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Liverpool selling it’s veterans
Gandara 626 pts 97 shooting
Maikez 641 pts 96 shooting
Corcelli 634 pts 100 pass
Lemos 630 pts 99 tackle
Urban 636 pts 88-89-89 tackle/pass/shoot
Viniet 624 pts
All prices have been lowered, still negotiable
Nicely done indeed!!! Thibault was playing my defense all night long like peanuts :(
Good luck the rest of the way
CATASTROPHE!!!
Liverpool out of CL in the group stage.
A sad day for the current European Champions who have fallen out of grace with the football gods. The Reds lost 1-2 at Anfield to Guiamares in a make or brake game. After a promising 3 first games where Liverpool collected 5 points out of 9, all away from the comfort of home, the Reds were though to have the qualification and perhaps the Group lead at hand since the remaining 3 games were to be played at Anfield. However it wasn’t meant to be so and as the first three games had shown, the Reds were having trouble finalizing their chances, despite the fact that they always outplayed the opponent. Liverpool lost the first home game 1-3 to Auxerre, despite dominating 21-13 in shots. Hence, a win over Guimaraes became imperative. Liverpool scored first in the very first minutes of the games, creating the idea that the Red Army was about to walk over the Portuguese champs. But the Lusitans turned the game around quickly, showing a display of strength and technique never before demonstrated so far in the group matches. Final score 1-2 and quite shockingly Liverpool were out. So is the cruel fate of football my dear friends!!!
Yet, we cannot conclude this monologue without a feeling that we deserved more, from this last match and from the matches before. Despite collecting only two points in games with Auxerre and Vittoria, Liverpool outshot the opponents 77-55. And somehow, we were outscored 4-7. Cry me a river Justin!!! :D
Oh well, good luck to our opponents. I hope Charles can make it all the way to the final :).
Meanwhile: FIRE SALE AT LIVERPOOL!!! Team will be renewed to support implementation of new ideas in the team.
Cheers
D
You’ll Never Walk Alone
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Tho’ your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Tho’ your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
Liverpool-Auxerre
3-4-3 formation 4-4-2
46% possession 54%
24 shots 15
21 shots on target 13
95% accurrate passes 91%
59% effective tackles 54%
7 corners 1
7 offsides 7
11 fouls 3
These results are coming back from what I can gather as there are other scores that are baffling me. Has anything changed in the match engine?
@Sly
Both Costa and Hertha;s goalie have played all the possible games and beyond to reach their full growth. These are not players that have only played 100 games before and, hence, can still grow at ages of 26 and 29
maybe it has been delayed because of the schedule for national teams’ continental competitions
lol, that should teach new managers to do due diligence before applying for a job :D
good then, it means i would probably get England (7th country, 7th ranked manager) if all other top managers get chosen from the other top 6 teams :)
As Dirk said, you never know until the final whistle is over.
Thanks Filipe and Philipp.
Now the challenge is to make it three in a row (Hertha is the only team to accomplish that) :)
But the greatest news yet is the new manager at Manchester United. I am sure Filipe will live up to the reputation of the real life whiskey nose, Sir Ferguson. ;)
PS: Philipp, don’t forget to line up your first team in the qualifiers, like you did last season ;)
Liverpool is selling
Daniele Corcelli M C Age 34 (637) 100 pass
Leandro Luz MA RC Age 34 (630) 96/91 pass/shoot
Prices negotiable
England will welcome you with arms wide open!!!
I can only imagine the 1-2 punch we can offer in CL 4-6 seasons from now.
An almost Extraordinary season.
Liverpool managed to repeat the success of last season by claiming the treble in domestic and continental competition. However, in what seemed like a mirror to last year, the Reds failed again to overcome the mighty Tigre, losing the CWC with 2-1 score.
FA CUP
An easy journey for the Red Army as they played most of the competition with their second string at raving performances. The final saw Liverpool and Blackpool in a rematch for the second year in row, with the former winning again with a 3-0 score that left no room for debate.
