How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

**10cabee** · 03-28-2015, 09:40 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Keano16

Who do least enjoy using?

That's the thing! I enjoy using everyone! I guess I don't need Diego Poyet due to him being on loan and that hasn't affected the team much. When I last played on my CM Reece Brown and Feudjou announced that they wanted to leave and Sylvain Gbohouo demanded a loan. I'm not sure about selling Feudjou but I should get some money from my YA player Jared Williams, Diego Poyet and Reece Brown if everything goes to plan.

I've also got a promising left-back and another promising left-midfielder in my YA at the moment.

**sportsfreak96** · 03-28-2015, 09:43 AM

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Liverpool Manager Mode

Spurs vs Liverpool

Liverpool wins 2-1 in a thriller away at White Hart Lane

West Ham vs Liverpool

Liverpool goes off to the Boleyn Grounds to take on Moose’s men in a game Liverpool was expected to dominate turned into West Ham scoring 2 goals in the first 20 minutes to put them up 2-0 but Raheem Sterling gets us a goal off a brilliant corner by Mario Balotelli.
70 minutes in Mario Balotelli scores a monster of a goal from 30 yards out to tie the game at 2-2. Then in the 89th minute the unthinkable happens. Steven Gerrard scores a goal off a Volley that would seal the game for Liverpool as they win 3-2

Fifa’s MOTM: Mario Balotelli
My MOTM: Raheem Sterling

Raheem Sterling get’s my MOTM for this fixture because not only did he score in this game but he is the one who sparked the comeback in this one that ultimately lead to us winning off that goal by Steven Gerrard.

Capital One Cup

Merseyside Derby
Liverpool vs Everton

This game started out poorly for Liverpool,Everton were on the ball and we just couldn’t get it away from them. James McCarthy scores in the 23’ to put Everton up 1-0. 16 minutes later Raheem Sterling scores after he comes on for an injured Dimitri Payet. In the 55th minute Mario Balotelli breaks through Everton’s defense and Steven Gerrard plays a lovely through ball over the Everton defenders and Balotelli smashes the ball into the top corner. In the 68th minute Balotelli drills in a corner that is met by Daniel Sturridge’s head, Tim Howard saves it the first time but it falls straight to the feet of Sturridge and Sturridge smashes the ball into the bottom corner.

Liverpool wins 3-1

Barclays Premier league

Liverpool vs Everton

Everton gets their revenge in this game as Aaron Lennon puts them up early and then just held the lead until the end. We couldn’t score at all. We scored a goal but it was called off due to Balotelli being offsides.

League Table

1.Liverpool 15 pts
2.Southampton 13 pts
3.Manchester City 13 pts
4. Arsenal 12 pts
5. Manchester United 12 pts
6. Everton 10 pts
7. Stoke City 10 pts
8. West Brom 10 pts
9. Crystal Palace 10 pts
10. Sunderland 8 pts
11. Burnley 8 pts
12. QPR 8 pts
13. Spurs 7 pts
14.Chelsea 7 pts
15.Hull City 5 pts
16. Newcastle United 5 pts
17. West Ham 4 pts
18. Swansea City 2 pts
19. Aston Villa 1 pt
20. Leicester City 1 pt

**Keano16** · 03-28-2015, 09:48 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by sportsfreak96

Spoiler

Good month and top of the league! Balotelli seems to be on fire! Thrilling come back against West Ham!

**sportsfreak96** · 03-28-2015, 09:53 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Keano16

Good month and top of the league! Balotelli seems to be on fire! Thrilling come back against West Ham!

The West Ham game was irritating as hell mate. They scored two goals in quick succession before the 20th minute and by then I thought oh joy i'm gonna lose to the team that was 17th at that point and then we make the comeback and i'm like "We could actually win this if I play my cards right, and sure enough I get a goal to put us up 3-2 and just held the ball the rest of the time not wanting to risk another goal.

**poulka** · 03-28-2015, 10:20 AM

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Hey guys I have a question I may sound dumb to ask. But when adjusting sliders do the higher numbers mean more difficulty. For example raising the shot error.

**sportsfreak96** · 03-28-2015, 10:34 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by poulka

Hey guys I have a question I may sound dumb to ask. But when adjusting sliders do the higher numbers mean more difficulty. For example raising the shot error.

for most of them yes on some though it's the opposite

**poulka** · 03-28-2015, 11:08 AM

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Thanks sportsfreak. If you some that are opposite can you give me a few of those. Thanks again.

**sportsfreak96** · 03-28-2015, 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by poulka

Thanks sportsfreak. If you some that are opposite can you give me a few of those. Thanks again.

The positioning ones are opposite(they are glitched in Fifa 15) and Im pretty sure the first touch one is opposite as well(don't quote me on that though)

**Simppu12** · 03-28-2015, 02:11 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by 10cabee

Exeter City F.C

FIFA 15 – Season 4
17/18 Season

The Grecians

Overall a very good month! I still don't understand how you're challenging for the title (at least for now). With that team you should get relegated but you're doing incredibly!

