Then. Now. Forever...A NottingHam Forest FIFA 22 Career, presented by BigJDotCom01

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I was finally able to obtain a PS5 earlier this summer and I have picked up FIFA 22. I have had plenty of Manager Career's in the past (Hamburg in FIFA 14, Borussia Monchengladbach in FIFA 16, RCD Espanyol in FIFA 19, and of course my Bayer Leverkusen one in FIFA 21). This will be my first one in England and their four-tiered system.

I briefly ran a Forest career with PES 2021 so I am not unfamiliar with them. They had a lot of success in the 1970's, winning back-to-back European Cups. The goal here is to earn promotion from the SkyBet EFL Championship back into the Premier League and then qualify for European competition once again.

2021-22 SEASON
The Down Low on the Tricky Trees:

MANAGER: Mister Ninja
CAREER RECORD: (0-0-0)
STADIUM: City Ground (Capacity: 30,446)
RIVALS: Derby County (East Midlands Derby), Leicester City
TRANSFER BUDGET: $17,257,500
CLUB WORTH: $76,700,000
CURRENT WEEKLY WAGES: $747,000
WEEKLY WAGE BUDGET: $108,627
EXPECTATIONS: Gain Automatic Promotion; Concentrate on Youth Academy

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST RIVALS:

2021-22 EFL Championship Record: (14-12-20, 54 pts) 14th
2022-23 EFL Championship Record: (11-5-3, 38 pts) 4th

Home: (18-8-13)
Away: (12-12-12)
Neutral: (1-2-4)

Carabao Cup Record: (1-2-2)
FA Cup Record: (4-1-1)
2021 Champions Cup (France): (1-0-2)
2022 Champions Trophy (Spain): (0-2-1)



AFC BOURNEMOUTH (0-0-3)
August 14, 2021: Nottingham Forest 0:2 AFC Bournemouth
February 19, 2022: AFC Bournemouth 5:1 Nottingham Forest
September 10, 2022 AFC Bournemouth 4:0 Nottingham Forest
March 14, 2023:


AFC WIMBLEDON (1-0-0)
August 9, 2022: AFC Wimbledon 2:4 Nottingham Forest (Carabao Cup - Round #1)


AS SAINT-ETIENNE (1-0-0)
July 4, 2021: Nottingham Forest 2:1 AS Saint-Etienne (Champions Cup)


ASTON VILLA (1-1-0)
January 18, 2022: Nottingham Forest 1:1 Aston Villa (FA Cup - Third Round)
January 12, 2022: Aston Villa 1:2 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup - Third Round Replay)


BARNSLEY (2-0-0)
September 29, 2021: Barnsley 1:2 Nottingham Forest
January 1, 2022: Nottingham Forest 1:0 Barnsley


BIRMINGHAM CITY (1-0-2)
October 2, 2021: Birmingham City 1:0 Nottingham Forest
April 9, 2022: Nottingham Forest 0:1 Birmingham City
September 17, 2022: Nottingham Forest 4:1 Birmingham City
March 18, 2023:


BLACKBURN ROVERS (2-0-1)
August 18, 2021: Nottingham Forest 2:1 Blackburn Rovers
February 9, 2022: Blackburn Rovers 2:0 Nottingham Forest
October 6, 2022: Nottingham Forest 3:2 Blackburn Rovers
January 14, 2023:


BLACKPOOL (1-0-1)
October 16, 2021: Nottingham Forest 1:0 Blackpool
April 2, 2022: Blackpool 2:1 Nottingham Forest


BRISTOL CITY (2-1-0)
October 19, 2021: Bristol City 1:3 Nottingham Forest
February 26, 2022: Nottingham Forest 1:1 Bristol City
August 13, 2022: Nottingham Forest 4:2 Bristol City
January 28, 2023:


CARDIFF CITY (3-1-1)
September 11, 2021: Nottingham Forest 0:2 Cardiff City
January 23, 2022: Cardiff City 1:2 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup - Fourth Round)
January 29, 2022: Cardiff City 0:2 Nottingham Forest
August 24, 2022: Cardiff City 2:2 (2:3) Nottingham Forest (Carabao Cup - Round #2)
October 29, 2022: Cardiff City 1:2 Nottingham Forest
December 14, 2022:


COVENTRY CITY (2-0-2)
August 7, 2021: Coventry City 1:0 Nottingham Forest
February 5, 2022: Nottingham Forest 2:1 Coventry City
September 6, 2022: Nottingham Forest 4:1 Coventry City
October 25, 2022: Nottingham Forest 1:2 Coventry City (Carabao Cup - Round #4)
March 18, 2023:


DEPORTIVO ALAVES (0-0-1)
July 6, 2022: Deportivo Alaves 1:0 Nottingham Forest


DERBY COUNTY (1-2-0)
August 28, 2021: Derby County 0:0 Nottingham Forest
January 19, 2022: Nottingham Forest 2:0 Derby County
September 24, 2022: Derby County 2:2 Nottingham Forest
April 1, 2023:


FATIH KARAGUMRUK SK (0-0-1)
July 7, 2021: Fatih Karagumruk 3:0 Nottingham Forest (Champions Cup)


FULHAM (0-0-2)
October 23, 2021: Nottingham Forest 0:2 Fulham
March 19, 2022: Fulham 2:1 Nottingham Forest


HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (0-2-0)
September 18, 2021: Huddersfield Town 3:3 Nottingham Forest
December 29, 2021: Nottingham Forest 1:1 Huddersfield Town


HULL CITY (0-1-1)
December 18, 2021: Nottingham Forest 0:3 Hull City
May 7, 2022: Hull City 0:0 Nottingham Forest


RC LENS (0-1-0)
July 3, 2022: Nottingham Forest 1:1 RC Lens


LUTON TOWN (1-0-2)
November 23, 2021: Nottingham Forest 0:1 Luton Town
April 15, 2022: Luton Town 4:0 Nottingham Forest
August 17, 2022: Luton Town 0:1 Nottingham Forest
January 18, 2023:


MIDDLESBROUGH (1-2-0)
September 15, 2021: Nottingham Forest 6:2 Middlesbrough
December 26, 2021: Middlesbrough 1:1 Nottingham Forest
October 15, 2022: Middlesbrough 1:1 Nottingham Forest
February 5, 2023:


MILLWALL (0-2-2)
August 10, 2021, 2021: Nottingham Forest 1:3 Millwall (Carabao Cup - Round #1)
September 25, 2021: Nottingham Forest 2:3 Millwall
January 15, 2022: Millwall 0:0 Nottingham Forest
November 19, 2022: Millwall 1:1 Nottingham Forest
March 29, 2023:


NEWCASTLE UNITED (1-0-1)
March 1, 2022: Nottingham Forest 1:0 Newcastle United (FA Cup - Fifth Round)
October 1, 2022: Newcastle United 2:0 Nottingham Forest
December 25, 2022:


NORWICH CITY (0-1-0)
November 23, 2022: Nottingham Forest 1:1 Norwich City
December 31, 2022:


OXFORD UNITED (1-0-0)
August 20, 2022: Nottingham Forest 4:1 Oxford United
April 15, 2023:


PETERBOROUGH UNITED (2-0-1)
December 4, 2021: Nottingham Forest 2:0 Peterborough United
May 11, 2022, 2022: Peterborough United 2:1 Nottingham Forest
July 30, 2022: Nottingham Forest 3:0 Peterborough United
February 25, 2023:


PRESTON NORTH END (0-1-2)
November 6, 2021: Nottingham Forest 1:3 Preston North End
February 22, 2022: Preston North End 4:3 Nottingham Forest
September 28, 2022: Nottingham Forest 0:0 Preston North End
December 28, 2022:


QUEENS PARK RANGERS (1-1-0)
October 30, 2021: Queens Park Rangers 0:2 Nottingham Forest
March 15, 2022: Nottingham Forest 0:0 Queens Park Rangers
December 10, 2022:
March 25, 2023:


READING (0-1-1)
November 20, 2021: Reading 1:1 Nottingham Forest
March 30, 2022: Nottingham Forest 0:1 Reading
December 3, 2022:
April 22, 2023:


ROTHERHAM UNITED (1-0-0)
October 19, 2022: Nottingham Forest 2:0 Rotherham United
February 11, 2023:


SD EIBAR (0-1-0)
July 10, 2022: Nottingham Forest 2:2 SD Eibar


SHEFFIELD UNITED (0-0-2)
November 2, 2021: Nottingham Forest 0:2 Sheffield United
March 5, 2022: Sheffield United 1:0 Nottingham Forest


SOUTHAMPTON (0-1-0)
September 22, 2022: Nottingham Forest 1:1 (2:0) Southampton (Carabao Cup - Round #3)


STADE BRESTOIS 29 (0-0-1)
July 11, 2021: Nottingham Forest 1:3 Stade Brestois (Champions Cup)


STOKE CITY (2-0-1)
August 21, 2021: Stoke City 2:4 Nottingham Forest
February 12, 2022: Nottingham Forest 3:0 Stoke City
October 22, 2022: Nottingham Forest 2:3 Stoke City
December 17, 2022:



SUNDERLAND (1-0-0)
August 8, 2022: Sunderland 1:2 Nottingham Forest
February 19, 2023:


SWANSEA CITY (1-2-0)
December 11, 2021: Swansea City 0:0 Nottingham Forest
April 30, 2022: Nottingham Forest 0:0 Swansea City
August 27, 2022: Swansea City 1:2 Nottingham Forest
May 13, 2023:


WEST BROMWICH ALBION (1-1-0)
November 27, 2021: West Bromwich Albion 2:2 Nottingham Forest
April 18, 2022: Nottingham Forest 3:2 West Bromwich Albion


WEST HAM UNITED (1-0-0)
March 12, 2022: Nottingham Forest 3:0 West Ham United (FA Cup - Quarterfinals)


WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (0-0-1)
April 23, 2022: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2:0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup - Semifinals)

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST TRANSACTIONS

August 5, 2021: Acquired LW Jayden Braaf from Manchester City for $3,800,000 transfer fee
August 5, 2021: Acquired LB/LW Alex Balde from FC Barcelona for $4,000,000 transfer fee
August 5, 2021: Acquired CAM Robert Navarro from Real Sociedad for $4,500,000 transfer fee.
August 17, 2021: Acquired CF Anass Zaroury from Sporting Charleroi for $5,300,00 buyout.
August 21, 2021: Acquired CB Jarrad Braithwaite from Everton for $3,500,000 transfer fee.
August 31, 2021: Acquired ST Liam Delap from Manchester City for $4,500,000.
January 1, 2022: Djed Spence loan recalled by Middlesbrough.
January 1, 2022: Jodri Osei-Tutu loan recalled by Arsenal.
January 1, 2022: Lewis Grabban transferred to Angers SCO for $1,250,000 transfer fee.
January 1, 2022: Lyle Taylor transferred to FC Luzern for $1,500,000 transfer fee.
January 27, 2022: Acquired CM Teddy Teuma from Union SG for $2,000,000.
January 31, 2022: Cafu transferred to Union SG for $1,500,000 transfer fee.
July 2, 2022: Acquired CDM Romeo Lavia from Manchester City for $2,400,00 transfer fee.
July 8, 2022: Acquired ST Lois Openda on one-year loan from Club Brugge
August 10, 2022: ST Nuno de Costa transferred to CFR Cluj for #1,700,000 transfer fee.
August 24, 2022: Signed free agent LWB Adan Gutierrez.
August 31, 2022: Signed free agent LB Dominic Thompson.
August 31, 2022: Acquired CM Bersant Celina from Dijon FCO for $5,000,000 transfer fee.
September 10, 2022: RM Joe Lolley transferred to AFC Bournemouth for $2,200,000 transfer fee.

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST HISTORY

2021-22 Season:
EFL Championship: (14-12-20, 54 pts) 14th Position
Carabao Cup: 1st Round, lost to Millwall 2-1
FA Cup: Semifinals, lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0
MVP: Milan Borjan, GK, 46 appearances, 11 clean sheets, 7.0 avg rtg, 10 MOTM
Recap: The EFL Championship was a disappointment for Nottingham Forest, finishing in 14th position and only winning one of their final 14 matches. But a run to the semifinals of the FA Cup maybe gave a glimpse of what this side is capable of in the future.



