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09-01-2015, 04:08 AM
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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?
Bologna S03: May '17  Palermo 2-1 Bologna 65' 76' Makienok 54' Bernardeschi Only the fifth loss of the season for Bologna Mancosu appears as late substitute MOTM Simon Makienok 2 goals, 3/6 shots on target Bologna 1-0 Milan 55' Mancosu Milan required win to stay in title race Mancosu reaches 10 league goals MOTM Rugani 1 assist, 3 tackles, 3 interceptions La Spezia 0-1 Bologna 48' Melo Chapuis red card rules him out of TIM Cup final Bologna qualify for Europa League group stage MOTM Cataldi 1 assist, 41/45 passes completed, 3 tackles Talking Points Successful season We've had a lovely campaign this year! A points total of 71 is a considerable improvement from last year, while we have a strong showing offensively with 19 wins out of 38. We compete next season in the Europa League, which was the goal I set to the board when trying to get more funds in the summer. We also have a cup final to prepare for, which is going to be a high point for many of the players in our team. On we go! Goals scored & conceded We scored just 52 goals, the lowest of any of the top six teams and the only one below the 60 mark. Juventus of course topped the scoring charts with 67 goals. However, we conceded just 31 in 38 games! Milan match that record, and only Juventus let in fewer (28). Five losses After last season where we threw away 2-0 and 3-0 leads for fun, it was great to see us be defensively robust. That helped us record a great tally of just five losses in 38 games. That those losses came against teams like Roma, Palermo (2), Fiorentina and Udinese who all fought for the win is a small solace. We will improve, especially against Roma and Palermo. Goals & assists Seydou Doumbia topped the goal chart with Mauro Icardi, both strikers scoring 18 times in the league. Carlos Tιvez recorded a grand 13 assists for Juventus as Paul Pogba top-scored for them with 16. Matteo Mancosu was our top scorer with 10 league goals, signifying a less prolific season for the team as well as less reliance on one superstar, both good. Clean sheets Fehmi Mert Gόnok wins the Golden Glove award for keeping 13 clean sheets in 38 appearances, a better than 1-in-3 record. No doubt we will be receiving a lot of bids for him this summer, though with his total lack of growth it may be something to consider if the money is very good. Stories of the Season Udinese After spending most of the season in the relegation spots, they rallied to win 7 of their last 10 games and pick up a lower mid-table finish. I never understood their poor form, though it could be down to having many older players whose time had come seasons ago. They ought to do better. Roma How can someone go the bulk of the season fighting for the title yet fail at the last moment? Roma are the South Africa of Serie A, choking at the death when it really matters. I can't see them winning a title until a number of issues are sorted, chief among them this odd refusal to invest in top full backs. Gervinho also seems past it, so Roma have some work to do. Emergence of youth Our own team was a different story. Young players came through from the reserves to the first team with aplomb. Francesco Ferri scored 4 goals and made 2 assists since joining from Milan in January, and Leonardo Suαrez showed us that he can operate in a variety of roles with ease. But perhaps the biggest success was Maxence Chapuis making a lengthy series of starts for the first team. With us moving back to four at the back, Chapuis is going to be fighting with Rugani and Melo for a spot at centre back while providing cover for Ikoko at right back and in midfield. Aberdeen A lot of the teams that won their leagues this season were the usual names. Chelsea dominated the Premier League, Real Madrid edged La Liga, and Juventus and Bayern regained Serie A and the Bundesliga after stumbling last season. But it was Scotland where the biggest surprise lay, as Abderdeen ended a 32-year duopoly on the title between Rangers and Celtic. Ironically, it was Aberdeen who last won in the 1984-85 season. Final Table 1. Juventus 84 points 2. Milan 80 points 3. Inter 74 points 4. Bologna 71 points 5. Roma 66 points 6. Napoli 64 points 7. Cagliari 58 points 8. Palermo 56 points 9. Fiorentina 54 points 10. Genoa 53 points 11. Torino 52 points 12. Atalanta 51 points 13. Lazio 48 points 14. Sampdoria 48 points 15. Udinese 39 points 16. Sassuolo 34 points 17. Parma 33 points 18. Verona 30 points 19. Brescia 24 points 20. La Spezia 19 points |
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09-01-2015, 05:02 AM
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#12682 |
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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?
