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[Keano16]

Quote: Originally Posted by _ChicoBass

Preseason July/August 2015 - Season 3 FIFA 15 (PS4) Spoiler Season Objectives • Qualify for Europa League (Top 6) • Reach Knockout Stage of Europa League • Reach Round of 32 of Copa Del Rey Season Budget • Transfer Budget - $9,500,000 • Wage Funds - $45,000 Transfer Window Transfers In RW - Federico Palacios (Spain) (66 OVR 21yrs) (+1) Activated $400k option to buy from RB Leipzig Palacios spent a season and a half on loan at Osasuna but he is set for a permanent transfer now to the club that gave him his breakthrough. Palacios signed as a squad rotation player, but we all know he'll be a lot more than that judging by the way last season ended. LM - Isma Lopez (Spain) (73 OVR 26yrs) (+1) Pre-Contract Arrival from Sporting Gijon Osasuna need a natural winger and Chavez hopes Lopez will be the one. The winger was born in Pamplona and was a part of the Osasuna youth academy for a very short time before going over to the Athletic Bilbao academy. He spent three years with Bilbao's reserve side before being sent out on multiple loan spells and eventually staying at Sporting Gijon permanently. He now returns to Basque Country and his hometown with Osasuna. [b]CB - Pedro Bigas (Spain) (71 OVR Purchased from RCD Mallorca for $3.8m plus Jon Echaide Bigas was initially signed by Mallorca's youth academy before going out to play for different clubs at the lower levels. He began his career as a midfielder, but upon his return to Mallorca in 2012 he was given a new challenge as a centre back, where he excelled and has maintained himself since. Osasuna have plenty of midfielders, which leads us to believe that Bigas will play primarily as a center back. Especially since the B-Team's captain Echaide was included in the deal. Transfers Out CAM - Miguel De Las Cuevas (Spain) (72 OVR 30yrs) Sold to Getafe CF for $2.7m De Las Cuevas had been a crucial player in Chavez's lineup, but with Isma Lopez's arrival somebody had to be removed from the starting lineup and Cuevas was not open to spending some time on the bench this season. De Las Cuevas was Osasuna's highest paid player with a $60,000 weekly wage, a number Getafe were not able to match and offered him $35,000 instead. Negotiations took little more than a week between the player and club, but as no further offers came in and his time at Osasuna seemingly over, Cuevas had to accept. RB - Javi Flaño (Spain) (67 OVR 32yrs) Sold to Aston Villa for $550k Javi Flaño was an important first team player during Chavez's first season, but last season Flaño was taken down to the B Team. Even though he did well with the alternate lineup, the arrival of Romeu from the youth academy increased competition on the wings, and Flaño was not able to compete against the youngster's speed and attacking mindset. Flaño finished last season as a defensive substitute, but even that role is taken now by Vinuesa Ramos, another youth graduate, so Flaño had to look for playtime elsewhere. The Spaniard will be joining England's Aston Villa, where he will most likely end his career. GK - Jokin Ezkieta (Spain) (58 OVR 20yrs) Sold to Crewe Alexandria for $100k CB - Iñigo De Frutos (Spain) (65 OVR 21yrs) Loaned to FC Barcelona B CM - Mikel Merino (Spain) (64 OVR 20yrs) Loaned to Sporting Gijon Merino was a revelation for Chavez in his first season, as the young midfielder played brilliantly and rumor has it that his performances halted Osasuna's negotiations with another midfielder during that season. Last season Chavez kept his confidence with Merino, but the midfielder hasn't been developing his game in the past two years so the coaching staff have decided to loan him out before he gets too comfortable. LB - Xavier Quinti (Spain) (64 OVR 20yrs) Loaned to Leicester City We are all still waiting for the young left back that was sold to Osasuna as a "future star" and with a $1m price tag. This will be Quinti's second full season loan, and Osasuna's staff have already set their requirements for his return. CB - David Garcia (Spain) (63 OVR 22yrs) Loaned to AD Alcorcon CB - Unai Garcia (Spain) (63 OVR 23yrs) Loaned to Leeds United CAM - Jose Garcia (Spain) (61 OVR 19yrs) Loaned to Millwall Similar to Merino's situation, Chavez had great trust in this young attacking midfielder but as he has had minimal development in the past two years the staff have decided to send him out on loan. Top 3 Transfers 1. Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich --> Manchester City) $64,000,000 2. Javi Martinez (Bayern Munich --> Chelsea) $43,000,000 3. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid --> PSG) $42,500,000 Preseason Matches CA Osasuna 2 - 2 Palermo PAL: Makienok 18' Vazquez 87' OSA: Torres 78' Guillermo 89' Palermo went ahead with a header in the 18th minute following a terrible defensive mistake by Albentosa and Flaño who had no clue where they were at. Even though they tried to get back into the match, Osasuna found it almost impossible to create chances against Palermo's 3-5-2, a formation that Chavez frequented during his time at AFC Wimbledon. Chavez put all the meat on the grill with his substitutions, particularly Miguel De Las Cuevas in at RCM, and it worked fantastically as it was De Las Cuevas who put a through ball into the box for the LCM Roberto Torres to shoot first time and score! Osasuna were finally on the scoreboard, but Palermo took the lead again nine minutes later as Vazquez made Flaño look nonexistent and slid the ball past the goalkeeper Rodriguez. After that goal Osasuna went all out attack in search for the equalizer, and Guillermo delivered right before the 90th minute as he shielded the ball and went around his marker before powering the ball past the goalkeeper. The match ended soon after that