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BOSTON BOYS | PART 46 | THE DREAM START? | Football Manager 2019
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Football Manager 2019 | Lyon Live #62: A Rulli Good Signing? #FM19
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Kop Diaries The Return of Red Pharaoh Football Manager 2019
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FM19 Tactic: Positive 5-1-3-1 Wolves
Wolves finished 3rd first season using this tactic. Using this FM 2019 tactic I scored 62 goals and conceded 37 in the Premier League.
4.1. La Vida Loca
Contents: Pre-Season Hangover; Objectives Check; Huge Transfer Decisions; a Marquee Signing; Loan Rangers; New Look Squad and our first ever Champions League Group Draw 🔥 🎵 Suggested Tune: “Livin’ La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin (Spanish Version)“ Recap: the year is 2021; we have just finished second in La Liga; our highest league position in the history of the club; automatic European Champions League qualification in the bag; Xadas has been crowned Spanish Player of the Year; nobody here gives a shit about Brexit; things are going well here on the island of Tenerife, celebrations still ongoing the like of which have never been seen before. Before we know it, we have partied all the way through the summer break and suddenly Pre-Season is upon us and with that it’s back to reality for Manager MaddFM and Los Chicharreros. Check Point 🚧 Some 12 blog posts back we laid out our objectives for this save and now is as good a time as any to do a quick review of where we are versus our original ambitions over 3 FM years ago: Obtain Promotion to La Liga within first 2 seasons ✅ Build a concentrated and extensive team of staff with a particular focus on Youth Coaching and Recruitment ✅ Sign as many Spanish speaking staff members as possible ✅ Develop a strong affiliate network domestically and internationally, both for inbound loan benefits as well as youth development ❌ Minimum of 50% of all incoming transfers will be paid up front ✅ Develop at least one youth prospect or uncapped player to obtain an International Cap for Spain within first 3 seasons ❌ Find our “Roy de los Rovers” – an absolute shithouse of a centre-forward the like of which Los Chicharreros have never seen before 🛠️ Get the Ireland job and manage both club & country, ensuring qualification for all major tournaments ❌ Sign and develop a young Irish player for the first team and also get him capped by the Republic of Ireland ❌ Overall I’d say we are about halfway there – we didn’t manage to develop a Spanish international as yet however we have a couple of prospects that have the potential to play the part, newgen Pedro Luis Acosta currently our best bet at present whose technical attributes are as good as I’ve seen for an 18 year old. I’m also disappointed we haven’t managed to achieve either of my Irish objectives as yet – Mick McCarthy is still holding on to the Ireland job after guiding them to the Last 16 of Euro 2020, while we still haven’t found an Irish prospect that we can develop to the first team squad and push for an Ireland cap. On that note though – I have to say that that there is some serious Irish talent out there that have been developed by other clubs already, and a number of these are already in the Ireland squad namely Gavin Bazanu (Man City) who we mentioned earlier in this blog, Luke O’Leary (Burnley), Adam Idah (Norwich) and Ryan Cassidy (Watford) all of whom I would have in this Tenerife squad and I feel I may have missed the boat a few years back due to lack of scouting for the Irish ☘️🙈. And of course – we haven’t yet found our #RoyDeLosRovers shithouse goal-machine Striker just yet, but more on that later 👀. Transfer Drama Did we have a cracking season last time round? Yes. How many of our squad were in on loan? 6️⃣…….. The bonus of getting players in on loan is that you get to reap the benefits of bringing in top quality players (who otherwise might not be inclined to want to join on a permanent transfer) without having to pay through the roof for the salaries they demand. For years FM players have had epic success with loan signings and last season was no different for us. HOWEVER – the downside of this is that these players do eventually return to their parent clubs, and often refuse to return meaning that each season they will more than likely need to be replaced either permanently or via other loan signings depending on availability. In our case – SIX of our first team last season will return to their clubs and early signs suggest that none of them either want or will be allowed to return on loan again next season. Name Position Parent Club Mykola Matviyenko DL/WBL Benfica Fagner DR/WBR Liverpool Danilo Pereira DMC FC Porto Sandro Tonali CM/DLP Juventus Carles Alena MC/AMC Barcelona Ademola Lookman ML/AML Everton With a budget stretching to €25m (yep that’s all!), it’s shopping time: Summer Transfers Our first big signing is one for the future and one which I have huge hopes for in terms of developing a young