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Filipe Ribeiro, genius at play.
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Oh my God oh my God oh my GOD! 
I'm literally waving my arms at each goal, what a cracking game! I finally put in a decent sequence of matches and then it culminates with this! Can I actually go all the way in the Cup? So far the match talks have worked wonders for those matches against bigger teams... I'm just ecstatic that my team have finally started to pick up pace!
Get iiiin
Here are the fixtures, I just can't believe the last 4 results!
Huuh, I mean, yes, absolutely expected this, we're thinking one game at a time, staying focused, it's the fruit of hard work and all that
edit: Marítimo's manager got the sack
I'm literally waving my arms at each goal, what a cracking game! I finally put in a decent sequence of matches and then it culminates with this! Can I actually go all the way in the Cup? So far the match talks have worked wonders for those matches against bigger teams... I'm just ecstatic that my team have finally started to pick up pace!
Get iiiin
Here are the fixtures, I just can't believe the last 4 results!
Huuh, I mean, yes, absolutely expected this, we're thinking one game at a time, staying focused, it's the fruit of hard work and all that
edit: Marítimo's manager got the sack
F*ck I drew Porto. 
Good thing is if I pull a win out of the blue I will actually consider myself favourite to win it!
edit: I'm seriously hitting the Carlos*pot since the tactic change (I changed tactics before the Varzim 3-1 win). Trashed Boavista and managed Espinho, now it's cup time again, I'm really confident I can get a positive performance against Porto!
I'm climbing up the table like nobody's business and if I get a decent result against Porto and manage a 3rd/4th place (or even a promotion!) in the Orangina I'm so jumping ship and trying to get in a bigger club
Good thing is if I pull a win out of the blue I will actually consider myself favourite to win it!edit: I'm seriously hitting the Carlos*pot since the tactic change (I changed tactics before the Varzim 3-1 win). Trashed Boavista and managed Espinho, now it's cup time again, I'm really confident I can get a positive performance against Porto!
I'm climbing up the table like nobody's business and if I get a decent result against Porto and manage a 3rd/4th place (or even a promotion!) in the Orangina I'm so jumping ship and trying to get in a bigger club
CERVANTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
Holy ****. What a counter-attack performance by the team! I cancelled they're attempts to enter the box and was as effective on the counter as I could possibly be! This wouldn't be possible without the sequence of amazing morale-boosting results, and by Porto's dismissal of the game with weaker players, but I don't give a ****!
Holy ****. What a counter-attack performance by the team! I cancelled they're attempts to enter the box and was as effective on the counter as I could possibly be! This wouldn't be possible without the sequence of amazing morale-boosting results, and by Porto's dismissal of the game with weaker players, but I don't give a ****!
So, obviously, I got the worst possible draw (again), Benfica. The semi-final is played in two legs, but still I don't see myself making it. Still dreaming though! Plus did cracked me up:
(It's definitely funnier to me than to you guys, obviously)
edit: Lost, but a CRUCIAL away goal!
(It's definitely funnier to me than to you guys, obviously
)edit: Lost, but a CRUCIAL away goal!
Final week, what a match in hand: I'm up against 3rd place Santa Clara!
again, the draws have meant I still haven't clinched promotion, which sucks because most of them have come from stupid late goals from the opponents...
Still, it's at home and I only need a draw, so I'm pretty confident
again, the draws have meant I still haven't clinched promotion, which sucks because most of them have come from stupid late goals from the opponents...
Still, it's at home and I only need a draw, so I'm pretty confident
YEEEESSS!! I almost as happy as when I won the CL with Leeds in FM10, man, what a joy! The difference is in this case all I want is to jump ship, haha!
It was only a draw, but it was enough, Aves are going to the Europa League (even if without me :P)
And yes, finally some reputation!
It was only a draw, but it was enough, Aves are going to the Europa League (even if without me :P)
And yes, finally some reputation!
F*ck, dilemma keeps getting bigger: stick with Aves or move on to a bigger club? I might not get one, but if I do, particularly a Portuguese one, the chances of European success shoot through the roof; I mean I didn't set out to do a game where I'd pick a team up and give them success like a did with Aves, and at the same time I reckon this is the highest I can put them, I'll get trashed in Europe. Damn.
