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This is fantastic news, mate! Glad to hear that things are not as advanced as they were thought to be, and that the quality of your life is improving. You seem to have a pretty good medical team behind you, so keep the faith and keep fighting!
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That's right, Jamie 47 (4/7, seventh of April, see what he did there?)! Happy Birthday, my dear prophet! Hopefully you had/will have a killer of a party and an amazing gift! Everyone, let's catch a flight to England and celebrate together!-Simppu12-
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Man, that made me so happy to read that! Keep on getting better and I can't wait to hear you say that you are officially in remission. I'm glad that things are starting to look up for you and that you are able to share it with us here.
Cuenca I just got a great offer for so I pulled the trigger. My policy of having to make a profit really forces me to sell my top players in order to bring in new ones, but I will only sell for above their market value or else I will keep them. That's why you saw both Cuenca and Medunjanin who was also fantastic for me both go out the door even though it was hard to pull the trigger on those. Aquino had a rough start and I couldn't really get him going and he got dropped from the side for a period of time. When Urreta got hurt for a few weeks he made his way back in and he just recently has hit a run of good form and I was tempted to put him over Keko, but kept Keko on there just because he has been a bit more consistent from the start of the season. But, Aquino has been getting some nice assists lately. Also, Ekiza and Insua have been amazing so far! They are an awesome combo with Ekiza being a bit more mobile, and Insua being great at 1 on 1 marking and tackling. My last month keeping a clean sheet over Real Madrid, Sevilla, Atletico Madrid, and Barca is a testament to their pairing in the middle.
Also, USA! USA! USA!
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Jamie happy birthday to you fella, and Sportsfreak that is great news regarding how things are going for you thus far with your treatment so keep strong and we are all supporting you!Check out my Pitt Panthers Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)
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West Ham United - Episode #67: Season 2 Awards!
In this episode, we finish season 2 out with our awards ceremony, as six different awards are handed out culminating in the Moose's Mighty Hammer Player of the Season!
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December 2016 - Season 3
FIFA 15 (PS4)
Europa League - Group Stage
CA Osasuna 1 - 1 Sporting CP
SPO: Slimani 67'
OSA: Torres 90'
Back in October, Osasuna traveled to Portugal and defeated Sporting 3-0; a scoreline that many considered misleading since Sporting had been on top up until Osasuna scored the 2nd goal. Sporting traveled to El Sadar looking for redemption, and they nearly acquired it. Chavez's 4-3-3 Holding did little to no harm as the Portuguese side defended solidly. A victory seemed distant, so Osasuna's best choice was to play for the draw since losing two in a row this late in the group stage would significantly reduce their chances to go through to the next round. Slimani put Sporting in the lead in the 67th minute, and El Sadar fell silent. Osasuna were down and with no sign of scoring an equalizer. As we passed the 90 minute mark it looked like it was all over. Osasuna had every attack minded player on the field but they just couldn't create any danger. Then, a miracle happened. Guillermo received a foul right on the edge of the box and El Sadar exploded. Finally, a scoring chance for Osasuna! The fans began to cheer even louder when they saw Guillermo get up and hand the ball to Roberto Torres who back in October scored a wonderful free kick goal against none other than the same Sporting CP. What a situation to be in with an entire stadium on your shoulders. Roberto Torres took the shot... And it went in!
Torres had equalized, Osasuna had equalized! The fans went wild in jubilation with Torres' free kick going over the wall and curving past the keeper. The referee blew the final whistle soon after the goal. A draw with a taste of victory for Osasuna.
CA Osasuna 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid
OSA: Guillermo 54'
Atletico haven't stepped into the Top 6 since Osasuna's promotion to La Liga, but Diego Simeone's team is always a competitive one. Chavez sent out his squad with the same 4-3-3 Holding used against Sporting, and the results were similar. Atletico defended extremely well but Osasuna were also quite poor in attack. We frequently saw a huge gap between Osasuna's midfield and attack. At halftime Chavez chose to drop the 4-3-3 formation and changed to a 4-4-2 Holding with Guillermo and Palacios playing side by side as strikers. Osasuna began to play a lot better as a whole, and in the 54th minute the scoreline was finally opened as Guillermo dribbled past two defenders and then powered the ball into the net.
Osasuna were playing much better overall, but the goal was entirely Guillermo's as he received a side pass from Palacios and then used his individual skill to get into the box.
