How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[vrabbit]

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Dagenham '15-16 Season
August Update

TRANSFERS OUT: Fabian Torres (CAM, 62 OVR), loaned to Yeovil Town for short term. Louis Dennis (RM, 58 OVR), sold to Carlisle United for $160K. Xabi Lopez (CDM, 58 OVR), loaned to Crewe Alexandra for a full season.
TRANSFER IN: Yohan Wachter (CB, 60 OVR), purchased from FC Lorient in exchange for Ahmed Mohsen, agreed to a 4-year deal for $3K in wages.

Quick notes from those moves, Torres had fallen out of the sub rotation with the arrival of Hourihane who could possibly be moved in the winter window so a short-term loan was his best chance for PT. Dennis was a sure target for sale after he barely progressed (+1) after 2 seasons. Lopez is blocked by Ogogo who has amazing stamina and plays every game so we don't want to hamper his development. He was, however, filing in from time to time at CB which is why we brought in Wachter (recall that our best CB, Wilkinson, is out for a while with injury). Mohsen was a surplus at striker and it was nice to be able to make a deal without shelling out money. By the way Wachter was previously on our roster on a short loan for the beginning of the '13-'14 season (was at 55 OVR at the time).

So how are we doing in the Championship? Well ...

Friendly
SC Cambuur - Dagenham (0-1)
Reyna '88

Friendly
Dagenham - Norwich City (0-1)
Fer '75

Capital One Cup
Dagenham - Huddersfield (0-1)
Vaughan '6

League Match 1
Dagenham - Ipswich Town (0-0)

League Match 2
Wolverhampton - Dagenham (1-1)
Hourihane '40
Sako '71

League Match 3
Dagenham - Stoke City (1-0)
Elito '40

League Match 4
Leeds United - Dagenham (0-0)

League Match 5
Dagenham - Blackpool (3-2)
Miyoshi '8 (P)
Angel Martinez '19
Tena '30
Eccleston '34
Reyna '70

FL Championship Standings

1. Bolton - 13pts
2. Crystal Palace - 10pts
3. Birmingham City - 10pts
4. Brighton - 10pts
5. Leicester City - 9pts
6. Watford - 9pts
7. Dagenham - 9pts
...
22. Barnsley - 2pts
23. Huddersfield - 1pt
24. Bristol City - 1pt

I have THE worst luck in cup play. There. Nothing else I wanna say about that.

As far as actual league play I can't be upset about an undefeated month even if most of the results weren't wins. As a lot of us know this isn't an easy league to go into just two years after the team was in League Two. My conclusion regarding lower-ranked teams? Good goalies help A LOT. I definitely don't go undefeated without Schober who has been amazing this first month, especially against Stoke City when he had 8 saves, an 8.2 game rating and POG honors.

You know what really sucks? Right as September begins we get an email from our trainers letting us know that Adamo Tena suffered a broken tailbone in practice and will be out for about 5 months. Remember when I short-loaned Torres because of the logjam at CAM? Welp. Hourihane steps up as the starting CAM but that means only Payne is there to back up the position so ... it was time to call up our best prospect, Fernando Monzon. When we first signed the Venezuelan to the academy I thought he'd be a CB but it turns out he's a CDM/CM with solid attack ratings and coming in at 68 OVR with potential to be special he'll definitely see PT in the rotation as a sub. Could he become Ogogo's eventual successor? Time will tell. In the meantime the right-footed 17 year-old with a 5-star weak foot will be carefully watched by the team and the media.

No new additions have been made to the academy although we recently sent one of our scouts for a 3-month trip to Italy in search of attackers. Here's our youth squad:

- Kenneth Hansen (LM/LW, 49-53, 68-72): 16 Y/O from Denmark whose best chance to contribute to the senior squad comes with staying in the academy for another season.
- Manuel Burchert (CM, 52-56, 69-73): 17 Y/O from Germany in the same boat as Hansen
- Tim Brooks (CDM, 60-64, 82-88): 15 Y/O from the United States who will likely be called up to the senior team after this upcoming season.
- Emilo De Mesquites (CM, 52-56, 71-75): 16 Y/O kid from Portugal would be smart to stay in the academy for a full season.
- Victor Meyer (DEF/MID, 58-62, 75-81): 16 Y/O from the United States who will most likely play in the midfield. He needs a full season in the academy.
- Francisco Anibal (LM, 55-59, 72-76): 15 Y/O from Portugal is finally settled at a position.
- Goncalvo Guterres (MID/ATT, 45-49, 64-72): This 16 Y/O from Portugal is our lowest rated prospect at the moment.
- David Antonio (MID/ATT, 46-54, 72-84): 15 Y/O from will for sure not be a defender and we're hoping he sticks at CF.
- Brian Donaldson (MID/ATT, 39-51, 64-84): 15 Y/O from England signed because his size (6'2", 174lbs) and skills project him as a striker which is a position of need for the club.
- Enric Tilea (CM 39-45, 65-77): 15 Y/O from Romania is finally settled at a position but probably needs a couple of years in the academy.
* Denotes recent addition to the Y.A.

Anything else? Oh yeah, one more thing ...

Richard Paez accepts offer to become the new head coach for the Venezuelan National Team

In what can only be described as inevitable Paez is back as Venezuela's head coach after a near 7-year tenure that ended in November of 2007. Since then Cesar Farias and Noel Sanvicente both tried but failed to bring the team to relevance without success, as Venezuela once again failed to qualify for the World Cup and had a forgettable performance at the most recent Copa America. Paez is undoubtedly Venezuela's most successful head coach at the moment and it was only a matter of time until he was back at the helm for the team.

After resigning as Peru's head coach following a disappointing performance in Copa America, Paez received offers from Bolivia and Paraguay before ultimately receiving and accepting the offer from the FVF. Paez will now attempt to take his beloved Venezuela to its first ever world cup but the road, as always, will be tough with Venezuela hosting Brazil and Argentina next month in the first games for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Considering the fact that Paez recently led Dagenham to the FL Championship for the first time in club history, we have to at least give him the benefit of the doubt in his attempt to put Venezuela in the top 5 of CONMEBOL.

That's all for now

[vrabbit]

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Oh and your boy leaves for Vegas on wednesday for about 6 days so no updates until later next week

[DannyDevitt]

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I'm Leeds United on my career mode, I'm my first season around November time, I've brought in a few players on loan, such as Leeroy Lita ST he's like what heskey uses to be like, big and strong and holds the ball up. Mundangayi CAM a great player, very strong and attacking minded which helps on counter attacks. Maurice ST a young, fast, exciting player, very good to play with, I'm sure I got him from inter Milan, scored a lot of goals for me, also got Hector bellerin Moruno RB, got a lot of pace, only going to get better, starting overall, 59 potential 82, he's definitely one to look out for, Josh Southway Lb another fast player, only 17 overall 57 potential 79 another player to look out for in the future, does anybody know of any other young cheap players that could be a great asset to my team?