Originally posted by sportsfreak96

Very nice results there and it's always good to be first in the table! Like Keano said the West Ham game was a real thriller! Stevie G has still got it, though.

Originally posted by Keano16

FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 1 | 2014-15

Nice month! See, I told ya you would challenge for the title. Now just keep the good form going! Also, nice transfers! Llorente looks like a good player and I hope he does well for you. The buy option can be useful but it's a pretty big amount of money. The Bosman signings look very good.

Originally posted by texasbum06

Deportivo La Coruña
FIFA 15 - Season 1

Blanquiazules’

Still at the top! The results weren't as good as before but you're still doing an amazing job! You just conceded way too many goals but at least your attack was fine. No transfers? Okay.

Originally posted by _ChicoBass

Simppu: As usual, incredible signings! I liked your "buy local" policy this window too. Way to support the local economy :P I liked the Drmic purchase but there's no way he can compete with Kalou right now. Kalou continues to be unstoppable! He's the one you took a photo with right? Congratulations on qualifying to the Europa! I'm positive you'll be able to manage with the group you've drawn. I think the only team that stands out for me is Sociedad.

Thank you (and everyone else but I just couldn't be bothered to put about four quotes here)! I was trying to make "realistic" transfers which meant that I tried mainly to sign players from the Bundesliga and it worked out very well. Drmic will be a great back up striker and he has been pretty good so far. Yes, Kalou is the one from the photo and to be honest that's another reason why I don't want to let him go

Originally posted by _ChicoBass

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

Chico, Chico, what have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? I supported you in your journey with the "Dons", then we were in a war and now I support you in your journey with Osasuna. Did I ever say a word against your beloved Guadalajara? Let's not forget that Hertha are in the Bundesliga while Union are in the second division. On top of that I would have to make you an offer you couldn't refuse if you started adding a Union section. We don't want that, do we?

In all seriousness, go ahead with the Union section! It sounds like a cool idea :P

**BiloxiSmitty** · 03-28-2015, 03:37 PM

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Valencia CF 2015/16 Season

Euro Qualifiers

My reward for leading Valencia to the top of La liga last season was getting an offer to coach the German National team. After carefully considering this offer for about 2 nanoseconds, I decided to take up the challenge.

I feel like a man who has just bought his 1st Porche.

Euro Qualifiers - Generali Arena - Prague
9/6/15

Czech Republic 1 - 0 Germany
19' Darida (pen)

MOTM - Petr Cech (12 saves)

Euro Qualifiers - Fritz-Walter Stadion - Kaiserslautern
9/9/15

Germany 4 - 0 Bulgaria
10' Kruse
38' Muller
56' Schrrle
69' Schweinsteiger

MOTM - M. Ozil (3 Assists)

**redsox4evur** · 03-28-2015, 04:10 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by poulka

I was at first leaning to go back to Palermo, but now I am looking Juventus or Roma. I know red4ever is doing Juventus so if he has a problem with me joining them that is fine. But I also would like to know what you guys think.

No problem with that.

**JAGGER6223** · 03-29-2015, 07:17 AM

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Introduction - Pg 986
Pre Season - Pg 995
Transfer Window/August - Pg 1005
September Update - Pg 1010
October Update - Pg 1017

Birmingham City

November Update

Championship - Madejski Stadium, 1/11/14
Reading 0-4 Birmingham City
(Thomas 13' 85' 90+4', Rantie 59')

Thomas opened the scoring with his shot finessed into the net to give us the early lead. The game was end to end until half time until Rantie scored his trademark goal sprinting passed the defenders and finessing it passed the Australian keeper Federici. Thomas doubled his tally when he shot from just outside the box to beat the keeper and give us our third. He then capped his hat trick off blasting the ball off the cross bar and in to thrash Reading away 4-0.

Gaspar: Great peformance by the boys, everything clicked, we scored goals and kept a clean sheet.

Championship - St Andrew's, 8/11/14
Birmingham City 1-3 Wigan Atheltic
(Novak 76')
(McClean 11', Delort 37', Reira 90')

McClean scored a cracking free kick to give the away side the lead. They doubled it 26 minutes later when great build up play saw Delort with the free header. Subsitute Novak came off the bench and with a blistering run into the box gave us a goal back. However, We pushed everyone up to equalise as Wigan went on a counter as Reira smashed it passed Randolph.

Gaspar: The scoreline doesn't show what happened in the game. These games are hard to take, but the boys are ready to bounce back.

Championship - Amex Stadium, 11/11/14
Bighton 0-0 Birmingham City

Our first 0-0 this season. Not many real chances created. We defended for the draw.

Gaspar: I'm happy about the clean sheet, but thats just one part of the game we still need to score.

