Season 39

[SimplySimon]

RAVENS FC 1 - 0 Feeder AFC Cup, Round of 16

4-2-2W-2 vs 4-4-2

A close game, that sees Feeder slip to their third defeat of the season. Both teams were of similar quality (32.4 vs 29.6) and played with a similar formation, the difference being Spanish side RAVENS play with attacking wide midfielders instead of a flat midfield. Both managers were present and had a supporter, so with their stadium full the home team edged possession at 55-45

Feeder start well, despite misplacing a lot of their mixed passes and recording a success rate in the mid-70s. We create more chances and have more shots but these are mostly blocked by the home defence, which carries one world class player (aerial SA) and one superstar (DF wall). The home side are restricted to just 3 shots at goal and the away teams defenders can be pleased with their work so far

Into the second half and the game is still close - the home side is still passing well and now creating more chances, but Feeder are more than holding their own. The home side make a sub, switching a striker after 68 minutes. Feeder respond 10 minutes later, bringing on playmaker Zenadi in an attempt to improve the passing rate. This seems to work as the passing percentage goes up into the 80s, but we're still not registering shots on target (that ruthlessness from earlier in the day has completely disappeared, to be replaced by 2 on target from 11 attempts)

Finally, with 6 minutes to go, RAVENS get a corner and their substitute striker rises to bury it into the net. There's no way back. A slim victory for the home side in the first leg is by no means a bad result and we have recovered from worse once already this season, however the lack of an away goal may come back to haunt the English side in the return game

[Morgan O'Bree]

Cup match in 40 mins...i assume the guy got scared cause he jumped from 42 to 43.4 Q in 8 hrs, lol. Oh well, we'll try. Time to get a plan D:
And maybe i should use the 70 skill points i'm holding still >.>

[Zeon]

I think I'm doing it wrong:^^


current table:




edit:
and i bought a young guy who trains pretty fast, how much should he gain on hard training in stretching/cardio/match so its worth to train him?

and whats the max? (pls dont give me once in a time figures, i'm looking for an average)

[Morgan O'Bree]

I think I'm doing it wrong:^^


current table:


edit:
and i bought a young guy who trains pretty fast, how much should he gain on hard training in stretching/cardio/match so its worth to train him?

and whats the max? (pls dont give me once in a time figures, i'm looking for an average)

Depends also on teams faced, if you got the row of strongest someone ahead might still have to face them

A fast trainer i'd say AVG 40-50/80-110/160-190+

[Zeon]

I played almost all of the top7^^
lost to #3 and #5, drew with #1 and #10. tomorrow match vs #2, then #12+13. I hope I make my CL clear in the first half of the game, so I can sub some of my A team for the league match later.

I think i still have a decent shot on winning, I just need to win the games with 60-40 possession, not lose them 0-1 like the two losses I had lately. Maybe I need to drop out of CL/cup to do better in league

[Morgan O'Bree]

Cup, Last 16, First Leg

New Team Q40,6 [4-1-2-1-2] 2 - 1 Fc Koln All Stars Q43,4 [3-1-4-1-1]



We gifted our supporters with an amazing performance tainted only by Coach Mad's mistake in the last 10 minutes of the game. New Team has faced the stronger opponents (reinforced few hours before the match too) head on, resulting clearly stronger in both legs and tactical setup. We had a slightly higher possession (56%), but we played the great part of the match towards their area forcing them and generally defense and keeper to find salvation in corner more than few times (look the corner count!). We went ahead when Mason got rid off his markers and went right for the shoot, changing it last second into a great pass for Hutton who, after having failed one in the very first minutes, pierce the goal for the 1-0 (31'). We kept attempting to double the score and as result we got just corner kicks, which we didn't manage to transform in goals. On the other side FC koln seemed overwhelmed and didn't really pose any threat for 40 minutes, apart from a counter ended up in a foul at the area's limit (almost penalty D: ) which Benjamin Price defused in corner.
In the second half we got Ross for Hardy and Le Blanc for Diamond, and due to the extraordinary state of form of the first, we started pushing them even further. Just five minutes and Mason served Hutton near the area, with the Star striker easily getting rid of the central defender and beating the keeper for the 2-0 (50'). From that to the end, we had several chanches to close the game (and the Legs) but they managed to fiercely defend from out attempts. At minute 75 Coach mad made a grave mistake: to cover up a bit more and force Koln's wingers to retreat a little, he got out Mason for Mellow, setting the module to 4-5-1 V. Almost immediatly the flow changed with the last 10 minutes seeing FC Koln becoming more aggressive (favour bar for them) and practically scoring on the very first real threat to our goal: from a corner kick our 2 aerial defenders couldn't stop Podolsky's header which ended the first leg with an open score of 2-1. The second leg will be in the lion's nest, and surely a match hard as hell. But we do believe in Coach Mad's eleven!

