How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

**vrabbit** · 03-12-2015, 09:20 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Dagenham '18-19 Season
April Update

F.A. Cup - Quarter Finals, REPLAY
Chelsea - Dagenham (3-0)
Demir 11'
Oscae 27'
Demir 62'

Recap: Both teams saved their first squads for their game against each other the very next day in Champions League action, so this game simply confirmed that Chelsea's depth (the Starting XI they put out wouldn't finish in relegation) is far superior than Dagenham's. The Daggers' youngsters tried their best but were clearly outmatched and Paez's squad ends up bowing out of both local cups at the same stage.

Champions League - Quarter Finals, 1st Leg
Chelsea - Dagenham (0-3)
Locadia 51' (Victor Andrade)
Locadia 56' (Landa)
Kim 65'

Recap: Looky here looky here, how quickly things change. After a tightly-contested first half it were the Daggers who earned a 3-0 victory in this one thanks to timely and clutch goals from Jurgen Locadia followed by this hard-earned goal from Kim

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League Match 29
Southampton - Dagenham (1-2)
Caseres 23' (P)
Caseres 28' (P)
Austin 66'

Recap: The B squad was called upon once again for this one and even though they have struggled as of late to score they pull of this road win thanks to a pair of perfectly executed PK's by Caseres (one to his left, one to his right). Considered a double victory since the A squad was able to rest for the next game vs Chelsea.

Champions League - Quarter Finals, 2nd Leg
Dagenham - Chelsea (1-3, 4-3 agg)
Van Aanholt 37'
Locadia 47' (Kim)
Demir 60'
Mikel 77'

Recap: The Daggers are creating a horrible habit of flirting with elimination (they were also on the bring of it against Porto) but they manage to eliminate the Blues after a wacky game. Van Aanholt got the scoring started with a perfect shot from 35 yards out off a deflection but Dagenham was able to keep the game in control for the rest of the first half. Then at the beginning of the second half Kim and Locadia got together for this:

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And just when you thought that all but sealed the deal Demir put Chelsea back on the board by sifting through the Daggers' defense, then with about 15 minutes left to play Mikel also scored for Chelsea after a serious of reflections. Suddenly Chelsea needed just one more goal to advance on away goals; but Dagenham had been doing an outstanding job of keeping possession, and they made an even bigger effort during the final moments of the game ending with 63% possession and completing an astonishing upset.

League Match 30
Dagenham - Aston Villa (4-0)
Locadia 3' (Reyna)
Locadia 15' (Kim)
Vilna 23' (Locadia)
Klok 78' (Jones)

Recap: Dagenham is officially on fire and their form is coinciding with Jurgen Locadia playing his best soccer this season. The Daggers had been hard to figure out for most of the season but if Locadia can keep up form to complement what Victor Andrade has been doing this season then this team could really pull off a few surprises.

League Match 31
Arsenal - Dagenham (1-2)
Locadia 41'
Kondogbia 64'
Wilkinson 67' (Toral)

Recap: Going into this game the Gunners and Daggers sat in 2nd and 3rd place respectively in the standings but thanks to their ability to carry on with their winning streak Dagenham jumps ahead of Arsenal. It was a game as tense as the score indicates, with Locadia putting the visitors ahead before the half and Kondogbia finally equalizing the game for the Gunners who had been letting it all out in their attempt to equalize the game. But shortly after, a corner kick from Toral found the Daggers' captain on a header in the box that hit a side post before going in, leaving Arsenal's goalkeeper hopeless and going on to become the difference-making goal.