and even though Palermo were the better side on the field they couldn't take the victory at El Sadar. Isma Lopez was given his debut but the winger gave a rather poor performance and was taken off in the second half. Palacios also gave a poor match from the right wing, making fans pray that he doesn't end up like Julian Luque did after his option to buy was activated last season. Werder Bremen 0 - 0 CA Osasuna Osasuna couldn't get a goal in Germany, but the fans didn't look too concerned seeing as in this match Chavez seemed to have focus on experimenting rather than the result. Osasuna started the match with the usual 4-3-3 Holding before switching to a 4-2-2 Holding with Guillermo and Palacios playing as strikers. In the second half Chavez switched to a 3-5-2, keeping Palacios and Guillermo as strikers. Even with all the changes Osasuna was making, the German side were never confused and held their clean sheet well. CA Osasuna (B-Team) 4 - 1 AS Monaco OSA: Luque 5' 13' Onwu 34' Kodro 76' ASM: Falcao PEN 80' ASM: Echiejile RED CARD 65' It seemed like Osasuna would finish their preseason with many doubts but the B Team came in and saved the day with a dominant win against the French side. The revelation of this match was Chavez starting Julian Luque at CAM in place of Jose Garcia, and Luque responded to his manager's trust straightaway by dribbling past his marker, getting inside the box, cutting left, and then curving a shot past the keeper with three Monaco defenders surrounding him! This was already a surprise early goal, but just eight minutes later Luque struck again, this time with a shot that deflected off a defender and went into the net. In the 34th minute Manuel Onwu scored a header from Ramirez's cross and made it 3-0. Osasuna were having the time of their lives on the pitch and were even comfortable to show off with some flare, as seen on the photo at the top of the article with the youth graduate Romeu showing some fancy passing. In the 76th minute Kenan Kodro made it 4-0 with a powerful shot, but four minutes later a penalty was called in favor of Monaco after Romeu, who had been having an outstanding match at LB, slid to try to prevent a cross but instead took the crosser down after the ball had already been sent into the box. Radamel Falcao sent the penalty right down the middle and scored while Rodriguez dove left. The goal did little for Monaco though as Osasuna calmly held the lead and finished the preseason off with a comfortable win. CA Osasuna Player of the Preseason LM - Julian Luque (Spain) (68 OVR 23yrs) Luque finished last season with heavy critics and was widely considered as one of Osasuna's worst players of the season. Despite the negativity surrounding him Chavez still gave him another chance to show the talent he displayed in Liga Adelante and responded magnificently with two great goals against Monaco. It may have only been one match, but we're hoping this is Luque's turn around and he takes advantage of the opportunity of starting with the B Team seeing as Jose Garcia has been loaned out and the CAM spot is up for the taking. What's Coming Up For Osasuna With the preseason finally over the fans are anxious to see their home team every two weeks again. Osasuna are expected to have a difficult start to the season, as they will be hosting none other than the defending league title holders FC Barcelona. After that, they will visit RCD Espanyol who finished 3rd last season, and then host the recently - and controversially - promoted Cordoba. We have been told that all three matches will be played by the first team, as the B Team does not have any scheduled matches until September. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conclusion I know I said I would be replacing Miguel Flaño with a top centre back this window, but I couldn't do it! The captain has been with the club since 2004. 2004!!! I couldn't bring myself to dropping him and even less selling him. Instead I chose Bigas who brings pace to the defense, something none of my centre backs have, and if he plays well he should be able to grow past Flaño who has been decreasing in stats. I will let Flaño play until he either retires or his form drops. Once that happens I will bring in a top centre back if Bigas isn't able to fill in Flaño's shoes. So far from what I've seen in the preseason, Lopez hasn't convinced me. Looking at his stats he's the player I'm looking for, but on the field not so much. It's still too early to make a fair judgement so we'll see how he does as the season goes on. If he does not impress, I will look to bring in another winger. Formation Talk So, the first team didn't look too great during the preseason particularly my wingers. Roberto Torres had been playing really well at LW, but with Lopez's arrival and Cuevas' departure he's had to play at LCM, the position he held in my first season. Lopez has been playing LW and has been quite poor. On the other side, Palacios has been playing RW and also hasn't been producing much of anything. For these reasons, I will be starting this season with a 4-4-2 Holding instead of the 4-3-3 Holding I've been using for the past two seasons. I prefer not to play with two strikers up front, but I have to remember that Palacios had his goal scoring break through playing as a striker in the 4-3-3. I also have to remember that Guillermo has scored 45 goals with us also as the striker in the 4-3-3. I want to get the most I can out of this pair, so I will be playing them up front together. Isma Lopez will play LM, while Torres will go to RM as I know he can play well down the wing. Camarasa and Darder will be my holding midfielders, while the back line will remain the same. That's it for the preseason. Let me know if you have any tips/suggestions for the formation change, and Thanks For Reading!