Scorers: O.Hutton, O.Hutton, L.Podolski.
MoM: Johnny Mason (8), New Team.

[SimplySimon]

Cup, Last 16, First Leg

New Team Q40,6 [4-1-2-1-2] 2 - 1 Fc Koln All Stars Q43,4 [3-1-4-1-1]



We gifted our supporters with an amazing performance tainted only by Coach Mad's mistake in the last 10 minutes of the game. New Team has faced the stronger opponents (reinforced few hours before the match too) head on, resulting clearly stronger in both legs and tactical setup. We had a slightly higher possession (56%), but we played the great part of the match towards their area forcing them and generally defense and keeper to find salvation in corner more than few times (look the corner count!). We went ahead when Mason got rid off his markers and went right for the shoot, changing it last second into a great pass for Hutton who, after having failed one in the very first minutes, pierce the goal for the 1-0 (31'). We kept attempting to double the score and as result we got just corner kicks, which we didn't manage to transform in goals. On the other side FC koln seemed overwhelmed and didn't really pose any threat for 40 minutes, apart from a counter ended up in a foul at the area's limit (almost penalty D: ) which Benjamin Price defused in corner.
In the second half we got Ross for Hardy and Le Blanc for Diamond, and due to the extraordinary state of form of the first, we started pushing them even further. Just five minutes and Mason served Hutton near the area, with the Star striker easily getting rid of the central defender and beating the keeper for the 2-0 (50'). From that to the end, we had several chanches to close the game (and the Legs) but they managed to fiercely defend from out attempts. At minute 75 Coach mad made a grave mistake: to cover up a bit more and force Koln's wingers to retreat a little, he got out Mason for Mellow, setting the module to 4-5-1 V. Almost immediatly the flow changed with the last 10 minutes seeing FC Koln becoming more aggressive (favour bar for them) and practically scoring on the very first real threat to our goal: from a corner kick our 2 aerial defenders couldn't stop Podolsky's header which ended the first leg with an open score of 2-1. The second leg will be in the lion's nest, and surely a match hard as hell. But we do believe in Coach Mad's eleven!

Scorers: O.Hutton, O.Hutton, L.Podolski.
MoM: Johnny Mason (8), New Team.

Good first leg result, need to keep the pressure on away from home. Nice match report too!

[Morgan O'Bree]

A 44Q AML/ML has finally appeared my scout list after months. After being on 0 T so long, these days i farmed 41 T. I should therefore try snatch 9 more and prolly take him. 22 yo, only bad apect is pk SA.

[Ljepoje]

A 44Q AML/ML has finally appeared my scout list after months. After being on 0 T so long, these days i farmed 41 T. I should therefore try snatch 9 more and prolly take him. 22 yo, only bad apect is pk SA.

I recived a 22yr old GK with SA (one-on-one stopper), only 8SKP from Q45... I would have bought him if I didn´t have a 24yr old with same skill (Q45).

[dv8r]

A 44Q AML/ML has finally appeared my scout list after months. After being on 0 T so long, these days i farmed 41 T. I should therefore try snatch 9 more and prolly take him. 22 yo, only bad apect is pk SA.

It's always the SA isn't it? The players with good SA are the ones that you give yourself, hardly any of those on the scout list