How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Keano16]

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Finally caught up with everyone's careers and it's great to see so many new teams and new people joining. It's too much to comment on but you're all doing realy well!

In my case, I think I'm going to run two careers like Tex and Rabbit. I haven't played with Accrington again yet but I'm determined to stick with it. I started the second career yesterday and am midway through the preseason tournament. The team is:

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[moose141]

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Episode #71: 3 GAMES, 1 GOAL

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[vrabbit]

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Newport County A.F.C.

'18-'19 September Update

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The Roster

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Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (71 OVR), Hayato Matsuki (65 OVR)*, Eiichi Suzuki (63 OVR)*
Fullbacks: Jerome Binnom-Williams (74 OVR), Moses Odubajo (71 OVR), Nicolai Fernandes (71 OVR)*, Mehmet Çelik (67 OVR), Gregorio Miranda (66 OVR)*, Magnus Dahle (63 OVR)*, Atsushi Nagatsuka (58 OVR)*.
Centre-backs: Luan (75 OVR), Sebastian Vegas (72 OVR), Tyler Blackett (70 OVR), Taylor Moore (68 OVR), Bondz Laslie (61 OVR)*.
Midfielders/Wingers: Rohan Ince (75 OVR), Clark Gordon (74 OVR)*, Hwang In Beom (72 OVR), Bondz Moore (71 OVR)*, Jack Giles (70 OVR)*, Ben Potter (69 OVR)*, Youssef Feddal (68 OVR)**, Cristiano Dall'Oglio (66 OVR)*, Hikaru Ichigawa (66 OVR)*, David Fox (66 OVR)*, Taylor Nelson (65 OVR)*, Juan Pablo (63 OVR)*, Mark Miller (60 OVR)*, Satoshi Kagome (54 OVR)*, Yoshi Ishinomori (54 OVR)*.
Strikers: Thierry Ambrose (76 OVR), Marcus Thuram (70 OVR), Patrick Miller (66 OVR)*, Cedric Diomandè Gondo (6 OVR)**, Kjetil Ringdal Støvland (65 OVR)*, Aaron Collins (61 OVR).
* Academy Graduates
** At the club on loan

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Martinez

Odubajo/Luan/Blackett/B-Williams

Ince

Giles ------------------ B. Moore

Gordon

Ambrose ------- Thuram
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League Match 5
Leeds United - Newport County (1-0)
Elek 72'

Leeds frustrated The Exiles all game long on both ends of the pitch and Ákos Elek put a loose ball past Emiliano Martinez about 20 minutes before the game's end to give the home team 3 crucial points in the early going. Leeds slightly edged the visitors in both possession and shots.

League Match 6
Bournemouth - Newport County (0-2)
Giles 32' (Ambrose)
Thuram 45+' (Giles)

Giles and Ambrose left their prints all over this key road win for The Exiles as they teamed up twice in a 15-minute span to help Newport get all they would need to earn the 3 points. Ambrose fed Giles on a breakaway on the right side of the box for the first score and then right before the half the French striker connected with the English winger again who then proceeded to cross the ball into the box to Thuram who headed it in for the second score.

...

With a rivalry game on tap against Cardiff City, Exiles coach Giovanni Marccelino went slightly off character in his pre-game press conference:



League Match 7
Newport County - Cardiff City

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(0-2)

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Macheda 31'
Macheda 45+'

The Exiles came up way short in the first installment of this South Wales Derby in the last 30 years. Marccelino's pre-game comments were a big topic of discussion post-game by Cardiff City and goalscorer Federico Macheda held no punches: "If we don't have the mental fortitude to win these kind of games you have to wonder what kind of mental fortitude they have over there in Newport, they talk to talk but can't walk the walk."

League Match 8
QPR - Newport County (3-0)
Villalba 7'
Polter 34'
Polter 48'
Gordon 56' (Bruised elbow, out 8 days)

The Exiles suffer back-to-back losses for the first time this season and some concern starts to roam the headlines in Newport. Although Marccelino's squad had a similar number of shots and shots on goal as QPR they weren't able to be as effective and were thoroughly outclassed from beginning to end by the league leaders.

League Match 9
Newport County - Blackburn Rovers (1-0)
In Beom 53' (Giles)
Blackett 75'

The Exiles were able to break out of their funk during a moment of brilliance between Giles and In Beom that was good enough to earn them an important victory against one of the teams ahead of them in the standings. However, it was a fairly close game throughout. Additionally, the win may be the second biggest story to come from this game as the starting lineup had a sudden change in it with Tyler Blackett starting in place of Sebastian Vegas. When asked about it after the game Marccelino would only say he had spoke with both players and was "trying something different". Newport County had given up 5 goals in 2 games before earning this clean sheet so we'll have to analyze Vegas' performances this season.