Champions League - Semi Finals, 1st Leg
Dagenham - Real Madrid (4-1)
Sarr 10' (Vilna)
Reyna 30' (Victor Andrade)
Vilna 45' (Jones)
Locadia 63' (Jones)
Cristiano Ronaldo 89'

Recap: If you needed any confirmation that Dagenham is EN FUEGO this should do it for ya. A game many thought would mark the beginning of the end for the Daggers' Cinderella-ish run in this competition turned into a festival for the hosts who slowly but surely jumped out to a 4-goal lead before CR7 scored what may prove out to be a very important away goal for the Merengues. Dagenham has previously jumped out to early leads vs Porto (4-2) and Chelsea (3-0) before ending up advancing by the smallest of margins (6-5 and 4-3 respectively) in games where they prayed for the final whistle to come. Will they be able to calmly put away Ancelotti's team in Spain or will they once again flirt with (and perhaps succumb to) elimination?

League Match 32
Dagenham - Newcastle (3-0)
Locadia 25' (Victor Andrade)
Victor Andrade 29' (Locadia)
Reyna 85' (Kim)

Recap: An excellent win to continue a very hot streak actually became somewhat of a somber day for the Daggers as LCB Marian Sarr suffered a broken ankle about 20 minutes into the game that will sideline him for the rest of the season. Sarr and Wilkinson have been an integral part of Dagenham's hot streak and it'll be interested to see whether Paez's squad can go on without missing a beat.

English Premier League - Standings
1. Chelsea - 69pts
2. Dagenham - 63pts
3. Arsenal - 62pts
4. Manchester Utd - 58pts
5. Liverpool - 56pts
6. Aston Villa - 55pts
7. Tottenham - 54pts
...
18. Crystal Palace - 24pts
19. QPR - 23pts
20. Swansea City - 23pts

The same team that was severely outplayed/swept by not just Fulham but also Sunderland is now just 7 points away from becoming the league leader. Amazing, isn't? What's even better? DAGENHAM AT CHELSEA IS THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON, so if the Daggers are able to keep the pressure on and Chelsea misses out on some points we could be looking at a league-final type of game in late May. Dagenham would need to be at least within 2 points of Chelsea though as the Blues have a far superior goal differential (+39 to +22). Still, the fact that Dagenham is this close to a possible league title after the up and down season they have had is quite an accomplishment. That's without mentioning their amazing run in the Champions League where after putting away Chelsea they shocked the world with a convincing 4-1 victory and will go for a trip to the final in their first game of May (Atletico Madrid and Barca are battling on the other side). So Dagenham is alive for an European double while Chelsea is aiming for a domestic treble (they won the Capital One Cup and face Tottenham in the F.A. Cup final).

Locadia's outstanding month makes him jump ahead of V.A. in the league scoring table as the Dutch now has 13 goals to the Brazilian's 12. Southampton's Austin managed to jump all the way to the top of the table by raising his goal total to 18, an effort that help him earn Player of the Month honors (over an also deserving Locadia). V.A. continues to lead the league in assists with 12 while Nicola Leali has raised his clean sheets total to 8, good to be tied for 4th best in the PL but still only half as many as Courtois, the league's best. In Champions League, Atletico's Jovetic leads all scorers with 8 goals but Locadia and CR7 trail closely with 7 goals each. V.A. also leads this competition in assists with 7, while Lealie is tied for the most clean sheets with Barca's De Gea each of them with 5.

The calendar reaching May means the final evaluations have been handed in from the academy so let's take a look at how the youth squad looks:

