Carambau Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) The Start Flashback: We are back in the summer of 2001. This time Sven Goran Eriksson was NOT appointed England manager, but South African Globetrotter Joe Baxter. He has a supposedly GOLDEN GENERATION to work with. Let´s see if he can do better than Sven. The game will be Championship Manager 01/02. (Taking inspiration from @git2thachoppa Edited February 8, 2023 by Carambau 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixPointer Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Intriguing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 28 minutes ago, SixPointer said: Intriguing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) The Expectations In our Qualifying group, Germany are already 6 points ahead but we have a game in hand and there are still some games to play. We can still finish first, qualify automatically and avoid the playoffs. The next game will be against said Germans, in Berlin! After that we will have to home games against Albania and Greece. Our fate lies in our own hands. Edited January 26, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) The Players With so many already excellent players and promising young talents -the so-called GOLDEN GENERATION- to choose from it would be a shame to fail with this team. Paul Scholes The perfect playmaker at the age of 26. David Beckham Still at Manchester United. He already is world class. Sol Campbell The Arsenal skipper is our rock in defense. Strong and solid. Lee Bowyer A physical monster and a hard worker. Michael Owen Already a star at the age of 21. John Terry Chelsea youngster on the rise. Frank Lampard Another great talent from Chelsea. Steven Gerrard Liverpool playmaker. Alan Smith Young striker from Leeds. Rio Ferdinand West Ham academy product. David Seaman Here lies our problem: The best English goalkeeper is 37 years old. It will take some time and much testing and scouting to find a decent English keeper who can replace him. For the time being, he will be called up I guess. Edited January 29, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
git2thachoppa Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Hello there. I played CM 01/02 for years, all the time. But I hate it now I know about its weird goalscoring attribute gimmick, which is why Man Utd could sign Henry and have him and Ruud up front and neither will score goals. Best of luck, you're gonna need it with that bunch of chokers! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 hours ago, git2thachoppa said: Hello there. I played CM 01/02 for years, all the time. But I hate it now I know about its weird goalscoring attribute gimmick, which is why Man Utd could sign Henry and have him and Ruud up front and neither will score goals. Best of luck, you're gonna need it with that bunch of chokers! Oh... this sounds strange indeed... let´s see if I get that too with England Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) The Goalkeeper Situation I did a filter search for the eligible goalkeepers, highlighting the most useful attributes and this is what it all came down to: It looks like David Seaman is still the best English goalkeeper, despite his age of 37 Nigel Martyn is simply to old at 34 though. He is the past, not the future Despite having quite decent attributes, Neil Moss isn´t even the number one at Southampton where he is backup to Paul Jones Richard Wright ´s performances have earned him a move from Ipswich to Arsenal, where he will compete against David Seaman Time´s up for Tim Flowers as well at the age of 34 At Leicester, Ian Walker only plays second fiddle to the above mentioned Tim Flowers Andy Marshall joined Ipswich from Norwich to be the successor of Richard Wright Conclusion Havíng assessed all the candidates, I have come to the decision to call up David Seaman Richard Wright Andy Marshall for the upcoming matches against Germany and Albania. I guess this will be David Seaman´s last campaign with the England team. Richard Wright is the youngest keeper with an age of 23, while Andy Marshall is 26. But we are also monitoring the development of Christopher Kirkland, Stuart Taylor and especially Craig Holloway, who seems to be a fantastic talent at the age of 16. Edited January 28, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Wow, a super-retro career. Remind me, you're on commentary-only, right? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 3 hours ago, phnompenhandy said: Wow, a super-retro career. Remind me, you're on commentary-only, right? Hello and welcome Yes, it is still commentary-only in CM01/02. (No trouble with the "match engine" back then ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Just now, Carambau said: Hello and welcome Yes, it is still commentary-only in CM01/02. (No trouble with the "match engine" back then ) It was the edition where I came on board. I barely remember it, so this is a nice refresher. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) September 1, 2001: The Showdown With Germany The time has come. We meet Germany in Berlin. Here are the lineups. We go with a rather attacking tactic. We have to win, so we must be brave. Spoiler Our plan worked well! We win in Berlin! A single goal, scored by Ashley Cole, secures our victory against the old rival! And Oliver Kahn was the Man Of The Match! Tells a lot about how good we were in this game. The stats show that we were the stronger team. If it wasn´t for Oliver Kahn, we would have won by a higher margin most probably. The FA was very pleased with the result. Next: The home game against Albania. Edited January 28, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) September 5, 2001: The Home Game Against Albania We use the same attacking tactic against Albania. Lampard replaces Scholes, Hargreaves replaces Barmby and Smith replaces Cole. I thought I´d give the jaded players some rest. Spoiler This game was easy. We went into the lead very early through Alan Smith which benefitted us as Albania had to open up and then his strike partner Owen doubled our lead. Super Sub Scholes scored another one for the final score. Hargreaves scoops the Man Of The Match award this time. It was a good decision to play him instead of Barmby on the left. They had no shot on target at all. We dominated the match. So it all comes down to the game against Greece at home on October 6. Edited January 31, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUFCspeni Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 26/01/2023 at 19:03, git2thachoppa said: Hello there. I played CM 01/02 for years, all the time. But I hate it now I know about its weird goalscoring attribute gimmick, which is why Man Utd could sign Henry and have him and Ruud up front and neither will score goals. Best of luck, you're gonna need it with that bunch of chokers! This is a little before my time, what was the gimmick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
