How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

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Tex - Remember that update you promised us three weeks ago?

Season 1 wrap up post for reference

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2048019974

FIFA 16 - Season 2

The Blades

Transfers Out
CB, Chris Basham, England, 69 OVR - £700,000 to Charlton Athletic
LM, Callum McFadzean, Scotland, 63 OVR - Loaned to Shrewsbury Town
ST, Michael Higdon, England, 62 OVR - £160,000 to Shrewsbury Town

Transfers In
CB, Ben Nugent, England, 22 years old, 67 OVR - £700,000 from Crewe Alexandra
CM, Ben Pearson, England, 21 years old, 64 OVR - £600,000 from Manchester United

August 2016

QPR 1 - 1 Sheffield United
QPR - Diakite 59'
SHU - Sharp 78'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Diakite split the defense to find the opener and it looked like that was going to be the difference until Adams drew a penalty and it was put away by Sharp for the equalizer.

Capital One Cup
Sheffield United 2 - 1 Leyton Orient
SHU - Campbell-Ryce 90' (PEN), McNulty 112'
LEY - James 69'
MOTM: Campbell-Ryce

Match Summary: Leyton struck first but it was the Blades that ended up on top. A late penalty is what saved them allowing them to win it in extra time with a great effort from McNulty.

Sheffield United 1 - 0 Wigan Athletic
SHU - Cameron 70'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Cameron scored his first goal for the senior team in his first start with a opportunistic strike off of a takeaway from the last defender.

Burnley 3 - 3 Sheffield United
BUR - Gray 33', Arfield 43', Barnes 49'
SHU - Coutts 9', 23', Woolford 57'
MOTM: Coutts

Match Summary: A high scoring affair had United jump out to an early lead only to squander it away and fall behind. Woolford came through in the end though with an equalizer to save a point.

Sheffield United 2 - 1 Fulham FC
SHU - McNulty 88', Cuvelier 90'
FUL - McCormack 34'
MOTM: McCormack

Match Summary: A stunning free kick put Fulham ahead in the first half, and it took the introduction of McNulty off the bench to get something going for the homeside. He scored one of his own and set up the winner when his shot was deflected into the path of Cuvelier.

Capital One Cup
Sheffield United 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
SHU - Flynn 66', Scougall 76'
BLB - Lozano 45'
MOTM: Scougall

Match Summary: Another frantic second half come back resulted in three points. A lucky deflection scored the equalizer, but a perfectly placed ball resulted in the winner.

Cardiff City 0 - 0 Sheffield United
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Sheffield controlled the possession, but it was Cardiff that saw the majority of the chances. Regardless, neither team was able to break the deadlock and the match finished with an uneventful draw.

Sheffield United 2 - 1 Hull City
SHU - Baxter 17', Harris 42'
HUL - Maloney 90'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Two great strikes from Baxter and Harris were enough to save them from a heart breaker at the end off a defensive mistake. There weren't many chances for the home side, but they were efficient with the ones they did take.

League Table



Youth Academy

U-18
N/A

U-17
Marcus Emptage - CDM, England, 52 OVR, 75-81 POT
Greg Pedroza - LW, England, 47 OVR, 71-77 POT
Ezekiel Clayton - LB, England, 62 OVR, 77-83 POT

U-16
Tom Linley - CM, England, 57 OVR, 74-80 POT
Paul Tollitt - LW, England, 51 OVR, 73-79 POT
Bassala Barcham - GK, England, 58 OVR, 75-81 POT
Brad Douglas - CDM, England, 58 OVR, 71-75 POT
Joe Mbuti - RW, England, 59 OVR, 75-81 POT

U-15:
N/A

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Newport County A.F.C.

'17-'18 October Update

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The Roster

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Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (69 OVR). Joe Green available to be recalled from loan if needed.
Fullbacks: Jerome Binnom-Williams (72 OVR), Moses Odubajo (69 OVR), Nicolai Fernandes (67 OVR), Mehmet Çelik (67 OVR), Magnus Dahle (59 OVR), Atsushi Nagatsuka (54 OVR).
Centre-backs: Juan Komar (69 OVR), Tyler Blackett (68 OVR), Taylor Moore (66 OVR), Andrew Hughes (61 OVR), Kieran Parselle (60 OVR), Jean Ambrose (60 OVR), Tafari Hunt (59 OVR).
Midfielders/Wingers: Rohan Ince (73 OVR), Konsta Salo (71 OVR), Clark Gordon (69 OVR), Bondz Moore (69 OVR), Jack Giles (68 OVR), Ben Potter (65 OVR), Devante Parker (65 OVR), Cristiano Dall'Oglio (62 OVR).
Strikers: Jack McKay (69 OVR), Marcus Thuram (67 OVR), Patrick Miller (62 OVR), Aaron Collins (61 OVR), Kjetil Ringdal Støvland (60 OVR).

