Pearomaniac

Lets talk about FIACRE KIRKLAND This player is the one that i am probably most proud of in my save when we are talking about transfers in. I have brought this player when he was 23 years old and before that he was virtually unknown to the serious football world. He is a regen from Ireland that popped up in Man. City at the year 2023/24 and he never actually got a real chance in Manchester, and how could he, his competition was Erling Haaland so i understand why 8 matches was the most he got at Man. City. He did went on loan at Derby County but that was much weaker league with much weaker teammates where he was not able to thrive. This guy was burried somewhere in my reports and i have found him for specific reasons, i was in my second or third season at PL and i had a plan of looking for a Diddier Drogba like target man and i was looking for a striker that could play as TF, that has good heading, good strength, good technique and aggression. I admit it was too late when i noticed that his positioning sucks but his teammates make up for it by holding the ball up and waiting for a perfect time for a cross. What surprised me is that he is doing a lot of work in defense, presses the ball, even sometimes u can see him on the wing on our side trying to stop a cross from oppositions winger, i wish u could unriddle me why he does that @Punch @Stuniverse These are his personal recognitions before moving to AFC Wimbledon. And this is all that he achieved since he joined AFC Wimbledon.

PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON 7 Match #19 Liverpool AWAY This was one of those matches where you have to admit better team won, we had a sitter for the lead at 0:0 and we missed it, not long after it a penalty came for Liverpool, rest is history. Better team won.

FA CUP DRAW FA cup draw has just been made and got of FM have been rather kind to me, i got League One side, Wigan.

EFL CUP Round #5 Man. City AWAY I cant say im disheartened after this defeat, we will survive without competing in the EFL Cup, we got more important bussiness to do.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Match #6 Feyenoord HOME It was a calm and uneventful match, feels good having matches like this from time to time. All calm until i brought de Jonge in 67th minute who scored a winner after 6 minutes spent on the pitch. Looks like this was more then enough to qualify for the next round of the Champions League.

PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON 7 Match #17 Arsenal HOME This has been a truly incredible season so far, i have been playing magnificently both in PL and CL and i have just inflicted first defeat of the season to a top placed team in the PL and i am breathing down their neck with just one point behind. It was not just an accidental defeat, we outplayed Arsenal in this match. I know that the first goal we got was an OG but after that they havent threatened my goal even once. Fabulous win for the team. This is how the table looks 17 matches into the season

Its time for monthly awards and besides me getting the Coach of The Month award, Nico de Jonge also got Young Player of The Month Award. Of course, praise and dedications were in place as usual

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Match #5 Hajduk Split AWAY For this fixture we were travelling to legendary venue, Poljud in Split, Croatia. I had to share couple of photos of that beautiful stadium in Croatia. The city stadium was built in 1979 in the scenic neighbourhood of Poljud. Its delicate shell-like construction, positioned almost right by the sea, blends perfectly with the city's Mediterranean visage, as though it had been here since forever. Its functional and technical qualities make it comparable to any football stadium, anywhere in the world. Heres a link if u want to take a virtual tour of it. Now, the result. They didnt put up much resistance as i did not expect from a Balkan based team with all due respect, we won 1:3 with only goal they scored was a Recoba like curled free kick from 25-30 meters of distance.

PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON 7 Match #14 Chelsea HOME Fantastic match where we used every chance we got while for Chelsea played striker who had obvious sight issues as from 16 shots only two were on target, but guess thats enough to score a goal. Great match all around where my winger was POM gathering two assists but once more Nico de Jonge scores a goal after eleven minutes on the pitch and this is his forth match in a row where he is a scorer.

Yeah, its not getting any better but i think i am going to ditch EFL cup asap as i am playing Man City so i will play reserves and just ditch it, i have much more important things this season. Thank u for your time brother

I am aware that someone could become unhappy if i keep switching starters but i really expect to sell ine of those strikers really soon. I think having TF and AF roles in the striking pair compliments each other well and i would much rather try to keep my TF in the club. It is an impressive jumping reach considering his height so i might work a bit on his headers although he already scored some impressive headers. I am probably the most prolific club in the PL strikers wise, i have three world class strikers plus one i have sent on loan, and i never thought about it but considering now i am playing CL it is going to he hard to interest them into going to any other club.