Spanish prospect to break in to the National Team. 18 year old Left Back Jordi Grasa joins from Athletic Bilbao for a fee of €8m (50% up front), as we finally hope to secure a permanent signing after two seasons of loan players in this position (Friedl and Matvienko). Next we decide to raid the loan market again, not one but 4 times as we look to increase our squad in both quality and depth knowing we have a lot of league, cup and European games next season. Mason Mount comes in on a season long loan from Chelsea to add some real quality and flair to our midfield, looking forward to trying him out in a Shadow Striker role behind Brenner. He is joined by Vyacheslav Karavaev from Porto, who looks to be a quality RB/RWB and still only 24 years of age. Svetozar Markovic (who we had scouted previously) arrives on loan from PSG to give us a backup option at Centre Back and the door is barely closed behind him as Francesco Trincao also arrives on a season long loan from West Ham to add some badly needed technique and flair now that Lookman has returned to Everton. All in all four very decent signings who will all be pushing for first team football in August. Executive Decision & a Marquee Signing At this point I’m suddenly made aware that there seems to be a lot of interest in Odsonne Edouard lately who really didn’t play well for us last season; I feel he lacks the pace needed for La Liga and judging by the level of clubs interested in him (Bournemouth, Fulham, Athletico Madrid & Benfica) I may be tempted to let him go and use the funds to bring in a few top class more senior first team players to the side. An offer of €35 million from Benfica eventually turns my head and it’s impossible to turn down having paid just €22 million for him this time last year. The offer is too good to refuse (sorry @NowAndThenFM :D) so we accept knowing that 70% of it (and not a penny more) will go straight towards our transfer budget. The question is: what will we do with it??? 💵 This is arguably the biggest signing of the save so far, not just based on transfer fee but in terms of demonstrating the type of player we are now able to attract as well as sending a signal of our intentions for next season. With Ademola Lookman returning to Everton, we are slightly short on that left hand side with only Antonio Marin a natural in that position, so Sancho should bring some firepower and creativity on that side and will hopefully be worth the 75% of our transfer fee spent!! (€20m up front & €20m over 3 years) Interestingly – the sale of Edouard is the highest player sale in the club’s history…the previous record sale before him was none other than the man, the myth, the legend and the inspiration behind this save…Senior Roy Makaay, when he was sold to Deportivo La Coruna all the way back in 1999 for a hefty €9 million. DMC or not DMC? A while back I wrote a post for @WeStreamFM about DMC’s and the importance/effectiveness of having a strong player in this position. While I was doing my research in identifying a selection of the best DMC’s in the game depending on what level of club/league you are in, one player that kept popping up was Lucas Tousart of Lyon who by no means is a superstar however based on his attributes, PPM’s and value being within our price range I decide to bite the bullet and the Frenchman arrives at Los Chicharraros for a fee of €20m (€10m up front). Again, with Danilo Pereira having returned to Porto we have a gap in this position and Tousart should hopefully slot in nicely. Those three signings combined basically swallow up the rest of our transfer budget, however we have time for one more signing which I am really pleased with in the form of Matt Smith who comes in on a season long loan from Manchester City. Having failed repeatedly to bring Carles Alena back in for a 4th season on loan from Barcelona, we struggled to find a more creative midfield player for that Deep Lying Playmaker role however Smith looks extremely promising and I am quietly excited at the prospect of Smith and Mount playing ahead of Tousart in a completely new look midfield for Tenerife this season. Soooo after a hectic couple of months, our summer transfer activity and squad rebuild is as complete and our budget is depleted. Six loan signings left us before the summer, and six more take their place along with a few really decent permanent signings that I’m pretty happy with. Not one of these players are above 25 which will keep our average age well below the La Liga average, will be interesting to see how dynamics and influence/leadership (or lackthereof) will impact us this season. Champions League Group Draw – 26/08/2021 For the first time in our history, Tenerife are in the Group Stages of the UEFA Champions League. Islanders have dreamt of this moment for years and every man, woman, child, dog and goat on the island watch anxiously to see who we will be up against in the greatest football club competition in the world. They should be anxious – we are seeded 4th meaning we can be drawn against any and all of the big guns in Europe, however