shaunvamos Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Hi all, I'm back again with a new idea I'm keen to try, in a country that's seldom visited in this forum. Well, it is a country pretty commonly managed in, but the country is home to another principality that's becoming popular, as that country doesn't have their own league. Yes, I'm going to Switzerland! More on this shortly...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 The Club I had to holiday a year to get this team, and it involved reloading several times. A solid 2nd tier team in the 2000s, before having a massive drop to the 6th tier before being promoted back up the the playable 5th division. Plenty of room for improvement here. The Manager Yes. 20 time tennis Grand Slam champion Roger Federer is now the manager of a Swiss 5th division club. Why? I was re reading Federer's unofficial biography last week, and it mentioned how he, like most European tennis players, displayed a talent for football as well. It just so happens that Federer played junior football for this club, whereas some of the lesser known Swiss players of his generation played for the much more popular and fierce rivals FC Basel. So I figured I could tap into that a little bit and have a bit of a purpose for this save. It's a little unrealistic in the fact that he was never capped in football, but I thought I could create his mental attributes based on how successful he was as a tennis player and that could possibly translate to respect from his players. Also, despite being half South African, he doesn't speak any of those native languages so that's a little unrealistic as well. The aims of this save? To do as well as possible in as little time as possible, using only players promoted from the youth academy. It should take a while, and the eventual goal is to topple Basel as the giants of Switzerland, and then build from domestic glory to continental and possibly international glory. The wealth of second nationalities in Switzerland makes for an interesting time as well. Let's do this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Nice twist! Believe it or not, I actually thought about doing a Chicago Fire (or maybe DC United) save with Michael Jordan as manager. Federer has won 20 Grand Slams in 16 years. Will be interesting to see how long it will take you to win as many major trophies... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 17 hours ago, dllu said: Nice twist! Believe it or not, I actually thought about doing a Chicago Fire (or maybe DC United) save with Michael Jordan as manager. Federer has won 20 Grand Slams in 16 years. Will be interesting to see how long it will take you to win as many major trophies... That's definitely interesting, MJ did play minor league baseball so there's no reason why he wouldn't try soccer 😂 I will definitely win 5 titles in 64 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Squad This is our whole squad, it's not exactly awash with depth. Our best prospect, and he looks very good for this level. Nothing like low expectations! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timetxu Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Is this the team you'll be working with or will you be raiding your u21s as you're going youth only? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, Timetxu said: Is this the team you'll be working with or will you be raiding your u21s as you're going youth only? That is my whole team, seniors, U21 and 19s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Quality over quantity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Hell of a challenge with that tiny squad, best of luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny-Trotter Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 9 hours ago, shaunvamos said: I thought this would be a Usain Bolt/Central Coast Mariners thread. Koc vs. Pepsi? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 21 hours ago, dllu said: Quality over quantity. It's looking like low quality at a high quantity 😂 15 hours ago, BoxToBox said: Hell of a challenge with that tiny squad, best of luck! Thanks mate, will be tough until we get some young blood! 13 hours ago, Johnny-Trotter said: I laughed way too hard at this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 2018 Preseason Busy preseason, and some decent results against better opposition. This shouldn't be too hard to mess up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 What a start! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 The first of many upgrades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 2018/19 Winter Break Update A pretty good start, I'd say exceeding expectations as we only have 13 registered players! Not scoring many, but conceding even less. Having one grey striker out of two certainly doesn't help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 With a new contract I get a coaching upgrade, up to adequate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 2019 Youth Intake Potential in bounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 This is a massively unexpected surprise, considering we barely had a full team the whole season! (12 registered players) End of Season Update coming soon.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 2018/19 Season Review Promoted! Bit of a blip there in the middle but we steadied and carried on with some good wins. Although with a bit of luck as Servette U21 can't get promoted. Key Players No best 11, as we don't have enough for a full team The reasons we were so good at the back. Progress Mixed my adaptation of the spreadsheet with @Makoto Nakamura's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 2019/20 Preseason Excellent preseason, only conceding one goal! Predicted to be relegated, but hopefully we can escape! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Mid Season Update We are scoring plenty, but also conceding more than plenty. It doesn't help that we still don't field a full team of players every week, barely struggling to get 10. That will change once we return, as plenty of our youth players will qualify for registration after the break. Once we start with a full team I expect to be out of that relegation hole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 2020 Youth Intake Plenty of potential again, and some okay looking players as well. Will be retrained at LB Maybe a striker Should be named Killian Fraud. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Up to good now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 2019/20 Season Review We had a better second half of the season, as we had a full squad of actual players, and they pulled us into survival. We had a few close games against strong opposition, so it's fair to say we exceeded expectations. Best Eleven Mario Tichy Arlind Manzini - Mauro Descamps - Danilo Costi - Jens Lindemann - Arthur Clerc 1A Florent Pepsi - Edon Basha - Yunus Koc Diego Haas - Philipp Degen 1D Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 EURO 2020 Review No massive surprises here, as I feel Croatia can be considered an elite nation now. Switzerland disappointingly were knocked out by Poland, and England did well to make the last 8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 2020/21 Preseason Some good results, should put us in good stead for the season to come. Except for the fact that we are predicted dead last. What a load of Concordia BS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Winter Break Update Remember how we were predicted dead last? My team forgot to read the script. We had a good start but I didn't think it would last, and then we kept getting result after result and we shot up the table. A bit of a blip towards the end but hopefully the break will sort that out. My form with managing the team has attracted the attention of other clubs, as I've declined interviews from three different nations. Speaking of nations, we had our first international callups, with 1H being called up for Albania 19s and 2A for the Bosnia U19s. An interesting 2nd half awaits! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 2021 Youth Intake There's a lot to like here! He's a massive addition to this side, can't wait for him to qualify for registration! A quick bloke who will be retrained at striker. Decent as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 2020/21 Season Review Ultimately it was that period in the 2nd half where we lost 4 in a row that cost us a playoff spot, but I'm not too fussed. We were expected to come last and we ended up 4th. That's a fantastic achievement in anyone's book! Best Eleven Mario Tichy Danilo Costi - Mauro Descamps - Sergio Crotti 1I - Juan Carlos Fernández 1B - Arthur Clerc 1A Yunus Koc - Florent Pepsi - Edon Basha Philipp Degen 1D - Flamur Camaj 1H Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 2021/22 Preseason Pretty poor preseason, hopefully this doesn't carry on in the actual competitive fixtures. Should be easy to beat those expectations again. Hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 2021/22 Winter Break Update A vastly different outlook from this time last season, as we haven't been able to string victories together, and concede late due to poor fitness/mental strength that comes with young players. I think we will be able to pick it up as we head into the second half, but we won't finish in the top half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 2022 Youth Intake Another excellent intake, and a very varied one at that. Awesome. Could develop into a quality midfielder. FBs are always needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 2021/22 Season Review It didn't get much better. All I can say is I hope next season will be better. Best Eleven Yves Frei 2E Granit Krasniqi 1K - Mauro Descamps - Danilo Costi - Giovanni Simeone 2G - Rafet Bosnjak 2A Yunus Koc - Florent Pepsi - Edon Basha Dario Fabbro 3C - Philipp Degen 1D Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 World Cup 2022 England take home their 2nd World Cup, but the biggest surprise is Germany, who didn't even qualify for the tournament! Switzerland bottled a massive opportunity to make the last 8, where Sweden were the surprise package of the tournament, bowing out in the quarter finals after defeating Argentina in the last 16. Belgium finished 3rd after defeating Croatia in the 3/4 playoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 2022/23 Preseason Excellent results, including against foreign Saabrucken and division above Kriens. Good things, I feel, are about to happen. Good things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Good work mate and so fast!Do you still have any Liechtensteiner in your squad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 So the WC 2022 is still moved away from Qatar in latest version of the game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 18 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: Good work mate and so fast!Do you still have any Liechtensteiner in your squad? Thanks! We still have one Liechtensteiner but he's nowhere near the first team anymore, will probably be released soon. 11 hours ago, dllu said: So the WC 2022 is still moved away from Qatar in latest version of the game? Why would it be in a country that doesn't deserve it? 😂😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 2021/22 Winter Break Update We've had an ideal first half, within touching distance of the leaders and not being massively outclassed by anyone. Good things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 1 hour ago, shaunvamos said: Why would it be in a country that doesn't deserve it? 😂😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 2023 Youth Intake Not as good intake as we are used to, but there's still plenty of potential there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 It's getting tight at the top, this next game will probably determine our fate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dllu Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 That's a very etnically diverse intake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, dllu said: That's a very etnically diverse intake! Indeed, so many second nationalities yet they're all from Basel! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shaunvamos Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 We lost our last game, but... Seasons not over yet though. We have to progress through the playoffs to get to the third tier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 2022/23 Season Review A near flawless 2nd half of the season saw us win the league and then we flogged Koniz in the playoff 8-3, so up to the 3rd tier we go! We are near unbreakable at the back, and all our youth players are beginning to step up, our RB Artur Gomes 4C* is a current Swiss U19 international! Best Eleven Lorenz Oertli 4D Artur Gomes 4C* - Trésor Endzanga 3F - Betim Kllokoqi 3A - Giovanni Simeone 2G - Killian Braud 2C Florent Pepsi - Yunus Koc - Davor Mrdesa Dario Fabbro 3C - Mauro Spano 4A Next season, I'll hope to stay up while holding on to the current crop of players we have now. Progress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileFaceGamer Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Good things happend, good things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shaunvamos Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 22 hours ago, SmileFaceGamer said: Good things happend, good things. Great things 😀 22 hours ago, dllu said: The sweetness of victory! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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