How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[_ChicoBass]

How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Thanks so much man! Everything went absolutely perfect. I appreciate you thinking of us.



I'm finally back guys! If I start losing in FIFA I'll blame it on adjusting to the ring, which of course has no actual effect. I'm so far behind right now but I've been trying my best to keep up here haha.



Apparently any time I'm gone a war breaks out.

The ring may not have any actual effect, but trust me the first time you pick up your controller with the ring on you'll feel the difference. Although it may be such a minor difference that you won't even realize it's the ring between your skin and the controller, but you'll feel it lol

How do I know this? Well back when I was in high school I gave my girlfriend a promise ring and later on she thought it would be an amazing idea to give me one as well. I know what you're thinking:

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But I still wore it to keep her happy. Lol Eventually I ended up losing it at the park one day, and I swear to God it wasn't intentional! Lol It really wasn't though.

Lmao I hadn't noticed that but it is actually very true! All hell breaks loose when you step out for a couple days haha

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Nothing to see here, back to normal activity....



West Ham United - Episode #75: Results We Don't Deserve?!



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I was finally able to watch another one of your videos. Good stuff as always man! Amazing goals against Newcastle I especially enjoyed Dybala's. Took some good vision to see him making a run amongst the crowd. Delph's goal was wondrous though I don't think I've ever scored a finesse shot like that in 15. Nottingham was a surprise package wasn't expecting that from a championship side but you were able to take the lead in the final minutes. One would think that Nottingham would play defensively against a prem side but looking at the match facts they pretty much went toe to toe. Their shot accuracy was terrible but they really tried to get forward. In the end it looks like they made the mistake of pushing forward with too many men which opened up space for you to score the third but they didn't have another choice. Well played man. Can't afford another close one like that! Also congrats on your graduation! Have a safe trip!

[Cruzerr]

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Right, from page 1077 again. I got my coffee but I haven't eaten yet, so this better go quick, lol.


@Simppu - 1077, some pretty confident wins, yet how did you tie with Hamburg, is a surprise. Your team is very good and I also liked how you showed your tactics, it seems to be working. Good luck!

1087, sad to see you lose against Bayern and Bilbao, the B-s were too much I guess. You are still in a good position in the league, yet I hope you can bounce back in the CL next round and go on to the semi-finals! Make me proud!

@ChicoBass - 1077, well, this was a surprise. Again, a lot of thought put in to the tactics, always have to praise that. You were really close to winning the whole thing, but I guess Brazil is just too much.

@southernmetalhead - 1077, even though things didn't go as planned, you are still doing well in the top 3. I hope the next month goes more your way. Kanu seems like a big player for you.

Next page, and you went in! Very well done. The fight against Zenit and CSKA in the top is pretty difficult, hope you can continue this form and perform well.

1080, here we go, new career mode with Plymouth. A good introduction and I like the English player rule! I hope you do well!

@indiblue - 1077, a pretty good start already, also liking the Gudjohnson-Bent combo, old but gold. Promotion seems like a really possible thing. Good luck!

@Keano16 - 1079, a rough start, though you are not far from the top 2, so there is a lot of time to climb back. Oh, and I also like the way you have done the table, looks sweet!

1087, you are still at the same place. Even with the few wins, the ties must have hindered you. Though, I am really surprised with the tie against Blackpool, I guess Lewis was a beast.

@sportsfreak - 1085, some good moves, Yedlin is a solid player to pick up aswell. The games didn't go perfectly, yet you are still doing fine. Good luck on this!

@jamiec47 - 1088, A lot better, you are really close and fighting for the top spots. Pritchard had a great month for you!

@BlueEagle - First off, welcome! Second off, I like the team pick! Your squad looks pretty good to start with, and bringing in Asamoah was nice aswell! Keen to see how this goes on!

@Tex - You see, you can't leave, nor Rabbit. Sh*t goes down when you two aren't around, haha. But congrats to you man!

@ChicoBass - Holy hell that budget! I like the signings, Gomez and Campana are both sick! Pretty good pre-season to start with, and I hope you can win the Supercup! Always a fantastic CM, keep it up!

@Moose - I am heading off to school atm, but I promise I will watch your CM when I am back.

And I agree, where the f*ck is Rabbit????

[indiblue]

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@indiblue - 1077, a pretty good start already, also liking the Gudjohnson-Bent combo, old but gold. Promotion seems like a really possible thing. Good luck!

Cheers, but Eidur is with Bolton, not my side! If only...

EIDUUUUUR

[Simppu12]

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Thanks so much man! Everything went absolutely perfect. I appreciate you thinking of us.

I'm finally back guys! If I start losing in FIFA I'll blame it on adjusting to the ring, which of course has no actual effect. I'm so far behind right now but I've been trying my best to keep up here haha.

Apparently any time I'm gone a war breaks out.

Yaaaaaay, you're a married man now! I'm so happy for both of you, congratulations! I wish you all the best and I hope that your marriage is a very, very long and happy one! Just remember that the woman is always right and it's impossible to fight their logic haha.

What about the honeymoon?



Do not ever miss a day here. You're the one who keeps everything in order!