First off, completely obtainable goals and an alright budget! Glad to see Palacios was signed permanently and Lopez coming in, although he doesn't seem to be impressing you so far. Hopefully that'll change soon enough. I hope that Bigas can grow and become the CB you want so you won't have to splash out on one in the future. Preseason was undefeated which is good although it looked like the team wasn't as fluid in the first 2 games. The B team did really well demolishing Monaco in the last though! Is this the return of Luque?! The season then started well with a good point against Barca. Torres and Guillermo, 2 of your biggest players performing again. Kodro then snatched the points against Espanyol with a trademark header but man that was an unbelievable save from Riesgo! Cordoba looked disappointing and again like your attack wasn't as fluid as it was last season. You've got a nice looking Academy going now too which is great for the future. A good draw in the Europa too and good to see Guillermo finally getting rewarded! . Also damn, the quality of your screenshots are much better than mine.

[texasbum06]

Moose - Unlucky goal to concede against Stoke, Your defenders had good positioning, but the Stoke player just won the header. You completely outplayed them, but the result just didn't reflect that. Your goal against City was some bad luck to have them slide in from behind to get the ball, but you got it right back and scored it. Their equalizer was one of those annoying goals where you wonder why no one was marking the back post despite 4 defenders standing in the box! Their crosses killed you again on their second goal as well getting all the way to that end line before sending it in. Very tough loss though.

BiloxiSmitty - No losses to open the season, and a draw against Atletico is not a bad result. Tough Champions League group with Bayern and Liverpool both in there. Your scoring has been pretty spread out so far as well. How did you manage to force 2 own goals in the same match!?

Cruzerr - Nice bit of info on the academy graduates coming in. Some impressive transfer business getting an impressive fee for Ulreich, and not overspending on anyone in return. Maxim really picked up right where he left off with goals and assists all around. A perfect month as well taking all points available.

Chico - Reasonable season objectives, and a decent transfer budget. Although, I wish they would have given you a better wage budget to work with. Picking up the option to buy Palacios is a good move, and Lopez and Bigas look like good additions. I'm interested to see how Lopez figures into gameplan and how well he will perform for you. Exciting way to start the season against Barca, and a draw is an impressive result, although being up 2-1 I imagine you were pretty disappointed when Deulofeu got one past you. Solid win over Espanyol, but I can tell you are still trying to sort out having the combo of Guillermo and Palacios together after only scoring 1 in those last 2 matches. You've got 2 youth academy players I've got my eye on in Luis Martinez and Mario Santana. Hopefully that potential stays up in the potential to be special range.