CA Osasuna 3 - 0 Sevilla FC
OSA: Guillermo 27' 85' Palacios 69'
A huge surprise as Osasuna humiliated the league leaders. This time Osasuna started the match with the 4-4-2 Holding used against Atletico and with this formation Osasuna showed a wonderful understanding on the field. Chavez made one change to the starting lineup, dropping Ivan to the reserves and instead starting the RW youth graduate Paré Bulhões Romeu at RB. Even though it is not his natural position that is the position he has played the most with the B-Team. Guillermo opened the score after teaming up with Palacios for a wall pass that allowed him to get into the box. Guillermo waited for Akinfeev to start coming out and then took a powerful low shot that Akinfeev wasn't able to react in time for.
Osasuna had complete control of midfield and that only improved when youth graduate Paré Bulhões Vinuesa Ramos came on for Sergi Darder. Although Vinuesa Ramos is more defensive minded than the playmaking Darder, he still managed to send an incredible pass from midfield to Federico Palacios who only had to use his speed to outrun the defenders and engage in a one on one with the keeper. Palacios has become known for getting in clear scoring positions but missing the target in the end, however this time he remained calm and put the ball past the keeper!
Seeing a 2-0 scoreline in favor of Osasuna against Sevilla was already a surprise, but in the 85th minute Guillermo completed his brace. Roberto Torres dribbled the ball on the right wing and anticipated Guillermo's run with a perfect through pass. Guillermo outran his marker and dribbled into the box where he then finessed the ball past the Russian captain Akinfeev.
An already dominant scoreline that could have become even more embarrassing for Sevilla as a penalty was called in favor of Osasuna in injury time. Roberto Torres stepped up to take the penalty but surprisingly he missed it! Akinfeev was able to read Torres and he blocked the penalty.
A shocking save as we are accustomed to seeing Torres convert penalties into goals with ease, but it did little to influence the match as the referee would blow the end of the match soon afterwards with Osasuna's dominant 3-0 scoreline still intact.
Copa Del Rey - Round of 32 (2nd Leg)
Sporting Gijon 1 (1) - (5) 1 CA Osasuna (B-Team)
SPO: Perez 44'
OSA: Lopez 82'
After winning the first leg 4-0, there wasn't much to play for anymore in this second leg which allowed reserve players Maikel Mesa and Miguel Olavide to see more game time. Gijon took the lead right before halftime and held it well, seemingly caring more about the 1-0 scoreline than the aggregate. Nobody likes to lose though, and Chavez went all out for the equalizer. Isma Lopez from the First Team was brought on from the bench to play against his old team, and it was actually him who scored the equalizing goal. Maikel Mesa played a through ball down the left side of the box for Lopez to dribble in and power it past the keeper.
Even though the result was quite meaningless following the demolishing 4-0 in the first leg the goal still meant a lot as it was not only a goal against Lopez's former team, but it was also Lopez's first goal as an Osasuna player.
Europa League - Group Stage
sc Heerenveen 1 - 2 CA Osasuna (B-Team)
SCH: Buijs 48'
OSA: Mesa 87' Ferreiro 90'
The last match of the group stage and still with everything to play for with Osasuna, Heerenveen, and Sporting all still having a chance to advance. The B-Team came out to try and a secure a spot in the next round while the First Team was given a rest due to match scheduling. This move nearly backfired on Chavez as Heerenveen took the lead early in the second half with a perfect free kick from Buijs that Rodriguez wasn't able to get to. The B-Team's attack wasn't able to finish the plays up front, and they began to get desperate. Sporting CP were tied with SK Rapid Wien, which put Sporting at 9 points. If this match finished 1-0, Heerenveen and Sporting would advance, and Osasuna would be eliminated with 7 points. Chavez was noticeably frustrated and tense as he shouted directions nonstop at his players. Then, just three minutes before the final whistle, Osasuna came back to life. David Ferreiro dribbled down the left wing and crossed the ball into the box looking for Kodro, but his cross was inaccurate and came up short to Kodro's position. However, the cross went towards Maikel Mesa, who was able to head the ball. The ball went high but with a threatening drop. The goalkeeper tried to get his glove on it but couldn't reach it, the ball hit the top bar and went in!
Osasuna were still alive in the Europa, and to secure advancing to the next round, David Ferreiro would find the net as well after being played into the box by Kenan Kodro. Ferreiro would cut inside and then take a powerful shot that beat the keeper and put Osasuna in the lead.
