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[10cabee]

Quote: Originally Posted by Keano16

I'm gonna have to try him in a 4-3-3 at some point now! Did you guys put any specific instructions on him? Akpom especially was really cheap, I nearly bit Arsenal's hand off when they came back and said £80.000 for him. They both feel really good to use, Akpom hardly gets knocked off the ball and Boateng feels so fluid and can pass well. They are definitely for the future. Also don't you hate it when a player is injured and he declines in stats, especially a youth player in physicals as they might never get them back and they have poor ones to begin with anyway!

Sounds great! I never set any instructions for him out on the left. If you really wanted to give him some I'd say that if you're playing him in the LW position, you should try out 'cut inside' (for chance creation) and 'get in behind' (for support runs) as that plays right into his ball park with his strength and speed. But as i said, I didn't give him any instructions and he played really well for me! For a long while, he played at LM for me instead of LW too.

Akpom and Boateng were players I offered bids for to actually. It sounds like I'd missed out on not pursuing them further though. (if i remember correctly, Crystal Palace and Arsenal did want more than what you paid for them though.)

I understand what you're saying there! Since gaining a broken toe, Conor Compton has -1 in each of his physical stats and I'm worried that he won't be able to get them back if they keep going down!

ALSO: I had a quick look and I sold Jamie Reid for £260,000 to Shrewsbury late into my second season!

[Keano16]

Quote: Originally Posted by 10cabee

Sounds great! I never set any instructions for him out on the left. If you really wanted to give him some I'd say that if you're playing him in the LW position, you should try out 'cut inside' (for chance creation) and 'get in behind' (for support runs) as that plays right into his ball park with his strength and speed. But as i said, I didn't give him any instructions and he played really well for me! For a long while, he played at LM for me instead of LW too. Akpom and Boateng were players I offered bids for to actually. It sounds like I'd missed out on not pursuing them further though. (if i remember correctly, Crystal Palace and Arsenal did want more than what you paid for them though.) I understand what you're saying there! Since gaining a broken toe, Conor Compton has -1 in each of his physical stats and I'm worried that he won't be able to get them back if they keep going down!

I'll try both out, thanks!

I think that the amounts they want for players changes each season/window. For example, in Season 1 Southampton only wanted £20k for Jake Sinclair but when I asked this window they said £300k. Just depends on what time you get them I suppose!

[Simppu12]

Olympique de Marseille


November 2015

We started the month with a 3-1 homewin against FK Austria in the Europa League. Austria took the lead but a Gignac brace and a single Alessandrini goal were enough to secure the win. After that we faced the 2012 Ligue 1 champions Montpellier in a league game which ended in a 2-0 win for us thanks to Alessandrini and Niang. A week later we traveled to Monaco (who apparently have a a sold-out stadium and great atmosphere according to the commentators). The game was very fast-paced but both defences were on top of their game and the match finished in a goalless draw. Then we beat Saint-Etienne 2-0 at home and we finished the month with a trip to Corsica where we beat Bastia 3-0 with the help of goals by Gignac and Niang. Going into December we have 10 points in the Europa League and we are through to the knock-out stages. In the league we are in first place.


December 2015

December started off with a 2-1 win at home against Nantes. Our next game, a Europa League match against Rosenborg, was played only two days later with one day inbetween the two games. The game finished 1-1, just like the first fixture between the two teams. Then we travelled to Reims and beat Stade Reims 2-1 thanks to Gignac and Alessandrini's goals. After that we beat Guingamp 3-0 with Rekik, Alessandrini and Sougou getting a goal each. After a day's rest we faced Dijon in the Coupe de Ligue round of 16 and we got a tough 1-0 win. Our next opponent in the cup will be Evian Thonon. Once again we had only one day to prepare for the next game as we faced Bursaspor in a pointless Europa League game. We dominated them and had 14 shots with Gignac and Niang hitting the net twice and once respectively. We will play against Ajax Amsterdam in the first knockout stage game. Three days later we played our first "Choc des Olympiques" at home against our bitter rival Olympique Lyon and we beat them 2-0 after Alessandrini and Niang scored. That was our last game of the year as we're getting ready for the transfer window.


* Speaking of the Choc des Olympiques, I found this on it's Wikipedia site:

"Marseille and Lyon (along with Saint-Étienne) are the only French clubs to have won the French first division four straight times with Marseille doing it on two occasions, once when the Death Star was destroyed, and the other when Vader fell down the shaft." *


Europa League Group

1. Olympique de Marseille, 14 pts
2. Bursaspor, 9 pts
3. Rosenborg, 8 pts
4. FK Austria, 3 pts


Ligue 1 Table

1. Olympique de Marseille, 47 pts
2. Stade Rennais, 37 pts
3. Paris Saint-Germain, 36 pts
4. Olympique Lyon, 34 pts
5. OGC Nice, 33 pts
6. Toulouse FC, 30 pts
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18. FC Metz, 17 pts
19. LOSC Lille, 16 pts
20. Nancy, 12 pts


Press Conference

When you took over Marseille finished fifth in the league. Only six months later you're a serious title contender and ten points clear of second-placed Rennais. How do you explain these big changes?

First of all, and with all respect to Marcelo (Bielsa), I'm an exceptionally good manager and I know what I'm doing. My tactics have showed that they work very well and the signings I completed have been also mainly successful. Just look how Capoue is dominating the midfield or how Romain Alessandrini has become one of the best players in the league thanks to my tactical changes.


What are your chances of winning the title?

I think our chances are huge. We are only halfway through the season and we are already leading by 10 points. Marseille will be finally back where they belong: top of France.


You also progressed in the cup and in Europa League.

That is true. Luckily we have two cups here in France so we won't need to take the first one that seriously. Europa League and the domestic league are our priorities this season and I can see us winning both of the competitions. Ajax don't stand a chance against us if we play the way we've been playing lately.


The transfer window is here. What players will you be looking to sign?

No comment.


Paul-Georges Ntep and Florian Thauvin have received criticism for not getting many assists or goals. Will you be addressing this issue?

It is true that the two haven't been performing too well, which also resulted in Sougou becoming a starter, but I believe in the two and they are doing lots of hard work. Thank you for your questions.



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

[Simppu12]