   Match Preview Matteo Mancosu has been named in Severo Bombo's starting lineup to face Milan in the 2017 TIM Cup final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Franco Zuculini starts in midfield, with Felipe Melo dropping to centre back in place of the suspended Maxence Chapuis. Club captain Domenico Maietta, who is set to retire at the end of this season, has been named to the bench with Francesco Ferri. Marios Oikonomou and Samed Yesil, both of whom seem on their way out of Bologna, fail to make the 18-player matchday squad. For Milan, Ignazio Abate remains unavailable due to a tibia injury sustained in March, while Stephan El Shaarawy will have to remain content with being named to the bench in favour of Giacomo Bonaventura. Antonio Nocerino is expected to start in midfield over Sulley Muntari, who remains out of favour with Siniša Mihajlović. Milan also play without the suspended Jιrιmy Mιnez. Bologna (4-3-2-1): Gόnok; Ikoko, Rugani, Melo, Mbaye; Casarini, Zuculini, Cataldi; Bernardeschi, Zampano, Mancosu Milan (4-3-3): Diego Lσpez; De Sciglio, Rami, Alex, Dνdac Vilΰ; De Jong, Nocerino, Poli; Suso, Cerci, Bonaventura Milan vs. Bologna The teams are out, and referee Gianluca del Tarano is ready to start the match. Both goalkeepers and captains give the okay, and we kick off! 3' Mancosu drives forward right from kick-off. A couple of passes exchanged around the box, and the Italian has a shot that goes well wide. 14' Poli has been cautioned twice so far, now he sees yellow for a late challenge on Bernardeschi. That's deserved. 21' What a fantastic save! Nocerino plays Cerci through, and Gόnok makes a timed dive to his left to deny Milan's striker. How important will THAT be? 23' Oh, and it looks serious. The medics are out and Casarini is being stretchered off. He looks to be in serious pain. I don't know how Poli is still on the pitch. Young Leo Suαrez is on for Bologna, this is a big game for him. 29' And we have the breakthrough! Ikoko runs down the right flank completely unmarked, that's poor defending from Dνdac Vilΰ. The Frenchman stops dead before putting a low cross in to the edge of the box, where Zuculini thumps it into the roof of the net. That's got Frank Lampard written all over it! 34' We have our second booking of the match as Nocerino sees yellow for kicking at Cataldi. Milan are losing control of this game. They need to get the ball to Bonaventura. 42' Incredible from Diego Lσpez! With just five yards separating him and the goalkeeper, Mancosu sends a fiery shot fizzing straight into the top corner, but Milan's custodian is on hand with a lovely save to deny Bologna a second. 45' We have three minutes of stoppage time added on here. Both teams look happy to take this into the second half. 45'+3 Bologna have completely got this by the scruff of the neck. The teams go in at halftime separated by one goal and plenty of quality. Though the match is delicately poised at 1-0, it's going to take a big effort from Milan to step back into this. Their midfielders have been too rash in their tackles and focusing too little on getting the ball to the forwards. Milan's front three are being starved of possession by a wonderful Bologna defence. I think we'll see a change or two at halftime from Milan. 45' We have Stephan El Shaarawy coming on now for Dνdac Vilΰ as Milan change to a 3-4-3 formation. Bonaventura has dropped into midfield to hopefully get the ball to the forwards. And we're off for the second half. 47' Bologna have been called into action right away. Gόnok comes off his line to claim a through ball that would have otherwise seen Cerci with acres of space to score. Bonaventura is already making an impact. 56' We have a first yellow card for Bologna, who have Mbaye booked for a rough challenge on Bonaventura. This is getting exciting now. 60' And it's Gόnok again! The keeper comes out to claim a cross, and what a move it is with Cerci unmarked in the box. 65' Bologna make their first unforced substitution with Alessandro Chiosa on for Bernardeschi. Suαrez moves up to the right of attack 70' How have Milan not equalized yet? Gόnok is forced to make another diving save as Cerci has his way with Bologna's defenders. You can see the Turk exchanging words with Rugani there. 74' Oh, my word! With all the time in the world and an empty net in front of him, de Jong fluffs his shot from 10 yards out and puts it wide off the post! What is going on with Milan! 82' That's the end of the game for Bonaventura, who comes off for Luca Antonelli. Bologna also make a substitution, their last of the game, as Melo makes way for Maietta. The club captain, retiring after this match, comes on to applause from both sets of fans. That's a classy touch from the Milanese. 