Osasuna had turned it around in the final three minutes, and they secured a spot in the Round of 32!
Real Madrid 0 - 3 CA Osasuna
OSA: Guillermo 11' Lopez 21' Torres 84'
REA: Jordi Amat RED CARD 27'
Resting the First Team almost backfired on Chavez in the last match, but now we can see why he made that decision as the First Team shocked the capital with a dominant win at the Santiago Bernabeu. Osasuna kicked off to a great start as Guillermo scored the first goal in barely the 11th minute as Federico Palacios sent him a through pass into the box. Madrid's Sergio Ramos had the advantage, however Guillermo was able to use a combination of speed and strength to get past him and then smoothly tap the ball in past Iker Casillas.
Soon afterwards, Guillermo received a foul at the left corner of the box from Jordi Amat who was given a yellow card. Roberto Torres stepped up to take the free kick, but with no angle to shoot decided to send a cross into the box. The cross curved away from Casillas and towards Isma Lopez, and the Spanish winger managed to head the ball into the net!
Barely 21 minutes in and Real Madrid were already 2-0 down. Their situation only worsened in the 27th minute as Jordi Amat, who was playing for the injured Pepe, made a risky slide tackle on Guillermo as he was receiving a pass, and the referee called the foul. Amat had already been given a yellow card for a previous foul on Guillermo and the referee did not forgive him.
Amat was given a direct red card and was sent off. Had he not taken down Guillermo, the Basque striker would have found himself in scoring opportunity. Luckily, Osasuna was not able to score from the resulting free kick and the match went on 2-0. Ancelotti did not make any modifications after the sending off and instead left Sergio Ramos as the sole centre back with Marcelo and Carvajal as full backs. This allowed Osasuna to really create damage with counter attacks, which was the case in the 84th minute when Palacios passed the ball to Roberto Torres as he sprinted into the box. Torres would use his body to fight off Ramos and Marcelo, and then beat Casillas with a powerful shot to make it 3-0.
Osasuna humiliated Real Madrid in their own stadium, with the youth graduate Paré Bulhões Romeu standing out the most. Romeu, who is naturally a RW, did an outstanding job as RB and shut down Cristiano Ronaldo who finished the match with a 5.1 rating. Romeu was given the opportunity to take Ivan's starting spot at RB in the match against Sevilla, and he hasn't shown any sign of letting go anytime soon.
INJURY NEWS
Raul Albentosa had to leave the match against Real Madrid early and will be out for 4 weeks with a Sprained Ankle.
CA Osasuna Player of The Month
ST - Guillermo (Spain) (78 OVR 23yrs) (+3)
Guillermo has finally reignited his romance with the net, scoring 4 goals since Chavez changed the formation to 4-4-2 Holding. Guillermo has also climbed on the club top scorer and the league top scorer tables this month, becoming a dangerous goal scorer once again. This could be a turnaround for the young striker who has struggled to recover from the long term injury he suffered last season.
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Liga BBVA League Table
1. FC Barcelona - 44 points
2. Sevilla FC - 42 points
3. CA Osasuna - 41 points
4. Real Madrid - 36 points
5. Valencia CF - 35 points
6. Malaga CF - 32 points
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7. Athletic Bilbao - 29 points
8. Villarreal CF - 28 points
12. Atletico Madrid - 24 points
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18. Elche CF - 12 points
19. SD Eibar - 11 points
20. RCD Mallorca - 8 points
Liga BBVA Top Scorer
1. Ronaldo (Madrid) - 10 Goals
Pedro (Barca) - 10 Goals
2. Bale (Madrid) - 9 Goals
Suarez (Barca) - 9 Goals
3. Guillermo (Osasuna) - 8 Goals
Europa League - Group F
1. CA Osasuna - 11 points (+5)
2. Sporting CP - 9 points (+0)
3. sc Heerenveen - 7 points (-2)
4. SK Rapid Wien - 5 points (-3)
CA Osasuna Top Scorer
1. Kenan Kodro - 9 Goals
Roberto Torres - 9 Goals
2. Guillermo - 8 Goals
3. Federico Palacios - 4 Goals
Youth Academy
* = New Addition
Alex Silva Gavan - RM (Spain) (59-63, 74-80): The 17 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 (United States) (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 (United States) (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 (United States) (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 (Spain) (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 (Spain) (55-59, 70-74): Technically Gifted has been the term used to describe the 17 year old midfielder from Spain, but we haven't seen enough of him with the U17 to say what his future holds.