we are confident that we can match any team at this level on our day. Dream Draw Nightmare Draw Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) Bayern Munich (GER) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Manchester United (ENG) Schalke 04 (GER) Inter Milan (ITA) Tenerife (ESP) Tenerife (ESP) Join us live below for the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League Group Draw, brought to you by MaddFM.home.blog. UNBELIEVABLE JEFF!! Of all the Top Seeded teams we manage to draw Zenit St. Petersburg in Group G, not a guaranteed win by any means especially with a tough trip to Russia ahead, but definitely preferable than a trip to Manchester City or Juventus. Dortmund are drawn as second seeds, not quite the team they used to be due to player sales but they will be our biggest fear in this group – while Benfica complete the draw as 3rd seeds thus giving us what I feel will be a very challenging but overall quite a positive draw for the Champions League Group Stages. Season 4 – Preview & Pre-Season Round-Up So, in a pre-season which has seen us bring in 11 new faces and said goodbye to 6 loan signings and two first team regulars, it’s a new feel and a new look first 11 for Los Chicharreros as we head in to the unknown with what I feel is a stronger and more talented squad. If Brenner can pick up where he left off and get decent supply from the likes of Xadas, Mount and Sancho then we will be able to threaten any defence in…
Livid'19 Skin for FM19
Simple, dark and modern skin for FM 2019, using different shades of gray and blue colors. With redesigned panels, instant result button, mods & DF11 support.
SC 442 HOT.BALL | Attacking with Amazing Defense (the FM18 SC DragonForce @ 19.3.)
Building A Nation - S7-E2 Make Or Break! | Football Manager 2019
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BOSTON BOYS | PART 45 | SUMMER TRANSFERS | Football Manager 2019
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE A NON-LEAGUE CLUB £1,000,000,000? | FM19 Experiment | Part 2
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Football Manager 2019 | FC Edmonton #3: Laying Foundations #FM19
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Kop Diaries - The Last Storm Football Manager 2019
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Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 1
In the first part of my new Football Manager career with Lyn 1896, we assemble our squad and negotiate a busy pre-season schedule.
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Building A Nation - S7-E1 Transfer Special: Champions League! | Football Manager 2019
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3.4. El Season Finale
Contents: the Battle for Second Place begins as we stand on the brink of Champions League Qualification for the first time in the club’s history. 🎵 Suggested Tune: “In the End – Linkin Park” (Spanish Acoustic Version) Technically we are still in the Title Race. With 5 games to go we are a point clear in second position, albeit a significant 5 points behind league leaders Real Madrid with the same number of games played. Atletico Madrid are breathing down our necks in third place, while Barcelona will be disappointed to find themselves four points behind us in 4th position. It’s all to play for as we commence the end of season run in and the final furlong of La Liga Santander 2020/2021. Our run in is trickier than it looks with three tough away fixtures against Real Betis, high flying Levante and finally Athletic Bilbao on the last day of the season which is as hard an away fixture as you will find in this competition. In between those are Home ties against Malaga and Granada which we absolutely expect to take full points from – therefore our overall goal for these 5 games is to win at least 4 and potentially draw one assuming we are put to the test away from home. 21/04/2021 Real Betis vs CD Tenerife Betis will be disappointed to find themselves in the bottom half of the table with players such as Dani Olmo, William Carvalho, Mohamed Elneny and Marc Bartra in their ranks. We know they won’t be doing us any favours however we start strongly with a goal on 15 minutes from that man Brenner, what a hero he is turning out to be. Our lead lasts just 18 minutes however before Mohamed Elneny equalises for Betis on 33 mins, and the score is 1-1 as we head in to the dressing rooms at Half Time. The good news is that Atletico are 1-0 down to Levante which would see them go level on points with eachother and add further fuel to the fire in the quest for CL qualification. A couple of half time tweaks and changes seem to do the trick and goals from youngster Pedro Luis Acosta and backup LB Hector Hernandez seal the three points for us which puts us 4 points clear of Atletico who ended up losing to Levante!! 