Premier League
Liverpool dominated this season again from start to finish, with everyone else left to compete for the second place. The Red Men scored a record breaking 158 goals despite playing their last 12 games with their second string. They wrapped up the title by week 30, in a show of both Liverpool dominance and the general weakness of the Premier League. We hope some of the managers do wake up from the recent lethargy to create more competition both domestically and internationally. England can surely use some international points, which would guarantee a better pool of youth for the future. Presently, there is no chance of this happening.
Champions Legue.
Liverpool managed to win Group D, which from our own personal opinion, it was the toughest CL group this season, also featuring Portugal Runners Up of Vitoria Guiamares, the Turkish Champs of Galatasary, and the French Champs of Rennes. The final spots of the group were decided only in the 6th week, with Liverpool destroying the Rennes second string 9-1, and Guiamares excelling against Galatasary with a 6-0 futile win.
The quarterfinal draw was benefical to the Reds who faced Fenerbahce, only to get read of them with a 7-2 aggregate.
Liverpool and Sporting de Gijon met in the semis in what could be considered to be a premature final. The Reds triumphed in a 4-0 aggregate with Alfonso “The Black Spider” Berrugoso being the star of the series with two shutouts and a perfect rating of 10.0. In the last 3 seasons, Berrugoso has managed 4 shutouts in 7 matches against his former employees. Credit goes to Gijon who deserved something more out of this series, but who unfortunately dropped the home leg with a 0-3 score thanks to Berruguoso’s acrobatic saves.
The final.
Liverpool-Valladolid 3-1.
Last season Liverpool met Valladolid in the semis and Gijon in the final. This season, the Spanish giants switch places, alas to no effect. A beautiful game with plenty of chances from both sides. The game could have gone either way and Valladolid clearly dominated ball posession. However, the Reds turned out to be more prolific in front of the goal. The Reds scored first with Amado from a corner at the half hour mark. Abreu tied the game 2 minutes before the before break. Two goals from Amado and Vasconcelos with 3 minutes from each other ended Valladolid’s hopes and gave the Reds the second title in as many years.
Liverpool now counts 4 CL titles, shared by former legend Henrique Dias and the current manager.
CWC Final.
We knew it would have been mighty hard to win this one. Tigre is perhaps the best team this world has ever witnessed, perfect in every position on the pitch. But Liverpool, true to their spirit, fought till the end, in a match of equals, but ultimately falling short to the supremacy of Tigre talents.
2-1 the final score
No regrets though. In a way, the legendary British team, has been unlucky to rise at a time dominated by the sci-fi quality of the Argentinian team. But in time, we can rest assure the Red Army will manage to get its hands on the trophy.
Looking at the future.
Despite the relatively old age (it will average 31.2 years of age next season) the current starting eleven is strong enough to compete at the highest levels for another 2-3 seasons). In addition, the Red Army enjoys a very interesting second string with young and coming talents such as Cardozo and Bellot in attack, Vinet, Ferret, and Dubuc in midfield, Brault, Dimitri, and Heitman in defense.
It won’t be a surprise if the managers decided to shuffle his team, with some of the veterans leaving to open space for the young talents that storms the team. Future is definitely bright for the current Champs!!!
I like the impact of the changes on star developments. With less stars around, i believe, there will be more emphasis put on tactics and all around skills, that just game solving individuals.
It’s change, which is always good, makes the game more interesting. :)
1 & 2
The answer to this in my opinion would be: Only the managers who exceed expectations should be renewed their contracts. If expectations is semifinals, then the manager can stay if he makes it to the final. If the manager should reach the final, then he has to win.
NO “Win the title” objective should be set, otherwise the winner will be sacked based on the logic above.
I think the approach above should manage to have no more than 3 managers being confirmed per year.
A manager should not be confirmed a second time
3….A
CPU should choose the players. To increase managers choices in choosing the line-up, the number of players should perhaps be increased from 23 to 33 (an extra 1-3-3-3 per position)
As someone pointed out, almost all players going to national team will be fully grown, hence, experience points won’t matter.
And of course, no point having the CPU manage your team while you coach a national side.