*Ivan Miranda - ? (Spain) (52-64, 73-91): The 15 year old is still being evaluated by the youth staff, but so far he's been most inclined to play as a LW, ST, and RW. If he decides to play down the middle, he'll need to stretch a little as he is currently only 5'2".
Joyce Barber - RM (Spain) (58-62, 71-75): *Player has been released by the Osasuna Youth Academy.
Julian Rubin - GK (United States) (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 16 year old goalkeeper could make history, but first he must show his class in the youth levels.
Luis Martinez - CM (Spain) (53-57, 87-93): I'm really glad he decided to settle in as a CM and not CB. Really looking forward to see how he grows in May. At only 15 years of age he still has much to grow as far as height though as he stands at 5'1".
Mario Santana - ST (Mexico) (49-53, 83-89): 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 (Spain) (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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December Headlines
Clock Is Ticking At Osasuna
Osasuna is having one of the best seasons in the entire club's history, currently sitting in 3rd place after defeating Real Madrid 3-0. However, it is not all perfect for some of the players who rumor has it have their days counted at the club. The first player on this list is the centre back Pedro Bigas who joined the Basque club this summer for $3m plus Echaide. Bigas has struggled with the B-Team and is often somehow involved in the goals received. It is said that he had already been moved down to the reserves and the youth graduate Vinuesa Ramos would be taking the LCB spot for the B-Team but with Albentosa's injury that all changed. Bigas may no longer be an Osasuna player next season if things don't change. Another player who is slowly joining this list is the RB Ivan, who recently lost his starting spot to the youth graduate Romeu and is currently playing with the B-Team. Chavez went through a lot trying to get Ivan to join the club first from Levante and then from Real Valladolid. In the end Chavez was able to sign him for $2m, but Ivan has only been decent on the field, making people wonder if he was really worth all the trouble Osasuna went through to bring him in.
It is rumored Osasuna is looking at strikers to bring in next month, with Kike Sola being the big name thrown around. Chavez had attempted to sign Sola in his first season but was unable to. Now in his third season he feels ready to make another attempt to bring the striker back to Osasuna, as he has yet to make an appearance for Bilbao this year.
Europa League
Osasuna have progressed to the knockout stage of the Europa League, where they will face off against Ajax when the competition resumes in February. Ajax is in the Europa League knockout stage after being eliminated from the Champions League, however there is no doubt of the quality and history their squad has.
Mexico Announces Chavez As Manager
In October of 2013, the Mexican FMF announced Miguel Herrera as emergency interim as the team was dangerously close to missing out of the 2014 World Cup. Herrera was able to guide Mexico through the playoff stage eliminating New Zealand earning a long term contract, and then defeated Croatia 3-1 in the World Cup group stage to advance to the knockout stage where an extremely controversial penalty saw them go out against Holland. Before Herrera, the only manager who's long term contract with the national team had been respected with no ultimatums was the now Guadalajara manager Jose Manuel 'Chepo' De La Torre. It seems Mexico's FMF has went back to quick-firing managers, as is the case with most teams in the domestic league, and this time it was Herrera who has been given the boot with no apparent reasoning behind it other than they wanted Chavez. Chavez has been putting Mexico football more out there in his time at Osasuna, and is now expected to guide Mexico to the 2018 World Cup Semifinals while still being responsible for meeting his club's objectives. The objective Mexico set for Chavez is quite surprising, as Mexico usually strives for El Quinto Partido (the 5th match) in the World Cup, but this time they want a more optimistic mindset and want the semis. Because of Osasuna's participation in the Europa League, Mexico will not have any friendlies in February. Instead, Chavez will debut with the national team in March where he will face South Africa, and then his first ever derby against Texasbum's United States in just his 2nd match as Mexico manager.
Conclusion
So, I decided to accept the Mexico job! I'll be honest though I was very disappointed the first time I opened up the squad selection menu. It truly does not reflect the team's current reality with a lot of names missing due to low potential at the time I started the Osasuna career. However I think I can put up with it. As far as tactics, I will remain true to Mexico's current 5-3-2, but change it just a little to the 3-5-2 I used at Wimbledon. The reason is that I recently had an online friendly session with Jamie where I used Mexico for one match, and the 5-3-2 caused my players to crowd the defensive end too much inviting pressure and we had very little going forward. I am a lot more comfortable with a 3-5-2 which is still very similar to Mexico's 5-3-2. In order to see everything I have to work with in the squad, since like I said there are a lot of names I was expecting to see but are not there, I will take a B-Team approach to the upcoming friendlies, so I'll have a B-Team play against South Africa, and then a completely different eleven as First Team play against the United States. There shouldn't be any international competitions for Mexico at the end of this season but I still want to see as much as I can since I only have 2 friendlies this year.