Quote: Originally Posted by Keano16

Mellon's Shrews: Summer Transfer Window 2015 Spoiler Budget Spoiler Transfers - £750.000 Wages - £3.650 Objectives Domestic Cup - Reach Round of 32 League - Avoid Relegation Departures Mark Halstead GK/60 Ovr/25/England £315.000 to Gillingham Ashley Vincent LM/59 Ovr/30/England £135.000 to Barnsley Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro ST/59 Ovr/30/France £110.000 to Crewe Alexandra To make room for the youth coming through, the club has decided to move these 3 players on. Mark, Ashley and Jean-Louis all played very well for us last season and we wish them all the best with their new clubs. Dominic Smith CB/56 Ovr/19/Wales Loan to Exeter City Kaiman Anderson ST/54 Ovr/18/England Loan to Wycombe Alex Fletcher CM/54 Ovr/18/England Loan to Cambridge United Callum Burton GK/55 Ovr/18/England Loan to Dagenham Niall Flint CM/55 Ovr/18/England Loan to Oxford United The 5 teenagers were all loaned out to League Two clubs with a view to getting them regular playing time in a league of a similar standard to our own. All of them progressed immensely on their loan spells last season and we hope for the same outcome this coming campaign. Arrivals Jamie Reid ST/56 Ovr/21/Northern Ireland £50.000 from Exeter City Jamie came up through Exeter's youth system and earned himself a contract in 2012. Despite being born in England, he has represented Northern Ireland at U21 level earning 2 caps. He is a quick and versatile player with striker being his preferred position although he can also play on either wing. He quite strong for his size, 5'11", so he doesn't get knocked off the ball easily. He has been left go for the nominal fee of £50k a fee which many feel, especially Exeter supporters, is a much too low price. Chuba Akpom ST/63 Ovr/19/England £60.000 from Arsenal After being with the Gunners since the age of 6, Akpom has joined us on a 5 year deal to get playing time. Arsenal's youth academy has done an amazing job on this youngster who combines pace and strength to become a very effective forward. He's not the finished article yet but for a fee of only £60k we will gladly take him on board. His height of 6'0" means he can fight for the ball in the air and bag some headers. He is equally adept with his feet however, as you'd expect after coming through Arsenal's academy. Hiram Boateng CDM/60 Ovr/19/England £100.000 from Crystal Palace Hiram progressed through the London club's academy and made it to the first team in 2013. After making a couple of appearances in the FA Cup and making the bench for a league game against Aston Villa that season, he signed a professional contract in April 2014. He has had a short loan stint with Crawley Town so far to date. He is an athletic midfielder with a decent range of passing. Again he is not the finished article but we hope to develop him in an all round midfielder. Elliot Grabban RM/62 Ovr/16/England/72-80 Pot Elliot is an extremely talented player and can play in a variety of different areas on the pitch. In his natural wide right position as he likes to cut in on his stronger left foot, as a creator in the No. 10 role, on the left where he can use his left to swing in top quality crosses and also further forward as a right winger. His right foot is nearly as good as his natural left (4* weak foot) so he is a nightmare to defend against. He can cut in on his left and have a pop at goal while also being able to slip passes through or he can get to the byline and pick a teammate out with a cross. Mellon is definitely going to give young Grabban chances this season, opting not to send him out on loan and put him straight into training with the first team. At 16 he still has a long way to go to reach the pinnacle of the game but Mellon has the faith that he can one day reach it. Oliver Samuel CF/59 Ovr/16/England/73-81 Pot The second player who was promoted from within was Oliver Samuel. The centre forward is also capable of playing deeper in at CAM and his best attributes are his ball control, dribbling and passing. Another great assest he possesses is being equally as good with both feet. This ability gives him an advantage in getting passes and shots off quickly and with the same level of accuracy off both legs. Despite only being 16, he has shown maturity and adjusted well to the first team setup. He will surely be with the club for a very long time. Another of Mellon's building blocks for the future. Lineup Subs: Leutwiler (GK, 60), Knight-Percival (CB, 62), Grandison (RB, 62), Lawrence (CM, 65), Griffith (CDM, 61), Akpom (ST, 64), Jolley (ST, 62) Reserves: Maksimenko (CB, 60), Kennedy (LB, 59), Boateng (CDM, 60), McAllister (CDM, 61), Clark (RM, 61), *Grabban (RM, 62), Harris (LM, 58), Ginnelly (LM, 58), *Samuel (CF, 59), Reid (ST, 56), Mangan (ST, 60) *Denotes Youth Graduate The reserves and subs make up the 2nd side for games where the main side isn't fully recovered or players need more games. Thanks for Reading! Any feedback is appreciated!

Akpom seems to be a popular lower league striker here and I think that he'll bag a solid amount of goals for you, too. The promoted players look solid, as well. You should get promoted automatically at the end of the season.

Quote: Originally Posted by 10cabee

FIFA 15 – Season 6 (19/20) The Grecians Spoiler October EL Group Stage Match (03/10) Spoiler FC Sion 1-4 Exeter City Jagne 28’ Assifuah 57’ 45’ Sanogo (Saiz Alonso) 45’ Sanogo Benzia 57’ (Cedrick) Benzia 86’ (Sercombe) Hutchinson 89’ MOTM : Yaya Sanogo (7.6) · Modou Jagne gets in front of his marker from a set piece and heads the ball over Terzi and into the opposite corner · Saiz Alonso picked out Sanogo who slotted the ball past the keeper in a one-on-one situation · Sanogo pokes the ball to the wing where Cedrick chips the ball into the area. Sanogo gets a head to it but the it smacks against the crossbar. With no one to stop him, the ball drops back down for him to gobble up the rebound for two goals in one minute · Yassine Benzia’s first touch is a free kick that he curves around the wall with pace and into the top corner. It was all from the sensational movement of Cedrick that won the free kick and got Assifuah the red card too · Liam Sercombe burst through the middle to set the ball on a plate for Benzia to aid the ball past the keeper to make it four-one · Xavier Kouassi was through on goal and the foot Hutchinson clipped his heels which made the midfielder go down in the box. The referee has no choice but to send off the former Fulham defender and give a penalty. The resulting penalty is saved by Terzi who got down quick enough to palm the effort away. Barclays PL Match (06/10) Sunderland 0-1 Exeter City Ward-Prowse 26’ (Sanogo) MOTM : Sam Byram (8.0) · Exeter launch the counter attack as Sanogo gives the ball to Ward-Prowse on the right. He sprints, beats his man and then calmly places the ball into the bottom corner. Barclays PL Match (19/10) Exeter City 2-1 Bolton Aké 17’ (Rodríguez) Bangoura 68’ (Benzia) Ream 83’ MOTM : Lassane Bangoura (8.0) · Aké beat his marker to head home from a corner · Lassane Bangoura managed to wriggle through the Bolton defence to rocket the ball into the top corner · Tim Ream managed to rise above everyone else to head home a late goal · Bolton pressed but Exeter’s neat one touch play fended them off. EL Group Stage Match (24/10) Exeter City 2-3 LOSC Lille Cedrick 15’ (Rodríguez) Benzia (p) 33’ Gueye 9’ Hoppenot 37’ Montero (p) 83’ MOTM : Cedrick Mabwati (7.7) · Our smallest man, Cedrick managed to get some room from a corner to head home · Benzia got a fair penalty that he stuck into the top left corner · They got an undeserved penalty that still baffles me why they actually got it! Barclays PL Match (26/10) Tottenham 1-1 Exeter City Townsend 60’ Sanogo 11’ (Ward-Prowse) MOTM : Michael Terzi (9.0) · Sanogo turned Steven Caulker for dead to finish into the bottom corner · Sanogo and Sergio Rodríguez got injured and had to be taken off in the fourteenth minute and fifty-third minute respectively · We were instantly on the back foot with lack-lustre firepower and Spurs equalised with a one-on-one with Townsend · We were lucky to keep our unbeaten streak in the Premier League. Yaya Sanogo has suffered a Bruised Elbow and will be out for 8 days Sergio Rodríguez has suffered a Hyper Extended Knee and will be out for 3 weeks Capital One Cup Round 4 Match (29/10) Norwich City 0-1 Exeter City Benzia 18’ MOTM : John Ruddy (9.1) · Benzia made his way down the wing and was too quick for his marker. He cuts in and is given enough space to place the ball past the keeper and into the far corner. Exeter’s Player of the Month: Yassine Benzia League Table: POS Team Goal Diff Points 1 Chelsea 15 22 2 Exeter City 15 21 3 Arsenal 10 21 4 Liverpool 10 21 5 Spurs 9 19 6 Everton 7 15 7 Southampton 0 15 8 Manchester City 7 14 9 Manchester Utd 2 14 10 Norwich City -3 14 11 Aston Villa -9 12 12 Crystal Palace 0 11 13 Hull City -6 10 14 QPR -7 9 15 Newcastle Utd -4 8 16 Sunderland -5 7 17 Swansea City -9 7 18 West Ham -8 6 19 Bolton -10 6 20 West Brom -14 4 Europa League Group Table: POS Team Goal Diff Points 1 Exeter City 8 6 2 LOSC Lille 1 5 3 FC Sion -1 4 4 Standard Liège -4 1 Top Scorers: Yaya Sanogo: (EXE) 10 Goals Wayne Rooney (MUN) 6 Goals Romelu Lukaku (CHE) 6 Goals November’s Games: Chelsea (H) Standard Liège (A)* Manchester City (A) Everton (H) West Ham (A) Liverpool (H) Career Record (W: D: L): 186-54-44

Man, your strikers are in amazing form! When Sanogo doesn't score, Benzia scores. When Benzia doesn't score, Sanogo scores. It was a great month apart from the Lille loss but you're still leading your group. If you continue playing this way you could win the title!