Pavel Vrhovec (CF, 65-69 (+8) OVR, 87-93 POT): 17-year old from Croatia has now been confirmed as the top prospect in the academy. He would be no better than the 5th striker on the team right now so the board and coach are trying to figure out whether it's better to hold off on promoting him.
Sean Foran (LM, 66-70 (+4), 83-89): 16-year old from Ireland has now been on hard for 2 final reports from the academy and you have to wonder whether he'll be happy staying in it for another full season.
Victor Soriano (GK, 61-65 (+1), 83-89): While the 15-year old from Venezuela joined the academy being highly rated he did not show a lot of improvement this season so it'll be important for him to grow his game a lot in the upcoming season.
Franco Gomez (CAM, 65-69 (+14), 80-86): One of the most improved players is this 16-year old shorty from Venezuela whose promise makes up for his size (5'5"). Described as a playmaker.
Esteban Navarro (CM, 61-65 (+11), 80-86): 16-year old from Venezuela also described as a playmaker. His skillset may not necessarily be a good fit for the diamond but he surprised coaches with his vast improvement/
Damiano Janse (CB, 61-65 (+18), 79-85): 16-year old from Netherlands earns the title of "Most Improved". He'll actually be tried at CDM since his stature (5'11") isn't ideal for a CB.
Fabrice Mengual (RM, 58-62 (+2) 78-84): 17-year old playmaker from France who actually projects as more of a CAM. He's a candidate to be promoted soon since he may not progress a whole lot more in the academy.
Matthieu Maupay (CAM, 61-65 (+4), 74-80): 16-year old from France described as an attacker who would benefit from another full season in the academy.
Rodrigo Marquez (RB, 53-63 (+10), 73-85): 16-year old from Venezuela who will be played at CB due to no speed and a solid frame of 6'3", 178lbs.
Victor Soriano (CF, 52-58, 71-79): 16-year old from Venezuela is the second prospect from the country in our academy with that name and last name. Unfortunately as a late newcomer to the academy he was not evaluated for progress.
Stef Gilissen (CB, 52-56 (+14), 74-80): 16-year old from Netherlands who has settled to play at CB. Physically strong.
Ciaran Kavanagh (CM, 59-63 (+1), 72-78): 16-year old from Ireland who also projects as a technically-gifted CAM.
Siem Reijnen (CB, 50-54 (+9), 73-77): 16-year old from the Netherlands described as physically strong.
Pablo Ruiz (CF, 49-57 (+11), 66-78): 16-year old from Venezuela possessing outstanding physical tools (6'4", 178lbs, physically strong). The team is hoping to develop his skills enough to make him a contributor

* Denotes recent addition to the academy.

Current roster (* Denotes player graduated from the youth academy):

Spoiler

Opponents in May:

5/1 - Real Madrid (Champions League)
5/4 - Liverpool
5/7 - West Ham (East London Derby)
5/11 - Manchester United
5/14 - QPR
5/18 - Everton
5/26 - Chelsea

Jikes, that doesn't look like the easiest of the months for the Daggers. Can they keep up form after losing Sarr to injury? Will they be able to go into the final league game of the season with a chance to win the Premier League? Will they reach the Champions League final? Can they possibly win an European double? I don't know, but I bet you're going to want to read the End of the Season Update!

STAY TUNED!

**texasbum06** · 03-13-2015, 12:42 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by vrabbit

Dagenham '18-19 Season
April Update

Spoiler

What a month! You and Chelsea have quite the rivalry going, and it could shape up to have even more drama with that last match of the season being against them. And what a thumping you put on Real too! You are working through the Champions league really well right now. I really liked that goal with the link up play between Kim and Locadia. This last month is going to be intense.

**Keano16** · 03-13-2015, 05:36 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

The Monkey Hangers
Road to Glory
Season 1

November 2014

Nov 1st
Sky Bet League 2
Match 16
AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Hartlepool
James 78' (Hawkins)

MotM: Stuart Parnaby

Due to having to play Shrewsbury in 2 days time we had to field a slightly different team. We went with a 4-4-2 narrow diamond to keep our wide players fresh. It was a tough midfield battle that we just edged. Stuart Parnaby, usually a RB, was outstanding in the CDM position today. Young man Lewis Hawkins got a rare start and did well in the CAM role providing the assist for Luke James' 12th league goal of the season.

Nov 3rd
Sky Bet League 2
Match 17
Hartlepool 2-0 Shrewsbury
Woods 53' (Compton)
Compton 66' (Walker)

MotM: Jack Compton

We came up against one of our title contenders today who are currently sitting in 3rd place. It was not our strongest side due to fatigue. 2 corners was all it took to beat the tough Shrewsbury side however. We dominated the game peppering their goal with shots. Donnelly and Franks were denied before a Jack Compton corner was met by Woods in the centre of the box. He guided it into the corner past Leutwiler. Compton then got on the receiving end of a Brad Walker corner from the opposite side. He beat Rebolledo in the air to head in at the near post. Leutwiler saved a Donnelly penalty late on after James was brought down. Akpa Akpro missed Shrewsbury's only real chance of the game shooting wide on 80'.