Country managers should have priority over foreign managers.
The format above can fit in the current 48 weeks season. A 52 weeks seasons can be introduced to give teams more room to breath.
The above Cups format is well spread throughout the season.
It gives the best team a tough test of endurance. Having a strong eleven won’t be enough anymore. To make it through all 67 games you basically need 2 strong teams, hence a lot of change is expected in team structures, trade volume etc,
The combination of the later stages between Continental Cups and CWC (example: team plays first the CC Quarter finals, then jumps to CWC round of 1/8, then to CC semis) is also intentional to raise the impact such competitions will have on each other, in addition to the ongoing domestic league.
Most definitely teams will have to prioritize and strongly so :)
I think the continental competition should still be played to their full despite the addition of CWC. Like Dirk said, group stages should also serve as qualifications for the CWC, but only for the 1st and 2nd place in the groups (8 best teams from CL and 8 best from Libertadores).
The CWC should be played in home/away, elimination rounds. All in all the maximum number of games a team can play will grow from 61 (38 domestic league + 9 domestic Cup + 13 Continental cup including the qualification round + 1 CWC) to 67 games (38 DL + 9 DC +13 CL + 7 CWC)
the Cups spread out format through out the season should be smth like belore:
W1/2 DC R1
W3 rest
W4/5 DC R2
W6 rest
W7/8 DC R3
W9 rest
W10/11 DC R4 Quarterfinals
W12 rest
W13/14 DC R5 Semifinals
W15 Rest
W 16/17 Continental Cup Qualifications Leg1/2
W18 Rest
W19/20 CC Group Stage Game 1/2
W21 Rest
W22/23 CCGS Games 3/4
W24 Rest
W225/26 CCGS Games 5/6
W27 Rest
W28/29 CC Quarterfinals L1/2
W30 Rest
W31/32 CWC 1/8 Leg 1/2
W33 Rest
W34/35 CC Semis L1/2
W36 Rest
W37/38 CWC Quarterfinals L1/2
W39 Rest
W40/41 CWC Semis L1/2
W42 Rest
W43 Domestic Cup Final
W44 Rest
W45 Continental Cup Final
W46 Rest
W47 CWC Final
W48 Rest
your setup in midfield is not like mine above.
It should be this one
Vogel MLC1
Morais MRC1
Ramos MLC-1
Barriento MRC-1
your current midfield setup is:
ML+1
MR+1
MLC0
MRC0
In any case, as I pointed out earlier, your concern for 3-4 seasons in a row should be the creation of a team, growing players. Once you have a proper team in your hands you can aim at results.
Azalde LC0
Abreu RC0
Vogel MLC1
Morais MRC1
Ramos MLC-1
Barriento MRC-1
Reaynauld DC+1
Gallego-Harun-Fraga LC-C-RC at D0
Passing medium-normal, priority mixed
Shooting medium
Tackle at your choice
This should keep your results in check, at least above the middle table.
Once you stabilize your rating, try and get new players and lose the loaned ones
Liverpool Hall of Fame
This is to honor those player who left a mark at Liverpool no matter how short they stay
1. Giovanni Paociullo (Forward)
Games played 25 (16-2-7)
Goals scored 21 (15-1-5)
Bought from Auxerre for 10.6 million
Sold for 10 million
Instrumental in helping Liverpool to their 13th EPL title in season 41.
2. Moussa Henry (Midfielder)
Games played 53 (36-3-13-1)
Goals scored 19 (14-1-4-0)
Bought for 10 million from Grenoble
Sold for 5.5 million
Helped Liverpool to 2 EPL Titles (41-42), 1 FA Cup (42), 1 CL (42)
Thanks Dirk. I think it’s good to keep a sense of history in the game, not only in terms of managers, but also in terms of teams. It makes it all more meaningful and entertaining. :)
I was thinking it would be a good idea for international matches not to be included in the missed matches count for loaned players. A team in participating in international competitions might need to loan 1-2-3 players to create depth and save stamina for its starting line-up. An average youth can never be expected to play at international level, but he is surely expected on the domestic level, especially if the domestic league is relatively weak. Indeed, a loaned growing youth is expected to play only a game a week, playing 2 per week should be a bonus, not a requirement, especially if his real team ain’t playing at international level.
