karanhsingh Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 More English opposition awaits with the always dangerous Man City... Bumbercatch has plenty of history with them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 A huge win in the home leg sets us up nicely... the 3-0 scoreline certainly flatters us but we will happily take it of course (as a side note, Vlahovic is clearly better in the game than IRL!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Man City are always infinitely dangerous even when playing 3 goals down and so it proves, as they somehow level the tie on aggregate Just when it looks like we are going out, Vlahovic scores in ET to give us the win. Rieder makes his first significant contribution in the CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 And it is going to be a re-match of the UEFA Europa League final, this time at Amsterdam for the Champions League! Hopefully, a chance to exact revenge on the pesky scousers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Meanwhile at home, Napoli have managed to keep things interesting going into the final month We should do it from here, although it will be incredibly harsh for them to score 90+ points and not win the title 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixPointer Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Some run in the UCL! Who has the harder run in for the Scudetto? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 minute ago, SixPointer said: Some run in the UCL! Who has the harder run in for the Scudetto? Cheers - we will be fine we have Brianza (Monza), Brescia, Bologna and Cagliari. So it's an easy end to the season. The points dropped have also all been in games around CL knockouts due to squad rotation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRebel Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Hopefully you will end your final hoodoo this time! Going to stick my neck on the line and predict Rieder to have a big hand in the winning goal - it’s written in the stars! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 03/07/2023 at 15:51, TheGoodRebel said: Hopefully you will end your final hoodoo this time! Going to stick my neck on the line and predict Rieder to have a big hand in the winning goal - it’s written in the stars! Interesting prediction! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 First things first, we did retain the Serie A, though we neither went invincible nor reached the 100 point mark. The team of the year is dominated by the "Bianconeri" - although a bit surprised to see Fagioli in at DM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 Now for the big ears - Here are the line ups for Moe's 4th UEFA final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 The first half is goalless, but we really should be ahead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 Then Vlahovic rattles the woodwork - is it going to be another one of those days? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 Maybe not! It's that man Fabian Rieder with only his 2nd goal for the club, but what an absolutely massive one it is! Baldanzi with the cut back from the RW position, as mentioned he's been an absolute revelation since moving there. And actually Rieder was the reason we even tried him out there in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 Liverpool with a late rally but this time, we manage to hold on and exact revenge. You called it @TheGoodRebel!! What a prediction Champions of Europe at last!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) The final match stats - ultimately a well deserved victory This save really has come full circle with (i) winning a European final on the 4th attempt (ii) Fabian Rieder scoring the winner after re-uniting with Bumbercatch at his 3rd club running @SixPointer (iii) getting one over Liverpool finally after countless defeats with Brighton and that heart-breaking Europa final Edited July 4, 2023 by karanhsingh 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Well done you! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Many congratulations on the Serie A and Champions League successes. Rieder is to Moe what Akor Adams is to me 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Great job winning the big one! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 14 hours ago, warlock said: Well done you! 8 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: Many congratulations on the Serie A and Champions League successes. Rieder is to Moe what Akor Adams is to me 7 hours ago, Rikulec said: Great job winning the big one! Thanks fellas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixPointer Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Congratulations love the fact your trusted noble steed gets the winner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 9 hours ago, SixPointer said: Congratulations love the fact your trusted noble steed gets the winner Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helginho Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Great career! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Helginho said: Great career! Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 This seems like a good opportunity to show off some of the best players who have carried Juventus to the Champions League title. I'll divide the posts into "real" and "new-gen" players. Vlahovic is the main man, a truly elite striker in the game. He has indeed won the European golden shoe two seasons in a row. Scalvini as predicted turned out to be a very solid signing, an elite center back Pellegrini effectively came in and plugged our holes on the left side of the defense Rieds as I like to call him - THE player of this save. Followed Moe to 3 different clubs. A genuinely world class operator. Massive talent. Baldanzi came into his own this season after moving to the right flank and playing as an inverted winger. Ended well into double figures for goals and assists. Moise Kean used to be shipped out on loan but we brought him back and he really excelled back at the club covering well for Vlahovic and scoring 20+ goals each season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 And now for the "wonderkids" Matteo Rizzi is a genuinely world class winger who has come through the youth system at Juve and came into his own during our two seasons at the club. Sadly he is kicking up a fuss about moving to PSG but is contracted till 2032. Miladinovic was the biggest signing that Moe made at Juve (until Rieder) and after a slow start he with time really developed into a quality defender and nailed down the RB spot in the team. Gustavo Martinez was a cheap signing from Uruguay who has also become an elite midfielder in Turin, had a bit of a slow first season but became the main playmaker for the team this season with some beautiful assists. He also played a key role for Uruguay in their Copa America win. Finally Victoria was the first signing for Moe at Juve after he had been heavily scouted already at Brighton. He too has developed into a world class operator in Turin and is ready to take over from Bremer for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 So in game, I played out another couple of months till the Club World Cup 2029 which we had qualified for. Unfortunately we could not win this one, losing to Man City in the semi final. After that: Moe decided to call it quits on his time in Turin. After winning the Champions League and Serie A, there was nothing left to achieve here. Also an interesting opportunity had opened up... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 This is it, the club of his (and my) dreams. Manchester United. The biggest club in the world (arguably). And this is where we are going to leave this safe, at least for the time being. From a gaming point of view, it's been my longest save so far, playing 7 seasons and getting to the summer of 2029. Also I generally don't really enjoy managing big clubs, so while it's been fun so far there is the itch to go back to a club on a shoestring budget and try to find African wonderkids for 100k. In some ways, it feels a little bit strange but also perfect to leave the save when taking over at Manchester United. That's the pinnacle for Moe Bumbercatch. After this, there will be no temptation to move anywhere else for the journeyman, assuming of course he succeeds. So I think, we will leave the rest to the imagination. Thank you to everyone who followed, read, and commented. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Surprising to see you end your journey there, although it does make sense from a narrative point of view the way you presented it. What's next for you? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, Rikulec said: Surprising to see you end your journey there, although it does make sense from a narrative point of view the way you presented it. What's next for you? Cheers - I am joining a recent trend on the forums and off to the Netherlands. About to create a fresh thread. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 4 hours ago, karanhsingh said: this is where we are going to leave this save A romantic ending - the club of your dreams after an excellent journeyman career. Will be happy to follow the next one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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