Nov 9th
FA Cup
Round 1
Hartlepool 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

MotM: Ross Worner

The main talking point of this game was when Luke James was stretched off with a Broken Ankle in the 63rd minute. He probably had the best chance of the game hitting the post from the edge of the area just 10 minutes before his injury. Brad Walker had a chance to snatch the win at the death but MOTM Ross Worner was equal to it.

Luke James is out for 3 months with a Broken Ankle.

Nov 11th
J. Paint Trophy
Area Quarter Final
Hartlepool 2-0 Luton Town
Hawkins 7'
Donnelly 37' (Hawkins)

MotM: Tommy Miller

With a fatigued squad I just about fielded a fresh starting XI mostly of fringe players. We caught a break 7 minutes in when Harewood charged down and blocked Tyler, the Luton keeper, as he was attempting to clear the ball. Hawkins was alert and steered in the rebound. Harewood managed to get the ball to Hawkins before being taken out by Smith. Advantage was played and Hawkins gave a first time ball into the path of Donnelly. He beat Wilkinson for pace and stuck it low and hard past Tyler. Donnelly then hit the post in the 68th looking for his second. And that was that, a comfortable 2-0 home win.

Nov 15th
Sky Bet League 2
Match 18
Mansfield Town 1-0 Hartlepool
Drennan 41'

MotM: Simon Heslop

Jonathan Franks was put up top with Harewood as Donnelly was away on international duty. The only goal of the game came from Drennan in the 41st minute. Heslop got away from Compton and Holden on the left and came into the box before drilling it across the face of the goal. Drennan had gotten in between Bates and Laing and poked the ball in with his left foot off the left post. Woods forced a save late on but we slumped to our second defeat of the league in an under par performance.

Nov 22nd
Sky Bet League 2
Match 19
Hartlepool 1-1 Dagenham
Murphy 5'
Donnelly 67' (Pen)

MotM: Tommy Miller

Harewood made our striker problems worse going down with a bruised shoulder early in the game. We were playing a completely different line up today because the FA Cup replay was coming up in 2 days. Murphy scored with a volley after being left completely unmarked in the box. Batt's tackle on Hawkins earned him a red and gifted Donnelly a goal from the spot. We applied pressure on Cousins' goal but it finished 1-1. 14 shots and 10 on target for us while Dagenham ha only 3 & 1. That really shows how dominant we were.

Marvin Harewood is out for 5 days with a Bruised Elbow.

Nov 25th
FA Cup
Round 1 Replay
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Hartlepool
Donnelly 22' (Pen)
Akinfenwa 55'
Franks 58' (Reed)

MotM: Jonathan Franks

The first game ended 0-0 with both defences being on top of the opposing attackers. Amazingly Wimbledon lost their discipline not once but twice inside the opening 30 minutes. Harry Pell and George Francomb both received their marching orders in the 19th and 22nd minutes. The second resulting in a penalty that was converted by Donnelly. We bossed the game from then on but couldn't score another. Akinfenwa gave the Wombles a lifeline with his effort from inside the area. Franks responded 3 minutes later turning inside and shooting early low past Worner. Some terrible news right at the death was Donnelly falling awkwardly on his leg after thundering a header off the crossbar.

Rory Donnelly will be out for 4 months while he is recovering from his Medial Collateral Ligament injury. With Luke James also out for 3 months this is a big blow as 35 year old Marvin Harewood is the only other natural striker in the squad.