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Martinez

Odubajo/Komar/Blackett/Binnom-Williams

Ince

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

Gordon

Thuram ------- McKay
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J. Paint Trophy - Round Two
Dagenham - Newport County (1-3)
McClure 34'
Giles 37' (Odubajo)
Gles 53' (B. Moore)
Ringdal Støvland 77' (Thuram)

The Daggers played The Exiles pretty evenly in the first half but were unable to keep up in their performance in the second half, eventually losing to Newport by a final of 1-3. Jack Giles was the start of the night, scoring twice including on this gorgeous prepped play from a corner kick

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League Match 11
Newport County - Gillingham (0-1)
Dack 78'
Gordon 45' (Hyperextended knee, out 3 weeks)

Bradley Dack scored on a wide open header after receiving the ball off a save by Emiliano Martinez and Joe Day, former Exiles goalkeeper, did not encounter much of an attack from a Newport squad that was only able to shoot twice in this game. To make matters worse, Gordon's injury will test the squad at CAM where Giles will move to in order to avoid forcing Konsta Salo into extended starts (since he has low stamina). Ben Potter will fill in at RM in the meantime.

League Match 12
Notts County - Newport County (0-2)
B. Moore 28' (Binnom-Williams)
Thuram 48' (Binnom Williams)
Thuram 2'
Giles 52'

It was an excellent job by the Exiles of jumping to a lead in the first third of the game then hanging on to that lead and even adding to it after the red card to Giles (who keeps finding ways to miss games). Binnom-Williams played a great game from the left back position, assisting twice and being heavily involved on both ends.

League Match 13
Newport County - Southend United (3-2)
Thuram 14' (McKay)
Timlin 24'
Thuram 64' (pen)
Araba 76'
Thuram 80' (pen)

Marcus Thuram scored his first career hat trick to lead The Exiles to a hard-earned victory over The Shrimpers who have been lurking behind Newport in the standings for a while now. Southend twice evened up the score (once in each half) but the French strike for Newport was surgical from the penalty strike, scoring in both opportunities.

League Match 14
Coventry City - Newport County (2-2)
Odubajo 3' (Binnom-Williams)
Rose 34'
Rose 45'
Giles 68' (Thuram)

Newport County was unable to manage and hold on to a very early lead and ended up scrapping for a draw on their visit to a hungry Coventry City squad. The Exiles got all of their shots on target but were only able to fire off four, while the home squad fired off three times and scored both times they were on target.

Spoiler

Moses Odubajo scored on a screamer near the top of box before a lot of fans had taken a seat.

League Match 15
Newport County - Peterborough (3-1)
Gordon 39' (Ince)
Washington 70'
Thuram 72' (McKay)
Salo 81' (Odubajo)

The visiting team looked poised to steal at least a point at Rodney Parade, playing The Exiles evenly for most of the match but Newport County was able to break through for a couple of scores in the last 20 minutes of the game - responding Peterborough's score almost immediately - to keep the three points at home. It was a deserved win for Marccelino's squad which fired off 11 shots (8 on goal).




Top Scorers
1 - Winnall (Barnsley) - 10
T2 - MacDonald (Oxford United) - 8
T2 - Nahuelpan (Coventry City) - 8
T3 - Thuram (Newport County) - 7

Assists
1 - McKay (Newport County) - 6
2 - Sawyers (Walsall) - 5
T3 - Maynard (MK Dons) - 4
(4 others with 4 also)

Clean Sheets
1 - Martin (MK Dons) - 8
T2 - Day (Gillingham) - 5
T2 - Piedrahita (Luton Town) - 5
...
T4 - Martinez (Newport County) - 3

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Review: Other than the goose egg against Gillingham it was a very good month. We moved on in the JPT which I want to win to confirm we're the best club in the League 1/League 2 and we also continue to breathe down MK Dons' neck going into a month in which we'll finally face off against them. In the meantime we also gained some breathing room between us and Southend who went from undefeated to losing three games this month, one of those defeats coming against us which was huge for us. That particular game also seems to have confirmed that Thuram has successfully replaced Manuel Arteaga which makes me think twice about acquiring a striker in the winter versus letting Thuram/McKay continue to develop while we continue to get results. I'm a bit more concerned about a defense on pace to give up 55 goals in league play when we only gave up 41 last season. Yes, we're playing on a higher tier but it's still a concern especially when you consider we're also on pace to score about 20 goals less than last season. When typing the last sentence I reconsider the importance of bringing in a striker in the transfer window. I'm torn. Never mind that this is all likely hanging on whether we get some kind of offer for someone first because otherwise I don't expect the board to help us a whole lot.

There's not much to report on our academy other than to give you updates on our youth players, although if you actually read these you may note a significant change in one of our prospects:

- Gregorio Miranda (LB,60 OVR, 81-87): The now 17-year old from Argentina is actually right-footed and may project as an option at RB. Pace-wise he's currently similar to Fernandes in that he's close to average although he has better acceleration (and obviously isn't as advanced in his overall development).
- Hikaru Ichigawa (CDM, 62 OVR, 79-85): Our top prospect from Japan currently stands at 5'5" and 150lbs and he's one of our top prospects in the academy. He possesses good physical skills and has been using those to improve his game as a defender. The club seems to be in no hurry to promote him as his skill set seems similar to Dall'Oglio's.
- David Fox (RM, 61 OVR, 78-84): 16-year old from Scotland has very good agility and our scouts are very pleased by his progress in the academy last season which may lead to promotion at some point this season.
- Yoshi Ishinomori (CM, 45 OVR, 75-89): The 17-year old from Japan is a commanding physical presence standing at 6'5" and 189lbs and the club will try to develop his skill set to quickly match his physical abilities.
- Hayato Matsuki (GK, 60 OVR,75-81): This Japanese prospect was the first goalkeeper to join the academy and after recently turning 17 he now stands 6'7" and 196lbs, making him a very special prospect for the club. His potential may not be as high as we initially thought but he has been working hard in the academy, impressing coaches and improving his skillset (AND his potential is higher than any other GK in the game with his measurements).
- Bondz Laslie (CB, 53 OVR, 74-82): 18-year old from England who seems like a carbon copy of Tafari Hunt who was recently promoted, and we hope he'll develop his game as quickly.
- Daniel Seager (CM, 54 OVR, 76-82): After recently turning 17 this Englishman decided to focus on using his 6-feet, 176-pound frame towards being a defensive midfielder to maximize some of his best attributes such as strength and aggression.
- Satoshi Kagome (CDM, 46 OVR, 75-83): 17-year old from Japan who is physically strong. Coaches will look to develop him into more than just a defensive stopper.
- Eiichi Suzuki (GK, 57 OVR, 76-82): The 16-year old from Japan represents the second keeper signed by the club and will battle with his countryman in the academy.
- Juan Pablo (LW, 57 OVR, 72-78): The final evaluation for this Argentinian prospect is that the 17-year old's potential isn't as high as initially thought. Still, he possesses very good quickness and swiftness and his outstanding skills in short spaces could be a weapon of value for us.
* Recent addition.

One last bit of news in this update ...

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Giovanni Marccelino accepts to become Finland's head coach

As October came to an end the Football Association of Finland was able to reach an agreement with the current Newport County coach to also take over as their new HC. The Italian coach is a great hire for a Finland association that was able to qualify for the upcoming World Cup but had not had a good relationship with their now former coach, Hans Backe. It marks a marriage between an up-and-coming international team and an up-and-coming coach, the first Italian to coach Finland. Marccelino will undoubtedly bring in Konsta Salo to form part of the squad for the World Cup, the question will be whether he'll continue to use him as a sub or give him a run as a starter.

WC Qualifying Standings

^^^ Previous update

Newport County A.F.C.

'17-'18 November Update

The Roster

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Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (69 OVR). Joe Green available to be recalled from loan if needed.
Fullbacks: Jerome Binnom-Williams (72 OVR), Moses Odubajo (70 OVR), Nicolai Fernandes (68 OVR), Mehmet Çelik (67 OVR), Magnus Dahle (59 OVR), Atsushi Nagatsuka (54 OVR).
Centre-backs: Juan Komar (70 OVR), Tyler Blackett (69 OVR), Taylor Moore (66 OVR), Andrew Hughes (61 OVR), Kieran Parselle (60 OVR), Jean Ambrose (60 OVR), Tafari Hunt (59 OVR).
Midfielders/Wingers: Rohan Ince (73 OVR), Konsta Salo (72 OVR), Clark Gordon (70 OVR), Bondz Moore (69 OVR), Jack Giles (69 OVR), Ben Potter (66 OVR), Devante Parker (66 OVR), Cristiano Dall'Oglio (63 OVR), Hikaru Ichigawa (62 OVR).
Strikers: Jack McKay (70 OVR), Marcus Thuram (67 OVR), Patrick Miller (64 OVR), Kjetil Ringdal Støvland (61 OVR), Aaron Collins (61 OVR).

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Martinez

Odubajo/Komar/Blackett/Binnom-Williams

Ince

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

Gordon

Thuram ------- McKay
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J. Paint Trophy - Area Quarter Final
Doncaster - Newport County (0-2)
Gordon 8'
Thuram 90+' (Odubajo)
Gordon 45+' (Sprained ankle, out 3 weeks)

Marcus Thuram continued to be a pain for opposing defenses, having a hand in both goals as The Exiles continue to move in the JPT. Gordon's score early in the game came as a result of a Thuram shot that was saved, the ball deflecting towards a wide open Gordon. Unfortunately for the academy product from Scotland he once again starts the month with an injury that will keep him out about 3 weeks.

League Match 16
Portsmouth - Newport County (0-0)

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Gotta complain about the game here. On the calendar this game was the day after a friendly with Finland and for some reason after said friendly was over the calendar sat on game day but only with the option to advance without showing the game happening. Some sort of glitch obviously. I guess I'm just happy I didn't get an L.

League Match 17
Newport County - Bury (4-2)
Miller 8'
Giles 38' (Potter)
Mayor 52'
McKay 69' (Thuram)
B. Moore 84' (Potter)
McKay 90+' (B. Moore)

Bury gave The Exiles a run for their money but in the end Newport was able to equalize the game twice then run away with a two-goal lead thanks to big games from Jack McKay, Ben Potter, and Bondz Moore.

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Jack McKay celebrates his goal in stoppage time of the 2nd half.

League Match 18
Rotherham Utd - Newport County (1-0)
Newell 62'
Dall'Oglio 26'
Parker 70'

The Exiles' B-squad created a few scoring opportunities but couldn't outplay a Rotherham squad that earned their goal to pull out this victory. Furthermore, Dall'Oglio's third yellow card in league play meant he'd have to miss the next game.

League Match 19
Newport County - Walsall (2-1)
Fantom 9'
Ichigawa 44' (Salo)
Potter 86' (Giles)

Marccelino chose to play his B-squad in back-to-back games and with Dall'Oglio's absence the club decided to promote Hikaru Ichigawa from the academy, a move that paid off as the CDM scored an equalizer as the half neared its end. Both teams pushed each other in the second half looking for the victory and it would be The Exiles who would find the game winner as Potter handled backup duties at CAM.