24/04/2021 CD Tenerife vs Levante Next it’s our turn to take on Levante who (apart from ourselves) have been the surprise package this season so far – largely thanks to their 18 year old wonderkid Pepe Gomez (dubbed the new Raul) who has scored 22 goals in the league to date – the “Wnt” beside his name tells me that Real Madrid are sniffing around. We start the game with a 4-4-1-1 Gegenpress knowing we need to score a few goals with that kid on the field, and it’s a good start as we go 1-0 up thanks to a neat finish from Carles Alena who is about to finish his third season on loan with us. We’ll never afford him on a permanent transfer but I’m happy to keep bringing him in on loan without having to pay all his wages!! Just as I prepare for our half time team talk, the kid Pepe Gomez pops up out of nowhere and smashes the ball in to the back of the net to make it 1-1 at the break, and unfortunately that’s how the game finishes as we drop points much sooner than we would have hoped in these last 5 games of the season! Atletico have gone and beaten Real Betis 3-0 so now only a point separates us again; the good news is Real Madrid had a stalemate with Espanyol, which means the league is still within our grasp even if we don’t expect to win it! 02/05/2021 Malaga vs CD Tenerife Having held us to a 0-0 draw in our stadium earlier in the season, we expect a difficult trip to Malaga who themselves are in danger of relegation should results not go their way, sitting just 3 points clear of the relegation zone. The game certainly started difficultly as we find ourselves 1-0 down inside 20 minutes thanks to a goal by Gabriel Barbosa who is on loan from Inter. This prompts a series of aggressive shouts and demanding more by an angry Irishman on the sideline, and it seems to do the trick when Ademola Lookman equalises on 27 minutes. Suddenly the game does a U-turn and a quickfire brace from Brenner gives us a 1-3 lead at the break. “Don’t get complacent” he says .. “I have faith in you to get out there and make the difference”; the players love that shit, and not only do we go out and dominate the second half, we pick up our highest league win ever as Lookman picks up a hat-trick and Antonio Marin grabs a goal just before the final whistle – final score: Meanwhile in Madrid, Atletico keep the pressure on us by beating Real Vallecano by 2-1 and it’s still all to play for with two games to go. 09/05/2021 CD Tenerife vs Granada Athletico Madrid have beaten Bilbao in the early fixture, therefore the pressure is on us as we face another over-achieving side in Granada as they look to secure Europa League qualification. Carles Alena shows us that pressure is for tyres however, as he puts us 1-0 up inside 2 minutes to score our fastest goal of the season. At Home this should be a comfortable win however anything can happen knowing what’s at stake (which either way will literally be the highest league finish in the club’s history). I’ll expect a statue if we can pull this off. Brenner clearly loves scoring on the brink of half time to put us 2-0 up at the break, however that feared complacency creeps its way on to the field as we allow Sergi Guardiola (no relation) to make it 2-1 on 53 minutes. Always a dangerous score, not forgetting that we have the youngest team in the league however we manage to put the game to bed via a cracking volley from Sandro Tonali on 64 minutes. Real Madrid have beaten Levante to seal the La Liga title for the third year in a row; technically we can still finish level on points with them however as they beat us earlier in the season, their Head-to-Head record against us means that we can’t catch them. This means that we will now go in to our last game of the season vs Athletico Bilbao battling for second place in La Liga, just one point clear of Atletico Madrid who play Granada in their last game of the season. Win and we make history; lose or draw and someone else will be writing it for us…. Season Finale Here’s how the two teams line up for today’s end of season encounter: Tenerife fans will look on in the hope that their team can continue their good form and pick up all three points today against a Bilbao side that are looking to secure a Top 10 finish and potentially finish in 8th position this season – disappointing by their own standards, but looking at the performances of teams like Tenerife, Levante and Granada the level of competition has increased year on year in La Liga. Los Chicharreros will also be anxiously keeping an eye on the score between Granada and Atletico Madrid knowing that if the latter win and Tenerife fail to do the same, they will have to settle for third place which you would certainly agree they would have taken at the start of the season! The game kicks off and Tenerife look up for it right from the go. Los Chicharreros win a corner on 5 minutes, Fagner swings it in and it’s a GOALLLLLLL!!! On loan Italian Midfielder Sandro Tonali is completely unmarked and smashes a header into the back of the net – absolute scenes in Bilbao for the away fans!! Bilbao look dangerous on the ball but the Tenerife back 4 have been solid all season and are able to deal with everything thrown at them. Half-time arrives and it’s Tenerife who are still in second place as things stand despite Atletico holding a 2-1 lead over Granada. Things