Nov 29th
Match 20
Sky Bet League 2
Exeter City 1-3 Hartlepool
Harewood 29'
Sercombe 57'
Compton 74' (Miller)
Compton 78' (Smith)

MotM: Jack Compton

Due to a lack of strikers and wide players a 4-3-2-1 was tried with 3 CMs and 2 forwards tucked in behind a lone striker. It worked well and we walked away with a 3-1 victory. Harewood used his strength and heading ability to knock in a rebound off a Miller shot. Cabee's boys got an equalizer through Sercombe when he curled around Flinders on 57 minutes. Miller assisted Compton, who enjoyed his role in behind the striker, for the lead before he added a second following a Smith back heel through the legs of Baldwin. Bennett's frustration got him a second yellow and ultimately a red card in the dying seconds.

Hartlepool Player of the Month

Jack Compton - LM, 6 Ovr (+), 2 ,England

Jack had a really good month impressing wherever he played on the pitch. He chipped in with 3 goals and 1 assist this month and will become one of our main players now with James and Donnelly both sidelined.

Sky Bet League 2 Table
1. Hartlepool - 50 Points
2. Carlisle United - 41 Points
3. Shrewsbury - 40 Points
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4. Portsmouth - 38 Points
5. Plymouth Argyle - 37 Points
6. Tranmere Rovers - 33 Points
7. Southend United - 31 Points
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21. Accrington - 17 Points
22. Dagenham - 15 Points
23. Mansfield Town - 15 Points
24. York City - 14 Points

FL2 Top Scorers
1. Luke James (Hartlepool) 12
2. Rory Donnelly (Hartlepool) 12
3. Stephen Elliott (Carlisle United) 11
Ryan Taylor (Portsmouth) 11

Club Top Scorers
1. Rory Donnelly 18
2. Luke James 15
3. Jack Compton 6

Current Squad
*Hope you don't mind Rabbit.

Spoiler

Next Month's Fixtures
2/12 - Sunderland (COC Quarter Final)
6/12 - Sheffield United (FA Cup)
9/12 - Plymouth Argyle (J. Paint Trophy
13/12 - Morecambe
20/12 - Carlisle United
23/12 - Exeter City
27/12 - Dagenham
30/12 - Plymouth Argyle

That's all and thanks for reading!

**indiblue** · 03-13-2015, 06:44 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

I need to get back on here to catch up. That should happen tomorrow after I go in for one final scan on my Achilles (looks about 60% healed as of now, so I can get back to moving about without these crutches).

Also, would you guys mind if I did a really long but really simple update for the months between November and the end of the season? Really can't bring myself to go with the usual format after so many games.

**Cruzerr** · 03-13-2015, 10:20 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

VfB Stuttgart
Career Mode
Season 1

Part 7 - February ends with some low notes

Page 974 - Part 1 - August and introduction
Page 977 - Part 2 - September against the Goliaths
Page 984 - Part 3 - October with a grain of salt
Page 992 - Part 4 - November is opposite month
Page 1000 - Part 5 - December is full of surprises
Page 1002 - Part 6 - January, the month of transfers

Current Squad

Spoiler

Games

Bundesliga
Matchday 19
VfB Stuttgart 2-1 1. FC Köln
41' Gruezo (Peszko)
62' Didavi
69' Drmic (Romeu)

So, since the text got deleted when my computer bluescreened, I will just give you a small summary. Basically, I was really excited to play this game, to see if Drmic and Böetius play better and to see how Gruezo play against us. So, just before the half, Köln took the lead, as our own man Gruezo hit a volley straight from a corner.

Second half however, we took the lead back, as Didavi scored a screamer outside of the box and Drmic got into the box and scored aswell. A 2-1 victory was a great way to start the month

MOTM: Josip Drmic

Bundesliga
Matchday 20
FC Bayern 2-2 VfB Stuttgart
50' Agüero (Lahm)
70' Maxim (FK)
79' Drmic
85' Thiago (Agüero)

The biggest game of the month was our second game against Bayern. I was pretty scared to face them, as they bought Agüero, who is a difference maker.