Spoiler

Salo feeds Ichigawa who would go on to score his first career goal in his first career game as a pro.

League Match 20
MK Dons - Newport County (3-1)
Jennings 32'
Randall 78'
Giles 89'
Randall 90+'

A much-awaited match-up between the top two teams in the league went to the Dons, who were hosting The Exiles. Newport came into this game as the highest scoring team in the league but the hosts countered with the best defense in the league and they, at least for this night, proved their defense was better than Newport's offense.




Top Scorers
1 - Winnall (Barnsley) - 13
T2 - MacDonald (Oxford United) - 10
T2 - Driussi (Sheffield Utd) - 10
T5 - Thuram (Newport County) - 7

Assists
T1 - McKay (Newport County) - 6
T1 - Sawyers (Walsall) - 6
T2 - Carruthers (MK Dons) - 5
T2 - Thomas (Coventry City) - 5

Clean Sheets
1 - Martin (MK Dons) - 8
2 - Day (Gillingham) - 7
T3 - Piedrahita (Luton Town) - 5
...
T4 - Martinez (Newport County) - 4

Review: As you might be able to conclude from looking at the standings we had gone into that last game of the month with a 3-point lead for 1st place but unfortunately we were unable to get the job done against a good MK Dons squad. In retrospect maybe the simmed draw at Portsmouth hurts a bit since that looked like a winnable game. But still, it seems like every month we cut into the Dons' lead so have to be happy about that with still more than half a season left. It was a special moment to promote Ichigawa out of necessity then get him scoring on his very first game (which out of necessity was also a start). His overall and Dall'Oglio's are pretty much the same but the Italian's game is slightly more well-rounded so he'll continue to be ahead of the Japanese in the pecking order for now. Other than that, obviously happy about continuing to move in the JPT and a bit worried about Gordon suffering injuries in back-to-back months though not quite ready to put him in Giles' territory just yet.

In academy news, there's still no news as we keep our scouts on hold so we'll just update you on the guys in the youth squad:

- Gregorio Miranda (LB,61 OVR, 81-87): The now 17-year old from Argentina is actually right-footed and may project as an option at RB. Pace-wise he's currently similar to Fernandes in that he's close to average although he has better acceleration (and obviously isn't as advanced in his overall development).
- David Fox (RM, 61 OVR, 78-84): 16-year old from Scotland has very good agility and our scouts are very pleased by his progress in the academy last season which may lead to promotion at some point this season.
- Satoshi Kagome (CDM, 47 OVR, 78-84): 17-year old from Japan who is physically strong. Coaches will look to develop him into more than just a defensive stopper.
- Hayato Matsuki (GK, 61 OVR,75-81): This Japanese prospect was the first goalkeeper to join the academy and after recently turning 17 he now stands 6'7" and 196lbs, making him a very special prospect for the club. His potential may not be as high as we initially thought but he has been working hard in the academy, impressing coaches and improving his skillset (AND his potential is higher than any other GK in the game with his measurements).
- Bondz Laslie (CB, 55 OVR, 77-83): 18-year old from England who seems like a carbon copy of Tafari Hunt who was recently promoted, and we hope he'll develop his game as quickly.
- Daniel Seager (CM, 54 OVR, 76-82): After recently turning 17 this Englishman decided to focus on using his 6-feet, 176-pound frame towards being a defensive midfielder to maximize some of his best attributes such as strength and aggression.
- Yoshi Ishinomori (CM, 46 OVR, 75-83): The 17-year old from Japan is a commanding physical presence standing at 6'5" and 189lbs and the club will try to develop his skill set to quickly match his physical abilities.
- Eiichi Suzuki (GK, 57 OVR, 76-82): The 16-year old from Japan represents the second keeper signed by the club and will battle with his countryman in the academy.
- Juan Pablo (LW, 58 OVR, 72-78): The final evaluation for this Argentinian prospect is that the 17-year old's potential isn't as high as initially thought. Still, he possesses very good quickness and swiftness and his outstanding skills in short spaces could be a weapon of value for us.
* Recent addition.

Having recently taken over for a Finland national team that has qualified for the 2018 World Cup, the few friendly games the team will have before the big dance will be important for Marccelino to get a good grip on this squad.

International Friendly
Finland - Norway (3-0)
Ring 30' (Hurme)
Ring 45+' (Pukki)
Pohjanpalo 48' (Ring)

Finland was rusty adjusting the 4-1-2-1-2 and for the first 29 minutes of the game Norway had a sizable advantage in possession but they themselves weren't being too sharp on offense. A couple of counter-attacks by Finland gave them a 2-0 lead at the half and they managed it from there.

International Friendly
Bulgaria - Finland (0-0)

Neither team was able to create many opportunities though Marccelino can walk away from this game proud of holding the opponent to just one shot that wasn't even on target.



That's all for this update!

