shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 July 2031 A great start to the league, and it's just Lanus and us that are yet to concede. We dispose of the Venezuelans pretty comfortably, and now we face fellow Argentinians Talleres, who we've gone 1-1-1 with in terms of past meetings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 August 2031 A busy month, but we do pretty well, and are through to the semis of the Sudamericana, where we play Paranaense of Brazil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 September 2031 A slow month in the league, but we have one foot in the Sudamericana final after FMing Paranaense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 October 2031 We are not having a good time here, but at least we made the Sudamericana final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 November 2031 We've won the Sudamericana, which guarantees a spot in the Libertadores for next season! We also finally become solvent after winning it, meaning we have some money to play with. Lucky we won it, because despite our strong form this month we might not even qualify for continental football through the league. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willemvandoorn15 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Amazing that u won a cup, keep it up, please. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 2031 End of Season Review A pretty terrible end to the season, and if it wasn't for the Sudamericana win we wouldn't be playing continental football next season. Best XI Alexis Enrique Pajaro - Magno Silva - Bautista Rámirez Award Winners Progress 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Time for something a little different, and a little more familiar... I've done this for a few reasons. Argentina was wearing me down, you can't make money unless you qualify for the Libertadores/Sudamericana, and it's almost impossible to buy Argentinian players as they all have ridiculous release clauses to entice the Europeans. There's also no real dynamic progression in terms of club/continental rankings in South America, so it doesn't really feel like building a nation because Brazil/Argentina are always going to have the largest representation in the competitions no matter how strong I get Bolivia for example. Africa and Asia have nation coefficients that affect continental representation, as does CONCACAF to an extent. They might be an idea later on, or even for a later save, but it's time to go back where I know best, and the clearest opportunity for nation building in the game: Europe. I know where I'll be managing next, and I've just started holidaying to when the league becomes playable. They're currently ranked 12th in the world in-game, and funnily enough have the colours of red and white as a national team? That narrows it down, but only slightly... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Croatia: 2018 World Cup runners up and 2022 World Cup 3rd place playoff winners in real life, but how have they been faring in game? Domestic League Not much seems to have changed here, with Dinamo Zagreb still the dominant side in Croatia, winning all but two of the titles since the save started. Croatian minor powers Rijeka and Hajduk Split won the other two, and Osijek look like they've established themselves as the 4th best team. Continental Performances Dinamo Zagreb: 3 CL GS, 1 EL QF, 4 EL KO Playoff Round, 1ECL QF. Hajduk: 1 EL GS, 1 ECL KO Playoff Round. Osijek: 1 ECL R16. Slaven Belupo: 1 ECL GS. Dinamo have clearly been the most successful Croatian side in Europe so far, but I'd say they'd be quite disappointed with their performances in continental play. National Team Croatia actually won my rendition of the 2022 World Cup, but they haven't been able to match that effort in any international tournament since, and actually been quite disappointing. But enough about that, who will I be managing? It's a club with almost no history in Croatia, having last been in the 2nd division 8 seasons ago. There's a solid base there to generate strong academy products thanks to that junior coaching which feeds right into my aims to build things up. Predicted 9th which is good because only last gets automatically relegated. Ideal XI It's actually quite an old squad by my standards, and there's plenty of room for improvement there. We have ample budget room to upgrade the side as well, and given that we're only recruiting in July we can buy players based in Europe, a huge start. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 2032 Preseason We made good use of the budget we were given, and still have plenty left over which will be saved for next year. 10 immediate upgrades to the first team, including a few Croatians. Pokorni especially is a great get, he's been tearing it up in non-league Hungary. Sweeper Keeper Ball Playing Defender Central Defender Full-Back Wing-Back Segundo Volante Winger Wide Playmaker False Nine Advanced Forward We lose our only home friendly, but against an Italian side so I'm not too concerned. We comfortably won the rest of our games against Croatian Third and Fourth division sides. Our signings have seen the bookmakers move us up their predicted season finishing positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 August 2032 We lose our first game, but strong showings in our next 3 put us briefly top before international duty forced us to postpone some games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 September 2032 A couple of suspensions meant that we lost a few games, but we move up to 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 October 2032 We drop a couple of games, but we still remain 3rd, albeit with 3 point deficit to cover now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 November 2032 We're out of a playoff spot at this stage due to results between teams, but we have a chance to jump Sibenik if we beat them in our next game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 December 2032 We get what we need with a win against Sibenik and head into the winter break with a 3 point gap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Winter Break 2033 A bunch of players who weren't part of my plans all get snapped up by the same club, as we win both of our friendlies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 February 2033 Despite dropping points to the team coming last we're still 3 points to the good over Sibenik. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 2033 Youth Intake Vencel Begonja 1A* - Benjamin Rogić 1B - Marko Herceg 1C It's an okay first intake, but I do think most of these guys won't ever feature. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 March 2033 We have a great month, Sibenik do not. Our lead is now 9 points. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 April 2033 We have a bit of a poor month, but with 4 games to go we have a 7 point buffer in the playoff spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Promoted in the first season The result against Cibalia was worrying heading into the promotion playoff, but our win away at Istra was promising. For the second leg, five of our players were away on international duty, and the game was obviously trying to screw me. But we held on (just) and we're off to be competing with the likes of Dinamo, Hajduk and Rijeka next season! Best XI Hamdi Qamili - Mirko Živković - Luka Marković Record Breakers Award Winners Progress 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 2033 Preseason As expected, we once again revamped the entire first team, as all but one are replaced for our debut in the Croatian Premier League. Our scouting budget allowed us to find players outside Europe, of which we're allowed 6 in the match squad provided we could also provide 6 Croatian trained players as well. We found a couple of Africans with European 2nd nationality which means they didn't count as foreigners, as well as 3 Colombians who do count. Sweeper Keeper Ball Playing Defender Central Defender Full-Back Wing-Back Defensive Midfielder Winger Wide Playmaker False Nine Advanced Forward Just the one friendly, and despite our many additions we're still predicted to finish last by a long shot. Our opener is against Rudes who won promotion easily last season, so it'll be a good test as to how much we've improved. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 July 2033 It might be safe to say that despite our significant upgrades, there's a huge gap to close in this league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 August 2033 We get our first win, but it still looks really ominous as we are conceding for fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 September 2033 Another tough month, but at least we won our only home game and the cup game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 October 2033 At least we drew with Slaven. I haven't lost hope yet, Lokomotiva have scored less than us so there's a chance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 November 2033 We kept it close against Dinamo, I'll take those small wins because the real wins are few and far between so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 December 2033 It's amazing what a short break from the game can do! Wins over Osijek and Rudes, and we're out of last place! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 January 2034 Two heavy defeats in the league, but we grab an important win over Gorica which puts us 3 points ahead of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 February 2034 A tough month sees us drop back into last place, and the new board aren't happy about it. I'm not really sure what they were expecting to be honest, we're meant to be last by a long distance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 2034 Youth Candidates Nikodin Škugor 2A - Žankarlo Iveljić 2B - Filip Kovacevic 2C* Same old story unfortunately, until we get facility upgrades we're unlikely to ever have these guys make a lasting impact. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 March 2034 I forgot to mention that we sold our keeper from last year for a profit of 1.5m, an excellent piece of business. We had 5 players out against Osijek due to suspension, but we really shouldn't have lost by that much, that's just embarrassing. At least we beat Varazdin, still giving us a chance to escape relegation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 1-11…ouch 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Müller Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Still good news about the goal you scored against Osijek. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 April 2034 A good month, and we're back in the playoff spot. My hopes aren't high however, as our last 3 fixtures are Hajduk, Dinamo & Osijek, the team that put 11 on us last time. It's going to be nailbiting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 On 25/12/2022 at 07:47, Punch said: 1-11…ouch Yeah, that's the second time in this FM I've had 10+ put on me, it's a nice change but hopefully it doesn't happen too often 21 hours ago, Herr Müller said: Still good news about the goal you scored against Osijek. All we need now is Osijek to score 11 less and it'll be even better news 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 We survive by the skin of our teeth, as Lokomotiva also lose their games and we beat Iskra despite playing both legs without 3 players who are off to the World Cup. Best XI Luka Marković - Moïse Nyeck - Jakov Pfeifer Record Breakers Award Winners Progress 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 2034 Preseason A pretty quiet transfer window this season, but we make some fine additions. Chrenko joins us again on loan, and we also add an Argentinian (who played for me when I was in Argentina), Belgian and a promising Serb. Sweeper Keeper Wing-Back Defensive Midfielder False Nine Once again just the one friendly, and still expected to finish last. I'm just hoping that our defence is a little tighter, we can't be conceding 11 goals again. 2034 World Cup Japan hosts their second World Cup 32 years after they co-hosted with South Korea, and the two nations had opposite fates this time around, with Japan topping their group while South Korea finish last in theirs, arguably a group of death. Elsewhere, Venezuela finished above Senegal, Ivory Coast over Italy, Romania over Uruguay and even Syria qualified for the knockouts! Second Round There were a whole host of thrashings in this round, including Germany beating Mali 8-0, Ivory Coast over Syria 6-0, and Romania making their presence felt with a 6-2 drubbing of Cameroon. The hosts were knocked out by Norway in a soul crushing penalty shootout, Mexico lose to Paraguay, Nigeria upset Colombia, Belgium are eliminated by England in an early clash of heavyweights. The heavyweight clashes didn't end there, with Italy knocking out 2030 champions Holland on penalties and Uruguay defeating Spain 2-0. Third Round Nothing super exciting happened in this round, with everyone winning who were probably expected to win. Germany are looking imperious, scoring 11 goals and conceding 0 in the knockout stages so far. France are also looking strong after smashing Uruguay. Croatia exit after a close loss to Portugal. Quarter Finals It's hard to look past a Germany win, as they smash the US, and are joined by Portugal, France and Brazil after they needed extra time to prevent it from coming home once more. Semi Finals Germany have their toughest match of the tournament so far, but navigate through where they'll face Portugal in the final. It's the 2026 Champions in Germany against the 2022 runners up, Portugal. Final Germany win their 6th World Cup! For some reason it's not reflected in the records, Brazil still seem to be the record holders with 5. Maybe because they won one as West Germany, I'm not sure. Brazil finished 3rd after a comfortable 3-1 win over France. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 July 2034 Our opening two fixtures fill me with confidence, as we flog Gorica and get a tight game away in Zagreb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 August 2034 Gijon hits Nyeck's release clause, so he's off to La Liga. He's now worth 22-31m, so I think we had found ourselves a gem. Replacing him is Estonian Jarmo Tomson, who isn't as good but still has plenty of room to grow during his time here. I'm not panicking yet, obviously Hajduk and Osijek are a bridge too far at this stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 September 2034 Unbelievably, we've had an unbeaten month and we're up into 5th! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 October 2034 A tough month, but we're still looking good I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 November 2034 Multiple 6-1 drubbings brings us further back to earth, but a good win over Rudes keeps us out of the playoff spot for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 December 2035 We end the year with an unbeaten month and a temporary place in a Conference League spot. Will we stay there? I highly doubt it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 January 2035 Lugano buy our young and Croatian starting right winger, but we are able to get him back on loan for the rest of the season. We don't get off to a good start following the winter break, but we're still in with a shot at European places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 February 2035 We bounce back well in February, with a win over Rijeka and an away draw against Rudes while keeping it close with Dinamo. It's still anyone's game for a European spot from 4th to 8th, with just 4 points separating everyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 2035 Youth Intake Andjelko Vušković 3A - Svetko Livaja 3B* - Reno Domančić 3C* It's a decent looking intake in terms of potential, with two of the top three having excellent personalities, and even the Fairly Ambitious isn't bad. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 March 2035 An excellent month and we now have a 7 point gap to Slaven in 5th! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 April 2035 A tough month, but an away win against Osijek gives us a small gap to Rijeka and the chasing pack. We also don't have to play Dinamo or Hajduk again this season, which puts our odds of qualification slightly higher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunvamos Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 We benefited from an easyish run home, and we're in Europe next season! It really is a two horse race at this point though. Best XI Luka Marković - Raúl Muñoz - Jarmo Tomson Record Breakers Award Winners Progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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