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What do you guys do when the game gets too easy? I'm already on Legendary, and I find that even a small change in sliders makes the game play entirely differently, but I don't want to have a completely unrealistic season and win the league or something like that. Guess I'll need to experiment a bit with sliders.
@Moose can you post your slider set when you get some time?
I'm having the difficulty issue as well I would also like some sliders because the difficulty is just too easy
FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 2 | 2015-16
The Swans
April 2016
Apr 3rd
Match 30
Arsenal 2-4 Swansea
Sanchez 11' Pen Arteta 48'
Emnes 35' 52' Montero 39' Ings 55'
MotM: Marvin Emnes
The B team, with a few first team players mixed in, played this match as fatigue set in. A terrible start however as Koulibaly bundled Wilshere over inside the area 10 minutes in. Sanchez sent the spot kick into the top left corner giving Scuffet no chance. A tremendous counter attack stretched the Arsenal back 4 and Emnes was played in by Centurion. He turned Mertesacker, who managed to get in a tackle, but the ball rolled back to Emnes and he hit it low under Ospina, who it nicked on the way into the net, to tie up the game with 35 minutes gone. The lead was taken 4 minutes later. Emnes was involved again playing a through ball down the left for Montero to chase. It seemed that only Cazorla would get there ruining the chance but Montero made up an amazing amount of ground and got to the ball first before having the confidence to fire home across Ospina with his left foot. Whatever Wenger said at halftime worked as they were level inside 3 minutes. Cazorla swung in a brilliant cross from the left and Areteta met it with an equally brilliant header into the top corner. Emnes responded with a beautiful header of his own 4 minutes later after meeting a great cross from Montero that picked him out precisely in behind Koscielny. Emnes grabbed a second assist playing a one two with Ings that created space for him to shoot low past Ospina to guarantee the win.
Apr 7th
Europa League Quarter Final Leg 2
Marseille (1) 1-2 (5) Swansea
Ayew 24'
Delph 44' Sigurdsson 72'
MotM: Gylfi Sigurdsson
Holding a 3-0 advantage we just had to keep steady in France to earn a place in the Europa League Semi Finals. We played a 4-2-3-1 this game with Sigurdsson returning to the line up. Ayew turned Reid way too easily inside the box allowing him to have a comfortable finish past Fabianski. Delph equalized with a minute left in the first half. He got the ball from Sigurdsson on the edge of the area and fired home in off the post with his right foot past Mandanda. Bony played Sigurdsson through the middle and he held Aloe off before finishing over Mandanda. With this 2-1 win we have gotten through to the Semi Finals on an aggregate score of 5-1. In his first game back in the side Gylfi Sigurdsson earned Man of the Match and got an assist plus a goal. Should he play more often?
Apr 10th
Match 31
Swansea 3-1 Wigan
Ings 9' 21' Emnes 47'
Riera 69'
MotM: Danny Ings
Ings picked up the ball in the center circle from Emnes and used his pace to speed past Ramis before shooting past Al Habsi. Ings dispossessed Rogne, the last defender, and sprinted in on goal to finish past Al Habsi again. Hayes sent them out for more goals in the second half and Emnes supplied the third 2 minutes in. Centurion got past the left fullback and picked out Emnes between the two center halves before he headed coolly past Al Habsi. Koulibaly completely misjudged a chip over the top leaving Riera all alone to pull back a goal for Wigan and strip us of our clean sheet.
Apr 13th
Match 32
Sunderland 0-0 Swansea
Jones 67'
MotM: Costel Pantillimon
After a dominant first half a second rash challenge from Billy Jones meant that the Sunderland Right Back was off with 2 yellows. We couldn't make the extra man count though in one of the most frustrating games ever. 12 shots with 8 on target. The ball just wouldn't go into the net no matter how hard we tried. The Romanian keeper was just unbeatable.
Apr 17th
FA Cup Semi Final
Swansea 5-1 Hull
Ings 11' 65' Shelvey 57' Centurion 66' Gomis 79'
Jahraldo 89'
MotM: Danny Ings
Playing for a place in the final against Manchester City, who had beaten Reading 2-1 in the other Semi final, we faced Hull City at Wembley. Ings played a one two with Emnes and the return pass split the Hull defense down the middle with Ings running onto it and finishing from a tight angle to take the lead. A ball played into Emnes was cut out by Maguire but the ball rolled to Shelvey on the edge of the box and he just placed it into the bottom right corner for the second goal of the afternoon. A cross from Bernat was cleared but strangely Huddlestone headed it back into the box straight to Ings who touched it by Livermore with his first touch and then scored on the turn with his second touch. From the kick off Centurion managed to dispossess Maguire who was the last defender. He was clear through on goal and finished coolly past Cillessen. Gomis who hasn't featured much this season notched his 6th goal of the campaign coming off the bench with a strong header from a Ki corner. He had a header hit the crossbar moments before but this time he made no mistake. Shelvey tackled Quinn but the tackle made the ball roll into the penalty area where Jahraldo pounced to ruin our clean sheet in the last minute. We are now through to face City in the final.