Quote: Originally Posted by SnapeKillsDumbledore

Bologna S03: October '16 Spoiler Sassuolo 0-2 Bologna Spoiler 16' Cataldi, 61' Mbaye • Sassuolo dominate possession, shots, passing • Bernardeschi the best outfield player out of 20 men • MOTM Günok — 7/9 passes completed, 11 saves 'Today was a good example of what we can do when everybody is focused on the task they have to complete. The defenders were strong, the midfield place their passes very well, the forwards were excellent with the decisions in the final third, and the goalkeeper was unbeatable. It was a real display of complete teamwork. I hope we can continue this for many more games.' Bologna 1-0 Sampdoria 29' Bernardeschi • Bernardeschi misses brace with free-kick crashing into crossbar • Cataldi sent off in the 52nd minute for second yellow • MOTM Günok — 1 assist, 15/16 passes completed, 10 saves 'There is no question we've won the game today only because of individual brilliance. Fehmi placed the ball so well to put Federico through, and then he was unstoppable. I love seeing him display quality, but also creating and scoring goals. If he continues to grow and develop this way, I don't see how much longer the Italy manager can keep overlooking him for the national side. Federico can be one of the best in the world.' Bologna 1-1 Atalanta 45'+3 Bernardeschi 44' Moussa Kone • Baselli sent off for Atalanta in the 37th minute for straight red • Six bookings for the visiting team • MOTM Günok — 9/10 passes completed, 9 saves 'Atalanta had very poor discipline today. There was more desire to kick our players than to win the ball. It was evident we would not be able to play our natural game, so to get a point shows that my boys can adapt to the situations that we prepare for. It was important not to concede many goals from set pieces today, so I'm quite happy with my defence for doing that.' Roma 1-0 Bologna 90'+5 Manolas • Referee thought to have favoured Roma in major decisions • Rugani injured, hyper-extended knee for 4 weeks • MOTM Daniele De Rossi — 34/37 passes completed, 4 interceptions, 7 tackles 'You defend well for 90 minutes against a superior team that wants only to kick your players into the ground. And then in the end you give away the goal because first, the referee does not call the foul on Doumbia and give us the free kick. And the on top of that, he allows the game to continue past the injury time. It's nothing new. We are used to being treated this way when we play any of the big teams. I don't care if I get fined for this but I have to speak out so that the federation can fix a problem situation.' Bologna 1-1 Genoa 45'+2 Zampano 29' Laxalt • First game back to 4-3-3 for Bologna • Several players fatigued by fixture congestion • MOTM Eguenio Lamanna — 2/6 passes completed, 7 saves 'I think it is a good result to get a point today because we had only a day to rest after Roma, which was tiring both physically and mentally because of the decisions in that game. You have to question why the scheduling says it is okay for a team to play two games in three days when the world knows that it can cause fatigue and injuries. But we have no choice at this point, so it was important to rotate the squad and prevent serious harm.' Juventus 1-3 Bologna 42' Pogba 16' Zampano, 64' Melo, 87' Ikoko • Chapuis injured, hyper-extended knee for 3 weeks • Juventus lose second straight game 3-1 • MOTM Ikoko — 1 goal, 2/2 shots on target, 14/18 passes completed, 2 interceptions 'We know Juventus like to play with four central but no holding midfielder and no wingers. We know the full backs don't push up a lot, and when they do they don't have fitness to track back quickly. We played in 3-1-3-1-2 to counter this and it worked very well. We dominated the space on the wings and our number 10 had complete freedom on the pitch. You have to say a good thing about Maxence, who is a young player but did very well even though the entire game he was playing with an injury. This is a very big result for us. We have to continue to show this level of desire to win.' Monthly Review League form — Eleven out of 15 points is a much better return than last month, especially when you consider that two of those games were Roma and Juventus away. We have a two-point buffer between us and Napoli, but the race for a European spot is getting tight already. We need to have a big month in November with matches against Brescia (H), Cagliari (A) and Lazio (H). There is plenty of rest between games, so we have no excuses. Juventus — The custom formation did us well. I knew there would be space to exploit for the CAM behind two strikers, and we did just that. It was sad how they tried so hard to keep pace with our wide midfielders. Ikoko had a ball tearing Patrice Evra to shreds, forcing several of their central men to drift wide and open up pockets of space for our own central players to exploit. Melo was excellent as a makeshift centre back, so much so that I'm going to be playing him there permanently in the 4-3-3 with Zuculini making a return to the first team. It looks like the end of the road for Oikonomou. Bernardeschi — This was a huge month for Federico because of the work load and the quality of opposition, and he came good with 2 important goals and 4 assists to boot. He's turning into the sort of player who can cause all sorts of difficulties for opponents. Resting him against Genoa to prepare for Juventus was a brilliant decision, as he ended up flourishing at CAM to make two of our goals. Playing at wide right in the 4-3-3 suits him best, though. Transfer request — Martí Riverola and Rubén Bentancourt have both put in transfer requests due to a lack of playing time. As much as I dislike it, I will accept both players' desire to leave and offload them in the winter. We've got Milan prodigy (regen) Francesco Ferri lined up as Rubén's replacement, and the search for a backup CAM to take Martí's spot is underway. At the same time we are giving Leonardo Suárez an extended run with the first team to see if he can make the jump and save us a bit of money in January. Goal drought — Matteo Mancosu hasn't scored since Torino, which is eating at his confidence. I have no problem because he's been contributing to the team despite a lack of goals. He's been one of our most consistent players and picked up 2 assists in October, but I also understand the need for him to bag a goal and get some confidence back. It shows in his touch and the way he lets himself get bullied by defenders, and his acceleration is also not what it was despite no drop in stats. I'm sure the fans are as pained as me to see him struggling. Hopefully, it's not long before he's back to his best. 1. Juventus — 26 points 2. Roma — 25 points 3. Milan — 21 points 4. Inter — 21 points 5. Bologna — 19 points

In my opinion that was a very good month! Yes, you dropped a few points but you beat Juve of all teams and you lost to Roma only because of a last minute goal. You're just two points away from a CL spot which is also very good. It's great to see that Bernardeschi is becoming better and better. Like Tex said, he could become a club legend.