87' And that's surely the game! Completely against the run of play, Maietta dispossesses El Shaarawy and plays a lovely ball 30 yards up to Mancosu, who sees Zampano's run in behind. A perfect through ball from the striker, and Zampano unerringly finds the back of the net with nobody around him. Milan have had the wind knocked out of them, right when it looked like they might steal an equalizer. De Sciglio is in tears on the touchline as his captain urges him to get up and play. 90' There will be four minutes extra to play here. Several of the Milan fans are in tears. Their team worked so hard, only to be denied a chance to take the title race into the final day by the very same team that has now all but stopped them from winning a first trophy since the 2010-11 Serie A title. Surely this is grounds enough for a new rivalry on the cards. 90'+4 And that is full time! Bologna have won the TIM Cup, the Coppa Italia! The players are absolutely stunned. Milan are shell-shocked! Some very classy behaviour from Mihajlović as he goes to shake Bombo's hand. Maietta is being mobbed by the Bologna ultras. Mancosu is being mobbed by the ultras. Fehmi Gόnok is consoling poor Mattia De Sciglio, who can't even stand up. The entire stadium is applauding, bar a few thousand inconsolable Milanese. Bologna have achieved something so beautiful here today! And it's Domenico Maietta to lift the cup beside his vice-captain Matteo Mancosu. We're getting word that Federico Casarini's injury from earlier in the match has turned out to be a toe fracture, forcing him away from the celebrations. What a shame that Bologna's academy hero is not here to enjoy this moment. And they are the cup winners of Italian football, pushing a grateful Napoli into European football! Analysis Siniša Mihajlović: First of all, we have to congratulate Bologna for playing so well. You can feel a bit less upset because the better team won. We tried very hard. I have no complaints about my players. We will try again next season. There is room to improve and we have shown that we will continue to compete against the best teams. For now, let us allow Bologna to enjoy their victory today. Severo Bombo: I asked my players to give everything today and there was total commitment from all of them. This is the type of football we love to play. Fast, methodical, devastating. It's going to be a difficult summer to improve this team, but we will see what can be done. Now it is time to enjoy the win. Milan were worthy opponents. We feel incredibly fortunate that we played against such a great team today. Domenico Maietta: I think today is the end product of everything the boss has been trying to do since he came to the club. Milan were very good but it all came together for us today, and I think we would have won against any team in the world. There was so much passion, from all the fans and all the players who made today so special. I will miss this game and Bologna, but the time has come for me to look after myself rather than keep playing football. I know the club has a bright future ahead. Giacomo Bonaventura: You have to accept the loss. It will take time to deal with it, but we have to accept that Bologna were better than us. We saw them playing consistently all season, and if they scored maybe 10 more goals, they could have fought for the title. We played with all our effort today. I have to apologize to the fans for disappointing them twice in one month. We will try harder next season. Fehmi Gόnok: I wasn't trying to do anything different. Most of the saves, I went with my instinct on what to do. I think there was some fortune with us today also, because de Jong could have given them one goal before we scored the second, and the balance of the game changes with the equalizer. I did not have an easy game because Milan are a top side. They deserve to be in the Champions League for sure. We want to join them! Bologna dominated the first half, going forward with plenty of intent but finding just one goal. Milan came into it after the break with some smart tactical moves, forcing Bologna to rethink their game plan. But Bologna improved defensively after the hour mark, and a swift breakaway ensured they came away with a shiny piece of silverware. Fehmi Mert Gόnok was the deserved man of the match. Consider that Bologna had three of their five shots on target, with Milan registering four of their six. Bologna got two goals from that, Milan none. That's down to Gόnok's six saves, including his dominant presence in the box on crosses. Other noteworthy players across both sides include Felipe Melo, Giacomo Bonaventura, Jordan Ikoko, Matteo Mancosu, and Alex. In the end, Bologna deserved this more than Milan did. 0-2FT Last edited by SnapeKillsDumbledore; 09-01-2015 at 05:12 AM. |
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09-01-2015, 05:59 AM
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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?
