Rikulec Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - November 2020 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi Now that's what I call consistency! Transfers Kiko - one of Andorra's best players joins us on a free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - December 2020 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi A worse month in terms of goals and we again failed to beat F.C. Santa Coloma, but otherwise we're still going strong, ending the year with a five-point lead at the top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - January 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi We lost two central midfielders and a right winger, all key players, and it has already started to show. We could still be in trouble if we don't get a good youth intake. Transfers Andreu Matos - a free transfer to improve our squad depth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileFaceGamer Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 23 hours ago, Rikulec said: Well, actually... Andorra does not have its own armed forces,[2] although there is a small ceremonial army. Responsibility for defending the nation rests primarily with France and Spain.[96] However, in case of emergencies or natural disasters, the Sometent (an alarm) is called and all able-bodied men between 21 and 60 of Andorran nationality must serve.[97][98] This is why all Andorrans, and especially the head of each house (usually the eldest able-bodied man of a house) should, by law, keep a rifle, even though the law also states that the police will offer a firearm in case of need.[98] Andorra is a full member of the United Nations (UN), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and has a special agreement with the European Union (EU). Wow. That actually sounds quite effective Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - February 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi A month of two halves. Something wrong happened to our finishing in the last couple of games. We're still in a good position, but we need to improve. Youth Intake Cristiano Leite Miguel Cruchinho Paulo Batista Ricardo Maio André Fernandes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - March 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi A late defeat to Penya Encarnada marked three games without a goal scored in a row. Hopefully the F.C. Santa Coloma result will mark a turnaround. Copa Constitució A disappointing, but deserved defeat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 This time I'm not leaving after the season ends, I promise! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - April 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi It might not have been a set of spectacular or convincing victories, but who cares? We are the champions! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 I love those messages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - May 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi I played a rotated squad, so it's not that much of a fuss. I would have liked to end the season in a better fashion nevertheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - Season Review - 2020/21 - Fútbol Club LusitansLliga Grup Sant Eloi Results (regular season) - Results (championship group) Competition Performance: Winners The board wanted me to win the league at the first attempt, and win the league I did. It wasn't quite as emphatic as it could have been if we stretched our form from particular games across the whole season, but all that matters at the end is the first place. Hopefully this is just the start of something much bigger. Copa Constitució Competition Performance: Quarter-Final We didn't turn up. Squad Unsurprisingly we have a bunch of players who are simply too good for this league. An incredible young squad with tons of potential, what's not to love about these kids? Transfers - Finances No real stars coming in, with Delpuech probably being the best pick of the bunch. A few significant outgoings in Dimas, Peixoto, and Carneiro though, all of them key players in the first half of the season. Hopefully we'll be able to make bigger figures from selling such great players in the future. We have a healthy balance that's only going to get better now that we're in Europe. No worries here. Player of the Season 1st - Marcos Grilo - it was a battle between him and Rodrigues, but I decided to choose Grilo just because of the narrative of this. Utterly hopeless between September and December, wasting every chance he got rotating with Pedro Carneiro. He kicked up a fuss in January and only stayed at the club because no one wanted to pay as little as £500 for him. After Carneiro left he had to fill his boots... and he did! 4 goals and 7 assists after the winter break made him suddenly become an important player for us. I love such stories, long it may continue! 2nd - João Rodrigues - the league's top goalscorer and probably a player who's too good to be wasting the critical period of his development kicking it about with amateurs in Andorra. A nice round contribution of 20 goals saw him become a vital factor of our title challenge. I can imagine him pushing to break this record if he decides to stay with us for another season. 3rd - Francisco Silva - if he could maintain consistency, he would have torn the league to pieces already. Unstoppable on his day, but there are also games where he disappoints by simply not turning up. Still, 11 goals and 7 assists are not to be overlooked. A huge factor in the league campaign. Next Season Retain the title, win the cup, grab as much money from Europe as possible. I hope to qualify for the proper qualifying round of the Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - Season Preview - 2021/22 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Board Expectations:Lliga Grup Sant Eloi: Win itCopa Constitució: Win itSupercopa andorrana: Not importantUEFA Champions League: First Qualifying RoundMy Expectations:Lliga Grup Sant Eloi: Win it.Copa Constitució: Win it.Supercopa andorrana: Win it.UEFA Champions League: Win... I mean, get into the proper qualifying rounds.Budgets:Transfer: £129,667Wage: £4,190 (currently spending £1,677)Balance: £176,830 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 We're better than Montenegro, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Wales, and San Marino. Yay! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - Pre-Season - 2021/22 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Friendlies There was no time for any! Transfers We simply can't attract players good enough to improve our quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rikulec Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - June 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Champions League I thought it would be more difficult. We've drawn the champions of Poland Lech Poznań in the next round though, so it's going to be painful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler16 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Great progress. Those players look amazing for Andorra! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 5 hours ago, tyler16 said: Great progress. Those players look amazing for Andorra! Cheers! The Portuguese guys are much better than anyone that the other clubs in the league can get, so if our squad doesn't get stripped by clubs poaching our stars, we should be walking the league every year. I can't wait to see who we can produce after we max out our junior coaching and youth recruitment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBeckham Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Joao Rodrigues has to stay as he can be an absolute goal machine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 15 minutes ago, DavidBeckham said: Joao Rodrigues has to stay as he can be an absolute goal machine He's great, definitely too big for the league. Let's hope his love for the club makes him stay! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 congrats on the league win. Always enjoyed your saves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 minute ago, kidthekid said: congrats on the league win. Always enjoyed your saves That's great to hear, thanks a lot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - July 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Champions League Ouch, so close! The gulf in quality was enormous, but we somehow managed to be extremely dangerous on the counter and give Lech a real run for their money. We equalised from 0:2 down in Andorra and in the away leg we found ourselves 1:4 down and also managed to pull two back. To add to it all, we had Rodrigues miss an absolute sitter in the 95th minute of the return leg! We drop into the 3rd Qualifying Round of the Europa League where we'll meet Zalgiris from Lithuania. It should be less difficult, can we...? Friendlies Just a few games to maintain fitness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - August 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Europa League We fought and made it past Zalgiris before Young Boys reminded us of our place. Still, I'm very happy with my first European campaign. Transfers Adam Smith - a temporary solution to our problem that arised after selling Delmindo Souto to Benfica (yup, that Benfica). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 One more European run like this and we could be turning professional, which is why I won't be asking for facility upgrades yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coady Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 That's a brilliant effort for a first European campaign, keep up the good work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, coady said: That's a brilliant effort for a first European campaign, keep up the good work! Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - September 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi An unbeaten start, but far from a great one. Supercopa We seem to be prone to awful performances from time to time, and this was one of them. A wasted opportunity to grab a trophy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - October 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi Boom! I decided to switch to a counter-attacking approach to patch up our leaky defence as well as be a little bit more inviting, and we've suddenly started to absolutely dominate every game. In other words, we're finally playing like we should. Let's see how long we can carry on with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Feels like a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - November 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi I'm seriously starting to dislike Sant Julià. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - December 2021 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi Another close defeat that temporarily cost us the top spot, but we're back in the driving seat with a two point advantage ahead of what's shaping up to be an interesting three way battle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - January 2022 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi We did our job, but so did our rivals. Transfers João Rodrigues - our superstar has been sold to Rio Ave, but we've loaned him back until the end of the season. Francisco Silva is also off to Torreense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Let's get this done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - February 2022 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi We beat Sant Julià! Oh, and a perfect month as well. Seven points clear, eight games to play. It's ours to lose