git2thachoppa Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Wow, impressive performance against Germany. My favourite run in this game was with Leeds, so I stand by Alan Smith. Speaking of which, what about Paul Robinson? Isn't he a decent English GK? 1 hour ago, LUFCspeni said: This is a little before my time, what was the gimmick? I can't even remember it exactly now, but I read it here not too long ago, can't find it now. There's some silly / hidden attribute that seems to solely affect goalscoring, like Vision or something. Edited January 28, 2023 by git2thachoppa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) October 6, 2001: The Final Game Against Greece The starting lineup now includes a finally fit Gary Neville as right back. Spoiler A convincing win. The red card surely helped but the important thing is - Germany only won 3-0 against Finland... ...which means we have qualified for the World Cup! Germany go to the playoffs. We were not the only ones to qualify on that day: Portugal, Belgium and Russia did the same. The result is clearer than it seems. Alan Smith once more had a great game. @git2thachoppaRobinson is part of the U21 England setup Edited January 28, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number seven Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 26/01/2023 at 19:33, Carambau said: Rio Ferdinand Leeds academy product. Nice idea of a career! But still thou Rio was a West Ham academy product. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 14 hours ago, Number seven said: Nice idea of a career! But still thou Rio was a West Ham academy product. Oops! Sorry! You are right of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Pre-World Cup 2002 Phase #1 - World Cup Draw Brazil! A tough opponent but Paraguay and Tunisia seem beatable if we perform well. Those are all the qualified teams. The FA seem very modest with their expectations. Strangely though, they only arranged 2 friendlies to prepare for the World Cup, against Germany in March and against Spain in April. In other news, Sir Alex Ferguson gets sacked with Manchester United placed 5th in the league. Edited February 1, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) Pre-World Cup 2002 Phase #2 - ENG vs GER We want to try out some new players in this game. Spoiler It didn´t work. Germany were the better team. The new players could not impress, apart from Steven Reid. Edited February 1, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) Pre-World Cup 2002 Phase #3 - SPA vs ENG This time we will try our most probable first eleven for the first World Cup match. Spoiler Another defeat. Spain dominated the game. If it wasn´t for Richard Wright, the margin would have been way higher. Edited February 1, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) Pre-World Cup 2002 Phase #4 - World Cup Squad Nomination This is the team that will go to the World Cup. Plus Chris Sutton. There might be some surprises like Michael Ball or Steven Reid but I think they have what it takes. Edited February 1, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) World Cup 2002 Game 1 vs Brazil Spoiler Success! We did not concede and we did not lose the first game against the favorites! Although Brazil dominated the game, they failed to score. A great game by Wright and our central defense. Edited February 1, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) World Cup 2002 Game 2 vs Tunisia Lampard replaces Scholes and Sutton replaces Smith. Spoiler A nerve-wracking win sees us get the 3 points. The game was very balanced and could have gone either way. Good decision to play Lampard as he was the man of the match. Edited February 1, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) World Cup 2002 Game 3 vs Paraguay Scholes is back in the team and so is Smith. Spoiler A crushing defeat. The red card did not help us. We dominated until the red card and then it all went downhill. There is only one player to blame for this defeat and his name is Lee Bowyer. Thank God Brazil was having a nightmare in this group. So we DO qualify for the next round! How bizarre! Hello Darkness my old friend. Edited February 1, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) World Cup 2002 Second Round vs Germany Our 3rd encounter in 1 year... Spoiler ...and this time the Germans prevail. After Penalties of course! Ironically, we go out after playing our best game of the tournament. Only a world class performance by their keeper saved the Germans. And maybe our red card. The FA is already looking ahead. Edited February 2, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
git2thachoppa Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 That was very Englandy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, git2thachoppa said: That was very Englandy. Indeed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
argento Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 2 hours ago, git2thachoppa said: That was very Englandy. Couldn't of put it any better Enjoying this so far, how far did Paraguay go? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 15 hours ago, argento said: Couldn't of put it any better Enjoying this so far, how far did Paraguay go? They lost to Austria (who made it to the semi finals, but lost against France) in the second round... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) Post-World Cup Assessment In a boring final, Holland defeated France after penalties to win their first World Cup. Best Performers In The World Cup Steven Reid had a great game against Brazil, sadly he was injured in the 2nd game against Tunisia. He showed he can deliver on the big stage despite his young age. John Terry came into the first team after Rio Ferdinand was faltering and had 2 good games against Paraguay and Germany despite the defeats. Richard Wright played all games and has now officially become our new number one in goal. David Seaman has retired from international football due to his age. They still give me the chance to qualify for the EUROs though. Edited February 2, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) EURO 2004 Qualifiers Four Games in and we have won all four of them. The first match of the qualifying campaign against Azerbaijan was the Chris Sutton show: He scored 4 goals and we were off to a great start. The next game seemed way harder as Austria just finished in 4th place at the recent World Cup. But that was not the case. This time it was Paul Scholes who scored a hattrick. Confidence was high after the first two games and so we thought we´d trash N. Ireland at home. But it turned out a very hard fought match. We had to work a lot and needed an Alan Smith brace to finally get away with 3 points. It turned out this was the right wake-up call because we literally trashed Malta in the next game. This looks good. But we have yet to play Denmark. This will happen next year. We only have one game left to play this year and this will be a friendly against EURO hosts Portugal in November. Edited February 2, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 The Friendly Against Portugal We lose our last game of the year. I decided to hand some youngsters their first cap. Kirkland and Wellens had decent debuts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) The Year 2002 In Recap World Cup winners: Holland EPL winners: Arsenal Champions League winners: Roma UEFA Cup winners: Barcelona Ballon d´or winner: Rivaldo Edited February 6, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelcontarTargaryen Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Uf, nostalgia right in the center. Probably best manager game ever. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, TelcontarTargaryen said: Uf, nostalgia right in the center. Probably best manager game ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) The Game Against Denmark (And Azerbaijan too) We manage to snatch a draw in Denmark. We are still level on points in the table after that game. We have to thank Sol Campbell for result. A convincing win against the minnows. Sutton defies the odds and scores a brace once more. Denmark is a tough opponent. Edited February 6, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) The Games Against The World Champions And The World Cup Semi Finalists We almost won against the World Champions! Zenden saved them from a disgrace in stoppage time! Our counter tactics worked well. Back to business. We defeat a strong Austria and get another important 3 points. Joe Cole is a new name on the England sheet. A great prospect. Still level on points. Those Danes! In Other News Manchester United under Manager John Collins win the EPL title. Edited February 7, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) The Games Against N. Ireland And Malta Man, that was a hard game. The draw is fair. Alan Smith the super sub. Finally, Denmark lost (against Austria) and we are 1 point ahead. The FA didn´t like the result. The Jermaine Defoe Show! A nice win for once. Our lead still is only one point. Edited February 7, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) The Decisive Game Against Denmark Who thought we would wipe the floor with them at home got a reality check. They were clearly the better team for the whole 90 minutes. The good thing is, we have so many points we don´t have to go to the playoffs and have qualified directly for the EUROs 2004. Edited February 7, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Wow, blast from the past! Typically, to go out on pen against Germany! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 3 hours ago, john1 said: Wow, blast from the past! Typically, to go out on pen against Germany! Of course That´s how it should be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) Friendly Time Those damn Danes again! And France! And ...Finland! Still, a tough group for us. Friendly #1 Against Spain We lose again. They Keeper saved them. Honestly. Friendly #2 Against Holland Lucky for us this time. When Lee Bowyer is the Man Of The Match, you know what kind of game this has been... They might be right... Spoiler ...we have nothing to lose. Edited February 7, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
git2thachoppa Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I predict England to be cruising into the knockouts in the 3rd game only for Lee Bowyer to punch someone or volley a backpass in stoppage time and lose the game. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, git2thachoppa said: I predict England to be cruising into the knockouts in the 3rd game only for Lee Bowyer to punch someone or volley a backpass in stoppage time and lose the game. Don´t jinx it So i better not play him in the 3rd game... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) EURO 2004 - The First 2 Games Group Match #1 A double strike by France sinks our boat. But our game was better than expected. There is hope. We had our fair share of chances but France were the more clever team. Group Match #2 Now here comes a scare! Being 0-2 down and still managing to win 4-2 is a great showing of perseverance. The 2 late goals were deserved af. In the end, the sheer number of our chances paid off. We are still third, but if we win we qualify. Edited February 7, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) EURO 2004 - The Final Group Game Spoiler Here we go. Crazy 13 minutes and we are out. A mediocre game apart from these 13 minutes in the second half. Nothing else happened. We finish 3rd. Another disgrace for English football. You know what? Fire me! I can´t stand this anymore! Edited February 7, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carambau Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) Farewell It was a train wreck. To be fair, this is a relief. This save was no fun. Thank you all for following this disaster Edited February 7, 2023 by Carambau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
git2thachoppa Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) Should've picked Lee Bowyer. Spoiler Edited February 7, 2023 by git2thachoppa 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deisler26 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 The names in those sides. How tf did David Sommeil (Man City IIRC) and Tony Varellies (Lens) make it into the French squad??? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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