Apr 21st
Europa League Semi Final Leg 1
Besiktas 1-4 Swansea
Özyakup 26'
Bony 4' Pen 7' 13' 90' Pen
MotM: Wilfried Bony
In the first leg of our Europa League Semi Final we headed it Turkey to try and get some away goals. We did just that when Redmond was hauled down by Cetinkaya inside the area. Bony stepped up and dispatched the penalty. Bony added a second 3 minutes later when Ings played the ball behind the defense and Bony held off Cetinkaya before sliding past the keeper. The hat trick was completed on 13' when Dyer chipped it over the defense for Bony to run onto and he avoided Cetinkaya's sliding challenge before smashing home with his left foot. Özyakup scored with 26 minutes gone after a mixup left him free in the area. Ings was brought down by the Besiktas captain in the last minute for Bony to score his 4th of the game and 40th of the season.
Apr 24th
Match 33
Manchester City 3-1 Swansea
Benzema 54' 68' Hiwula 90'
Shelvey 58'
MotM: Yaya Toure
Hayes had to play the B team this game because of fatigue. After missing a penalty early in the game Benzema climbed highest to head home a Silva corner with 54 minutes on the clock. A bit of misfortune as the header deflected off Rangel leaving Scuffet with no chance. Shelvey leveled soon after rounding off some good play. Emnes put Gomis in down the left of the box. He turned back around the 6 yard box and pulled it back to Shelvey for him to tap in. Benzema got very, very lucky when he had his saved shot fall straight back to him allowing him to tap it in for the lead. Shelvey then had a chance to equalize again but his long range effort cracked off the crossbar on 75'. The nail was put in the coffin when Toure pulled it back to Hiwula in the last minute and his finish in off the post made it 3-1.
Apr 28th
Europa League Semi Final Leg 2
Swansea (5) 1-1 (2) Besiktas
Bony 12'
Kavlak 14' Ba 84'
MotM: Wilfried Bony
Delph's pass found a gap in the Besiktas defense and Bony exploited it running right through the middle and scoring his 41st goal of the season. 2 minutes later Kavlak made it worse for his team getting a straight red for a horrendous tackle on Danny Ings. Ba got his 11th goal of the competition when he headed in from close range after his first header had hit the bar. On an aggregate score of 5-2 we were through to the Final against Napoli, who had defeated Tottenham 4-3.
Barclays Premier League Table
Player of the Month
Marvin Emnes
The Dutch international notched up 4 assists this month to go with his 2 goals. He has really stepped up in Berahino's absence to become our 3rd choice striker behind Bony and Ings.
Spoiler*Denotes New Addition
Liam Dyer - RW - 66-70 Ovr - 80-86 Pot - 16
Liam has the potential to become very like Nathan Dyer in the future. He is extremely pacey and has a lot of room to grow. A future star.
Robbie Dempsey - CAM - 60-64 Ovr - 73-77 Pot - 16
Only recently turned 16 he is described as being technically gifted. He has all the right stats for a play-maker and looks like an ideal candidate to take over the set piece duties in the future.
Tom McKenzie - CF - 61-65 Ovr - 73-79 Pot - 18
The 17 year old is described as a Winger and has the stats of winger but has decided to play at CF. He is also likely to demand a call up.
Cian Kavanagh - CDM - 59-63 Ovr - 72-78 Pot - 17
The first Irishman to be brought over by Hayes. He has settled in the Center Defensive Midfield role. He is likely to demand a call up this season.
Dane Doyle - GK - 67-71 Ovr - 84-90 Pot - 16
The Irish Goalkeeper stands at 6'6" tall and weighs 189lbs and has only recently turned 16. Could he be the next Shay Given? He has huge potential to be our next Number 1.
Craig Stevenson - CDM - 56-60 Ovr - 75-81 Pot - 16
The first Scotsman in the academy he is currently being assessed as being a play maker who likes to sit deep and pull the strings from there. Could he be a star of the national team in the next 10 years?
Mark Tidser - CAM - 65-69 Ovr - 76-82 Pot - 16
Another Scotsman has joined the Academy. His first assessment sees him having good pace, attacking position, ball control and finishing. Could the 16 year old be the future talisman of the team? He has positioned himself in the CAM role for the U-17 squad and is described as an attacker.
