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Deleted Account #151676
#166400 Postponing matches
#166123 Parma have 303 Players in FM2014 - How realistic are the Italian leagues in Football Manager?
#166121 Best place to find downloaded leagues
Any specific leagues your after? I have quite a collection of them that I've gathered from around the FM scene.
#166069 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
#166060 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
Two stupid own goals gifted Varese a place in the semi-final, we finally came to life after the third but it was too little too late as our dreams of Serie A faded with every woefully taken chance we squandered as we looked to give ourselves a way back into the tie.
I guess now it's time to begin preparing for next year, although I think priority number one should be to improve the clubs deepening financial troubles;
#166056 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
May 2014
Daniele Corvia
Paolo:
May, which began with much promise turned out to be an infuriating month as we stuttered our way across the finish line, with two games to play we were second, two points behind the leaders Pescara, requiring just one more win to secure our place in next seasons Serie A, however we blew it and wound up finishing sixth, meaning we will have to contend with the play-off's if we are to win promotion.
Here's our performance throughout the campaign;
Things started so well, we went ten games unbeaten from the opening day through to mid October, however our form didn't last, inconsistency began to creep in, all in all I suppose sixth place was a reasonable finish for my first season with the club, plenty to build upon for next season even if we are unsuccessful in the play-off's.
Striker Daniele Corvina is unquestionably our player of the season, his twentyfive goals make him the top scorer in the division, here's hoping he can add a few more to his account in the play off's!
I admit I'm not feeling too optimistic ahead of play-off's, the system is that six teams take part, the teams finishing 3rd and 4th revive a bye to the semi final, playing the winners of the two quarter finals, we play Varese in the single legged QF which will be at home for us, with Carpi awaiting the winning side. It's worth noting we lost to both of these sides during May.
In other news, I nearly secured my dream job this month but unfortunately missed out as Milan chose the vastly more experienced Marco Van Basten to take charge following the sacking of his fellow Dutchman Clarence Seedorf. Van Basten returns t the San Siro after spending seven years with Milan as a player in the late 80's and early 90's.
I'm not too upset, I still want the job but I realise I have to prove myself as a manager first, I've had a reasonable first season with Brescia, however there is a long way to go before I will be on par with the likes of Marco Van Basten when it comes to that job.
Christian:
Two starts and one substitute outing for Christian this month, he picked up man of the match against Spezia which was great however he was at fault for Carpi's winner in that game which may have stunted his confidence somewhat. All in all though he should be reasonably happy with his first season as a professional, he's put in some solid defensive work and looks to be progressing nicely, his market value has more than doubled since his debut. The question now is will he be here next season? I would love to have him back for a second loan spell if Milan will allow it.
#166029 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
April 2014
Massimo Paci
Paolo:
The penultimate month of the season has seen us get ourselves within touching distance of the Serie B crown;
The three draws are frustrating as we would be sitting top on the cusp of promotion right now. But as they say there's no use dwelling on what could have been, we are still in with a good shout, as our pretty much all the top ten. It's going to be a one hell of a tight finish.
Daniele Corvia continues to lead the line, he's second in the Serie B scoring charts, one behind Padova's Hungarian international Robert Feczesin, making him Brescia's all time top scorer in Serie B;
Christian:
Three substitute appearances from the four games this month for my lad, he put in solid shifts in all of those games. He's now made twelve first team appearances, scoring once and attaining a average rating of 6.74.
#165936 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
Febuary & March 2014
Vitolo
Paolo:
Apologies for jumping ahead a month, got a bit carried away!
Things have improved since my last update when we were languishing mid table after a dire run of results and any prospect of promotion slipping between our fingers, we are now going into the final two months with cautious optimism as we have pulled ourselves back amongst the challengers in a incredibly open field;
There have still been a few bad results, however on the whole we have improved since I did away with wingers and switched to a narrow 4-2-3-1 with the three attacking midfielder's all operating centrally, it has dramatically increased our ball retention and made us that much harder to play through.
Off the pitch I have signed a new one year deal with Brescia, I'm enjoying being at the club and feel I can achieve something here, promotion this season would of course be nice but I am prepared to be patient and begin building a squad of my own design over the next few seasons in order to achive the clubs objective of returning to Serie A, and ultimately staying there.
Christian:
Christian has enjoyed this winter, he made three starts and two substitute appearances in that time, scoring his first ever senior goal against Lanciano which turned out to be the winning strike when he found himself clean through to cap a nice team move, a proud moment for me. He had the ball in the net again in the very next game in the 1-0 win over Crotone, however this time he was adjudged to be offside, still it is very encouraging that he is getting in these positions.