Bologna S03: Squad Report Key Players Fehmi Gόnok 15 clean sheets in 43 appearances Jordan Ikoko 5 goals, 2 assists in 40 appearances Daniele Rugani 1 goal, 1 assist in 40 appearances Felipe Melo 5 goals, 4 assists in 42 appearances Federico Casarini 1 goal, 1 assist in 31 appearances Franco Zuculini 4 goals, 2 assists in 26 appearances Danilo Cataldi 6 goals, 5 assists in 42 appearances Ibrahima Mbaye 1 goal, 2 assists in 42 appearances Elia Zampano 11 goals, 5 assists in 33 appearances Federico Bernardeschi 10 goals, 6 assists in 41 appearances Matteo Mancosu 11 goals, 5 assists in 31 appearances Future: Squad I have a budget of 16.5 million this summer, and I expect to raise another 10 million through player sales. With that sort of money, I can finally have the kind of team I've been trying to build since I signed with Bologna. It will be a tactical wet dream. I'm looking for 18 players in the first team rated 70 or higher, plus five reserves in the high 60s. The bench needs to be able to cover every position in a 4-3-2-1 system ex. GK, CB, RB, LB, CM and CF/ST. On the way out for sure is Samed Yesil. We bought him cheap in 2015 in the hope that he would develop into Mancosu's eventual successor. He did not impress on the pitch, but with an expected going rate of 3.5 million, he will net a very good profit margin. Marios Oikonomou is also listed for sale. You remember how I gushed over him as recently as last summer, but he lost his position to Rugani and Melo. Chapuis' breakthrough means he has no future with us, but we expect to get around 3 million for a player of his quality. Martν Riverola is also going to be leaving the club, though as a promising player we think we can get around 4 million if we sell, perhaps more if one of the big clubs makes a move. Douglas also has no future with us, though as a very unhappy player we probably won't be getting more than 2 million for him. Depending on how much we have left after buying the players we need, there may also be a loan move to continue Maxwel Cornet's growth. Starting XI Gόnok will continue in our goal unless we get an offer of 16 million or more to sign a considerable upgrade. In defence, I will persist with Ikoko at right back. Melo and Rugani will be my first-choice central defensive pairing, and though Mbaye has been playing well at left back, I think he might be better suited to a midfield role with the way he has grown. In that case, he would join Zuculini and Cataldi in the middle of the park, leaving us open to signing a starting left back. But if Mbaye stays at left back, we'll need an all-action midfielder. Attack is where we will see considerable change. Mancosu likely will drop to the bench, leaving two spots open once Zampano goes back to Juventus. He's out of our budget after the season he had with us, so we'll have to look elsewhere. Bernardeschi is a god, but I'm still open to selling for a big fee. As much as I would love to keep him, if we could get around 50 million from a big club there is no way I could turn that sort of money down. The player I signed in January on a pre-contract will go some way in easing the financial burden of signing attackers, but there is still one space open. So we will need one attacker, plus either a midfielder or a left back. Substitutes Here is where the bulk of the summer spending will be. Over the last couple of seasons, I have not been able to rely on a strong bench, forcing me to field half-fit players when I would prefer to rest them. Bernardeschi has low stamina, and he's not suited to playing without at least three days of rest, otherwise he isn't as effective as he can be. Zampano helped with that this season, but once Mancosu got injured I realized I did not have that same depth. That's why I want to have two reliable, out-and-out goalscorers on the bench. Mancosu will probably be one, and the other will be either a new player or Francesco Ferri. That depends on our