Chris Little - GK - 63-67 Ovr - 79-85 Pot - 15
The 6'4" 15 year old Northern Irishman is a Goalkeeper with bags of potential and is currently competing with Dane Doyle for the starting spot in the Youth team.
Chris Wallace - LW - 55-59 Ovr - 73-79 Pot - 15
The young Scottish winger has shown signs of good finishing, ball control, pace and a liking for volleys. He is also being described as an attacker.
Will Paton - RB - 64-68 Ovr - 83-89 Pot - 15
The 15 Year Old from Northern Ireland is a right fullback but his stats suggest that he is more of a natural center half. Looks like he will have a great future for club and country.
Declan Graham - CAM - 61-65 Ovr - 75-81 Pot - 16
The Scottish central attacking midfielder looks to have a bright future in that role for the first team. He is being described as a playmaker for the U-17 team.
Jordan Thompson - RW - 56-62 Ovr - 69-77 Pot - 16
Jordan looks to be more inclined to be a pacey winger and he has decided to be a Right Winger after some time deciding.
Tom Gallacher - RB - 55-59 Ovr - 71-77 Pot - 17
He has the makings of an extremely fast, attacking fullback. We will be closely monitoring his progress in the Youth squad. He has recently turned 17 and could demand a call up soon which would disrupt his development majorly.
Matty Daniel - ST/CAM - 62-76 Ovr - 77-94 Pot - 15
A new addition to the Academy. Matty looks best suited to the CAM position. He is currently being assessed but he seems to have a bright future.
Steven McManus - CB - 65-83 Ovr - 85-94 Pot - 16
Another Scot found by our scout Daniel Carson. Steven looks to have good defensive stats so he has ended up being a CB with incredible potential.
April Fixtures
1/5 Southampton
4/5 Liverpool
8/5 QPR
11/5 Cardiff
14/5 Manchester City (FA Cup Final)
18/5 Napoli
23/5 Aston Villa
Thanks for reading! Any feedback is appreciated!
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Question 2. Yes, hell yes. Sometimes it's terrible and sometimes it's better but it still lags a lot. Fix your game, EA.
Who's up for a Fifa 16 wishlist? This is my list for career mode:
- Training
A possibility to train your players and work on their playing style and stats. You could change their position and improve their passing, for example.
-In-depth contracts
Buy-out clauses, bonuses etc.
- Better press conferences
Real questions and cut scenes like in NBA
- Better interaction with players
Again, like in NBA.
- Youth squads and reserve squads
Like it says above, a possibility to have reserve squads.
- Stadium upgrades
At least on the generic stadiums. It's annoying when you play in the PL with a stadium which has a capacity of 10,000.
- Sponsor deals and ticket prices
Possibility to negotiate for money with sponsors and a possibility to raise ticket prices like in old Fifas.
- More scoutable countries
- More leagues and at at least the CL teams
- Licenses for the Champions League and the Europa League
That's everything that comes to my mind right now. If you have any wishes go ahead and tell them.-Simppu12-
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Question 1. It has happened to me once but the game wasn't important if I recall correctly.
Question 2. Yes, hell yes. Sometimes it's terrible and sometimes it's better but it still lags a lot. Fix your game, EA.
Who's up for a Fifa 16 wishlist? This is my list for career mode:
- Training
A possibility to train your players and work on their playing style and stats. You could change their position and improve their passing, for example.
-In-depth contracts
Buy-out clauses, bonuses etc.
- Better press conferences
Real questions and cut scenes like in NBA
- Better interaction with players
Again, like in NBA.
- Youth squads and reserve squads
Like it says above, a possibility to have reserve squads.
- Stadium upgrades
At least on the generic stadiums. It's annoying when you play in the PL with a stadium which has a capacity of 10,000.
- Sponsor deals and ticket prices
Possibility to negotiate for money with sponsors and a possibility to raise ticket prices like in old Fifas.
- More scoutable countries
- More leagues and at at least the CL teams
- Licenses for the Champions League and the Europa League
That's everything that comes to my mind right now. If you have any wishes go ahead and tell them.Comment
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I'm on PS4 and the only time I've seen my menus lag was when the next match is in the Europa League. You know how in the first menu you have the league table on the bottom right corner? I believe that is what causes it to lag as it has to load the Europa league group. It never happens when the upcoming match is in the league or cup, only when it is Europa. I played FIFA 14 on PS3 and that was lag galore, so I don't mind that little lag in a Europa week that much especially since I know it'll go away.
I think Konami makes PES. They have the rights to the Champions, Europa, and also the Libertadores which is why FIFA has to make generic names. EA slacks off for anything, even to negotiate licenses.Comment
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I'm on PS4 and the only time I've seen my menus lag was when the next match is in the Europa League. You know how in the first menu you have the league table on the bottom right corner? I believe that is what causes it to lag as it has to load the Europa league group. It never happens when the upcoming match is in the league or cup, only when it is Europa. I played FIFA 14 on PS3 and that was lag galore, so I don't mind that little lag in a Europa week that much especially since I know it'll go away.