Championship - St Andrew's, 15/11/14
Birmingham City 3-0 Cardiff City
(Gray 22', Rantie 24', Thomas 86')

Gray rounded the keeper in style to give us the lead. Rantie stole the ball off the Cardiff defender which left the blue birds out of place and with his pace ran down and slotted it passed the backup keeper to make it 2-0 in two minutes. We sat back as Cardiff struggled to break us down and with them having all there players up Thomas pulled up with a powerful shot to give us the 3 points.

Gaspar: We have had some bad form at home this season and this game is what the fans have wanted. I'm happy we produced the goods today.

Championship - Craven Cottage, 22/11/14
Fulham 1-3 Birmingham City
(McCormack 41')
(Gray 31' Thomas 62', Rantie 90+2')

Gray found space and passed it past the keeper to give us the lead. 10 minutes later a header from Smith found Williams the young Fulham winger who smashed it into Randolph who parmed it into a running McComack. 15 minutes after the break Thomas out skilled the defender to regain our lead. Game was finished off when Rantie ran down the wing and cut in to smash it passed the keeper.

Gaspar: Another good performance if we can get a few of those in a row we might be able to fight for promotion.

Championship - St Andrew's, 29/11/14
Birmingham City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
(Thomas 74')
(Gestede 37')

Gestede got a great through ball to give the away side the lead. We attacked from the goal and got our reward in the 74th minute when Thomas got around two defenders to slot it passed the keeper.

Gaspar: This game was important for our momentum and I'm a little disappointed with the result. However, we will regroup and hope to have our best month in December.

Managers Thoughts

We started the month real well with the big win over Reading away. That was nice, I don't think that Wigan result should sour the overall month we had. We have climbed the table and we have found a stable lineup that produces each match. The media reports on Callum Reilly with his new contract are nothing, The club and the player are hoping for a contract extention in the next month, with us discussing money with the board. We fixed our leaky defence keeping 3 clean sheets this month however, it still needd\s working on. Hoping for a cup win and a good December before the transfer window.

Player of the Month
Wes Thomas

Wes Thomas open the month up with his second hattrick of the season before scoring another 3 to have a tally of 6 in the month and setting up a few too. He is in career best form and is hoping to score at least 30 at the end of the season.

November Votes

*Vote System will be given to our top three players each month. The best player will receive 3 votes, second best 2 votes and third best 1 vote. Player with the most vote at the end of the season will win the Birmingham City Player of the Year NOTE: Players on loan can't win it as well as players who leave the club throughout the season.

3 VOTES: Wes Thomas
2 VOTES: Demarai Gray
1 VOTE: Massimo Luongo

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Thanks for reading feedback appriciated

Sorry for the long delay in the update, school is my priority at the moment.

Also sorry for no table, already in December and forgot to copy the table so it will be in next months update.

I have changed the half lengths to 7 minutes to make the scoring a bit realistic. (Had the most goals scored and against with 8 minute halves)

**jamiec47** · 03-29-2015, 11:12 AM

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MAKING THEM DREAM
SEASON 1
PS4
LEGENDARY

Champions League Group Stage Match 1

Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid
Coutinho 42
We had control and played conservatively, having 100% possession for the first 10 minutes. The first chance of the game came when Harry Kane thundered his header just wide from Clyne's cross. Real came close minutes later when Kroos headed over from a good move. We took the lead just before half time when Sturridge played a wonderful ball to Coutinho entering the box, who fired across goal into the bottom corner. Real came close to equalising when Bale forced an excellent save from Mignolet before Henderson's header from a corner forced Casillas into a remarkable save. Khedira headed over 5 minutes from time when in open space from a corner and with the last attack of the game Ronaldo headed over from 6 yards.

Match 5

West Ham 0-3 Liverpool
Sturridge 4
Sturridge 10
Lambert 90
Sturridge gave us the lead early on with an excellent right footed half volley from Clynes cross, smashing into the near corner. The second came when Sterling crossed in for Sturridge to hit on the half volley. The initial effort was saved but he converted it on the rebound to make it 2-0. Sturridge had a good effort from outside the box saved before Kouyate missed a sitter. The Senegal international then headed wide late on. Substitute Gray made a mockery of Jenkinson is stoppage time, crossing in for Sterling who whipped it across goal for Lambert to fire into the back of the net.

League Cup Round 3

Burnley 0-1 Liverpool (aet)
Lambert 120
We did not deserve to win by a long shot, but for all of Burnley's attacking our defence was astonishing. The first real chance of the game came when Ings forced Mignolet into a brilliant one handed save. We didn't have man real chances, the first coming in the 81st minute when Gray was played through and he struck the post when one-on-one with the keeper. We played better in extra time and Heaton was forced into a good save to deny Skrtel from a corner. We broke Burnley hearts in the last minute of extra time, substitute Sturridge whipping the ball in for Lambert to loop his header over the keeper and into the back of the net.