finances after I've filled all the other spots. Aside from the two attackers, I will have Werther Carboni and Chapuis on the bench as my reserve goalkeeper and defender. Chapuis can cover at right back as well as centre back, and he can play deep in midfield in a pinch as well. That leaves three spots open, which offers the chance to have three midfielders. I would like one of them to be left-footed and able to cover at left back, and one right-footed and able to cover at right back. I would also prefer if one or both can also play at centre back in a pinch. The third midfielder should be able to play in the centre of the park or in attack, wide or central as the situation demands. A bit of versatility to play at full back wouldn't hurt either. So the key here is to sign complete players with good work rates, preferably one each of H/H, M/M and H/M, but more important will be their attributes. First, I'll need to sell deadwood. Reserves This is fairly straightforward: one goalkeeper, one defender, one defensive midfielder, one attacking midfielder, one forward, all in the 60s but with the right attributes and stats. This is the area I will look to complete once the rest of my squad is full, though it looks like Pierluigi Gollini will be the keeper. |
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09-01-2015, 06:46 AM
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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?
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09-01-2015, 10:45 AM
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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?
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09-01-2015, 12:41 PM
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09-01-2015, 01:25 PM
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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?
Yeah he has been coming off the bench in my first few games and has done well. Fortunately, I will meet them at least once because I lead Luton to a 1-0 over my current team. |
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09-01-2015, 02:37 PM
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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?
 Season 1 October '14 Plymouth 1-1 Cheltenham Shots(on): 11(3) - 5(3) Possession: 56%-44% Tackles: 12 - 16 Ply: 4' Cox Chl: 8' Burn The home team started attacking right from the kick-off and took the lead when Barton's cross was tapped in by Cox. But 4 minutes later, the away team equalised after a great counter attack that was finished by Burns from a great through pass from Richards. The away team managed to hold as the home team couldn't break down Cheltenham's defence. Morecambe 1-4 Plymouth Shots(on): 3(1)-14(6) Possession: 44 - 56 Tackles: 15-17 Mor: 31' Sampson Ply: Alessandra 4' R.Reid 34' R.Reid 90' Smalley 90' A man of the match performance by Deane Smalley saw him grab an assist for Reid's header and add a goal after an amazing run. Reuben Reid was also in great form as his brace guided the away team to a comprehensive win over a disappointing Morecambe side. Plymouth 1-0 Shwresbury Shots(on): 8(2)-2(0) Possession: 55%-45& Tackles : 17 - 20 Ply: 74' Smalley A very intense game with only a few chances created combined. And Deane Smalley continued his great form as he grabbed the winner with a very scrappy goal. Monthly report My first month was a good one and my very young backline, most likely the youngest in the league, managed to keep a cleansheet against the league leaders. After a change in formation, Deane Smalley was given a chance at the right wing in a 4-2-4 formation. And he did very well as he bagged 2 goals and an assist in 3 games. League Table Pos Club Played Points 1. Portsmouth 15 32 2. Southend 15 32 3. Shrewsbury 15 31 4. Plymouth 15 26 5. Luton Town 15 26 Last edited by Pdice19; 09-01-2015 at 02:43 PM. |
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