Congrats to Spain! France did it awhile back also. With the rising of Tigres and Chacaritas in Argentina to rival Brazilian teams, I can see Spain gaining further ground in the ranking.
Meanwhile England will jump up two place next season, from 9th to 7th in the world, and from 6th to 5th in Europe, surpassing Italy. The aim would be the 3d European spot for that extra CL spot
Reds Fall Short in CWC Final
Liverpool lost 1-2 to Tigres failing to add the only trohphy missing in its cabinet.
This is what their manager had to say: “Tigres were the favorite. They have a fantastic team that can achieve everything they want. But that is as far as odds go to justify our loss. We did play a great game. Unfortunately we started slow, fell behind quite early in the game and their second goal before the half time was hard to swallow. The second half was completely ours despite falling a man short. The game was there, the chances were there, but we couldn’t finalize. All I can say is that I’m proud of how my boys performed. Can’t take anything away from this night, it just wasn’t our time!”
Liverpool manage to pull a goal back at the 87th minute culminating a series of back to back chances. But it turned out be too little too late for the Red Army, experiencing their first halt in an otherwise formidable campaign.
Thanks Gabriel. It was about time and with the right team :)
RED ARMY INVADES EUROPE
When the Battle of Berlin ended in May 2, 1945, Marshal Zhukov of The Red Army called Stalin and asked if he could continue the advance all the way to the Atlantic. Naturally, we can easily imagine that such proposal was refused by Stalin, otherwise we would be still calling each other “COMRADE”.
Decades later, another Red Army has invaded Europe. This time, no order has been issued to halt its progress. Europe has but one color, the LIVERPOOL RED!!!
In a night that would be remembered forever, two teams clashed for the ultimate European glory. On one side stood the Spanish giants of Real Sporting de Gijon, who were aiming to score the trophy for the third time in a row. On the other side, there stood the English has been giants of Liverpool, desperate to reclaim the glamors of the past. Only a season ago, the same pair met in the semis with Gijon humiliating the Reds in a show of power and tenacity.
This time around, a stronger and hungry Liverpool came more confident to clash with an aged Spanish side which could still make use of all the teeth in its mouth. The game started strongly for the Reds who enjoyed a three good chances before opening the score with a wonderful Gandara outside shot in the 16th minute. 1-0 for Liverpool and the past glory was not past anymore.
After falling a goal down, Gijon increased pressure, storming the Liverpool goal again and again. But each time, attempts by Claudio and Calabrese found an unbreakable wall in Adolfo “The Black Spider” Berrugoso", who ended the match as MOTM with a perfect 10 rating, after stopping 18 shots for a clean sheet.
Interesting enough, Berrugoso was bought from Gijon three seasons ago for the sum of 28 million. It was the first buy for Liverpool when they returned to Premier League. 3 years later, Berrugoso made his former teammates pay for letting him go with the most outstanding performance of his career.
With the first half ending 1-0, the Red Army opened the second half in the same fashion as the start of the game. And again, in the 15th minute of the second period, the Spanish giants were found unprepared as Joel Jay, who had made his entrance in the game only 5 minutes earlier, made it 2-0 for his team with an excellent personal incursion from the the other end of the midfield.
2 minutes later Gijon had a chance to start kick its comeback when a penalty kick was awarded. But Berrugoso stood out once again, collecting the shoot from Calabrese in his arms. One wonders if Calabrese will call Berrugoso after the match to congratulate him. With the PK chance wasted, the Spanish offense seemed to had lost its confidence, and the rest of the game proved quite futile with both teams playing an opened but more balance game.
At the end of the night, the deserving Reds collected their third CL trophy, but their first in 34 years.