Quote: Originally Posted by texasbum06

Portsmouth FC FIFA 15 - Season 4 Spoiler Pompey's March to the Top Spoiler April & May 2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 1 Portsmouth FC POR - Russell 12' MOTM: Adams Çiftçi pushed the ball to the left side of the box and then pulled it back to find Russell running in for the first time strike past the keeper on the near post for the deciding goal of the match. Blackburn Rovers 4 - 2 Portsmouth FC BLB - Cairney 5', Maynard 24', 75', 89' POR - Çiftçi 10', Steele 63' (OG) MOTM: Maynard Maynard found Cairney running down the left side of the box and he slotted the ball inside the near post. Çiftçi ran down the left wing and then cut the ball inside towards the middle to curl a shot low around the keeper into the bottom right corner. Bentley gave the ball away straight off of the goal kick and Maynard was able to put it into the back of the net easily. Russell got past the defense on the right wing and sent a driven cross in that got behind the keeper and deflected off of his back and into the goal. Hahn cleared a ball to the edge of the box where Maynard was waiting for the ball to come down and he hit it on the volley for an unbelievable shot into the top right corner of the goal. Hanley played a ball over the top of the defense and Cairney was there to flick it on towards the back post where Maynard was running in to put the ball away into the back of the net. Portsmouth FC 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday POR - Pack 86' SHW - Madine 22' MOTM: Pack Gwaze sent a cross in from the left side of the box and found Madine who rose above the defense and headed the ball into the top right corner. Mahoney sent the ball into the middle from the right side of the box and found Mason for the first time strike into the left side of the goal, but the ref blew his whistle and disallowed it to award a penalty when Mahoney was taken out after getting rid of the ball. Pack stepped up to the spot and used a hesitation to power it into the top right corner to avoid the controversy from the decision. Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Portsmouth FC HUD - Maguire 12' (OG) POR - Williams 16', Mahoney 80' MOTM: Mahoney Bunn got the ball in the middle of the box and he fired a shot across to the back post where it hit off of Maguire and deflected back into his own net. Williams circled away from the defense and struck the ball from the edge of the box into the bottom left corner for an equalizer. Çiftçi played the ball through the defense for Mahoney running into the box and he slotted the ball around the keeper into the bottom left corner for the deciding goal. Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 Portsmouth FC POR - Russell 58' MOTM: Williams Mac-Intosh beat his man on the left wing and cut inside to pick out Russell running into the box for the quick strike past the keeper into the bottom left corner. Portsmouth FC 4 - 1 Fulham FC POR - Hahn 3', Çiftci 20', 90', Smith 69' FUL - Ruiz 5' MOTM: Bannigan Pack sent a corner in and it fell to Jamieson at the edge of the box and his shot hit off of Hahn's back and deflected into the goal. Kavanagh sent a free kick into the box and Ruiz was able to chest the ball down and then slot it to the left side of the keeper. Çiftçi raced towards the left side of the goal and then cut it to the right around the defense to place the ball into the bottom right corner. Bannigan found Smith in the middle of the box and he turned to his right to get around the defense and the slot the ball into the bottom right corner. Bannigan pushed the ball into the box and drew the defense towards him before laying it off for Çiftçi on the left for the quick strike to the far post. Barnsley FC 0 - 2 Portsmouth FC POR - Pack 30' (PEN), 73' MOTM: Pack After the ref awarded a penalty it was none other than the captain that stepped to the spot and Pack converted easily into the top left corner. Pack got the ball from Williams outside of the box and he avoided a challenge by cutting the ball right and then attacking the goal to fire a shot that hit off the keeper and in. Portsmouth FC 1 - 2 Bournemouth FC POR - Jamieson IV 40' BOU - Wilson 56', Rantie 60' MOTM: Roberts Jamieson took on the defense himself and ran into the box cutting towards the right side of the goal before placing it back across into the bottom left corner. Adams gave the ball away off of a throw in their own defensive third and it fell to Wilson who was able to slot it home for an equalizer. O'Kane back heeled the ball to Rantie on the edge of the box and he took a touch before firing it into the bottom right corner for the winning goal. League Table Youth Academy Paddy O'Neill - 16 yrs old, Ireland, RM, 59-63 OVR, 76-82 Potential, Playmaker Monthly Highlights Manager Comments Premier League! - We knew this last month, but we are heading to the Premier League! I joined this club with a vision in mind, and now that has come true. Pompey is where I believe they belong once again. Now the next step is one that is even harder than what we have accomplished, staying up there. It means nothing to make it to the top division if we go back down just a year later. Cup Success - We managed to make it to the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup and to the quarter finals of the F.A. Cup. These are both accomplishments in their own right, and in the end we lost to the likes of Tottenham and Manchester United. On any given day I know we can compete with those two, but we weren't at our best, and I still believe we were robbed in the United game. I know we can do better though, and winning trophies is what I came here to accomplish.

Damn, 25 points between you and Watford. That's dominance! Once again, congrats on the league title. I'm looking forward to your first season in the Premier League for a long time!

[10cabee]

FIFA 15 – Season 6 (19/20)
The Grecians


November


Premier League Match (02/11)

Exeter City	3-2	Chelsea
Benzia 16’ (Cedrick) Benzia 49’ (Cedrick) Ward-Prowse 78’ (Dembèlè)		Azpilicueta 41’ Fàbregas 77’
	MOTM : James Ward-Prowse (7.6)

· If we beat Chelsea then we would go top of the table.

· With the likes of Grimaldo, Sanogo, Compton and Sergio Rodríguez out, we were always going to have problems in this game.

· We had been on a two game winning streak against Chelsea so we had higher hopes than usual.

· The pace of our front four was causing Chelsea all sorts of problems and a low Cedrick cross allowed Benzia to sneak the ball under Cech for the first goal of the game.

· Azpilicueta and Hazard linked up well for the former to slide the ball into the far corner from close range but four minutes after half time, Exeter answers back with an identical goal to their first to once again, put themselves into the lead.

· Chelsea get an extremely lucky goal as Sergio Aguero’s shot hit the post and rolled straight into the path of Cesc Fàbregas to tapped the ball across the line.

· We answer back straight away as we win a free-kick around 30 yards out. Ward-Prowse bends the ball up and over the wall and the technique is good enough to take it out of reach for Cech to make the score 3-2.


EL Group Stage Match (07/11)

Standard Liège	1-2	Exeter City
Mpoku (p) 55’		Sercombe 33’ Hutchinson 55’ Bangoura 82’
	MOTM : Michael Terzi (8.5)

· We started off slowly with Standard pressurising us and forcing us to make mistakes.

· We scored after a mix up in the Liège defence which allowed Sercombe to slot the ball home against the run of play.

· Twenty minutes later, Shaun Hutchinson gave a penalty away and once again got a red card.

· The penalty smacked the underside of the crossbar before crossing the line.

· Cedrick’s shot rebounded of the keeper for Bangoura to stretch and poke the ball through the blanket of defenders to score the crucial winning goal.


Premier League Match (09/11)

Manchester City	2-2	Exeter City
Eriksen 26’ Hiwula 60’		Benzia 38’ Benzia 89’ (Weale)
	MOTM : Yassine Benzia (7.7)

· Cedrick’s cross into the box is parried by Joe Hart but Benzia pounces on the rebound and goal line technology deems it a goal which levels the score after an Eriksen free kick.

· Hiwula turns Marchesín and bests Terzi at his near post.

· With one minute left, Benzia breaks into the box and smashes the ball past Joe Hart at his near post.


Premier League Match (13/11)

Exeter City	2-1	Everton
Benzia 6’ (Sanogo) Magallán 66’ (Sanogo)		Oviedo 68’
	MOTM : Yaya Sanogo (8.6)

· Benzia pounced onto a great cross by Sanogo to give Exeter the lead.

· Magallán then added to the score line to get his first goal for the club.

· Oviedo responded with a long range goal but Exeter held out to be the Premier League’s top team.


Premier League Match (23/11)

West Ham	1-2	Exeter City
R. Morrison 74’		Sanogo 8’ (Byram) Benzia 86’ (Bangoura)
	MOTM : Michael Terzi (8.1)

· All injured players are back and healthy for this game so Compton, Rodríguez and Grimaldo start after lengthy absences.