Capital One Cup - 3rd Round
Wigan Athletic - Newport County (0-1)
Thuram 35' (In Beom)

A rainy day made for a sloppy game at DW Stadium but thankfully for The Exiles they were able to break through on a nice feed from In Beom to Thuram in the 35th minute. Marccelino's squad continues to be far from convincing but they also continue to move on in the COC.


Marcus Thuram scores the only goal of the game.

League Match 10
Huddersfield - Newport County (0-5)
Ince 9' (Ambrose)
Ambrose 28' (Thuram)
Ince 36' (Gordon)
Giles 79' (Fernandes)
Ambrose 84' (Giles)

Some will say questions about The Exiles remain even if they slaughtered the worst team in the league but struggling teams don't win games 5-0 much less on the road, so this may signify the righting of the ship for Marccelino & Co. Newport was dominant from beginning to end, dominating both possession (55%) and putting 7 of their 8 shots on goal while holding Huddersfield to a single shot that wasn't even on target. It was a much needed performance to end the month to hopefully put this team back in contention.






Top Scorers
1. Gray (Burnley) - 10
2. Ambrose (Newport County) - 7
T3. Afobe (Wolves) - 6
(2 others also with 6)

Assists
1. Gordon (Newport County) - 7
2. Malyshev (Cardiff City) - 4
T3. Ambrose (Newport County) - 3
(2 others also with 3)

Clean Sheets
1. Hrádecký (QPR) - 5
T2. Martin (Bolton) - 4
T2. Federici (Leeds United) - 4
T2. Kritciuk (Brighton) - 4
...
T3. Martinez (Newport County) - 3

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Marccelino's Dairy: September was a rough month for us, no reason to sugar coat that. In cup play winning is all that matters so I was proud of the lads for pulling the 1-0 win, but 3-0-3 in league play is just not acceptable. I had been noticing poor form in our CB play and after the consecutive losses I made a decision to start Tyler Blackett to get a different look. Maybe I was being too greedy by starting two CB's that had just arrived to the league. Sebastian Vegas is a good player, a good defender, and he'll get an opportunity again. Luan is more of a veteran so I feel I can trust him through the struggles but with Sebastian I want to make sure I'm taking care of him. We'll see how things go in the next couple of months.

The Academy

CAM - Daniele Martella (57 OVR, 90-94 POT): The more our scouts evaluate this 17-year old from Italy the more they are convinced he has top potential. While he isn't as advanced in his development as other prospects in our club we're committed to working as much as needed with him to help him become a future part of our roster and hopefully reach his potential.

CDM - Doke Boëtius (60 OVR, 81-87): 17-year old from Netherlands standing at 6'3" and 169lbs. He joins a crowded group of youngsters at CDM (Dall'Oglio, Ichigawa, Kagome) so he'll need to be patient and continue to work hard in the academy for his opportunity. He could become a loan candidate as soon as next season.

CAM - Andrea De Girolamo (64 OVR, 78-86): 18-year old from Italy whose skill set is probably on par with the core of players who provide depth for the club. Standing at 5'7", 145lbs, De Girolamo is a demon with the ball at his feet in the academy thanks to his combination of agility (75), ball control (74), dribbling (73), and acceleration (71).

RB - Willem Van Hout (48 OVR, 79-85): This 16-year old from Belgium is still very raw but exhibits very good potential and coaches in the academy are trying to make sure he remains focused on working on developing his game. Doesn't possess the pace the team would like at the position but Marccelino is keeping more of an open mind when it comes to that after watching Fernandes play.
* Recent addition

October/November Schedule

10/6: vs MK Dons
10/9: at Rotherham Utd
10/13: vs West Brom
10/20: at Brentford
10/27: vs Derby County
10/31: at Fulham (COC)

11/3: at Nott'm Forest
11:10: vs Wigan Athletic
11/17: at Ipswich
11/24: vs Burnley

That's all for this update

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Newport County A.F.C.

'18-'19 October/November Update

The Roster

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Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (71 OVR), Hayato Matsuki (65 OVR)*, Eiichi Suzuki (64 OVR)*
Fullbacks: Jerome Binnom-Williams (75 OVR), Moses Odubajo (72 OVR), Nicolai Fernandes (72 OVR)*, Mehmet Çelik (68 OVR), Gregorio Miranda (67 OVR)*, Magnus Dahle (64 OVR)*, Atsushi Nagatsuka (59 OVR)*.
Centre-backs: Luan (75 OVR), Sebastian Vegas (73 OVR), Tyler Blackett (70 OVR), Taylor Moore (68 OVR), Bondz Laslie (62 OVR)*.
Midfielders/Wingers: Rohan Ince (75 OVR), Clark Gordon (75 OVR)*, Bondz Moore (73 OVR)*, Hwang In Beom (73 OVR), Jack Giles (70 OVR)*, Ben Potter (69 OVR)*, Youssef Feddal (69 OVR)**, Cristiano Dall'Oglio (67 OVR)*, Hikaru Ichigawa (67 OVR)*, David Fox (67 OVR)*, Taylor Nelson (65 OVR)*, Juan Pablo (64 OVR)*, Mark Miller (61 OVR)*, Satoshi Kagome (55 OVR)*, Yoshi Ishinomori (55 OVR)*.
Strikers: Thierry Ambrose (76 OVR), Marcus Thuram (71 OVR), Patrick Miller (67 OVR)*, Cedric Diomandè Gondo (67 OVR)**, Kjetil Ringdal Støvland (66 OVR)*, Aaron Collins (61 OVR).
* Academy Graduates
** At the club on loan

