How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

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August 2016 - Season 3

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FIFA 15 (PS4)


CA Osasuna 2 - 2 FC Barcelona
FCB: Suarez 16' Deulofeu 75'
OSA: Torres 19' Guillermo 27'
El Sadar has done it again, this time pressuring the league title holders to a draw with constant chants and jeers. Barcelona struck first through Luis Suarez who after 2 consecutive rebounded shots was finally able to put the third one into the net. The goal didn't stop the home crowd from motivating their team with support, and just three minutes later Federico Palacios found Roberto Torres wide open on the right side of the box with his marker nowhere in sight. Palacios sent the ball to Torres who controlled it in one touch, and then powered the ball into the net with the second touch.

The home crowd was ecstatic, and the energy transferred over to the players. Just eight minutes later, Roberto Torres sent Palacios a through ball into space from the right wing with all the advantage towards Palacios. The German-Spanish striker beat Mascherano in the race for the ball and dribbled inside the box. With no angle to shoot, he lobbed the ball into the center of the box as Guillermo was sprinting in. It looked like the pass was inaccurate, but Guillermo dived in and headed the ball into the net!

Osasuna held the lead through halftime and for the majority of the second half until Barcelona's Deulofeu equalized in the 75th minute. Both teams pushed for the win but in the end neither were able to take the three points. Osasuna may be a disappointed for losing the lead fifteen minutes before the final whistle, but at the same time proud as they hold their unbeaten home streak in the league from last season.

RCD Espanyol 0 - 1 CA Osasuna
OSA: Kodro 90'

A very tight match that wasn't decided until the final minute. Osasuna defended really well but in attack they left much to be desired as they hardly worried the keeper. In the second half Chavez subbed off Isma Lopez who was producing very little on the left, moved Palacios to LM, and subbed in Kenan Kodro to play up front with Guillermo. The changes proved very effective as it was none other than Kodro who scored the winning goal in the 90th minute. Asier Riesgo played an outstanding match in goal for Osasuna, his best save being the one pictured above in which Espanyol's Kwueke beat Isma Lopez in the aerial battle and headed the ball towards the top corner of the net, but Riesgo was somehow able to save what looked like an inevitable goal.

CA Osasuna 0 - 0 Cordoba CF
Another match in which Osasuna play fantastically in defense and midfield, but the attack was lacking. Guillermo often found himself alone against the defenders while Palacios was forced to drop too close to the midfield line for the ball. Overall Osasuna played well, but they really struggled to get near Cordoba's box.


CA Osasuna Player of The Month

CDM - Victor Camarasa (Spain) (75 OVR 22yrs) (+1)
The first PoTM award of the season goes to Camarasa, who really stood out in the 4-4-2 with several precise tackles in midfield. Osasuna may have struggled in attack this month, but their midfield and defensive work was flawless.

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Liga BBVA League Table
1. Real Valladolid - 7 points
2. Athletic Bilbao - 7 points
3. Granada CF - 6 points
4. Valencia CF - 6 points
5. Malaga CF - 6 points
6. Celta de Vigo - 6 points
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7. CA Osasuna - 5 points
8. FC Barcelona - 4 points
12. Atletico Madrid - 4 points
17. Real Madrid - 1 point
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18. Cordoba CF - 1 point
19. Elche CF - 0 points
20. RCD Mallorca - 0 points

Liga BBVA Top Scorer
1. Feghouli (Valencia) - 5 Goals
2. Perez (Valladolid) - 3 Goals
3. Eight players tied with 2 Goals


Youth Academy
* = New Addition

Alex Silva Gavan - RM (59-63, 74-80): 16 attacker The 16 year old has decided to settle in at RM and is considered an attacker. With a 6'0" height he's a good fit pretty much anywhere on the field especially down the center, but he has decided he's most comfortable on the wing.

Chris Cropper - GK (48-54, 78-86): The third American goalkeeper to join the Youth Academy. At 16 years old he stands at 6'3" and his game is well balanced so far.

Chris Jamieson IV - GK (61-65, 78-84): Julian Rubin was the first American to join the academy, but now this 6'7" giant also from the United States has stolen the show as people are excited to see him between the sticks. At 16 years old he's looking like a solid candidate for a call up soon depending on how he shapes up with the U17s.

Eriq Lisch - GK (58-64, 88-94): The fourth and final American goalkeeper to join the academy. 16 years old, 6'1", and so far he looks like the most promising. From what we've seen of him with the U-17 he still needs to improve his positioning. Competition to be the first American to play for Osasuna is hot.

Eñaut Gabbiadini - CDM (54-58, 72-78): The Spanish midfielder becomes the 2nd CDM in the academy, although at 15 years old he still has much to develop, including his height which is quite low for a CDM as he stands at 5'3".

Frost S. Napoles - CM (55-59, 70-74): Technically Gifted has been the term used to describe the 16 year old midfielder from Spain, but we haven't seen enough of him with the U17 to say what his future holds.

Joyce Barber - RM (58-62, 71-75): By reading his name one might assume the player is from the United Kingdom, but in fact he is a Spaniard. At least, he was born in Spain. Barber is only 5'4" but he has proven to be a playmaker from the wing even at 15 years of age.
*Turned 16 grew to 5'11"

Julian Rubin - GK (58-62, 73-77): Julian becomes the first player from the United States to join the Osasuna youth academy, and if he develops well enough he could even become the first ever American player to wear Osasuna's colors. The 15 year old goalkeeper could make history, but first he must show his class in the youth levels.

Luis Martinez - CB/CM (49-59, 81-94): This 15 year old from Spain immediately caught Chavez's eye and was signed to the academy right away. At only 15 years of age he still has much to grow as he stands at 5'1" and has yet to choose his set position.

*Mario Santana - ST (45-57, 75-94): Really excited to see future reports on this kid from Mexico. He's described as "Physically Strong" and you know how much I like to play with a target man. The downside is that he's only 5'3", but he's still 15 years old so I'm hoping he'll grow closer to the 6 foot range.

Roussillon Murnane - ST (57-61, 71-75): The 5'9" 17-year old from Spain has shown the characteristics of a winger as he tends to drift wide from the center.

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August Headline


Europa League
Osasuna will make their return to the Europa League next month, where it is expected they will try to get farther than they did last season when they were eliminated by Tottenham in the Quarter Finals. From what we know, Chavez will try to use the first team as much as he can in Europe opposed to last season where the B Team took over European responsibilities. Osasuna have been drawn into Group F which consists of Sporting CP from Portugal, sc Heerenveen from the Netherlands, and SK Rapid Wien from Austria. Osasuna's first match will be a visit to SK Rapid Wien.

***Simppu you're gonna love this! One of your favorite clubs from Germany made it to Germany this season. Yeah, from Berlin! But no it isn't Hertha... No sir.

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UNION BERLIN are in the Europa League! As for Hertha, nowhere in sight. They are currently 8th in the Bundesliga while Union are 12th in Bundesliga 2, but they're the ones representing the capital in Europe! Ha Ho He? No, Die Mauer muss weg!

Record Breaking Contract
Previously, Miguel De Las Cuevas was the club's highest earner with a $60,000 weekly wage. With his departure there was no single player with a higher wage than the rest of the club, but this month the club has offered a record breaking, multi-year contract to the squad's top scorer Guillermo. Guillermo has agreed, and is now the club's highest earner going from a $15,000 weekly wage to $70,000. Despite being a non-negotiable starter for the past two seasons, he's had the squad role of "squad rotation player" on his contract. His role has also increased on paper as it is now accurately specified that he is an "important team player."


Conclusion
At first I really liked the 4-4-2 Holding. Scoring two against Barcelona is definitely an achievement so after that first match I was really happy with the formation. After the second match not so much, but after the third match I realized I needed to make a change. I feel there's a huge gap between my midfield and strikers, but now that I think of it it could be because I have both my midfielders with the "stay back while attacking" since I hate it when they push up and leave my midfield wide open for counters. I plan to try out more formations next month, starting with the 4-4-1-1 Attack. I will customize both my CMs 21 clicks back in order to convert them to CDMs, and also 12 clicks towards the center so that they won't be so spread out. Everything else will remain the same. Guillermo will play ST and Palacios will be at CF. If I still feel there is too big of a gap between my midfielders and strikers, I will only move the LCM position 12 clicks back to LDM, and leave the RCM the same.