Fields of Anfield Road
Outside the Shankly Gates
I heard a Kopite calling
Shankly they have taken you away
But you left a great eleven
Before you went to heaven
Now it’s glory round the Fields of Anfield Road
All round the Fields of Anfield Road
Where once we watched the King Kenny play (and he could play)
We had Heighway on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Of the glory round the Fields of Anfield Road
Outside the Paisley Gates
I heard a Kopite calling
Paisley they have taken you away..
You led the great 11
Back in Rome in 77
And the redmen they are still playing the same way
All round the Fields of Anfield Road
Where once we watched the King Kenny play (and he could play)
We had Heighway on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Of the glory round the Fields of Anfield Road
Liverpool claims its 2d treble in history
With CL win, Liverpool claimed a wonderful treble, only its second in history, 34 years after the first one was conquered by Henrique Dias in Season 8.
Liverpool thrashed Blackpool 4-1 in the FA CUP, and also managed to win the EPL Championship, 3 weeks from the end, also over Blackpool.
Three season since they returned to top flight, Liverpool has already collected 4 trophies: 2 EPL, 1 FA Cup, and 1 Champions League.
Next: Clubs World Cup Final against Tigre. Will it be another Mission Impossible for the Reds against the strongest team in the world???
Stay tuned!!!
SEASON 41
Liverpool Just Another Valencieness!
Even though it is becoming the 7th season into the Liverpool revival, their manager insists in speaking “French”. In many ways, the new Liverpool is just another Valencieness, with the manager relying on his old prodigies to rebuild his new team. Since he moved from Valencieness to Liverpool, 8 players have followed the same route. Currently, 4 of them are regular starters in the names of Amado, Corcelli, Saldivar, and Flores. The last to follow such trend, Socrates Melo, has joined his former teammates as an impact player who will add considerable depth to the Red frontline.
The remaining three players were Marcio Novais, Eduardo Martins, and Martial Carvahlo
In addition, two more players, joined Liverpool from Valenieness via other teams. They were, Milan Muller and Ambrosio Pinonero. In total, 10 former Valencieness players have afterwards joined Liverpool.
In Total for those 10 players, Liverpool has payed:
78.2 million
In Total for the sale of 5 of those players, Liverpool has recouped:
51.0 million
Liverpool To Complete The Perfect Premiership Season???
Twenty-two weeks into the season, the Red Army has registered 22 wins for a total goal record of 91-10. They sit comfortably at the top with 6 pts from 2nd place Blackpool and 17 pts from 3d place Charlton Athletic.
Most importantly the ANFIELD favorites have won the games against its three closest players, all played away: 0-2 at Blackburn Rovers, 1-3 at Blackpool, 3-6 at Charlton Athletic. The league dominance of the most famous Enlglish team is now a certainty. But one question remains?
Will Liverpool manage to win all its remaining games to complete a perfect domestic season of 38 wins in 38 games?
In the words of their manager: “Of course we would love to accomplish such a feature. But this team is competing in three fronts and the hardest part of the season is yet to come. Ask any fool to choose between a perfect domestic performance and the chance to win the treble of EPL, FA CUP, and CL. They will surely go for the treble. The truth is that beyond our starting eleven, we only have 5 players who could offer us some depth and flexibility. There will be a lot of rotating in the coming weeks to make sure that our players don’t drop dead in the middle of a CL semifinal. We are still devastated by the humiliation we received at the hands of Sporting de Gijon last season. Better not repeat that, don’t you think?!”
Thanks mate!!!
It’s all good fun. And you were right 6 seasons ago ;)
YNWA
THE LEGENDARY REDS ARE BACK!!!
Liverpool won its 13th domestic title, but only its first in 35 years. Their last EPL title, and also the last trophy ever won by Liverpool, dates back to season 16.
After ending 2d a year ago, which as also their promotion year to EPL. Liverpool fought to the very end in a fantastic fight with Blackpool, to finally win the title only 5 minutes before the final whistle of the season. Both teams finished with 100 points, but with a 143-26 goal record, Liverpool enjoyed a cushion of +17 goal difference over Blackpool to claim the title.