[DutchAkinfenwa]

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Ajax hire Marshall Mathers as new manager

After his successful rapping career, Marshall Mathers known as "Eminem" has decided to take a manager role at a football club. He has choses Ajax, and has worked a deal with the F.A. to let them move to the Premier League. Hull City volunteered to move to the Dutch league, and so they went. It will be interesting to see how Marshall Mathers and Ajax fare in the Premier League. See you soon.


So, here it is. This is only the 2nd career, but it'll still get played. Expect an update soon.

Dont expect me to post nice messages here

[texasbum06]

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Northern Ireland
European Championship

Green and White Army

Group Stage

Northern Ireland 0 - Sweden 0

Greece 3 - Northern Ireland 1
32' Karelis
33' Davis
66' Mitroglou
83' Siovas

Northern Ireland 0 - Germany 0

Group Table
1. Greece - 7 pts
2. Germany - 5 pts
3. Northern Ireland - 2 pts
4. Sweden - 1 pts

[texasbum06]

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Morecambe F.C.
Season Four

The Shrimps

Transfer Budget: £3.4M
Wage Budget: £15,000
League Objective: Achieve a high finish

[texasbum06]

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Alright, I think the holiday weekend (for Americans at least) really slowed this thread down the past few days. I know that I wasn't able to comment much because of it. Now that it's back to normal schedule though I'm hoping it will pick back up here!

Completed my transfer dealings in preparation for my run at earning a spot in the Premier League this season. I'll have the update up later today.

I'll just say it's my biggest window yet both in terms of amount of players brought in, and money spent. Don't expect any crazy signings though haha! I'm still just a Championship team!

[texasbum06]

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September 2017 - Season 5

Spoiler

Manchester United 0 - 1 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: L. Moore 90'
It looked as though we would see yet another scoreless draw between these two teams, but second half sub Luke Moore came in and made one of the biggest surprises of the week. Ryan Giggs (United manager in-game) chose to start Edinson Cavani instead of new signing Lewandowski hoping that Cavani can finally score on Wimbledon, but this match marked the 5th game in a row where Cavani has been unable to score on The Dons. In addition to neutralizing Cavani, Wimbledon dominated 61% possession and went toe to toe with Manchester United. The biggest surprise of the week though, was when newly promoted club Blackburn Rovers defeated Arsenal 2-1.

Europa League
Spartak Moskva 2 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
SPM: Ananidze 3' Rafael 86'
The Russian side were too much for the Wimbledon B team and took the first 3 points of the competition. Wimbledon striker Luke James had a very bad day, and missed several scoring chances. Chavez was furious on the sidelines and refused to speak to the press after the match.

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 4 Newcastle United
WIM: Gornell 4' Vokes 25'
NEW: Gouffran 15' 23' Anita 38' Remy 74'
Another bad day for Wimbledon with Chavez shouting at the refs from the bench once again. After the match Chavez called Newcastle a "wanna-be France national team" and said "They secretly wish they were in the French Ligue 1." Since Wimbledon were promoted to the premier league, they have been struggled playing against Newcastle and it looks like there's a new rivalry for The Dons on the horizon.

Capital One Cup
AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Chelsea
WIM: Vokes 14' Gornell 79'
CHE: Van Ginkel 83'
AFC Wimbledon have defeated Chelsea for the second time in a row this season maintaining their unbeaten streak against Chelsea at Kingsmeadow. Neither team has been able to defeat the other when playing away. Chelsea fielded an alternative lineup, with youth players mixed with starters like Eden Hazard and Azpilicueta, while Wimbledon sent their best possible team.

Fulham 1 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Pell 24' Gornell 45'
FUL: Ruiz 31'
Wimbledon needed the 3 points to pass Fulham on the league table and they achieved it. Chavez changed formations to a 3-5-1-1 with two CDMs in order to stop Fulham's 4-4-2 from outnumbering them in attack and it worked. The first goal came from an error from the Fulham goalkeeper who dribbled the ball to the edge of his box. Sam Vokes stabbed the ball away which rolled directly towards Harry Pell who took a long shot at the open goal and scored.

Europa League
Villareal 1 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: James 8' Harvey 14'
VIL: Moi Gomez
Villareal recently sold their star striker Giovanni Dos Santos to Lazio and are paying for it now. They have lost both of their Europa League matches even with Aitor, the starting goalkeeper for Spain. On the other hand the Wimbledon B team played great which will surely be a peace of mind for Chavez who plans on using the B team for the majority of cup competitions.

Barclay's Premier League Table
1. Newcastle United - 18 points
2. Liverpool - 13 points
3. Tottenham - 12 points
4. Southampton - 12 points
5. Manchester United - 11 points
6. Arsenal - 10 points
7. AFC Wimbledon - 10 points
---------------
18. Manchester City - 4 points (2nd month in a row in relegation zone)
19. Leicester City - 3 points
20. Norwich City - 3 points

Europa League - Group D
1. FC Zürich - 6 points (+2)
2. Spartak Moskva - 3 points (+1)
3. AFC Wimbledon - 3 points (-1)
4. Villareal - 0 points (-2)

Press Conference

Q: Mr. Chavez, the front pages for this month have mostly been about your relationship with Newcastle which has gone from bad, to worse. We've come to know you as a respectful manager, what has sparked this rivalry with Newcastle?

A: "The only things from Newcastle that I respect are Newcastle Brown Ale, the GOAL movie, and Jamie their previous manager, nothing more. They are where they are thanks to Jamie who did an incredible job with the team. That's all I have to say about that."

Q: Okay, let's talk Europa League. You lost to Spartak Moskva in the first match of the competition and we could see you furious on the sidelines. You were unavailable for comments at that time but could you tell us about how you felt now?

A: "Visiting Russia is always difficult. We eliminated Dinamo Moskva in our first Europa league and then lost to Zenit in the semifinals that year. I think we had a real good chance against Spartak though if it weren't for EA. Right from the beginning I saw my players were more clumsy and slower than usual with all loose balls and close offside calls going in favor for the opposing team. Right away I knew it was going to be a match that we weren't going to win no matter what which isn't something unusual when it comes to FIFA. That's why I was so furious that day. Thanks EA."

Q: Careful now. EA are the creators of our world as we know it. We wouldn't be here if it weren't for them. You should be careful with what you say about them, you wouldn't want to anger them. Moving on, the Chelsea match. Since this match was very early in the Capital One Cup, Jose Mourinho kept some of his stars like Courtois and Lukaku on the bench to give his youngsters some game time while you sent out your best lineup. Do you think the win was fair considering that?

A: "Knowing Mourinho and his comments after the Community Shield, I doubt he fielded an alternative squad to give his youth playing time. In fact, I was quite offended when I saw his lineup. I'm sure it was his way of belittling the match against us. His pride got in his way again though."

