keeper passes it to Lobban who quickly passes it to Roberto.. Roberto shoots from 25 yards out.. upper left corner.. blazing shot.. Adriano dives.. it is out of his reach.. he was late getting there. GOAL. 1-1.



Game over. 1-1 tie. This darn West Ham team continues to give us troubles.

We were outshot 20-18 (9-5 on target)

Adriano, GK wins MoM, 9 for form, 12 of 23 passing, 8 saves.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 29, 2016 -

Boogaart was selected to the EPL Team of the Week.


I decide to praise Paul Scholes who has Millwall at 4th in the English Championship right now.



Dec. 1, 2016 -

The board remain thrilled with my performance as manager of the Club.


Stewart Downing won EPL Player of the Month. Steven Taylor of Sunderland came in 2nd, and Arjen Robben of Chelsea came in 3rd.


Leed's Gavin Murray has won the EPL Young Player of the Month. John Woodward of Chelsea came in 2nd, and James Jenkins of Arsenal came in 3rd.


Tottenham's Djuradj Vasic has own the EPL Manager of the Month Award. I came in 2nd, and Frank Rijkaard of Sunderland came in 3rd.



Dec 2, 2016 -

I have sent Alberto Flores and Blanco to the U18 team again. Alberto Flores had a goal in his first game back with the U18 team, but Mark Hall really starred with 3 goals in the game.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 3, 2016 -

Today we play Sheffield Wed in an EPL match. They have been surprisingly good and are in 5th place in the EPL. They are led by a strong defense and one star striker. Michael Vickers is the leading striker with 10 goals on the year. He has been the offense for them. Their defense is rock solid. They are using Eric Djemba Djemba at right back and he is playing very well there this year. Sebastien Garcia and David Bowen are playing alongside him to make the defense very strong in front of the keeper. Craig James is playing very well in goal. John Power is playing well at left wing.


We are 1-2 favorites.

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


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cardozo
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Oswald
S3: Ortega
S4: King
S5: Trotta

[Eaglesfan27]

2 minute mark: Djemba with a good defensive play on Downing.

23 minute mark: Salva with a key defensive play.

26 minute mark: Miller dribbles past a defender.. past another defender.. right of the box.. centers it for Godoy.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.

28 minute mark: Godoy passes it to Adriano right of the box.. he dribbles past a defender.. shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper blocks it.. Rooney gets the rebound.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. 15th goal of the year for Rooney.

32 minute mark: Schreurs passes it to Adriano in the middle of the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. nice save by their keeper.

35 minute mark: Rooney dribbles into the left side of the box.. he fakes out a defender.. Djemba tackles him.. knocks it out of the box.. Parker gets it.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

44 minute mark: Bowen takes a free kick from 25 yards out.. strong curving shot.. upper left corner.. GOAL. 2-1.



Halftime: 2-1 lead for us. We have over 72,000 fans here today.



48 minute mark: Parker passes to Rooney in the left edge of the box.. he blasts a shot so fast that I can't see.. the keeper blocks it.

59 minute mark: Rooney is tripped in the box.. PENALTY! Rooney steps up.. takes it.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!! 3-1. That is Rooney's 200th career League Goal!

70 minute mark: Trotta on for Ortega and Oswald on for Adriano.



Game over. 3-1 win for us.

We outshot them 18-2 (14-1 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 18 of 21 passes, 2 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 2 of 3 headers, 16 runs, 1 foul drawn.

Parker had a 9. Rooney and Adriano both had 8's.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 4, 2016 -

Liverpool have hired Spanish Legend Pako Ayestaran as their new manager.


Dec 5, 2016 -

Downing and Parker were named to the EPL Team of the Week.


Darn them. Real Madrid are reporting in the media that they want to acquire Carlos Godoy. Godoy's agent has told TEAMtalk.com that Godoy could be tempted by a move to Real Madrid in the near future.

I tell the press, "Carlos is part of our team and we consider him a vital piece of our success. He isn't going anywhere."



Sheesh. We have terrible luck with draws. We drew Chelsea in the 3rd round of the English FA cup when there were over 70 teams including plenty of L2 and L1 teams. Least we will be hosting them.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 6, 2016 -

I praise Downing's recent performances in the media. The fans agree with my praise.