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Martinez

Odubajo/Luan/Blackett/B-Williams

Ince

Giles ------------------ B. Moore

Gordon

Ambrose ------- Thuram
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League Match 11
Newport County - MK Dons (2-2)
Gordon 28' (Thuram)
Reeves 43'
Ince 54' (B-Williams)
Powell 90+'

The Dons never allowed The Exiles to feel in control even if they were playing at Rodney Parade, limiting Newport to four shots (all on goal) and allowing the visitors to steal a point at the end.

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Ben Reeves got to this ball just before Emiliano Martinez to head it underneath the diving goalkeeper for a goal before the end of the half.

League Match 12
Rotherham Utd - Newport County (2-1)
Bowery 51'
Ward 62'
Potter 67' (pen)
Smallwood 90+'

The Exiles' B-squad was unable to get a good result at New York Stadium despite playing the hosts pretty evenly. After a tightly-contested first half Rotherham was able to break through for a couple of goals in a 10-minute window early in the second half and Newport was unable to get much done after Potter's penalty kick. Richard Smallwood literally took one for the team, committing a hard foul on a breakaway by Potter in stoppage time in what looked like a scoring opportunity for Newport which earned his second yellow card of the game and a subsequent red card.

League Match 13
Newport County - West Brom (6-0)
Ambrose 4' (Thuram)
Gordon 30' (B-Williams)
Thuram 40' (Gordon)
Ambrose 52' (Ince)
Odubajo 57' (Ince)
Ambrose 80' (Thuram)

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The Exiles ANNIHILATED The Baggies at Rodney Parade, scoring at will from beginning to end to put together arguably the most dominant performance in club history. After a game like this it was difficult to explain that the losing team had spend the previous season in the BPL while the winning team had been playing in League One. In the big picture West Brom is a much better team than showed on this day but man did Newport County have a blast.

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Clark Gordon scoring in the 30th minute.


Marcus Thuram gave up would had been a brace for him to get Thierry Ambrose a better shot for what would be the hat-trick.

Ambrose walked away with the game ball.

League Match 14
Brentford - Newport County (1-1)
MacLeod 14'
Ambrose 45' (pen)

The Exiles were unable to build on their previous game as Brentford kept most of the game around midfield, and as a result each team was only able to get three shots on goal.

League Match 15
Newport County - Derby County (3-1)
Weimann 7'
Ambrose 47' (Gordon)
In Beom 78' (Giles)
Ambrose 81'

The underwhelming Rams did everything they could to make a game of this match-up after failing to hold on to an early lead but Ambrose finished them in the 81's minute after stealing the ball from a defender near the box and scoring from outside after catching the goalkeeper out of position.

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Ambrose can't stop scoring.

Capital One Cup - Round of 16
Fulham - Newport County (2-0)
McCormack 49' (pen)
Hyndman 64'

The Cottagers were the better team for most of the game, showing that despite of their struggles this season they're still a BPL team for a reason. Their high-energy on defense was aided by the heavy rain and they could had opened up the scoring earlier if McCormack hadn't missed a penalty kick in the first half. The Exiles bid adieu to the COC after a good run.

League Match 16
Nott'm Forest - Newport County (2-6)
Ambrose 2' (Thuram)
Lansbury 5'
Thuram 25' (Luan)
Thuram 34' (Giles)
Assombalonga 66'
Ambrose 83' (Giles)
Thuram 86' (Ichigawa)
Thuram 90' (Ambrose)

For the second time in four league games The Exiles scored six goals, this time lead by a poker from Thuram. Ambrose returned the favor for his fellow countryman this time around, giving up what would had been a hat trick for him in the 90th minute to get Thuram a better shot for the poker. When Newport plays like this they look unbeatable: they took six shots, all on target, all resulting on a score.


Thuram has shown he is a Championship-caliber striker.