I think Konami makes PES. They have the rights to the Champions, Europa, and also the Libertadores which is why FIFA has to make generic names. EA slacks off for anything, even to negotiate licenses.Comment
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TOON TO THE TOP
SEASON 3
PS4
FA Cup Round 4 Replay
Newcastle 4-1 Bournemouth
Bony 22
Gosling 24
Bony 39
Anita 64
Anita 76
Simmed.
Match 24
Swansea 0-2 Newcastle
Bony 17
Perez 65 (PEN)
We took the long trip down to Wales hoping to regain some form in the league, and we started off brightly, Bony holding off his man before turning and firing into the bottom corner against his former club. The Ivorian didn't celebrate as a sign of respect for the club that brought him to the forefront. Perez then made it 2 from the penalty spot, Barkley dragged to the ground to win the penalty. Swansea rarely threatened and it was an easy win for us in the end.
Match 25
West Brom 0-1 Newcastle
Perez 63
The only goal of the game at the Hawthorns came through Enzo Perez who fired in hard and low from the edge of the box to find the back of the net in what was a relatively dull game.
Match 26
Newcastle 0-3 Manchester City
Negredo 13
Negredo 34
Fernandinho 45
This match went badly. Medel and Perez had gone on international duty and I had not been given notice of these unscheduled matches. Without them, the team felt so much worse, we were lacking the rock hard tackler and the excellent playmaker. Negredo opened the scoring, heading in from a good cross before he was able to fire in on the rebound to double the lead. Fernandinho made it 3 just before half time, smashing into the bottom corner from 20 yards. The second half had a better display from us, but not good enough to come back into the game.
Champions League Last 16 Leg 1
Real Madrid 2-1 Newcastle
Modric 54
Yanga-M'Biwa 58
Ronaldo 82
Just our luck. To win our group, only to get drawn against Real Madrid in the next round. Modric opened the scoring for Los Blancos, tapping in from close range after Bale destroyed Clichy down the wing. We equalised soon after, Yanga-M'Biwa heading in from a well placed corner to get us a crucial away goal. Ronaldo won the leg for Real late on, finding the bottom corner after some good play between him and Kroos. We played well and I am confident we can beat them at St. James' Park.
FA Cup Round 5
Newcastle 4-0 Aston Villa
Ronaldinho 19 (PEN)
Riviere 42
Coloccini 45
Ronaldinho 74
Simmed.
Match 27
Sunderland 2-4 Newcastle
Bony 43
Ayoze 51
Delph 62
Rodwell 66
Rodwell 76
Perez 90 (PEN)
The Tynewear derby, one of the most important games of the season, and what a game it was. Bony opened the scoring just before half time, flicking it past his man before firing into the bottom corner. At half time, I made 2 substitutes, bringing on Ayoze and Delph to rest Bony and Barkley for the League Cup final. Ayoze made an immediate impact, pacing down the wing before cutting inside and firing it through the keepers' legs from a tight angle. Delph then scored to make it 3, once again beating Pantillimon at the near post, powerfully blasting into the top corner. Rodwell pulled one back excellently soon after, a great one two to move into space before finding the top corner with pin point accuracy from 25 yards. He then put Sunderland back in the game, heading in on the rebound of his own shot that Begovic struggled to deal with. However, Altidore got sent off for a rash tackle and that meant Sunderland failed to threaten. In the last minute, Ayoze was brought down and Enzo Perez stepped up to fire in from the penalty spot.
League Cup Final
Newcastle 2-0 West Ham
Kampl 14
Perez 30 (PEN)
The League Cup final, our second in as many seasons. The match at Wembley got off to a great start, Kampl blazing down the wing before cutting inside to smash it goal-wards. The keeper got 2 hands to it but failed to save the powerful effort. Perez then scored a penalty, however it was a dubious call, Bony going down extremely easily. The rest of the match was quite dull, Barkley headed wide a couple of times and Valencia forced a good save. Our second league cup trophy!
Sorrryyy!!! I forgot the table again!Comment
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it's official guys I will be doing 1860 Munich for my next CM you guys really wanted to give me a challenge after what I did with Monaco so that's what you'll getCurrently Playing:
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What do you guys do when the game gets too easy? I'm already on Legendary, and I find that even a small change in sliders makes the game play entirely differently, but I don't want to have a completely unrealistic season and win the league or something like that. Guess I'll need to experiment a bit with sliders.
@Moose can you post your slider set when you get some time?
