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After getting shown the door by Borussia Monchengladbach, Luther Matthaus has accepted a job with Ligue 1 side SM Caen. The French side has never won a Ligue 1 title. Matthaus will come in and clean house to develop a young speedy club, like the one he put together at Gladbach. With low expectations, he should be able to initially purge the roster of older players and hopefully bring in some young talent.

2018-19 SEASON
The 411 on the SM Caen:

MANAGER: Lothar Matthaus
CAREER RECORD: (72-49-37) at Borussia Monchengladbach
STADIUM: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21,500)
RIVALS: Le Havre AC, RC Lens
TRANSFER BUDGET: $12,000,000
WEEKLY WAGE BUDGET: $600,000
EXPECTATIONS: A mid-table finish, Round of 32 Coupe de Ligue, Round of 32 Coupe Nationale

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SM CAEN RIVALS:
2018-19 Ligue 1 Record: (8-4-7, 28 pts), 11th place
Coupe de Ligue Record: (2-0-0)
2018 Champions Trophy Tournament: (1-2-1)


AS SAINT-ETIENNE (1-0-0)
Dec 1, 2018: SM Caen 1:0 AS Saint-Etienne
Jan 16, 2019: (Coupe de Ligue)


AZ ALKMAAR (1-0-0)
Jul 7, 2018: SM Caen 1:0 AZ Alkmaar (Champions Trophy)


SC BASTIA (1-1-0)
Oct 27, 2018: SM Caen 2:2 SC Bastia
Oct 31, 2018: SM Caen 2:2 (4:2p) SC Bastia (Coupe de Ligue)


BSC YOUNG BOYS (0-1-0)
Jul 8, 2018: BSC Young Boys 2:2 SM Caen (Champions Trophy)


EA GUINGAMP (0-0-1)
Sept 22, 2018: SM Caen 2:5 EA Guingamp


GIRONDINS de BORDEAUX (1-0-0)
Oct 5, 2018: Girondins de Bordeaux 1:2 SM Caen


IPSWICH TOWN (0-1-0)
Jul 4, 2018: SM Caen 1:1 Ipswich Town (Champions Trophy)


FC LORIENT (0-0-1)
Sept 1, 2018: SM Caen 1:4 FC Lorient


LOSC LILLE (1-0-0)
Dec 8, 2018: SM Caen 3:2 LOSC Lille


FC METZ (0-0-1)
Dec 23, 2018: SM Caen 2:3 FC Metz


AS MONACO (0-0-1)
Dec 15, 2018: AS Monaco 1:2 SM Caen


MONTPELLIER HSC (0-1-0)
Aug 11, 2018: Montpellier HSC 0:0 SM Caen


FC NANTES (1-0-0)
Nov 11, 2018: SM Caen 1:0 FC Nantes


OGC NICE (0-0-1)
Nov 24, 2018: OGC Nice 4:3 SM Caen


OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (1-1-0)
Sept 16, 2018: Olympique Lyonnais 1:1 SM Caen
Dec 18, 2018: Olympique Lyonnais 2:3 SM Caen (Coupe de Ligue)


OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE (0-0-1)
Sept 26, 2018: Olympique Marseille 3:1 SM Caen


PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (1-0-0)
Nov 3, 2018: Paris Saint-Germain 0:1 SM Caen


FC SOCHAUX (1-0-0)
Aug 18, 2018: SM Caen 1:0 FC Sochaux


STADE de REIMS (0-0-1)
Sept 29, 2018: SM Caen 0:1 Stade de Reims


STADE RENNAIS (0-1-0)
Dec 5, 2018: Stade Rennais 1:1 SM Caen


STANDARD LIEGE (0-0-1)
Jul 15, 2018: SM Caen 2:4 Standard Liege (Champions Trophy)


TOULOUSE FC (1-0-0)
Oct 20, 2018: Toulouse FC 0:2 SM Caen


VALENCIENNES FC (1-0-0)
Aug 24, 2018: Valenciennes FC 0:1 SM Caen

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SM CAEN HISTORY

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SM Caen does not have the resources as Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach had, nonetheless, we do have some decent scouts.

Fuka Arthur Ba: A four-star scout from France will scout in France
Frank Gonther: A four-star scout from Germany will scout in England.
Erik Auassar: a three-star scout from the Netherlands will scout in Italy.
Novem Mvogo: a four-star scout from Switzerland will scout in Switerland.

We have instructions for our scouts to look for players 25 and under only. We are looking for keepers, central defenders, midfielders, and wingers to fit Matthaus' style.

Clement Croizet: is our youth scout. he has five-star judgment and three-star experience. We will have him find French youth talent for us.

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The SM Caen schedule for the 2018-19 campaign has been released. They open the campaign in England in the 2018 Champions Tourney. They are grouped with AZ (Netherlands), Ipswich Town (England), and BSC Young Boys (Switzerland). The other group has FC Basel (Switzerland), Standard Liege (Belgium), Terek Grozny (Russia), and FC Midtjylland (Denmark).

They open Ligue 1 play at Montpellier HSC on August 11, with their home opener a week later against Sochaux. They face the defending champions, Paris-Saint Germain in Paris on November 3rd, and in Caen on January 12th. They close the season at hom eon May 18th against Valenciennes.

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2018-19 Roster

FORMATION: 4-5-1



Since the club does not have much of a transfer budget, they may just stick to developing youth talent, or plucking a few up and comers.

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Beaulieu has come on well and you have a decent forward in Delort. I have done a few Ligue 1 career modes so if you want some players to check out let me know and I'll PM you.

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CHAMPIONS TROPHY MATCHDAY 1

vs.

SM CAEN 1:1 IPSWICH TOWN
Cardiff City Stadium (Capacity: 33,280)


Andy Delort celebrates his penalty conversion.

SCORING:
32' - (IPS) - G. Coke
57' - (SMC) - A. Delort (PEN)

DISCIPLINE:
54' - (IPS) - D. Ishak (Yellow)

7/4/18
Cardiff, Wales (AP) - Luthar Matthaus' debut as manager of French side SM Caen was a relative success as they drew 1-1 with English Championship side Ipswich Town on Match Day 1 of the 2018 Champions Trophy Tournament in Wales. A converted penalty in the 57th minute by Andy Delort allowed the French side to earn a point.

Matthaus has changed the shape of SM Caen from a 4-3-3 to a 4-5-1, which is more to his liking. This is a side that isn't used to playing with just one striker, but they looked pretty comfortable in the system, even with only a few days of training under their new leader.

Giles Coke put Ipswich Town in front in the 32nd minute on the English sides first shot attempt. He managed to find some free space in the penalty area and was able to head home a cross from Luke Hyam, past a diving Paul Reulet.

Andy Delort would level the match in the 57th minute as he converted a penalty. Moments earlier, Davis Ishak of Ipswich tripped up Jonathan Beaulieu in the box, earning a yellow card in the process. Jeff Louis had a chance to send Caen to victory in the 88th minute, but his right footed shot curled just wide of the far post.

Caen outshot Ipswich 11-8, and possession was fairly even in the match. Up next for Caen is a match up with Swiss side BSC Young Boys on Sunday afternoon, also in Cardiff.

Champions Trophy Match Day 1 Results:
BSC Young Boys 2:2 AZ Alkmaar
FC Basel 3:0 Terek Grozny
FC Midtjylland 2:1 Standard Leige