Is there any other formations you guys think will work well with Guillermo and Palacios up front? I am considering using a 4-4-2 Diamond Narrow since it's a favorite here and I used it exclusively during my FIFA 13 career mode with Leeds, but the only thing keeping me away from it is Isma Lopez since he's a winger and I don't know how he would do in a more central position. I was planning on replacing Lopez with a different winger if he doesn't impress in the next few months, but now I am also considering replacing him with a center midfielder instead so that I can try out the 4-4-2 Narrow.

The goalkeeper battle going on in the youth academy is beginning to take shape, and it looks like Eriq Lisch will be the winner. His potential is amazing at 88-94, and he has a realistic height at 6'1". I liked Chris Jamieson IV mostly due to his pimp name, but while it would be cool to have a 6'7" goalkeeper I also feel like it would be unrealistic. I may still promote him with Lisch, but after that I will not promote any youth player taller than 6'4". I know there have been really tall players in football, but it's usually once in a generation. Last thing I want is to have a squad full of giants.

Let me know what you think and
Thanks For Reading!

Pretty interesting transfers. Isma Lopez and Bigas look like good players but they're not world class. I think I've mentioned this before but I like your transfer policy of Spanish players. The results were pretty good, as well. Dropping points against worse teams isn't bad when you draw with Barca.

I'll just act like I didn't see the part where you talked about Union. I'm sure they bribed and threatened UEFA to let them play in the Europa League. Hertha are still the better team.

Also, like you said Cruzerr was the first person to start using screen shots. He used them in his Bilbao career and in his Everton one (I think the Everton one is older but I'm not sure).

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 1 | 2014-15

Los Blanquillos

November 2014


Nov 1st
Liga Adelante
Match 14
Albacete 2-4 Real Zaragoza
Munir 8' (Suárez)
César Díaz 24'
Cidoncha 35'
Miquel 53'
Muñoz 79' (Pen)
Tierno 90'

MotM: Diego Suárez

Munir started again and again scored. Suárez played it over the top and he ran onto it before shooting. Domínguez saved it but Munir managed, with some quick feet, to take the rebound around him and tap the ball in. Díaz equalized on 24 minutes putting away the rebound from a shot off the post which enraged Keane on the touch line. Cidoncha then put in his own rebound after Óscar Whalley saved the first attempt. This only made Keane even more furious as Albacete had taken the lead through TWO rebounds. Miquel leveled the game early in the second half picking up a cleared ball from the corner and unleashing a ferocious volley past Domínguez.


Miquel's great volley.

Domínguez then gave away a penalty with 11 minutes to go after taking a bad touch, that allowed Eldin to poke the ball under him. He dived in rashly completely missing the ball and some how he only got a yellow card.


Only a yellow!

Fringe player David Muñoz stepped up on his chance and converted. Muñoz was involved again in the last goal. He played Tierno into the box who then had a shot blocked before he managed to pick it up again and have his second attempt saved. He fortunately got a third chance and this time headed past Domínguez.


Nov 8th
Liga Adelante
Match 15
Real Zaragoza 4-2 Real Valladolid
Pedro 14' (Ruiz de Galarreta)
Pedro 30'
Óscar Díaz 37'
Borja 61' (Porcar)
Pedro 78' (Dorca)
Óscar 88'

MotM: Pedro Sánchez

1st against 3rd this one was and a very important game. It got off to a great start with Pedro netting following a ball over the top from Ruiz de Galarreta. Pedro then doubled our advantage from a free kick right on the edge of the box. It deflected off Valiente's head and into the goal. Javi Varas has already started to dive so there was nothing he could have done to prevent it.


Lucky deflection.

Óscar Díaz pulled one back from an impossible angle. Alcolea really should have stopped that one. Borja made it 3-1 just after 60 minutes breaking onto a Porcar pass into the box and curling it around Varas with the outside of his left boot. Pedro then completed his hat trick and added our fourth heading in a Dorca corner. Borja hit the post before Óscar scored a stunning free kick from about 35 yards.


How did he get it in from there!

*First game on Legendary. (Some sliders adjusted.)


Nov 15th
Liga Adelante
Match 16
Barcelona B 1-1 Real Zaragoza
Sandro 78'
Tierno 90' (Suárez)

MotM: Álvaro Tierno

The B team was given a chance in this game away against 10th placed Barcelona B. The Catalans dominated the first half an hour missing several chances before we got a couple through Rubén and Hadzic. The second half Barca had more chances but crucially didn't find the target until a defensive mistake from Rubén allowed Sandro to score. He was running with Sandro and managed to cut out the through ball. But instead of clearing it first time he took a terrible touch near the 6 yard box where Sandro took control and he couldn't miss from there. We pushed for the equalizer and Munir got 1-on-1 with Rubi on the edge of the box. He knocked it past Rubi, who dived in taking the pacey striker out. He was given a straight red as he was the last man back leaving Barcelona B with only 10 men for the remaining 7 minutes. Romero sent the resulting free kick into the wall. We desperately searched for the goal and it looked as if we were going to lose the game when a Hadzic through ball was cut out. Suárez however won it back off Edgar Ié on the right side of the box. He took it down the line and pulled it across to the in rushing Tierno who lifted it over Adrián Ortolá and made many Zaragoza fans very, very relieved.


Stoppage time equalizer.


Nov 23rd
Liga Adelante
Match 17
Real Zaragoza 2-1 Racing Santander
Borja 11' (Porcar)
Francis 60'
Ruiz de Galarreta 66' (Porcar)

MotM: Ruiz de Galarreta

Zaragoza struck the first blow in the 11th minute through in form striker Borja Bastón. Dorca took a quick free kick out on the right to Álamo. He played the ball into Porcar as he ran down the right side of the box. He then drilled it low across the 6 yard box where Borja gambled and slid in getting there before Raúl poking it into the net. The rest of the half was tight with Miquélez heading wide in the only other real chance. Pedro raced through only to be denied by Raúl early in the second half before Francis scored on the hour mark. Alcolea initially made a good save smothering the shot from Durán but the ball spilled out where Francis reacted quicker than Ruiz de Galarreta striking the ball towards goal. Cabrera was inches away from keeping it out but he was unable to do so. 6 minutes later however Ruiz de Galarreta hit an absolute beauty of a shot from the edge of the D. He avoided Doria's challenge before just placing it up and around Raúl in the goals.


Wonderful strike!

A couple of late chances then came for both sides through Durán and Borja. The first was for Santander and Durán was pushed wide enough to shoot wide without troubling Alcolea. Borja then got his chance with a difficult volley. Pedro picked him out beautifully from the left hand side but he sent the effort wide.


Alcolea gratefully catching a cross.


Nov 29th
Liga Adelante
Match 18
AD Alcorcón 1-1 Real Zaragoza
Munir 4' (Suárez)
Máyor 41'

MotM: Munir

An away game against the legendary Vrabbit was what the B Team had in store today. They played because of the first leg against Málaga coming up in days. A 1-1 was the end result with goals from Munir and Máyor both in the first half. Munir played a good one-two with Suárez to open the scoring early on. David then hit the crossbar from close range for Alcorcón before Máyor got the equalizer. Bellerín got pushed off the ball and that led to Máyor being played in and inevitably scoring. The first 20 minutes of the sexnd half were all us but Falcón was in great form. Óscar Whalley then made 2 very good saves keeping it level. Falcón denied Munir a second coming out on top in a 1-on-1 and then kept out a Tierno header right at the death to secure a point for Alcorcón.

Real Zaragoza Player of the Month



Lucas Porcar

Liga Adelante Table
1. Real Zaragoza - 40 Points
2. CA Osasuna - 37 Points
3. Real Valladolid - 36 Points
4. CD Tenerife - 36 Points
5. Sporting Gijón - 36 Points
6. RCD Mallorca - 34 Points
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7. Real Betis - 34 Points
8. Deportivo Alavés - 29 Points
9. UD Las Palmas - 28 Points
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20. CD Mirandés - 13 Points
21. SD Ponferradina - 13 Points
22. Girona CF - 11 Points

Top Scorers
1. Óscar Díaz (Real Valladolid) 11
2. Stefan Scepovic (Sporting Gijón) 8
3. Marko Scepovic (RCD Mallorca) 8
Nauzet Alemán (UD Las Palmas) 8

Club Top Scorers
1. Pedro Sánchez 8
2. Borja Bastón 6
3. Eldin Hadzic 4

Youth Academy
Jose Baquero - (Spain), LM/LW/ST/RW, 46-58 Ovr, 74-94 Pot, 16

The first youngster to join the Academy is Spanish attacker Jose Baquero. He has shown good speed along with ball control and finishing in his initial report.