#165758 Through The Ranks
#165757 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
#165695 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
January 2014
Valerio Di Cesare
Paolo:
Just the one game this month, which thankfully yeilded three points and a much improved performance;
I set up with a new 4-2-3-1 formation which worked well, we looked far sharper than in previous game, loan signing Valari Bojinov in the attacking midfielder role really made a difference in terms of creativity and link up play between midfield and Daniele Corvia upfront, Corvia dind't look anywhere near as isolated as he had done in recent weeks and the defence was reinforced by the two deep lying players.
That win moves us up a couple of places;
As I mentioned before I have snapped up Valari Bojinov, the former Fiorentina, Man City and Parma man adds some extra creativity as well as finishing ability in behind Corvina;
Christian:
Came on for the final five minutes, not much more to say than that this month playing wise.
#165662 World Cup 2014 Thread
I remember when Anthony Vanden Borre was a must buy prospect on FM06 or 07. Makes me remember legends such as Lebohang Mokoena.
#165659 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
December 2013
Michele Arcari
Paolo:
A truly disastrous festive season has seen us drop like a stone down the table. We didn't manage a single win in December, meaning we have won only once in the last ten games, possibly putting paid to our title ambitions as well as being dumped out of Copa Italia.
I don't know what has gone so badly wrong, I haven't changed anything tactically much and I have a near fully fit side with no injuries or suspensions to speak of, perhaps I should shake things up a bit, my 4-5-1 may have become somewhat stale, as goals havn't been flowing as freely as they did earlier in the season I may experiment with getting rid of my anchorman and going 4-2-3-1, a risk perhaps but I have to chance my arm now before the promotion door closes completely, and my office door with it.
Despite our shit form, goalkeeper Michele Arcari managed to cover himself in glory with a play in team of the month.
In happier news we have agreed to sign an exciting prospect from Dutch side Zwolle;
Darryl is highly recommended by my scouts as a possible big star of the future, receiving five star reviews, he will be joining us next summer, I felt that staying with Zwolle until then was the best move.
Christian:
Just one first team appearance for Christian, he came on as a 63rd minute substitute to replace the injured Agostino Camiligano against Novara in the cup gaining a 6.7 rating.
#165571 Through The Ranks
Good luck though.
#165501 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Then I got some other knob leaning on the counter whilst glaring at me, raving at the fact that our cheapest e-reader is currently out of stock, accusing me and the company of a conspiracy to make him spend more on a more expensive model.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, serving customers is defiantly the worse part of customer service.
#165327 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
If they were to bring back a former manager I would have Nigel Pearson, he's done a great job at Leicester.
#165286 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
Na, he needs my save game as I used FMRTE to set my relationships with colleagues and clubs, if I just sent him the editor data he wouldn't be linked to Christian in any way.
Insider - I'll send it when I get back from work tonight mate.
#165251 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
Your quite welcome to Weimann, he's ok but the money from him could be reinvested in someone better I'm sure. I'd be sad to see Delph go though, he's improved loads this season.
#165230 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
To be fair Lambert hasn't even got the excuse that he had no money to spend from Lerner, last summer he paid over £18m for the likes of Helenius and Okore who have six appearances between them, the ever disappointing Alexander Tonev, Jed Steer who hasn't played a single game and Libor Kozak who got his leg broken by one of his own team mates just as he was starting to adapt to English football.
The defence needs strengthening more than anything, Baker and Clark are a ongoing comedy at the back, Joe Bennett is shit and Lowton and Luna are inconsistent.
#165221 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
November 2013
Richard Lasik
Paolo:
It's hard to gage whether I should count this as a succesful month or not, two wins, two defeats and a draw equal unpredictable form. On our day I'd say we are the best team in Serie B, however we appear to have as many bad days as we do good which is a serious concern if our target of promotion is to be achieved this season.
November started off with a convincing victory at Padova, Spanish anchorman Vitolo giving us an early lead with a long range beauty before Daniele Corvina added a second midway through the first half, the game was already in the bag before winger Luigi Scaglia added a third late on to complete welcome victory after two games without a win.
Next up we played out a real epic with Cesena for the TV watching audience in a first versus second clash, Cesena were 3-1 up at half time thanks to a Andrea Russotto brace and a Davide Succi strike in stoppage time, however Corvina's goal gave us a glimmer of hope at the break. That hope was well founded as wingers Scaglia and Victor Saba helped pull us level with a devastating display in the second period, however as we surged forward for a winner we allowed the visitors too much space which we were punished for in the 85th minute with what surely would prove to be the winner with Succi's second. My boys were not to be outdone in this one though as substitute Richard Lasik popped up in stoppage time to rescue a well earned point.