League Match 17
Newport County - Wigan Athletic (3-1)
Gordon 7' (Thuram)
Huws 11'
Ambrose 33' (Giles)
Ambrose 45'

The result is secondary in this game as it was the benching of Sebastian Vegas after Huws' goal that grabbed all the attention. After a shot from the left side of the box was blocked by Martinez and lifted in the air towards the second goal post, Vegas was in position to clear the ball out but mistimed his jump missing the ball altogether and clearing the path for Huws to tap it in. Vegas had been put back into the lineup after a few games off in September due to bad form but he had continued to struggle and this might be a point of no return for him.

During his post-game press conference Marccelino confirmed he had benched Vegas as a result of his mishap and that he had already discussed the issue with the Chilean defender after the game. The coach confirmed Tyler Blackett would remain the starter at LCB for the immediate future.

League Match 18
Ipswich Town - Newport County (1-2)
Ambrose 25' (Thuram)
B. Moore 58' (Ambrose)
Sears 85' (pen)
Ince 80'

Ambrose continued to carry The Exiles with a score and an assist to lead Newport County to another victory. The game was pretty much in control for the visitors throughout until Sears penalty kick in the 85th minute made the game closer than it actually was.

League Match 19
Newport County - Burnley (2-4)
Gordon 8' (Odubajo)
Lawton 12'
Vokes 14'
Keane 53'
B. Moore 76' (Gordon)
Blanco 79'

Clark Gordon got the game going with this:

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However, The Exiles hard-work over the last couple of months to close out the gap on the top teams on the table suffered a big hit as they looked outmatched against the 2nd-place team in the league. This was an opportunity for Newport to close the gap on Burnley but instead it was the visitors who widened the gap.




Top Scorers
1. Ambrose (Newport County) - 18
T2. Gray (Burnley) - 11
T2. Falatah (Reading) - 11

Assists
1. Gordon (Newport County) - 10
2. Thuram (Newport County) - 7
T3. Giles (Newport County) - 6
T3. Grimes (Burnley) - 6

Clean Sheets
1. Federici (Leeds United) - 8
2. Hrádecký (QPR) - 7
3. Martin (Bolton) - 6
...
T5. Martinez (Newport County) - 4

Marccelino's Dairy: Sigh, that was a rollercoaster-ish couple of months. It's difficult to not be excited about moving from 6th to 3rd on the table but the loss to Burnley in the last game surely took a bit of joy out of it and I'm so troubled by what's been going on with Sebastian. Full disclosure, I've come to regret the way I benched him in the game against Wigan Athletic. Acting that way isn't going to be helpful to the situation and even though he has clearly struggled it is part of my job to help the players work through these kinds of issues. I'll work on putting a plan in place to get Sebastian some more playing time in the near future. It doesn't help that Tyler isn't running away with this opportunity.

But back to our performance in league play so far, we have done a very good job all things considered in the first four months of the season and that's something we can build on (hopefully) in the second half of the season.

The Academy

CAM - Daniele Martella (58 OVR, 93-94 POT): Having concluded their evaluations our scouts unanimously believe this 17-year old from Italy has elite potential. As a result of that extra time is being spent with this youngster to make sure he's developed at a rapid and efficient pace.

CDM - Doke Boëtius (61 OVR, 81-87): 17-year old from Netherlands standing at 6'3" and 169lbs. He joins a crowded group of youngsters at CDM (Dall'Oglio, Ichigawa, Kagome) so he'll need to be patient and continue to work hard in the academy for his opportunity. He could become a loan candidate as soon as next season.

CAM - Andrea De Girolamo (66 OVR, 78-84): 18-year old from Italy whose skill set is probably on par with the core of players who provide depth for the club. Standing at 5'7", 145lbs, De Girolamo is a demon with the ball at his feet in the academy thanks to his combination of agility (75), ball control (75), dribbling (75), and acceleration (71). Due to his age and progress in development he's likely to be promoted before January to be available for loan.

RB - Willem Van Hout (50 OVR, 79-85): This 16-year old from Belgium is still very raw but exhibits good potential and coaches in the academy are trying to make sure he remains focused on working on developing his game. Doesn't possess the pace the team would like at the position but Marccelino is keeping more of an open mind when it comes to that after watching Nicolai Fernandes play.
* Recent addition

December Schedule

12/1: at Birmingham City
12/4: vs Charlton Athletic
12/15: at Bolton
12/22: vs Sheffield Wed
12/29: vs Bournemouth
10/31: vs Leeds United

That's all for this update

[Simppu12]

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I'm also back home after lovely two weeks and I have been reading through all the updates. As in Keano's case, a bit too much has happened but everything is looking great! I just need to get caught up on Moose and Aquaman's videos as I haven't had any time to watch them.

As far as my Stuttgart career goes, I need to finish playing the season and then I'll post the end of season update. This should hopefully be in the next few days.

EDIT: I have caught up on the videos now!