The sliders do a great job of being both challenging and giving you the best representation of what you see on the weekends in terms of realistic play style, so hopefully you give them a go.Check out my Pitt Panthers Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)
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Oh yeah I forgot they also have the Brazilian league. I'm telling you they are on it while EA lack ambition sometimes.Comment
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Hey guys, just got back from a trip to Costa Rica. I have a TON to catch up on here haha. I'll have an update up tonight that I had ready before I left but never got around to posting, and then I plan to go through tomorrow and catch up comment on what I've missed.
You guys sure know how to give me some work to do!Comment
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Hey guys, just got back from a trip to Costa Rica. I have a TON to catch up on here haha. I'll have an update up tonight that I had ready before I left but never got around to posting, and then I plan to go through tomorrow and catch up comment on what I've missed.
You guys sure know how to give me some work to do!
Dang that sounds awesome! Good to see you back man how was Costa Rica?Comment
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It was better than I imagined! It was my first time out of the country. Came back with a Tico jersey I must admit! Was up there to be in a buddy of mine's wedding and it was a pretty amazing vacation for me and my fiance.Comment
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FC St. Pauli
FIFA 15 - Season 3
Die Freibeuter der Liga
October 2016
Bayer Leverkusen 2 - FC St. Pauli 3
B04 - Kruse 35', 49'
STP - Bacuna 37' (Pen), Storm 78', Werner 90'
MOTM: Werner
Kruse took a touch left around his defender and hit a shot that brushed off the near post and in. Rubin was pulled down from behind in front of goal and Bacuna stepped up and converted the penalty. Kruse added another with a header after Tah positioned himself poorly. Werner played Storm through to the right side of the goal who then cut it back around the defense and firing a left footed shot to the left side of the goal. Werner dribbled in from the left wing, beating 3 different defenders, and fired a shot to the bottom right post to win the match.
World Cup Qualifying
Denmark 2 - Czech Republic 2
DEN - Eriksen 32', Schone 80' (Pen)
CZE - Necid 18', Moravek 76'
MOTM: Cech
Necid received the ball just outside the box and used two quick touches to get around the defender and fire to the left post. Eriksen equalized with a great run up the middle and a first time strike to the top right corner. Krejci crossed it from the left side of the box to Moravek's head. It went wide and Darida tracked it down just in time to cross it back in for Moravek to head home this time. Schone converted from the penalty spot soon after to force the draw.
World Cup Qualifying
Czech Republic 3 - Ireland 1
CZE - Kolar 68', 89', Horava 80'
IRE - Long 27'
MOTM: Kolar
Long opened the scoring after following up McGeady's shot off the post. Selassie found Vydra running on the right side of the box who then laid it off to Kolar for the tap in just in front of goal. After a corner, the ball fell to Horava's feet at the top of the box and he fired it to the bottom left corner. With little time left Selassie attacked the right side of the box to draw the defense and laid it off between two defenders for Kolar to place to the bottom right corner.
FC St. Pauli 0 - Hamburger SV 0
MOTM: Adler
A disappointing draw at home for St. Pauli as they were the better team all match. They out-shot Hamburger SV 11-5 with 8 on target. In the end, a lot of missed chances came back to haunt them. Hamburger SV's keeper takes home the MOTM honors in an otherwise unexciting draw.
Europa League Group Stages
FC St. Pauli 2 - Aalborg BK 1
STP - Ahlmann 47' (OG), Werner 53'
AaB - Wurtz 36'
MOTM: Larsen
Wurtz was able open with a header on a corner just as the keeper was about to punch it away. Khedira get himself free to the right side of the goal and fired back across to the far post, but the defender was able to get a foot on it, but only to tip it into his own goal. Werner played the ball to Khedira on the right side of the box who then crossed it back in for Werner to head perfectly into the top right corner for the winning goal.
FC Koln 3 - FC St. Pauli 1
KOE - Matuschyk 7', Risse 37' (Pen), Ujah 55'
STP - van Nieff 16'
MOTM: Matuschyk
A great bit of passing led to Matuschyk getting the ball in front of goal and hitting it first time to the bottom right corner. Van Nieff then answered back with a beautiful free kick from 25 yards out that froze the keeper and settled in the top right corner. Risse then converted a penalty after Hallberg brought the attacker down in the box. Ujah then had the ball taken away by Tah before inexplicably getting away with tripping him to win the ball back and firing past the keeper.