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Inter Milan

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Season 1
July & August 2014

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Objectives:
Qualify for the Champions League
Reach the Semi Final of the Europa League
Reach the Semi Final of the Domestic Cup

Europa League Group:
Inter
Trabzonspor
Sport. Lokeren
FC Rostov

Transfer Budget: $42,000,000
Wage Budget: $300,000

Transfers In:
Kwandwo Asamoah - $17,000,000 + Yuto Nagatomo (From Juventus)
Simone Scuffet - $12,500,000 (From Udinese)


Transfers Out:
Juan Pablo Carrizo - $3,000,000 To Hull City
Hernanes - $14,000,000 To LOSC Lille


Friendlies (All Simmed):

Inter 4 - 0 Wolfsburg
Icardi 4’ 27’
Palacio 52’
Shaqiri 81’

Real Madrid 1 - 1 Inter
Chicharito 17’
Shaqiri 54’

Inter 3 - 1 Bilbao
Shaqiri 8’
guarin 33’
Palacio 74’
Susaeta 80’

League Match
Torino 2 - 3 Inter
Lopez 12’
Palacio PEN 17’ 67’
Quagliarella 82’
Asamoah 85’

MOTM: Palacio

Torino put a lot of pressure on us early and got the opener when nobody marked Lopez on a corner kick and he had a free header that went in off the cross bar. A few minutes later though Shaqiri would be fouled in the box after he was through on goal, the defender was lucky to come away with just a yellow. Palacio would step up to take the kick and scored with a powerful strike to the top left corner. Around the 33’ Shaqiri was once again fouled in the box, but Palacio who would take the this kick as well, went to the right this time. The kick was matched with a fantastic save from Torino goalkeeper, Padelli to keep the score level. Palacio would make up for his miss though after a half hour of midfield battling with a sublime finish to the bottom corner from just inside the box after some great build up.tornio was still a threat though as they continued to go forward with quick play that passed by our midfield to easily and in the 82’ minute Quagliarella ran on to an aerial through ball and volleyed home from 20 yards out to score an outstanding goal. The game wasn’t over yet though as Torino was happy with a draw and was passing it around in the back when Palacio was able to steal the ball and play a ball over the top to an on coming Asamoah who was able to get to the ball and on his first touch hit a rocket of a shot past Padelli to score a goal on his debut and get us three points.




Asamoah’s volley to put us ahead in the 85th minute against Torino.


My Starting XI

Bench: Podolski; Dodo; Kovacic; Brozovic; Andreolli; Felipe; Scuffet


My Thoughts on this Month:

About the Games:
I simulated all of the friendlies because I hate playing them, but I was very happy seeing us win two and tie one. The one League game that I play I thought we were good. We kept the ball well and looked dangerous on the attack. Our defence is pretty slow which looked to be our biggest downfall, but I think if I tell our wingers to stay back a little bit more we should be good to go.

About the Transfers:
This transfer window saw us say good bye to three players. Nagatomo was part of the deal to get Asamoah which I think will prove to be a good decision, because at only 25 I think he is a great player for what we need him to do which is run up and down the line supporting the defense and offence. We also saw Juan Carrizo leave, he was our back up keeper but I thought the $3,000,000 bid was a good piece of business for us so I let him go. Which brings us to Simone Scuffet, he is the one I brought in to replace Carrizo. Scuffet is our new back up because I don't have faith in the other back up keepers that we have. I believe that one day Scuffet will be Italy's number one and he can help us after Handanovic retires. Our deadline day deal was letting Hernanes leave, which has seen us heavily criticized and many supporters were not happy. I didn't see him playing much though, so instead of making him warm the bench I let him leave for a reasonable fee.

The Foreseeable Future:
I think Shaqiri, Palacio and Handanovic will be our key players this year and Santon may be the weak link, he just is not fast enough to get up and down the flank and I will be looking for a replacement for him in January and trying out different players there until then. I so far have not been impressed with Icardi and he may lose his starting position to Podolski if he doesn't start performing.

About the Objectives:
Also I think we should be able to meet all of the objectives. We should top the Europa League group pretty easily in my opinion. The Domestic Cup is winnable, especially if the larger teams get knocked out and in the league we will need to get top 3 which I think is doable.

If you guys have any questions let me know. Also any advice would be greatly appreciated.

First of all, welcome to the thread! I hope you enjoy your stay here!

Inter is a good choice, I've always been interested in doing a career with them. The squad is pretty good with the young talents like Shaqiri, Kovacic and Icardi but it also has many oldies in it. Asamoah and Scuffet are interesting transfers and I like them. I'm a bit surprised that you didn't sell anyone else, though. The start to the season was a good one.

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July/August 2017 - Season 4

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Finances
Transfer Budget: $31,500,000 USD
Wage Budget: $150,000 USD


Season Objectives
• Qualify For Champions League (Top 4)
• Reach Copa Del Rey Round of 32
• Reach Champions League Group Stage


Transfer Window

Transfers In



CB - Sergi Gomez (Spain) (74 OVR 25yrs)
Pre-Contract Arrival From Celta Vigo
The former Barcelona defender has arrived at Basque Country under a free transfer that was agreed on last January. Gomez, a native of Catalonia, came up through Barcelona's youth academy and made one 90-minute official appearance for the senior team under Pep Guardiola before leaving the Catalans and joining Celta de Vigo in 2014 where he's been one of their starting centre backs. Gomez has played with Spain's Youth National Teams at all levels and has also played with the Catalonia National Team, but has never played with Spain's senior team. The 25 year old tactician joins Osasuna as a possible replacement for the aging captain Miguel Flaño.



CM - Jose Campaña (Spain) (75 OVR 24yrs)
Purchased from Sampdoria for $14m
Campaña started his football career early, joining Sevilla's youth academy at the age of 7 and then making his debut with Sevilla B at age 16. Campaña was very successful with Spain's Youth National Teams participating at all levels and even wearing the captain's armband in his final appearances. Campaña played at the 2013 U20 World Cup as a starter for Spain along with a generation of future stars such as Suso, Paco Alcacer, Jesé, Oliver Torres, and Gerard Deulofeu. However at club level, it took him some time to establish himself as an important name. He left Sevilla in 2013 to join Crystal Palace, who then loaned him out to Nurnberg in 2014. After his loan ended, he was purchased by Sampdoria that same year, who then loaned him out to FC Porto. He had struggled to find game time with his clubs, making his most appearances with Nurnberg (10) since leaving Sevilla. However after his loan with Porto ended he became a crucial first team player for Sampdoria which is why Osasuna had to pay $14,000,000, a record breaking fee for Chavez, in order to bring him back to Spain. Campaña has shown glimpses of being a virtuoso midfielder his entire career, but defending is his weakness. Serie A's slow and controlled style of play allowed him to show his skill and become a crucial player, but he will be aiming to prove that he can be just as important in Spain and maybe even return to the national team who once considered him a future star.


