Season 66 - Week 4

[nikolgiorgos]

Where did you place last season?
- Won the treble (unexpected was the Cup, )


What have you learned from last season?
-That if you have luck and the right stuff, maybe you can win a 3 lv above Cup
-Even with that team, I couldn't avoid one troll result of this season - but I 'm not complaining, this is my charm
-That Mourinho's team didn't respect a treble winner and won (again) with a 4-0
his MCs scoring repeatedly from 30 metres - LOL
-I don't know why the program is setting me always in group H of CH.L., but if I 'll win my games (as the other seasons) I 'll end playing in the final as the "away" team, meaning oppo will have the "good" time advantage.

What's your current level? now lv12 - must change my avatar

What's your budget for this season?
Plenty of money and T

Who do you want to replace?
More than the half team

What are your goals for this season?
The plan was to go for the treble this season. I won it the last, but it is convenient because I have a bunch of older players I wanted to replace and 3 low q players plus the two 0T academy players.
Ok, 'll go for another.


Good luck to all

[tongly45]

1 leg in next round

[talisman]

What have you learned from last season?
Rest players every now and again - have more backups for each position so can rotate squad more...

Where did you place last season?
Second in the League - very disappointing end to the season as was in lead until a defeat against second placed team reduced lead to goals scored then got trolled last game of season by vastly inferior team...
Went out in Semi-Finals of Champions League in a very good couple of matches with an equally-matched opponent, just him and me in attendance.
Preliminary Round exit (again!) in the Cup, higher level opponent, ave quality -5 mine, poor home defeat in 1st leg, couldn't attend 2nd Leg and the team managed a draw!!

What's your current level?
21

What's your budget for this season?
One purchase of 176 tokens and about $250M, plus whatever is realised in sales.

Who do you want to replace?
Some of the peripheral players from last season as they will be 3* and low rating 4*, getting old and will not train up quickly.

What are your goals for this season?
To get past the early rounds in the Cup - nearly always get trolled or come up against higher level opponents early on and lose out...
At least QF in Champions League, and top 3 in League.

Good luck fellow managers!
...from me too...

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A little bit of transfer activity released 4 players and acquired a new Goalkeeper, left-sided defender (DL/DC) and left and right utility players (DML/ML/AML, DMR/MR/AMR).

1st leg of Cup Preliminary Round saw the Casuals at home to Ibrahim FC from Germany. Match was only 10 minutes old when the first in-game decision had to be made when Attacking Midfielder Anders Graf was tackled and ended up needing attention for an ankle injury - formation changed from 4-3(w)-1-2 to 4-4-2 and Central Midfielder Nataniel Silva Lima brought into the fray. Tackles were obviously flying in from all quarters as three yellow cards were issued in quick succession by the ref, one to Ibrahim FC and two to the Casuals, left Midfielder Anders Tikhiy and central Midfielder Jackson Babou Noubi being the recipients. The second resulted in the first goal, a free kick scored directly by Ibrahim's McFadden. The rest of the first half was a struggle as the midfield tried to cope with the reshuffle and the weight of two yellow cards.

A decision to replace the wide players early in the second half - Omar Hansen and Johan Shaqiri making their Casuals debuts - steadied the ship and more meaningful attacks were happening. However, the ref was to deal the Casuals one potentially fatal blow, as Babou Noubi was punished for a seemingly innocuous shirt-pulling incident and his match ended early. However, not all was lost as four minutes after being reduced to 10 men last-term's top scorer Catalin Neagu equalised with a spectacular shot. Ibrahim FC resumed the lead soon after when Baker beat Palace custodian Mihaita Dragut with a header from a Bulla corner. Last action of the match was a first goal from debutant Hansen, hitting a piledriver in from the left wing to level the scores at the final whistle.

[spornybol]

What have you learned from last season?

Not a lot

Where did you place last season?

10th but managed semi final of Champions league which was no feat as Nordeus still gave me team from a level above AGAIN

What's your current level?

26

What's your budget for this season?



Who do you want to replace?

no-one

What are your goals for this season?

well i`v been screwed in cup playing team two level above myself so my team is 3 star to there 7 star to me ( 5 star to them ) so much for playing same quality teams so we`l wait for league to see what goal is

[kynan]

What have you learned from last season?
Waiting until the last day of the season to renew contracts will save me on wages, whilst also allowing me to keep the players for 2 years, which is of more use should I need to sack them due to not being able to sell them once they become surplus to requirements. As I have a quick player turn over I don't need to sign players on 3 year contacts twice as that is too long.

Where did you place last season?
Won the league with ease. Crashed out in the cup straight away and went out in the last 16 in the CL.

