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Career Taff Attempts The "Western Europe Club" Challenge


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I wonder if PSG made you pay more for the CM as punishment :P 

Solid season considering, now this round of the challenge really begins! Good luck as England can be very tough. 

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Season 4

England

So here we are back again, with my first full season in charge at Leicester, looking for the team to score 104 or more goals to break the record, I stuck with the same tactic as I did in my last season with Mainz (with a few alterations to the roles or instructions every now and again to keep the opposition guessing)

So first thing I did was bring in some fresh new players, to boost the squad in all areas

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Knoche came in as a new starting CD, Aguiar and Sportiello came in to boost the midfield, Brozovic and Halilovic came in as extra IF's and Asoro was brought in as a new striker

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A few unused or unwanted players leaving the team

 So with the squad now in a good place in terms of depth and talent we cracked on looking to conquer the EPL GF record of 103

The season started well enough 

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Beating Man U in the Community Shield, which was the only piece of silverware we took home this year, losing out on the EFL cup in the semi finals against Chelsea, the FA Cup in the Fourth round against City, and the Euro cup first knockout round against Napoli, but that wasn't the aim this year and we barely paid any attention to the cup games

What we're interested in is the league and more specifically the goals

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We're looking good at the half way mark, netting 55 goals putting us well over the halfway mark, then things go a bit slower in the second half of the season but...

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we tie the record with two games remaining and should have the record in the bag by the next game...

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And thanks to a 4-3 win over Spurs we clinch the record and the league

Here's how we finished the year off

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The next game is a 3-3 draw with West Ham and that sees us end the season with 110 goals, so now onto stage 3

Here's all the boring bits incase your interested

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Fixtures

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We hit some rocky patches, especially early in the new year and towards the end of the year, but the goals we scored are the only thing we were concerned about this year

Player Stats

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My two young strikers clinching the top spots, but the goals came from all over the park to be fair.  The assists being provided form midfield ace Aguiar and then my young PCR and IF Halilovic

End of Season Awards

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Asoro takes the POTY award

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Uche comes runner up in the YPOTY 

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And I clinch the MOTY award

So there you have it I have finished my time in England and once the new season started I resigned my post and started looking for jobs in Ligue 1, where I don't have to wait long for a new job

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HAHAHAHAHAHA Who says lightning doesn't striker twice, perfect job for stage three @AndersJ I'm coming for you

 

 

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Haha its in the bag now - you hit the easy way without waisting time in Nantes or any club like that, good for you mate, im not jelous at all ???

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Season 5

France

So here we are in stage 3 of @Jack.Holt's Western Europe club challenge, and as my spoiler in the previous post shows I've been very lucky in landing the most coveted job in France

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I'll be managing PSG for this leg of the challenge aiming to beat the 118 league goal record.

Now as you can imagine, PSG are a strong team with the likes of Lukaku in the side, this should be easy.  I altered the tactic slightly this season to better accommodate my team

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Changed the forward three as my top starters were CF so why fight it, and went with a direct approach

We also needed to make some additions to the team (we had a weak defense, and 5 RIF's but no LIF's so we went out looking to pick up and release some players to better fit the tactic

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As you can see £234M spent, Penaranda and Buitink were bought before my arrival (which was good as they joined Lukaku as my front 3, then shored up the midfield with Elany and Obiang, Barbosa came in along with Fekir to be my LIF's, and Mangala, Wallace and Kempf came in to give me a strong back line (well as strong as a two man defense can be)

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Plenty of outgoing players as well, Sanchez was gone before I joined (hence the 3 CD's I had to bring in) Guedes and Jese were let go as I had Kiete and Draxler to play on the right, then just unwanted players

So with the altered tactic and the new squad ready to go we set off in search of 119+ league goals

Our first game of the season was the Trophee Des Champions where we would face Olympique Lyonnais and maybe get a taste of what we can expect this season

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We managed to walk away with the cup, but only after a terrible penalty shootout from the opposition, two goals was a decent start but I was hoping for more, lets see how the league went shall we

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After the first ten games we're looking good scoring almost 40 goals.

