2 draws and 2 defeats in the last 4 matches, yep you guessed it, it's December, this means its time for the annual 'slump' that the game enforces upon you, whereby your players seem handicapped, your inputs don't work, and the opposition is a constant stream of 70's Brazil. It's tough going, all you can… Continue reading Another one bites the slump
Month: January 2019
No Brexit here
Well, this is a turn up for the books, as shown above, we are in Europe, the previous season finished With us in 6th place, and there was no mention at all of Europa League qualification, no in-game confirmation, but, as you can see, one of the top 5 must have won the FA Cup… Continue reading No Brexit here
Lemons & Limes
Lemons & Limes, leave a bitter sour taste in your mouth, and that's what the end of season 6 left me with. Firstly, a top 6 finish, Carabao cup semi final and FA Cup last 16 should be, and is, a satisfactory season, however I wanted European qualification, and we didn't achieve it, our last… Continue reading Lemons & Limes
Dennis The Menace
Emmanuel Dennis continues to fire in the goals, 18 goals in the Premier league so far and its only January. Braces in his last 2 games earned him the Player of the month award. Not only is his goalscoring prowess a key part of the team's success this season, but he's also the league's top… Continue reading Dennis The Menace
Climbing to the top of the tree
Phil Foden is one of those young players that caught the eye during the England U18's real world World Cup triumph 2 years ago, every time I've seen him play since he has impressed, if he was at any other club, he would be a regular by now and in the mould of a Sterling… Continue reading Climbing to the top of the tree
Wandering Youth
The match of my most recent session was a last 16 Carabao Cup match at home to Wycombe Wanderers. I made 6 changes for this match and chose to give a few fringe and youth players run-outs, a few of the newly promoted youths have been begging for chances kin the last few weeks, so… Continue reading Wandering Youth
So Foden So Good
Amazing what a fresh focus and different approach can make, off the back of a very poor finish to last season, season 6 sees the Trees sat 3rd in the league after 6 games, with the leagues best scoring record. Pre-season I decided if we was to make progress I needed to ditch my tried… Continue reading So Foden So Good
Don’t Look Back In Anger ….
Firstly, as this is the first post since before Christmas, I hope you all had a fun and enjoyable holiday period, and new year. Now on to business, I last left off having encountered a grey period with the game, this period continued for the rest of season 5, with the odd win, and draw… Continue reading Don’t Look Back In Anger ….