Guillermo Sánchez has been sent back to Spain for 9 months while Alain Thaler has been sent out to Argentina for 3 months.

The Team

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GK - Alcolea, 65 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain
GK - Óscar Whalley, 63 Ovr, 20, Spain

RB - Fernández, 68 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain
RB - Carlos Diogo, 66 (-2) Ovr, 31, Uruguay
RB - Héctor Bellerín, 63 (+2) Ovr, 19, Spain* (On loan from Arsenal)
CB - Mario, 74 (-1) Ovr, 32, Spain
CB - Leandro Cabrera, 67 Ovr, 23, Uruguay
CB - Miquel, 68 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain* (On loan from Arsenal)
CB - Vallejo, 64 (+2) Ovr, 17, Spain
CB - Rubén, 70 (-1) Ovr, 32, Spain
LB - Diego Rico, 67 (+2) Ovr, 21, Spain
LB - Abraham, 73 Ovr, 28, Spain** (On loan at SD Eibar)
LB - Carlos Nieto, 56 Ovr, 18, Spain** (On loan at CD Leganés)

CDM - Dorca, 69 Ovr, 31, Spain
CDM - Vullnet Basha, 65 (+1) Ovr, 24, Albania* (On loan from FC Sion)
RM - Pedro Sánchez, 68 (+1) Ovr, 28, Spain
CM - Tarsi, 66 (+2) Ovr, 20, Spain
CM - Sergio Gil, 62 Ovr, 18, Spain
CM - Guti, 59 Ovr, 17, Spain
CM - Álvaro Tierno, 65 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain
LM - Eldin Hadzic, 66 (+3) Ovr, 21, Bosnia Herzegovina
LM - Jaime Romero, 67 (+1) Ovr, 24, Spain
CAM - Ruiz de Galarreta, 68 (+1) Ovr, 21, Spain* (On loan from Athletic Bilbao)
CAM - Lucas Porcar, 66 Ovr, 24 Ovr, Spain
CAM - Adán Pérez, 64 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain

RW - Javi Álamo, 69 (+2) Ovr, 26, Spain
ST - Borja Bastón, 71 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain* (On loan from Atlético Madrid)
ST - Munir, 68 (+2) Ovr, 19, Spain* (On loan from Barcelona)
ST - Diego Suárez, 63 (+3) Ovr, 20, Spain
ST - David Muñoz, 60 Ovr, 17, Spain
ST - Esnáider, 62 (+1) Ovr, 22, Spain

* On loan from
** On loan at

December Matches
3/12 - Málaga CF (a) (Copa Del Rey)
6/12 - CD Leganés (h)
13/12 - Sabadell FC (a)
17/12 - Málaga CF (h) (Copa Del Rey)
20/12 - UE Llagostera (h)

Hope you enjoyed this month! Thanks for reading!

[Keano16]

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FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 1 | 2014-15

Los Blanquillos

December 2014


Dec 3rd
Copa Del Rey
Round of 32, 1st Leg
Málaga CF 3-1 Real Zaragoza
Mario 39' OG
Borja 65' (Porcar)
Uche 70'
Camacho 86'

MotM: Lucas Porcar

Mario tried to clear a ball across the 6 yard box but he ended up booting it into his own net. That gave Málaga a 1-0 lead at halftime. Porcar won the ball and then played Borja in between the CBs who were spread out as it had just been a corner. He sprinted towards the goal and finished around Ochoa. Uche hit back 5 minutes later knocking it past Mario who stupidly dived in leaving Uche with time to finish past Alcolea. Camacho got the ball with his back to goal and turned Mario before finishing us off. Mario was terrible and looks like we are out of the cup barring a miracle.


Dec 6th
Liga Adelante
Match 19
Real Zaragoza 0-2 CD Leganés
Álvarez 18'
Álvarez 43'

MotM: Carlos Álvarez

A first half Álvarez double was enough to give us a second consecutive loss. Rubén tried unsuccessfully to push Álvarez off the ball and he went through finishing powerfully past Óscar. Suárez tested Pina from range before Álvarez had his second slotting home from inside the area after Vallejo woefully missed his challenge. We were just unable to find any answers in the second half and ended deserved losers.


Dec 13th
Liga Adelante
Match 20
Sabadell FC 1-1 Real Zaragoza
Gato 45'
Borja 68'

MotM: Nauzet

After dominating the opening half Sabadell somehow went in ahead after a ball pulled back across the goal was put in by Gato. Borja equalized in the second half after Álamo tackled Juanjo and the ball rolled into Borja's path. He proceeded to stick it under MOTM Nauzet who made an amazing 7 saves. Borja then missed 4 chances to win the game. We need to start picking up our form before we slip down the table.


Dec 17th
Copa Del Rey
Round of 32, 2nd Leg
Real Zaragoza (2) 1-1 (4) Málaga CF
Álamo 19' (Pen)
Uche 45'

MotM: Javi Álamo

Málaga held a 3-1 lead coming into this game so I decided to experiment with a 4-3-3. It worked fairly well. Málaga had early chances but then we settled down and got some of our own with Álamo getting hauled down in the box. He just got his toe to the ball before Antunes tackled him late. He himself tucked away from the spot. I started to think that maybe we could pull off a miracle. That was soon dashed when Uche got some space inside the box and finished well. Málaga had some more good chances to finish us but didn't take them. Pedro was then denied at point blank range by Ochoa. Málaga sat back for the last 15 but we couldn't break them down. It was a much better performance than our last 3 however. Maybe the 4-3-3 will get some more time.


Dec 20th
Liga Adelante
Match 21
Real Zaragoza 1-1 UE Llagostera
Ruiz de Galarreta 52' (Suárez)
Expósito 83'

MotM: Álvaro Tierno

We should have gotten the 3 points here. Ruiz de Galarreta got us ahead in the 52nd minute with a one-two played around the corner of the defender by Suárez. Ruiz de Galarreta then finished well past Moragón. But with 7 minutes to go a corner was saved by Óscar only to have Expósito tap in the luckiest equalizer and deny us 3 points.

Real Zaragoza Player of the Month



Borja Bastón

Liga Adelante Table
1. Sporting Gijón - 45 Points
2. CA Osasuna - 43 Points
3. CD Tenerife - 42 Points
4. Real Zaragoza - 42 Points
5. Real Betis - 41 Points
6. Real Valladolid - 41 Points
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7. UCD Mallorca - 40 Points
8. UD Las Palmas - 35 Points
9. Deportivo Alavés - 33 Points
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20. CD Leganés - 18 Points
21. Girona CF - 17 Points
22. CD Mirandés - 14 Points

Top Scorers
1. Óscar Díaz (Real Valladolid) 12
2. Stefan Scepovic (Sporting Gijón) 10
Marko Scepovic (RCD Mallorca) 10
3. David Rodríguez (AD Alcorcón) 9
Adama Touré (Sporting Gijón) 9

Club Top Scorers
1. Pedro Sánchez 8
2. Borja Bastón 8
3. Eldin Hadzic 4

Youth Academy
Jose Baquero - (Spain) LW/ST/RW, 47-57 Ovr, 75-93 Pot, 16

The first youngster to join the Academy is Spanish attacker Jose Baquero. He has shown good speed along with ball control and finishing in his initial report.