Deutscher Pokal
Braunschweig 3 (1) - FC St. Pauli 3 (3)
EBS - Raman 8', 80', Khelifi 113'
STP - Wils 38', Mateusz Mak 42', Henn 103' (OG)
MOTM: Raman
Raman opened up with a great strike from the top right side of the box into the top left corner. Wils showed some good skill to get past the defender and hit a left footed shot to the top right corner for a goal in his senior debut. Wils then got the the left side of the goal once again, sending a cross this time that Mateusz Mak was able to slide and tap in. Raman equalized late in the match with a right footed shot into the top right corner. Michal Mak attacked to the left side of the goal and went to cross it across the goal, but it was deflected by a defender back into the goal for an own goal. Khelifi and Stanek raced to the ball and Khelifi barely beat him by sliding and directing it past Stanek and into the empty net. Stanek vindicated himself in the penalty shootout saving 3 of the 4 shots to secure the win.
1899 Hoffenheim 0 - FC St. Pauli 3
STP - Michal Mak 5', Çiftçi 13', Werner 60'
MOTM: Rakovsky
Michal Mak used his speed to get around the defense on the right side of the goal and fire a hard shot past the keeper. Çiftçi got the ball just past midfield and spun around one defender before using a quick touch to get around another defender to the right and go through on goal to hit it back to the left post. Michal Mak used some nice skill to dribble in from the right wing and pick out Werner on the back post for an easy header.
League Table
Europa League Group Table
Youth Academy
Abel Hemmen (Netherlands) - CAM, 18 yrs old, 58-62 OVR 71-75 POT (Attacker)
Joel Lorenzen (Germany) - GK, 15 yrs old, 42-52 OVR 67-83 POT (Goalkeeper)
Julian Madlung (Germany) - GK, 16 yrs old, 44-54 OVR 67-83 POT (Goalkeeper)
Matthias Soylemezgiller (Germany) - RM, 16 years old, 50-54 OVR 73-79 POT (Winger)
Niklas Lechleiter (Germany) - RW, 17 yrs old, 68-72 OVR 80-86 POT (Attacker)
Rouwen Beck (Germany) - CF, 17 yrs old, 54-58 OVR 65-69 POT (Winger)
Stefan Kalas (Czech Republic) - ST, 17 yrs old, 56-60 OVR 73-79 POT (Physically Strong)
Timo Steenvoorden (Netherlands) - LB, 16 yrs old, 53-57 OVR 71-75 POT (Defensive Minded)
St. Pauli Player of the Month
Timo Werner
The newest man at the club showed why St. Pauli forked over a club record transfer fee. Scoring 3 goals, and getting involved the build up for several good chances this month, Werner showed how dynamic of a player he can be. The future is bright for this player at St. Pauli, and months like this will be expected to become the norm for him.
Press Conference
Q: You had a solid month outside of the game against FC Koln, but you managed to move yourself up to 5th in the table. How happy are you to move into those qualifying spots for the Europa League?
A: I'm ecstatic to be there, but we were there at several points last season and finished in 8th. This is a good start since we obviously have to be good enough to get there at some point, but it needs to be maintained. I am happy with the improvement so far though.
Q: A good win against Aalborg BK has you ahead of FC Twente on goal differential for second in your group. You still have to play each club one more time to finish out the group stages. How important is it for you to advance to the knockout stages?
A: It is absolutely vital in many aspects. The financial part is obvious in what it can do for the club in terms of improving the squad or the youth academy. The bigger importance though is more of a psychological one. I feel we are good enough to be competing at a high level in this competition, and to move past the group stages will do lot for the confidence in the players to believe the same.
Q: You had a tough match against lower division Braunschweig to advance in the Deutscher Pokal. Were you surprised that the match had to come down to penalties before being decided?
A: I will admit that I was a little surprised. We can't afford to take anyone for granted. Look at us last season, that was proof anything can happen in this competition. I think this will be a good wake up call to take every match seriously going forward though. Luckily Stanek was unbelievable in the penalty shootout and saved three of their attempts. I don't think something like this will happen again though.
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Dagenham '18-19 Season
October Update
Champions League - Group State, Match 2
Marseille - Dagenham (1-1)
Ilesanmi 12' (Elito)
Mendy 29'
Recap: The lads without Reyna are really starting to get something going on but Marseille's goalkeeper, Steve Mandanda, was outstanding gathering 10 saves. Luckily for the Daggers Galatasaray also managed to get a draw vs Bayern so this didn't hurt too bad.
League Match 7
Dagenham - Crystal Palace (3-2)
Williams 26'
Locadia 45' (Victor Andrade)
Ward 52'
Monzon 69' (P)
Nimely 72'
Recap: Dagenham's trend of struggling against opponents from the Championship continues though fortunately they were able to get a victory in this one. The Daggers twice came from behind, turning the game around with a two-goal sequence in a three-minute span midway through the second half. Alex Nimely continues to come up big for the Daggers, making his contract situation something to follow.