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Definitely leave if you can. Sporting finished 4th, I bet they'll be looking for a new manager.
Haha, that was actually fun, though
I have to say, I was lucky (although it wasn't unexpected, seeing as my nationality is Portuguese) to get a Portuguese team; Portugal's leagues are quite easy and when you're one of the big three getting European silverware is very attainable because you just stroll by opposition in the national league. Being a smaller team isn't that hard as well because, although you're bound to get 5-0 results against the top 3, if you manage to draw or even win against the likes of Braga, Guimarães and Nacional, then you can reach high spots, like I did.
I have to say, I was lucky (although it wasn't unexpected, seeing as my nationality is Portuguese) to get a Portuguese team; Portugal's leagues are quite easy and when you're one of the big three getting European silverware is very attainable because you just stroll by opposition in the national league. Being a smaller team isn't that hard as well because, although you're bound to get 5-0 results against the top 3, if you manage to draw or even win against the likes of Braga, Guimarães and Nacional, then you can reach high spots, like I did.
So.. A LOT has happened and I haven't been bothered to update you guys. Shame I know, you live for this. Here's a summary of what's happened!
So, two years have passed (or rather, I finished the season where I went to the Europa League and then did another). I didn't get to the group phase of the Europa League which was a shame, but not surprising. That season, I finished 7th (a spot away from Europe), but managed to get my first piece of silverware!
Yes, courtesy of the Big Three who insisted on fielding weaker sides against me, I won the Portuguese Cup! I was ecstatic when I realized I was going to Europe due to winning the Cup, but apparently that doesn't happen anymore. F*ck.
So, I started another season at Aves after spending the summer trying to find another club; again no luck. So last season started and the team got another revamp, and the league was a little harder:
Alas, my knock-out competition skills were rewarded once again, when I met Porto in the Cup final, again!
YEEEEEEES Leto again, what a legend!!
Meanwhile, I gave up my Costa Rica spot for a much closer to home Portugal U-21 team!
So I'm "renowned as a bit of a cup specialist", and then a funny thing happened. I got two offers!
One, from Dinamo Bucharest:
And another, from city-rivals Rapid!
Now, obviously Dinamo have history and tradition on their sides, but the thing is, Rapid have qualified for Europe next season, plus they have more money. So...
Here we go.
So, two years have passed (or rather, I finished the season where I went to the Europa League and then did another). I didn't get to the group phase of the Europa League which was a shame, but not surprising. That season, I finished 7th (a spot away from Europe), but managed to get my first piece of silverware!
Yes, courtesy of the Big Three who insisted on fielding weaker sides against me, I won the Portuguese Cup! I was ecstatic when I realized I was going to Europe due to winning the Cup, but apparently that doesn't happen anymore. F*ck.
So, I started another season at Aves after spending the summer trying to find another club; again no luck. So last season started and the team got another revamp, and the league was a little harder:
Alas, my knock-out competition skills were rewarded once again, when I met Porto in the Cup final, again!
YEEEEEEES
Leto again, what a legend!!Meanwhile, I gave up my Costa Rica spot for a much closer to home Portugal U-21 team!
So I'm "renowned as a bit of a cup specialist", and then a funny thing happened. I got two offers!
One, from Dinamo Bucharest:
And another, from city-rivals Rapid!
Now, obviously Dinamo have history and tradition on their sides, but the thing is, Rapid have qualified for Europe next season, plus they have more money. So...
Here we go.
Air... Oxygen... I can... finally... breathe again!!! It's funny, because I also thought multiple times ''Ehh, what the heck, I can't be bothered to post an update on Soccergaming'', but then I felt like I needed at least a couple of witnesses to make my FM challenge worth my while and for it not to feel like a TOTAL waste of time... hehe.Filipower;3006440 said:
Anyway... Well done winning back-to-back Cups! Do you think you can win the Romanian title with Rapid in your first season? I checked Wikipedia and IRL they only won it three times in their entire history.