The Team

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GK - Alcolea, 65 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain
GK - Óscar Whalley, 63 Ovr, 20, Spain

RB - Fernández, 68 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain
RB - Carlos Diogo, 66 (-2) Ovr, 31, Uruguay
RB - Héctor Bellerín, 63 (+2) Ovr, 19, Spain* (On loan from Arsenal)
CB - Mario, 74 (-1) Ovr, 32, Spain
CB - Leandro Cabrera, 67 Ovr, 23, Uruguay
CB - Miquel, 68 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain* (On loan from Arsenal)
CB - Vallejo, 64 (+2) Ovr, 17, Spain
CB - Rubén, 70 (-1) Ovr, 32, Spain
LB - Diego Rico, 67 (+2) Ovr, 21, Spain
LB - Abraham, 73 Ovr, 28, Spain** (On loan at SD Eibar)
LB - Carlos Nieto, 56 Ovr, 18, Spain** (On loan at CD Leganés)

CDM - Dorca, 69 Ovr, 31, Spain
CDM - Vullnet Basha, 65 (+1) Ovr, 24, Albania* (On loan from FC Sion)
RM - Pedro Sánchez, 68 (+1) Ovr, 28, Spain
CM - Tarsi, 66 (+2) Ovr, 20, Spain
CM - Sergio Gil, 62 Ovr, 18, Spain
CM - Guti, 59 Ovr, 17, Spain
CM - Álvaro Tierno, 65 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain
LM - Eldin Hadzic, 66 (+3) Ovr, 21, Bosnia Herzegovina
LM - Jaime Romero, 67 (+1) Ovr, 24, Spain
CAM - Ruiz de Galarreta, 68 (+1) Ovr, 21, Spain* (On loan from Athletic Bilbao)
CAM - Lucas Porcar, 66 Ovr, 24 Ovr, Spain
CAM - Adán Pérez, 64 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain

RW - Javi Álamo, 69 (+2) Ovr, 26, Spain
ST - Borja Bastón, 71 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain* (On loan from Atlético Madrid)
ST - Munir, 68 (+2) Ovr, 19, Spain* (On loan from Barcelona)
ST - Diego Suárez, 63 (+3) Ovr, 20, Spain
ST - David Muñoz, 60 Ovr, 17, Spain
ST - Esnáider, 62 (+1) Ovr, 22, Spain

* On loan from
** On loan at

January Matches
10/1 - Deportivo Alavés (a)
17/1 - UD Las Palmas (a)
24/1 - Osasuna (h)
31/1 - Real Betis (a)

After only picking up 2 measly points this month and therefore dropping from 1st to 4th. (Legendary has been rough!) This is massive month with all 4 teams we play in the top 9. 2 of which are in the top 7. Osasuna is also a derby so there's even more pressure. Let's hope January is a better month! If you guys have any suggestions on players to bring in or areas to strengthen please feel free to comment! Also sorry about no screenshots, and of course you were the first to use them Cruzerr not Chico!

Hope you enjoyed this month! Thanks for reading!

[Keano16]

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Preseason
July/August 2015 - Season 3
FIFA 15 (PS4)

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Season Objectives
• Qualify for Europa League (Top 6)
• Reach Knockout Stage of Europa League
• Reach Round of 32 of Copa Del Rey

Season Budget
• Transfer Budget - $9,500,000
• Wage Funds - $45,000


Transfer Window

Transfers In


RW - Federico Palacios (Spain) (66 OVR 21yrs) (+1)
Activated $400k option to buy from RB Leipzig
Palacios spent a season and a half on loan at Osasuna but he is set for a permanent transfer now to the club that gave him his breakthrough. Palacios signed as a squad rotation player, but we all know he'll be a lot more than that judging by the way last season ended.


LM - Isma Lopez (Spain) (73 OVR 26yrs) (+1)
Pre-Contract Arrival from Sporting Gijon
Osasuna need a natural winger and Chavez hopes Lopez will be the one. The winger was born in Pamplona and was a part of the Osasuna youth academy for a very short time before going over to the Athletic Bilbao academy. He spent three years with Bilbao's reserve side before being sent out on multiple loan spells and eventually staying at Sporting Gijon permanently. He now returns to Basque Country and his hometown with Osasuna.


[b]CB - Pedro Bigas (Spain) (71 OVR
Purchased from RCD Mallorca for $3.8m plus Jon Echaide
Bigas was initially signed by Mallorca's youth academy before going out to play for different clubs at the lower levels. He began his career as a midfielder, but upon his return to Mallorca in 2012 he was given a new challenge as a centre back, where he excelled and has maintained himself since. Osasuna have plenty of midfielders, which leads us to believe that Bigas will play primarily as a center back. Especially since the B-Team's captain Echaide was included in the deal.


Transfers Out


CAM - Miguel De Las Cuevas (Spain) (72 OVR 30yrs)
Sold to Getafe CF for $2.7m
De Las Cuevas had been a crucial player in Chavez's lineup, but with Isma Lopez's arrival somebody had to be removed from the starting lineup and Cuevas was not open to spending some time on the bench this season. De Las Cuevas was Osasuna's highest paid player with a $60,000 weekly wage, a number Getafe were not able to match and offered him $35,000 instead. Negotiations took little more than a week between the player and club, but as no further offers came in and his time at Osasuna seemingly over, Cuevas had to accept.


RB - Javi Flaño (Spain) (67 OVR 32yrs)
Sold to Aston Villa for $550k
Javi Flaño was an important first team player during Chavez's first season, but last season Flaño was taken down to the B Team. Even though he did well with the alternate lineup, the arrival of Romeu from the youth academy increased competition on the wings, and Flaño was not able to compete against the youngster's speed and attacking mindset. Flaño finished last season as a defensive substitute, but even that role is taken now by Vinuesa Ramos, another youth graduate, so Flaño had to look for playtime elsewhere. The Spaniard will be joining England's Aston Villa, where he will most likely end his career.

GK - Jokin Ezkieta (Spain) (58 OVR 20yrs)
Sold to Crewe Alexandria for $100k

CB - Iñigo De Frutos (Spain) (65 OVR 21yrs)
Loaned to FC Barcelona B

CM - Mikel Merino (Spain) (64 OVR 20yrs)
Loaned to Sporting Gijon
Merino was a revelation for Chavez in his first season, as the young midfielder played brilliantly and rumor has it that his performances halted Osasuna's negotiations with another midfielder during that season. Last season Chavez kept his confidence with Merino, but the midfielder hasn't been developing his game in the past two years so the coaching staff have decided to loan him out before he gets too comfortable.

LB - Xavier Quinti (Spain) (64 OVR 20yrs)
Loaned to Leicester City
We are all still waiting for the young left back that was sold to Osasuna as a "future star" and with a $1m price tag. This will be Quinti's second full season loan, and Osasuna's staff have already set their requirements for his return.

CB - David Garcia (Spain) (63 OVR 22yrs)
Loaned to AD Alcorcon

CB - Unai Garcia (Spain) (63 OVR 23yrs)
Loaned to Leeds United

CAM - Jose Garcia (Spain) (61 OVR 19yrs)
Loaned to Millwall
Similar to Merino's situation, Chavez had great trust in this young attacking midfielder but as he has had minimal development in the past two years the staff have decided to send him out on loan.


Top 3 Transfers
1. Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich --> Manchester City) $64,000,000
2. Javi Martinez (Bayern Munich --> Chelsea) $43,000,000
3. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid --> PSG) $42,500,000


Preseason Matches

CA Osasuna 2 - 2 Palermo
PAL: Makienok 18' Vazquez 87'
OSA: Torres 78' Guillermo 89'
Palermo went ahead with a header in the 18th minute following a terrible defensive mistake by Albentosa and Flaño who had no clue where they were at. Even though they tried to get back into the match, Osasuna found it almost impossible to create chances against Palermo's 3-5-2, a formation that Chavez frequented during his time at AFC Wimbledon. Chavez put all the meat on the grill with his substitutions, particularly Miguel De Las Cuevas in at RCM, and it worked fantastically as it was De Las Cuevas who put a through ball into the box for the LCM Roberto Torres to shoot first time and score!

Osasuna were finally on the scoreboard, but Palermo took the lead again nine minutes later as Vazquez made Flaño look nonexistent and slid the ball past the goalkeeper Rodriguez.

After that goal Osasuna went all out attack in search for the equalizer, and Guillermo delivered right before the 90th minute as he shielded the ball and went around his marker before powering the ball past the goalkeeper. The match ended soon after that and even though Palermo were the better side on the field they couldn't take the victory at El Sadar. Isma Lopez was given his debut but the winger gave a rather poor performance and was taken off in the second half. Palacios also gave a poor match from the right wing, making fans pray that he doesn't end up like Julian Luque did after his option to buy was activated last season.