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At the halfway point we have a very good 65 putting us well past the halfway mark to the 119 we need

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After 30 games we break the 100 mark, leaving us to get 19 goals in 8 games which is still a big ask.  Here's how the final table looked

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We manage to break the record by 3 goals (not huge but good enough) the last few games went well with some good victories to secure the 3rd stage and allow me to move in to the final stage in Spain with a good amount of confidence 

Here's the team's Fixtures and Player Stats for the season

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Fixtures

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Player Stats

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My three main strikers sharing the wealth this season with Lukaku and Penaranda grabbing 28 each and Buitink grabbing 26, Draxler from the AM position and Barbosa Left IF clinching 16 and 15 respectively

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Barbosa was king of the assists from the Left IF position assisting a whopping 31 times, with Mbappe from the right IF also chipping in with 24

Season Awards

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Barbosa claims the POTY thanks to a 15 goal and 31 assist season, Buitink claims the runner up spot

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Mbappe claims the YPOTY after some stellar performances out on the Right

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And I clinch the MOTY award

Here's how the team did in other competitions 

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The team had a mixed season with cup competitions this season, clinching the Trophee Des Champions (as seen above) then 

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The Coupe de la Ligue come home with us thanks to a 4-2 win over OGC Nice, who then gain their revenge in the French Cup final

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Seeing us off thanks to a 90th minute winner 

And as for Europe we smashed our way through the group stage

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Scoring almost 30 goals in 6 games (although it helps when you have games like this)

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Why couldn't we do that in the league

but then failed to progress further than the Quarter Finals after a loss over both legs to Man U

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So there we have it three stages down one to go, just need to land a decent job in Spain now to get this challenge completed and my name up on that leaderboard with @AndersJ

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Here's how the teams have done over the first three stages (if anyone is interested)

Country Team League Goals
Germany Mainz 114
England Leicester City 110
France Paris Saint Germain 121
  Total After 3 Stages 345

 

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10 minutes ago, Taff said:

Here's how the teams have done over the first three stages (if anyone is interested)

Country Team League Goals
Germany Mainz 114
England Leicester City 110
France Paris Saint Germain 121
  Total After 3 Stages 345

 

Great stats mate and good to see you "back" - i thought for a moment you had given up, but this was only short, because then i thought no way in H.... you would do that! Great stats mate, hope you land a great club now

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3 minutes ago, AndersJ said:

Great stats mate and good to see you "back" - i thought for a moment you had given up, but this was only short, because then i thought no way in H.... you would do that! Great stats mate, hope you land a great club now

Cheers dude, just need that one decent job now to get this done

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You made that look easy, loved the build up/slow reveal as it actually got me hyped haha. That's seriously some team you put together, that's the type of save I want but at the same time it's not something I want to do lol. 

Bring on Spain! 

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15 minutes ago, Ashez said:

You made that look easy, loved the build up/slow reveal as it actually got me hyped haha. That's seriously some team you put together, that's the type of save I want but at the same time it's not something I want to do lol. 

Bring on Spain! 

Viva Espania 

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Season 6 (technically 7)

Spain

So one last stage to go and all I need is 122 league goals in Spain, no worries (he says sweat dripping from his brow)

After my exploits in France I resign my post at PSG (hoping one of the Spanish managers jumps over), however this wasn't the case and it wasn't until the new year a job became available, but before applying I notice that one of the big three is V. Insecure so I'm torn, do I risk missing out on a dream job and take the one available or, wait it out and see what happens.

Well I waited, the job at Saville went to someone else and low and behold the other job went from V. Insecure to insecure and floated like that all season, a second job at Valencia came up and I told myself to take it, but low and behold the dream job was back at the top of the V. Insecure list, so like a fool I waited, then the end of the season arrived, and the Dream Job was Finally there for the taking (even had me as the top choice so thats a bonus)

Ladies (if you're out there) and Gentlemen 

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OH YEAH the big time

and with a very healthy budget too boot, and a full season ahead of me, this is what dreams are made of

So the squad was in very good shape, although a lot of the star players are now well past it, we still had the likes of Neymar and Icardi in full flow, this could be a great season.

before the new season began I had a small transfer pot so I decided to grab Ninga who had been brilliant in my other goal challenges

Then the new season began and we had a fair chunk of change to play with

Here's how I spent it

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I didn't want to spend big on one player so went and got some young class regens in Lafita, Kraus and Orsolini, Petagna as a striking option and Bale, because you need a Welshman in your team

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Couldn't sell many as their on too much money for most clubs to afford and they were all well past their prime, but did get £18M for my LB and £7M for an unwanted striker 

So the team was strengthened and it was time to unleash the BLITZ 

So here's how the league went this season

10 Games In

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The team is on track netting 36 in our opening 10 games (first game of the season was a 1-1 draw with A. Madrid but then we went on to score 6, then 7 in the following 2 games)

20 Games In

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Still looking good 71 down 51 still to get with 18 left to play

The Record is Broken (And the Challenge Complete)

