Season 38

[July Fourth]

Champions League, Semifinal, first leg presentation:

New Team VS NapoliSalerno




COnsidering the quality difference, there shouldn't be match. Altho they have surpassed already few Q23+ teams untill here. They will play 4-1-2-1-2, and due to our better quality, i am oriented to play the same exact formation. Altho i might opt for something else but keeping on 2 STs.

Would 3W-1-3-1-2 be effective in the end? Not sure tho, as lately game engine seems to push the best the weaker the team faced is. Opinions are welcome when 35 minutes are left before showdown.

Thats a banker on the football coupon for New Team.

[Ljepoje]

You might, but since affluence in stadium is capped, growing it naturally is the best way imho. Or you might use tokens to level other structures.

Waste of Tokens.

Yeah agree. Then I will just let nature take its course

[iamdjw]

Thats a banker on the football coupon for New Team.

Wouldn't even waste money betting on new team to win as there so easy to win this

[July Fourth]

Wouldn't even waste money betting on new team to win as there so easy to win this

He would be like 1/12 to win at home and 2/7 to win away

[iamdjw]

He would be like 1/12 to win at home and 2/7 to win away

Yeah exactly lol

[July Fourth]

Yeah exactly lol

Would you take 7/4 for both July Fourth and Perfect Tactics to win the Champions League?

[iamdjw]

Would you take 7/4 for both July Fourth and Perfect Tactics to win the Champions League?

Yeah I would put a bet on that one. £200 down

[July Fourth]

Yeah I would put a bet on that one. £200 down

5/2, Perfect Tactics, July Fourth and New Team outright... lol

[iamdjw]

5/2, Perfect Tactics, July Fourth and New Team outright... lol

Stick another £200 on that one aswell

[Morgan O'Bree]

Champions League, Semi-finals, 1st Leg.



A match which has gone as we predicted, and yet left some bitter taste in our mouths. We were ready, strong, and going for the kill using our home match to seal the final: every player knew his role, everyone was focused. We wanted blood, and we wanted it immediatly, to void the latest trend of scoring goals just in the late end of first half. We couldn't even imagine it'd go completely different!
Ready go, from the kickoff Coach Mad's eleven creates something hardly believable: Becker reaches the ball in the opponent's 3/4, direct pass it through the middle towards Hutton, which freezes the defense and the keeper, and let NT's stadium explode right at start! It's 1-0 (1'). New Team's Captain is in superb form, and ready to sink NapoliSalerno.
The everything happens in few flashes. A lost ball for NS, Hutton on it, a tackling from behind, and a painful scream: at minute 10 Hutton leaves the field seriously injured by a tackle which woulda have meant Red card but was a mere yellow. Burning with anger, New Team unleashes all of its power: Callaghan takes the free kick and draws a perfect ball for Diamond, who blasts away the defense for the 2-0 (10'). Coach Mad sends in Ulusoy, the young reserve ST; and, at minute 15, another tackle signs another injury: Ulusoy has to go out as soon as he entered. Danny Mellow enters the stage and sets a new 4-51 V offense orientated. Tom Becker seeks revenge for his comrade when he jumps two defenders before noticing even the DMC Goryushkin incoming, serving him the ball of the 3-0 (27'). Another hard tackle almost injuries Becker, serving Callaghan a perfect chanche which isn't missed: his free kick goes around the barrier and beats the unmoved keeper signing the 4-0 (30'). New Team is so fired up that even its defenders want to punish NapoliSalerno; Denver steal the ball and run on the line looking for a centre: NS players mark on Lenders is tight, but they can't prevent Harper (DR) to overlay on the other side, who gets served perfectly and heads the 5-0 in (37').
In the second half Coach Mad preserves his players health by lessening the offence and setting at midfield: New Team keeps dominating the ball possession and even creates 4 clear goal occasions for Lenders: the young striker seems now to fail EVERY SINGLE one on one situation since he achieved the 1on1 SA, tho. The match ends with first half's result and takes a huge toll over the final's access.

- Statistics -

Scorers: Oliver Hutton, Paul Diamond, Yurii Goryushkin, Philip Callaghan (FK), Harper.
MoM: Bob Denver (8), New Team.

Injuries:
- Oliver Hutton had to leave after 10 minutes, and reported a Ligament Lesion which will take him out for 6 days. Being out of treatments after the HUGE injury row, facts are in 2 days we will face both the second CL leg and the League match against Bakuretsu Storm; Coach Mad's plan is to recover him but keep him benched unless the situation calls for him.
- Stephen Ulusoy wll be out for two days, and luckily will recover for tomorrow.