Werder Bremen 0 - 0 CA Osasuna
Osasuna couldn't get a goal in Germany, but the fans didn't look too concerned seeing as in this match Chavez seemed to have focus on experimenting rather than the result. Osasuna started the match with the usual 4-3-3 Holding before switching to a 4-2-2 Holding with Guillermo and Palacios playing as strikers. In the second half Chavez switched to a 3-5-2, keeping Palacios and Guillermo as strikers. Even with all the changes Osasuna was making, the German side were never confused and held their clean sheet well.

CA Osasuna (B-Team) 4 - 1 AS Monaco
OSA: Luque 5' 13' Onwu 34' Kodro 76'
ASM: Falcao PEN 80'
ASM: Echiejile RED CARD 65'

It seemed like Osasuna would finish their preseason with many doubts but the B Team came in and saved the day with a dominant win against the French side. The revelation of this match was Chavez starting Julian Luque at CAM in place of Jose Garcia, and Luque responded to his manager's trust straightaway by dribbling past his marker, getting inside the box, cutting left, and then curving a shot past the keeper with three Monaco defenders surrounding him!

This was already a surprise early goal, but just eight minutes later Luque struck again, this time with a shot that deflected off a defender and went into the net. In the 34th minute Manuel Onwu scored a header from Ramirez's cross and made it 3-0. Osasuna were having the time of their lives on the pitch and were even comfortable to show off with some flare, as seen on the photo at the top of the article with the youth graduate Romeu showing some fancy passing. In the 76th minute Kenan Kodro made it 4-0 with a powerful shot, but four minutes later a penalty was called in favor of Monaco after Romeu, who had been having an outstanding match at LB, slid to try to prevent a cross but instead took the crosser down after the ball had already been sent into the box. Radamel Falcao sent the penalty right down the middle and scored while Rodriguez dove left. The goal did little for Monaco though as Osasuna calmly held the lead and finished the preseason off with a comfortable win.


CA Osasuna Player of the Preseason

LM - Julian Luque (Spain) (68 OVR 23yrs)
Luque finished last season with heavy critics and was widely considered as one of Osasuna's worst players of the season. Despite the negativity surrounding him Chavez still gave him another chance to show the talent he displayed in Liga Adelante and responded magnificently with two great goals against Monaco. It may have only been one match, but we're hoping this is Luque's turn around and he takes advantage of the opportunity of starting with the B Team seeing as Jose Garcia has been loaned out and the CAM spot is up for the taking.


What's Coming Up For Osasuna
With the preseason finally over the fans are anxious to see their home team every two weeks again. Osasuna are expected to have a difficult start to the season, as they will be hosting none other than the defending league title holders FC Barcelona. After that, they will visit RCD Espanyol who finished 3rd last season, and then host the recently - and controversially - promoted Cordoba. We have been told that all three matches will be played by the first team, as the B Team does not have any scheduled matches until September.


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Conclusion
I know I said I would be replacing Miguel Flaño with a top centre back this window, but I couldn't do it! The captain has been with the club since 2004. 2004!!! I couldn't bring myself to dropping him and even less selling him. Instead I chose Bigas who brings pace to the defense, something none of my centre backs have, and if he plays well he should be able to grow past Flaño who has been decreasing in stats. I will let Flaño play until he either retires or his form drops. Once that happens I will bring in a top centre back if Bigas isn't able to fill in Flaño's shoes.

So far from what I've seen in the preseason, Lopez hasn't convinced me. Looking at his stats he's the player I'm looking for, but on the field not so much. It's still too early to make a fair judgement so we'll see how he does as the season goes on. If he does not impress, I will look to bring in another winger.

Formation Talk
So, the first team didn't look too great during the preseason particularly my wingers. Roberto Torres had been playing really well at LW, but with Lopez's arrival and Cuevas' departure he's had to play at LCM, the position he held in my first season. Lopez has been playing LW and has been quite poor. On the other side, Palacios has been playing RW and also hasn't been producing much of anything. For these reasons, I will be starting this season with a 4-4-2 Holding instead of the 4-3-3 Holding I've been using for the past two seasons. I prefer not to play with two strikers up front, but I have to remember that Palacios had his goal scoring break through playing as a striker in the 4-3-3. I also have to remember that Guillermo has scored 45 goals with us also as the striker in the 4-3-3. I want to get the most I can out of this pair, so I will be playing them up front together. Isma Lopez will play LM, while Torres will go to RM as I know he can play well down the wing. Camarasa and Darder will be my holding midfielders, while the back line will remain the same.


That's it for the preseason. Let me know if you have any tips/suggestions for the formation change, and
Thanks For Reading!

First off, completely obtainable goals and an alright budget! Glad to see Palacios was signed permanently and Lopez coming in, although he doesn't seem to be impressing you so far. Hopefully that'll change soon enough. I hope that Bigas can grow and become the CB you want so you won't have to splash out on one in the future. Preseason was undefeated which is good although it looked like the team wasn't as fluid in the first 2 games. The B team did really well demolishing Monaco in the last though! Is this the return of Luque?! The season then started well with a good point against Barca. Torres and Guillermo, 2 of your biggest players performing again. Kodro then snatched the points against Espanyol with a trademark header but man that was an unbelievable save from Riesgo! Cordoba looked disappointing and again like your attack wasn't as fluid as it was last season. You've got a nice looking Academy going now too which is great for the future. A good draw in the Europa too and good to see Guillermo finally getting rewarded! . Also damn, the quality of your screenshots are much better than mine.

[texasbum06]

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Moose - Unlucky goal to concede against Stoke, Your defenders had good positioning, but the Stoke player just won the header. You completely outplayed them, but the result just didn't reflect that. Your goal against City was some bad luck to have them slide in from behind to get the ball, but you got it right back and scored it. Their equalizer was one of those annoying goals where you wonder why no one was marking the back post despite 4 defenders standing in the box! Their crosses killed you again on their second goal as well getting all the way to that end line before sending it in. Very tough loss though.

BiloxiSmitty - No losses to open the season, and a draw against Atletico is not a bad result. Tough Champions League group with Bayern and Liverpool both in there. Your scoring has been pretty spread out so far as well. How did you manage to force 2 own goals in the same match!?

Cruzerr - Nice bit of info on the academy graduates coming in. Some impressive transfer business getting an impressive fee for Ulreich, and not overspending on anyone in return. Maxim really picked up right where he left off with goals and assists all around. A perfect month as well taking all points available.

Chico - Reasonable season objectives, and a decent transfer budget. Although, I wish they would have given you a better wage budget to work with. Picking up the option to buy Palacios is a good move, and Lopez and Bigas look like good additions. I'm interested to see how Lopez figures into gameplan and how well he will perform for you. Exciting way to start the season against Barca, and a draw is an impressive result, although being up 2-1 I imagine you were pretty disappointed when Deulofeu got one past you. Solid win over Espanyol, but I can tell you are still trying to sort out having the combo of Guillermo and Palacios together after only scoring 1 in those last 2 matches. You've got 2 youth academy players I've got my eye on in Luis Martinez and Mario Santana. Hopefully that potential stays up in the potential to be special range.

Keano - Some high scoring wins in November and with a couple draws you still held on to an unbeaten month and your spot at the top of the table. December was a different story. You started with a nice 3-1 win, but it went downhill from there. You didn't fall too far back though and I think you can definitely climb back to the top with still half of the season to go. The Copa Del Rey on the other hand was a tough loss to deal with.

[Keano16]

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Keano - Some high scoring wins in November and with a couple draws you still held on to an unbeaten month and your spot at the top of the table. December was a different story. You started with a nice 3-1 win, but it went downhill from there. You didn't fall too far back though and I think you can definitely climb back to the top with still half of the season to go. The Copa Del Rey on the other hand was a tough loss to deal with.

Thanks! November was just me adjusting to Legendary I guess and December was just one of those months. I'm nearly finished January now so an update should be up tomorrow/Saturday and you guys will find out if we picked up our form or not. Some moves in the Transfer market to look forward to as well!