[sportsfreak96]

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http://www.strawpoll.me/10630783

There was a tie in the poll so I took the 2 that were tied and put them into a second poll


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[southernmetalhead]

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U.S. Avellino 1912
Lupi (Wolves)

January 2016 - Transfer Window

Bought



GK Dinu Moldovan, 67 Ovr, 25 years old, Romania
(Arrives from SD Ponferradina for €500,000)

Loans

None

Sold

None


Manager's Thoughts
A light January transfer window for us as we only made one transaction, bringing in goalkeeper Dinu Moldovan from Liga Adelante side SD Ponferradina. We had to snatch up a second keeper as Luca Lezzerini's short-term loan expired, and he headed back to Fiorentina. Moldovan will compete with Daniel Offredi, who is having an excellent season, for the top spot. He's also Romanian like Avellino manager Gheorghe Hagi.

[indiblue]

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Sorry I've been MIA. Took some time off. Big update on Forest this weekend!

In other news, did you guys now the Football League is now the EFL? And with new fonts and numbers and branding. I think I'm definitely looking at the Championship for my first career mode save in 17!

http://www.efl.com/news/article/2015/football-league-to-be-re-named-the-english-football-league-2798210.aspx

[Simppu12]

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Transfers Out


Philip Heise, Left Back, 69 Ovr, 2-year-loan to Sturm Graz

The 24-year-old left back hadn't played a single game for us this season and he was never going to break into the starting eleven with Maximilian Mittelstädt and Emiliano Insua in front of him in the pecking order.


Arianit Ferati, Attacking Midfielder, 64 Ovr, 1-year-loan to RB Salzburg

This youngster has a good potential but he also doesn't get to play for us because he isn't good enough yet. A loan will do him well.


Marvin Wanitzek, Attacking Midfielder, 62 Ovr, €500,000 to Sturm Graz

Wanitzek has a poor overall and a poor potential and, consequently, he wasn't needed at the club.


Timo Werner, Striker, 75 Ovr, €19,500,000 to VfL Wolfsburg

Our biggest deal of the winter was selling our biggest gem and star Timo Werner. The 19-year-old was simply too good for a second-division team and Wolfsburg were willing to match his price tag of at least €19M, which is three times more than his market value.


Transfers In




Tobias Kempe

74 Ovr, Right Midfielder, 26 Years Old, Germany

Bosman Signing

VfB Stuttgart are on the verge of gaining promotion to Germany's top division while SV Darmstadt 98 are at the bottom of the table in the first division. Because of this it is easy to understand why right midfielder Tobias Kempe chose to sign a contract with Stuttgart. The 26-year-old will join Die Roten in the summer after his contract with Darmstadt expires. Kempe is an all-rounded winger who belongs to a family of footballers with his brother playing for Karlsruher and his father previously playing for several clubs in Germany, including Stuttgart.




Bobby Wood

71 Ovr, Striker, 23 Years Old, United States

€2,500,000

After Timo Werner was sold to VfL Wolfsburg, Stuttgart needed to find a replacement for him in the last two days of the transfer window. The second-league leaders decided to go after American striker Bobby Wood, who terrorised defences for Union Berlin last season, scoring 17 league goals in the process. The 23-year-old then earned a transfer to top-tier team Hamburger SV in the summer but now he will return to the Bundesliga 2. after a lack of playing time. Wood is a fast and talented striker who also possesses good dribbling and finishing abilities.


January 2017



1. FC Heidenheim 1 - 1 VfB Stuttgart
Beermann 90'
Kostic 23'

This was a disappointing draw as we threw it away in stoppage time. Our attackers had a lot of chances but they failed to convert them and as we know, when that happens the opposition will find a way to get back into the game.


Bundesliga 2. Table

1. VfB Stuttgart, 42 pts
2. VfL Bochum, 34 pts
3. Hannover 96, 34 pts
4. Arminia Bielefeld, 33 pts
5. FC St. Pauli, 28 pts
6. Union Berlin, 28 pts
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16. MSV Duisburg, 19 pts
17. FSV Frankfurt, 17 pts
18. 1. FC Nürnberg, 14 pts


The Squad

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Goalkeepers

Przemyslaw Tyton, 28 years old, 75 ovr
Mitchell Langerak, 27 years old, 74 ovr
Benjamin Uphoff, 22 years old, 62 ovr

Right Backs

Kevin Großkreutz, 27 years old, 75 ovr
Jean Zimmer, 21 years old, 71 ovr

Left Backs

Emiliano Insua, 26 years old, 75 ovr
Philip Heise, 24 years old, 69 ovr (on loan at Sturm Graz)
Maximilian Mittelstädt, 18 years old, 68 ovr

Centre Backs


Koray Günter, 21 years old, 71 ovr
Toni Sunjic, 26 years old, 70 ovr
Timo Baumgartl, 19 years old, 70 ovr
Duje Caleta-Car, 18 years old, 68 ovr