However, I can't help but notice that Downing is 32 and he is beginning to decline in practice.


Dec 7, 2016 -

Today we host PAOK in a meaningless Champions League Group Match.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It is sunny with temperatures in the 40's.


GK: Howard
DL: Trotta
DC: Marchetti
DC: Salva
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Wood
MC: Heller
MR: Ortega
SC: Flores
SC: Oswald

S1: Adriano
S2: Cardozo
S3: Barbosa
S4: Alfonso
S5: Miller
S6: Schreurs
S7: King

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2 minute mark: Ortega dribbles past two defenders.. long cross to Flores by the far post.. powerful header.. nice save by the keeper.

11 minute mark: Wood passes to Ortega right of the box.. fancy footwork into the box.. he dribbles into the 6 yard box.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.. Flores pounces on the rebound.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. Flores scores again!

17 minute mark: Trotta collides with their striker.. Trotta is hurt. I put Cardozo on for him.

28 minute mark: Wood passes to Ortega right of the box.. Ortega draws two defenders over.. fires a pass between them to Heller in the middle of the box.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.



Halftime: 2-0 lead for us. We have over 78,000 fans here today.



58 minute mark: Ortega dribbles past two defenders.. crosses it to the far post.. Flores with a diving header.. just over the bar.

72 minute mark: Downing passes to Ortega in the box.. Ortega is tripped.. Penalty.. I have Flores take it.. he looks calm.. he shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.

75 minute mark: Alfonso on for Downing and King on for Oswald.

87 minute mark: Ortega passes to Flores in the box.. a defender knocks it away from Flores.. it bounces to Heller just inside the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0.

90 minute mark: Ortega with a great dribble into the box.. into the 6 yard box.. he passes to Flores.. a defender blocks a sure goal to clear it.

93 minute mark: Alfonso passes to Flores.. he has a breakaway.. he dribbles into the box.. whistle.. End of game.


Game over. 4-0 win for us.

We outshot them 20-0 (12-0 on target)

Ortega wins MoM, 10 for form, 17 of 21 passes, 1 key pass, 0 of 1 tackles, 2 of 3 headers, 1 interception, 35 runs (not a typo), 1 foul drawn, 2 assists.

Heller also had a 10 for form.

Flores had an 8 for form, 8 of 12 passes, 0 of 2 tackles, 1 of 2 headers, 2 fouls drawn, and 2 goals.

[daedalus]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

They are led by a strong defense and one star striker. Michael Vickers

Does he wear #7? Has he ever accidentally answered to "Ron Mexico"?

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Darn them. Real Madrid are reporting in the media that they want to acquire Carlos Godoy. Godoy's agent has told TEAMtalk.com that Godoy could be tempted by a move to Real Madrid in the near future.

F' Real. Bastards.

[daedalus]

By the way, good job sneaking Flores some starts in there.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by daedalus

Does he wear #7? Has he ever accidentally answered to "Ron Mexico"? F' Real. Bastards.

LOL


Yeah, you and I both agree about Real Madrid.


As far as Flores, I'm very happy to sneak him into some low pressure games. Well, they are Champions League games even if they are relatively meaningless ones, so maybe they aren't that low in pressure

It's exciting to see him score at least one goal in each of his starts for the big club, even if they did come off penalty kicks

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Adriano Trotta suffered a groin strain and will miss about 2 weeks.



Dec. 10, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Charlton in an EPL Match. They are in 15th while we are in 1st. They have a few goal scorers, but their defense has been very inconsistent. Midfielder mohamed Sissoko has been playing well for them this year, but no one else is in the midfield has done very well. Rob Morgan is their leading goal scorer with 5 goals, but they have several players with 3 goals. Zdenek Chaloupka is the only defender playing well this year. Stephan Andersen has been inconsistent in goal and has been mostly bad for the last two weeks.


We are 2-5 favorites.

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


GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Kompany
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Godoy
MC: Parker
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Howard
S2: Cardozo
S3: Downing
s4: King
s5: Boogaart