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers

Scotland 2 - 0 Sweden
SCO: Armstrong 65' Souttar 90'
Once again Sweden proved to be a very difficult opponent for Scotland but weren't able to win this time. Sweden were close to qualifying to the World Cup, but this defeat sent them down to 3rd place and away from the world's biggest sporting event.

Scotland 2 - 4 Turkey
TUR: Çiftçi 6' Büyük 31' Fletcher OG 41' Büyük 72'
SCO: Mackay-Steven 45' Armstrong 78'
Turkey learned from their previous 5-1 defeat to Scotland and knew that if they tried to defend the lead Scotland's attacking power would demolish them. Instead, they took the lead and didn't stop attacking, exposing Scotland's known defensive fragility. The Scotland captain Darren Fletcher scored an own goal but the goalkeeper Marshall has received most of the blame. Fletcher passed back to his goalkeeper as he was under pressure from the edge of the box, the goalkeeper had plenty of time to react but instead stood still and allowed the ball to roll in between his legs and into goal. This only increased the speculation of Scotland's goalkeeper problem, and the fans are worried about going into the World Cup without a goalkeeper that they feel secure with.

FIFA WC Qualifiers Final Table
1. Scotland - 21 points (+12)
2. France - 20 points (+11)
3. Sweden - 15 points (+1)
4. Turkey - 13 points (-2)
5. Finland - 10 points (-11)
6. Greece - 6 points (-11)

Top Scorers
1. McCormack (Scotland) - 8 Goals
2. Armstrong (Scotland) - 7 Goals
3. Turan (Turkey) - 4 goals

Top Playmakers
1. Mackay-Steven (Scotland) - 4 Assists
2. McCormack (Scotland) - 4 Assists
3. Thauvin (France) - 3 Assists

Top Goalkeepers
1. Lloris (France) - 5 Clean Sheets
2. Nordfeldt (Sweden) - 4 Clean Sheets
3. Marshall (Scotland) - 3 Clean Sheets

Press Conference

Q: Congratulations on qualifying to your 1st and Scotland's 9th World Cup! With the success you had in the qualifiers is this the squad that we will see at the World Cup this summer?

A: "Thank you. At this moment the list for the World Cup squad is empty. Yes, the qualifiers were great, but now we start a new process to better ourselves and go into the World Cup to make an impact."

Q: Sounds like there will be some changes then. Could you explain a little more?

A: "Well, we're thinking about a formation change. We've used a 4-3-3 False 9 which has worked great with Scotland's attacking power but it has done little to fix our problems in defense. One advantage that we have though is that there are a lot of extremely talented Center Attacking Midfielders in Scotland. For this reason, we will be trying out a 4-2-3-1 formation among others in the upcoming friendlies to use those CAMs in a position where they will do the most danger. While simultaneously adding another player to our defensive half."

Q: Darren Fletcher had been retired from international football by the previous manager and was left out of the Euros last year. You brought him back for the qualifiers and gave the captains armband back to him. Will he still be in your plans after that own goal against Turkey?

A: "Fletcher is an incredible player and one of the best Scotland has had, an own goal will not be enough to remove him from the team. However, as I said we are starting a new process and we will be giving different players an opportunity to prove themselves in Fletcher's position such as Liam Bridcutt and Ryan Jack, who has not debuted with the national team yet, among others in different positions."

Q: Final question, your #1 goalkeeper David Marshall has been struggling for quite some time now and his team, Cardiff City, have been relegated to the Championship recently. Does it worry you knowing that he will be facing strikers from a lower division with the World Cup coming up this summer?

A: "I know there is a lot of talk about our supposed goalkeeper problem. Even though he is in a lower division this season I assure the Championship is much more competitive than most other 2nd divisions in the world. Aside from that, he is the best goalkeeper Scotland has no questions about it. His club situation is something that we've talked about in meetings, but it is not something we are worried about."

Thanks for reading!
Feel free to post any questions or comments!

Good start to the season, and great win against Chelsea in the Capital One Cup. Don't you just hate playing a team like that so early in the cup haha?

Also, congratulations on qualifying for the world cup!

Spoiler

December 13'
Everton 1 - 1 Stoke
Hazard 38'
Crouch 23'

Rode Joins on pre contract
Howard to Getafe for 2.800.000
Aranguiz Joins on pre contract
Gutierrez Joins for 0 + Xhaka

Everton 4 - 0 Barnsley (F.A. Cup Round 3)
Gutierrez 2', Lukaku 20', 81', Guardado 86'

Everton 2 - 2 Norwich
Hazard 17', Guardado 54'
Hooper 23', 70'

West Brom 1 - 1 Everton
Golts 17'
Baines 77'(Pen)

Vermeer Joins for 2.600.000
Paredes Joins for 450.000
Casteels Joins for 2.000.000
Baines Requests Transfer

Everton 5 - 0 Crystal Palace
Hazard 9', Gutierrez 28', 41', Lukaku 54', Barkley 69'

Baines to Arsenal for 7.000.000

Liverpool 1 - 0 Everton
Sturridge 36'

Mathieu Joins for 3.300.000
Locadia Joins for 2.500.000 + Kone
Cresswell Joins for 3.000.000

Transferwindow Closed

Akin Fenwa signs for chile

Toughts
I wasnt planning on signing alot of players except for squad players, But then i tought, Im enjoying playing with Gutierrez and Xhaka is really bad in the team. So i just did a straight swap, Aranguiz is also good in chile and Rode is just a talented player in general, so both signed them for next season. Got a great offer for Howard(Since hes 31) and bought Vermeer for him. Baines requested a transfer (Yeh, This was pretty annoying.) and i signed a squad player in Paredes (I needed depth at the Striker position). Bought a Talented backup Goalie in Casteels to play Cup games. So Baines goes to arsenal for 7mil, and i sign Cresswell as a backup, I had enough money to buy a backup CB since alcaraz and Distin are declining badly, So there was mathieu. I just saw a clip about Locadia in eredivisie highlight videos (Ye i live in holland) and i dont really like Kone + Hes old, so i got Locadia. Great January Transfer window

Lots of transfer movement there! As an American I must say I don't approve of the sale of Howard! Really annoying with the Baines transfer request I can imagine.

Lots of draws this month in league play, not sure how the table sits though, but those draws can be tough.

BATTLING WITH BORUSSIA
SEASON 5

Spoiler

Match 26

Borussia Dortmund 5-1 FC Augsburg
Lukaku 7
Lukaku 42
Lukaku 45
Lukaku 52
Moravek 57
Reus 78
Lukaku scored 4 immense goal before Moravek slotted in one back. Reus curled in to make it 5 in an absolute annihilation.

Champions League Last 16 Leg 2

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Olympique Lyon (6-2 agg)
Ducksch 61
Ducksch curled in the only goal of the game.

Match 27

Werder Bremen 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
Volland 9
Lukaku 43
Mkhitaryan 63
A relatively easy game, Volland curling in the opener. Lukaku headed in to make it 2 before a stunning volley by Mkhitaryan found the top corner.