We followed up on that comeback with another, this time a 2-1 win over Reggina, Daniele Corvina netting both either side of Reggina's opener to take his tally for the season up to ten. Things went down hill from there though, a 16th minute red card for defender Valario DeCesari cost us dearly as Juve Stabia took the lead just three minutes after his dismissal, Corvia equalised ten minutes later but the man advantage eventually paid for Juve when Adriano Mezavilla smashed home a 59th minute winner. Another poor showing followed against midtable Spezia, things were going fine until the break with us just about edging the play, however we found ourselves 2-0 down just minutes after the restart perhaps due to a lack of concentration, we got a late goal back through Juan Antonio, however it was too little too late.
We're still in the hunt, however these inconsistent results need to be eradicated ASAP if we are to stay in the title picture.
I have one player in team of the month;
Christian:
It was a proud month for me as Christian stepped up to make his first league start for the club in the 3-0 win over Padova, he replaced Agostino Camiligliano at left back as Camiligiano was suspended, Christian did a solid job, helping keep a clean sheet, obtaining a 6.6 rating. He was again in the first XI against Reggina, this time at right back with Marco Zambelli struggling with his fitness, Maldini Jr. was again on the winning side although he only managed a 6.1 this time. Still the first team experience is sure to help him.
#165068 Moneyball II
#165061 Susie FC
#164912 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
October 2013
Sodinha
Paolo:
As with all good things, my unbeaten start had to come to an end eventually as we struggled a bit this month with just the one win from four games;
Being held by newly promoted Latina was not a good result, we should have beaten them by a comfortable margin, however we were dire when it came to finishing off our chances and were punished with quarter of an hour to play when Corvina's strike was cancelled out by Federico Viviani. Sub-standard finishing looked as if it was going to cost us again during the visit of Modena with my forwards again in squanderous form, thankfully however luck turned our way as the referee awarded us a last minute penalty from which Brazilian substitute Sodinha netted to secure our first win in four games.
The poor run of form in front of goal again took it's toll as we journeyed to central Italy to face Ternana who have had a poor start to the season, we had plenty of opportunities to win and enjoyed 61% of possession, however we were unable to make that advantage tell as we slipped out of the top three.
Finally came the visit of another Serie A yo-yo team, Bari. Daniele Corvina equalised in the 66th minute to cancel out Edgar Cani's 21st minute opener, after that I thought we would go on to win as we were actually testing the goalkeeper for the first time in a while, however it was not to be as former Italian U21 Mario Defendi struck in the 83rd minute to give me the first defeat of my managerial career.
That poor run sees us drop out of the top three, however there is still a long way to go, My defence is still a brick wall, so if my forwards can rediscover their form I fancy us to climb right back up there.
Christian:
There was no first team action for Christian this month aside from bench warming, instead he had to make do with three appearances for the under-19's where he picked up an average 6.7 rating in each game.
#164841 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
September 2013
Matteo Madorlini
Paolo:
My unbeaten start as Brescia manager continues as we enter October;
A great win over promotion rivals Palermo kicked off September with Corvia once again on target with our winner, we followed up with a convincing 3-0 over Trapani with midfield maestro Matteo Madorlini scoring a brace either side of a Luigi Scaglia strike. The away trip to Cittadella proved more problematic, we surged into a two goal lead after 15 minutes but a reckless challenge by Brazilian midfielder Rueben Olivera reduced us to ten men shortly after, leaving us to defend our lead for over an hour. Citadella did pull one back shortly after half time to make things even more uncomfortable, however with some severe defensive tactical adjustments we did manage to hold out for another victory.
Lanciano proved a much easier challenge as we dominated to extend our lead at the top of Serie B, however after that the goals seemed to dry up as we were unable to find the net against either Crotone or Novara, both of whom we were expected to beat comfortably. Hopefully these two stalemates were merely bumps in the road, despite them my side remain the best defence in the league, having conceded just two goals in the league all season, a testament to the effectiveness of the tactics I have been developing which are very much focused on on a safety first approach.
Unsurprisingly with our good form, we have several players in the team of the month;
Christian:
Made his league début this month when I brought him off the bench in the dying minutes against Trapani, he had no real contribution within that time. Aside from that he has played several games for the under-19's, I shall be trying to give him more first team opportunities soon.
#164769 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
That was the idea, nice little twist. It will eventually become a Milan story if I keep to my objectives though.
#164684 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
July & August 2013
Daniele Corvia
My managerial career is off to a good start, my Brescia side remained unbeaten throughout pre-season, a run they continued in our first month of competitive matches, even more pleasing is we played some attractive football as well.
