karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: Very steady form, even better if depleted by injuries Thanks. PSG's points and goals tally is just scary though frankly. I cannot fathom how we will catch up. Neymar, Mbappe, Mane and Icardi is just too good to compete with! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: I have hired good physios. Honestly the training I have no idea about I leave it to the staff. Open the Training screen. open Calendar. You will see the weekdays split into 3 blocks, left click on any block and you should be allowed to change it. If you want. I leave the General training plan to my AssMan but I modify every schedule to my liking. More Training especially set pieces, Extra Curricular (team bonding, community relations), and recovery especially after matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 39 minutes ago, Hootieleece said: Open the Training screen. open Calendar. You will see the weekdays split into 3 blocks, left click on any block and you should be allowed to change it. If you want. I leave the General training plan to my AssMan but I modify every schedule to my liking. More Training especially set pieces, Extra Curricular (team bonding, community relations), and recovery especially after matches. Thanks I'll give it a gander. Yes for some games more set pieces may be useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Di Maria makes his comeback after 6 weeks, coming on as a sub in the 73rd minute. Two minutes later... This has turned out to be the most disastrous of buys, in the history of football ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 This is unreal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 39 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: Di Maria makes his comeback after 6 weeks, coming on as a sub in the 73rd minute. Two minutes later... This has turned out to be the most disastrous of buys, in the history of football ever and Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Okay, I had no idea that the Europa league of 2022-23 has only one legged knock-outs... at least we get to visit Old Trafford I guess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 FEBRUARY 2023 UPDATE 8 fixtures again, and an excellent month it has to be said as we won 7 out of them. We blew past Galatasary in the Europa league after a scare, to be rewarded with a trip to Old Trafford as mentioned above. In the league the most impressive win was our 6-0 at home against Angers which is also the biggest win of the career till date. The only slight blip being the away narrow loss to St. Etienne. This has seen us climb to 2nd in the table on GD above Lyon (although a full 11 points off PSG) - however we also do have a horror run coming up next month of Lyon, Monaco and PSG back to back. If we can get through that without much damage, I would fancy our chances of achieving UCL football for next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, karanhsingh said: This is unreal... and I just offered him a end of contract deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddicksFan Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, karanhsingh said: Di Maria makes his comeback after 6 weeks, coming on as a sub in the 73rd minute. Two minutes later... This has turned out to be the most disastrous of buys, in the history of football ever Good for shirt sales if nothing else!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, karanhsingh said: FEBRUARY 2023 UPDATE 8 fixtures again, and an excellent month it has to be said as we won 7 out of them. We blew past Galatasary in the Europa league after a scare, to be rewarded with a trip to Old Trafford as mentioned above. In the league the most impressive win was our 6-0 at home against Angers which is also the biggest win of the career till date. The only slight blip being the away narrow loss to St. Etienne. This has seen us climb to 2nd in the table on GD above Lyon (although a full 11 points off PSG) - however we also do have a horror run coming up next month of Lyon, Monaco and PSG back to back. If we can get through that without much damage, I would fancy our chances of achieving UCL football for next year. C'est magnifique! Great form still, hope the tough run goes well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 11 hours ago, Hootieleece said: and I just offered him a end of contract deal. He's great! Hope he does well for you. 10 hours ago, AddicksFan said: Good for shirt sales if nothing else!! LOL hope so. 10 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: C'est magnifique! Great form still, hope the tough run goes well. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Guys I cannot even comprehend what has just happened. We go into a tough game away against Man United missing our first choice AM and DC. One minute in they get a ridiculous penalty which is converted. Minutes later, our other first choice CB Tapsoba, who has made a blistering start to his Red Star career, goes down injured. Minutes later, our best AMR Tramoni who has recently come back from injury, also gets injured. We actually play very well for the rest of the half, until United score from a direct counter-attacking long-ball in the 47th minute. I would have been OK to go into the break 1-0 down, but 2-0 makes it tough. Still, not insurmountable. What happens next is unbelievable. United score not one more, but two more goals in first half stoppage time, which are an exact replica. Basically, Jota notches a hat-trick of long-ball counter-attacking goals between the 2nd and the 4th minute of stoppage time. It