Keano - Some high scoring wins in November and with a couple draws you still held on to an unbeaten month and your spot at the top of the table. December was a different story. You started with a nice 3-1 win, but it went downhill from there. You didn't fall too far back though and I think you can definitely climb back to the top with still half of the season to go. The Copa Del Rey on the other hand was a tough loss to deal with.

[Keano16]

Quote: Originally Posted by texasbum06

Keano - Some high scoring wins in November and with a couple draws you still held on to an unbeaten month and your spot at the top of the table. December was a different story. You started with a nice 3-1 win, but it went downhill from there. You didn't fall too far back though and I think you can definitely climb back to the top with still half of the season to go. The Copa Del Rey on the other hand was a tough loss to deal with.

Thanks! November was just me adjusting to Legendary I guess and December was just one of those months. I'm nearly finished January now so an update should be up tomorrow/Saturday and you guys will find out if we picked up our form or not. Some moves in the Transfer market to look forward to as well!

[Simppu12]

Ha Ho He


Transfers Out

Fabian Holland, sold to Nürnberg for €575,000
Johannes van den Bergh, sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf for €1,200,000
Hajime Hosogai, sold to Hamburger SV for €2,100,000
John Heitinga, sold to Stade Reims for €2,500,000
Jens Hegeler, sold to SC Freiburg for €3,800,000


Transfers In




Abdul Rahman Baba

73 Ovr, Left Back, 21 Years Old, Ghana

€2,000,000 + Marvin Plattenhardt


Hertha BSC were very active in this transfer window and they made nine signings. The cheapest of them was Abdul Rahman Baba who arrived for just two million euros from Augsburg. Hertha's left back Marvin Plattenhardt went the other way in the deal. Baba made his breakthrough last year for Augsburg when he was one of the best left backs of the league. He made about three interceptions and five tackles on average. The 21 year old has potential in him and his speed and attacking way of playing make him a good player.




Leroy Sane

72 Ovr, Attacking Midfielder, 19 Years Old, Germany

€3,000,000

Another youngster who was signed by Hertha Berlin was Schalke's youth product Leroy Sane (who scored against them in real life). Sane is another player who made a name for himself last season. The young attacking midfielder scored against Real Madrid in the Champions League but his team went out on aggregate. The 19 year old is very talented and he is a good dribbler with good passing and finishing skills.




Timo Werner

74 Ovr, Left Winger, 19 Years Old, Germany

€4,000,000 + Ronny

The second 19-year-old Hertha BSC signed was the German attacking gem Timo Werner. The fee for the young player was just four million euros but Ronny, who had problems adjusting to Müller's fast-paced game, joined Stuttgart. Werner is a very exciting player who has spent his entire career with Stuttgart before this summer. He's very pacy, skillful and a good finisher. Everything Hertha need from their winger.




Andre Hoffmann

75 Ovr, Centre Back, 22 Years Old, Germany

€5,000,000

The fourth cheapest signing Hertha BSC made was Andre Hoffmann who joined from Hannover 96. The young German defender has played for the national team in every youth level and he has become an important part of Hannover's defence. Hoffmann was signed mainly for squad depth because of the departure of John Heitinga.




Andre Hahn

77 Ovr, Right Midfielder, 25 Years Old, Germany

€5,000,000 + Roy Beerens

Andre #2 joined Hertha Berlin from their rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach on deadline day for five million euros and Roy Beerens who has been out of form. Hahn, who is the oldest player Hertha signed in the window, is one of the fastest players in the Bundesliga and he helped Borussia Mönchengladbach reach fourth place in the league last season.




Maximilian Arnold

77 Ovr, Central Midfielder, 21 Years Old, Germany

€6,000,000 + Alexander Baumjohann

Maximilian Arnold of VfL Wolfsburg was the third most expensive signing Hertha BSC made in the summer. They payed a relatively small fee of six million euros for him and they sent Baumjohann to Wolfsburg. Arnold, who is a very promising midfielder, is a good passer and he has a strong shot on him. He will probably be rotated with Per Skjelbred in midfield.