couldn’t be tighter with just one point separating the sides and Los Chicharreros know that a Bilbao equaliser will drop them back to third place in La Liga. Our team-talk is simple – don’t get complacent, it ain’t over till it’s over; no fat ladies singing yet etc etc. The lads look motivated and determined as they get ready to head out through the tunnel for the most important 45 mins of our season. The second half kicks off and Bilbao are looking a lot more confident on the ball now as they have nothing to lose. They create 3 or 4 chances in a row and have numerous shots on goal however they fail to hit the target repeatedly, and there are multiple sighs of relief from the Tenerife fans. That is, until the 75th minute when a mistake by Fagner allows Bilbao to counter and suddenly the ball is in the back of the Tenerife net!! Tenerife fans have their heads in their hands knowing that Atletico Madrid are still 2-1 to the good. BUT WAIT – THE REFEREE HAS RULED IT OFFSIDE!! Unbelievable scenes here as it appears the linesman’s flag has gone up – goalscorer Hervias was a mile onside, but it looks like the flag has gone up against Inaki Williams who had strayed into an offside position and therefore is deemed to be interfering with play…let’s take a closer look: As the ball strikes Hervias’ head (we can just see it below the “v” in his name) – Williams is arguably a fraction offside behind Matvienko and the officials have decided that as he is between the ball and the goalkeeper, he interferes with play and the goal is ruled out for offside. Can’t say I agree with the decision, but Tenerife fans will take it and they still hang on to that coveted second position. The match continues…. Free kick to Tenerife! It’s been an outstanding season for Xadas – the Portuguese star has scored 18 goals and had 13 assists in all competitions for Tenerife this season, and is one of the bookies favourites to pick up the La Liga Player of the Year award. We have seen him score from this range already this season..can he do it now when it matters most? GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!! Xadas sends the Tenerife fans in to ruptures and that’s surely it for Los Chicharreros who are now 2-0 to the good with just 14 minutes remaining. Atletico Madrid still lead in Granada but it looks like it will be Tenerife’s day as the final whistle approaches….news has just emerged that Rodri has just made it 3-1 to A. Madrid, but it’s too little too late as the referee blows his whistle here in Bilbao and Tenerife have made history by finishing second in La Liga for the first time ever!! It’s been an incredible season for Los Chicharerros, with some outstanding performances from the likes of Rossbach, Bisseck, Xadas, Lookman, Brenner and everyone else that has made this an unforgettable season for the club who just 3 years ago were languishing around mid-table in the Spanish Secunda Division. Let’s take a look at the final league positions which confirm Tenerife’s second place finish and subsequent qualification to the European Champions League for the first time in their history. And that’s it for the 2020/2021 season! An outstanding year for the likes of Tenerife, Levante, Deportivo La Coruna and Granada who have all exceeded pre-season expectations and enjoyed an incredible campaign this year; disappointment for the likes of Sevilla,…
20 DIFFERENT CLUBS, 20 DIFFERENT NATIONS | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2019 FANTASY DRAFT (Game 2 vs Jonoabbo)
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Football Manager 2019 | FC Edmonton #2: First Al Classico #FM19
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Marching On Together: Part 13 – Sterling Efforts
Leeds United had reached heady heights heading into the 2024/25 campaign, with our Euro Cup success leading us into the Champions League and a +£300 million transfer budget at our disposal. We began the Summer by selling off a few players that weren’t quite cutting it. This saw midfielder Alessandro Cortinovis move to Derby for […]
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3.3. Winter Came ⚔️
Contents: Enhancing our Artillery; Stretching our Resources; a new King in Town; Future Generations; Undefeated in Battle; Experience in Youth; Overseas Interest and the Art of War 🎵 Suggested Tune: “Game of Thrones Theme – Barcelona Guitar Trio” 🎵 A hero Returns In my last post, we had just entered the year 2021 holding on to 4th place in La Liga, despite the fact that our much hoped for goal-machine and saviour Odsonne “Eddy” Eduoard had so far only managed to rack up 3 goals in 15 games for Los Chicharrerors since his club record €22 million transfer from Celtic back in August. Not quite the Roy De Los Rovers shithouse Striker we have been hoping for even though it is still early days in his Tenerife Career. Our esteemed Chairman has just left my office after a positive meeting in which he confirmed our transfer budget has been increased to €7.25m, so the question is – do we wait and hope that Eduoard can kick on and give us the goals