All bar one of our competitive goals thus far have come from either striker Daniele Corvia or midfield play-maker Matteo Madorlini, the pair have been in fine form as we reached final qualifying round for the Italian cup with a convincing win over Serie C/1 side Lumezzane and a hard fought victory away at Livorno where winger Luigi Scaglia netted a late winner.
There was another last gasp finish against Avellino when Madorlini popped up in stoppage time to handus an opening day win in Seire B, the perfect start to the season.
I have been using 4-5-1, a nice versitile tactic that is effectve going forward whilst remaining defensively solid;
Christian:
My son made the first senior start of his career in the Lumezzane cup game where he performed well and obtained a solid 7.4 rating;
There will be more opportunities for him throughout the season, however he will have to remain patient as his rival for the right-back spot Marco Zambelli is most definitely my first choice for now;
#164586 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
Here is the FM overview of the club;
And here is my first team squad;
I have a pretty good squad to work with as well as fantastic strength in depth with some very promising youngsters amongst the absolutely massive youth squads so I wouldn't need to strengthen much in order to have a good go at Serie B this season, the media predicts us to come third which may be good enough for promotion, although this division has some really unusual rules regarding promotion;
#164360 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
Profiles
Here is Christian's attributes;
He's still young and should improve plenty, I doubt he will ever become as good as me but that's irrelevant, I shall help him reach the top regardless of his abilities!
I used FMRTE to set myself as his father and visa versa.
Here is my own profile;
Favoured staff don't show on the managerial profile, however Christian is set as my son as well as Milan as my favourite team, I'm also amongst the Milan legends so I shouldn't find it difficult to get the job when it becomes vacant again.
#164348 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
2nd July 2013
Maldini Takes Charge At Brescia
Maldini Jr & Sr.
Paolo Maldini has been announced as the new head coach of Serie B outfit Brescia in a suprise move by the Lombardy side.
Maldini is known to have recently coveted a return to AC Milan, the club he served for his entire career following the sacking of Massimilano Allegri in May, however, Maldini was overlooked for the job in favour of former team mate Clarence Seedorf. Speaking at a press conference earlier today Maldini revealed he was 'disappointed but not deterred' by Milan's rejection, admitting he did not yet have the required experience for such a prestigious post but was determined to prove himself to his beloved Rosseneri in order to get the chance to sit in the hallowed San Siro dugout in the future, beginning at Brescia who began looking for a new manager last week following the departure of Ivo Iaconi.
Brescia have yo-yo'd between the top two tiers of Italian football for many years, having being relegated from Serie A after a single season in 2010/11, prior to that the club enjoyed five years in the top flight between 2000 and 2005 under the captaincy of the legendary Robberto Baggio.To date that five year stint remains their longest in Serie A.
Maldini's appointment throws up the interesting situation of two generations of Maldini's at Brescia, with Paolo's 17 year old son Christian set to spend the 2013/14 season on loan from Milan. Paolo, himself a second generation footballer after his farther Cesare who made 347 appearances for Milan, winning four Serie A's and a European cup before going on to manage the club twice.
#164342 La Leggenda Italiana - A Father & Son Tale
7th June 2013
Seedorf Confirmed As Milan Coach
AC Milan have today confirmed the appointment of Clarence Seedorf as their new head coach, bringing to an end a week of speculation around the San Siro following the sacking of Massimilano Allegri seven days ago.
Former Dutch international captain Seedorf has been trusted with the Rossoneri's top job by chairman/Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi as reward for his ten years of faithful service to Milan between 2002 and 2012 when the midfield warhorse joined from arch-rivals Inter in an exchange deal for Francesco Coco.
Seedorf, 37, began his career at the famed Ajax academy before breaking into the first team at the age of 16, making him the youngest player to ever have turned out for the Dutch giants. He quickly established himself under manager Louis van Gaal, and in the 1993–94 season, his second with the club, he helped the Amsterdam side to win the treble, securing the League title, the Dutch Cup and the Dutch Super Cup in the same year. The following season saw Seedorf help his side secure consecutive Super Cup and League titles, as well as help his side to their fourth European Cup trophy, winning the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League defeating his current employers Milan in the final.
Seedorf had a brief spell in Italy with Sampdoria before becoming a galactico at Real Madrid in 1996 where he became an ever present, helping Madrid regain the La Liga title; in his second season (1997–98), he played a major role in the team's Champions League success, as Real Madrid secured a 1–0 victory over Juventus in the final. earning his second Champions League title of his career. He later joined Inter Milan for 23M Euros before switching to AC for the next decade. The midfielder finished his career in Brazil representing Botafoga.
As an inexperienced coach this could be conceived as a risky move by Milan, but Seedorf has certainly captured the imagination of the supporters and can be sure of a vocal backing when he takes charge of his first game this August.