[Cruzerr]

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FIFA 16
Everton Career Mode
Ok seriously, Cruzerr, this has to be the last one, right?
Season 1

Squad

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Goalkeepers

Loris Karius - 81 OVR - AGE 23 - Germany
Joel Robles - 75 OVR - AGE 26 - Spain
Jindrich Stanek - 65 OVR - AGE 20 - Czech Republic

Defenders

Seamus Coleman - 81 OVR - AGE 27 - Republic of Ireland
Mason Holgate - 65 OVR- AGE 19 - England (On loan at Wolves)
Jonjoe Kenny - 60 OVR - AGE 19 - England (On loan at Plymouth Argyle)
Tyias Browning - 69 OVR - AGE 22 - England
Tony Hibbert - 70 OVR - AGE 35 - England
John Stones - 79 OVR - AGE 22 - England
Phil Jagielka - 80 OVR - AGE 33 - England
Ramiro Funes Mori - 75 OVR - AGE 25 - Argentina
Matthew Pennington - 66 OVR - AGE 21 - England (On loan at Middlesbrough)
Leighton Baines - 84 OVR - AGE 31 - England
Brendan Galloway - 70 OVR - AGE 20 - England
Luke Garbutt - 72 OVR - AGE 23 - England
Antonio Rüdiger - 77 OVR - AGE 23 - Germany

Midfielders

James McCarthy - 81 OVR - AGE 25 - Republic of Ireland
Muhamed Besic - 76 OVR - AGE 23 - Bosnia & Herzegovina
Conor Grant - 64 OVR - AGE 21 - England
Gerard Deulofeu - 81 OVR - AGE 22 - Spain
Aaron Lennon - 76 OVR - AGE 29 - England
Aiden McGeady - 77 OVR - AGE 30 - Republic of Ireland
Darron Gibson - 77 OVR - AGE 28 - Republic of Ireland
Liam Walsh - 65 OVR - AGE 18 - England
Harry Charsley - 61 OVR - AGE 19 - Republic of Ireland
Ryan Ledson - 68 OVR - AGE 18 - England
Tom Cleverley - 77 OVR - AGE 26 - England
Kevin Mirallas - 81 OVR - AGE 28 - Belgium
Conor McAleny - 65 OVR - AGE 23 - England
Ross Barkley - 81 OVR - AGE 22 - England
Kieran Dowell - 67 OVR - AGE 19 - England (On loan at Charlton Athletic)
Shani Tarashaj - 72 OVR - AGE 21 - Switzerland
Ravel Morrison - 78 OVR - AGE 23 - England

Attackers

Romelu Lukaku - 82 OVR - AGE 23 - Belgium
Arouna Kone - 76 OVR - AGE 32 - Ivory Coast
Leandro Rodriguez - 67 OVR - AGE 23 - Uruguay
Courtney Duffus - 59 OVR - AGE 20 - England
Oumar Niasse - 79 OVR - AGE 26 - Senegal
David Henen - 64 OVR - AGE 20 - Belgium

The scenes of beating City with a last minute goal.

Chapter 3 -October and November

While the push for the top section was heating up, the Toffees were ready to kick off another two months of tough football. Coach Cruzerr hoped that everything would click, as big games were ahead.

Premier League
Matchday 8
Everton 0-0 Southampton

Premier League
Matchday 9
Tottenham Hotspurs 1-2 Everton
20' Lukaku (PEN)
59' Barkley
88' Kane (PEN)

Premier League
Matchday 10
Everton 3-0 Crystal Palace
56' Deulofeu (McCarthy)
77' Mirallas (Barkley)
84' Lukaku (Besic)

Capital One Cup
Round 4
Ipswich Town 0-4 Everton
43' Smith (RED)
45' Morrison (PEN)
74' Niasse (McAleny)
90' Niasse (PEN)
90' Morrison

Premier League
Matchday 11
Manchester City 1-2 Everton
5' Agüero
39' Deulofeu (Coleman)
90' Lukaku (Mirallas)

Premier League
Matchday 12
Everton 3-0 Newcastle United
23' Barkley (McCarthy)
56' Lukaku (PEN)
78' Lukaku (Deulofeu)

Premier League
Matchday 13
Sheffield United 0-2 Everton
7' Deulofeu (Morrison)
89' Lennon (Stones)

Premier League
Matchday 14
Everton 1-0 Swansea City
76' Coleman (Lukaku)

Snaps of Blue


Deulofeu found some good form as he found the net again against Sheffield


Mirallas came back and scored instantly!


Lukaku and his penalty, with roaring Toffees


Besic has been hitting the gym.


Ravel scoring his first goal for us!


Another player back and winning the game for us was Barkley

My thoughts

Keeping it short - Won't go into many details, but, first off:

The league is tight! - You shall get a league update after next months post along with my own transfer ideas (if any?), but all I can say, is that the whole top section is a point difference. (And we are in it!)

Opposite from last post - I asked for guys to score, bam, they did. Lukaku is still on a roll, but I like the fact that other players actually have stepped up.

Next month - Only December will come now, however, it will feature the biggest game of them all: Merseyside derby!

Take care!

[TheYanks]

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Season 2
January 2017

Season Objectives:
The Domestic Cup objective is to reach the Semifinal.
The League objective qualify for the Champions Cup.
The European Cup objective is to reach the Final. - Failed


Transfers In:



Christian Eriksen

Overall: 85
Position: CAM
Age: 24
Value: $64,000,000
Price: $50,000,000
Wage: $200,000 / week

Our one and only signing of the January transfer window is quite a big one. I think Eriksen will help us score more goals with his creativity and versatility. I also would like to point out that I got a pretty good deal on the Danish playmaker.