we will need to maintain our hopes of a Champions League qualification spot, or do we bite the bullet and bring in reinforcements? We go with the latter; last season (our first in La Liga following promotion from SD2), we had Brazilian Wonderkid Brenner in on loan from Sao Paulo and the boy notched up 12 goals to help us finish in a very respectable 8th place – however when we tried to resign him back in August, he indicated he wasn’t interested in signing permanently. Now that the January transfer window is open I return to have a look at him and see that he still has a Foreign Club Release Fee of €13.75 million, therefore it’s time to perform some transfer window heroics to see if we can bump up our transfer budget in an effort to seal his signature and provide Eddy with some much needed competition and support to lead the line for Los Chicharreros. Stretching the Budget Years of FM have taught me that it’s always possible to squeeze every last penny by carefully balancing and stretching the wage/transfer budget. If we are to afford Brenner’s release fee, we will need to not only drive in some transfer revenue but also reduce our wage expenses in order to maximise how much we can allocate towards our overall Transfer Budget. If you find yourself in a similar situation, I can only give three recommendations: Take a risk – sometimes in order to catch the big fish, you have to ignore the smaller ones and stay focused on the big prize; this might mean selling some first team players who are strong enough to make your starting XI in order to bring in that extra level of star quality that can be the difference between success and failure; a gamble, yes – but if it pays off, worth it No time for sentiment – it’s easy to stay attached to players that have been with you since the start of a save, especially in cases like mine where they have helped you gain promotion and progress up the leagues; sadly in order to progress, we will have to cash in on some of these guys and hope there is no bad blood or karma if and when we face them again 😀 Don’t panic – January is a long month; rather than accepting lower bids early in the month don’t be afraid to hold out for a good offer; remember, other clubs will be equally keen to complete signings before the window closes! Based on this, we spend the month of January touting a few players around and end up taking a huge gamble by selling 3 of our first team squad in order to scrape together the funds to afford Brenner’s transfer fee and wages: We make €4m of pure profit for the wonderfully named Lorenzo Dickmann, who we had signed on a free transfer back in the summer and hasn’t quite managed to break in to the first team. Regretfully it is also time to say goodbye to what was basically our core midfield during our successful promotion to La Liga; Borja Lasso and Luis Milla leave for Espanyol and Malaga respectfully for a combined fee of €6.1 million – with both players approaching 30 and now that we have the likes of Danilo Pereira, Carles Alena and Sandro Tonali (even through all are on loan!), the time is right to cash in and with the board still giving us 85% of Transfer Revenue, we manage to get the funds needed and Brenner arrives at the club to hopefully give us the goals we will need to have a chance at Champions League qualification. The Next Generation Who else remembers that Spice Girls TV ad? 🔥 I recently wrote an article for WeStreamFM.com which looked at a selection of the more memorable FM Media Comparisons over the last 10 years as well as pinpointing some of the top FM19 prospects that have already been compared to previous footballing legends (click here to have a read of it later 🤘). During our January Transfer Window adventures, I came across what can only be described as the future generation of superstars within this save as we encounter 5 incredible prospects/newgens that have all been Dubbed/Touted as the next (Insert Football Legend Here) and therefore make it straight on to the Los Chicharreros shortlist for next season (assuming we have any cash left 😆): To Battle ⚔️ Our first two games in January clearly proved why we needed to bring in reinforcements and most importantly some goalscoring prowess as we lost 0-1 to Levante and struggle to a scoreless draw at Home against Athletic Bilbao. We pick up our first win of 2021 against Granada and follow up with a spirited 2-2 draw versus Real Madrid, and then cap off the month with another scoreless draw at Espanyol. Enter Brenner…not only does he score on his debut during a 3-0 win in the reverse fixture of the Canary Islands derby, he picks up 3 goals in his first 5 games (during which we also manage a 2-1 victory over Barcelona), and this in turn is the catalyst for a rejuvenated Tenerife side that proceeds to go on a 5 game winning streak. By the end of March we are looking confident in 3rd place just 5 points off the lead and somehow 3 points clear of Barcelona in 5th position; 8 games away from securing Champions League qualification in just our 3rd season as Manager of CD Tenerife! By this point