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#215452 The General Games Discussion Thread.
bmg033
Same here. I used to play PES all the time on PS2, barely touched Fifa. But in the last 5 years or so PES has gone really shit.
#215446 BMG x2
bmg033
UPDATE 1: 1-1 half time in extra time. Think i'll park the bus, maybe even a double decker if I can. Penalties or bust!
UPDATE 2: Nothing happened in 2nd half of extra time. Penalties it is then.
#215439 BMG x2
bmg033
Thanks!
Its looking extremely difficult. PSG are pinning us into our own box. Shot after shot after shot but its 1-1 at half time.
#215429 BMG x2
bmg033
Sloppy goal to concede though. Matuidi was free from a throw in, Kramer went to close him down but left Cabaye free. Cabaye squared it to Hamsik who turned and smashed it in the bottom right corner from about 30 yards.
#215424 BMG x2
bmg033
Thanks, I really didn't expect to get 3rd or even reach the EL quarter final.
Also, 1-0 KRUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#215417 BMG x2
bmg033
Only player missing for us is Sommer. Cavani is on the bench for PSG although Ibrahimovic leads the line as expected. Didn't realise they had signed Hamsik though!
#215415 BMG x2
bmg033
Hopefully. Our hard task has just been made even harder though. This just happened...
He has played every minute of every game this season, so unlucky for him to miss a european final. I've already decided my tactics for the final, sit back and counter. Thats the only way we can really beat them, no way we could do what we did against Roma against PSG. Good news though is that Kramer has been declared fit the day before the final. He will be vital in tracking back to try and stop Ibrahimovic & Cavani. Fingers crossed, now about to kick off.
#215411 BMG x2
bmg033
Thanks, its a tough draw but to get this far in season 1 is awesome!
May - Top 4 & EL Semi to play for
Theres only one place to start, the Europa League semi final against Roma. Clearly, they were expected to win and make the final and they started well with a 2-1 win in the first leg. It looked to be completely over for us until Granit Xhaka grabbed a 90th minute away goal. That was huge. But the big negative from that game wasn't the score. Kramer got a bad injury and was in danger of missing the rest of the season. He has been a key player and may have played his last game on loan from Leverkusen because of the injury. But I have decided not to terminate his loan, just incase he is available for the Bayern game on the last day of the season.
Now, this was unexpected as our Europa League drama continued in the second leg! I decided to go all out attack and see if we could get an early lead. That didn't happen but we kept at it and soon had Roma clinging on to a 0-0. But just 5 minutes before half time Max Kruse smashed in his 10th goal in Europe this season so make it 1-0 on the night and 2-2 in the tie. This would be enough to send us through on away goals, but 1 more goal from Roma would be enough to see them progress. We started the second half like we started the first and were rewarded greatly. Andre Ayew scored 2 minutes into the half to put us 3-2 up in the tie having been 2-0 down at one point in the first leg! It would've been easy to lower our tempo and pressure on Rma, but I didn't want them getting anywhere near our goal. We continued to batter the Roma defence for the rest of the game and thankfully the final whistle came to send us into the final!
May Results
Whilst the drama in the EL continued, so did the Bundesliga. Dortmund had totally collapsed in the last month of the season which meant that 2nd place in the league could be up for grabs for the chasing pack. Good results for us, especially against fellow CL chasing Frankfurt, strengthened our grip on a top 4 place. But a last day trip to Bayern was always a big task and the league champions won convincingly 2-0. So the league campaign was over, but were our results good enough to get our targeted spot in the CL?
Final League Standings
YES they were!
Bundesliga Top Scorer
Our main man this season was definatly Max Kruse. He finished up as the Bundesliga top scorer, just ahead of Thomas Muller. Hopefully our CL spot will be enough to convince him to stay with us and not join Bayern or Dortmund.
New Signing
With Kramer and Hazard leaving at the end of their loan deals, I needed to sign a midfielder. Tom Cleverley was available on a free transfer so I signed him up.
Next up for us, the Europa League final against PSG!