· A surprisingly easy goal comes from a cross by Sam Byram and Sanogo is in acres of space to head the ball into the back of the net.

· Ravel Morrison equalises with a lobbed header but a cross by Bangoura in the dying minutes allows Benzia to tap the ball into the open goal for the winner.


Nathan Aké has suffered a Bruised Elbow and will be out for 8 days


Conor Compton has suffered a Sprained Ankle and will be out for 3 weeks


Premier League Match (30/11)

Exeter City	1-1	Liverpool
Sanogo 33’ (Magallán)		Henderson 12’ Hummels 26’
	MOTM : Simon Mignolet (9.7) (10 Saves)

· Henderson poked home from close range while Sanogo scores a scorcher from outside the box but they both still only count as one.

· We still haven’t lost the Premier League so far!


Exeter City’s Player of the Month:

Yassine Benzia


League Table:

POS	Team	Goal Diff	Points
1	Chelsea	26	32
2	Exeter City	18	32
3	Arsenal	15	32
4	Liverpool	15	30
5	Southampton	7	30
6	Tottenham	9	27
7	Manchester City	14	25
8	Manchester Utd	2	21
9	Hull City	-4	20
10	Everton	6	19
11	Norwich City	-5	17
12	Crystal Palace	0	16
13	QPR	-9	16
14	Aston Villa	-14	15
15	Sunderland	-9	11
16	Swansea City	-17	11
17	Newcastle Utd	-8	10
18	Bolton	-16	9
19	West Ham	-13	8
20	West Brom	-17	8

Europa League Group Table:

POS	Team	Goal Diff	Points
1	Exeter City	5	9
2	LOSC Lille	3	8
3	Standard Liège	-2	4
4	FC Sion	-6	1

Top Scorers:

Yaya Sanogo: (EXE) 12 Goals

Romelu Lukaku (CHE) 9 Goals

Cristian Eriksen (MCI) 8 Goals


December’s Games:

Arsenal (A)*
LOSC Lille (A)*
Southampton (A)
Hull City (H)
Newcastle Utd (A)
FC Sion (H)*
Arsenal (H)
Crystal Palace (A)


Press Conference

Alan Smith told the nation during your game against West Ham that your bubble could burst at any moment. What do you have to say to that statement?

I wouldn’t say we have any ‘bubble’. I admit, we might not have been expected to be in this position at the start of the season but our performances have proved to all the pundits and fans that we have quality and that we can compete with last year’s champions.

What has been the key to your success so far this season?

There are many reasons for our great performances. We have a lot more depth this season, which allows us to cope with the fixtures that are coming thick and fast; especially this month where we have a landslide of games to play. We also have more quality within our ranks after our antics in the transfer window that has really improved our game.

You’ve beaten Chelsea for the third time in a row. What do you have to say about last year’s Champions?

We’re becoming a better team than them. We have a solid unit and each player knows the ins-and-outs of their opponents and their team mates. We are becoming a top team and our tactics obviously hinder their play because usually they’re an unstoppable force.


Big News of the Month:

- Commentator, Alan Smith, told Martin Tyler during the West Ham game last week that Exeter City’s ‘bubble could burst’ if put under enough pressure at the top of the table but also remarked that there’s no reason why they can’t be aiming for the title.

- Simon Mignolet has been in the team of the week three times in a row.

- Arsène Wenger told the media that James Ward-Prowse is ‘one to study’ and implied his interest of buying the 25-year-old.

- Bee is obviously not leaving Exeter City but this still hasn’t stopped the under achieving Manchester City, to offer him a three year contract with a huge pay rise included.

- Bee told the media in his latest press conference that his Exeter City team is ‘better than Chelsea’s’.

- Yaya Sanogo is expected to play against his old side, Arsenal, for the first time in their clash with Exeter City in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday.

Exeter defender Shaun Hutchinson looks to have fallen out of favour after picking up two red cards in a row in the Europa League.

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Portsmouth FC
FIFA 15 - Season 4

Pompey's March to the Top

Season Review

Goalkeepers

GK, Daniel Bentley - 18 appearances, 8 clean sheets
GK, Tafari Makasi - 16 appearance, 6 clean sheets
GK, Garry Roberts - 1 appearance, 1 assist
GK, Mark Cousins - 2 appearances

Defenders

CB, Harry Maguire - 45 appearances, 25 clean sheets
CB, Daniel Ayala - 45 appearances, 22 clean sheets
CB, Seb Hines - 12 appearances, 4 clean sheets
CB, Jack Whatmough - 31 appearances, 1 goal, 8 clean sheets
RB, Ryan McLaughlin - 33 appearances, 1 goal, 2 assists, 18 clean sheets
RB, Tommy Smith - 33 appearances, 1 goal, 1 assist, 13 clean sheets
LB, Blair Adams - 40 appearances, 1 goal, 3 assists, 23 clean sheets
LB, Jack Robinson - 18 appearances, 9 clean sheets
LB, Drey Beasant - 6 appearances, 2 clean sheets

Midfielders

CDM, Danny Holla - 26 appearances, 1 goal, 2 assists, 8 clean sheets
CDM, Stuart Bannigan - 34 appearances, 2 goals, 6 assists, 7 clean sheets
CM, Marlon Pack - 48 appearances, 19 goals, 9 assists, 28 clean sheets
CM, Daniel Williams - 42 appearances, 4 goals, 6 assists, 21 clean sheets
CM, Joe Morrell - 12 appearances, 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 clean sheets
CAM, Andreas Pereira - 37 appearances, 7 goals, 9 assists, 18 clean sheets
CAM, Charlie Telfer - 15 appearances, 1 goal, 4 assists, 5 clean sheets
RW, Johnny Russell - 45 appearances, 11 goals, 7 assists, 23 clean sheets
RM, Manuel Hahn - 44 appearances, 6 goals, 4 assists, 21 clean sheets
RM, Marcel Tisserand - 14 appearances, 3 clean sheets
LM, Chris Mahoney - 21 appearances, 2 goals, 5 clean sheets
LM, Yanic Mac-Intosh - 12 appearances, 1 assist, 5 clean sheets

Forwards

ST, Nadir Çiftçi - 40 appearances, 19 goals, 11 assists, 15 clean sheets
ST, Bradford Jamieson IV - 37 appearances, 21 goals, 4 assists, 14 clean sheets
ST, Lars Veldwijk - 36 appearances, 8 goals, 1 assist, 2 clean sheets
ST, Joes Mason - 6 appearances, 2 clean sheets

Club Awards

2017-18 Young Player of the Year: Bradford Jamieson IV



The award for the best player under the age of 23 goes to Bradford Jamieson IV. This marks the third straight season that the young forward has led the team in scoring while scoring 20 or more in each of those seasons. His has proven to be a consistent goal scorer since joining the club, and the supporters will be hoping that his form can carry over to the Premier League now.

2017-18 OS Community Player of the Year: Marlon Pack



In our closest voting yet, Marlon Pack came out once again as the player of the year as voted by the OS Community. All 4 candidates received votes this year, but the club Captain came out 1 vote ahead of the new man, Nadir Çiftçi, to take home his third straight award. He continues to be a goal scoring threat in the midfield, rivaling the forwards on the team, and his ability to set up his teammates has always separated him from the rest as well. The captain will be looking forward to leading the team into the Premier League next year.