[Simppu12]

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Ha Ho He


Transfers Out

Fabian Holland, sold to Nürnberg for €575,000
Johannes van den Bergh, sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf for €1,200,000
Hajime Hosogai, sold to Hamburger SV for €2,100,000
John Heitinga, sold to Stade Reims for €2,500,000
Jens Hegeler, sold to SC Freiburg for €3,800,000


Transfers In




Abdul Rahman Baba

73 Ovr, Left Back, 21 Years Old, Ghana

€2,000,000 + Marvin Plattenhardt


Hertha BSC were very active in this transfer window and they made nine signings. The cheapest of them was Abdul Rahman Baba who arrived for just two million euros from Augsburg. Hertha's left back Marvin Plattenhardt went the other way in the deal. Baba made his breakthrough last year for Augsburg when he was one of the best left backs of the league. He made about three interceptions and five tackles on average. The 21 year old has potential in him and his speed and attacking way of playing make him a good player.




Leroy Sane

72 Ovr, Attacking Midfielder, 19 Years Old, Germany

€3,000,000

Another youngster who was signed by Hertha Berlin was Schalke's youth product Leroy Sane (who scored against them in real life). Sane is another player who made a name for himself last season. The young attacking midfielder scored against Real Madrid in the Champions League but his team went out on aggregate. The 19 year old is very talented and he is a good dribbler with good passing and finishing skills.




Timo Werner

74 Ovr, Left Winger, 19 Years Old, Germany

€4,000,000 + Ronny

The second 19-year-old Hertha BSC signed was the German attacking gem Timo Werner. The fee for the young player was just four million euros but Ronny, who had problems adjusting to Müller's fast-paced game, joined Stuttgart. Werner is a very exciting player who has spent his entire career with Stuttgart before this summer. He's very pacy, skillful and a good finisher. Everything Hertha need from their winger.




Andre Hoffmann

75 Ovr, Centre Back, 22 Years Old, Germany

€5,000,000

The fourth cheapest signing Hertha BSC made was Andre Hoffmann who joined from Hannover 96. The young German defender has played for the national team in every youth level and he has become an important part of Hannover's defence. Hoffmann was signed mainly for squad depth because of the departure of John Heitinga.




Andre Hahn

77 Ovr, Right Midfielder, 25 Years Old, Germany

€5,000,000 + Roy Beerens

Andre #2 joined Hertha Berlin from their rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach on deadline day for five million euros and Roy Beerens who has been out of form. Hahn, who is the oldest player Hertha signed in the window, is one of the fastest players in the Bundesliga and he helped Borussia Mönchengladbach reach fourth place in the league last season.




Maximilian Arnold

77 Ovr, Central Midfielder, 21 Years Old, Germany

€6,000,000 + Alexander Baumjohann

Maximilian Arnold of VfL Wolfsburg was the third most expensive signing Hertha BSC made in the summer. They payed a relatively small fee of six million euros for him and they sent Baumjohann to Wolfsburg. Arnold, who is a very promising midfielder, is a good passer and he has a strong shot on him. He will probably be rotated with Per Skjelbred in midfield.




Joel Matip

78 Ovr, Centre Back, 24 Years Old, Cameroon

€6,500,000

The second most expensive signing of Hertha's summer was the Cameroonian central defender Joel Matip. The 24-year-old (who also scored against Hertha in real life) has been an important piece of Schalke's defence for the last few years. He has also been part of Schalke's youth teams since the year 2000. Strong, tall and good tackler are just some words that describe Matip.




Josip Drmic

77 Ovr, Striker, 23 Years Old, Switzerland

€12,500,000

The most expensive signing Hertha BSC made in the summer, who also is the most expensive signing in the club's history, is the Croatian-Swiss attacking talent Josip Drmic. The young striker has lots of potential in him and he knows how to find the net. Drmic will be a good backup and future replacement for the ageing in-form striker Salomon Kalou who won the Golden Boot last season.


August 2015



Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1 Hertha BSC
Kalou 57' pen

The first league game of the season wasn't that exciting. Two good teams faced each other but neither one was able to create that much danger. The game was decided ten minutes after half time when Timo Werner dribbled inside the box and he was taken down. Salomon Kalou then converted the penalty to win the game.



Hertha BSC 3 - 1 SC Freiburg
Kalou 45', 79', Drmic 86'
Schuster 38'

In their second game of the season Hertha Berlin took a convinsing victory from a weaker Freiburg side. The away team managed to take a lead after the 30 minute mark with Schuster's near posted shot but Salomon Kalou equalised under ten minutes later with a curling shot inside the box. The Ivorian then headed the ball into the net ten minutes before full time from Abdul Baba's great cross. Five minutes later Baba played another great cross in which was put into the net by Josip Drmic.



Qualifier, 1st leg
Hertha BSC 3 - 0 Djurgården FF
Stocker 39', Drmic 59', Schulz 67'

The Berliners got off to a very good start in their European campaign against the Swedish team Djurgården. Hertha dominated the whole game with their second-ish team and they netted three goals. Valentin Stocker scored the first one with a finess shot and twenty minutes later Josip Drmic added another one from a counter attack. About eight minutes later Nico Schulz made a very good run from his position as a left back into the box. The ball was passed to him and the young German player shot it into the top left corner. The win should be enough for Hertha to get into the group stage.



FC Augsburg 0 - 2 Hertha BSC
Ben-Hatira 53', Kalou 78'

This match against Augburg was a hard one for Hertha. They weren't able to reach their best level of play but they still managed to score two. Änis Ben-Hatira got the first one after the start of the second half after cutting in from the right wing. In the 78th minute Salomon Kalou got a lucky goal after his first shot was deflected by two defenders. The ball bounced straight back to him and he had an easy job finishing the attack.



Qualifier, 2nd leg
Djurgården FF 1 (1) - 1 (4) Hertha BSC
Jawo 45'
Drmic 65'

Djurgården got very, very lucky in the return leg of the qualifier. They had only one shot on target and they scored it. Hertha on the other hand had 13 shots of which eight were on target. After the hour mark Josip Drmic managed to equalise the game after a good passing move. Hertha qualified to the Europa League!



Hertha BSC 1 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kalou 69' pen
Raffael 45'

One player of Hertha's squad cost his team the two players: the keeper Thomas Kraft. The goalie hasn't reached his form from last season yet and he has let some very easy goals in like against Freiburg. Now he conceded another one when he let in Raffael's near posted header into the net. Luckily Timo Werner was taken down in the box again and Salomon Kalou scored the penalty like against Leverkusen.


Starting XI
After deadline day




Bundesliga Table

1. Mainz 05, 10 pts
2. Hertha BSC, 10 pts
3. VfL Wolfsburg, 9 pts
4. Borussia Mönchengladbach, 8 pts
5. Hannover 96, 7 pts
6. Borussia Dortmund, 7 pts
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16. FC Nürnberg, 3 pts
17. Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1 pt
18. FC Kaiserslautern, 0 pts


Europa League Group

Hertha BSC
Standart Liege
Real Sociedad
Kilmarnock FC



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

[JAGGER6223]

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Hi Guys

Loving the progress

Sorry I haven't updated my Birmingham Career Mode lately, I've been extremely busy with school and when I've come home I have been very tired.
In fact I've only played one in the week and that was today. Try to post tomorrow if not Sunday, Again I'm Sorry.

Still reading the updates and loving them

Keep it up

[moose141]

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Simppu - You should finish above pretty much every Bundesliga club on the basis of you poaching a player from basically every team in the league! A lot of signings, and I like the German emphasis that you putting on your player selection, so hopefully they can blend well because you did bring in a lot of quality youth and I can't wait to see how Drmic does because I've been very interested in him for a while.

[Keano16]

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FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 1 | 2014-15

Los Blanquillos

January 2015

Transfers

In



Llorente - CB, 66 Ovr, 21 y/o, Spain
Real Madrid on Season Loan with €2million Option to Buy.



José Luis Gómez - RB, 67 Ovr, 21 y/o, Argentina
Racing Club for €1.1 million + Rubén.



Pedro Bigas - CB, 67 Ovr, 24 y/o, Spain
RCD Mallorca on a Pre-Contract.



Victor Laguardia - CB, 67 Ovr, 25 y/o, Spain
Deportivo Alavés on a Pre-Contract.