The game started similar to the first one, with them pressuring us and we trying to hold on and not concide. Their attack was giving us a headache, but we did well in the first half. Second half however, a cross in by Lahm was headered by Agüero. I told the guys to go attack and try equalize, no point of playing for damage control. Then, as Leitner got taken down at the side of the box, we earned a free-kick, which was hammered by Maxim. It was absolutely fantastic.

But we were not done. Bayern had the same idea, they wanted the win. Because of that they sent too many men upfront, so when we caught them in the counter, Drmic was gone with the ball and he finished it beautifully past Neuer. I couldn't believe it, we had taken the lead against the biggest team in Germany.

We went ultra defensive to hold the lead, yet some great dribbling by Agüero, got him to the box and he passed it to Thiago. Thiago then took a shot which went through Ulreichs leg and into the net. Sadly, that was the game. However, I was happy of how the team played over a long time.

MOTM: Moritz Leitner

Bundesliga
Matchday 21
VfB Stuttgart 1-0 TSG Hoffenheim
7' Herrmann (Maxim)

After the soild game against Bayern, we went up against Hoffenheim, a team we drew against earlier on this season. With Drmic as our new striker, I really wanted us to attack quicker and be a counter attacking team, instead of the target-man style that we had with Ibisevic. And it paid off early, since we got on a good attack. Drmic and Maxim passed the ball between eachother, and it resulted with Maxim passing it to Herrmann who struck it to the bottom left corner.

We were playing some great football, but so was Hoffenheim. They struck the post twice and Firmino hit a great free-kick right to the bar. While I thought they could pull one back, it never happened, so a one goal win was ours.

MOTM: Alexandru Maxim

Bundesliga
Matchday 22
Borussia Dortmund 3-2 VfB Stuttgart
20' Immobile (Mkhitaryan)
32' Mkhitaryan (Kehl)
40' Drmic (Leitner)
61' Mkhitaryan
90' Maxim (PEN)

Doing well so far, we went back home to face a team that beat us earlier and we wanted revenge against: Borussia Dortmund. But they were the first ones to strike, as Mkhitaryan got past the defense and passed it to Immobile to hit it in a open net.

We looked good, but we were up against their great. A few minutes later, Reus puts a cross into the box, which Schwaab manages to clear, but Kehl wins it back, passes it to Mkhitaryan, who smashes it in the bottom corner. Being down by two was not good, but we luckily managed to get one back just before half-time, as Leitner passed it to Drmic. Josip smashed it outside of the box straight to the top corner.

That gave us momentum to go and score again in the second half, yet it was Mkhitaryan who punished us again, very similar to the first goal, as he curved it outside of the box and put it in. We went attacking again and tried to get back into it. Their defense was on point, until the end of the game, as Drmic got taken down in the box and we earned a penalty. Maxim stepped up and scored it, but it was not enough to get back into the game. A good game for the neutrals to watch, but not the greatest game for us.

MOTM: Josip Drmic

Bundesliga
Matchday 23
VfB Stuttgart 0-2 Hannover 96
10' Uche (Prib)
81' Pander (FK)

Last game of the month was going against Hannover, and after the loss against Dortmund, I wanted us to get the win. However, I did feel confident, so I fielded most of the bench players so they could get some action. Yet, when Prib went through our defense and passed it to Uche, who took a fantastic shot and scored, I realised that I might have made a mistake.

The shot was good, true, but he shouldn't have been open in the first place and I think Ulreich should have done a better job - atleast jumped for the ball, he just stood there.

First time in the whole month I felt that we were not playing well. We were not great attacking wise and neither were we defensively - Hannover was getting too many free kicks for my liking. I figured that Pander scored against us last time from a free kick and I was hoping it wouldn't happen again - it did. Outside the box, stunning shot, keeper had no chance. A 2-0 loss and a second loss in the row to cap off the month.

MOTM:Florian Klein

Man of the month

Josip Drmic

League Table

My Thoughts

Kinda in a hurry at the moment, so I will edit this later and post my thoughts here! Sorry, but I hope you enjoy the read!

**Simppu12** · 03-13-2015, 10:37 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Keano16