2021-22 Season:
Premier League Champion: Manchester City
EFL Championship Champion: Sheffield United
Carabao Cup Champion: Everton
FA Cup Champion: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Champions League: FC Barcelona (defeated Atletico Madrid)
Europa League: Manchester City (defeated Real Sociedad)
Europa Conference League: Tottenham Hotspur (defeated Bayer Leverkusen)
Relegated to League One: Barnsley, Huddersfield Town, Blackpool
Promoted to Premier League: Sheffield United, Fulham, West Bromwich Albion
Player of the Year: Ryan Christie, AFC Bournemouth
Keeper of the Year: Robin Olsen, Sheffield United
Golden Boot: Ryan Christie (AFC Bournemouth) 29 goals
Manager of the Year: Paul Heckingbottom, Sheffield United

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2021-22 Preseason Roster

FORMATION: 4-2-3-1 WIDE

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Nottingham Forest will begin the Mister Ninja era with a trip to France as they were invited to the 2021 Champions Cup. They will face Trench sides AS Saint-Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 along with Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk SK in the group stage.

Forest will open up the EFL Championship campaign at Coventry City on August 7th and finish at Hull City on May 7th. They will face rival Derby County in the East Midlands Derby on August 28th away and January 22nd at City Ground.

Forest will face Millwall in the first round of the Carabao Cup on August 10th at City Ground.

They will face recently demoted clubs Fulham (October 23rd and March 19th), West Bromwich Albion (November 27th and April 18th) and Sheffield United (November 2nd and March 5th).

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CHAMPIONS TROPHY RECAP


Nottingham Forest made an early exit from the 2021 Champions Trophy Tournament in France.

France (AP) - Nottingham Forest's trip to France for the preseason Champion's Trophy tournament was a short one as they bowed out in the group stage. An opening win over AS-Saint Etienne was followed by losses to Fatih Karagumruk and Stade Brestois.

Manager Ninja went with his preferred 11 in the opening match, a 2-1 victroy over French side AS-Saint Etienne. Goals from Joao Carvalho and substitute Lyle Taylor paced Forest to the opening win in the tournament. But things went south from there as Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk had their way with Nottingham Forest 3-nil on match day two. Forest fielded their "B" side in that match.

They would close out their tourney with a 3-1 loss to French side Stade Brestois. A goal from Philip Zinckernagel put Forest in front late in the opening half in a match where Forest really dominated play. But in a match where Forest needed a win, they could not hold on with Stade Brestois scoring three times in a nine minute span early in the second half to send the French side to a 3-1 victory and helping them top the group.

Fatih Karagumruk defeated French side Montpellier in the first semifinal, 2-nil, with German side Greuther Furth defeating Stade Brestois 2-1 in the other semifinal.

Fatih Karagumruk SK would win the 2021 Champions Trophy as they defeated Greuther Furth 4-3 on penalties after playing to a 2-2 draw in the final in Paris on Sunday, July 18. Aleksander Pesic scored twice in the final and scored the winning penalty kick for the Turkish side.

Stade Brestois' Franck Honorat earned the Player of the Tournament honors with two goals and an assist. He led the French side to a semifinal loss to Greuther Furth.

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SUMMER TEAM NEWS

West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (AP) - As teh 2021-22 campaign approaches, Nottingham Forest have made a few moves in the transfer market focusing on youth, bring in three teenagers.

Robert Navarro was purchased from Real Sociedad for $4.5 M. The 19-year-old center midfielder could see time with the preferred eleven before long. He is a very skilled player and could be a future star at Nottingham.

The other two are a bit more of long term developmental players but the club feels they will be crucial in the future plans of the club. Jayden Braaf was acquired from Manchester City for $3.8M. The 18-year-old winger can play on the left or right side and is an excellent dribbler to go along with his lightning speed.

Alex Balde, a 17-year-old left back, was acquired from FC Barcelona for $4M. He is quick and good with the ball at his feet. He is more of a project but could rotate into and out of the lineup in less important matches.

The club is still looking at adding a center back and had talks with Everton about Jarrad Branthwaite, but talks broke down. The club is also looking at a couple of German central defenders and a striker from Belgium.