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Ontinyent – In 18th, predicted 10th… my first victim?
By: Tom B |
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I need a first victim, and I need it soon. 0 wins from 5 isn’t the way to embark on a great managerial career, and this is a team below me on the ladder, and not predicted
So I want no missed sitters, no long balls which are charitably donated to strikers. No experimental youth [...]
Category: FM09
Full time wages… amateur hour
By: Tom B | No Comments
In my match against Sabadell, I experimented. I kept the lop sided formation, even with a tired David Gonzales at Left Wing Back, gave the first start to the 16 year old Fransisco and littered my pitch with converted centre halves. Excellent in theory.
These are the two key moments of the match:
However, it didn’t quite [...]
Category: FM09It is appropriate…
By: Tom B | 1 Comment
… in the week that Numbers Offside is released, that I play a game where the numbers well and truly lie. 0-0, the one set of numbers that matters, doesn’t reflect an open game. Their shooting stats (17 to 7) doesn’t reflect the fact that very few of these were from within 20 yards. Posession [...]
Category: FM09Preview – Atletico Baleares
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In anticipation of the Atletico Baleares match, I thought I should cast a cursory glance over their 1-0 win over Gava. This shed some light on the situation. The goal was scored by their right sided midfielder, Ocana, but that was about the only influence their wingers had in the game. All their play was [...]
Category: FM09Hiatus Over
By: Tom B | No Comments
A rather hectic period has occurred, which exams, essay marking etc out of the way, Marseille finishing runners up in France and Australia Qualifying For The World Cup. Sincerest apologies for the delay, but now we’re away…
My next game, as you should all be aware, was against the might of Badalona, without many of my [...]
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