glennuk Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 When I saw the move, I said to myself, if he doesnt sign Mukashev I quit Glad you did. Thanks for the in depth tactics, I thought you were using a 5-3-2 or 5-3-1-1 with Mukashev as a wing back still (didn't you do that early in your career?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 7 hours ago, glennuk said: When I saw the move, I said to myself, if he doesnt sign Mukashev I quit Glad you did. Thanks for the in depth tactics, I thought you were using a 5-3-2 or 5-3-1-1 with Mukashev as a wing back still (didn't you do that early in your career?) I did do that early on but was struggling to find quality wing backs to effect the game in the ways that I wanted so I made the change while at Vigo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 International Call-Ups ***First Cap Watch*** Toual is looking for his very first cap! As is Camargo, who is looking to debut at the U-23 level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 November 2033 A perfect month, highlighted by Pau's hat trick in our 3-0 win over Napoli. We sit second and with our next match home to Lazio, we have a chance to go top of the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Youth Intake Preview Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 December 2033 A very good month with a home draw to Lazio and an away win to AC Milan. It would have been nice to take the full three from Lazio, considering that we played well enough to do so. We still sit second and all we can do is wait for Lazio to slip up. Inter has been playing great, as well and Atalanta, Napoli, and Roma have won their last 5 matches. Congrats to Di Biase! ***Juve Players of the Month*** Giulio Di Biase has been on fire this month, averaging 7.62 with one goal and one assist from the center back position. Next step, getting back into the national team! Gabriele Russo, our left inside forward, has really blossomed this season into one of the top players in the world. He has hit 17 goals and 2 assists in 17 Serie A appearances and has become a mainstay in the Italian National side. Junior Bienvenu has also been a fixture in the center of our lineup. His average rating of 7.46 over his last five matches has been key to our title push. He wanted to leave for greener pastures but we have promised him Champions League football next year and I plan to achieve that! ***Inbound Transfer*** We have signed Hakan Eriksson-Lovgren, a 19 year-old right back from Hammarby. He will go into our youth ranks and develop! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Transfer Roundup Juventus - Outbound Tshepo Khumalo - $3.6M - I was somewhat sad to see our South African attacking midfielder leave us but with the emergence of Andre Cameron as our secondary option, Khumalo was never going to break through. Luigi Agosstinelli - $1.6M to Parma - Agostinelli is an intriguing prospect but with our depth of youngsters at the striker position, the bid from Parma was enough to move him on. Robert Carfora - $2.1(possibly to $6.5M) to Roma - Carfora is a player that I honestly don't rate very highly and the fee that we got was very generous. Juventus - Incoming Valerio Cichello - $12.5M from Al-Nassr - Another center back option that reminds me a lot of Di Biase and is Italian. I think that he can play a decent role for us this season. The rest were all approaches by my DoF that I allowed. Stefano Dariol - $3.75M(potentially $9.75M) from Bologna - A young center back with loads of potential and an Italian passport? I can handle that. Axel Raynaud - $475K from Amiens - A player very similar to Carfora but 1/4 of the price. We'll take a chance and hope that he develops. Italy Premier League La Liga Interesting to see Jose Ignacio on the move, he came in in my final youth intake and is now capped at the senior level for Norway! Bundesliga Ligue 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 January 2034 A good month overall but we continue to be frustrated by some of the lower table sides. Despite our domination, we've managed to just draw Udinese and Brescia. Despite us not losing and Lazio dropping a match, we've lost ground. We can't afford too many more mistakes as it's essential that we qualify for Champions League Football. ***Juve Players of the Month*** Cem Demir - The Inter match aside, Demir was unflappable at the back, allowing just two goals and improving in training! Daniel Mukashev was outstanding this month. Over his last five matches, he's contributed 2 goals, 2 assists and a 7.64 average rating! Andre Cameron has come up huge for us in Pau's absence and has played his way to more playing time going forward. Mario Cerami - He didn't perform overly well but for a 17 year-old, kudos to him for netting three goals while Gaona has been struggling. The youngster has a very bright future! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 February 2034 Not our best month as we draw(again) to a team pretty low in the table and then lose convincingly at Inter. The title seems out of reach, now we just need to focus on re-capturing the second spot! Inter have pipped us, Lazio have won 6 straight league matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) International Call-Ups ***First Cap Watch*** Roberto Bertozzi is looking for his first appearance at any international level. Nico Ebersbach is looking for his first U20 appearance with Germany. Nikolas Stendardo is seeking his first U20 cap for Italy. Redouane Toual has been moved up to the U20 French side after just one appearance with the U19 side. Tanguy Couty is looking to make the jump from U20 to U21 for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Luis Camargo will be looking to get his first U23 cap for Uruguay. Hassan Shamba, who is currently on-loan and playing well at Serie B side Cagliari, is looking for his first Senior cap for Sweden! Edited July 6, 2020 by ranks39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Youth Intake Looks like we poached a few prospects. Interestingly, one poached directly from Lushnja, one of our old Shenkolli rivals! The first four could be decent prospects. Tommaso Pane looks like he has all of the base skills to be a decent player, if he can develop. Macchioni is a young center back that can certainly improve and develop. Caporali is pretty advanced in terms of his physical attributes and at just 16, he has potential! Haliti is the biggest question of the four but I'm willing to take a chance! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 March 2034(+1 April Match) Overall, a good month - we've progressed to the Coppa Italia final but we dropped further off the pace of Lazio and Inter. There's still nearly a quarter of the season left but we have to be nearly flawless to even make it to second place. ***Juventus Players of the Month*** Daniel Mukasheve provided one assist and two goals, with a 7.16 average rating over his last 5 matches. Gabriele Russo continued his fine form for club and country. He scored another goal for Italy in his last appearance and scored two goals with a 7.18 average rating in his last 5 Juve matches. Junior Bienvenu has had a great month, averaging 7.26 and scoring a goal over his last 5 matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 April 2034 We had a very good month, it we had beaten Napoli at home, it would've been better but I won't complain. We've drubbed Lazio away and pulled the margin to a very fine 1 point! Pure domination after the red card. We sit third, just one point off of Lazio with just three matches to be played(plus the Coppa Italia final against Lazio). Inter are a couple points clear at the top with a game in hand.... the title is theirs to lose. Well, we've clinched Champions League football but we need to pass Lazio or Inter to secure our entrance at the group stage. ***Juventus Players of the month*** Valerio Cichello, who joined us this winter, has been playing inspired for us. He has tallied 1 goal and a 7.22 average rating over his last five matches but he's been utilized both in the center and on the left. Marcelo Lomonaco has been a spark for us on the right side of our attacking midfield. He has one goal and two assists to go along with a 7.44 average rating over his last five matches. Gabrile Russo is a familiar part of this list. The left inside forward has continued his blistering campaign, notching 4 goals and 3 assists with a 7.88 average rating over his last 5 matches, bringing his Serie total to 26 goals and 5 assists over 34 matches. Finally, Luis Gaona has hit a decent vein of form! The Paraguayan striker has 5 goals and 1 assist with a 7.56 average rating over his last 5 matches. He still has a respectable 13 goals and 10 assists over 34 appearances(29 starts, 5 substitute appearances). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) 2034 Coppa Italia Final - vs. Lazio Pau in the 27th minute and we're ahead! 15 minutes later, Russo just can't stop scoring! Halftime and we're in control! Lazio have pulled one back.... It's all over! Juve have retaken the Coppa Italia! A disallowed Lazio goal in the 88th minute did it! Edited July 6, 2020 by ranks39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 International Call-Ups Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) End of Season Roundup A wonderful month! We won the Coppa Italia and we kept the pressure on Lazio and Inter. Did we catch them and book a place in the Champions League Group Stage? Nearly but not quite. We came up just short in third place. The top three places were very competitive but our 7 draws(many against teams near the bottom half of the table) proved costly. To be fair, 88 points would have won Serie A in 7 of the past 10 season and in 2 more would've been even at the top. ***Juve Best XI*** ***Awards Night/Statistical Leaders*** No great surprises here. Russo tore it up this season! ***Serie A Awards*** ***Juventus Squad*** Cem Demir - Goalkeeper - Had a very nice first season with the club and is fighting to become the first-choice Turkey 'keeper. Demir kept 19 clean sheets and allowed just 24 goals. Daniel Mukashev - Right Back - ever the attacking option, Mukashev pitched in 2 league goals and was second on the team with 12 assists. His defensive attributes have improved slightly but he is what he is and that is a marauding full back/wing back. He is also closing in on 100 caps for Kazakhstan! In the center of the defense, we played a combination of Giulio Di Biase, Damian Arias, and Valerio Cichello. All performed admirably, but I was very impressed by the all-Italian pairing of Cichello and Di Biase! Manuel Pires - Left Back - Pires has become a fixture in the Portuguese side and contributed 1 goal and 8 assists for us! In the center of our midfiled we mostly played the combination of Djordjevic and Bienvenu to great effect! Our attacking midfield consisted of Marcelo Lomonaco on the right, Pau in the middle, and Gabriele Russo on the left. These three formed the core of our attacking impetus with Lomonaco contributing 12 goals and 6 assists, Pau contributing 10 goals and 10 assists(in an injury-limited season of just 18 starts and 11 substitute appearances), and Russo, our man of the year, providing 28 goals and 5 assists in 37 matches. FInally, the main man up top was Luis Gaona, who scored 16 goals and provided 10 assists in 36 total appearances. Edited July 9, 2020 by ranks39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Here we go, again! We make the 1,600 km trek to Anfield. I feel most guilty about this move but with a $9M/year and a chance to manage in England for one of the world's biggest clubs, there really was no choice to be made. I definitely left Juve better than I found them and I look forward to their success, too. Here's the act that I follow: Quite a surprising duo there, de Boer and Mowbray..... Although, Mowbray masterminded Englands 2028 EURO win and the 2030 World Cup win, as well. Club History shows a club that are still successful but haven't won the Prem in 3 seasons. In fact, since 2024, the club have only won the Premier League title once.... Finances are healthy Facilities are obviously first-class. And finally, the squad that I inherit! Let's go to work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Say hello to my successor at Juventus! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ranks39 Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Pre-Season Overall, a good pre-season. 4th is the expectation, I think we can press for the top! Transfers - Out Kadri Pekcetin - this one hurt, what a player! Pekcetin had interest from PSG and wanted nothing to do with staying. He left for an initial $31M fee, which could increase to about $40M..... Anthony Kirk leaves us for $9.25M.... not a huge deal. Transfers - In We brought in Ross Walker as a replacement for Pekcetin from Al-Duhail. I believe this to be a great piece of business! Squad Lyndson wants out, otherwise he'd be in or near the first team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 August 2034 A pretty decent start to Premier League life. ***Transfers*** Out Third-choice goalkeeper, Edgaras Misiunas, departs us for $10.5M for Roma. We finally offloaded Lyndson for $65M to PSG and that fulfilled our promise to sell him on. Finally, we completed a nice bit of business, selling Tim Moynes to Cardiff for $16.75M. In - this is where it gets a little bit exciting! We've bought a pair of wonderkids - for a lot of money - and a familiar face! Luc Mathieu, a young Belgian wide attacker, comes to us for $28.5M from Standard Liege. I am going to move my current wonderkid, Aberg to the right wing to accomodate Mathieu. The second purchase was insane and we got wrapped up in a bidding war. Serkan Yesilordek comes to us for $102M from Feyenoord. I'm hoping that he can produce the goods, especially with that hefty price tag that ate through our entire transfer budget. Finally, we closed the window by bringing in a former wonderkid from my days at Dynamo Kyiv, Nikolin Pashaj!!! We bought him for $75M after the board injected some transfer cash! He was well-worth the money as he is a global superstar, though! ***International Call-Ups*** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 September 2034 A very good September, headlined by our 5-0 drubbing of Barcelona! We sit top of the table for now! And top of our Champion's League Group. Not bad! And John Wright and Alex Booth are kicking on nicely at Derby! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 International Call-Ups ***First Cap Alert*** Luke Haak, a product of our academy, is receiving his first call-up at any level. Nuno Correia is looking for his first U21 cap. Andrew Carney looking get his first U20 cap! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 October 2034(+ a couple of days) I can't complain too much - two 1-1 draws with good sides away isn't too bad! We are cruising through our Champion's League Group, as well! Very close at the top! We're nearly through! Otavio is the player of October! ***Liverpool Players of the Month*** Serkan Yesilordek has scored 4 goals over his last 5 matches, with an average rating of 7.46. Kenneth Hansen has been on fire for us, averaging 7.64 over his last 5 matches and anchoring our back line! Randy De Jong has reasserted himself as the starter on the right wing, scoring 3 goals and averaging 7.74 over his last 5 matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 November 2034 A little bit of an up-and-down month but overall, not too bad. We demolished Leicester, which was a nice pick-me-up! We sit second, just three points off the top. We've drawn far too many matches! We are firmly top of the group on goal difference. ***Liverpool Players of the Month*** Viktor Aberg has been of the highest influence, providing 7 assists and a 7.84 rating over his last 5 matches! David has been a pillar in defense, averaging 7.16 over has last 5 matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Champions League Draw Tough draw, but we have to beat them eventually! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 December 2034 What the hell happened against bottom side Cardiff???? We were actually played off the park, too! Aside from that, a great month! We still sit top and face Man City away on 1 December... We've won our Champions League group, as well! Aberg is just a star! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 A Sign of Things to Come??? Not great, Bob - not great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 January 2035 A very busy month sees us drop a 3-1 result to Man City and sees us crash out of the Carabao Cup in the Semi Finals. We are still alive in the FA Cup and have drawn Leicester at home in the fifth round. We've faced many of the teams near the top of the Premier League table this month so we have a far easier run-in than many of the teams around us! We sit third but with a game in hand on Manchester United and superior goal difference. There is a lot of football to be played, though! ***Loan Player spotlight*** John Wright is developing very well on loan at Derby. He is top 5 in the Championship with 11 goals scored thus far into the campaign. I'm hoping that he'll see some Premier League minutes on loan next season before trying to break into the first team. ***Liverpool Players of the Month*** Ethan Ampadu has filled in admirably in spot duty with fixture congestion taking a toll. He has provided 3 assists and a 7.24 average rating playing at right back over his last 5 matches. Luc Mathieu gets a nod by virtue of his performances in training. He has two goals and a 7 average rating over his last 5 matches. He is continuing to get better and better! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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