Central Midfielders

Alexandru Maxim, 25 years old, 76 ovr
Christian Gentner, 30 years old, 76 ovr (C)
Serey Die, 30 years old, 76 ovr
Johannes Flum, 27 years old, 73 ovr
Hany Mukhtar, 20 years old, 71 ovr
Alexander Ring, 24 years old, 70 ovr
Arianit Ferati, 18 years old, 64 ovr (on loan at RB Salzburg)

Wingers

Filip Kostic, 22 years old, 80 ovr
Lukas Rupp, 24 years old, 73 ovr
Christian Pulisic, 16 years old, 70 ovr

Strikers

Daniel Ginczek, 24 years old, 76 ovr
Lukasz Zwolinski, 22 years old, 72 ovr
Bobby Wood, 23 years old, 71 ovr
Shawn Parker, 22 years old, 70 ovr
Jan Kliment, 22 years old, 68 ovr

Starting XI




My Thoughts

Transfers - So it happened, we did sell Timo Werner. We received many offers for our attacking gem but Wolfsburg was the only team willing to match our valuation. I didn't really want to sell him but, again, in the name of making this career a little bit more realistic, I decided to sell him. Who knows, we might try to re-sign him in the summer. Additionally, we received quite a few offers for Maxim but not a single team wanted to match our demands. Interestingly, not a single offer was received for Kostic.

I made offers for around five players when looking for Werner's replacement and after some thinking and comparing I decided that Bobby Wood would be the best option. He didn't get to play a lot and HSV were in the bottom five. We should also get promoted this season so half a season in the second division shouldn't be too bad for him.

As far as signing Kempe goes, I just wanted to have another option on the wings next season. It was a tough choice between Kempe and Konstantin Rausch of Köln, but Kempe's side was lower in the table so I decided to go for him. Even if the signing doesn't work out, we will be able to sell him for huge profit as he is arriving for free.

Results - Thanks to the winter break of the Bundesliga we had to play only one game in January, and it didn't go too well. We conceded in stoppage time against a solid Heidenheim team to drop two points but luckily that wasn't important as we still have an eight-point lead.



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

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February 2017



VfB Stuttgart 2 - 1 SC Paderborn
Ginczek 19', Wood 31'
Koc 10'



Quarter Final
1. FC Köln 2 - 4 VfB Stuttgart
Modeste 81', Jojic 88'
Ginczek 5', Maxim 12', 37', Mukhtar 84'

We will face Bayer Leverkusen in the semi finals.



FC Nürnberg 2 - 1 VfB Stuttgart
Behrens 39', Petrak 79'
Wood 75'



VfB Stuttgart 2 - 0 FC Kaiserslautern
Wood 20', 45'
Schulze s/o 90'



MSV Duisburg 1 - 2 VfB Stuttgart
Bröker 86'
Zwolinski 12', Wood 58'


March 2017



SV Sandhausen 3 - 4 VfB Stuttgart
Bouhaddouz 4', 33', Krotz 11'
Ginczek 17' pen, 75' pen, Woods 22', 48'



VfB Stuttgart 1 - 1 1860 München
Pulisic 42'
Aycicek 69'



Hannover 96 0 - 3 VfB Stuttgart
Kostic 16', Ginczek 30', Gentner 80'



VfB Stuttgart 3 - 0 Karlsruher SC
Ginczek 14', Wood 37', 45'


April 2017



Union Berlin 0 - 3 VfB Stuttgart
Kroos s/o 24'
Ginczek 14', Kostic 37', Gentner 45'



VfB Stuttgart 2 - 0 Eintracht Braunschweig
Pulisic 56', Mukhtar 88'

VfB Stuttgart Secure the Bundesliga 2. Title!



VfB Stuttgart 3 - 0 Greuther Fürth
Ginczek 5', Mukhtar 79', Zwolinski 90'



Semi Final
VfB Stuttgart 2 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
Maxim 34', Ginczek 65'

Oh my, this has to be one of the biggest shocks in recent history of the DFB Pokal! A top four Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen got beaten by second-division VfB Stuttgart and, consequently, we progressed into the final where we will face the reigning champions Bayer München. In the game itself Alexandru Maxim finished a brilliant passing combination with a powerful strike into the bottom right corner to get us the winner. Right after the hour mark our in-form striker crushed Leverkusen's dreams of the final with a finess shot into the bottom left corner of the net.