Joel Matip

78 Ovr, Centre Back, 24 Years Old, Cameroon

€6,500,000

The second most expensive signing of Hertha's summer was the Cameroonian central defender Joel Matip. The 24-year-old (who also scored against Hertha in real life) has been an important piece of Schalke's defence for the last few years. He has also been part of Schalke's youth teams since the year 2000. Strong, tall and good tackler are just some words that describe Matip.




Josip Drmic

77 Ovr, Striker, 23 Years Old, Switzerland

€12,500,000

The most expensive signing Hertha BSC made in the summer, who also is the most expensive signing in the club's history, is the Croatian-Swiss attacking talent Josip Drmic. The young striker has lots of potential in him and he knows how to find the net. Drmic will be a good backup and future replacement for the ageing in-form striker Salomon Kalou who won the Golden Boot last season.


August 2015



Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1 Hertha BSC
Kalou 57' pen

The first league game of the season wasn't that exciting. Two good teams faced each other but neither one was able to create that much danger. The game was decided ten minutes after half time when Timo Werner dribbled inside the box and he was taken down. Salomon Kalou then converted the penalty to win the game.



Hertha BSC 3 - 1 SC Freiburg
Kalou 45', 79', Drmic 86'
Schuster 38'

In their second game of the season Hertha Berlin took a convinsing victory from a weaker Freiburg side. The away team managed to take a lead after the 30 minute mark with Schuster's near posted shot but Salomon Kalou equalised under ten minutes later with a curling shot inside the box. The Ivorian then headed the ball into the net ten minutes before full time from Abdul Baba's great cross. Five minutes later Baba played another great cross in which was put into the net by Josip Drmic.



Qualifier, 1st leg
Hertha BSC 3 - 0 Djurgården FF
Stocker 39', Drmic 59', Schulz 67'

The Berliners got off to a very good start in their European campaign against the Swedish team Djurgården. Hertha dominated the whole game with their second-ish team and they netted three goals. Valentin Stocker scored the first one with a finess shot and twenty minutes later Josip Drmic added another one from a counter attack. About eight minutes later Nico Schulz made a very good run from his position as a left back into the box. The ball was passed to him and the young German player shot it into the top left corner. The win should be enough for Hertha to get into the group stage.



FC Augsburg 0 - 2 Hertha BSC
Ben-Hatira 53', Kalou 78'

This match against Augburg was a hard one for Hertha. They weren't able to reach their best level of play but they still managed to score two. Änis Ben-Hatira got the first one after the start of the second half after cutting in from the right wing. In the 78th minute Salomon Kalou got a lucky goal after his first shot was deflected by two defenders. The ball bounced straight back to him and he had an easy job finishing the attack.



Qualifier, 2nd leg
Djurgården FF 1 (1) - 1 (4) Hertha BSC
Jawo 45'
Drmic 65'

Djurgården got very, very lucky in the return leg of the qualifier. They had only one shot on target and they scored it. Hertha on the other hand had 13 shots of which eight were on target. After the hour mark Josip Drmic managed to equalise the game after a good passing move. Hertha qualified to the Europa League!



Hertha BSC 1 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kalou 69' pen
Raffael 45'

One player of Hertha's squad cost his team the two players: the keeper Thomas Kraft. The goalie hasn't reached his form from last season yet and he has let some very easy goals in like against Freiburg. Now he conceded another one when he let in Raffael's near posted header into the net. Luckily Timo Werner was taken down in the box again and Salomon Kalou scored the penalty like against Leverkusen.


Starting XI
After deadline day




Bundesliga Table

1. Mainz 05, 10 pts
2. Hertha BSC, 10 pts
3. VfL Wolfsburg, 9 pts
4. Borussia Mönchengladbach, 8 pts
5. Hannover 96, 7 pts
6. Borussia Dortmund, 7 pts
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16. FC Nürnberg, 3 pts
17. Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1 pt
18. FC Kaiserslautern, 0 pts


Europa League Group

Hertha BSC
Standart Liege
Real Sociedad
Kilmarnock FC



Thank you for reading this post! I hope you have enjoyed it! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

[JAGGER6223]

Hi Guys

Loving the progress

Sorry I haven't updated my Birmingham Career Mode lately, I've been extremely busy with school and when I've come home I have been very tired.
In fact I've only played one in the week and that was today. Try to post tomorrow if not Sunday, Again I'm Sorry.