Match 6

Liverpool 1-0 Everton
Sturridge 81
The first chance of the game came towards the end of a dull first half, Pienaar cutting inside and firing wide. Mignolet was then forced into an excellent save by Lukaku, getting down quickly towards his bottom right. Everton had the majority of the chances but Sturridge gave us the winner, beating his man with some neat skill before powering the ball into the top corner with the outside of his boot. Lukaku headed wide minutes later and he forced Migs into an excellent save with his feet in stoppage time.

Champions League Group Stage Match 2

FC Basel 1-2 Liverpool
Kakitani 51
Ibe 81
Gray 90
Basel were all over us in this game, missing the first chance of the game, firing wide of an open goal after Mignolet had been beaten. Elneny then had his effort saved and he fired the rebound over the bar. Migs then made a stunning low save to deny Delgado. Kakitani finally gave the Swiss side the lead, firing in after Migs had made a stunning initial save to deny his header. Ibe undeservedly equalised for us late on, skipping inside before being tackled, but he won the ball back and stroked into the bottom corner. The winner came when Gray picked up the ball on the half way line, he beat 6 players, drifting to the right hand side. He cut inside and smashed it in at the near post to get an undeserved 3 points.

League Table

1. Manchester City 16
2. Liverpool 13
3. Chelsea 12
4. Sunderland 11
5. Swansea 10
6. Spurs 10
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18. Crystal Palace 4
19. Southampton 4
20. QPR 2

Champions League Group B

Liverpool 6
LOSC Lille 4
FC Basel 1
Real Madrid 0

**10cabee** · 03-29-2015, 01:43 PM

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Exeter City F.C

FIFA 15 – Season 4
17/18 Season

The Grecians

October

Barclays Premier League Match:

Manchester City 2 – Exeter City 3

EXE –Konate (11’)

Jason Banton tackles Eliaquim Mangala on the half-way line and sprints forward. He picks a lovely through ball into Inters Konate who advances towards the goal. He gets into the box and shoots. The ball zips along the ground and past the outstretched leg of Joe Hart to give Exeter City the lead!

MAN – Toure (PEN) (14’)

Scott Sinclair sprints into the box and unleashes a powerful shot. Joseph Gomez tries to block the shot but instead collides into Dzeko. The referee thinks it’s a penalty and Gomez gets no card. How harsh! Yaya Toure steps up and places the ball into the right corner after a stutter which makes the keeper go the opposite way.

MAN –Negredo (25’)

Negredo easily skips past a challenge by Tamás and drifts into the middle. The Exeter defence stand still and invite Negredo to run past them and smash the ball across Mabil and into the top left corner.

EXE – Appiah (74’)

Exeter City press for the equaliser and Liam Sercombe steals the ball off of Matija Nastasić and rolls the ball to Appiah who finds himself one-on-one with the keeper. He opens up his body to place the ball far into the corner.

EXE – Appiah (90’+2’)

Matija Nastasić takes too much time on the ball again and he’s quickly dispossessed by Tamás. The ball rolls to Appiah who suddenly cuts inside and sprints into the box where he hits the ball along the ground and into the far right corner. This is one of the most surprising results of the season so far!

Boos fill the Etihad Stadium as Bee celebrates with his players.

Our Best Performer: Kwabena Appiah

Barclays Premier League Match:

Exeter City 1 – Manchester United 2

EXE – Appiah (10’)

Jason Banton bursts down the right wing and delivers a low ball into the box. Kwabena Appiah cuts in front of Chris Smalling and guides it into the far corner. Exeter City have the lead!

MAN – Powell (13’)

Pretty much similar to the City game time-wise as Wayne Rooney floats the ball over to the back post where Nick Powell volleys it. Mabil saves it but the rebound falls straight back to him and all he has to do is poke it across the line.

MAN – Rooney (36’)

Danny Welbeck slots the ball through the defence and into the back post where Nick Powell’s shot is saved by Glen Mabil. The rebound falls to Wayne Rooney who just kicks the ball into the empty goal.

Our Best Performer: Jason Banton

Dr Peter Riou (Senior Physiotherapist):

“Joseph Gomez is out for 8 days with a Bruised Elbow.” (Will be replaced by Luis Paredes)

Making their Debut: Anthony Arce Jr.

Barclays Premier League Match:

Newcastle United 3 – Exeter City 1

NEW –Abeid (19’)

Jack Colback slots the ball behind the defence for Mehdi Abeid who flicks the ball to the left before finishing low past the keeper.

NEW – Sissoko (40’)

Saiz Alonso gives a free-kick away around twenty-six yards out. Moussa Sissoko runs up and smashes the ball up against the post and in. That was such a powerful free-kick!

EXE – Feudjou (48’)

Benjamin Feudjou comes on for the injured Inters Konate at half-time and he makes an instant difference. Due to intensely high pressure by the Exeter squad, the ball is passed back to Steven Taylor who’s tackled by Feudjou. He sprints down the left wing and dummies a shot to be able to get rid of his marker whilst also cutting into the middle where he calmly places the ball into the bottom corner after clipping the post before going in.