Lets talk about NICO DE JONGE Nico de Jongde is a newgen that popped up in Groningen in the year 2028 and during his time at Groningen Nico scored 27 goals in 84 matches, nothing impressive, right? His attributes is what impressed me, perfect flair, great pace and agility, great first touch and technique and decent finishing. One thing that worried me is his concentration and bravery but it seems that is not a problem for Nico de Jonge. I have bought him to be a replacement for one of my two first team strikers as i was expecting someone to buy them as there were interest from multiple sides. All that interest ended up in "we would like to buy", "we are interested in" yatta yatta yatta... so i am "stuck" with three world class strikers in my team and they are all pulling their weight... But not as Nico de Jonge does. Since he was brought as a replacement he started majority of his matches from the bench but it looks like that is not a problem at all for him. CL Matches PL Matches So far de Jonge scored 7 goals in the league in 12 matches while starting only 3 of those 12. In the CL we have de Jonge scoring 3 goals in 4 matches. The stats say that he scores a goal every 61 minutes spent on the pitch, and for a player that is 21 years of age that is pretty damn impressive. I payed him €35.500.000 when i bought him couple of months ago, right now his value is already €100.000.000+ I would really like to hear your thoughts on this my friends @Punch @Stuniverse As two more experienced managers i would like to hear your opinion on this guy and how is he going to develop in the future.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Match #4 Atletico de Madrid AWAY What the hell is going on in this season, somebody stop me Another win in the champions league and this time its against a team from Madrid, its just not Real but Atletico Madrid. Another match where it looked like its going to end in a draw but none other then Alexis Londono my CMF scored a winner in the 82nd minute from a shot just outside of the box, clumsy reaction from the keeper helped him greatly. Here is how the table looks like after four fixtures in the Champions League. I took a ss of a whole table as i thought it might be interesting to take a look who is where in the CL in the year 2034

PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON 7 Match #12 Man. CIty HOME Manchester has fallen!!! 13 matches in a row i did not had a win against the Citizens but 14th was the end of it in quite a spectacular way. We were down two goals twice but thanks to silly keepers mistake we managed to equalize and just when i thought this is going to be a draw and everything is going to be cool my strikers wake up, first Kirkland scores what i thought is going to be a winner, and then De Jonge confirms the win as we rob them from possession at the center of the field. Praises are coming from various directions Haaland is not getting any younger and maybe its time to step aside.

Oh i was not complaining, im more than happy we got the win with squad like this.

EFL CUP Round #4 Brighton HOME Looks like we emptied our gas tank after the CL and PL fixtures so my combined squad was quite fortunate to beat Brighton in this EFL fixture. And the opponent in the fifth round is mighty Man CIty

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Match #3 Monchengladbach HOME What the hell have i vitnesed. Amazing match where everything worked perfectly, we used every chance we could hence for the scoreline like this, unlike past few matches where we had troubles beating the keeper, this one was not like it, amazing performance. There is not a player in the team that had rating lover than 7.3, beautiful.

PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON 7 Match #10 Aston Villa AWAY After two consecutive loses from SS Lazio and Southampton i was playing against the bottom placed team in the league and hoped for an easy win and it just didnt came, we created chances, had shots, but goal never came.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Match #2 SS Lazio AWAY This was one of those matches, not many chances, decent but not beautiful football, and simply opponent used the chances they got and we did not, simple as that.

Solid advices brother, im gonna try and apply them all. Appreciate.

Key words right here, i dont have a big squad, i always rotate 20ish players in the season and it worked so far. I think i will be forced to mix in some youngsters for PL matches.

EFL CUP Round #3 Sunderland AWAY An interesting match and a beautiful winner, great cross from my 18 year old youngster Babatunde into the box and an easy job for Kirkland to head the ball in the goal. I brought Kirkland as i was looking for someone like Drogba and i think im pretty close, strong, scores goals, good headers, i think im onto something here. My next opponent in the cup is Brighton. That is all good but look at this fixture congestion. @Punch @Stuniverse I am playing seven matches in three weeks, how the hell am i going to cope with this, i mean, i know im the manager but how the hell am i going to manage this I played mixed squad in the cup but now i have a PL fixture and three days after that a CL fixture And then in 4 days another PL match. We are dooomed, doomed i tell you.

What level of competition is that?

Feels good when you are on the giving end of this scenario but sometimes when youre on the wrong side of stuff like this it looks like the game doesnt want you to win

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Match #1 Slavia Praha HOME I think i was a bit lucky with my first CL rival who i have dominated for probably 75 minutes as they didnt had a single shot for 75 minutes, but as it usually goes in FM world they only need only one shot to score a goal and so they did in the injury time but still we got away with a win and three points and that is all that matters at the end of the day.