That's all for this month, but I have been playing ahead so I should be posting the January update soon.
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Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted another Zaragoza update but I've been getting into an Everton career that I got an idea for off another forum. I've simmed the first 2 seasons to try and get young players in and developing, along with the young players already here while also getting the youth academy up and running. I just wanted to get to a stage where I'll have mostly youth players/regens playing so it'll be something different to the same players again and again. This season, 3rd, I'll be simming most of them but this time playing the big games. Eventually I'll play all the games. What do you guys think?
Btw, Zaragoza will be back just wanted something different.
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West Ham United - Episode #68: Remunerations on the Way?
In this episode we get a look at our targets and squad as we start season 3, while Hammers Headlines gives you a choice? Should we accept the London payment or keep chugging along as we are?
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FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 2 | 2015-16
Los Blanquillos
September 2015
Sept 14th
Liga BBVA
Match 4
Real Zaragoza 4-2 Levante
Sissoko 5'
El Zhar SENT OFF 7'
Jiménez 13' OG
Guilló 43' (Porcar)
Hadzic 50' (Ángel)
Hadzic 72' (Pen)
Victor 80'
MotM: Eldin Hadzic
Our second win on the trot. We dominated the game after the red card but I'm slightly annoyed that with their only 2 shots on target they scored. The first one we were asleep for the chipped ball over and then Alcolea really should have stopped the diving header. Their keeper then had an own goal from a shot by Ángel, who had a great game narrowly missing out on MOTM. Guilló has now gotten 2 goals in 2 appearances both from CDM. I'm thinking that he is a bit offensive for there so I may move him up to RCM/LCM. It was a great curling effort in off the post into the top corner as well. For Hadzic's first Ángel's ball through was inch perfect and he didn't have an awful lot to aim for. The penalty was routine and Hadzic completed his brace to cap off a MOTM performance. For the final goal Bigas failed to win the ball off Victor and Laguardia wasn't covering in behind so Victor essentially was allowed to walk through.
Sept 20th
Liga BBVA
Match 5
CD Tenerife 1-3 Real Zaragoza
Tierno 16'
Martin 37'
Ruiz 51' OG
Buenacasa 85' (Gil)
MotM: Óscar Whalley
With a game against Elche coming up the B Team was to play this game against fellow promoted side CD Tenerife. All be it they haven't had the start we have had not picking up any points at all. And they did the job getting a convincing victory. Tenerife's defence was a shambles for the first goal when a Romero chipped ball caused them all sorts of problems. Tierno put captain Carlos Ruiz under pressure as he went to head the ball. This was enough to force a bad header and the ball bounced towards his centre back partner, Cámara, who took it on his chest and turned to clear it. Tierno hadn't given up however and blocked the clearance. He shot right away and got his bit of luck when Ruiz tried to make up for his mistake and block Tierno's effort. He only half connected however and the deflection wrong footed Roberto leaving him no chance and giving us the lead. Tenerife responded in the 37th minute when a through ball from the edge of our box found Martin on the penalty spot where he finished it first time. Youth product Jose Baquero was kicking himself as he so nearly cut out the through ball just missing it by inches. Hadzic had our last chance of the half forcing Roberto into a fine diving save. That would be it until an own goal from Ruiz restored our lead. Baquero played a wonderful through ball with the outside of his right foot through the legs of Suso and curled around Cámara into Hadzic's path. He struck a venomous shot that Roberto parried only for his to bounce off Ruiz and go into the net. On nearly 70 minutes a rather poor shot could have trickled in if not for Whalley getting down well. Roberto performed another good save this time from Suárez as he powered towards the far corner. Ultimately though we would extend our lead and make sure of the game with 5 minutes to go through two substitutes combining. Gil played it into on loan Juventus striker Buenacasa who accelerated past Álvarez and shot low to the near post past Roberto.