now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - March 2022 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi Our first game after the split is at home against F.C. Santa Coloma. Win it, and the title will be ours. Copa Constitució This has to be a curse. Youth Intake Not bad at all. José Pedro Seixas João Martins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 My job here is far from done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler16 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Seixas is a mental 15-year-old regardless of league. In Andorra though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 3 hours ago, tyler16 said: Seixas is a mental 15-year-old regardless of league. In Andorra though... The joys of having Portuguese players generated based on the Portuguese youth rating and not the Andorran one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - April 2022 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi We couldn't beat F.C. Santa Coloma, we made up for it in other games though. Champions! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rikulec Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - May 2022 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Lliga Grup Sant Eloi An unnecessary defeat and a nice victory to round off the season. Fitting that it was Rodrigues who scored the final goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coady Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Seixas looks like a genuinely world class talent. Up there with top players from a PL or Bundesliga youth intake! I hope you're able to keep hold of him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Just now, coady said: Seixas looks like a genuinely world class talent. Up there with top players from a PL or Bundesliga youth intake! I hope you're able to keep hold of him! I hope he lives up to the hype surrounding him in this thread! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - Season Review - 2021/22 - Fútbol Club LusitansLliga Grup Sant Eloi Results (regular season) - Results (championship group) Competition Performance: Winners This time we were a little bit more convincing than last season. Eleven points is a good advantage to end the campaign with and we also managed to put together some nice winning streaks. Next season we'll hope to be even better. Copa Constitució Competition Performance: Quarter-Final We really have to do better than that. Supercopa andorrana Competition Performance: Runners-up Again, not good enough. UEFA Champions League Competition Performance: First Qualifying Round We did well to get past the champions of San Marino and Wales and then we came inches away from sensationally eliminating the champions of Poland on away goals. A very good performance. UEFA Europa League Competition Performance: Fourth Qualifying Round Young Boys were definitely too much for us. I'm happy to have eliminated Zalgiris though, at this stage every win is big. Squad The best and most balanced squad in the league by a mile. The quality in midfield and up front is, quite literally, out of this world. Transfers - Finances Only two incomings, and two good and useful ones while we're at it. We also made £100K from sales, which is quite big if you ignore our actual financial position and just look at the fact that we're an Andorran club. We could definitely afford some facility upgrades, but our priorities are elsewhere. Player of the Season 1st - Adam Smith - when I brought him in, I thought he was only going to spend a season at the club, acting as a bridge between the players we sold and the ones that would come through the academy. He defied all odds though, turning out to be the best left-footed player I've managed since Brinquedo back in the FM16 days. 8 goals in the league and most of them were absolute screamers from outside the box. What a player. 2nd - João Rodrigues - runner-up in this category for the second year running and also our top goalscorer once again. There's not much more to say about him really, other than we'll surely miss him. 29 goals this season, 19 of them in the league. I wish him all the best at Rio Ave and also further down the road, hopefully at some big club. 3rd - Cristiano Leite - there were many candidates for this spot, but I decided to appreciate the work of our academy graduate goalkeeper. Not only does he have some amazing attributes at 17, he also performs accordingly on the pitch. He's already made some world class saves this season, I can't wait to see him develop. Next Season Win everything domestically, try to turn professional with the money from Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 More good news for the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - Season Preview - 2022/23 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Board Expectations:Lliga Grup Sant Eloi: Win itCopa Constitució: Win itSupercopa andorrana: Not importantUEFA Champions League: Second Qualifying RoundMy Expectations:Lliga Grup Sant Eloi: Win it.Copa Constitució: Win it.Supercopa andorrana: Win it.UEFA Champions League: Money, money, money. It will be hard to meet the board's expectations though - we're up against Rosenborg in the first round!Budgets:Transfer: £1,121,808Wage: £6,748 (currently spending £1,740)Balance: £1,432,939 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Up to adequate and established respectively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Rico Alvarez's Management Career - Pre-Season - 2022/23 - Fútbol Club Lusitans Friendlies Good. Transfers The disproportion between our reputation and the quality of our players forces us to do things like this. At least I've managed to negotiate a loan back clause. Miguel Cruchinho - so yeah, he's developing quite nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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