is unreal, I literally have no words. We played well in the second half and hit the post apart from a string of excellent saves from De Gea. Eventually, we lost the match 6-1. And after the match, this is the news I get. Probably our best player right now and he has even scored 5 goals in his first 12 Red Star games. I am absolutely tearing my hair out EDIT - also apparently Tapsoba's strength has gone from 12 to 10 as a result of this injury. Like seriously WTF Edited May 31, 2020 by karanhsingh 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Injuries are a real problem for teams with tight budgets. We don't have a world class backup sitting on the bench like PSG. My problem has been niggling injuries (just bad enough to keep out of squad) that happen just before game time...to the backup players I'm trying to give game time. (to keep happy) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 The only good thing about that United result is that we followed it up with a nice, easy home game to get back to winning ways. Or so I thought... I can't for the life of me figure out what is going on. So frustrated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Very unlucky against Man Utd, the way it happened was frustrating - especially losing your top player on top of it. You did know that the word 'Strasbourg' translates to 'smash and grab' in English, right? Actually it doesn't, but that's exactly what they've done there. Hold your nerve, you'll bounce back soon enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Jogo Bonito said: Very unlucky against Man Utd, the way it happened was frustrating - especially losing your top player on top of it. You did know that the word 'Strasbourg' translates to 'smash and grab' in English, right? Actually it doesn't, but that's exactly what they've done there. Hold your nerve, you'll bounce back soon enough. Hahaha I actually thought that's what it means for a second I can't wait to play man united again in Europe!! Don't know if you would recall but in my sunderland save I lost my last ever game to them as well in the Europa final and again it was scarcely deserved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I guess it's good that even in the virtual world most of us can still dislike Man Utd then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Jogo Bonito said: I guess it's good that even in the virtual world most of us can still dislike Man Utd then I am actually a United fan IRL However in the world of FM it is different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: I am actually a United fan IRL However in the world of FM it is different. I know, had to say it though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 MARCH 2023 UPDATE It was a strange & frustrating month, it has to be said. Both because of the results and injuries. I must say that we actually played well in every single game, even the capitulation at Old Trafford. Just a matter of the opposition taking their chances and us not. The home game against Strasbourg was absolutely ridiculous, one of the worst "smash & grabs" I have ever experienced . We did follow it up with a resounding home win against Rennes and seemed like we had turned a corner, but then despite another very positive & battling display in Monaco we went down to a 1-0 defeat. This was also significant because they are our main competition for the Champions League spots. We did finish the month on a high with a hard-fought late win in Lyon, which took us above them in the table to 2nd place. It is so close though, there are 2 points between us, Lyon & Monaco with only 2 of these 3 teams able to qualify for the Champions League. Hopefully, it will not be us missing out like last season. We need our injured players to come back, we need to stop more injuries, and we also need to re-learn how to defend set pieces. We conceded a set piece goal in every single game in March, and indeed our first game of April too. I have literally started exclusively training for defending set pieces before every single game now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Also, we sadly had a rubbish youth intake this year, worst of the save. Funnily enough, after improving the facilities and hiring a better HOYD. Ah well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Oh God, please make it stop! We cannot make it through 90 minutes without someone picking up an injury! It's also killing the progress of my young players. Just don't know what to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 APRIL 2023 UPDATE A much better month, in terms of results if not injuries. It was a very busy month again but save the customary defeat against PSG, we have done very well, particularly in defense. Both strikers Ambrose and Kouanda stepped up to the plate with all our wingers being injured, we also changed formation at times and went with a winger-less 4-4-2 for a couple of games. This now leaves the league table looking a lot more comfortable for our chances of making it to the Champions League next season. I don't see Monaco catching up with us anymore, now it is about seeing if we can pip Lyon to second place, which would mean direct entry into the UCL group stage as well as an extra 4 odd million in prize money. Meanwhile, I also signed another contract extension which bumps up my weekly earning by another 3 grand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Great! PSG should be worried. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 What a season your having,hopefully you can keep a one of the Champions League places! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 In spite of the injuries you have managed a remarkable year. Be proud of your accomplishments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thanks so much guys. I have just finished the season so will put up the update soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, karanhsingh said: Thanks so much guys. I have just finished the season so will put up the update soon! An absolute certainty for Champions League football, great job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 I can't believe it, my computer just crashed and I lost a month of game time. I even had (have) the screenshots and the entire post written out for the end of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Sacrebleu, zut alors etc. Sad news indeed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 MAY 2023 UPDATE So I literally had to play out the month twice, but here are our final fixtures from the 2022-23 season. We finished the year on a high with a solid, unbeaten run, which helped us seal Champions League football for the first time in the club's history! Not only that, we also managed to pip Lyon to 2nd place which means more prize money and a direct entry into the UCL group phase thankfully. As you will see though, PSG won it at an absolute canter. They were truly unbelievable this season and I think they are the best side in the world on my save. I can't wait for them to either sell Mbappe or at least for Neymar & Mane to get old and less effective. Despite our heroics this season we have finished 23 points behind our Parisian neighbours, compared to 24 points last year. So at this rate another 24 seasons and we will over-take them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Wow an amazing achievement to get 2nd place with Red Star. Well done buddy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 SQUAD STATS & REVIEW This was our most often used formation and team, although we had a LOT of rotation, not least due to the constant spate of injuries. The squad stats, special mentions for the following players: (others playing in France do check some of them out!) In defence, Oumar Solet was magnificent and probably our player of the season. He has really been amazing for us and is now attracting interest from the Premier League. Edmond Tapsoba has also been superb since signing for us in January and we really missed him when he was out injured for a while. Interestingly he is also now our designated penalty taker. In midfield, I think Christian Kouan has been a solid addition and given us some steel, while forming an excellent partnership with Rayan Ravelson who was given more of a license to dictate play this season. On the wings, both the Tramoni brothers have performed well this season and hit double figures for assists, although I will be looking for a few more goals from them. Franck Zadi seems to have made the AMC spot his on with 8 goals & 13 assists, partly also due to Said Arab missing more than half the season injured. Finally in attack, Thierry Ambrose finishes top scorer again with 20 goals, although a lower return than last year. Abdoulaye Kouanda has come on leaps & bounds this year and is really staking a claim having finished the season strongly reaching a total of 13 goals. Titouan Roger had an excellent break-out season and had actually already notched his 12 goals by February after which a succession of injuries limited his playing time. My only complaint/ disappointment from this season is that the progress of a few young stars particularly Roger & Tramoni has been halted due to injuries, but they have time on their side and hopefully we can bring them back on track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 SAVE SUMMARY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierL Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I forgot that u bought Solet and loaned Alpha Sissokho . happy about the last one ? he is my backup wingback and Solet my DCL (on loan). Don't have a option to buy him in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 31 minutes ago, OlivierL said: I forgot that u bought Solet and loaned Alpha Sissokho . happy about the last one ? he is my backup wingback and Solet my DCL (on loan). Don't have a option to buy him in the future. Solet is excellent as you can see. We got him for around 2 million I think he was listed. Alpha did very well in Ligue 2 and we would have taken him back but he broke his leg and was out for 6 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 A superb 2nd position, really good work there. Whatever country or club, your successes as a manager are always consistently impressive. Good luck with next season, if this means the machine has been fixed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Excellent season Looks like it could be really challenging in overthrowing PSG,I have faith in you to do so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: A superb 2nd position, really good work there. Whatever country or club, your successes as a manager are always consistently impressive. Good luck with next season, if this means the machine has been fixed. Thank you The machine seems to not be troubling me today so fingers crossed. Yesterday was frustrating as I twice lost a month's worth of progress. 1 hour ago, B.W.G said: Excellent season Looks like it could be really challenging in overthrowing PSG,I have faith in you to do so. Thanks! Definitely going to be a massive challenge, but one step at a time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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