International Friendlies

Germany 5-0 Ireland
Ozil 11
Ozil 21
Muller 41
Reus 63
Muller 76 (PEN)

Germany 3-1 Uruguay
Hernandez 8
Muller 20
Muller 37
Muller 72

Matches simmed.

Deutscher Pokal Semi Final

Borussia Dortmund 2-1 FC Bayern
Jorginho 2
Fischer 30
Reus 75
Jorginho struck straight from kick off, smashing in after a failed clearance. Fischer curled in after beating Alderweireld but Reus won it, breaking into the box and smashing in.

Champions League Quarter Final Leg 1

Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Sevilla
Saivet 26
Saivet 40
Ducksch 52
Rakitic 77

Sevilla absolutely dominated. Saivet headed in the opener before rounding Toselli and slotting in. He failed to complete his hat trick, striking the woodwork 4 times and missing an absolute sitter. Ducksch got one back, turning the defender and curling in. However, Rakitic struck from the edge of the box, leaving us with all the work.

Man, the entire time I was going through this update I was thinking okay great results for the month, and then I got to the last one. That's a tough loss in the first leg, especially with you at home for that one. It's going to take a great second leg to get you through, you are going to have to go attack heavy since you will have to score at the very least, 3 goals. Hope to see you moving on in the next update!

[texasbum06]

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AD Alcorcon - '18-'19 Season
August Update

Spoiler

TRANSFERS OUT (since the last update): Marco Bungert (CDM, 49 OVR), sold to Alshoulla FC for $25K. Simon Mustafi (GK, 61 OVR), sold to SV Ried for $100K. Martin Pardo (CDM, 62 OVR), sold to RKC Waalwijk for $275K. Lucas Aguirre (LM, 71 OVR), sold to Celta Vigo for $1.9 million.
TRANSFERS IN: None since the previous update.

Quick notes on those moves, I've been trying to sell Bungert ever since he demanded to be called up WAY too early, pretty much ruining his career. Mustafi was someone I just didn't have room for with Alberto and Navas already being such stud prospects. Pardo was never going to be more than a sub at best on this team and even though he's Venezuelan I had to let him go. Aguirre was just really hard to let go of, he has potential to be special, but the logjam at LM is too big and it was the best for both him and the club. Bayern ($17 million), Porto, and AC Milan ($15.5 million each) all tried to get Ulreich from me but I said no thanks - I've done La Liga with below average GK's and saw how that went.

So did our first month this time around go better than last season's? Well ...

Friendly
AD Alcorcon - Fiorentina (1-0)
Soares Martins '31

Friendly
Bordeaux - AD Alcorcon (1-4)
Diabate '26
Gomez '28
Akpom '43
Akpom '82
Knoll '90

Friendly
AD Alcorcon - SM Caen (2-1)
Akpom '22
Knoll '55
Fajr '83

League Match 1
RCD Espanyol - AD Alcorcon (0-2)
Paredes '29
Akpom '79

League Match 2
AD Alcorcon - Sevilla FC (1-1)
Stevanovic '27
Yamura '58

The main guys played in the first friendly while the backups played the other two. As you can see Akpom AND Knoll both had a hell of a pre-season and Akpom has been able to carry that into the season. The Sevilla game was ridiculous, their goalie Kivrak ended up with a 9.5 game rating and POG honors after a whooping 15 saves

Either way that was a really good month and a great start in the season. I can already tell having Ulreich will pay off because the scores would had been a lot different with Navas or Alberto. Next month there will be 5 league games plus 2 friendlies and I will post standings starting with that update.

There have been no additions to the academy recently since no scouts had been sent out but I recently sent my 5-star scout back out to Venezuela to continue finding talent there that I can use later on for the national team (and maybe at Alcorcon, who knows?). Here's the youth squad at the moment:

- Andre Meirelles (CM, 65-69, 87-93): 17 Y/O from Brazil is a great prospect without who wouldn't have a role with the team at the moment. Likely to be promoted this season and listed for loan.
- Juan Morientes (CAM, 67-71, 87-93): 17 Y/O from Spain is basically in the same boat as Meirelles.
- Adam Lee (CDM, 56-60, 73-79): 17 Y/O from England who will probably never play for the team, will soon be brought up and sold.
- Markus Goretzka (CB, 56-60, 73-79): 16 Y/O from Germany is probably on the same boat as Lee.
- Lansana Afrani (LB, 62-6, 87-93): 15 Y/O from Cameroon would have a much quicker change to make an immediate impact if he had the pace to play fullback. His ratings suggest he'll fit best at CB.
- Kyle Buwalda (LW, 55-59 76-82): 16 Y/O from the Netherlands needs to stay in the academy all season, likely to be a loan candidate when promoted.
- Jens Stevens (LM, 54-58, 73-79): 15 Y/O from Netherlands is still being developed.
- Bart Gorter (CAM, 64-68, 86-92): 16 Y/O from Netherlands labeled as a playmaker is someone we're starting to get excited about.
- Joey Hoesen (LW, 54-58, 71-75): Another 15 Y/O from Netherlands whose potential is lower than we anticipated.
- Samuel Amodako (LM, 53-57, 70-74): 16 Y/O from Cameroon is still being developed.
- Jomar Mayat (LW 52-56, 72-76): 16 Y/O from Cameroon who we're hoping to develop as a striker.
* Denotes recent addition to the Y.A.

And that's all for now

I love Akpom! He has an ideal combination of size, strength, and speed in order to score in a lot of different ways. He has been very consistent for me, but just as it looks like he's going to become my first choice striker, Brockie will come out and have a brace in his next game or something like that haha. I hope he keeps up that form for you for the season!

Dagenham '15-16 Season
August Update

Spoiler

TRANSFERS OUT: Fabian Torres (CAM, 62 OVR), loaned to Yeovil Town for short term. Louis Dennis (RM, 58 OVR), sold to Carlisle United for $160K. Xabi Lopez (CDM, 58 OVR), loaned to Crewe Alexandra for a full season.
TRANSFER IN: Yohan Wachter (CB, 60 OVR), purchased from FC Lorient in exchange for Ahmed Mohsen, agreed to a 4-year deal for $3K in wages.

Quick notes from those moves, Torres had fallen out of the sub rotation with the arrival of Hourihane who could possibly be moved in the winter window so a short-term loan was his best chance for PT. Dennis was a sure target for sale after he barely progressed (+1) after 2 seasons. Lopez is blocked by Ogogo who has amazing stamina and plays every game so we don't want to hamper his development. He was, however, filing in from time to time at CB which is why we brought in Wachter (recall that our best CB, Wilkinson, is out for a while with injury). Mohsen was a surplus at striker and it was nice to be able to make a deal without shelling out money. By the way Wachter was previously on our roster on a short loan for the beginning of the '13-'14 season (was at 55 OVR at the time).

So how are we doing in the Championship? Well ...

