MarcxD Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Pre-Season & August 2031 A busy transfer summer, and I spent quite a bit of cash. All new players except for Elmbach go in to the first team squad right away, so quite the overhaul. The biggest transfer of the year is Mihhailov, the best Estonian player of this save. I was surprised Flora let him go this cheaply, the previous summer my scouts thought he would cost at least 20M. With regards to the other new signings... Svensson is a very talented striker and in Anderson I bought another talented Swedish attacker, he is an AMR. Mirzaei is a rotational/back-up midfielder, Elmbach a central defender for the future, Vallejo a very experienced central defender to add some robustness at the back for at least one season and Kornilenko is a goalkeeper. As far as the outgoings are concerned, nothing big really. Alig was rotated with Estonian Rajaver last year, this gives me the opportunity to give Rajaver more minutes. A promising pre-season against varied opposition. Only predicted to finish tenth, but a top 6/7 finish for European football should be the lowest expectation surely. We had two ridiculous tough games to start the season with but we did very well, especially against Bayern We have also seen what our CL group looks like. Oh dear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 September 2031 Happy with the convincing win... We continued doing very well, and the schedulers really are bastards. Facing RBL, Bayern and Dortmund to start a season with?? But we got 7 points from those games... Which keeps us in first place. Together with Schalke (6 draws!) the only unbeaten team left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 October 2031 A very impressive result agains tthe Dutch, but sadly we couldn't repeat it against Romania. First loss in the league came this month, and still no win in the CL. Good convincing stuff in the cup at least. I hadn't really noticed it before, but Germany is now fifth in the rankings so there's one less qualification spot for the CL. Top three won't be easy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 November 2031 Awesome to get two more wins, we have done pretty well overall in the group. Two nations were better, clearly, but only three points behind Romania and finishing above Wales is a nice showing of where we are right now. A nice milestone for Savitski, interestingly enough Oper is my current assistant at the national team. At club level it was a month of highs and lows, including some good wins and our first CL win, but also two disappointing losses in the league. It's a close league, all clubs drop points here and there, even Bayern are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timetxu Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 21 minutes ago, MarcxD said: A nice milestone for Savitski, interestingly enough Oper is my current assistant at the national team. Beating the record of one of the Greatest of All Time Andres Oper. He once signed my favourite scarf before it was stolen at my previous high school. Oh the memories. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamdfry Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Brilliant start so far and great win against Bayern. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 December 2031 Ouch, losing to Bielefeld and getting destroyed by Atletico... but we also beat Bayern in the cup. We are not consistent. Tough group and we never looked like doing anything here. Bayern running away now, but oh my there are a lot of clubs fighting for the spots behind them. This world cup qualifying group seems very interesting, no super weak or super strong teams. But then you notice Scotland was the first seed and they are 8th in the rankings?! Going upwards... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, adamdfry said: Brilliant start so far and great win against Bayern. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 January 2032 A busy transfer month, with these outgoing players - a bunch of dead wood and one big sale in Tom Veerman, I signed him for 4.4M so exactly made 10 times that with the initial fee. With a few other talented forwards at the club this felt like the right thing to do. I used some of that money to get new players in - Negredo and Sanchez are both AML's, Ilic is a real BWM which I needed and Villegas, Marques and Ortiz are more talents for the future but might stake a place this season already. Just like the start of the season, the start of the new year was a crazy triple header to use the f1 term against Bayern, RBL and Dortmund. And once again we did very well, 5 points and a ton of goals scored (and conceded). 36, 36, 35, 34, 34, 32, 31, 31 points for teams 2-9th. Crazy tight. We need some consecutive wins to really make sure of a top three finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 February 2032 A very good month and made it to the semi-final of the cup. Not getting any closer to Bayern, but we have made a good step ahead of the rivals for CL football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timetxu Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Good going! Already news on the Euros playoff front? *hype* *hype* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Timetxu said: Good going! Already news on the Euros playoff front? *hype* *hype* One more month... Cyprus is up first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Youth Intake 2032 Much better than last year's intake. Gabriel Helm Lennart Bruneck Jannick Flierl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 March 2032 Crazy, crazy stuff. Last year a 9-4 win and now a 9-3. 13 goals in the other two matches as well.... Looking better and better in the second place. But, more importantly, we had a chance of qualifying for the very first time for the European Championship. We did it!!! Not sure how we'll be able to do anything there, but this is a huge milestone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timetxu Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Yes!!! This new playoff format is going to be so wacky in real life, though Edited July 12, 2018 by Timetxu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Timetxu said: Yes!!! This new playoff format is going to be so wacky in real life, though It's bizarre. I wonder how long this nation league will last, but UEFA and FIFA seem to love it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 April 2032 Good stuff although the unbeaten streak that was going for a bit ended. We've already secured CL, and theoretically we could still win the title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 May 2032 First milestone at Frankfurt, I am liking it here so far. A great end to the league season, but we just couldn't do it in the cup final. We came remarkably close to the title but our run started too late to challenge Bayern. Two second places, in effect. Too bad, but the title should definitely be possible within a few seasons, maybe even next year. Some good stuff for the club at least. Season is not over yet, though, with a busy time ahead for the Estonian national team - first the Baltic Cup and then Euro 2032. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 2032 Season Review Happy with how things have went in the second half of the season especially, the first was a little bit too inconsistent. The squad is very talented though, so a title is definitely possible soon-ish. The only real disappointment was our bad run in the CL. Varied performances, very happy with Mihhailov who asked for a new contract already and got one - he is now the highest earner by a mile. Also very happy with Negredo who I could sign quite cheaply since I had already agreed a contract for him in the summer anyway. Also notice Möller, a young striker from the club's academy (before I joined the club). Like the varied flags here... Won the manager awards again, and an Estonian award winner as well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 2032 Baltic Cup / Euro 2032 Squad I'm using the same squad for both tournaments and the Baltic Cup will serve as warm up, no friendlies. Some very goodplayers, and some not so much. Still no good strikers, sadly. Although you can't be mad at what Savitski has done with his talent... 40 goals in 66 matches for his country. A good showing in the Baltic Cup, with a heavily rotated side in the second match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Euro 2032 Group Fantastic start to the tournament with a win, and we almost did the same against Norway but they scored two goals in the end of that match. England was just too strong. France already out, remarkably... But we are not! We have just made it to the second round! Up next ... Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Euro 2032 Knockout Unsurprisingly we were blown away by Spain... England won an international tournament in FM, who would've thought? It was held in England as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Kosovo qualified?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 12/07/2018 at 17:27, dllu said: Kosovo qualified?? They're usually really good on my save and it really confuses me, cos they're not really a powerhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 On 12/07/2018 at 18:27, dllu said: Kosovo qualified?? Yeah! 19 hours ago, rodesire said: They're usually really good on my save and it really confuses me, cos they're not really a powerhouse As Rodesire said it's not too uncommon in FM this year. It is slightly surprising but on the other hand they really only count as minnows since they are so new, I do feel there is much room for them to grow, they have some decent players already. Kosovo is actually on a shortlist of saves I want to do at some point, not likely I will do it before FM19 though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) Pre-Season + August 2032 After the Euro's I got some nice offers but I rejected them all. Off-loading some more players and loaning others out - and signing some new players - Rodriguez another rotational striker option, Suk a great AMR talent, and Dianu an AML. I really didn't need another one at that position but this was too good of an opportunity. Kallaste is another former Flora player who I can use as back-up player and Pascal is a GK for the far future. Fantastic stuff. There was the option for a relatively big sale in Huser, a first team midfielder, but he rejected the contract Real Madrid offered. Big increase in odds, single digits now! Top 3 once again will be the minimum goal. We'll have to see how the league goes, if Bayern has a mediocre season like last year we could have a shot at the title. Pre-season went smoothly and the first official matches were goal-fests. Just what I want to see. The CL draw is a bit better than last year. Still not easy, but it almost never is. Should qualify if we play to our standard. Edited July 15, 2018 by MarcxD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 September 2032 Two very close games, and two draws. I guess both are fair results, although we were 3-0 up against Israel so that is quite disappointing. The goal will be to not get relegated, it is quite remarkable to see Sweden here. Good month for Vadim, but not super happy with our performances so far. Pleasing to at least get a win in the CL. In first, not sure what Sandhausen is doing at the top of the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 October 2032 We really needed that win. It's going to be a close one... First loss in the league, but some convincing wins elsewhere including a huge win over Dortmund and 3 more points in the CL, so can't really be displeased here! Still in first, equal record as RBL and Bayern. Another milestone... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 November 2032 Huge results in the nation league, with some late goals to deliver the wins. Another promotion! Sweden down to the D division... B division might very well be too tough for us but good to see the progress like this. Disappointing loss to Kaiserslautern in the league, but otherwise a pretty good month. New signing Yoon-Suk got a few games and he impressed. Bayern doing well, it won't be easy to keep up with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 December 2032 We had what seemed like a fantastic month after a win in the CL and a huge 3-0 over Bayern, but then we screwed up against Sandhausen of all teams... and needed extra time in the cup. Halfway the title race is on for sure. We made it out of the group this year, quite convincingly as well. Tottenham will be a tough opposition. Worth noticing I guess that the top 5 countries are the only ones still represented, not even Portugal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timetxu Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Just now, MarcxD said: Tottenham will be a tough opposition. Worth noticing I guess that the top 5 countries are the only ones still represented, not even Portugal. Guess that's what UEFA had in mind when they changed the format... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Timetxu said: Guess that's what UEFA had in mind when they changed the format... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 January 2033 A pretty strong start to the new year. In first again! Two outgoing players this month, nothing exciting though. Incoming though... quite a few, and that adds up to a bit of money. The first three signings are young talents for the future, but I got busy on deadline day. I looked at the players that were transferlisted and got in some robust, more experienced improvements for the squad - three defenders and a midfielder so that all positions now have multiple good options. They are all on pretty big contracts (for my current situation), but we can afford it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 February 2033 Decently good in the league, but that loss against Pep's Spurs hurts. All still to play for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Youth Intake 2033 Looks like another decent intake, some interesting players for sure. Novica Popovic Mario Altmannshofer Lukas Bätz Daniel Jurgeleit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 March 2033 Perfect, even a consolation win against Tottenham. One point ahead. Start of the qualifiers, not too upset with these results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 That game against Bayern, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 April 2033 Great stuff in the league, but awful in the cup. Four points, three games to go, theoretically we can even lose the Bayern game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 May 2033 Rough against Bayern, but it didn't matter anymore! We did it, broke Bayern's streak. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
After Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Great achievement! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriole01 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Well done! That is one tough league to win, but you played really well with the right amount of consistency. Excited to see if you can push on in Europe in the coming seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 congrats on the league win and also the consolation win against Spurs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Beautifully done How are Estonian teams doing? Any new notable regens for them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 20 hours ago, After said: Great achievement! 19 hours ago, oriole01 said: Well done! That is one tough league to win, but you played really well with the right amount of consistency. Excited to see if you can push on in Europe in the coming seasons. 3 hours ago, kidthekid said: congrats on the league win and also the consolation win against Spurs. 54 minutes ago, rodesire said: Beautifully done How are Estonian teams doing? Any new notable regens for them? Thanks guys. There are a few regens of note. Not Mihhailov level mind you, but potentially useful. Just took a look at the players in my national pool who are still eligible for the u-21s, these are the best five more or less: There are also two young strikers, whom I've both already given a chance in the team since there aren't really any good strikers still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 June 2033 with Estonia and Frankfurt Season Review Only the one qualifier for us in June, and a slightly disappointing result although I did not expect much. Scotland and Croatia seem to be fighting for the automatic qualification spot and the other team will likely take second and will hope that that will be enough to qualify. The other teams in the group are already kind of looking at an impossible task. A great season with more consistency, the squad has been improved and I feel we are ready to fight for another title, but not yet to do too much in Europe. That will take a few more years. The Monaco job came up and I actually thought about it and took the meeting but in the end it didn't matter too much since they wanted me to buy high-profile players and I didn't want to do that. It's great to see that Mihhailov is my star and key player. Bayern has actually offered 65M+ for him but obviously I rejected that deal. I don't see myself doing too much business in the summer, although it obviously depends on who will leave. Very likely my first choice GK Kornilenko as he's on a contract which has a 4M foreign release clause (!), that won't last long and he's asking crazy wages. Vallejo is retiring and Roussel and Ammerman will leave for sure. Quite a few awards, although I only won one of the two manager of the year awards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToMexico!! Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Congrats on the league win. Fairing well on the international stage considering the quality of players available. Did rejecting the offer for Mihhailov not make him unhappy? Can you post a screenshot of him please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 37 minutes ago, ToMexico!! said: Congrats on the league win. Fairing well on the international stage considering the quality of players available. Did rejecting the offer for Mihhailov not make him unhappy? Can you post a screenshot of him please? A bit, but now he got injured for multiple months At least it'll be unlikely a new offer comes in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToMexico!! Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 That's a bugger, but stops the big boys from circling like you say. Great physicals, always love how the bravery stat always drops when a player breaks a bone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 Pre-Season + August 2033 Slight increase in odds. A huge transfer window with two big sales in Luis Rodríguez - a striker I signed on a free last year and did very well for us. Making 67M in a year is not bad, I'd say, and the young strikers at the club are going to get their chance to shine this year. Huser was also finally sold after a few attempts by various clubs, since his minimum release fee was 48M this deal was pretty good. Incoming some big talents who will slot in the first team squad. I needed new goalkeeper(s) so Braña was signed and Bernardinetti as back-up. Orozco a central defender, and Jaci a hugely talented versatile player, his attributes are good for a variety of positions although he's mostly trained as a midfielder and he'll likely play there for most of his matches here. Coulibaly a back-up ball-winning midfielder and Wallace a new left-back since Slavisa Maric was not totally to my liking and he was sold to Dortmund. We did very well in the start of the season and we won the supercup. Strong start from Möller who is now first-choice striker, with Vasalas as back-up who did well for himself in the cup. An interesting CL group, with Betis the reigning Europa League winners. Dortmund, Schalke and Bayern have also started with two wins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcxD Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 September 2033 Two huge home wins! We needed two extra time goals against Scotland. And just like that we're back in it, it's going to be close for first place. Not great for second place best off ranks though. Lost to Bayern in the league and to Juventus in the CL, but it's not like we were outclassed. I can definitely live with these results. Dropped a few places and Bayern is still 100%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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