League Match 8
Tottenham - Dagenham (1-1)
Elito 45'
Bale 81'
Recap: The Spurs continue to be a thorn on Dagenham's side. They pressure the ball like no other team and their combination of skill and speed creates a lot of problems for the Daggers, who seemed to be on their way to an important victory before Bale broke free on a counterattack, leaving all the defenders behind him and easily converting against an exposed Leali. The Italian goalkeeper, who isn't having a very good season, earned MOTM honors in a game where the Spurs outshot the Daggers 15-8 (8-4 on goal).
League Match 9
Dagenham - Chelsea (0-0)
Recap: It would be difficult for the Daggers to be upset with this result given that they had a very tough time getting any shots off. Instead they will get credit for managing to earn a point against the league leaders by keeping possession for 63% of the game.
Champions League - Group State, Match 3
Dagenham - Galatasaray SK (2-0)
Wilkinson 25' (Vilna)
Nimely 90' (Victor Andrade)
Recap: Dagenham finally gets on the winning column in the group stage by thoroughly outplaying the visitors from Turkey, who didn't even get a chance to get a shot off. Dagenham meanwhile scored twice on 14 shots (9 on goal) while keeping possession for 59% of the game.
League Match 10
Everton - Dagenham (1-3)
Barkley 10'
Nimely 22 (Victor Andrade)
Victor Andrade 53' (Nimely)
Molinaro 90+' Elito)
Recap: Another come-from-behind win by the Daggers in a game Alex Nimely got the start over the stamina-starved Jurgen Locadia. Nimely continues to shine whenever he's put on the pitch (which is quite often even if as a sub) but appears to have rejected a recent contract extension from the team.
Capital One Cup - Round of 16
Dagenham - Arsenal (2-1)
Wilkinson 32' (Victor Andrade)
Locadia 47' (Elito)
Traore 81'
Recap: The Daggers once again defeat the Gunners with a superior performance in all but the last 10 minutes of the game. Dagenham opened up the score on a scrappy counter attack that saw Luke Wilkinson run box to box, never breaking pace, and receiving a perfect pass from Victor Andrade in the middle of the box to one-time it home. They were unable to add to their lead until the beginning of the second half when Elito streamed down the left wing and crossed a perfect ball to Locadia's head for the 2-0. The Daggers managed the game from there but Arsenal got on a groove towards the end resulting on Traore's goal. That's all they would be able to add to the score, and Dagenham moves on to Quarter Finals.
English Premier League - Standings
1. Chelsea - 24pts
2. Manchester City - 20pts
3. Manchester Utd - 19pts
4. Liverpool - 19pts
5. Arsenal - 17pts
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9. Dagenham - 14pts
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18. Cardiff City - 7pts
19. Crystal Palace - 6pts
20. Swansea City - 6pts
Champions League - Group E
1. FC Bayern - 5pts
2. Dagenham - 4pts
3. Marseille - 3pts
4. Galatasaray SK - 2pts
After losing half of their games last month Dagenham was very happy to get through October undefeated. They moved up 3 spots in the PL standings although they failed to gain (but also didn't lose) any ground on the league leader. However, they did jump two spots in their Champions League group to position themselves for qualification to the elimination rounds in the second set of games in the group. They will probably have to face Bayern without Yordy Reyna but the Peruvian star should be back for the games against Galatasaray and Marseille. The Daggers' next opponent in the Capital One Cup will be Nott'm Forest. It's taken a while but the starters are really settling in with John Jones as part of the group, ironically just in time for Reyna to come back to the lineup. As mentioned in the recaps, whereas at the beginning of the season Nimely was a target for sale - going as far as being offered in transfer negotiations, the Englishman has now become a key member of the squad and the club has decided to offer him a contract extension since he's set to become a free agent at the end of this season and could agree to a pre-contract in the upcoming winter transfer window. Unfortunately Nimely has rejected the club's offer and it'll remain to be seen whether the two sides come to an agreement or if the relationship is damaged beyond repair.
In academy news the first reports from our scouts in Venezuela, Croatia, and Netherlands have come in and additions have been made to the group. Let's take a look at the youth squad:
- Fernando Romero (LW, 63-67 OVR, 88-94 POT): 16-year old from Uruguay who is undoubtedly our top prospect at the moment. There's a chance he will be played at striker in which case he could contribute as early as this season, but he'd probably benefit more from a full season in the academy.
- Victor Soriano (GK, 51-65, 71-93)*: 15-year old from Venezuela who is highly regarded and has a chance to become a special youngster in the PL if he sticks in the academy for a couple of seasons.
- Damiano Janse (DEF/MID, 38-48, 71-91)*: 15-year old from Netherlands who early on projects to be a defensive midfielder.