Transfers Out:

Moussa Sissoko - POS: RM - OVR: 79 - AGE: 27 - Price: $15,000,000 to Celto Vigo

Florian Thauvin - POS: RM - OVR: 76 - AGE: 23 - Price: $12,000,000 to Spurs





BPL Match
Newcastle 4 - 1 Watford
Correa 32’ 62’ 78’
Berghuis 65’
Niang 90’

MOTM Correa

The start of the end of the scoring problems?!? I certainly hope so! Correa opened the scoring thirty-two minutes into the game when he cut in a powered it between the front post and goalkeeper. Thirty minutes after he scored a similar goal but finished back post. Just after kick off Watford worked the ball around until they found Berghuis about twenty five yards out and he hit a screamer. Correa completed his hattrick twelve minutes before full time when Townsend squared it across the face of goal to give the Argentine an easy tap in. Niang came off the bench and scored in stoppage time when Shelvey released him into space behind the defence and he chipped it over the sliding keeper.

FA Cup
Watford 1 - 1 Newcastle
Cabella 35’
Deeney 66’

MOTM Sanches

We played a weaker side in this game because we have a match against Arsenal in three days time that we are hoping for a good result. Ten minutes before half time Cabella played a one two with Niang and slotted it past Gomes. Half an hour later though Troy Deeney out jumped Krul and headed into an open net to insure we would have a replay.

BPL Match
Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle
Wijnaldum 43’ (PEN)

MOTM Moreno

A big win for us at the Emirates. Neither keeper had much to do in this game because both defences were very solid the entire game. It took us to get a penalty given in our favor, one that I’m not sure should have been given.

BPL Match
Newcastle 2 - 1 Leicester City
Niang 56’
Perez 83’
Kramaric 86’

MOTM Perez

Not a very convincing win given both teams position in the table. Both Niang and Perez scored from taking the ball off Leicester’s last defender finishing their 1v1 with Schmeichel. The visitors got one back late on though when Kramaric finished his chance off the post.

FA Cup
Newcastle 1 - 0 Watford
Correa 105’

MOTM Krul

Watford were unlucky in this game and really don’t deserve to go out. In what turned out to be Sissoko’s last game with us he got the assist when he drilled in a cross on the ground for Correra.

BPL Match
Everton 2 - 3 Newcastle
Niang 27’ 59’ 67’
Besic 71’
Deulofeu 90’

MOTM Niang

Niang had an excellent game but his first goal was easily the best. In a Messi like way he dribbled his way between four defenders with close touches before passing it into the bottom corner. He would go on to score two more in the second half to insure the win. Everton did score though, their first from Besic was a banger from the top of the box, a brilliant hit really.

FA Cup
Crystal Palace 3 - 2 Newcastle
Correa 8’
Townsend 25’
Adebayor 39’
Wickham 48’
Ward 90’

MOTM Shelvey

After thirty minutes we had two goals and I was confident we would advance in the cup but Alan Pardew and his men had a different idea. Wickham scored an outrageous from thirty yards, he didn’t even look at the goal he had his back to goal and then just kind of swung at the ball and it somehow went in. Townsend sprained his ankle and will be out for three weeks.

BPL Match
Newcastle 2 - 0 West Ham
Shelvey 70’
Correa 90’

MOTM Brooks

West Ham is doing surprisingly bad this season so I was quite surprised it took us so long to score. We finally broke the deadlock in the 70’ when we got a free kick on the side of the box and it was crossed into Shelvey you ran near post and headed in past the keeper. Correa sealed the deal in the last minute when Brooks, who got his first MOTM award for us on his birthday today, played him through 1v1.

Starting Lineup as of the end of January:


Table:



My Thoughts:
To be out of the FA Cup is disappointing, but still 6 points ahead of fourth place Chelsea and just behind second place Arsenal on goal differential. I think signing Eriksen will be good for our goalscoring problems, he is now our best player and I certainly hope he can show that. Let me know what you think about my transfer window! Do you think I made the right decisions?

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Cruzer - nice 7-game winning streak after that goalless draw against Southampton. You didn't give me a table but did give me the spoiler about being among a group of teams fighting for the lead so that sufficed for now. Lukaku is definitely in great form, I believe that was a 4-game scoring streak he had in league play.

Tex - thanks for the update but unlike Simp I wasn't necessarily looking forward to it if you seem to be disconnected from it. You're a better version than Chico at the moment in that you seem to be around more often than him but I'm sure there's a reason why you're not posting regularly. Hope all it's good and when you're ready to roll, be it with Sheffield or a new CM, I look forward to following.

10 - I would love to watch how that 3-4-2-1 plays for you with that roster you have. Nice acquisitions of Tielemans and Zivkovic to strengthen your lineup but if Vacca was already your starter then why purchase Zivkovic?

Ducks - welcome, my first comment on your CM. I digged the setup for your video letting the game narration be most of the audio. Must have been nice to come back from that 2-0 deficit and I thought Kane's first goal was exquisite given the angle he had to work with while his game-winner was a bit lucky but I'm sure you're not complaining. Digging the short recap too, I can buy Lamela being "home sick" and both the possibility of Bale or Berahino joining the club are realistic IMO.