Sept 23rd
Liga BBVA
Match 6
Real Zaragoza 2-1 Elche
Porcar 7' (Ángel)
Laguardia 45' (Pedro)
Herrera 73'
MotM: Victor Laguardia
The first half was fairly even with chances for both teams but the difference was that we tool our chances. The first goal came when Ángel took the ball near the edge of the box, turned and spotted Porcar running in behind an out of line Elche defence. The ball was perfect allowing a first time finish past Manu Herrera. The second goal came from a corner swung in by Pedro from the right. Laguardia rose above his marker, David Lomban, to head the ball in off the post and score his first Zaragoza goal in his second spell with the club. Porcar forced another two saves from Manu Herrera before Cristian Herrera struck the bar with a curling effort. A minute later he had pulled one back for Elche latching onto the pass from Alcolea's goal kick and curling it around him. (So frustrating! I had the game paused and when I pressed resume Alcolea passed it straight out to Herrera. We would have gotten a clean sheet otherwise.
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Sept 27th
Liga BBVA
Match 7
Real Betis 1-2 Real Zaragoza
Hadzic 35' (Pen)
Ángel 57' (Pedro)
Charles 66'
MotM: Pedro Sánchez
This is a very interesting game. Both sides were only promoted this season but both are high up the table, Betis are second while Zaragoza third. Both on 14 points and the winner has the chance to close the gap on Barca to just 2 points while the loser potentially could drop down a place if Villarreal win their game. It was us who came out on top thanks to a converted Hadzic penalty and a close range finish from Ángel. We still didn't keep a clean sheet though and that worries me. Alcolea made a great reaction save early on to deny a close range header from Shin Wook. Then the tables turned as Pedro got past Juanfran inside the area and he dived in completely missing the ball giving away a stonewall penalty. Hadzic stepped up and even though Adán went the right way and his leg touched the ball the power made sure it went in. Full of confidence Hadzic had another good chance right before Ángel headed over from a corner that would have put us two up at the interval. In the second half Shin Wook came close again with another header going just wide. It had Alcolea concerned enough to dive for it. 7 minutes later the second goal did come through some great work from Pedro on the left. He picked up the loose ball from a bad cross out by the touch line. Juanfran was with him but he nutmegged him and then drilled it low across the six yard box when he reached the edge of the area. Ángel was alert and got ahead of his man to poke it in. 10 minutes later substitute Charles had scored. He got away from Bigas and Laguardia, who then collided meaning Charles had enough time to get a shot away and then tap in the rebound after Alcolea saved his first attempt. Rodríguez and Agra had late chances to equalize but they weren't taken.
Real Zaragoza Player of the Month
Eldin Hadzic - LM, 68 (+1) Ovr, 22, Bosnia Herzegovina
The Bosnian winger was in great form this month leading to him dislodging Javi Álamo from the start XI. The 22 year old scored 3 times, took the shot that led to the own goal against Tenerife and picked up 1 MOTM award this month. He was also a constant threat down the left or right side throughout most games with his direct running, great dribbling and ball control. His runs from in behind the fullback were often found by teammates.
Liga BBVA Table
1. FC Barcelona - 19 Points
2. Real Zaragoza - 17 Points
3. Villarreal CF - 16 Points
4. Real Madrid - 14 Points
5. Real Betis - 14 Points
6. Valencia CF - 14 Points
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7. Real Sociedad - 12 Points
8. Athletic Bilbao - 12 Points
9. Málaga CF - 11 Points
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20. Rayo Vallecano - 2 Points
21. Córdoba CF - 1 Point
22. CD Tenerife - 1 Point
Liga BBVA Top Scorers
1. Neymar (FC Barcelona) 6
2. Deulofeu (FC Barcelona) 5
3. 5 with 4
Real Zaragoza Top Scorers
1. Eldin Hadzic 4
2. Ángel 2
3. Sergio Guilló 2
Youth Academy
* Denotes New Addition
*Andrés Ferreras - (Mexico) LM/CM/RM/ST, 41-51 Ovr, 68-84 Pot, 15 (Unknown) - Andrés is an extremely tall young lad. He is 6'2" and not even fully grown yet. The Mexican would be great to have up front with his height. He has good potential and most likely will be a striker or a central midfielder.
*Fabian Lopez - (Spain) CB/LM/CM/RM, 46-60 Ovr, 74-94 Pot, 15 (Unknown) - One of the brightest prospects in the academy is new 15 year old addition Fabian. The Spanish player's stats lean towards him being a playmaker from the centre of the park. Can he one day be as good as Xavi or Iniesta of Barcelona? Only time will tell.