Ángel - ST, 71 Ovr, 27 y/o, Spain
SD Eibar on a Pre-Contract.

Out
Sergio Gil - CM, 62 Ovr, 18 y/o, Spain
Racing Santander on Season Loan.

David Muñoz - ST, 60 Ovr, 17 y/o, Spain
Llagostera on Season Loan.

Mario - CB, 74 Ovr, 32 y/o, Spain
Rayo Vallecano for €1.9 million.

Carlos Diogo - RB, 66 Ovr, 31 y/o, Uruguay
Girona CF for €500k.

Rubén - CB, 70 Ovr, 32 y/o, Spain
Racing Club as Part of Deal.

Top 3 Transfers
1. Asmir Begovic ------> Southampton €11,000,000
2. Héctor Villalba -----> Bayern €11,000,000
3. Nicolas López -----> Barcelona €7,500,000


Jan 10th
Liga Adelante
Match 22
Deportivo Alavés 0-1 Real Zaragoza
Porcar 18'

MotM: Óscar Whalley

Lucas Porcar put us ahead with a goal in the first 20 minutes. He initially played it into Pedro who turned the defender and rattled a shot off the left post. Porcar had continued on into the box and was on hand to finish it off. Tejera missed several chances to equalize in the first half. Álamo missed a golden chance to make it 2 and possibly take us out of sight but he dragged the shot wide in the 44th minute. We did a much better job of containing the Alavés attack in the second half and if not for Manu, saving a Borja shot, and Pedro along with substitute Eldin hadn't dragged shots wide the score line would have been larger.

Injuries
Fernández - Broken Ankle, 3 months.
Javi Álamo - Hyper Extended Knee, 4 weeks.


Jan 17th
Liga Adelante
Match 23
UD Las Palmas 2-4 Real Zaragoza
Alemán 2'
Borja 11'
Aranda 13'
Borja 34' (Dorca)
Borja 39'
Hadzic 80' (Pen)

MotM: Borja Bastón

Borja had an incredible game today bagging a hat trick and the 3 points for us. The game got off to a terrible start when the ball was drilled across the 6 yard box and put in by an unmarked Alemán. Borja got us level after 9 minutes tackling Marcelo inside the box and slotting home. Aranda however replied almost instantly. He latched onto a cleared cross before firing past Óscar. Borja was again on target turning and avoiding Marcelo's challenge on the edge of the box. He had all the time in the world to pick his spot and score. Óscar made a good save from Aranda before Borja had his hat trick. Cabrera won the aerial battle with Aranda and headed clear. It went straight to Borja who was free in behind Marcelo. He took his shot early from the edge of the box before Castro could close the angle further.


Borja completes his hat trick.

The game was wrapped up in the 80th minute when Castellano came in from behind after Hadzic took the ball off him right on the edge of the box. Hadzic took it himself and scored without a problem as we made it 2 from 2 this month.


Jan 24th
Liga Adelante
Match 24
Real Zaragoza 4-1 CA Osasuna
Hadzic 11' (Pen)
Borja 36' (Dorca)
Borja 44' (Pedro)
Borja 49' (Hadzic)
Nino 57'

MotM: Borja Bastón

The return derby has come around against Mexican manager Chavez. After falling 2-1 to them earlier in the season Keane is hoping for a reverse of the result this time around. We completely outplayed them. We got 1 up from the spot through Hadzic who won the penalty himself. Santamaría then made a good save off a corner that Hadzic headed towards goal. From the resulting corner Dorca sent it in deep from the right hand side. Borja rose above Silva and headed it back across Santamaría and into the far corner. He added another 8 minutes later after some good play by Pedro. He got clear down the left shrugging off Flaño's challenge. He then crossed it back to Borja who took it on his chest and then volleyed it into the corner.


Great control.

A fourth was added not too long into the second half by none other than Borja. Hadzic played it into him from the left and he took a touch around Echaide before sending it in off the right post. That completed his 2nd hat trick in as many games for the in form striker. Osasuna did however get past Óscar Whalley, who made some excellent saves, in the 57th minute. Cabrera cleared a cross into the area but it only went as far as Nekounam outside the box. He played it into Nino, who was being marked by Dorca. His touch took it away from Dorca, he then curled it around Cabrera and Óscar into the net. A very good victory and in a derby which is always a plus. 1-1 Chico!


Jan 31st
Liga Adelante
Match 25
Real Betis 1-1 Real Zaragoza
Cejudo 45'
Pedro 89' (Borja)

MotM: Alcolea

Could we end the month with 4 wins out of 4 against a talented Betis side? The answer was no we couldn't. We did however end January unbeaten after a late equalizer from Pedro thanks to great work from Borja. Cejudo got Betis ahead after a strong first half. He sent a rocket into the top corner from inside the area past Alcolea, who saved everything else. He asked to be played after not getting enough playtime and boy did he not disappoint. He finished as MOTM with 6 saves. We never really got going until near the end and barely got a point. A throw in was worked to Borja on the right corner of the box. He held Bruno off and made his way down the right of the box before sliding it across to Pedro who had gotten there ahead of Juanfran to tap in the equalizer.


A late equalizer.

Real Zaragoza Player of the Month



Borja Bastón - ST, 71 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain

Liga Adelante Table
1. CD Tenerife - 52 Points
2. Real Zaragoza - 52 Points
3. CA Osasuna - 50 Points
4. RCD Mallorca - 50 Points
5. Real Valladolid - 48 Points
6. Sporting Gijón - 48 Points
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7. Real Betis - 44 Points
8. Deportivo Alavés - 39 Points
9. RC Recreativo - 39 Points
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20. SD Ponferradina - 20 Points
21. CD Leganés - 18 Points
22. CD Mirandés - 18 Points

Top Scorers
1. Óscar Díaz (Real Valladolid) 13
Borja Bastón (Real Zaragoza) 13
Marko Scepovic (RCD Mallorca) 13
2. David Rodríguez (AD Alcorcón) 12
3. Stefan Scepovic (Sporting Gijón) 11
Adama Touré (Sporting Gijón) 11

Club Top Scorers
1. Borja Bastón 14
2. Pedro Sánchez 9
3. Eldin Hadzic 6

Youth Academy
Jose Baquero - (Spain) RW, 50-58 Ovr, 79-93 Pot, 16 (Attacker) - The first youngster to join the Academy is Spanish attacker Jose Baquero. He has shown good speed along with ball control and finishing in his initial report. He has settled in the RW slot and the 5'11" attacker has it seems enough pace to play there and also a finishing touch. Bright things are expected.

The Team

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GK - Alcolea, 65 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain
GK - Óscar Whalley, 63 Ovr, 20, Spain

RB - Fernández, 68 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain
RB - José Luis Gómez, 67 Ovr, 21, Argentina
RB - Héctor Bellerín, 63 (+2) Ovr, 19, Spain* (On loan from Arsenal)
CB - Leandro Cabrera, 67 Ovr, 23, Uruguay
CB - Miquel, 68 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain* (On loan from Arsenal)
CB - Vallejo, 64 (+2) Ovr, 17, Spain
CB - Llorente, 66 Ovr, 21, Spain* (On loan from Real Madrid)
LB - Diego Rico, 67 (+2) Ovr, 21, Spain
LB - Abraham, 73 Ovr, 28, Spain** (On loan at SD Eibar)
LB - Carlos Nieto, 56 Ovr, 18, Spain** (On loan at CD Leganés)

CDM - Dorca, 69 Ovr, 32, Spain
CDM - Vullnet Basha, 65 (+1) Ovr, 24, Albania* (On loan from FC Sion)
RM - Pedro Sánchez, 68 (+1) Ovr, 28, Spain
CM - Tarsi, 66 (+2) Ovr, 20, Spain
CM - Sergio Gil, 62 Ovr, 18, Spain** (On loan at Racing Santander)
CM - Guti, 59 Ovr, 17, Spain
CM - Álvaro Tierno, 65 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain
LM - Eldin Hadzic, 66 (+3) Ovr, 22, Bosnia Herzegovina
LM - Jaime Romero, 67 (+1) Ovr, 24, Spain
CAM - Ruiz de Galarreta, 68 (+1) Ovr, 21, Spain* (On loan from Athletic Bilbao)
CAM - Lucas Porcar, 66 Ovr, 24 Ovr, Spain
CAM - Adán Pérez, 64 (+1) Ovr, 25, Spain