#215387 Johno's career
bmg033
#215385 BMG x2
bmg033
Even if I do somehow beat Roma, I very much doubt i'll win the final. The other semi final is Spurs vs PSG so the winner of that will probably win the final. But the semis in my first season is a good achievement and I never thought i'd get this far!
#215378 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
bmg033
Should be able to avoid relegation this season. You've got them playing well and winning so i'll guess at a safe mid table position come May
#215372 Tongey's Travels.
bmg033
#215370 The Race to the Top
bmg033
#215363 BMG x2
bmg033
March didn't start off so well, with our mixed form from the end of February carrying on. The loss to Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal wasn't a massive concern though as the league and EL were bigger goals for me this season. A defeat against CL chasing rivals Wolfsburg brought them back in the race, but our Bundesliga form soon improved to keep them behind us. Max Kruse has been incredible so far this season, which has seen both Bayern and Dortmund show an interest in him. Hopefully a spot in next seasons CL will convince him to stay, if it happens that is!
Europe
After that tough tie against Ajax in the previous round, it was nice to play against a weaker team. A comfortable 2-0 away win left us virtually through to the quater-finals. The return leg saw a weakened team get a 1-1 draw to safely progress.
Metalist Kharkiv
In the quarter-finals Lokomotiv provided a tougher challenge than Metalist. We lost the 1st leg in Moscow without scoring, which is always dangerous in the home leg due to the away goals rule. But like the Ajax game, we came back and won to advance to the semi-finals where we will face Roma. It was a nervy last few minutes again as Lokomotiv needed just 1 more goal to win on the away goals rule. Roma will definatly be our hardest test yet in Europe and we will need to show just as much determination to get past them.
Lokomotiv Moscow
Extra European News
League Standings
So after all that, we find ourselves in 3rd place. Should we finish there, that would guarantee entry straight into the CL group stages. 4th position would see us enter in the play offs. Theres only 4 games to go, including an away game at Bayern, but Frankfurt and Wolfsburg are too close for comfort. With the EL semi-final against Roma also to come, it looks like May is going to be an exciting month!
#215359 Unemployed vol 4.
bmg033
#215356 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
bmg033
#215335 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
bmg033
#215243 BMG x2
bmg033
#215239 BMG x2
bmg033
Needless to say i accepted it!
#215237 BMG x2
bmg033
Those last 5 minutes against Ajax were a nightmare. They got within 1 goal of an away goals win twice but we managed to see them off.
#215232 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
bmg033
#215227 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
bmg033
#214715 Bayern and Beyond
bmg033
#214713 BMG x2
bmg033
Our good form carried on after the winter break as we extended our unbeaten run stratching back to early November. But then a loss at Ajax was followed up with a surprise home defeat against lowly Hamburg. Not great for our confidence going into the next game which was the EL 2nd leg against Ajax. But what a response I got from the players as we played out a thrilling 6-4 win, progressing to the next knockout round 7-6 on aggregate to set up a clash against Metalist Kharkiv
BMG vs Ajax
1st Leg
2nd Leg
League Standings
We remain in contention for a top 4 place, although Frankfurt, Wolfsburg and Leverkusen aren't far behind us. Hertha Berlin's 23 game unbeaten streak came to a sudden stop as they lost 4-1 at home to Leverkusen on the 28th of February. They still remain in 3rd just 3 points behind Bayern in 1st.
#214707 BMG x2
bmg033
#214706 SS2 6NQ - Southend Utd
bmg033
#214123 Playing as your local team
bmg033
Live: I'm currently living about half way between Ipswich and Norwich and East of me is Lowestoft Town who are in the Conference North if I remember correctly. Never managed Norwich or Lowestoft but have done Ipswich many times, mainly due to my mates being Ipswich fans. If I had an extended database then it would be Diss Town as they're like a 10 minute drive away from me. Bury Town not far away either.
#214107 How long have you been playing CM/FM?
bmg033
#214105 Steam Friends List
bmg033
#214093 BMG x2
bmg033
Thanks for the tip Nico!