NEW – Pérez (70’)

Arce Jr. loses the ball and that allows Dan Gosling to float the ball onto the chest of Ayoze Pérez and hit to past Glen Mabil to make it three-one.

Dr Peter Riou (Senior Physiotherapist):

“Inters Konate is out for 5 days with a Bruised Shoulder.” (Will be replaced by Kwabena Appiah)

Capital One Cup Match Round 16:

Norwich City 1 – Exeter City 6

EXE – Feudjou (13’)

Benjamin Feudjou gets the ball in the midfield and gives the ball to Robert Bauer. He takes it past a defender before slotting it through onto the run of Feudjou who then nicely chips it over the keeper and across the line.

EXE – Feudjou (38’)

Robert Bauer sprints down the right to pull the ball back to Feudjou who’s unmarked. He takes a touch to control it before smashing it down low and into the bottom left corner.

NOR – Murphy (42’)

El Kaoutari slots the ball through to Josh Murphy who’s on the edge of the box. Joseph Gomez runs straight past him allowing him to run into the empty space and beat the keeper at his near post.

EXE – Feudjou (47’)

He gets his hat-trick as a corner from the left is delivered into the box where he rises above the rest to head into the top left corner. Even the man on the post could not get his head to it.

EXE –Morgunov (58’)

Maxime Blanc skips into the penalty area where he takes a shot but Ruddy gets down low to save it. The ball rebounds to Alan Morgunov who opens up his body to just slot it into the open goal for his first for the club.

EXE – Feudjou (64’)

And he’s there again! The Norwich defence is breaking down badly here! Alan Morgunov sprints down the left wing and is able to cut in and give the ball to Feudjou who can easily put the ball past the out-of-position, John Ruddy. That makes it five for Exeter!

EXE –Inniss (90’+4’)

Deep into the four minutes added, Alan Morgunov delivers the ball into the middle where Ryan Inniss rises above his two markers at the back post to head the ball into the top corner from quite an awkward angle.

Our Best Performer: Benjamin Feudjou

Barclays Premier League Match:

Exeter City 0 – Tottenham 1

TOT – Townsend (48’)

Lewis Holtby sprints dangerously at the defence and easily steps past a challenge by Jordan Moore-Taylor to thread the ball into the box and onto the run of Andros Townsend who smashes the ball past Mabil.

Our Best Performer: Will Grigg

Exeter City’s Player of the Month:

Kwabena Appiah

Barclays Premier League Table

1. Liverpool - 22 points
2. Spurs - 22 points
3. Chelsea - 21 points
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4. QPR - 21 points
5. Manchester United - 20 points
6. Manchester City - 17 points
7. Arsenal - 17 points
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8. Exeter City - 17 points
9. Aston Villa - 15 points
10. Stoke City - 15 points

11. Newcastle Utd - 13 points
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12. Watford - 13 points
13. Southampton - 11 points
14. Everton - 11 points

15. West Ham - 10 points
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16. Sunderland - 9 points
17. West Brom - 5 points
18. Crystal Palace - 4 points

19. Hull City - 4 points
20. Swansea City - 4 points

* Denotes a team that have played an extra game over the rest

Barclays Premier League Top Goalscorers

1. Exeter City – Kwabena Appiah (8 Goals)

2. QPR – Charlie Austin (8 Goals)
3. QPR – Leroy Fer (6 Goals)

Youth Academy:

Aaron Davis (United States) 15 years old 65-69 OVR 87-93 POT
- This 5’10 right-footer looks to be an amazing striker. His best attributes are his heading accuracy, shot power, finishing and ball control. This physically strong youth player should be the real deal once he joins the ranks of the senior team.

Evan Davies (United States) 15 years old 59-63 OVR 76-82 POT
- Evan Davies is a left-back who’s left-footed and stands at 6’1. His interceptions and his sliding tackles seem to be what his is most skilled at.

Danny Winnard* (United States) 15 years old 49-59 OVR 77-94 POT
- Danny Winnard is a midfielder who’s left-footed and stands at 6’0. He’s looking at being a very well-rounded player but not too much is known about him yet.

* Denotes a new graduate

Press Conference:

Q: In recent news, there have been murmurs that Reece Brown and Benjamin Feudjou have requested for a transfer and Sylvain Gbohouo has asked to be loaned out simultaneously. Is there some sort of crisis in the dressing rooms that we don’t know about?

A: Of course not! It’s just a mere coincidence and obviously, they’d want to give me a heads up a couple of months before the January transfer window so that I can give them the necessary feedback and paperwork. I’m expecting an official transfer request by Reece (Brown) and Benjamin (Feudjou) in the next few weeks.

Q: You’ve dropped all the way down to eighth after a month of extremely tough opponents in the league. Was this expected?