RW - Javi Álamo, 69 (+2) Ovr, 26, Spain
ST - Borja Bastón, 71 (+2) Ovr, 22, Spain* (On loan from Atlético Madrid)
ST - Munir, 68 (+2) Ovr, 19, Spain* (On loan from Barcelona)
ST - Diego Suárez, 63 (+2) Ovr, 20, Spain
ST - David Muñoz, 60 Ovr, 17, Spain** (On loan at UE Llagostera)
ST - Esnáider, 62 (+1) Ovr, 22, Spain

* On loan from
** On loan at

February Matches
7/2 - RCD Mallorca (h)
14/2 - CD Mirandés (a)
21/2 - CD Lugo (h)

A much better month that was where we picked up 3 wins and a draw against tough opponents. The 4-3-3 Attack had worked very well. Borja was on fire and scoring 6 and setting up 1. He's also now risen to joint 1st in the scoring charts as well which is very nice to see. I'm happy with the transfers. Mario, Diogo and Rubén were all shipped out (all 30+) plus some loans for younger, fringe players. I brought in cover for CB in Llorente and also a new RB since Fernández is out for 3 months. I'm happy with the Pre-contracts. 2 CBs for when the loanees, Miquel and Llorente leave at the season and a ST to replace Borja as I doubt I will be able to afford him in the summer when his loan ends. Next month sees only 3 games with Mallorca looking like the only test. The B Team will face Mirandés and Lugo after not getting any action this month due to me wanting to get back up into 1st which we are tied for on points and only behind on GD.

Hope you enjoyed this month! Thanks for reading!

[_ChicoBass]

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Pretty interesting transfers. Isma Lopez and Bigas look like good players but they're not world class. I think I've mentioned this before but I like your transfer policy of Spanish players. The results were pretty good, as well. Dropping points against worse teams isn't bad when you draw with Barca.

I'll just act like I didn't see the part where you talked about Union. I'm sure they bribed and threatened UEFA to let them play in the Europa League. Hertha are still the better team.

Also, like you said Cruzerr was the first person to start using screen shots. He used them in his Bilbao career and in his Everton one (I think the Everton one is older but I'm not sure).

Agreed, they are not world class and certainly not by your standards :P I know I said I was going for a world class centre back to replace Flaño but when I made it to the transfer window I completely pu***** out. I couldn't do it man! It's hard to let go of a player who's been with the club since 2004 you know. As for my policy, thank you. I'm trying to do the same I did with Wimbledon where I only used players from the UK but here I want to limit myself to only players from Spain. It does get difficult during the transfer window though because I don't like signing players from my direct rivals at the top of the table. I focus on only signing players from teams either from lower mid table or from Liga Adelante or Spanish players in other leagues. I also don't like signing players that somebody on here has already signed in their career so I keep that in mind as well.

Union are clearly the better side. They're in Europe Simppu! You're gonna have to accept that. In fact, I think I'm going to start adding a Union section to my updates as they fight through Europe. That way you'll always be reminded that Union are in Europe, and Hertha is not. :P :P :P

[moose141]

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West Ham United - Episode #62: Tactical Difference

In this episode, we try to rebound after two losses on the trot in the previous episode with a battle against relegation strugglers Crystal Palace.

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[_ChicoBass]

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Keano: In your two previous updates I noticed Ruiz de Gallareta (spelling?) frequently involved in your scoring plays. I wanted to sign him last season but since I had already signed player from Bilbao I decided against it. Who seems to be doing really good for you though are you planning on bringing him back after his loan expires? I really liked your signings this window particularly Bigas :P your other pre-contract signings were great though. I liked Angel. He's a player to watch out for when I face Eibar so looking forward to seeing how he does for you. I'm intrigued by how well Whalley has played for you. He has low overall and he's rated lower than your other goalkeeper however he seems to have complete ownership of the starting spot.
As for the Osasuna match, you totally faced the B-Team. Santamaria? Echaide? Pshhh. Lol jk good job man. I really wish I could get you back but you finished last and just got relegated in my career (tsssss buuuuuurn!) Sucks to see you knocked out of the Copa. I know how difficult it can be to get one past Ochoa. I don't really like him in real life but I have to admit he is a good shot stopper.

Simppu: As usual, incredible signings! I liked your "buy local" policy this window too. Way to support the local economy :P I liked the Drmic purchase but there's no way he can compete with Kalou right now. Kalou continues to be unstoppable! He's the one you took a photo with right? Congratulations on qualifying to the Europa! I'm positive you'll be able to manage with the group you've drawn. I think the only team that stands out for me is Sociedad.

Tex: Great month with the only defeat being meaningless. Can't believe how easily you disposed of Levante. For some reason they are extremely difficult for me to face. Something about their 4-4-2 kills me every time. And what a win against Villarreal! We've all had problems with the yellow submarine, but you somehow managed to hold that 1-0! Which brings me to my next subject, German Lux. At 32 (or 33 in your career?) he's still got it! I've liked him since he was at River Plate so it's great to see him keeping those clean sheets and winning MOTM. Also, I read that Dominguez picked up a long term injury and I was really bummed about it (hehe) but it seems you've been able to cope just fine and you've found a way to fill in the gap he left!

[Keano16]

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Keano: In your two previous updates I noticed Ruiz de Gallareta (spelling?) frequently involved in your scoring plays. I wanted to sign him last season but since I had already signed player from Bilbao I decided against it. Who seems to be doing really good for you though are you planning on bringing him back after his loan expires? I really liked your signings this window particularly Bigas :P your other pre-contract signings were great though. I liked Angel. He's a player to watch out for when I face Eibar so looking forward to seeing how he does for you. I'm intrigued by how well Whalley has played for you. He has low overall and he's rated lower than your other goalkeeper however he seems to have complete ownership of the starting spot.
As for the Osasuna match, you totally faced the B-Team. Santamaria? Echaide? Pshhh. Lol jk good job man. I really wish I could get you back but you finished last and just got relegated in my career (tsssss buuuuuurn!) Sucks to see you knocked out of the Copa. I know how difficult it can be to get one past Ochoa. I don't really like him in real life but I have to admit he is a good shot stopper.

He has been doing really well these past few months alright. I'll definitely try to get him back next season although it'll probably be on a loan deal as I doubt I will get him cheap. Glad you liked the signings! Bigas just happened to be available and the kind of CB I like so I thought why not? I found him through the GTN and didn't purposely set out to get him after you did! I'm looking forward to Ángel coming in too. Again as I doubt I'll be able to get Borja permanently. He looks similar to him so there shouldn't be much difference in play style and not much getting used to a new striker. Whalley is really good for me. His reactions are great and he was playing better than Alcolea so that's why he has the starting spot. Mind you though, Alcolea has been playing fairly well with the B Team so his spot isn't guaranteed. That's a good problem to have though I guess, having 2 good keepers. As for Santamaría staring in goals, Riesgo was sold to Crystal Palace in the window just gone! Also we were relegated so you wouldn't be hammered again by us! Málaga have a good amount of quality so I wasn't too disappointed at getting knocked out. Now don't get me wrong, I would have loved a good cup run but it did space out my fixtures so that I usually have a weeks rest in between games which always helps a lot.

[Keano16]

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Simp I really like the signings! A lot of young players so you are building for the future of the club but also German football seeing at there was quite a few Germans. Unbeaten start to the league too and I see that Kalou is still banging in the goals for you whenever he plays. Good to see Drmic getting some goals when he gets the chance also! You got a nice Europa League group that you cane easily get out of. 2nd at worst.

Moose Got in a video there today! That Stoke game is just won of those where you dominate but cannot score whatever you do. Then they score on one of their few attacks. To make it worse it was in the last minute. The City game got off to a great start with Valencia (or was it Sakho?) scoring early but then Suárez showed his class and quality against you again with another brace. Tough luck but also well done on getting that far to Wembley. And as you said you can focus on your push to stay in the top 4 and secure Champions League qualification. Which would be an amazing achievement in what is your 2nd or 3rd season?