Friendly
SC Cambuur - Dagenham (0-1)
Reyna '88

Friendly
Dagenham - Norwich City (0-1)
Fer '75

Capital One Cup
Dagenham - Huddersfield (0-1)
Vaughan '6

League Match 1
Dagenham - Ipswich Town (0-0)

League Match 2
Wolverhampton - Dagenham (1-1)
Hourihane '40
Sako '71

League Match 3
Dagenham - Stoke City (1-0)
Elito '40

League Match 4
Leeds United - Dagenham (0-0)

League Match 5
Dagenham - Blackpool (3-2)
Miyoshi '8 (P)
Angel Martinez '19
Tena '30
Eccleston '34
Reyna '70

FL Championship Standings

1. Bolton - 13pts
2. Crystal Palace - 10pts
3. Birmingham City - 10pts
4. Brighton - 10pts
5. Leicester City - 9pts
6. Watford - 9pts
7. Dagenham - 9pts
...
22. Barnsley - 2pts
23. Huddersfield - 1pt
24. Bristol City - 1pt

I have THE worst luck in cup play. There. Nothing else I wanna say about that.

As far as actual league play I can't be upset about an undefeated month even if most of the results weren't wins. As a lot of us know this isn't an easy league to go into just two years after the team was in League Two. My conclusion regarding lower-ranked teams? Good goalies help A LOT. I definitely don't go undefeated without Schober who has been amazing this first month, especially against Stoke City when he had 8 saves, an 8.2 game rating and POG honors.

You know what really sucks? Right as September begins we get an email from our trainers letting us know that Adamo Tena suffered a broken tailbone in practice and will be out for about 5 months. Remember when I short-loaned Torres because of the logjam at CAM? Welp. Hourihane steps up as the starting CAM but that means only Payne is there to back up the position so ... it was time to call up our best prospect, Fernando Monzon. When we first signed the Venezuelan to the academy I thought he'd be a CB but it turns out he's a CDM/CM with solid attack ratings and coming in at 68 OVR with potential to be special he'll definitely see PT in the rotation as a sub. Could he become Ogogo's eventual successor? Time will tell. In the meantime the right-footed 17 year-old with a 5-star weak foot will be carefully watched by the team and the media.

No new additions have been made to the academy although we recently sent one of our scouts for a 3-month trip to Italy in search of attackers. Here's our youth squad:

- Kenneth Hansen (LM/LW, 49-53, 68-72): 16 Y/O from Denmark whose best chance to contribute to the senior squad comes with staying in the academy for another season.
- Manuel Burchert (CM, 52-56, 69-73): 17 Y/O from Germany in the same boat as Hansen
- Tim Brooks (CDM, 60-64, 82-88): 15 Y/O from the United States who will likely be called up to the senior team after this upcoming season.
- Emilo De Mesquites (CM, 52-56, 71-75): 16 Y/O kid from Portugal would be smart to stay in the academy for a full season.
- Victor Meyer (DEF/MID, 58-62, 75-81): 16 Y/O from the United States who will most likely play in the midfield. He needs a full season in the academy.
- Francisco Anibal (LM, 55-59, 72-76): 15 Y/O from Portugal is finally settled at a position.
- Goncalvo Guterres (MID/ATT, 45-49, 64-72): This 16 Y/O from Portugal is our lowest rated prospect at the moment.
- David Antonio (MID/ATT, 46-54, 72-84): 15 Y/O from will for sure not be a defender and we're hoping he sticks at CF.
- Brian Donaldson (MID/ATT, 39-51, 64-84): 15 Y/O from England signed because his size (6'2", 174lbs) and skills project him as a striker which is a position of need for the club.
- Enric Tilea (CM 39-45, 65-77): 15 Y/O from Romania is finally settled at a position but probably needs a couple of years in the academy.
* Denotes recent addition to the Y.A.

Anything else? Oh yeah, one more thing ...



That's all for now

I HATE losing so early in a cup competition, I also went out in the first round of the Capital One Cup last season as well. Not a bad start to league play. I'm hoping you have a better season than I did and get yourself into the Premier League! Good luck!

[DutchAkinfenwa]

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Good start to the season, and great win against Chelsea in the Capital One Cup. Don't you just hate playing a team like that so early in the cup haha?

Also, congratulations on qualifying for the world cup!




Lots of transfer movement there! As an American I must say I don't approve of the sale of Howard! Really annoying with the Baines transfer request I can imagine.

Lots of draws this month in league play, not sure how the table sits though, but those draws can be tough.



Man, the entire time I was going through this update I was thinking okay great results for the month, and then I got to the last one. That's a tough loss in the first leg, especially with you at home for that one. It's going to take a great second leg to get you through, you are going to have to go attack heavy since you will have to score at the very least, 3 goals. Hope to see you moving on in the next update!

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Yes i know about the Howard sale, I had to make a decision and i would never, ever would get a better offer than that for an 31 year old Goalkeeper 79 rated.

EDIT: i indeed forgot to include the league table and goal scorers, We dropped from 4th to 5th.

[Eagle4]

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Blackpool Career Mode 2018/19 Squad

GK: J.Butland - 83 - Had Potential to be Special before turning 22
GK: F.Romero - 69 - Potential to be Special

RB: M.De Sciglio - 88
RB: J.Cancelo - 81
CB: R.Varane - 86
CB: K.Zouma - 84
CB: E.Dier - 83
CB: S.Sama - 83
CB: A.Garat - 76 - An Exciting Prospect
CB: A.Guisao - 75 - Potential to be Special
CB: C.Cathcart - 74
LB: Bryan - 82
LB: L.Shaw - 81
LB: V.Letizia - 78 - Potential to be Special
CDM: J.Malanda - 86
CDM: A.Moreno Barroso - 81
CDM: K.Guan - 71 - Potential to be Special
CDM: A.Hunt - 74 - Showing Great Potential
RM: P.Vazquez - 86 - Potential to be Special (currently aged 21)
RM: Moreno Dellano - 85
RM: T.Ince - 86
CAM: M.Gotze - 91
CAM: P.Coutinho - 86
CAM: F.Pacheco - 82 - Potential to be Special
CAM: Moreno - 80 - Potential to be Special
CM: Ramos - 77 - An Exciting Prospect
LM: S.Eriksen - 88
LM: A.Januzaj - 87
LM: A.Zakari - 66 - Potential to be Special
LW: R.Damian - 84 - Potential to be Special
ST: A.Martial - 87
ST: C.Wickham - 82
ST: R.Pastore - 78

Link to the imgur FUT card version (slightly outdated)

[eliastrip]

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career mode? how about ultimate team ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_KzQ4l2Sd0

[texasbum06]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

Morecambe F.C.
Season Four

The Shrimps

Morecambe Making Waves In Transfer Window

Morecambe has confirmed a number of signings as it appears that manager, Tex Bumosix, has been extremely busy over the past few weeks. After minimal movement lead to a mid-table finish last season, it appears that Bumosix has decided to swing for the fences and try to position himself for promotion to the Premier League. It seems that 4 players have been bought on a permanent basis, a record number under the American manager, and one other player has been brought in on loan. The players joining the club are Michael Ngoo, Joseph-Claude Gyau, Youssouf Sabaly, and Tom Lawrence. Kingsley Coman will also be joining the club for the season on loan from French giants, PSG. Some of the spending was funded in part by the departures of Marcus Marshall for £1M and Jimmy Medranda for £150K. Both were rumored to have put in transfer requests in the waning weeks of last season. The young keeper from Northern Ireland, Conor Thompson, will also be spending another season away on loan.