A: Well, all I wanted was to keep winning points and that’s what we did. We won against Manchester City! And all I expect is a few points every month and I’ll be fine. In the table, we’re still overachieving in my opinion. We’ve been playing really well and this is why we are still competing for the Europa league spots.

Manager’s Thoughts:

The drop down the table was expected and the fixtures we had this month were really tough. I’m glad that we have advanced in the Capital One Cup with a great display of attacking football up against Norwich. I’ve also just been notified that we will once again be playing Arsenal in the quarter finals. A lot of preparation will be needed in order to beat them and it’ll be as difficult as it was last year.

Despite the dip in points this month, the team has been playing exactly how I want them to be. Recently, Morgunov has been showing sparks of good form with a goal and an assist in the Norwich City game and he’s not feeling so sluggish anymore which allows him to easily get past full-backs. It was difficult to choose player of the month this time around. Kwabena Appiah is still a pivotal part of our success but Feudjou did score a lot this month (four in the Norwich game and our only goal in the Newcastle game) but Appiah was the man who allowed us to take the three points against Man City so that is why he was player of the month.

I’d also like to mention the fans. They have been really supportive this month. Our home games are filled with chants and cheers despite us not winning a single game at home this month. The supporters seem to have a new chant which booms around the stadium and has made this month an eventful one.

Career Record (W: D :L): 129-29-19

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**_ChicoBass** · 03-29-2015, 05:39 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

September 2016 - Season 3
FIFA 15 (PS4)

Malaga CF 1 - 0 CA Osasuna
MAL: Castillejo 49'
A little experimenting from Chavez in this match, as Osasuna started off with the 4-4-2 Holding that they've been using so far this season but after Malaga's goal early in the second half they switched to a new 4-4-1-1 Attack. The change did little to change the course of the match as Malaga successfully neutralized Osasuna's attacking third which was considered "deadly" last season. With Osasuna's attack being less and less effective each match, many are beginning to wonder if Palacios is ready for the responsibility of being Guillermo's partner up front, or if perhaps Chavez threw the 21 year old on too early.

Europa League - Group Stage
SK Rapid Wien 1 - 3 CA Osasuna (B-Team)
OSA: Onwu 8' Luque 44' Kodro 90'
SKR: Alar 26'
SKR: Schimpelsberger RED CARD 13'
The B-Team were sent out for the opening match in the Europa League due to tight scheduling and also due to the fact that Osasuna were the clear favorites for this fixture. The B-Team lived up to their expectations and forced a dominant win over the Austrian side. Manuel Onwu, the B-Team's all time top scorer since Chavez's arrival, scored the first goal after receiving a through ball from Oier inside the box. It looked like Onwu was taking too long to shoot as he controlled it and still tried to get his positioning right, but he was able to shoot right before his marker reached him and he finessed the ball into the net past the keeper who wasn't even able to react.

Osasuna were in complete control as they focused on playing wide to expose the Rapid's narrow 4-4-2 formation. Just five minutes after the goal, the Rapid's RB Schimpelsberger took out his frustration on the goal scorer Onwu by sliding in from behind before the ball had even reached Onwu. Onwu went down with the aggressive slide tackle, and the referee immediately called the foul. Without hesitation, the referee pulled out the red card for Schimpelsberger while the entire Rapids team argued that Onwu exaggerated the foul. Rapids were down on the scoreline, down in the possession battle, and now even one man down! Everything look set for Osasuna to take the win.

Rapid still fought back though, and just thirteen minutes after the red card Alar equalized with a volley. Even though his marker had been sent off, Manuel Onwu really struggled to expose the open space on the left wing as Rapid's RCM and RCB did an amazing job at filling in the gap when Onwu had the ball. The Austrians were actually playing better now that they were a man down! Right before halftime Osasuna took the killing blow through Julian Luque, who dribbled inside the box and took a curved shot into the net. Once again, the goalkeeper was unable to react.

Rapid had been focusing on defending the draw and were doing an amazing job at it, but now that they were down on the score line they were forced to push forward and open up gaps again. Despite the increase of spaces, Osasuna weren't able to score the third but still held the 2-1 lead comfortably as Rapid were unable to push high in numbers. The match ended a few minutes early, as Kenan Kodro headed a cross from Ramirez to make it 3-1. A great start for Osasuna as they try to get farther in Europe this season.

CA Osasuna 1 - 0 Villarreal CF
OSA: Guillermo 37'
The first match in which Osasuna use the new 4-4-1-1 formation for the full 90 minutes, and although they only scored one goal, they looked much more dangerous in attack with Guillermo up front and Palacios right behind him. The defense was also very solid against a struggling Villarreal who are currently far from what they accomplished last season. The team played well overall, but the players that still continue to leave doubts are Isma Lopez and Federico Palacios.