Transfers Out

CM - Victor Camarasa (Spain) (76 OVR 23yrs)
Purchased by Malaga CF for $5m + $10k pay raise
Camarasa was brought to Osasuna in Chavez's first season, and he has been an important player for Los Rojillos ever since. He played well as both a holding midfielder and a box to box midfielder, but after he announced that he would not be signing a contract extension Chavez removed him from his plans. Even though Camarasa ended up actually signing the second contract that was offered to him, Chavez still decided to let him go as he had previously shown he wasn't 100% with the club. Chavez didn't get in the way of Camarasa's desire to leave and accepted the first offer that came in which was from Malaga, a club that has done business with Chavez in two separate occasions in the past. In the past, Malaga purchased Francisco Silva from Osasuna and also traded Sergi Darder for Raoul Loe, which makes Camarasa the fourth midfielder to go from one club to another since Chavez's arrival.

CM - Maikel Mesa (Spain) (66 OVR 26yrs)
Loaned to RC Recreativo

RW - Jose David Ramirez (Mexico) (65 OVR 21yrs)
Loaned to Racing Santander
Ramirez came to Osasuna as one of the most recent prospects of Guadalajara's highly esteemed youth academy, and while he did play well for Osasuna he hasn't improved his game very much. This loan spell is intended to help Ramirez gain experience and grow. If he doesn't, then he may not be an Osasuna player next season.

CB - David Garcia (Spain) (65 OVR 23yrs)
Purchased by CD Numancia for $525k

ST - Manuel Onwu (Spain) (67 OVR 29yrs)
Purchased by Deportivo La Coruña for $775k

CM - Mikel Merino (Spain) (64 OVR 21yrs)
Purchased by Deportivo La Coruña for $475k
Texasbum's Deportivo have put their trust in former Osasuna players Onwu and Merino to help them fight for survival in La Liga. Both players have played really well for the Osasuna B-Team in the past and Deportivo will hope to get the same, if not better, football out of them. Manuel Onwu still holds the title of B-Team (CM) Top Scorer so the recently promoted side are looking forward to seeing if he can find his goal scoring form again after only scoring one goal for Osasuna last season.


Preseason Friendlies

INJURY NEWS
Sergi Darder will be out for 5 weeks with a Broken Metatarsal suffered during training. He will miss at least the first match of preseason.

CA Osasuna (B-Team) 2 - 0 SM Caen
OSA: Davila 42' 71'
Osasuna started off their preseason with the B-Team featuring Miguel Flaño at RCB and Sisi at RM in their usual 4-1-4-1. Xavi Quinti also made an appearance for the B-Team at LB, and played very well there. The Spanish left back has spent most of his Osasuna career on loan at other clubs and he is hoping to change that this season. The B-Team played very well, with Martinez, Ramos, and Oier being the defensive trident in midfield controlling possession. Osasuna made a lot of passes, but not so many shots. Their second shot of the match came in the 42nd minute which was also the first goal of the match. After a rejected corner kick, Martinez opened up the play wide with Sisi who used his speed to outrun his marker and cross the ball into the box, where Ulises Davila beat his marker with his positioning and headed the ball into the net!


A great start for the Mexican midfielder who has been an attacking sensation since joining Osasuna from Liga Adelante's Tenerife. In the 65th minute Chavez made all his available substitutions, changing to a 4-2-3-1 formation with Kenan Kodro at ST and Ulises Davila at CAM. The changes also included Marcos Alonso (70 OVR LB) coming on but as a LM instead of his usual left back position. Alonso did very well out wide, partnering up with Quinti and getting the ball into the box with crosses trying to find Kodro's head. In the 71st minute Osasuna extended their lead to 2-0, with Oier anticipating Davila's run into the box with a through ball and then Davila smashing the ball into the net with his left foot.


Everything was going Osasuna's way and it didn't stop. Los Rojillos defended well and held the clean sheet until the end of the match. Ulises Davila was given the Man of The Match award but other players like Miquel, Quinti, Oier, and Martinez also played great matches.

Eint. Frankfurt 0 - 2 CA Osasuna
OSA: Guillermo 45' Palacios 86'
Jose Campaña made his preseason debut with Los Rojillos tonight, and the midfielder did not disappoint with accurate, controlled passing and decent defending. Osasuna started the match on top with Darder and Campaña controlling midfield and opening up the play by getting the ball to the wings, but as the match went on Frankfurt flipped it and became the better side on the field. The Spaniards struggled to hold them off and the Germans became extremely close to scoring the first goal of the match. Right when Frankfurt were at their most dangerous, Osasuna bit back with Isma Lopez receiving the ball on the right wing, cutting in to his left foot and sending a cross into the box finding Guillermo who then powered the ball into the net with a header right before halftime.


The first half ended soon after the goal and it was surprising to see Frankfurt's numbers at the break. Frankfurt had recorded a total of 7 shots on goal, but only one of them was on target. The second half was much more balanced than the first, but again Frankfurt weren't able to produce anything concrete. Frankfurt were really trying to equalize so as to not disappoint their home fans, but four minutes before the end of the second half Palacios signed off the match with a powerful left footed shot into the net.


Isma Lopez had taken a corner kick since Torres was no longer on the field, but his corner was taken poorly and it curved out to the edge of the box instead of the center where most of Osasuna's players were waiting for the cross. As the ball came down, youth graduate Luis Martinez got his head to it with a heading pass towards Palacios, who controlled the ball and then dribbled between two Frankfurt defenders to shoot and score. Lopez's corner kick was initially a poor one, but Martinez was able to rescue it and even make it look like a prefabricated play.

INJURY NEWS
Julian Luque will be out of action for approximately 9 days with a Bruised Shoulder suffered during training.

