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Career My Philosophy - Colorado Rapids


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CHOOSING THIS CAREER

I chose the Colorado Rapids to manage due to them being one of the smallest clubs in the MLS. The MLS is a highly competitive league with Colorado Rapids last winning the MLS Cup on 2010! My aim was twofold- 1) Test my Philosophy in preparation for FMM21 and 2) Try and Gain success for the Colorado Rapids.

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STADIUM AND FACILITIES

The Colorado Rapids have Excellent 1st Team & Youth Facilities. On my 1st day at the club, I asked the board to upgrade these further but my request was turned down. Our Stadium, built in 2007 holds over 18,000 with it being sold out most weeks.

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STAFF, FINANCE & TRAINING

The Colorado Rapids have a large Backroom and Excellent Facilities with new staff employed and all staff members refered for training with a few improving their Coaching Badges. The Finances are currently green but require looking at due to late buying excellent players for high prices. Training is delegated to Assistant Manager Darren Bazeley.

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SQUAD

My Philosophy currently revolves around getting a squad full of players who are the best & most affordable with Outstanding Pace & Stamina as this has gained success previously. With this said, Most of the original squad were sold or released. Almost a new squad was bought in with very good Stamina and Pace Attributes. 

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TACTIC

I used my Barcelona 2011 tactic for this career with the mentality set to ATTACKING due to it fitting the style more accurately and because it is more effective on FMM20. The players took to the tactic immediately before taking quite a big dip in form. The end of the season saw us pick up major form again.

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THE RESULT

The result of my 1st season managing Colorado Rapids was unbelievably successful with the Club winning the MLS CUP and the MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE!!🥳🥳 We had started the season brightly but hit a serious patch of bad form before ending the season with an amazing 9 matches unbeaten! The cherry on top was winning the MLS COACH OF THE YEAR award which is incredible.

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STEPS FOR SUCCESS

Please find the Do's and Dont's for success pictured below:

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Please see below my Suggested XI as put forward by my assistant manager:

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Please find the squad depth and Club stats below:

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MANAGERS STATS

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LEAGUE STATS

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