In addition, Liverpool managed to beat Blackpool in both league games to a 7-3 agg in goals, and also kick them out of the CL quarterfinals.
“We are definitely back,” said an overjoyed manager. “Allow me to also add: THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!!!”
Indeed, all doubters can rest quiet after the RED’s perfomances in the last couple of years. What is also impressive is the club’s run in the CL, where they managed to reach the semifinals only to crash out to the eventual champions, Sporting de Gijon.
“We clearly beat them in the group stage in Anfield,” said the manager. However, our lack of depth meant the players were growing tired as the season progress, which clearly counted against us in the later stages of the competition. In addition, Gijon used their vast international experience against us. That said, Liverpool showed what it is made of, and people are noticing us. Next year, with a couple of additions, who knows, we might actually go all the way. Don’t be surprised by such claims, for this is what we are here for."
LIVERPOOL STRENGTHENS ITS OFFENSE WITH SWIFT MOVES IN THE MARKET
After a surprising elimination in the FA Cup quarterfinals from the hands of Bristol City and the CL Qualifications approaching, the Reds management moved swiftly in the market to improve its offensive threat. Overall 11 players were involved, with 7 players leaving and 4 others joining the legendary football club. In what could be considered a bold move, Liverpool sold it’s offensive trident of Muller, Barbanera, and Saillard, to replace them with Amado, Gandara, and Felicio.
In addition, the Reds added veteran defender Herve Flores to lead their already strong defense. This was what the manager had to say regarding the latest moves:
“While already establishing ourselves in EPL, we needed to strengthen our team in regards to international competitions. Hence we had to move in the market for the best options available. We lost some important elements like Muller (age 25, games 28, goals 33) and goalies prospect Jeanjean (Age 23, 96 keeping) and other first team players, but in return we manages to get: two good veterans in Amado and Flores (both 31 years old) who can still offer 3-4 solid years on the pitch, Saul Gandara (27 yo, 97 shooting), and Bruno Felicio, a young lad who is as good as Barbaner, but with still some room left to grow. Just to give you and idea of our improvement in offense, here are the numbers:
Old offense: Muller (28 games, 33 goals), Barbanera (25 games, 9 goals), Saillard (17 games, 5 goals). Total: 47 goals in 70 games
New offense: Amado (10 games, 16 goals, Gandara (8 games, 10 goals), Felicio (7 games, 3 goals). Total: 29 goals in 25 games.
The improvement is truly vast. I can say that Liverpool has definitely becomes the best team in EPL, and is currently in the CL group stage. Perhaps is not much, but if you take into consideration the fact that two years ago we were still in Division 1, then this team truly becomes a piece of wonder. But we are not resting yet. I believe this team is 2-3 moves from becoming a CL contender, but that is to happen next year rather than this season, where are our objectives are to win the EPL and have a good group stage performance."
CL QUALIFICATIONS: LIVERPOOL VS. HANOVER 96 11-1 AGG.
At the start of the season, when the reds were drawn with Hanover96 for the CL qualification round, the manager considered the qualification almost impossible. After the recent swaps in the market, Liverpool improved enough to have a good chance vs the Germans who currently lead the Bundesliga with best attack and best goal difference. Yet, what happened in the two games could have not been imagined even in the wildest dreams of the most optimistic supporter out there. LFC thoroughly destroyed Hanover 96 with an 11-1 aggregate score, including a 7-1 result in Germany. The final score is a lot unfair to the German side that were only outshot by 10 shots (29-39). That said, the consistency of Amado and Gandara in front of the oppositions goal was truly amazing (7 goals between them)
Let’s hope such a result is a sign of things to come for the legendary REDS and not just an episode. Whatever happens, one cannot doubt the Reds surely know hot to make an entrance
CL GROUP STAGE
LFC have been drawn in Group 2 with Real Sporting de Gijon, Marseille, and Eintracht Frankfurt. It’s a tough group, with the Spanish giants the most likely to win it and the other three teams to fight it amongst them for the second place. The Reds play the first game at home against the Eintracht. Let’s hope they keep their positive trends against German sides.