Still reading the updates and loving them

Keep it up

[moose141]

Simppu - You should finish above pretty much every Bundesliga club on the basis of you poaching a player from basically every team in the league! A lot of signings, and I like the German emphasis that you putting on your player selection, so hopefully they can blend well because you did bring in a lot of quality youth and I can't wait to see how Drmic does because I've been very interested in him for a while.

[Keano16]

FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 1 | 2014-15

Los Blanquillos

January 2015

Transfers

In



Llorente - CB, 66 Ovr, 21 y/o, Spain
Real Madrid on Season Loan with €2million Option to Buy.



José Luis Gómez - RB, 67 Ovr, 21 y/o, Argentina
Racing Club for €1.1 million + Rubén.



Pedro Bigas - CB, 67 Ovr, 24 y/o, Spain
RCD Mallorca on a Pre-Contract.



Victor Laguardia - CB, 67 Ovr, 25 y/o, Spain
Deportivo Alavés on a Pre-Contract.



Ángel - ST, 71 Ovr, 27 y/o, Spain
SD Eibar on a Pre-Contract.

Out
Sergio Gil - CM, 62 Ovr, 18 y/o, Spain
Racing Santander on Season Loan.

David Muñoz - ST, 60 Ovr, 17 y/o, Spain
Llagostera on Season Loan.

Mario - CB, 74 Ovr, 32 y/o, Spain
Rayo Vallecano for €1.9 million.

Carlos Diogo - RB, 66 Ovr, 31 y/o, Uruguay
Girona CF for €500k.

Rubén - CB, 70 Ovr, 32 y/o, Spain
Racing Club as Part of Deal.

Top 3 Transfers
1. Asmir Begovic ------> Southampton €11,000,000
2. Héctor Villalba -----> Bayern €11,000,000
3. Nicolas López -----> Barcelona €7,500,000


Jan 10th
Liga Adelante
Match 22
Deportivo Alavés 0-1 Real Zaragoza
Porcar 18'

MotM: Óscar Whalley

Lucas Porcar put us ahead with a goal in the first 20 minutes. He initially played it into Pedro who turned the defender and rattled a shot off the left post. Porcar had continued on into the box and was on hand to finish it off. Tejera missed several chances to equalize in the first half. Álamo missed a golden chance to make it 2 and possibly take us out of sight but he dragged the shot wide in the 44th minute. We did a much better job of containing the Alavés attack in the second half and if not for Manu, saving a Borja shot, and Pedro along with substitute Eldin hadn't dragged shots wide the score line would have been larger.

Injuries
Fernández - Broken Ankle, 3 months.
Javi Álamo - Hyper Extended Knee, 4 weeks.


Jan 17th
Liga Adelante
Match 23
UD Las Palmas 2-4 Real Zaragoza
Alemán 2'
Borja 11'
Aranda 13'
Borja 34' (Dorca)
Borja 39'
Hadzic 80' (Pen)

MotM: Borja Bastón

Borja had an incredible game today bagging a hat trick and the 3 points for us. The game got off to a terrible start when the ball was drilled across the 6 yard box and put in by an unmarked Alemán. Borja got us level after 9 minutes tackling Marcelo inside the box and slotting home. Aranda however replied almost instantly. He latched onto a cleared cross before firing past Óscar. Borja was again on target turning and avoiding Marcelo's challenge on the edge of the box. He had all the time in the world to pick his spot and score. Óscar made a good save from Aranda before Borja had his hat trick. Cabrera won the aerial battle with Aranda and headed clear. It went straight to Borja who was free in behind Marcelo. He took his shot early from the edge of the box before Castro could close the angle further.


Borja completes his hat trick.

The game was wrapped up in the 80th minute when Castellano came in from behind after Hadzic took the ball off him right on the edge of the box. Hadzic took it himself and scored without a problem as we made it 2 from 2 this month.