VfB Stuttgart 1 - 0 VfL Bochum
Kliment 82'



Arminia Bielefeld 1 - 3 VfB Stuttgart
Klos 51'
Wood 7', Zwolinski 77', 90'


May 2017



VfB Stuttgart 3 - 0 FC St. Pauli
Ginczek 14', 25', 45' pen



Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 - 3 VfB Stuttgart
Gardner 75', Bozek 80'
Ginczek 21', 39', 56'

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Final
VfB Stuttgart

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1 - 0

Bayern München

Spoiler

Ginczek 57' pen, s/o 74'

Bayern were the clear favourites going into this game and we acknowledged that by playing more defensively than usually. The first half was quite even although we managed to test Manuel Neuer with a couple of dangerous shots.

The second half began and it started off in the same even way as the first half ended, but things changed in the 56th minute. Filip Kostic ran into the box and got taken down which resulted in a penalty for us. Our top striker and Bundesliga 2. top scorer Daniel Ginczek stepped up to take the penalty and he shot the ball into the top right corner of the net. We had taken the lead!

Following our goal we parked the bus and put two extra defenders on the pitch before Daniel Ginczek got a well-deserved red card in the 74th minute for a very bad tackle on Mats Hummels. In the last fifteen minutes of the game Bayern had some very good opportunities but Mitchell Langerak had a spectacular game in goal and saved us. The referee then blew his whistle to mark the end of the game. We had won the DFB Pokal!

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Road to the final

2. Bundesliga Table

1. VfB Stuttgart, 82 pts
2. Hannover 96, 61 pts
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3.SC Paderborn, 60 pts (playoff spot)
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4. Arminia Bielefeld, 58 pts
5. Fortuna Düsseldorf, 53 pts
6. VfL Bochum, 51 pts
7. Eintracht Braunschweig, 43 pts
8. FC St. Pauli, 42 pts
9. 1. FC Heidenheim, 42 pts
10. Union Berlin, 42 pts
11. Greuther Fürth, 42 pts
12. FC Nürnberg, 41 pts
13. Karlsruher SC, 38 pts
14. FC Kaiserslautern, 36 pts
15. 1860 München, 35 pts
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16. FSV Frankfurt, 33 pts (playoff spot)
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17. MSV Duisburg, 31 pts
18. SV Sandhausen, 30 pts




Golden Boot

Daniel Ginczek, VfB Stuttgart, 18 goals
Simon Terodde, VfL Bochum, 12 goals
Sören Brandy, Union Berlin, 12 goals


Most Assists

Alexandru Maxim, VfB Stuttgart, 11 assists
Christian Pulisic, VfB Stuttgart, 10 assists
Timo Perthel, VfL Bochum, 8 assists


Golden Glove

Mitchell Langerak, VfB Stuttgart, 15 clean sheets
Manuel Riemann, VfL Bochum, 11 clean sheets
Michael Rensing, Fortuna Düsseldorf, 8 clean sheets


Relegated Teams From the Bundesliga

SV Darmstadt
RB Leipzig

Champions League: Bayern München
Europa League: Atletico Madrid
Bundesliga: Bayern München
DFB Pokal:VfB Stuttgart
Premier League: Arsenal FC
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain
Serie A: Inter Milan
La Liga: Real Madrid


My Thoughts

Promotion! - We managed to achieve our main goal of the season in amazing fashion as we won the title with 21 points separating us from second-placed Hannover. No team really stood a chance against us over the entire season and the league table shows that. We scored the most and conceded the least in the league. Next season we will be back with the big boys and I'm really looking forward to playing against them!

DFB Pokal Winners! - Oh my goodness, I can't believe we won the DFB Pokal! Köln are a strong first division team, Leverkusen play in the Champions League year in year out while Bayern are one of the best teams in the world. What do the three teams have in common? All of them lost to us in the German cup this season. We played amazingly in the cup games and at the end shocked the footballing world as we lifted the trophy in Berlin after beating Bayern. Europa League, here we come!

Players - Daniel Ginczek was our star player this season as the German striker scored 22 goals in 27 appearances. Bobby Wood also had an amazing half a season, scoring a dozen of goals, while Lukasz Zwolinski netted 12 goals in league play. The teenager Christian Pulisic also had a great season as he assisted 10 goals in the league and scored 7.

The worst part of the team was the defence. We rotated our young defenders quite a lot as no-one really shone and our backline was prone to errors. Hopefully this changes next season as the youngsters are improving and gaining more experience.

Transfer Window - I'm looking to sign a defensive midfielder and a goalkeeper and I have a couple of good options in mind. Spoiler: I was in Hungary and my targets might have been influenced by my amazing time there. Furthermore, I won't be signing any top players from big teams as we are a recently promoted team.

As far as selling players goes, I only want to sell a couple of dead wood players. Additionally, every player has their price and starters shall be sold if we receive an offer we can't refuse.

Christian Pulisic and Maximilian Mittelstädt, who were on loan at the club, have been signed permanently for €1,500,000 and €900,000 respectively.

