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Duncan William
For this challenge I have decided to take charge of FC Shakhtar Donetsk, one of my favourite clubs in Ukraine and a club with very good Brazilian influences and players.
Shakhtar is located in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine a city of just under one million people. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year before the competition was revamped as the Europa League. They are one of only two Ukrainian clubs, the other being Dynamo Kyiv, to have won a major UEFA competition. The club plays its home matches at the Donbass Arena. Which can hold up to 52 187 and cost about £300M to build.
Shakhtar was founded in may 1936 and is 77 years old, their nickname is the Miners and their current chairman is Rinat Akhmetov. The club is also very financially secure and invest heavily in youth talents from outside the country as well as inside the country.
Shakhtar's biggest rival today is Dynamo Kyiv. The match between them has grown into what is called the Ukrainian derby. The stadiums in Kiev and Donetsk are nearly full for matches between the two teams and are the main football events within the country. The other rivalry with Metalurh Donetsk is local and, although not as significant as games against the rivals from the capital, the games between the two Donetsk teams have been proclaimed the Donetsk Derby.
Among the extinguished rivalries are the games against Spartak Moscow and, particularly, the third place champions Dinamo Tbilisi of Georgia that took place at times during the Soviet Top League. Another interesting rivalry, the Donbas Derby, is with Zorya Luhansk, which gather a significant crowd in Luhansk. During the early Ukrainian championships, another interesting rivalry developed with Chornomorets Odessa labelled the "Miners vs. Sailors," which declined with the turn of the millennium due to inconsistent performance of the Odessa-based club.
Club Kit:
Club Song:
Glory to you, Shakhtar!
Heavens of football stars
Will always be on your side,
And the light of your best dreams
Is shining from above.
Beauty of green fields, that's for you, Shakhtar.
My fate is in your hands, you are the best, Shakhtar.
And for you, Shakhtar, the medal of my love
Will always shine on pitch where you are,
And forever will protect you from defeat
The brightest football star!
My aim for this project is to get Shakhtar to the UEFA Champions League Final within 5 seasons, I can not spend more than £30M on an individual player and must try to keep as many Ukrainian players as possible in the team. In my first season I will be trying to work with what I already have and iron out any kinks in my staff, training and tactics. I will be making a few signings that will hopefully be molded into stars of my UEFA Final time over the 5 season period.
Any feedback is welcome, suggesting or anything thats on your mind. PS this is on FM12 as I cant afford FM13.
jambowambo
Best of luck!
Duncan William
Quick update: lost Super Cup 2 - 1 to Kyiv (had loads of injuries like Pyatov, Eduardo etc), but so far winning everything else
EOF Gizmo
Duncan William
Despite this loss, I have won all 5 of my League games and am sitting top of the Ukrainian Premier League with 15 points, followed by closely by Karpaty (one of our affiliated clubs) and Arsenal kyiv on 13 and 12 points respectively.
League Table
Results & Goalscorers
Staring 11 & Tactics
On the transfers front Ive tried to keep things to a minimal, but have mistakenly sold Razvan Rat to Juventus
List of possible LB targets
Staff Signings
Finances
So to sum up, not a bad start a bit disappointing about the Super Cup but was my first game in charge. Have a browse through the list of LB's and post who you think I should sign
Duncan William
And any thoughts as to which LB to buy? I'm looking at Marcos Rojo
allforone
I think your best bet would be using imgur.
Duncan William
Guna do Update 2 tomorrow, signed Rojo for £12.5M
born-to-win
Duncan William
The information will range from attendances, to Youtube videos of some of my best goals so far. So far I have been winning most games and my team are playing very well in the league and playing decently in Europe.
Ive have a few rough patches, but nothing to serious. One being the losses against Dynamo kyiv who I can not seem to overcome. Another being the big defeats suffered to Manchester united.
Besides the losses, its all been going ship shape in Donetsk, and some great performances form my Attacking midfielders Douglas Costa and Willian. They have been fundamental to my success so far this season.
Shakhtar Donetsk are currently on a 2 month break from all football, will continue in the league in February.
Starting 11
This is the formation I most often, as you can see Rojo has started to setting in at the club and his recent performances have started to incline.
League Table
After squandering an 8 point lead at the top of the table earlier this season, I have managed to reclaim it and now sit comfortably at the top with a 5 point gap between me and Dynamo kyiv.
Player Statistics
As you can see in this screenshot, my best performers are my Attacking midfielders and my Forwards, they really carry the team with their fantastic performances. I am currently a bit concerned about Pyatov's recent form, can anyone advise me what to do about this?
League Team Statistics
Great to see my side at the top of most of the categories in this screenshot, especially the average attendances one, seeing as it is only the Ukrainian League after all. 45 062 supporters per game is quite impressive if you ask me.
Transfers IN & OUT
Dont ask me how Moreno got sold, I think my chairman is doing underhand deals with my players. But not a bad deal actually £6M for him is a decent amount of cash, and he struggles to get game time at Shakhtar.
UEFA Champions League Group B
Results
Some great results here, although I can not seem to overcome Dynamo Kyiv in all competitions. The Champions league has been fairly good, after all I didnt make it to the Knockout phase, but got hammered by Manchester united. Next up is AC Milan which will be a tough one.
Finances
nothing out of the ordinary here, just a few transfers here and there that brought my balance down a little bit.
Shortlist
Here is my shortlist of players that are willing to join Shakhtar, so if you think I should buy anyone please tell me
Some Great Goals
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Some real crackers here i must admit, my favourite of the lot I probably that fantastic strike from Fernandinho with the outside of his boot.
That's all for this update, please feel free to comment or give me suggestions on whatever your heart desires.
It is currently the January transfer window, so tell me who you think I should Buy and Sell