Jan 24th
Liga Adelante
Match 24
Real Zaragoza 4-1 CA Osasuna
Hadzic 11' (Pen)
Borja 36' (Dorca)
Borja 44' (Pedro)
Borja 49' (Hadzic)
Nino 57'

MotM: Borja Bastón

The return derby has come around against Mexican manager Chavez. After falling 2-1 to them earlier in the season Keane is hoping for a reverse of the result this time around. We completely outplayed them. We got 1 up from the spot through Hadzic who won the penalty himself. Santamaría then made a good save off a corner that Hadzic headed towards goal. From the resulting corner Dorca sent it in deep from the right hand side. Borja rose above Silva and headed it back across Santamaría and into the far corner. He added another 8 minutes later after some good play by Pedro. He got clear down the left shrugging off Flaño's challenge. He then crossed it back to Borja who took it on his chest and then volleyed it into the corner.


Great control.

A fourth was added not too long into the second half by none other than Borja. Hadzic played it into him from the left and he took a touch around Echaide before sending it in off the right post. That completed his 2nd hat trick in as many games for the in form striker. Osasuna did however get past Óscar Whalley, who made some excellent saves, in the 57th minute. Cabrera cleared a cross into the area but it only went as far as Nekounam outside the box. He played it into Nino, who was being marked by Dorca. His touch took it away from Dorca, he then curled it around Cabrera and Óscar into the net. A very good victory and in a derby which is always a plus. 1-1 Chico!


Jan 31st
Liga Adelante
Match 25
Real Betis 1-1 Real Zaragoza
Cejudo 45'
Pedro 89' (Borja)

MotM: Alcolea

Could we end the month with 4 wins out of 4 against a talented Betis side? The answer was no we couldn't. We did however end January unbeaten after a late equalizer from Pedro thanks to great work from Borja. Cejudo got Betis ahead after a strong first half. He sent a rocket into the top corner from inside the area past Alcolea, who saved everything else. He asked to be played after not getting enough playtime and boy did he not disappoint. He finished as MOTM with 6 saves. We never really got going until near the end and barely got a point. A throw in was worked to Borja on the right corner of the box. He held Bruno off and made his way down the right of the box before sliding it across to Pedro who had gotten there ahead of Juanfran to tap in the equalizer.


A late equalizer.

Real Zaragoza Player of the Month



Borja Bastón - ST, 71 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain

Liga Adelante Table
1. CD Tenerife - 52 Points
2. Real Zaragoza - 52 Points
3. CA Osasuna - 50 Points
4. RCD Mallorca - 50 Points
5. Real Valladolid - 48 Points
6. Sporting Gijón - 48 Points
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7. Real Betis - 44 Points
8. Deportivo Alavés - 39 Points
9. RC Recreativo - 39 Points
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20. SD Ponferradina - 20 Points
21. CD Leganés - 18 Points
22. CD Mirandés - 18 Points

Top Scorers
1. Óscar Díaz (Real Valladolid) 13
Borja Bastón (Real Zaragoza) 13
Marko Scepovic (RCD Mallorca) 13
2. David Rodríguez (AD Alcorcón) 12
3. Stefan Scepovic (Sporting Gijón) 11
Adama Touré (Sporting Gijón) 11

Club Top Scorers
1. Borja Bastón 14
2. Pedro Sánchez 9
3. Eldin Hadzic 6

Youth Academy
Jose Baquero - (Spain) RW, 50-58 Ovr, 79-93 Pot, 16 (Attacker) - The first youngster to join the Academy is Spanish attacker Jose Baquero. He has shown good speed along with ball control and finishing in his initial report. He has settled in the RW slot and the 5'11" attacker has it seems enough pace to play there and also a finishing touch. Bright things are expected.

The Team

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GK - Alcolea, 65 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain
GK - Óscar Whalley, 63 Ovr, 20, Spain

RB - Fernández, 68 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain
RB - José Luis Gómez, 67 Ovr, 21, Argentina
RB - Héctor Bellerín, 63 (+2) Ovr, 19, Spain* (On loan from Arsenal)
CB - Leandro Cabrera, 67 Ovr, 23, Uruguay
CB - Miquel, 68 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain* (On loan from Arsenal)
CB - Vallejo, 64 (+2) Ovr, 17, Spain
CB - Llorente, 66 Ovr, 21, Spain* (On loan from Real Madrid)
LB - Diego Rico, 67 (+2) Ovr, 21, Spain
LB - Abraham, 73 Ovr, 28, Spain** (On loan at SD Eibar)
LB - Carlos Nieto, 56 Ovr, 18, Spain** (On loan at CD Leganés)