Micahel Ngoo

The ex-Liverpool academy prospect has few equals when it comes to size. Standing at 6'6", Michael Ngoo is a force to be reckoned with in terms of physicality. Having most recently spent time at Walsall, the young striker joins Morecambe to play the role of target man in the middle. His strength and aerial ability due to his size will surely play a role in Bumosix's system regardless of formation.

Joseph-Claude Gyau

Joseph-Claude "Joe" Gyau is a pacey wing player from the United States. Bumosix has been familiar with him ever since his youth career in the IMG Academy back in the U.S. He moved on to 1899 Hoffenheim after leaving the U.S. Gyau is known predominately for his pace, which is matched by few. He is projected to be a change of pace player down the left wing. A change from the slower, but more technical Abel Molinero. Gyau is likely to see plenty of minutes, although mostly as a substitute.

Youssouf Sabaly

Youssouf Sabaly is a young defender who plays for PSG and has more recently seen himself sent on loan assignment to Evian. After his loan expired he was still not figured to be factored into the French champions side and wanted to move on to where he could earn more time. Sabaly has been brought in to provide depth on the left side of the defense where Chris Hussey came into the season as the sole defender for that side of the pitch. Sabaly is more of a true full back than Hussey is, and that should earn him playing time in the more defensive formations.

Kingsley Coman

Kingsley Coman is the second player to be brought in from PSG in this window. Coman will only be joining on loan for the year and will provide much needed depth on the right wing with the departure of Marcus Marshall and with Islam Feruz returning to Chelsea upon expiration of his loan. Coman has found minutes hard to come by the past few years with PSG, and has welcomed the loan opportunity to Morecambe as a chance to prove himself given the opportunity.

Tom Lawrence

Tom Lawrence has grown up in the Manchester United academy since 2002 making his senior debut in 2013. More recently he spent time on loan with Carlisle United and Yeovil Town. Lawrence is traditionally more of a center-forward, but he is likely to see more time with Morecambe in the slightly deeper lying CAM position. Tex Bumosix is excited to have his attacking instincts put to use from that new position.

Transfers Out
Conor Thompson - Loan
Marcus Marshall - £1M
Jimmy Medranda - £150K

Transfers In
Gabriel Graciani - January Pre-Contract
Nadir Çiftçi - January Pre-Contract
Michael Ngoo - £1.5M
Joseph-Claude Gyau - £600K
Youssouf Sabaly - £350K
Kingsley Coman - Loan
Tom Lawrence - £175K

[_ChicoBass]

How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

October 2017 - Season 5


AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Norwich City
WIM: Gornell 10' Ruiz 60'
NOR: Tettey 62'
A good win against a Norwich that has been fighting relegation this season. Wimbledon played great defense until the 62nd minute, where Norwich's Tettey picked up a rejected corner just outside of the box and took his shot to beat Wimbledon's young goalkeeper.

Aston Villa 0 - 1 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Gornell PEN 49'
The Dons usually struggle to beat Villa's goalkeeper Steele and today was no different. The only way Wimbledon were able to defeat Steele was via a penalty shot after the Villa goalkeeper fouled Sam Vokes inside his box in a 1 on 1.

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Everton
[I]EVE: Montero 45'[I]
WIM: Vokes 67' Gornell 89'
Everton's Montero has had a great scoring streak so far this season, and even with Tafazolli following him everywhere on the pitch he was still able to do damage. Terry Gornell didn't shine last season as his game revolved around James Hanson, but this season he has stepped up again now what he is paired up with Sam Vokes who has been improving, but is still struggling a little with adapting to Premier League football.

Europa League
AFC Wimbledon 2 - 3 FC Zurich
WIM: Harvey 8' James 79'
ZUR: Gavranovic 19' Buff 76' 90'
Another painful defeat for the Wimbledon B team in the Europa League who are playing well, but just can't get the results to reflect that. Many are beginning to question Worner's participation in the Europa League, as he has been unable to claim a clean sheet in the 3 matches and continues to make unnecessary mistakes in front of goal. Chavez might begin playing Cristophe Brown in the Europa League matches but it's not for sure yet, since Chavez has previously stated that he wants his first team to focus on the league. Another option would be to recall Adam Cowie (65)(+3) who's had a very productive loan spell with Charlton Athletic so far.

Southampton 1 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
SOT: Jose Fonte 47'
Southampton have been great this season, at one point in Champions League positions, and even though they've had bad results in recent matches they showed why they are still a team to look out for. Their goal came from a free kick cross, but what really amazed us is the fact that their defense completely shut Wimbledon off. Elliot Hewitt, Jacob Murphy, Terry Gornell, and Sam Vokes were all closely marked and Wimbledon were unable to get a single shot in 90 minutes. Incredible. Sam Vokes was taken off in the second half after perhaps his worst game since coming to London.

Capital One Cup
AFC Wimbledon 1 - 0 Barnsley
WIM: Clayton PEN 90'
Chavez started Max Clayton with the B team for the first time this season to give the young striker a bigger chance to finally score his first goal of the season. The press has been all over Clayton's inability to find the back of the net in over 10 appearances, but in his defense he's only played as a substitute. James and Clayton played together up front and used their speed to their advantage but the Barnsley goalkeeper was at the top of his game. It wasn't until a penalty was called for a foul on Max Clayton at the final minute that Clayton was able to get his much needed goal to stop doubting his abilities.

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Middlesbrough
WIM: Gornell 14' Ruiz 76'
MID: Varga 90'
There wasn't much newly promoted Middlesbrough could do in this match, as Wimbledon were completely on top of them. It looked like The Dons' 17 year old goalkeeper Christophe Brown would get his 5th clean sheet of the season but unfortunately Middlesbrough scored with a very well prepared free kick in the final minute at the edge of the box. The young Scottish goalkeeper has really impressed since taking the starting spot from Ross Worner in the preseason.


