[FM23] All You Need Is ... A Buffalo To Find Success - Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent [Finished]

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Since I got ill right at the start of FM, I decided to cancel my beta save and jump straight in with my first adventure.

 

We will do a follow up to my short save with Hearts. 

[FM22] All You Need Is Heart...To With The English Premier League

 

The goal is simple:

Win the top 5 league, 5 cups and 3 Euro competitions with players we developed.

 

My alter ego will be Gunnar Brenne.

He was my main keeper in my completed Youth Challenge with Lyn Oslo.

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This time we are goin to Belgium and take over the Buffalos!

Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent or short KAA Gent.

 

Gent is one of the biggest clubs in Belgium, atleast I always thought that.

 

They managed to only win the Pro League one time back in 2015.

Also they only got 4 national cups.

 

 

 

Looking at the record champions of both competitions, there is also a lot of room for some progress.

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Edited November 23, 2022 by Cheez3y

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The finances are looking rough and need fixing.

 

 

The board and supporter targets are pretty decent.

Love the entertaining football part.

 

 

 

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The media gives us a top 6 finish.

 

The preseason went pretty well.

 

We start the season with the Super Cup against Club Brugge.

Our first league game will be away from home against Standard.

 

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I also decided to try a 3 ATB formation.

I never really got it to work, but the preseason gave me some hope.

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Pro League Super Cup 2022

Good start with an early goal from Cuypers.

But then Brugge started to play some football.

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Ofcause 

We will need to beat Hearts to get into the EL group stage.

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Pro League - July 2022

Almost a very good start to the season.

We dominated Standard, but the game against Sint-Truiden was meh.

 

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Coming Up

Big game at the end of the month against Royal Antwerp.

Before that we play Hearts in the EL.

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Europa League 2022/23 - Playoffs - 1st Leg

I took us 70 minutes to finally break down the Hearts defense.

Then we scored 3 quick goals, which means we should finish the job in the home game.

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Europa League 2022/23 - Playoffs - 2nd Leg

And with a solid 1:0 home game we got into the EL group stage.

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One of the tougher groups we got here.

I guess we are fighting with Nantes and Wien for 2nd place.

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Pro League - August 2022

We looking really good, the formation is working perfectly.

 

 

Coming Up

Anderlecht and Genk in September.

After this month we will see where we are.

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Transfers Summer 2022

OUT

We trimmed the squad a bit and player who does fit my playing style.

Also we got rid of players with some high wages like Kums, he was on like 1,5 mio/year at age 34.

 

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IN

 

We started of the window with the signing of Jetro Willems. Really nice free LB you can get at the start of the game.

The transfers of Verstraete, De Smet and Raman are pretty simple to explain...home grown player for European football.

All are pretty decent backups/rotation options.

 

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We need a starting DLF, since Depoitre is already 33.

Jeremejeff is doin really well, despite beein home sick....

 

Mannsverk (B2B) and Fjortoft Lovik are two Norwegians for the future.

We spent some money for them, but I think both are worth it.

 

I think I will focus on Nordic players in the future.

 

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Edited October 30, 2022 by Cheez3y

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Squad Overview 2022

We got a decent squad already.

 

I didnt change the formation so far, only some tweaks if the game needs it.

 

The squad planner is a nice addition to the game.

I can basicly just show my notebook with no really extra work.

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Europa League 2022/23 - Group Stage - Game Day 1

 

Tough home game against Austria.

We dominated them all game, but we couldnt score a 2nd goal...

 

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Europa League 2022/23 - Group Stage - Game Day 2

 

Very good away W against Nantes.

The entire team played pretty damn good.

 

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Pro League - September 2022

Tough month of September.

Its a nice race at the top.

 

 

Coming Up

After the international break we got a lot of games in October.

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Europa League 2022/23 - Group Stage - Game Day 3

 

Wild game against Lazio.

Immobile is just to good in the game.

 

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Europa League 2022/23 - Group Stage - Game Day 4

 

Very good draw vs Lazio.

We got it in our own hands now.

 

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Europa League 2022/23 - Group Stage - Game Day 5

 

And unlucky and poor home game against Nantes...

We still got it in our own hands against Austria.

 

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Pro League - October 2022

We played pretty good until the Nantes games.

Hopefully just a slight drop in form.

 

 

Coming Up

Some big games are coming.

Last EL group stage game, the Flemish Derby and the start of the Croky Cup.

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Europa League 2022/23 - Group Stage - Game Day 6

 

Hattrick from Cuypers secures us the KO stages.

 

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First KO Round will be against Porto.

This will be a tough one.

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Croky Cup 2022/23 - 6th Round

No problem vs OHL.

Their goal was a gift from our goalie...

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Pro League - November 2022

We are top of the table before the World Cup break.

 

 

Coming Up

After the WC we start with the cup and a big game vs Standard.

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Wild World Cup 2022.

 

Belgium won against Serbia in the final.

Denmark all the way into the semis.

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And we start with a GG.