Gabriel Rodriguez - (Spain) RB, 57-61 Ovr, 74-80 Pot, 16 (Defensive Minded) - The 5'8" 16 year old is the second addition to the Zaragoza Academy. He looks like he will be either a defender or a defensive midfielder seeing as his best stats are his defensive one. Particularly his standing tackle and strength. He has decided to be a right back even though he is left footed. With a lack of pace he is most likely to be a CB. I hope he will grow though.
Laurenco Pauleta - (Portugal) LW, 56-60 Ovr, 73-79 Pot, 15 (Attacker) - Laurenco is the first non Spanish player to join our Academy. The Portuguese has decided to play on the left wing where he won't be able to speed past people due to not having incredible pace. The 15 year old is described as an attacker so he may actually be played through the middle or behind the striker because of his 5'11" height.
*Pablo Acosta - (Mexico) MID/CB/RB, 42-52 Ovr, 72-92 Pot, 15 (Unknown) - The second Mexican added was also a 15 year old. The 5'9" right footer looks like he could be a good fit for the centre of midfield as a creative mind.
Rafael Lopez - (Spain) GK, 60-64 Ovr, 75-81 Pot, 15 (Goalkeeper) - The third addition to the Academy is 6'3" 15 year old goalkeeper Rafael Lopez. The left footed shot stopper's best attribute at the minute looks to be his kicking. We hope that he can be our future No.1 as well as his country's No.1.
The Team
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October Fixtures
4/10 Atletico Madrid (a)
18/10 Villarreal CF (h)
26/10 Rayo Vallecano (a)
28/10 Athletic Bilbao (h)
31/10 Sevilla FC (a)
Tough month ahead with a massive test against Atletico Madrid away. This will be our first real game against one of the big boys in the league. I know we played Valencia already but this is a step up. Then we host Villarreal who have had a good start similar to ours though the no doubt have the superior quality players. Next is away to relegation candidates Vallecano which we will be aiming to win. We then have a home match after a days rest against Bilbao which will be a hard game. Then our third game in a week will be against Sevilla who aren't pushovers as shown when they won their 3rd Europa League last year. 5 tough and 4 extremely tough matches. Let's see where we'll be at the end of the month.
Hope you enjoyed this month! I'll do some headlines for next month's update. Thanks for reading!Last edited by Keano16; 04-08-2015, 02:37 PM.Comment
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Some big scorelines for you this month. You completed a clean sweep of your Europa League group which is impressive. You also finished the month perfectly winning each match as well. Your spot on top of the table is well deserved right now.
Overall a really good month. Tough draw against Sunderland and even tougher one against United having them only score on a penalty. Your beat down of Arsenal though was really impressive. You also completed the sweep if your CL group which is quite the accomplishment especially with Real Madrid in your group. If you can beat them twice then you have a good chance to go far this year.
What an eventful month. First an exciting free kick equalizer against Sporting, followed by a close win over Atletico. How did you like the 4-4-2 holding? Is it similar to the one I run? I've found it to be a lot more balanced than I had originally expected and I love it now. Also, great job on getting that last win with your B-team to advance into the knockout stages of the Europa League. And the icing on the cake was the beating you gave Real Madrid! That is a very, very, impressive win. 3rd in the table and only 3 points off of first is a pretty ideal position to be in. Congratulations on the Mexico job! Although I won't be wishing you luck on your first friendly :wink: It's a shame the team isn't quite as up to date as you would have liked it, but I think you will still have a lot of fun with it.
You had an extremely successful season getting into the CL. You definitely need to get your squad ready for that new competition though. I think that with some key additions you could do well in CL and even push to compete to win the league. Your squad has a lot of good players right now, so you should be able to use your budget and sell a few players if needed to get some big time funds. Getting a new GK would be good, and you can hold on to Adrian for domestic cup competitions to still give him some time on the pitch since he still has some use in him. As for CB, Tah is a great option. He was good for me at St. Pauli. But my American side will also support Brooks! RB, you want Matthews so you should be able to make that happen, but Byram is a great second option as well. I had him in FIFA 14 and he was great coming down the wings. Song coming back to West Ham would be a great grab for you as a holding midfielder since you are already familiar with him and he is a great player on top of that. Your forward options are pretty ambitious, but I think you can certainly make something happen and any of them would be a good buy so I don't think you can go wrong there.
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