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After 34 games the boys of Barcelona are celebrating having beaten the league goalscoring record set by their nemesis Real Madrid, and they are not done yet with 4 games left to play

Final Table

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We end the season 1 shy of @AndersJ and Malagas record 133 (and I did this with Barcelona and he achieved that with Malaga so hats off to the master "Big Up Yourself Bruv")

So How does that add up

COUNTRY TEAM GOALS
GERMANY MAINZ 114
ENGLAND LEICESTER CITY 110
FRANCE PARIS SAINT GERMAIN 121
SPAIN BARCELONA 132

                                                                                              TOTAL         477

So there we have it another challenge complete and a very happy Taff, since @Jack.Holt has taken a hiatus from the site I'll place a post in the OP later

Here's the team stats

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Icardi was our main threat netting almost 50 of our 132, with Munir a very distant second 

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Neymar (AM) and Lafita (RW) providing the assists with Munir up there as well

The team had a great season in the league but also managed to grab two cups as well this season

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Gave old club Leicester a good hammering in the Euro Cup Final

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Needed 2 in Extra Time to see off A. Madrid in the Spanish Cup Final

So a great treble winning season for the team

Here's the fixtures (the two league games against Real are the ones that sting the most)

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SO THAT'S IT GUYS ANOTHER GREAT VIBE CHALLENGE COMPLETE AND AS ALWAYS A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT, COMMENTS AND HELP

YOU TRULY ARE A GREAT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE (WANT TO SAY LADS BUT THEIR MIGHT BE THE ONE LADY ON HERE WHO GETS OFFENDED)

THANKS 

TAFF OUT

 

 

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Just now, BatiGoal said:

You can't see a leaderboard in a 5-post radius, can you? 

Congrats on a gorgeous total.

My theory is If I get in early I can be on top for a short time

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2 minutes ago, Taff said:

My theory is If I get in early I can be on top for a short time

Pretty sure I've heard that line in a crappy German porn flick.

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 Congrats on completing the challenge mate! This is awesome. Congrats on getting the job in Barca too :) we have to do this next season too :)!

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4 minutes ago, Ashez said:

Congratulations mate! 

Cheers Ash, just the UK one left to finish and I'll have all 4 of my save slots free for the first time this year

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3 minutes ago, Taff said:

Cheers Ash, just the UK one left to finish and I'll have all 4 of my save slots free for the first time this year

You have achieved a lot this year that's for sure! Some of these have tempted me at times but as Vibe has so many of them I decided to be unique instead haha. At one point these careers go so confusing to keep track of haha. 

Hoping you have big plans? I'm still focusing on my Rogue save ATM while I also have the Caretaker save I need to get back to. I'm hoping to bring it back this week, just struggling to force out the updates of late haha. 

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29 minutes ago, Ashez said:

You have achieved a lot this year that's for sure! Some of these have tempted me at times but as Vibe has so many of them I decided to be unique instead haha. At one point these careers go so confusing to keep track of haha. 

Hoping you have big plans? I'm still focusing on my Rogue save ATM while I also have the Caretaker save I need to get back to. I'm hoping to bring it back this week, just struggling to force out the updates of late haha. 

I quite like that not everyone is trying these goal challenges as I'd never get my name at the top of the leaderboards 

But once these are done I can't decide whether to try 1K with Isak, as he's been mentioned a lot this year

Or a triple threat with Isak, then use Ninga and Petagna from these current crop of goal challenges 

or maybe give my secret idea a go and see how that plays out

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We all started somewhere, the more you play, the more you learn and the more you improve :D. 

I do a 1kc every year so that's on my list, I just haven't found that striker I want to use yet. I need to want to use them to put so much time into the save and as yet no one is appealing. One or two I thought were the one but they just didn't click with me. 

Love Ninga :) 

You know that secret idea has me hyped! 

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16 hours ago, Ashez said:

We all started somewhere, the more you play, the more you learn and the more you improve :D. 

I do a 1kc every year so that's on my list, I just haven't found that striker I want to use yet. I need to want to use them to put so much time into the save and as yet no one is appealing. One or two I thought were the one but they just didn't click with me. 

Love Ninga :) 

You know that secret idea has me hyped! 

Yeah I think I'll give it a go, won't post anything straight away, just see how it pans out

11 hours ago, mcandrew003 said:

Big congrats mate! A wonderful total and a deserved place on the leaderboard, onto the next one!

Cheers dude, just the UK one to finish now, but it's a bit of a slog getting to the EPL, still at Tranmere at the moment but going well top of league 1 at the beginning of January so lets see how it goes

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