CA Osasuna 2 - 2 Watford
WAT: Ighalo 45' Battocchio 74'
OSA: Guillermo 48' 88'
A defeat at home is definitely not the way Osasuna would like to end their preseason, but fortunately Guillermo came through and scored a brace to level the match. Youth graduate Eriq Lisch made his debut between the sticks tonight becoming the first ever American to play in Osasuna's jersey, but he is also the only goalkeeper to not secure a clean sheet in the preseason. Other changes to Osasuna's First Team lineup included the new arrival Sergi Gomez in place of Miguel Flaño and Xavier Quinti in place of Sisi. Roberto Torres wore the captains armband today. The young goalkeeper Lisch wasn't too busy during the first half with his team controlling possession and setting the pace against Watford's deep 5-3-2. The English side played counter attacking football and it didn't pay off until the 45th minute in which Ighalo put the ball past Lisch with a shot at mid-height. The first half ended soon after the goal, but only three minutes into the second half Osasuna reacted with their star man Guillermo. The Basque striker received a through ball from Darder inside the box and he then took a strong right footed shot to equalize the match.


The match went on the same as the first half, with Osasuna controlling the match but being unable to break through Watford's tight back line of 5. In the 74th minute Watford took the lead with yet another counter attack, this time with Battocchio disposing of Quinti and Lopez on the left wing, cutting inside the box, and then powering the ball into the net through Lisch's near post. It looked like the match would end with the 2-1 scoreline as Osasuna still couldn't get the ball past Watford's defenders, but just two minutes before completing the 90 Isma Lopez crossed the ball into the box and found Guillermo who beat his marker in the air and then capitalized on Watford's goalkeeper's terrible positioning to equalize the match yet again.


The match ended 2-2 with Osasuna delighted to give their home fans an incredible match even in the preseason.


CA Osasuna Player of The Preseason

ST - Guillermo (Spain) (79 OVR 24yrs) (+1)
There was no doubt Guillermo was Osasuna's most important player in the friendlies, not only scoring 3 of the 6 goals obtained but also being a great team player on the field. His incredible strength and ball control make it extremely difficult for the opposition to get the ball off him and it allows him to get the ball to his teammates in advanced positions. Everything seems to point that this will be his best season yet.


Preseason Headlines


First Trophy Of The Season Up For Grabs
Osasuna made history last season by cleaning the dust and cobwebs off their trophy cabinet and adding their first ever professional trophy to it, the Europa League Cup. The Basques now have the opportunity to add their second trophy to the cabinet, as winning the Europa League has earned them a shot at winning the Copa Europe (UEFA SuperCup) against last season's Champions League winners. It won't be easy though. The team they will have to face will be the current champions of Europe and German giants, FC Bayern Munich. Having two European cups as their first two professional titles would be a great accomplishment, and it would also give them a huge boost going into the league.

Champions League - Not Quite There Yet
Osasuna set new records for them in the league last season by finishing 4th when their previous highest finish had been 5th under Chavez, but also tying the club's best ever league finish (4th in 1990/91 and 2005/06). Finishing in fourth also grants them the opportunity of playing at their first ever Champions League in Osasuna's history, which would be a tremendous achievement. After their 2005/2006 finish, they also had the chance to play amongst Europe's best but were unfortunately eliminated in the qualifying stage by Hamburg so they didn't make it to the group stage. They now have another shot at making it to the Champions League, but they have a qualifying round between them and the group stage. Osasuna will face off against SK Rapid Wien for a place in the Champions League, and although they have played Rapid Wien twice last season in the Europa League, Osasuna will be hoping they don't encounter old ghosts from their qualifying match against Hamburg.

Chicharito Heads Off To Italy
After a successful Confederations Cup with Mexico, Javier Hernandez received a lot of attention from scouts who were interested in preventing him from rotting away at FC Barcelona. The teams that showed the most interest were Arsenal and Juventus, but in the end the Italians were the ones that were able to bag the Mexican striker with a $37,000,000 USD fee. This is good news for the Mexican National Team manager Chavez since Chicharito will surely be in even better form now that he will have more game time opportunities with his new club.


Conclusion
Overall I'm really happy with our performance in the friendlies. I tried having Palacios (RS) with the instruction to drift wide but I noticed that while it allows Guillermo to stay central where he's most dangerous, it blocks Torres and Romeu on the right wing. I'm still working on it though. I might try giving Torres more specific instructions and see if that changes anything. If not, I might just leave Palacios with no instructions so that he doesn't only stay central or only drift wide.

I was disappointed with Eriq Lisch on his debut. Watford only had two real scoring opportunities and they converted on both. In both goals I was left with the feeling that Lisch could have done more to save them. Because of this, I have decided that he will be loan listed. Hopefully when he returns he's ready to compete for a spot in one of the two lineups. In the meantime, I'm still very confident with Riesgo and Rodriguez.

EDIT: So far I'm really happy with the new signing Campaña. Great passing and his attempts on goal have been accurate. Even though defending is his weakness he's been quite good at recovering the ball. So far a great box to box midfielder. I was worried about having two playmaking midfielders as my only defensive Mids on the field, but Darder and Campaña played great in the preseason even though neither of them have high defensive stats. Sergi Gomez only played one match and that was the only match we received a goal (Watford). I was surprised to see him come in at 74 OVR instead of the 72 I was expecting, but I wasn't too happy with his performance against Watford. It seems as if his high attacking workrate is forcing him to be caught out of position when the opposition attacks especially in counters. It may take him some time to adjust to playing next to Albentosa, but Ignasi Miquel has been playing really good in recent times so if Gomez takes too long to adjust Miquel will be granted his chance. After all Miquel has been a loyal player since joining us in my first season.

That's it for our preseason! Our first league match will be against Villarreal followed by the first leg of the qualifying round against Rapid Wien.
Thanks For Reading!