Club Finances



5 Year Plan Review

Year 1
- Maintain financial responsibility. Earn a profit in the season to help pay off club debts from Administration.
Debt reduced by nearly £3,000,000. Only £4,044,664 in debt remaining.
- Promote at least 1 player from the youth academy, and no more than 3. The future is important and it starts with our youth system.
Midfielder Matt Rhead and goalkeeper Tafari Makasi were both promoted to the senior squad.
- Achieve Promotion to Football League One.
Finished as league leader to secure promotion and win the league title.

Year 2
- Maintain financial responsibility. Earn a profit in the season to help pay off club debts from Administration.
Remaining debt was completely paid off and a total profit of £3,469,135 was made beyond that.
- Promote at least 1 player from the youth academy, and no more than 3.
Midfielders Manuel Hahn and Chris Malone were both promoted to the senior squad this season along with defender Drey Beasant.
- Achieve Promotion to Football League Championship.
Finished as league leader to secure promotion and win the league title.

Year 3
- Maintain financial responsibility. Earn a profit in the season to help pay off club debts from Administration.
Club debts are fully paid off. Net income of £6,736,247 this season to bring the total club value up to £10,205,382.
- Promote at least 1 player from the youth academy, and no more than 3.
Midfielder Shane Creevy was promoted to the senior squad this season and made 1 appearance.
- If not accomplished last year, achieve promotion to Football League Championship.
Finished 4th in the Football League Championship. Beat Leeds United in the playoff semi-final, but lost to Burnley in the Playoff final.

Year 4
- Maintain financial responsibility. Earn a profit in the season to help pay off club debts from Administration.
Club debts are fully paid off. Net income of £7,854,808 this season to bring the total club value up to £18,060,190.
- Promote at least 1 player from the youth academy, and no more than 3.
Winger Yanic Mac-Intosh and goalkeeper Gary Roberts were both promoted to the senior squad this season.
- Finish in top half of Football League Championship.
Finished as league leader to win the league title and secure promotion to the Premier League!

Year 5
- Complete paying off all £7,000,000 of the administration debt
- Promote at least 1 player from the youth academy, and no more than 3.
-Achieve promotion to the Premier League.

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Olympique de Marseille Spoiler November 2015 Spoiler We started the month with a 3-1 homewin against FK Austria in the Europa League. Austria took the lead but a Gignac brace and a single Alessandrini goal were enough to secure the win. After that we faced the 2012 Ligue 1 champions Montpellier in a league game which ended in a 2-0 win for us thanks to Alessandrini and Niang. A week later we traveled to Monaco (who apparently have a a sold-out stadium and great atmosphere according to the commentators). The game was very fast-paced but both defences were on top of their game and the match finished in a goalless draw. Then we beat Saint-Etienne 2-0 at home and we finished the month with a trip to Corsica where we beat Bastia 3-0 with the help of goals by Gignac and Niang. Going into December we have 10 points in the Europa League and we are through to the knock-out stages. In the league we are in first place. December 2015 December started off with a 2-1 win at home against Nantes. Our next game, a Europa League match against Rosenborg, was played only two days later with one day inbetween the two games. The game finished 1-1, just like the first fixture between the two teams. Then we travelled to Reims and beat Stade Reims 2-1 thanks to Gignac and Alessandrini's goals. After that we beat Guingamp 3-0 with Rekik, Alessandrini and Sougou getting a goal each. After a day's rest we faced Dijon in the Coupe de Ligue round of 16 and we got a tough 1-0 win. Our next opponent in the cup will be Evian Thonon. Once again we had only one day to prepare for the next game as we faced Bursaspor in a pointless Europa League game. We dominated them and had 14 shots with Gignac and Niang hitting the net twice and once respectively. We will play against Ajax Amsterdam in the first knockout stage game. Three days later we played our first "Choc des Olympiques" at home against our bitter rival Olympique Lyon and we beat them 2-0 after Alessandrini and Niang scored. That was our last game of the year as we're getting ready for the transfer window. * Speaking of the Choc des Olympiques, I found this on it's Wikipedia site: "Marseille and Lyon (along with Saint-Étienne) are the only French clubs to have won the French first division four straight times with Marseille doing it on two occasions, once when the Death Star was destroyed, and the other when Vader fell down the shaft." * Europa League Group 1. Olympique de Marseille, 14 pts 2. Bursaspor, 9 pts 3. Rosenborg, 8 pts 4. FK Austria, 3 pts Ligue 1 Table 1. Olympique de Marseille, 47 pts 2. Stade Rennais, 37 pts 3. Paris Saint-Germain, 36 pts 4. Olympique Lyon, 34 pts 5. OGC Nice, 33 pts 6. Toulouse FC, 30 pts ---------------------------------------------- 18. FC Metz, 17 pts 19. LOSC Lille, 16 pts 20. Nancy, 12 pts Press Conference When you took over Marseille finished fifth in the league. Only six months later you're a serious title contender and ten points clear of second-placed Rennais. How do you explain these big changes? First of all, and with all respect to Marcelo (Bielsa), I'm an exceptionally good manager and I know what I'm doing. My tactics have showed that they work very well and the signings I completed have been also mainly successful. Just look how Capoue is dominating the midfield or how Romain Alessandrini has become one of the best players in the league thanks to my tactical changes. What are your chances of winning the title? I think our chances are huge. We are only halfway through the season and we are already leading by 10 points. Marseille will be finally back where they belong: top of France. You also progressed in the cup and in Europa League. That is true. Luckily we have two cups here in France so we won't need to take the first one that seriously. Europa League and the domestic league are our priorities this season and I can see us winning both of the competitions. Ajax don't stand a chance against us if we play the way we've been playing lately. The transfer window is here. What players will you be looking to sign? No comment. Paul-Georges Ntep and Florian Thauvin have received criticism for not getting many assists or goals. Will you be addressing this issue? It is true that the two haven't been performing too well, which also resulted in Sougou becoming a starter, but I believe in the two and they are doing lots of hard work. Thank you for your questions. Thank you for reading this post! I hope you have enjoyed it! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

Unbeaten in the two months is solid play! Alessandrini and Niang have been your inspiration in attack and Gignac has chipped in with goals two. Good luck against Ajax, you should beat them comfortably. A 10 point lead going into the second half of the season is a good cushion to have. I'm looking forward to another of your transfer windows! Nice press conference too btw.