What's your current level?
I am now level 29.

What's your budget for this season?

4.38B in cash.
14,024 Tokens
829 Red.
1,536 Blue.
271 Green.



Who do you want to replace?

Every player is mid 5 star, having brought no one in this season. My intention is to not bring anyone in this season, but to try and sell a few towards the end of the season prior to going on a spending spree next season. I could be tempted into bringing in a new keeper if one is very young and next to 6 star level, but I am in no major rush to do so.

What are your goals for this season?

As usual, I am still several levels off the top of my server, so I'm not interested in being overly strong at the moment. My aim is to be competitive in the league and to promote. I want to keep in the top 4 and will strengthen if that isn't looking like happening but I expect it to be achievable with no problems. Not interested in the Cup or CL, so will keep going in them as far as I can but will prioritise the league.

My aim is to start next season with at least 6B in cash, so I need to generate 1.62B in cash via watching videos and playing friendlies etc...
Farming for tokens seems to be at a stand still and I don't know how long that will last. My intention is to farm for tokens if it becomes available during the season, but if it doesn't then the bottom line is that I want to have 14,000 at the very least after I bring in new players next season.

[Gert Funck]

I just got offered overwhelming 1 token for my best player, gee let me think about that...... Hell NO!



Anybody want this overvalued Academy player? (I would rather buy 20x 169 skilled Nordgems)


to prove the ludicrous pries I just auctioned a Nordgen for 1 token with the same train speed and skillset (23 tokens saved)

[reddeviljohn]

I have found an unbeatable formation and won every match since I changed to it.

[David Grizzle]

I won two trophies this past season. My 3rd league title out of 4 and my very first Champions League title in my 3rd straight finals appearance. It was great to get the last of the 3 trophies won. I have the career treble. Now I just need the straight up treble.

I am about to use about 500 green packs on my fast trainers to get them hopefully back to lvl 7 at least.

I don't know if players in this game have a prime or if age only determines growth speed but these kids are just now 20-22 forming my core plus I added 5 new 18 year olds and got rid of some of last years duds or players in positions I do not use.

I am pumped because for the first time I found a GK who was the highest value of all the Nordgens dropped day 1. I had never found a keeper that was even worth 75% of what the top value players were worth. No guarantee that he won't flop and it is hard to tell by ratings.

All the positions I wanted were the top few most valuable and I only had to really fight for one (the GK who I had to burn 35T on and pay damn near twice his value so I am praying he does well).

Needed a RB, RB was 2nd on the list. Needed a LW, LW/LM was 3rd. Needed a AM, he was like 5th or 6th but he was 4 points from 6* instead of 1 so I think when they all hit 6* he will be right with the rest. Lastly I needed a long term LB since my successful one is 24 now and was never a fast trainer, LB/CB was 4th on the list.

I got all of them. Knock on wood no busts out of the group. The GK and FB's will get tested right away. They all started the 2nd leg of my cup which I won easily. GK kept a clean sheet for a 7, one FB had an 8 and the other a 7. So far, so good.

The other two are mainly bench players who I will develop as best I can in case of injuries of if one of my L/C/R AM's starts to suck all of a sudden like my RB did last year. He had a great 1st season as a 7*, trained him back to 7* and all season was 6's and 7's. He is a RB/CB so I moved him after I clinched the league and he got a couple 8's at the end so maybe he will just have to be my first CB off the bench but I didn't have to sell him at least.

9-1 agg victory in round one against a lvl 8 team about equal rating to me. It was the first time that I got stuck with the instant game after reset. Glad I had my lineup ready and won 5-1 without watching. It wouldn't let me in, was trying every 30 seconds and then it finally reset and my game was over already. Only noticed it because my players lost fitness. My game was the very first in my cup.



Got much more detailed info on my showcase thread.

[Blackkiwi]

So Nordgen has been hating on me in the cup for the past 4 season now. It's hard enough playing players 3 levels above me. But when I get knocked out like this, it's a bit frustrating



Any tips/advice?

[Bluebird Hewitt]

What have you learned from last season?

That I should look to vary my formations by getting players with other secondary positions.

Where did you place last season?

1st in the League, quarter final in the Champions League and runner up in the Cup.

What's your current level?

Level 3

What's your budget for this season?

30m before resigning player contracts and other signings

Who do you want to replace?

Primarily my ML, MR and ST as the backup for these areas are the weakest parts of the team. If the opportunity comes, another MR and a multiposition DC wouldn't go amiss.

What are your goals for this season?

Win the lot. My team is strong all round and just needs a few tweaks.


I will post an update of my season so far once I have played my second leg, though it isn't a big update.