CDM - Dorca, 69 Ovr, 32, Spain
CDM - Vullnet Basha, 65 (+1) Ovr, 24, Albania* (On loan from FC Sion)
RM - Pedro Sánchez, 68 (+1) Ovr, 28, Spain
CM - Tarsi, 66 (+2) Ovr, 20, Spain
CM - Sergio Gil, 62 Ovr, 18, Spain** (On loan at Racing Santander)
CM - Guti, 59 Ovr, 17, Spain
CM - Álvaro Tierno, 65 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain
LM - Eldin Hadzic, 66 (+3) Ovr, 22, Bosnia Herzegovina
LM - Jaime Romero, 67 (+1) Ovr, 24, Spain
CAM - Ruiz de Galarreta, 68 (+1) Ovr, 21, Spain* (On loan from Athletic Bilbao)
CAM - Lucas Porcar, 66 Ovr, 24 Ovr, Spain
CAM - Adán Pérez, 64 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain

RW - Javi Álamo, 69 (+2) Ovr, 26, Spain
ST - Borja Bastón, 71 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain* (On loan from Atlético Madrid)
ST - Munir, 68 (+2) Ovr, 19, Spain* (On loan from Barcelona)
ST - Diego Suárez, 63 (+2) Ovr, 20, Spain
ST - David Muñoz, 60 Ovr, 17, Spain** (On loan at UE Llagostera)
ST - Esnáider, 62 (+1) Ovr, 22, Spain

* On loan from
** On loan at

February Matches
7/2 - RCD Mallorca (h)
14/2 - CD Mirandés (a)
21/2 - CD Lugo (h)

A much better month that was where we picked up 3 wins and a draw against tough opponents. The 4-3-3 Attack had worked very well. Borja was on fire and scoring 6 and setting up 1. He's also now risen to joint 1st in the scoring charts as well which is very nice to see. I'm happy with the transfers. Mario, Diogo and Rubén were all shipped out (all 30+) plus some loans for younger, fringe players. I brought in cover for CB in Llorente and also a new RB since Fernández is out for 3 months. I'm happy with the Pre-contracts. 2 CBs for when the loanees, Miquel and Llorente leave at the season and a ST to replace Borja as I doubt I will be able to afford him in the summer when his loan ends. Next month sees only 3 games with Mallorca looking like the only test. The B Team will face Mirandés and Lugo after not getting any action this month due to me wanting to get back up into 1st which we are tied for on points and only behind on GD.

Hope you enjoyed this month! Thanks for reading!

[_ChicoBass]

Quote: Originally Posted by Simppu12

Pretty interesting transfers. Isma Lopez and Bigas look like good players but they're not world class. I think I've mentioned this before but I like your transfer policy of Spanish players. The results were pretty good, as well. Dropping points against worse teams isn't bad when you draw with Barca. I'll just act like I didn't see the part where you talked about Union. I'm sure they bribed and threatened UEFA to let them play in the Europa League. Hertha are still the better team. Also, like you said Cruzerr was the first person to start using screen shots. He used them in his Bilbao career and in his Everton one (I think the Everton one is older but I'm not sure).

Agreed, they are not world class and certainly not by your standards :P I know I said I was going for a world class centre back to replace Flaño but when I made it to the transfer window I completely pu***** out. I couldn't do it man! It's hard to let go of a player who's been with the club since 2004 you know. As for my policy, thank you. I'm trying to do the same I did with Wimbledon where I only used players from the UK but here I want to limit myself to only players from Spain. It does get difficult during the transfer window though because I don't like signing players from my direct rivals at the top of the table. I focus on only signing players from teams either from lower mid table or from Liga Adelante or Spanish players in other leagues. I also don't like signing players that somebody on here has already signed in their career so I keep that in mind as well.

Union are clearly the better side. They're in Europe Simppu! You're gonna have to accept that. In fact, I think I'm going to start adding a Union section to my updates as they fight through Europe. That way you'll always be reminded that Union are in Europe, and Hertha is not. :P :P :P