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FIFA 15 – Season 6 (19/20) The Grecians Spoiler October EL Group Stage Match (03/10) Spoiler FC Sion 1-4 Exeter City Jagne 28’ Assifuah 57’ 45’ Sanogo (Saiz Alonso) 45’ Sanogo Benzia 57’ (Cedrick) Benzia 86’ (Sercombe) Hutchinson 89’ MOTM : Yaya Sanogo (7.6) · Modou Jagne gets in front of his marker from a set piece and heads the ball over Terzi and into the opposite corner · Saiz Alonso picked out Sanogo who slotted the ball past the keeper in a one-on-one situation · Sanogo pokes the ball to the wing where Cedrick chips the ball into the area. Sanogo gets a head to it but the it smacks against the crossbar. With no one to stop him, the ball drops back down for him to gobble up the rebound for two goals in one minute · Yassine Benzia’s first touch is a free kick that he curves around the wall with pace and into the top corner. It was all from the sensational movement of Cedrick that won the free kick and got Assifuah the red card too · Liam Sercombe burst through the middle to set the ball on a plate for Benzia to aid the ball past the keeper to make it four-one · Xavier Kouassi was through on goal and the foot Hutchinson clipped his heels which made the midfielder go down in the box. The referee has no choice but to send off the former Fulham defender and give a penalty. The resulting penalty is saved by Terzi who got down quick enough to palm the effort away. Barclays PL Match (06/10) Sunderland 0-1 Exeter City Ward-Prowse 26’ (Sanogo) MOTM : Sam Byram (8.0) · Exeter launch the counter attack as Sanogo gives the ball to Ward-Prowse on the right. He sprints, beats his man and then calmly places the ball into the bottom corner. Barclays PL Match (19/10) Exeter City 2-1 Bolton Aké 17’ (Rodríguez) Bangoura 68’ (Benzia) Ream 83’ MOTM : Lassane Bangoura (8.0) · Aké beat his marker to head home from a corner · Lassane Bangoura managed to wriggle through the Bolton defence to rocket the ball into the top corner · Tim Ream managed to rise above everyone else to head home a late goal · Bolton pressed but Exeter’s neat one touch play fended them off. EL Group Stage Match (24/10) Exeter City 2-3 LOSC Lille Cedrick 15’ (Rodríguez) Benzia (p) 33’ Gueye 9’ Hoppenot 37’ Montero (p) 83’ MOTM : Cedrick Mabwati (7.7) · Our smallest man, Cedrick managed to get some room from a corner to head home · Benzia got a fair penalty that he stuck into the top left corner · They got an undeserved penalty that still baffles me why they actually got it! Barclays PL Match (26/10) Tottenham 1-1 Exeter City Townsend 60’ Sanogo 11’ (Ward-Prowse) MOTM : Michael Terzi (9.0) · Sanogo turned Steven Caulker for dead to finish into the bottom corner · Sanogo and Sergio Rodríguez got injured and had to be taken off in the fourteenth minute and fifty-third minute respectively · We were instantly on the back foot with lack-lustre firepower and Spurs equalised with a one-on-one with Townsend · We were lucky to keep our unbeaten streak in the Premier League. Yaya Sanogo has suffered a Bruised Elbow and will be out for 8 days Sergio Rodríguez has suffered a Hyper Extended Knee and will be out for 3 weeks Capital One Cup Round 4 Match (29/10) Norwich City 0-1 Exeter City Benzia 18’ MOTM : John Ruddy (9.1) · Benzia made his way down the wing and was too quick for his marker. He cuts in and is given enough space to place the ball past the keeper and into the far corner. Exeter’s Player of the Month: Yassine Benzia League Table: POS Team Goal Diff Points 1 Chelsea 15 22 2 Exeter City 15 21 3 Arsenal 10 21 4 Liverpool 10 21 5 Spurs 9 19 6 Everton 7 15 7 Southampton 0 15 8 Manchester City 7 14 9 Manchester Utd 2 14 10 Norwich City -3 14 11 Aston Villa -9 12 12 Crystal Palace 0 11 13 Hull City -6 10 14 QPR -7 9 15 Newcastle Utd -4 8 16 Sunderland -5 7 17 Swansea City -9 7 18 West Ham -8 6 19 Bolton -10 6 20 West Brom -14 4 Europa League Group Table: POS Team Goal Diff Points 1 Exeter City 8 6 2 LOSC Lille 1 5 3 FC Sion -1 4 4 Standard Liège -4 1 Top Scorers: Yaya Sanogo: (EXE) 10 Goals Wayne Rooney (MUN) 6 Goals Romelu Lukaku (CHE) 6 Goals November’s Games: Chelsea (H) Standard Liège (A)* Manchester City (A) Everton (H) West Ham (A) Liverpool (H) Career Record (W: D: L): 186-54-44

Good month with Sanogo and Benzia in top form setting up goals and scoring them too. You are well up there with Chelsea and should progress out of your Europa League group too. Keep it going!

Next month, you're now level with Chelsea and Arsenal, it's really tight up there from 1st to 5th! Europe is going well and with the form you are in right now and with the squad you have built I see a double come the end of the season!

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Bologna S03: October '16 Spoiler Sassuolo 0-2 Bologna 16' Cataldi, 61' Mbaye • Sassuolo dominate possession, shots, passing • Bernardeschi the best outfield player out of 20 men • MOTM Günok — 7/9 passes completed, 11 saves 'Today was a good example of what we can do when everybody is focused on the task they have to complete. The defenders were strong, the midfield place their passes very well, the forwards were excellent with the decisions in the final third, and the goalkeeper was unbeatable. It was a real display of complete teamwork. I hope we can continue this for many more games.' Bologna 1-0 Sampdoria 29' Bernardeschi • Bernardeschi misses brace with free-kick crashing into crossbar • Cataldi sent off in the 52nd minute for second yellow • MOTM Günok — 1 assist, 15/16 passes completed, 10 saves 'There is no question we've won the game today only because of individual brilliance. Fehmi placed the ball so well to put Federico through, and then he was unstoppable. I love seeing him display quality, but also creating and scoring goals. If he continues to grow and develop this way, I don't see how much longer the Italy manager can keep overlooking him for the national side. Federico can be one of the best in the world.' Bologna 1-1 Atalanta 45'+3 Bernardeschi 44' Moussa Kone • Baselli sent off for Atalanta in the 37th minute for straight red • Six bookings for the visiting team • MOTM Günok — 9/10 passes completed, 9 saves 'Atalanta had very poor discipline today. There was more desire to kick our players than to win the ball. It was evident we would not be able to play our natural game, so to get a point shows that my boys can adapt to the situations that we prepare for. It was important not to concede many goals from set pieces today, so I'm quite happy with my defence for doing that.' Roma 1-0 Bologna 90'+5 Manolas • Referee thought to have favoured Roma in major decisions • Rugani injured, hyper-extended knee for 4 weeks • MOTM Daniele De Rossi — 34/37 passes completed, 4 interceptions, 7 tackles 'You defend well for 90 minutes against a superior team that wants only to kick your players into the ground. And then in the end you give away the goal because first, the referee does not call the foul on Doumbia and give us the free kick. And the on top of that, he allows the game to continue past the injury time. It's nothing new. We are used to being treated this way when we play any of the big teams. I don't care if I get fined for this but I have to speak out so that the federation can fix a problem situation.' Bologna 1-1 Genoa 45'+2 Zampano 29' Laxalt • First game back to 4-3-3 for Bologna • Several players fatigued by fixture congestion • MOTM Eguenio Lamanna — 2/6 passes completed, 7 saves 'I think it is a good result to get a point today because we had only a day to rest after Roma, which was tiring both physically and mentally because of the decisions in that game. You have to question why the scheduling says it is okay for a team to play two games in three days when the world knows that it can cause fatigue and injuries. But we have no choice at this point, so it was important to rotate the squad and prevent serious harm.' Juventus 1-3 Bologna 42' Pogba 16' Zampano, 64' Melo, 87' Ikoko • Chapuis injured, hyper-extended knee for 3 weeks • Juventus lose second straight game 3-1 • MOTM Ikoko — 1 goal, 2/2 shots on target, 14/18 passes completed, 2 interceptions 'We know Juventus like to play with four central but no holding midfielder and no wingers. We know the full backs don't push up a lot, and when they do they don't have fitness to track back quickly. We played in 3-1-3-1-2 to counter this and it worked very well. We dominated the space on the wings and our number 10 had complete freedom on the pitch. You have to say a good thing about Maxence, who is a young player but did very well even though the entire game he was playing with an injury. This is a very big result for us. We have to continue to show this level of desire to win.' Monthly Review League form — Eleven out of 15 points is a much better return than last month, especially when you consider that two of those games were Roma and Juventus away. We have a two-point buffer between us and Napoli, but the race for a European spot is getting tight already. We need to have a big month in November with matches against Brescia (H), Cagliari (A) and Lazio (H). There is plenty of rest between games, so we have no excuses. Juventus — The custom formation did us well. I knew there would be space to exploit for the CAM behind two strikers, and we did just that. It was sad how they tried so hard to keep pace with our wide midfielders. Ikoko had a ball tearing Patrice Evra to shreds, forcing several of their central men to drift wide and open up pockets of space for our own central players to exploit. Melo was excellent as a makeshift centre back, so much so that I'm going to be playing him there permanently in the 4-3-3 with Zuculini making a return to the first team. It looks like the end of the road for Oikonomou. Bernardeschi — This was a huge month for Federico because of the work load and the quality of opposition, and he came good with 2 important goals and 4 assists to boot. He's turning into the sort of player who can cause all sorts of difficulties for opponents. Resting him against Genoa to prepare for Juventus was a brilliant decision, as he ended up flourishing at CAM to make two of our goals. Playing at wide right in the 4-3-3 suits him best, though. Transfer request — Martí Riverola and Rubén Bentancourt have both put in transfer requests due to a lack of playing time. As much as I dislike it, I will accept both players' desire to leave and offload them in the winter. We've got Milan prodigy (regen) Francesco Ferri lined up as Rubén's replacement, and the search for a backup CAM to take Martí's spot is underway. At the same time we are giving Leonardo Suárez an extended run with the first team to see if he can make the jump and save us a bit of money in January. Goal drought — Matteo Mancosu hasn't scored since Torino, which is eating at his confidence. I have no problem because he's been contributing to the team despite a lack of goals. He's been one of our most consistent players and picked up 2 assists in October, but I also understand the need for him to bag a goal and get some confidence back. It shows in his touch and the way he lets himself get bullied by defenders, and his acceleration is also not what it was despite no drop in stats. I'm sure the fans are as pained as me to see him struggling. Hopefully, it's not long before he's back to his best. 1. Juventus — 26 points 2. Roma — 25 points 3. Milan — 21 points 4. Inter — 21 points 5. Bologna — 19 points