It sucks that Camarasa left but you got a quality replacement in Campaña. He looks a very solid midfielder and I'm glad you're liking him so far. Gomez's high attacking workrate sounds annoying. Maybe you could try using him as a wingback or as a defensive midfielder depending on his stats? Also, that's a very nice budget.

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Birmingham 2-3 Brentford
Davis 17
Betinho 38
Forster-Caskey 45 (PEN)
Smith 51
Thomas 89
Davis opened the scoring for Birmingham, smashing in on the volley from close range after Donaldson headed down to him. Betinho equalised for us, finding the top corner from just inside the box to finally get a goal for us before Button was forced into a save. Novak brought down Dallas in the box and new signing Forster-Caskey converted from the spot. Smith made it 3, calmly beating the defender before stopping the ball dead and smashing it into the top corner. Thomas pulled one back with a goal that proved how crap Button is, firing it straight at him but he let it bounce in off his foot. However, we held on and our reserve side got a deserved lead.

Match 14

Brentford 1-0 Bournemouth
Pritchard 14
Pritchard got the only goal of the game with an excellent free kick, finding the top corner by catching the keeper out as the set piece was in an area better suited to crossing in. Pritchard and Ibe forced some great saves from Camp. Wilson managed to miss 2 sitters for Bournemouth as we held on for the win.

Match 15

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Brentford
Notes lost

Match 16

Brentford 2-0 Watford
Pritchard 11 (PEN)
Pritchard 28 (PEN)
Pritchard opened the scoring from the spot after Angella brought him down as he pranced into the box. Lee made a good save to deny Forestieri's deflected effort before we went up the other end and scored from the spot after Gray was brought down by Layun. Gray fired just wide before half time and then came an incredibly dull second half.

Match 17

Charlton 0-2 Brentford
Gray 39
Gray 66
Henderson made a great save to deny Ibe from the edge of the box before Jackson headed a wonderful opportunity over the bar for Charlton. Gray opened the scoring, flicking the ball through Henderson's legs to find the back of the net after running onto Pritchard's clever outside of the foot pass. Henderson saved a Pritchard penalty not long after half time after the youngster had been bundled over by Ben Haim. Gray made it 2, running onto Pritchard's excellent over the top ball to curl in off the post. Buyens hit the post with a header late on for Charlton to sum up their day.

Match 18

Brentford 0-0 Blackburn
Blackburn goalkeeper Steele was incredible in this game. Steele made his first excellent save to deny Jota from close range. Pritchard hit the post from distance before Steele incredibly got an arm to Gray's rebound to deny him. He made yet another save to deny Gray's curling effort and got down low to stop Pritchard's thunderous strike.

League Table

1. Cardiff 40
2. Fulham 37
3. Brentford 34
4. Wolves 31
5. Norwich 31
6. Leeds 30
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22. Ipswich 13
23. Rotherham 13
24. Blackpool 9

Good month there with a few nice wins. The draws weren't the best but it looks like there's a conspiracy going on between the keepers of the teams whose names begin with the letter 'b'. Pritchard looked good this month. You can still reach the top two, I know it.

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Ha Ho He


April 2017




Hertha BSC 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund
Werner 83'
Hamsik 28', Grosskreutz 45'

Hertha Berlin's losing streak jumped to three after this very disappointing performance. The two games against Bilbao were scheduled to be played two days before and two days after this match which meant that Simon Müller had to field a complete second team against BVB. The game started off pretty evenly but Marek Hamsik's goal was enough to change the game. The ball bounced to Daniel Didavi from a corner and the attacking midfielder decided to fake shot instead of passing the ball. Hamsik had an easy job stealing the ball and then he shot the ball into the top left corner with a wonderful strike. In stoppage time Kevin Grosskreutz doubled the lead after some poor marking. The second half was dull as Dortmund defended their lead and Hertha failed to create any major chances. The Berliners managed to pull one back in the 83rd minute from a counter attack but that was no where near enough.



I made a little mistake with the screenshot so here's an image of their fans.

Quarter Final, 2nd leg
Athletic Bilbao - Hertha BSC

Let's repeat the events of the first leg. Bilbao defended very well and Hertha failed to create almost any chances. Fifteen minutes before the end Iker Muniain scored a game-winning goal to finish a nice passing move. The away goal doesn't have a big impact as Hertha need to score one more than the Basque side to progress anyway. That's everything.

The dragon's lair, also known as San Mames, was almost full. The atmosphere was buzzing and amazing, just like every other time Athletic Club are playing in front of their home fans. Many big teams including Real Madrid and Barcelona have lost to Athletic on this stadium. Hertha's task wasn't going to be easy at all but the Berliners believed in themselves.

And so the game began. Simon Müller set his side to push everyone forward from the first minute as his team looked for the very important goal. The Berliners created chances and had many shots in the first half but Gorka Iraizoz and the post were there to deny them. The German team registered seven shots in the first half and only bad luck was keeping them away from the semi finals. The second half started and Hertha's flow was disturbed. Ten minutes into the second half Bilbao started a counter attack. The ball was played quickly to Markel Susaeta who crossed the ball from the right flank. Aritz Aduriz headed the ball to Iker Muniain in the middle who just tapped the ball past Diego Benaglio to double his team's lead. The Basques then parked the bus and let Hertha come and them. This cost them a goal in the 83rd minute when Hakan Calhanoglu got into the box and shot the ball into the top right corner. The comeback was on! Four minutes later Hertha broke into the box again. Salomon Kalou got the ball, ran at the near post, took a shot... and it hit the post again! The *** **** post saved Bilbao twice from conceding! The remaining few minutes were mainly Bilbao timewasting. It was done. Athletic Bilbao had eliminated Hertha Berlin from the Champions League. Many tears were shread in Berlin.