Barclay's Premier League Table
1. Newcastle United - 28 points
2. Manchester United - 26 points
3. Tottenham - 24 points
4. Arsenal - 22 points
5. AFC Wimbledon - 22 points
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11. Chelsea - 11 points (Defending Champs)
12. Manchester City - 11 points
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18. Swansea City - 9 points
19. Leicester City - 5 points
20. Norwich City - 4 points

Top Goal Scorers
1. Gouffran (Newcastle) - 8 goals
2. Gornell (Wimbledon) - 7 goals
Montero (Everton) - 7 goals
3. Coutinho (Liverpool) - 6 goals


Europa League - Group D
1. FC Zürich - 9 points (+3)
2. Spartak Moskva - 6 points (+2)
3. AFC Wimbledon - 3 points (-2)
4. Villareal CF - 0 points (-3)


Notable Youth Academy Players

Conor Marsden - ST (50-54, 73-77): This 16 year old from England may not have much potential, but he is a an exciting player due to his height: 6'4". Chavez is anxious to bring him up as he can fill in the target man position Hanson left behind, but he wants to wait at least one more season before calling him up.

Dean Rhodes - LB (60-64, 86-92): We thought Chavez would call this 16 year old from Scotland to the senior team but it looks like Chavez wants him to spend one more season with the U-17.

Jamie Mannus - DEF/MID (46-50, 78-88): This 15 year old from Northern Ireland has a bright future ahead of him. He stands at 6'5" but we are still unsure which is his preferred position.

Mark Watt - GK (56-60, 79-85): The 16 year old from Scotland looked set to be promoted last season, but the U-17 would be left without a goalkeeper. He may be promoted next season.

Michael Thompson - CAM (48-50, 82-88): The 16 year old from Northern Ireland has been impressing with the U-17 this year, particularly with his strength. He is hard to push off the ball, but he may not be promoted until next season.

Scott Stewart - LB (59-63, 80-86): The 15 year old from Scotland shows a lot of promise but may be used as a CB by Chavez due to his defensive mentality. There's a high chance he'll be promoted next season.

Sean Archer - CDM (50-54, 85-91): The 15 year old from Scotland is an incredible playmaker who prefers to stay in the defensive half and analyze the game from there. He's one of the most exciting players in the U-17 but he will not be eligible to be registered with the senior squad until next season.

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A very impressive month has Wimbledon just 6 points away from 1st place (I still can't believe it!) However, many will argue that they didn't really face any "big" teams this month. Next month they will be put up to the test though. Many also consider Wimbledon's success to be in part thanks to the bad season Chelsea and Manchester City are having. Last season Manchester City finished in the Top 4 while Chelsea finished first, so it is very strange to see them still struggling three months into the season.

Wimbledon youth graduate Richard Odhlambo (71) has been playing well with the B team and has been improving his game with each appearance. He's pushing for a starting spot and may even take one soon. Mario Ruiz (70) has solidified himself as a starter this season again, adding that attacking mentality to the midfield and even getting some goals himself. Shaun Vincent (72) on the other hand, hasn't really stood out this season nor last season where he was a starter with Ruiz as well. Vincent does his job decently but doesn't impress consistently enough. That may be Odhlambo's window of opportunity.





International Friendlies

Australia 1 - 3 Scotland
SCO: Jack 21' McCormack 41' McGregor 73'
AUS: Rogic 47'
Ryan Jack made his international debut and immediately made an impact by scoring the first goal of the evening. Chavez experimented with the 4-2-3-1 formation and even though the team played well maintaining their offensive spark, Chavez didn't look too happy with the way the players were functioning together.

Scotland 2 - 1 Russia
RUS: Dzyuba 10'
SCO: Armstrong 58' Russell 75'
The team understood the new tactics a lot better tonight, but Russia proved to have a really strong defense as they defended their early goal. Scotland fans will say that it was only because Chavez was testing different players such as Blackburn Rovers' Jordan Rhodes who has only scored once in the Premier this season. In the second half Johnny Russell, the current starting striker for Chavez's new project, was subbed in and scored the winning goal.

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Overall it looks as Chavez's new 4-2-3-1 formation will work out really well with time. We attended Scotland's last practice before the players returned to their clubs, and the tactical approach is a lot better. Chavez is really taking advantage of these international friendlies to get his team in shape for this summer's World Cup.

Big news, Christophe Brown has just became the first AFC Wimbledon player Chavez calls up to the Scotland national team! 17 year old Brown (67) is replacing 31 year old Jamie MacDonald (67) on the squad list for the upcoming friendlies against Slovenia and Spain. Brown has been playing extremely well for his club and is deemed as the future of Scotland in goal. He's currently in 3rd place for most clean sheets so far in the Premier League. We caught up with Chavez for a few words: "Brown has a lot of potential so we feel it is best he begins working with the team and meets the guys. He can really learn a lot from the goalkeepers we have here David Marshall (73 @ 32yrs) and Cameron Bell (69 @ 31 yrs). It will be great experience for him. MacDonald was a great player to have in the team but he understands that this is a decision for the future looking ahead to what's coming up for Scotland."

Brown will be training with the national team but will be the 3rd goalkeeper and is not expected to debut in the upcoming friendlies as Cameron Bell is ahead of him on the list.


Well, that's all we have for today. As always a pleasure, this has been Chico Bass for HYFCMG.
Thanks for reading!

[texasbum06]

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October 2017 - Season 5

Spoiler

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Norwich City
WIM: Gornell 10' Ruiz 60'
NOR: Tettey 62'
A good win against a Norwich that has been fighting relegation this season. Wimbledon played great defense until the 62nd minute, where Norwich's Tettey picked up a rejected corner just outside of the box and took his shot to beat Wimbledon's young goalkeeper.

Aston Villa 0 - 1 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Gornell PEN 49'
The Dons usually struggle to beat Villa's goalkeeper Steele and today was no different. The only way Wimbledon were able to defeat Steele was via a penalty shot after the Villa goalkeeper fouled Sam Vokes inside his box in a 1 on 1.

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Everton
[i]EVE: Montero 45'
WIM: Vokes 67' Gornell 89'
Everton's Montero has had a great scoring streak so far this season, and even with Tafazolli following him everywhere on the pitch he was still able to do damage. Terry Gornell didn't shine last season as his game revolved around James Hanson, but this season he has stepped up again now what he is paired up with Sam Vokes who has been improving, but is still struggling a little with adapting to Premier League football.

Europa League
AFC Wimbledon 2 - 3 FC Zurich
WIM: Harvey 8' James 79'
ZUR: Gavranovic 19' Buff 76' 90'
Another painful defeat for the Wimbledon B team in the Europa League who are playing well, but just can't get the results to reflect that. Many are beginning to question Worner's participation in the Europa League, as he has been unable to claim a clean sheet in the 3 matches and continues to make unnecessary mistakes in front of goal. Chavez might begin playing Cristophe Brown in the Europa League matches but it's not for sure yet, since Chavez has previously stated that he wants his first team to focus on the league. Another option would be to recall Adam Cowie (65)(+3) who's had a very productive loan spell with Charlton Athletic so far.