The month started very well with clean sheets and wins but you kind of stuttered a little in the middle of the month. Losing to a last minute goal is a terrible feeling but it shows how far the team has come that you are pushing the likes of Roma all the way and even beating Juve! Like others have said Bernardeschi can become a cult hero of this career and of Bologna in years to come. You're sitting in a good place in 5th and are well able to make a run into the top 4 at least.

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Portsmouth FC FIFA 15 - Season 4 Pompey's March to the Top Spoiler April & May 2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 1 Portsmouth FC POR - Russell 12' MOTM: Adams Çiftçi pushed the ball to the left side of the box and then pulled it back to find Russell running in for the first time strike past the keeper on the near post for the deciding goal of the match. Blackburn Rovers 4 - 2 Portsmouth FC BLB - Cairney 5', Maynard 24', 75', 89' POR - Çiftçi 10', Steele 63' (OG) MOTM: Maynard Maynard found Cairney running down the left side of the box and he slotted the ball inside the near post. Çiftçi ran down the left wing and then cut the ball inside towards the middle to curl a shot low around the keeper into the bottom right corner. Bentley gave the ball away straight off of the goal kick and Maynard was able to put it into the back of the net easily. Russell got past the defense on the right wing and sent a driven cross in that got behind the keeper and deflected off of his back and into the goal. Hahn cleared a ball to the edge of the box where Maynard was waiting for the ball to come down and he hit it on the volley for an unbelievable shot into the top right corner of the goal. Hanley played a ball over the top of the defense and Cairney was there to flick it on towards the back post where Maynard was running in to put the ball away into the back of the net. Portsmouth FC 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday POR - Pack 86' SHW - Madine 22' MOTM: Pack Gwaze sent a cross in from the left side of the box and found Madine who rose above the defense and headed the ball into the top right corner. Mahoney sent the ball into the middle from the right side of the box and found Mason for the first time strike into the left side of the goal, but the ref blew his whistle and disallowed it to award a penalty when Mahoney was taken out after getting rid of the ball. Pack stepped up to the spot and used a hesitation to power it into the top right corner to avoid the controversy from the decision. Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Portsmouth FC HUD - Maguire 12' (OG) POR - Williams 16', Mahoney 80' MOTM: Mahoney Bunn got the ball in the middle of the box and he fired a shot across to the back post where it hit off of Maguire and deflected back into his own net. Williams circled away from the defense and struck the ball from the edge of the box into the bottom left corner for an equalizer. Çiftçi played the ball through the defense for Mahoney running into the box and he slotted the ball around the keeper into the bottom left corner for the deciding goal. Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 Portsmouth FC POR - Russell 58' MOTM: Williams Mac-Intosh beat his man on the left wing and cut inside to pick out Russell running into the box for the quick strike past the keeper into the bottom left corner. Portsmouth FC 4 - 1 Fulham FC POR - Hahn 3', Çiftci 20', 90', Smith 69' FUL - Ruiz 5' MOTM: Bannigan Pack sent a corner in and it fell to Jamieson at the edge of the box and his shot hit off of Hahn's back and deflected into the goal. Kavanagh sent a free kick into the box and Ruiz was able to chest the ball down and then slot it to the left side of the keeper. Çiftçi raced towards the left side of the goal and then cut it to the right around the defense to place the ball into the bottom right corner. Bannigan found Smith in the middle of the box and he turned to his right to get around the defense and the slot the ball into the bottom right corner. Bannigan pushed the ball into the box and drew the defense towards him before laying it off for Çiftçi on the left for the quick strike to the far post. Barnsley FC 0 - 2 Portsmouth FC POR - Pack 30' (PEN), 73' MOTM: Pack After the ref awarded a penalty it was none other than the captain that stepped to the spot and Pack converted easily into the top left corner. Pack got the ball from Williams outside of the box and he avoided a challenge by cutting the ball right and then attacking the goal to fire a shot that hit off the keeper and in. Portsmouth FC 1 - 2 Bournemouth FC POR - Jamieson IV 40' BOU - Wilson 56', Rantie 60' MOTM: Roberts Jamieson took on the defense himself and ran into the box cutting towards the right side of the goal before placing it back across into the bottom left corner. Adams gave the ball away off of a throw in their own defensive third and it fell to Wilson who was able to slot it home for an equalizer. O'Kane back heeled the ball to Rantie on the edge of the box and he took a touch before firing it into the bottom right corner for the winning goal. League Table Youth Academy Paddy O'Neill - 16 yrs old, Ireland, RM, 59-63 OVR, 76-82 Potential, Playmaker Monthly Highlights Manager Comments Premier League! - We knew this last month, but we are heading to the Premier League! I joined this club with a vision in mind, and now that has come true. Pompey is where I believe they belong once again. Now the next step is one that is even harder than what we have accomplished, staying up there. It means nothing to make it to the top division if we go back down just a year later. Cup Success - We managed to make it to the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup and to the quarter finals of the F.A. Cup. These are both accomplishments in their own right, and in the end we lost to the likes of Tottenham and Manchester United. On any given day I know we can compete with those two, but we weren't at our best, and I still believe we were robbed in the United game. I know we can do better though, and winning trophies is what I came here to accomplish.

25 points was a massive gap! You went deep in both cup competitions, ultimately losing to solid, top 6 Prem sides which is no disaster, and that shows how good a squad you have. Çiftçi and Jamieson banged in the goals up front and with Pack and Russell in midfield providing that spark. Your keepers and defence were also solid throughout. Top job! Pack winning the Player of the Year for the 3rd year straight shows how good he is! Nearly 20 goals from midfield is a massive tally, Frank Lampard like.