Mainz 05 0 - 1 Hertha BSC
Kalou 47'

Even though Hertha won this game it can't be said that they played well. The Berliners are suffering from a bad run of form and they finally ended their four games long streak of not winning. Mainz was a tough challenge but luckily Salomon Kalou's pressing was successful as he stole the ball from Mainz's kickoff. He then took the ball around the keeper and put the ball into the net. That's everything that happened.





Semi Final
Hamburger SV 1 - 2 Hertha BSC
Lasogga 90' pen
Werner 47', Platte 78'

Hertha are through to the cup final and they were finally able to beat Hamburger SV. Just like the other games between these two teams this game wasn't that exciting but at least three goals were scored. Hertha's Timo Werner opened the scoreline in the 47th minute when he stole the ball from HSV's player right after kickoff and Felix Platte doubled the lead fifteen minutes before the end with a first time shot from Son's low cross. The traitor Pierre-Michel Lasogga finished his second penalty in two games against Hertha in stoppage time to pull one back but it wasn't enough. Hertha will face Köln, who beat Schalke and Wolfsburg, in the final.





Hertha BSC 5 - 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kalou 16', 43', Draxler 26', Calhanoglu 41', Jatschke OG 67'
T. Hazard 32', Raffael 58' pen

This was the first game in about four weeks in which Hertha actually played like the current Bundesliga champions. It looked like something had happened before the match and everyone looked completely different compared to the last few games. Salomon Kalou scored the first goal of the game only fifteen minutes into it. Julian Draxler cut in from the right flank and passed the ball to Kalou who just tapped it into the net. Ten minutes later Draxler scored one himself from a counter attack. Six minutes later Thorgan Hazard pulled one back by scoring a parried shot but about ten minutes after that Hakan Calhanoglu dribbled past a defender to get into the box before shooting the ball into the top right corner. Just two minutes later Kalou got a brace after stealing the ball from Borussia's Jantschke. Ten minutes into the second half the ex-Hertha player Raffael pulled another one back from the penalty spot but shortly after that Hertha got another goal when Tony Jantschke passed Heung-Min Son's pass into the net.





Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 3 Hertha BSC
Wanderson 39'
Son 26', 45', Kalou 35'

The final game of the month saw Hertha play a good game against Eintracht Frankfurt. Heung-Min Son opened the scoreline in the 26th minute from a counter attack and ten minutes later Salomon Kalou doubled the lead from another counter attack. Only few minutes later Frankfurt's Wanderson pulled one back after some nice passing but about five minutes after that Son got a brace and buried Frankfurt's hopes of getting back into the game. After this win Hertha need two points from their remaining two games to win the title for the second time in a row.


Player of the Month



Diego Benaglio

Surprisingly the best player of the month of April was the starting goalkeeper of the team Diego Benaglio. The 33-year-old has been very good at the back since joining Hertha and he's been worth the price in every way possible. The Swiss keeper makes at least two impressive saves in each game and he's improved Hertha's defence a lot.


Bundesliga Table

1. Hertha BSC, 78 pts
2. Bayern München, 74 pts
3. FC Schalke 04, 56 pts
4. Borussia Dortmund, 52 pts
5. Bayer Leverkusen, 49 pts
6. VfL Wolfsburg, 49 pts
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16. SC Freiburg, 32 pts
17. Fortuna Düsseldorf, 25 pts
18. FC Köln, 20 pts


My Thoughts

I have no idea what was going on in the first four games of the month. Nothing went our way and I wasn't able to create almost any chances. The loss to Bilbao was unexpected and I'm still pissed off about it. Benaglio, Son and Draxler played well and Kalou got a few important goals. I'm still pretty happy about the results, though. We have three games left: league games against Augsburg and Freiburg and the cup final against Köln. We should win all of them and I've decided to change the team if we fail to win the domestic double.



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

[Keano16]

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The New Clough

November 2014

November 1, Macron Stadium
FL Championship: Match 13

Bolton 0-2 Nott'm Forest
Dicko 9' (Pen) Paterson 45'

MotM: Karl Darlow (NFO, 8.6)

It was a very tight game today at the Macron. The penalty was fairly harsh on McNaughton and then Lonergan was unlucky not to save Nouha's (Dicko) effort. That's now his 7th league goal of the season. Paterson, who won the penalty and had a great game, headed in a wonderful corner delivery from Danilo (Cataldi) to send us in at the break 2-0 up. That's what we kept it at and Karl (Darlow) was immense in goal today.


Jay Spearing will be out for 3 weeks with a hyper extended knee.

November 8, City Ground
FL Championship: Match 14

Nott'm Forest 1-1 Derby County
Dicko 40'
Martin 58'

MotM: Nouha Dicko (NFO, 7.8)

Man this was a special game. It was my first East Midlands Derby and boy was it tight. McClaren's lads may have been languishing around 15th and 16th but they showed no signs of that today. Dicko netted his 8th goal stealing the ball off Keogh and sprinting clear on goal. Grant did well to save his first shot but the Malian couldn't miss when it came back to him. Scot Chris Martin equalized after former Chelsea youth Michael Mancienne gave the ball away. We had some chances near the end to snatch the three points but we were unable to take them. Tesche didn't do too badly when he came on after asking for more game time.

November 11, Vicarage Road
FL Championship: Match 15

Watford 2-1 Nott'm Forest
Fabbrini 5' Iriney 65'
Assombalonga 10'

MotM: Iriney (WAT, 8.7)

A lot of the side was rotated due to fatigue as we traveled to Vicarage Road to come up against a gifted Watford side. The lads played fairly well but we switched off twice and were punished. Lascelles was caught out of position for Fabbrini's goal early on and then Lichaj allowed himself to be dispossessed by Iriney for the winner. Assombalonga netted again today with a very tidy on-the-stretch volley.

November 15, City Ground
FL Championship: Match 16

Nott'm Forest 1-1 Leeds United
Paterson 38'
Antenucci 86' (Pen)

MotM: Michail Antonio (NFO, 8.6)

Complete and utter bollocks of a decision by the ref for the penalty. Replays clearly showed that Jamaal (Lascelles) got the ball, not the man first. The game was extremely hard fought and Paterson scored what should have been the only goal of the game tapping in off Cohen's saved shot.