Moose - I support your mentality to play a 4-2-3-1 because I can see that's what you're comfortable with, you seem to feel safe having a 6/4 split between defenders and attackers with both your CDM's obviously being box-to-box guys and with that in mind I can also see why Antonio is key for you since he's good on both ends of the pitch. All that being said, I'll probably remain a critic of the way you're utilizing your players unless I see some changes in the upcoming transfer window. You can sell Dybala all you want at CAM but after seeing him be the league's leading scorer at ST it's hard for me to buy. You also obviously noticed Payet isn't being utilized best out in the wings. Before Lacazette's acquisition Payet was thriving in that CAM role from what I could see. I can't hate on acquiring the French striker who arguably might have scored more than Dybala in the first half of the season but in my eyes you're misusing Dybala at CAM and WASTING a class CAM like Payet on the bench. The most reasonable thing I can see happening is you selling Dybala to get an elite winger to go along with Tello, a rich man's version of Antonio if you will, since I can sense a 4-1-2-1-2 isn't your cup of team which is really the only formation in which you can properly use Payet/Lacazette/Dybala. I don't see you going with the 4-4-2 classic which is the other option you listed and even if you did chose that then it'd make sense to sell Payet in order to get that elite winger (with Carrillo/Antonio being excellent bench options). I'm also for the idea of getting an elite CDM and I think you can move on from Kouyate in order to achieve that.

Keano - you're making it look too easy in League 2. Stop it. Who is this Morgan scoring so much?

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finally, since Thuram was asked about so much recently, I decided to show his current ratings



I know it doesn't look like much but some of those physical traits to go with that dribbling and heading accuracy making him fun to play with in League 1

[10cabee]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

10 - I would love to watch how that 3-4-2-1 plays for you with that roster you have. Nice acquisitions of Tielemans and Zivkovic to strengthen your lineup but if Vacca was already your starter then why purchase Zivkovic?

I really wish I could make a video series! I was looking at getting a capture card for my Xbox 360 but thought against it due to how much I would have to spend and the question marks over me possibly purchasing next-gen soon. I'd loved to have shown you guys but I don't think there's a cost-effective way of doing that and I doubt you'd want to see an old fifa game with last-gen graphics anyway.

Without Zivkovic, my second and third choice striker positions would fall to Koppers and Inniss (yep, Inniss! Or maybe Appiah :P ) and both Koppers and Vacca struggle for aerial prowess despite Vacca being 6'4" :P and playing Inniss up front for more than a couple of games is probably just asking for trouble. I'm hoping Zivkovic will be a threat no matter which part of his body he uses with his decent strength, pace and jumping but that still doesn't mean he'll be waltzing into my team.

I know it might sound tentative but I know what i'm getting with the Vacca at the moment and i want to see whether he'll start banging in the goals or not. I think it's best for consistency if Zivkovic is eased into the team as my last two strikers (Morata and Mitrovic) just waltzed into the first team and we then had to rely upon Ronaldo and Compton getting the majority of our goals.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Keano - you're making it look too easy in League 2. Stop it. Who is this Morgan scoring so much?

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finally, since Thuram was asked about so much recently, I decided to show his current ratings



I know it doesn't look like much but some of those physical traits to go with that dribbling and heading accuracy making him fun to play with in League 1

Some people just have talent. It's Adam Morgan IIRC. He's with Accrington on the default squads and has proven to be decent so far. Good physicals and alright finishing.

Nice physicals on THuram! If only his stamina was a little bit higher. That dribbling and heading accuracy though. Gorgeous.

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Some people just have talent. It's Adam Morgan IIRC. He's with Accrington on the default squads and has proven to be decent so far. Good physicals and alright finishing.

Nice physicals on THuram! If only his stamina was a little bit higher. That dribbling and heading accuracy though. Gorgeous.

yeah I'm working on improving his stamina but since I work with 2 strikers he doesn't have to run all over the front and is able to put in full games

[texasbum06]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Tex - thanks for the update but unlike Simp I wasn't necessarily looking forward to it if you seem to be disconnected from it. You're a better version than Chico at the moment in that you seem to be around more often than him but I'm sure there's a reason why you're not posting regularly. Hope all it's good and when you're ready to roll, be it with Sheffield or a new CM, I look forward to following.

No worries it was one I had laying around from before I had stopped playing, which is why I had told Simp a few weeks back that I had something I could post but probably wouldn't have anything for a while after that. That career is just where the last update left off so it was a good idea to go ahead and get that out so whenever I do end up coming back to it I can pick up there.


Been wanting to play lately but have been a bit preoccupied so I haven't been able to. Things are going well for me though! Just celebrated 1 year wedding anniversary with my wife last week!

[southernmetalhead]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Ok, I'm switching to Legendary. Mallorca dominance is no longer fun. 91 GF, 7 GA.

Options for a new career:

http://www.strawpoll.me/10188406

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Ok, I'm switching to Legendary. Mallorca dominance is no longer fun. 91 GF, 7 GA.

Options for a new career:

http://www.strawpoll.me/10188406

I've tried to become a WBA fan since Rondon was signed but can't nobody become a fan of a Pulis team, that's absurd. Would be fun to see that team actually reach his potential (please play Gamboa/Poco at FB). Malaga would also be fun because they have like 3 Venezuelans depending on which roster you use.

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Looking for feedback on the layout of my updates. What do you like/dislike? Any suggestions?