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Croky Cup 2022/23 - 7th Round

We drew Eugen in the 7th round of the cup.

We dominated them and we shouldve scored even more goals.

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Pro League - December 2022

Four goals from Cuypers against Standard means we finish the year 2022 top of the table.

 

 

Cuypers is now the leading goal scorer.

Also we got two players in the top assists and we got three players in the top avr. rating.

 

Coming Up

We start 2023with a tough away games against Royal Antwerp.

 

 

Cuypers is nothing special, but his mentals are insane.

Thats why he is so good.

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OUT

Sold our 2nd choice keeper to the MLS.

 

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IN

We invested the money straight into our future number 1.

Popa is the first success of my scouting network.

 

Ginestra is an 43 old GK, who will be his mentor. Model Citizen

 

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In the quarter final of the Croky Cup we will play Standard away.

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Croky Cup 2022/23 - Quarter Final

What a performance from the team, 5:0 at half tilme.

Cuypers is on fire with a hattrick in 26 minutes.

 

We are playing some amazing football and exactly the football I want to see from this formation.

Semoise (RWB) with two amazing runs, he does those, since he got the "get whenever posssible" trait.

We will play Royal USG in the semi final.

 

Edited October 30, 2022 by Cheez3y

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Pro League - January 2023

Off game vs Kortrijk, but the rest went pretty well.

Cuypers is scoring and scoring.

 

 

Coming Up

Very tough February we got here.

Cup semi final, EL KO action and the Flemsih Derby at the end of the month.

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Croky Cup 2022/23 - Semi Final - 1st Leg

Great first leg again Royal USG. This should be a final.

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Europa League 2022/23 - KO Round - 1st Leg

Should've won the game.

Sadly we lost Willems for the rest of the season...

Edited October 30, 2022 by Cheez3y

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Europa League 2022/23 - KO Round - 2nd Leg

Intense 2nd leg against Porto.

It needed extra time and we scored right after the 2nd half kick off.

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We will travel to Germany and play the scary Union Berlin.

 

 

We also got our first upgrade done for our youth system.

 

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Pro League - February 2023

Undefeated February.

Tight race at the top, if you keep in mind that you enter with of the 50% points in the Championship Playoffs.

 

 

Coming Up

2nd leg of the cup semi final, Anderlecht and both EL legs in March.

Also our first youth intake.

Edited October 30, 2022 by Cheez3y

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Croky Cup 2022/23 - Semi Final - 2nd Leg

 

Played a slightly rotated sqaud in the 2nd leg and USG took advantage.

Anyways with the 4:0 home leg it doesnt matter.

 

We will play Genk for the title.

 

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Europa League 2022/23 - Round Of 16 - 1st Leg

It would've been a very good 2:0 home W, but some complacency gave Union a goal pretty late.

But since their best player Sheraldo Becker got injured 2 minutes after that, I take that trade.

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Europa League 2022/23 - Round Of 16 - 2nd Leg

Intense 2nd leg in Berlin.

We scored an early goal, which helped us immense.

 

We are in the quater final.

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This time David Trezeguet was the host.

I really like this new fancy stuff. 

We will travel to London and play the Gunners.

 

I know its only a small thing, but this screen is amazing for longterm saves.

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Pro League - March 2023

We dropped some points in the league, which means is gettin really spicy at the top.

Westerlo is pretty strong this season and Club Brugge is really struggling.

 

 

Coming Up

Big April coming up.

We finish the regular season, got some EL 1/4 action and the cup final against Genk.

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KAA Gent - Youth Intake - 2023

 

We got our first GG.

Hughes and Priet are looking pretty decent.

Priet got already some great tool to be a DLF.

Hughes got the basics to be a solid Wide CB, if he develops.

 

 

 

Playing in Belgium is always great for the statistic things.

Really love the nations we already got.

 

We got also a young Russian all the way from Polevskoy near Yekaterinburg.

Only 4,4k km by car.

 

 

Youth Intake - All

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Edited October 31, 2022 by Cheez3y

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Europa League 2022/23 - Quarter Final - 1st Leg

Honestly Im happy with this result.

Arsenal wasnt that scary and scored only after a goal.

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Europa League 2022/23 - Quarter Final - 2nd Leg

Wild game vs Arsenal.

We gave all we had, but they were just better.

 

Still an EL quarter final in the first season..I take that.

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Pro League - April 2023

And we finish the regular season 2nd with the same points as Genk.

 

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This will be really spicy.

I really love this system in Belgium.

 

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Croky Cup 2022/23 - Final

We won our first trophy of this save.

After an intense game and a spicy first 30 minutes we beat Genk with 2:1.

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Pro League - May 2023 - Championship Group - Game Day 35

 

Tough game vs Standard.

A late equalizer from Hjulsager to rescue a point.

 

 

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Pro League - May 2023 - Championship Group - Game Day 36

 

90+3 minute winner from Cuypers to get us those 3 points.

Meanwhile Genk and Standard only drew.