November 22, Cardiff City Stadium
FL Championship: Match 17

Cardiff City 1-2 Nott'm Forest
Assombalonga 13' Paterson 35:
Adeyemi 86'

MotM: Nathaniel Chalobah

We bossed possession as usual against a quite talented Cardiff side. MOTM Chalobah was solid in breaking up play in front of our defence but he also provided the pass for Assombalonga's goal. In from Jamie Paterson made it 2-0 after managing to win the ball in Cardiff's area and dribble past three defenders before slotting home. Adeyemi got a slice of luck late on when his shot came back to him after hitting the post.

November 29, City Ground
FL Championship: Match 18

Nott'm Forest 3-1 Brentford
Assombalonga 16' 57' Wilson 90'
Hogan 45'

MotM: Jack Hunt (NFO, 8.5)

Brentford showed exactly why they are bottom of the league with an obvious lack of quality in the squad. Assombalonga bagged a brace in another fine performance. Both goals had him powering through the defence before showing a finisher's touch. Hogan headed in just before halftime after some really poor marking. Robert Tesche and Kelvin Wilson both had really good games when they stepped in for Cataldi and Lascelles. The German picked up two assists and earned an 8.5 rating. Wilson also earned the same rating and headed in Tesche's corner in the last minute to cap off a fine performance.

Player of the Month



Jamie Paterson

The young English winger excelled this month grabbing there goals from the left side of midfield. He has grown extremely well and we hope that he can continue to do so as he is only 23 years of age.

FL Championship

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Manager Thoughts

It wasn't a bad month at all. We aimed for 12 points and we achieved 11 which is great. That allowed us to climb back into the playoff spaces in 5th. We had good wins against Bolton, Cardiff and Brentford along with a solid draw in the East Midlands derby against Derby. I would have liked to have beaten Leeds but oh well. Watford although they are only 10th are a solid squad and I think that they cane no doubt challenge for the playoffs after Christmas. Derby are also having a surprising struggle, with the talent they have, in 14th. They did however sell Will Hughs to PSG for £5.500.000. Shocking!

December Games
6/12 Sheffield Wednesday (a)
13/12 Bournemouth (h)
20/12 Charlton (a)
23/12 Blackburn (h)
27/12 Reading (a)

Having not lost at home yet we are looking to take the six available points on home turf. We are also going to look for seven points from the three away games with the draw at Reading being acceptable. So in total that's 13/15 points.

Thanks for Reading and I hope you enjoyed it!

[texasbum06]

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Yaaaaaay, you're a married man now! I'm so happy for both of you, congratulations! I wish you all the best and I hope that your marriage is a very, very long and happy one! Just remember that the woman is always right and it's impossible to fight their logic haha.

What about the honeymoon?



Do not ever miss a day here. You're the one who keeps everything in order!

Thanks man! I'll agree with you that the woman is always right, as long as she doesn't talk bad about FIFA!

No honeymoon yet, we had deadlines at work that we had to get back for, but we plan on taking one before the end of the year still. It gives us time to plan it out which is nice.

And I'll try not to leave again, I know how much I am needed here now!

[Regens4Life]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Alright, so basically, I've been thinking, and I want to do something special for this CM. I want to do what would be a rivalry based CM, and it would be done with one other person (at least), but I don't think a lot of people are sitting on this forum without a CM to do. But basically, it'd be a side-by-side career mode, where this other said person and I would have a lot of the same constants in the CM, like the same league. I would also prefer it to be two rival teams, so there can be a healthy rivalry, but if anyone is interested hmu. I'll probably wait to start until someone else would want to join, because I think this could be very good.


EDIT: I hope this makes sense...

[redsox4evur]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Alright I figured I should give an update on my Juventus career...

I am in February.

So in the window I had around 40 million to spend. I ended bringing a couple of pre-contract guys that should contribute next year. Sami Khedira and Winston Reid. And with the money I made a semi stupid choice and splurged and signed Diego Costa for 22 million and Caceres. Caceres wanted out the team due to lack of playing time so he cut down the cost of Costa by 10 million. I'm in the semifinals of the domestic cup against Inter. Atop the table in Serie A by 6 points over AC Milan and Roma. I am 46 points through 20 games played. And I managed to get out my group in the Champions League. Myself and Bayern made it out of the group. I forget seeding though. In the round of 16 Costa will return to Stamford Bridge and face Chelsea. Who are tied for first in the Prem behind ManU on a goal differential of 6.

Also I took up a national team. I received a call from the Spanish Football Federation and they offered me a job and how could I refuse such a job. And we are leading our European Qualifier group by 6 points over Greece. And a 17 goal differential. We haven't dropped a game yet. And have only conceded 1 GOAL. Also Vidal is leading scorer in Serie A with 12 goals and Llorente is behind him with 10. Llorente is leading assister with 6. And Buffon tied for clean sheets with Handanovic at 7 a piece.

[poulka]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

A Roma update.

The mutiny or anarchy has been quelled for a little while. We have taken nine points straight and moved back into a tie for second with Lazio. Juventus is still leading the league. Also I received an offer I could not pass up. To manage my country the USA. I will try to start rebuilding some young talent on the national team.


Then there are five, with five matches left in May it is full rush to try and clinch a Champions Cup position. We will see Genoa, Lazio, AC Milan and Palermo (cannot think of the fifth team we will play). In the offseason I will looking at some transfers to sure up the back in. My CB are very clumsy at best and GK is aging. I will also look for one or two CMs

[redsox4evur]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

A Roma update.

The mutiny or anarchy has been quelled for a little while. We have taken nine points straight and moved back into a tie for second with Lazio. Juventus is still leading the league. Also I received an offer I could not pass up. To manage my country the USA. I will try to start rebuilding some young talent on the national team.