[Cruzerr]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FIFA 16
Everton Career Mode
Ok seriously, Cruzerr, this has to be the last one, right?
Season 1

Squad

Spoiler

Goalkeepers

Loris Karius - 81 OVR - AGE 23 - Germany
Joel Robles - 75 OVR - AGE 26 - Spain
Jindrich Stanek - 65 OVR - AGE 20 - Czech Republic

Defenders

Seamus Coleman - 81 OVR - AGE 27 - Republic of Ireland
Mason Holgate - 65 OVR- AGE 19 - England (On loan at Wolves)
Jonjoe Kenny - 60 OVR - AGE 19 - England (On loan at Plymouth Argyle)
Tyias Browning - 69 OVR - AGE 22 - England
Tony Hibbert - 70 OVR - AGE 35 - England
John Stones - 79 OVR - AGE 22 - England
Phil Jagielka - 80 OVR - AGE 33 - England
Ramiro Funes Mori - 75 OVR - AGE 25 - Argentina
Matthew Pennington - 66 OVR - AGE 21 - England (On loan at Middlesbrough)
Leighton Baines - 84 OVR - AGE 31 - England
Brendan Galloway - 70 OVR - AGE 20 - England
Luke Garbutt - 72 OVR - AGE 23 - England
Antonio Rüdiger - 77 OVR - AGE 23 - Germany

Midfielders

James McCarthy - 81 OVR - AGE 25 - Republic of Ireland
Muhamed Besic - 76 OVR - AGE 23 - Bosnia & Herzegovina
Conor Grant - 64 OVR - AGE 21 - England
Gerard Deulofeu - 81 OVR - AGE 22 - Spain
Aaron Lennon - 76 OVR - AGE 29 - England
Aiden McGeady - 77 OVR - AGE 30 - Republic of Ireland
Darron Gibson - 77 OVR - AGE 28 - Republic of Ireland
Liam Walsh - 65 OVR - AGE 18 - England
Harry Charsley - 61 OVR - AGE 19 - Republic of Ireland
Ryan Ledson - 68 OVR - AGE 18 - England
Tom Cleverley - 77 OVR - AGE 26 - England
Kevin Mirallas - 81 OVR - AGE 28 - Belgium
Conor McAleny - 65 OVR - AGE 23 - England
Ross Barkley - 81 OVR - AGE 22 - England
Kieran Dowell - 67 OVR - AGE 19 - England (On loan at Charlton Athletic)
Shani Tarashaj - 72 OVR - AGE 21 - Switzerland
Ravel Morrison - 78 OVR - AGE 23 - England

Attackers

Romelu Lukaku - 82 OVR - AGE 23 - Belgium
Arouna Kone - 76 OVR - AGE 32 - Ivory Coast
Leandro Rodriguez - 67 OVR - AGE 23 - Uruguay
Courtney Duffus - 59 OVR - AGE 20 - England
Oumar Niasse - 79 OVR - AGE 26 - Senegal
David Henen - 64 OVR - AGE 20 - Belgium

Barkleys' penalty sent us to the COC Semi Finals!

Chapter 3 - December

Middle point of the season. Before the boys in blue could get their Christmas presents, they needed to see the year off well. However, like they knew firsthand - nothing comes easy in this league.

Premier League
Matchday 15
Leicester City 1-1 Everton
13' Coleman (OG)
28' Lukaku (Deulofeu)

Premier League
Matchday 16
Everton 1-1 Liverpool
12' Coutinho (Clyne)
21' Lukaku (PEN)

Capital One Cup
Quarter Finals
Chelsea 0-0 Everton
Everton won 4-3 on penalties.

Premier League
Matchday 17
Sunderland 1-1 Everton
50' Carroll
62' Lukaku (PEN)

Premier League
Matchday 18
Everton 0-1 Aston Villa
67' Ayew (Veretout)

Premier League
Matchday 19
Burnley 0-1 Everton
10' Niasse (Ledson)

Premier League
Matchday 20
Southampton 1-0 Everton
68' Ramirez

Snaps of Blue


He keeps on scoring, this time from a corner.


A rare mistake from Karius.


Niasse beating Burnley on his own.


One mans disappointment is another mans pleasure.


Moreno getting carded after giving away a penalty.


Carroll beating the whole defense.

My thoughts

First off - Sorry for the black edges on pictures! For some reason they stayed there and I only noticed them after uploading, will crop them out next time!

What a month - Such a difficult month, my god. We really stuggled in most games, it just did not click at all. Not even the "Lukaku, bail us" tactic work, nothing. I am glad we snuck the win against Chelsea, it could be a real chance for silverware, but other then that, work needs to be done.

The Derby - The derby was actually intense, my god. We had plenty of chances, but Mignolet was on his game, wow. Even saved a last minute chance from Lukaku, which I swear was going to the top corner.

Backbreaker - We literally played last 3 games in 5 days, my word. The whole month was tough, but that was just insane. A lot of players got minutes, which is why Ledson even gave an assist (he will be a beast!)

Next month - Next month will feature a crucial game against Man City, and the COC Semis against Arsenal!

What about the league post you promised, Cruzerr? - Well, Rabbit, it will come today! Stay Tuned!

Take care!

[indiblue]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

I've tried to become a WBA fan since Rondon was signed but can't nobody become a fan of a Pulis team, that's absurd. Would be fun to see that team actually reach his potential (please play Gamboa/Poco at FB). Malaga would also be fun because they have like 3 Venezuelans depending on which roster you use.

Rondon is a raw beast and my first choice for our striker signing this summer.

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Rondon is a raw beast and my first choice for our striker signing this summer.

Remind me what your team is again?