- Dean Murphy (LM, 64-68, 81-87): 17-year old from Ireland who projects as a complete midfielder with excellent ball control. Technically gifted.
- Nathan Kenny (RM, 63-67, 83-89): 17-year old from Ireland also described as technically gifted and also projecting as a complete midfielder.
- Sean Foran (LM, 62-66, 83-89): 15-year old from Ireland who is the fastest out of all the Irishmen in the academy. Our midfield could be 75% Irish in the near future.
- Esteban Navarro (DEF/MID, 43-55, 70-90)*: 15-year old from Venezuela who is also expected to stick around one of the midfield positions.
- Fabrice Mengual (RM, 56-60 78-84): 16-year old playmaker from France who actually projects as more of a CAM.
- Pablo Escobar (CAM, 60-64, 74-80): 17-year old from Venezuela who likely won't improve much more this season unless he stays in the academy until May.
- Matthieu Maupay (CAM, 57-61, 74-80)*: 16-year old from France finally settled in at a position. Described as an attacker.
- Ciaran Kavanagh (CM, 58-62, 72-78): 16-year old from Ireland who also projects as a technically-gifted CAM.
- Magnus Gerndt (RW, 53-57, 72-78): 17-year old from Sweden who may not progress much more in the academy unless he remains there for another full season. It's possible he may be promoted in hopes he'll receive a loan call this upcoming winter.
- Cesar Miguel (CDM, 52-56, 72-78): 16-year old from Venezuela who is defensive minded. He needs another season in the academy.
* Denotes recent addition to the academy.
Current roster (* Denotes player graduated from the youth academy):
SpoilerStarters (4-4-2 diamond wide)
GK - Nicola Leali (77 OVR)
RB - Seok Min Kim (73 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
RCB - Luke Wilkinson (78 OVR)
LCB - Marian Sarr (77 OVR)
LB - Oluwafemi Ilesanmi (73 OVR)
CDM - Fernando Monzon (80 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
RM - John Jones (73 OVR)
LM - Medy Elito (70 OVR)
CAM - Laurenco Vilna (73 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
RS - Jurgen Locadia (85 OVR)
LS - Victor Andrade (77 OVR)
Subs
LB - Jorge Gavilan (66 OVR)*
CDM - Tim Brooks (70 OVR)* Showing Great Potential
CM - Jon Toral (72 OVR)
CM - Raffaele Molinaro (66 OVR)* An Exciting Prospect
CAM - Vurnon Klok (70 OVR)
ST - Alex Nimely (73 OVR)
ST - Ramiro Caseres (71 OVR)
Reserves
GK - Jordan Derbyshire (66 OVR)* An Exciting Prospect
RB - Mode (66 OVR)
CB - Yohan Wachter (66 OVR)
LB - Kagetoki Miyoshi (66 OVR)*
LB - Davor Alanovic (64 OVR)* Showing Great Potential
CM - Victor Meyer (67 OVR)*
CM - Francesco De Giorgio (65 OVR)
CM - Emilio De Mesquites (64 OVR)*
CM - David Antonio (60 OVR)*
CM - Cristian Alonso (60 OVR)*
LM - Kenneth Hansen (61 OVR)*
CAM - Brian Donaldson (62 OVR)*
CAM - Faruk Bahamdan (61 OVR)*
RW - Gaspar Landa (68 OVR)
RW - Memnos Zindilis (66 OVR)*
RW - Jomar Sadami (65 OVR)* An Exciting Prospect
LW - Orestes Sentelidis (59 OVR)*
ST - Chuba Akpom (64 OVR)
Injured
LW - Yordy Reyna (79 OVR)
International Friendlies
Cameroon - Venezuela (2-1)
Aboubakar 18'
Aboubakar 27'
R. Martinez 44' (A. Vallejo)
Cameroon - Venezuela (0-3)
J. Martinez 9' (J. Añor)
Perdomo 33' (A. Vallejo)
Perdomo 85' (Escobar)
Comments: A 2-game trip to the African nation produced mixed results after Richard Paez mixed in a different lineup for the first game. As feared, Perdomo's absence from the first game was as noticeable as his presence in the second game. Also of note is that a kid from Dagenham's academy, Pablo Escobar, made his first contribution to the score box with an assist in the last game. He hasn't been too impressive in the limited minutes he's seen on the pitch, he's 17 after all, but he's shown some flashes of being a significant contributor to the national team in the future.
Opponents in November:
11/3 - Fulham
11/6 - FC Bayern
11/11 - Stoke City
11/14 - Liverpool
11/17 - Colombia (Venezuela)
11/ 21 - New Zealand (Venezuela)
11/ 25 - Newcastle Utd
11/28 - Galatasaray
Still need to get better!vrabbit
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