Then there are five, with five matches left in May it is full rush to try and clinch a Champions Cup position. We will see Genoa, Lazio, AC Milan and Palermo (cannot think of the fifth team we will play). In the offseason I will looking at some transfers to sure up the back in. My CB are very clumsy at best and GK is aging. I will also look for one or two CMs

I would go for Barzagli from Juventus as a CB. He is very good and cheap. I am paying him 90K in wages. Also Gary Cahill may be available. Another good CB don't know if he is cheap or not.

[Cruzerr]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Alright, so basically, I've been thinking, and I want to do something special for this CM. I want to do what would be a rivalry based CM, and it would be done with one other person (at least), but I don't think a lot of people are sitting on this forum without a CM to do. But basically, it'd be a side-by-side career mode, where this other said person and I would have a lot of the same constants in the CM, like the same league. I would also prefer it to be two rival teams, so there can be a healthy rivalry, but if anyone is interested hmu. I'll probably wait to start until someone else would want to join, because I think this could be very good.


EDIT: I hope this makes sense...

Rival teams posting at the same time? Sure, this sounds fun. I'd be up for it.

[Cruzerr]

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Burnley Football Club
Season 1
September

Squad

Spoiler

Games



Capital One Cup
Round 1
Burton Albion 1-2 Burnley
14' Heaton
36' Sordell
104' Sordell

MOTM: Marvin Sordell

Number of starting English players: 6

So, gonna be completely honest, I got the scorers again due to the pictures I took, but I was drunk when I played this game, so I don't remember much. My bad, hopefully won't happen again.

Premier League
Matchday 4
Burnley 1-1 Crystal Palace
15' Puncheon
75' Bishop

MOTM: Kieran Trippier

Number of starting English players: 9

So, our first league game didn't really go our way, as Crystal took the lead early, with Puncheon winning the ball in the box and slotting past the keeper. Yet Teddy Bishop scored his first goal for us, as he got the ball from the midfield, ran with it, held his own, and tied the game up. Luckily, we didn't lose too many points.

Premier League
Matchday 5
Sunderland 2-2 Burnley
20' Ings (PEN)
32' Fletcher (Larsson)
49' Fletcher
58' Jutkiewicz

MOTM: Michael Keane

Amount of starting English players: 9

Ings gave us the lead early, as we earned a penalty. O'Shea hit Jutkiewicz straight in the face and he dropped like a log. However, our own defensive mistakes gave Fletcher a easy chance to score, as he went 1-on-1 with the keeper and put it in. Fletcher did score another, as he won the ball from Bishop, got past our defense and shot it straight past Heaton to the top corner. Jutkiewicz was the man with the last laugh though, as he won the ball in the box after a sloppy clearance from a corner. He nutmegged the keeper and saved us another point.

Capital One Cup
Round 2
Manchester City 4-1 Burnley
18' Bony (Milner)
24' Bony (Toure)
32' Modric (Milner)
58' Sordell (Ings)
72' Bony (Modric)

MOTM: Marvin Sordell

Number of starting English players: 5

This is what I call bull. Since it is the COC, I decided to rest the main players and let our youngsters play. Yet City had another idea, as Modric made his debut for the club against us. We got hammere, no chance at all. The first two goals were both headers and Modric scored his own, a beautiful volley outside the box. Sordell did get to score one, as he managed to somehow get to the box and take a shot, which was poorly saved by Caballero. Still, Bony finished with a hat-trick, as another hit the net. We are out of the cup just like that, and I can't even be mad, losing to a team like that.

Premier League
Matchday 6
Burnley 2-3 West Brom
10' Yacob (Sessegnon)
20' Ings (Jutkiewicz)
42' Anichebe (Fletcher)
45' Ings (Jutkiewicz)
84' Ideye (Brunt)

MOTM: Danny Ings

Amount of starting English players: 9

Last game of the month did not start well, as Yacob somehow walked through our defense and put it past Heaton with ease. Yet Ings was on the case, as a good pass by Lukas got him behind the defense, where he shot it off the postand in. Anichebe answered back with a cannon-like shot, right to the top corner. Yet Ings was determined to do the same, as his shot to the bottom corner was also strongly struck first time. Yet West Brom got the last laugh, as from a free-kick right outside our box, Brunt got the ball, passed it to Ideye and he scored. A tough way to end the month and lose 3 points.

League Table



My Thoughts

Right, more of a Burnley style of month, here are a few talking points though.

COC Cheese - I mean, really, playing your first team in the Capital One Cup, cmon City, what are you thinking? I guess Pellegrini really wants that title. Oh well, we are out of that race.

Injuries - We have had an injury in almost every game this month. Few of those are on our starting players.

Matt Taylor, our starting CM, got injured in training before the Burton Albion game, as he suffered a ACL tear and will be out for another 5 months

Henri Lansbury, another one of our starting CMs, got injured in the Burton Albion game, as he tore his calf muscle and he will be out for another 6 weeks.

Mason Bennett managed to sprain his ankle in the Man City game, and he will be out for another 2 weeks.

Teddy Bishop hyper extended his knee in the Sunderland game, however, he has made some good recovery so he will be back in 4 days, missing the first game of the month.

Jason Shackell will also miss the first game of the month, as he bruised his elbow in the West Brom game.

Next Month - Next month starts us off with a game against Leicester City, then we go home to face both West Ham and Everton. I have no idea how these games will play out, but hopefully, we can bounce back from the injuries and perform.

I hope you enjoyed this post, please, if you have any feedback, do let me know!

[poulka]

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I would go for Barzagli from Juventus as a CB. He is very good and cheap. I am paying him 90K in wages. Also Gary Cahill may be available. Another good CB don't know if he is cheap or not.

Thank you greatly redsox4evur, I will definitely look into both of them because we need major work at the back. We are trying to stretch our funds. Much appreciated.