Real Valladolid 1 - 2 CA Osasuna (B-Team)
VAL: Jeffren 41'
OSA: Kodro 44' 83'
The heated rivalry that initiated in Liga Adelante continues to increase with every match played. Valladolid were currently 2nd on the league table while Osasuna were 8th, however Chavez still chose to field the B-Team along with stating "The new team to watch out for? Nah. As long as they keep that pathetic manager of theirs, they'll still be the same Valladolid to me."

Chavez was about to be forced to eat his own words as Jeffren opened the scoresheet with an incredibly well placed header into the net, impossible for any goalkeeper to reach. Osasuna pushed high after that and just three minutes later Kenan Kodro volleyed a shot into the net from a cross by Marcos Alonso. The match went on to be back and forth during the second half. Manuel Onwu was forced to leave the match in the 55th minute due to injury, and was replaced by David Ferreiro. As you may recall, Ferreiro lost his starting spot with the first team to Palacios last season, and then lost his starting spot with the B-Team in that same season. Now with the reserves, he's been talking about leaving the club if things don't change. He certainly supported his case by crossing the ball into the box in the 83rd minute so that Kodro could get his head to it and score the winner!

With this result, Osasuna jumped into the top 6 on the league table and also ended Real Valladolid's 5-game winning streak.

INJURY NEWS
Manuel Onwu has suffered a Bruised Shoulder and will be out for 5 days.

CA Osasuna 3 - 0 Getafe CF
OSA: Torres PEN 18' Palacios 58' Vinuesa Ramos 79'
El Sadar is widely known throughout the league to be a difficult stadium to visit, with Osasuna being undefeated at home since being promoted to La Liga. We all know the fans can create an atmosphere too heavy for the visiting players to handle, but today the atmosphere was too much even for the referee as he called a controversial penalty in the 18th minute of the match. Federico Palacios had dribbled into the box from the right side and was preparing to take a shot on goal when Getafe's midfielder Daesung made a last minute tackle to prevent it. Palacios went down due to the inertia of the play, and the referee called it as a foul. The Getafe players argued but the referee held his ground. Roberto Torres stepped up to take the penalty and put Osasuna ahead with a well placed shot to the right corner. We reviewed the replay extensively as the match went on, and we gathered these photos where it is clear that Daesung made contact with the ball first, and afterwards Palacios went down as Daesung's foot was firmly placed on the ball to prevent the shot. The referee called an inexistent penalty in favor of Osasuna.

Even though Palacios doesn't appear to have dove, the Getafe fans had nothing but jeers for him although they were easily drowned out by the home crowd. Many Getafe fans made their unhappiness known through social media, with several tweets declaring that Palacios should have been sent off for tricking the referee. This only worsened in the 58th minute as Federico Palacios scored a diving header to put Osasuna ahead 2-0.

Palacios had been receiving multiple criticism from us and this amazing goal will surely take some load off his shoulders. Osasuna kept pushing forward and in the 79th minute the second half sub and youth graduate Paré Bulhões Vinuesa Ramos scored the first goal of his professional career by controlling the ball in the box, moving it towards his right foot and then powering a low shot past the keeper and into the bottom corner!

El Sadar ensured Osasuna held the 3-0 win until the final whistle, but the controversy ensued all over sports news the next day.

Europa League - Group Stage
CA Osasuna 1 - 1 sc Heerenveen
OSA: Mesa 79'
SCH: Pelé Anholt 90'
A very tight match against the Dutch side who went toe to toe with Osasuna. Nothing was able to separate the two sides until Maikel Mesa, who spent two seasons on loan away from the club, scored in the 79th minute off a rebound. Osasuna went ultra defensive for the final ten minutes of the match. Right at the 90th minute Heerenveen's Pelé Anholt, not to be confused with the iconic Brazilian that is arguably considered the best player of all time, headed the ball past Riesgo and equalized. Chavez prepared to send all his men forward to retake the lead but the referee blew the final whistle and ended it as a draw.

CA Osasuna Player of The Month

CAM - Roberto Torres (Spain) (74 OVR 27yrs) (+1)
After it was announced that De Las Cuevas was on his way out, many assumed that Osasuna would be left without a playmaker in the middle of midfield. Roberto Torres has ended that speculation by showing that even though he's playing wide on the right flank he can still be Osasuna's brain. Chavez has used him in a different position each season. First as a LCM, then as a LW, and now as RM. Torres was involved in almost every scoring play and has not only been awarded the Osasuna POTM award, but also the league's POTM award becoming the first player from Osasuna to receive it. A huge accomplishment for the attacking midfielder, who increasingly becomes an important player for Chavez, showing that he can not only set up attacks, but also has the capacity to hold the ball and ice the game when needed.