Southampton 1 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
SOT: Jose Fonte 47'
Southampton have been great this season, at one point in Champions League positions, and even though they've had bad results in recent matches they showed why they are still a team to look out for. Their goal came from a free kick cross, but what really amazed us is the fact that their defense completely shut Wimbledon off. Elliot Hewitt, Jacob Murphy, Terry Gornell, and Sam Vokes were all closely marked and Wimbledon were unable to get a single shot in 90 minutes. Incredible. Sam Vokes was taken off in the second half after perhaps his worst game since coming to London.

Capital One Cup
AFC Wimbledon 1 - 0 Barnsley
WIM: Clayton PEN 90'
Chavez started Max Clayton with the B team for the first time this season to give the young striker a bigger chance to finally score his first goal of the season. The press has been all over Clayton's inability to find the back of the net in over 10 appearances, but in his defense he's only played as a substitute. James and Clayton played together up front and used their speed to their advantage but the Barnsley goalkeeper was at the top of his game. It wasn't until a penalty was called for a foul on Max Clayton at the final minute that Clayton was able to get his much needed goal to stop doubting his abilities.

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Middlesbrough
WIM: Gornell 14' Ruiz 76'
MID: Varga 90'
There wasn't much newly promoted Middlesbrough could do in this match, as Wimbledon were completely on top of them. It looked like The Dons' 17 year old goalkeeper Christophe Brown would get his 5th clean sheet of the season but unfortunately Middlesbrough scored with a very well prepared free kick in the final minute at the edge of the box. The young Scottish goalkeeper has really impressed since taking the starting spot from Ross Worner in the preseason.

Barclay's Premier League Table
1. Newcastle United - 28 points
2. Manchester United - 26 points
3. Tottenham - 24 points
4. Arsenal - 22 points
5. AFC Wimbledon - 22 points
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11. Chelsea - 11 points (Defending Champs)
12. Manchester City - 11 points
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18. Swansea City - 9 points
19. Leicester City - 5 points
20. Norwich City - 4 points

Top Goal Scorers
1. Gouffran (Newcastle) - 8 goals
2. Gornell (Wimbledon) - 7 goals
Montero (Everton) - 7 goals
3. Coutinho (Liverpool) - 6 goals

Europa League - Group D
1. FC Zürich - 9 points (+3)
2. Spartak Moskva - 6 points (+2)
3. AFC Wimbledon - 3 points (-2)
4. Villareal CF - 0 points (-3)

Notable Youth Academy Players

Conor Marsden - ST (50-54, 73-77): This 16 year old from England may not have much potential, but he is a an exciting player due to his height: 6'4". Chavez is anxious to bring him up as he can fill in the target man position Hanson left behind, but he wants to wait at least one more season before calling him up.

Dean Rhodes - LB (60-64, 86-92): We thought Chavez would call this 16 year old from Scotland to the senior team but it looks like Chavez wants him to spend one more season with the U-17.

Jamie Mannus - DEF/MID (46-50, 78-88): This 15 year old from Northern Ireland has a bright future ahead of him. He stands at 6'5" but we are still unsure which is his preferred position.

Mark Watt - GK (56-60, 79-85): The 16 year old from Scotland looked set to be promoted last season, but the U-17 would be left without a goalkeeper. He may be promoted next season.

Michael Thompson - CAM (48-50, 82-88): The 16 year old from Northern Ireland has been impressing with the U-17 this year, particularly with his strength. He is hard to push off the ball, but he may not be promoted until next season.

Scott Stewart - LB (59-63, 80-86): The 15 year old from Scotland shows a lot of promise but may be used as a CB by Chavez due to his defensive mentality. There's a high chance he'll be promoted next season.

Sean Archer - CDM (50-54, 85-91): The 15 year old from Scotland is an incredible playmaker who prefers to stay in the defensive half and analyze the game from there. He's one of the most exciting players in the U-17 but he will not be eligible to be registered with the senior squad until next season.

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A very impressive month has Wimbledon just 6 points away from 1st place (I still can't believe it!) However, many will argue that they didn't really face any "big" teams this month. Next month they will be put up to the test though. Many also consider Wimbledon's success to be in part thanks to the bad season Chelsea and Manchester City are having. Last season Manchester City finished in the Top 4 while Chelsea finished first, so it is very strange to see them still struggling three months into the season.

Wimbledon youth graduate Richard Odhlambo (71) has been playing well with the B team and has been improving his game with each appearance. He's pushing for a starting spot and may even take one soon. Mario Ruiz (70) has solidified himself as a starter this season again, adding that attacking mentality to the midfield and even getting some goals himself. Shaun Vincent (72) on the other hand, hasn't really stood out this season nor last season where he was a starter with Ruiz as well. Vincent does his job decently but doesn't impress consistently enough. That may be Odhlambo's window of opportunity.

International Friendlies

Australia 1 - 3 Scotland
SCO: Jack 21' McCormack 41' McGregor 73'
AUS: Rogic 47'
Ryan Jack made his international debut and immediately made an impact by scoring the first goal of the evening. Chavez experimented with the 4-2-3-1 formation and even though the team played well maintaining their offensive spark, Chavez didn't look too happy with the way the players were functioning together.

Scotland 2 - 1 Russia
RUS: Dzyuba 10'
SCO: Armstrong 58' Russell 75'
The team understood the new tactics a lot better tonight, but Russia proved to have a really strong defense as they defended their early goal. Scotland fans will say that it was only because Chavez was testing different players such as Blackburn Rovers' Jordan Rhodes who has only scored once in the Premier this season. In the second half Johnny Russell, the current starting striker for Chavez's new project, was subbed in and scored the winning goal.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Overall it looks as Chavez's new 4-2-3-1 formation will work out really well with time. We attended Scotland's last practice before the players returned to their clubs, and the tactical approach is a lot better. Chavez is really taking advantage of these international friendlies to get his team in shape for this summer's World Cup.

[i]Big news, Christophe Brown has just became the first AFC Wimbledon player Chavez calls up to the Scotland national team! 17 year old Brown (67) is replacing 31 year old Jamie MacDonald (67) on the squad list for the upcoming friendlies against Slovenia and Spain. Brown has been playing extremely well for his club and is deemed as the future of Scotland in goal. He's currently in 3rd place for most clean sheets so far in the Premier League. We caught up with Chavez for a few words: "Brown has a lot of potential so we feel it is best he begins working with the team and meets the guys. He can really learn a lot from the goalkeepers we have here David Marshall (73 @ 32yrs) and Cameron Bell (69 @ 31 yrs). It will be great experience for him. MacDonald was a great player to have in the team but he understands that this is a decision for the future looking ahead to what's coming up for Scotland."

Brown will be training with the national team but will be the 3rd goalkeeper and is not expected to debut in the upcoming friendlies as Cameron Bell is ahead of him on the list.

Well, that's all we have for today. As always a pleasure, this has been Chico Bass for HYFCMG.

Thanks for reading!

I'm really impressed with your league results. Hoping you can pick up the Europa League results though. Although if you get knocked out early and can put your focus into league play you may be able to challenge for a Champions League position if you keep up the current form.