Objectives For Next Season - The board wants us to finish midtable, reach the round of 16 of the DFB Pokal and the quarter finals of the Europa League. The first two seem very reasonable while I'm a bit unsure about the Europa League objective. We will see how things go.


Transfer Budget: €22,000,000
Wage Budget: €110,000


The next update should be a squad review. After that I will jump into the transfer window and our first month back in the first division!



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

[TerpHamm]

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Sorry I've been MIA. Took some time off. Big update on Forest this weekend!

In other news, did you guys now the Football League is now the EFL? And with new fonts and numbers and branding. I think I'm definitely looking at the Championship for my first career mode save in 17!

http://www.efl.com/news/article/2015...e-2798210.aspx

As a Newcastle supporter, I am admittedly pretty excited for FIFA 17. Despite being relegated this past year, we should be Championship front runners and it should make career mode a lot more fun. Each time they have made a signing over the last few days, one of the first things I've done is went to Sofifa to see what their ratings are like (Matz Sels has 81 potential!).

[vrabbit]

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Stand by for a BIG question I have for you guys RE: Newport

[sportsfreak96]

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The votes are in and you guys chose my team to be

Yeovil Town!


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[vrabbit]

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alright so here's the dilemma. I'm giving you a bit of spoiler for upcoming updates but I feel I need some advise here. I sold Thuram. I'm near the end of the transfer window and I've decided to focus on Bosman signings. I reached out to a few different players but the only ones to accept (so far) are these two:





Farfan comes at a cheaper price at just €50K wages. He won't sniff the CAM role but he'd be a perfect fit at RM in the diamond midfield and would be serviceable there for the 3 years of the contract assuming he stays in good form and doesn't suffer too much regression. He'd be a sizable upgrade on Jack Giles who's at 71 OVR right now and doesn't have top potential (Ben Potter shows great potential but even he is a couple of season away from being at Farfan's level).

Martial of course needs very little explanation. As you'd imagine he's in high demand so I offered to match the €100K he's being paid at Man U. right now plus 10% bonus per goal and he's on board with that but I probably need to respond ASAP since other clubs are sniffing around (he JUST turned down an offer from Swansea City). Of course the idea of a Martial-Ambrose pairing up front is DREAMY but going through with this signing all but empties the transfer/wage budget so that's a bit risky.

I don't have €150K in wages so I can only sign one guy. Of course if I choose Farfan I may be able to get 1 or even 2 more Bosman signings.

WHAT DO I DO??? Feedback on this is appreciated ASAP because I may get to leave the office early today in which case it'll be pretty difficult not to get in front of the xbox ....

[Keano16]

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Farfan for me Rabbit, I know he's older and will likely decline but he's more realistic imo and still has decent stats. Plus it'll allow you to improve the team even more with other signings. Ambrose has you covered for goals so you don't desperately need Martial either. Now I'm wondering how much you got for Thuram!!

[Simppu12]

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alright so here's the dilemma. I'm giving you a bit of spoiler for upcoming updates but I feel I need some advise here. I sold Thuram. I'm near the end of the transfer window and I've decided to focus on Bosman signings. I reached out to a few different players but the only ones to accept (so far) are these two:

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Farfan comes at a cheaper price at just €50K wages. He won't sniff the CAM role but he'd be a perfect fit at RM in the diamond midfield and would be serviceable there for the 3 years of the contract assuming he stays in good form and doesn't suffer too much regression. He'd be a sizable upgrade on Jack Giles who's at 71 OVR right now and doesn't have top potential (Ben Potter shows great potential but even he is a couple of season away from being at Farfan's level).

Martial of course needs very little explanation. As you'd imagine he's in high demand so I offered to match the €100K he's being paid at Man U. right now plus 10% bonus per goal and he's on board with that but I probably need to respond ASAP since other clubs are sniffing around (he JUST turned down an offer from Swansea City). Of course the idea of a Martial-Ambrose pairing up front is DREAMY but going through with this signing all but empties the transfer/wage budget so that's a bit risky.

I don't have €150K in wages so I can only sign one guy. Of course if I choose Farfan I may be able to get 1 or even 2 more Bosman signings.

WHAT DO I DO??? Feedback on this is appreciated ASAP because I may get to leave the office early today in which case it'll be pretty difficult not to get in front of the xbox ....

I'll go with Keano on this one. Martial is playing for a top Premier League club while you are in the second division so it wouldn't make much sense for him to join Newport. Farfan is old which slightly worries me, but I think that he'd be a brilliant player to have for a couple of seasons. Also, as Keano pointed out, scoring hasn't been an issue for you so Martial wouldn't be vital for the team. So yeah, it's Farfan for me.

[vrabbit]

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I appreciate the feedback fellas, more opinions are welcomed as well.

Keano, for now just know it was for at least double his value. It wasn't easy for me to pull the trigger on that one.