Brenner has already notched up 6 goals in 9 appearances while Odsonne Eduoard manages just one solitary goal in the same period and has to make do with the substitutes bench throughout (remember, we spent €22 million on him 😩). Brenner‘s fine form is a testament not only of his quality but that Alex Ferguson was of course right: you can win with kids. With an average age of 23 (versus La Liga average of 27), some of these lads are far beyond their years and the performances of the likes of Bisseck (20), Xadas (23), Tonali (19), Lookman (23) and Brenner (21) have been pivotal in our surge to those critical European spots, and our 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid clearly illustrates the same so much so that FM even acknowledges the effort of Los Chicharreros youthful but equally talented squad. the aRT OF WAR – dominactics My last post talked a lot about our Counter Attacking strategy, and how we attempt to overcome opponents away from home or opponents that are potentially stronger and more likely to have more possessions against us. During this spell of dominance however, we began to take more control of games and exert a more aggressive and dominating tactic which focuses on retaining the ball, playing rapid quick-fire football and controlling the game by carrying the ball forward as a unit and being patient until we find a gap in our opponent’s defences which can be exposed. Positive Mentality – this is essential in order to approach the game as the stronger team and move the ball around the pitch both quickly and confidently Short passing to feet – to ensure ball retention and implement a pass & move strategy, allowing us to ferry the ball up the field and take advantage of players such as Alena, Xadas and Tonali who have exceptional First Touch and Technique attributes Work Ball Into Box – using Brenner as our main outlet leading the line and channeling the ball through our midfield and via a Shadow Striker just behind Brenner, this complements our Positive mentality enabling us to probe the opposition defence and play intelligent balls into Brenner whose Off the Ball and Work Rate get him into regular goal-scoring positions Higher Tempo – goes without saying; with the pace and flair we have in this young team, in order to dominate our opponents we start the game at a very high tempo when moving the ball forward and catching teams on the break Using a 4-4-1-1 formation, this facilitates a more possession based strategy that allows us to quickly move the ball forward linking midfield to attack and control the game with a fairly structured and airtight formation. Playing short balls to feet and using short kick-outs whereby we play the ball out of defence ensures we don’t give away too much possession and enables us to get men behind the ball for a quick build via fast intelligent passing and movement (or at least that’s plan anyway :D). Running Unbeaten We enter April full of high hopes and dreams of Champions League qualification. I am almost thankful that we are held to a 2-2 draw at Home to Real Vallecano, which in some ways might be a blessing to help prevent us from getting too carried away at this vital stage of the season. This reality check leads to 4 straight victories in a row making us 12 games unbeaten, and with Atletico Madrid picking up 4 draws in the same month (possibly due to the fact that they had two Champions League Quarter Final ties in between) – we suddenly find ourselves beyond our wildest dreams occupying 2nd position in La Liga Santander and potentially just 5 games away from automatic Champions League qualification!! Real Madrid have been the standout team this year and almost have the league wrapped up being 5 points clear, while our squad of talented youngsters are unbelievably 1 point clear of A.Madrid in 3rd and 4 points clear of Barcelona in 4th. Can we hold on and finish the season on a high?! You’ve Got Mail This fine spell of form seems to be getting noticed overseas as well, as we receive an approach from Liverpool regarding the Manager role recently vacated by Jurgen Klopp who was sacked due to their poor league position. It’s tempting but I am keen to finish what I have started here (we haven’t yet found our Roy De Los Rovers!) so I decline the interview; funnily enough, the job is given to Diego Simeone, and he is replaced at Atletico Madrid by none other than Jurgen Klopp who doesn’t enjoy much of a break unemployed :D. So, after 33 games we are clinging on to 2nd place and Champions League football beckons as we enter the final month of the season. Technically we can still win the league of course however that would rely on a complete self-destruction by Real Madrid which is highly unlikely! My next post will capture the Season Finale where all will be revealed; can we really finish 2nd in the League in just our third season as CD Tenerife Manager?? Hit the follow button below to find out later this week, you can also keep posted on Twitter for updates where feedback and retweets are…
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