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Liga BBVA League Table
1. FC Barcelona - 14 points
2. CA Osasuna - 14 points
3. Athletic Bilbao - 13 points
4. Sevilla FC - 13 points
5. Celta de Vigo - 13 points
6. Real Valladolid - 12 points
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10. Atletico Madrid - 11 points
11. Real Madrid - 10 points
13. Real Sociedad - 8 points
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18. Villarreal CF - 4 points
19. Elche CF - 4 points
20. Cordoba CF - 4 points

Liga BBVA Top Scorer
1. Feghouli (Valencia) - 6 Goals
2. Banega (Sevilla) - 4 Goals
Alba (Barca) - 4 Goals
Fernandao (Celta) - 4 Goals

Europa League - Group F
1. Sporting CP - 4 points (+2)
2. CA Osasuna - 4 points (+2)
3. SK Rapid Wien - 1 point (-2)
4. sc Heerenveen - 1 point (-2)

CA Osasuna Top Scorer
1. Kenan Kodro - 4 Goals
2. Guillermo - 2 Goals
Roberto Torres - 2 Goals

Youth Academy
No New Addition

Alex Silva Gavan - RM (59-63, 74-80): 16 attacker The 16 year old has decided to settle in at RM and is considered an attacker. With a 6'0" height he's a good fit pretty much anywhere on the field especially down the center, but he has decided he's most comfortable on the wing.

Chris Cropper - GK (49-53, 79-85): The third American goalkeeper to join the Youth Academy. At 16 years old he stands at 6'3" and his game is well balanced so far.

Chris Jamieson IV - GK (61-65, 78-84): Julian Rubin was the first American to join the academy, but now this 6'7" giant also from the United States has stolen the show as people are excited to see him between the sticks. At 16 years old he's looking like a solid candidate for a call up soon depending on how he shapes up with the U17s.

Eriq Lisch - GK (57-61 88-94): The fourth and final American goalkeeper to join the academy. 16 years old, 6'1", and so far he looks like the most promising. From what we've seen of him with the U-17 he still needs to improve his positioning. Competition to be the first American to play for Osasuna is hot.

Eñaut Gabbiadini - CDM (54-58, 72-78): The Spanish midfielder becomes the 2nd CDM in the academy, although at 15 years old he still has much to develop, including his height which is quite low for a CDM as he stands at 5'3".
*Turned 16, grew to 5'10*

Frost S. Napoles - CM (55-59, 70-74): Technically Gifted has been the term used to describe the 16 year old midfielder from Spain, but we haven't seen enough of him with the U17 to say what his future holds.

Joyce Barber - RM (58-62, 71-75): By reading his name one might assume the player is from the United Kingdom, but in fact he is a Spaniard. At least, he was born in Spain. Barber is only 5'4" but he has proven to be a playmaker from the wing even at 15 years of age.
*Turned 16 grew to 5'11"

Julian Rubin - GK (58-62, 73-77): Julian becomes the first player from the United States to join the Osasuna youth academy, and if he develops well enough he could even become the first ever American player to wear Osasuna's colors. The 15 year old goalkeeper could make history, but first he must show his class in the youth levels.

Luis Martinez - CB/CM (54-60, 87-94): This 15 year old from Spain immediately caught Chavez's eye and was signed to the academy right away. At only 15 years of age he still has much to grow as he stands at 5'1" and has yet to choose his set position.

*Mario Santana - ST (46-56, 77-94): Really excited to see future reports on this kid from Mexico. He's described as "Physically Strong" and you know how much I like to play with a target man. The downside is that he's only 5'3", but he's still 15 years old so I'm hoping he'll grow closer to the 6 foot range.

Roussillon Murnane - ST (57-61, 71-75): The 5'9" 17-year old from Spain has shown the characteristics of a winger as he tends to drift wide from the center.

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September Headlines

Europa League
So far from what we've seen in the Europa League SK Rapid Wien seem the least dangerous, and sc Heerenveen look like they can compete in the group stage, however two favorites to go through are without a doubt Sporting CP from Portugal and CA Osasuna from Spain. The two sides will face each other in the third match of next month and it looks to be the most attractive fixture of this group.

Too Much Pressure Too Early?
There are countless stories of players that were expected to be the next big thing, but were given too big of a responsibility at a young age and their potential was never fulfilled. Freddy Adu anyone? Osasuna's biggest fear is that the same will happen to young Federico Palacios, who had a goal scoring break through last season, and because of that great things are expected of him this season. The pressure only increased when it was announced he would be played in his natural position with Guillermo. Both have struggled to find the net this season, but Guillermo shows more determination on the field with the ball. Palacios runs his heart out, but his ball skills may just not be ready for a striker position in La Liga.

Conclusion
I've finally found my formation for this season, and it is the 4-4-1-1 Attack. I'm still working out the kicks, so next month I will try a new set of player instructions for my forwards. Guillermo will play ST with the instructions "target man" and "stay central." Palacios will be CF with "get in behind" and "drift wide." I hope this can resolve my issue up front.

Really looking forward to the match against Sporting, but at the same time I'm a little worried going into the match as I've previously had problems with a Portuguese club (FC Porto). Because of the scheduling, the first two matches of next month will be played by the B-Team, so I won't be able to try out the player instructions until the Sporting match.

Thanks For Reading!

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