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Career No D in Scotland -- Defender-less Challenge -- Complete


CaptMorg70
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Hello Everyone!!

Long time lurker. I have not attempted a challenge since 2015 (which failed miserably and I gave up 🙄).

I am going to try to this One Season challenge.

I am going to Manage Celtic in Scotland!

Time to get started!

 

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Outgoing players for Celtic. Some of the defenders had no market! Frimpong for $2.4M feels criminally low, but rules are rules!

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This is the tactic for the challenge. The most difficult part of this setup will no being killed on the counter-attack. No one at the back is a SCARY setup!

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The hope with this tactic is that the DWs and BWMs can intercept a lot of balls in the midfield.

Incoming players for Celtic. Reinforcements were needed in a lot of places. Especially in the DW and BWM positions.

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Incoming players details.

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I went a little crazy on a few players wages, but really wanted to get them in. Hopefully these are enough because my funds are essentially exhausted.

 

Beginning of the Season!! (First 6 games)

Of course there has to be an issue at the beginning of the campaign!

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My most expensive transfer ($19M) is out for 4 months....

It's not all bad though!! Results through 6 games

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Since this is only a 1 year challenge I expect it to be over fairly quickly. I will probably do a midseason/winter update.

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Thanks @RichD and @broodje kip!!

I have always watched challenges from afar. So I am looking forward to attempting one.

I don't expect to do as well as many of the veterans on here, but it should be a fun ride! I am just hoping to not be fired 🤣

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1 minute ago, CaptMorg70 said:

Thanks @RichD and @broodje kip!!

I have always watched challenges from afar. So I am looking forward to attempting one.

I don't expect to do as well as many of the veterans on here, but it should be a fun ride! I am just hoping to not be fired 🤣

I joined on 2019 while Dick on 2020, you’re the veteran here 😂

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8 minutes ago, FuddledFox said:

Good luck Captain Morgan.

Out of interest which Captain Morgan are you?

This one....

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or this one...

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The later for sure. The rum doesn't settle quite as well anymore, but I still like the nickname 😀

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I have made it to January. Without being fired! So that's an accomplishment.

Another big injury to the squad. One of my leading goal scorers is out for 2 months.

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For a free transfer, pretty solid contributions to the team. He will be missed but lucky I have a solid base of forwards.

Champions League

The Group Stage was not very kind to these tactics!

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The team fought hard and pulled off 2 wins, but wasn't nearly enough to advance. Also gave up 18 goals in 6 games. That stings!!

Results so far

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Started out very strong. Results got a bit shaky during the Champions League matches.

League Table at Jan

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Looks like a 2 horse race between Celtic and Rangers. I have a big match versus Rangers soon. Hoping to put some distance between them in the table.

Finally, Scoring difference so far...

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Really hoping with mostly Domestic games here on out this number will improve. 

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Its Finished!!

EURO Cup

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Came up short in the first round of knockouts... OM bombed over the top in the 2 matches and I couldn't score enough.

Betfred Cup

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One domestic cup win!! One to go...

Scottish Cup

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This was a disaster! Team was running on fumes and it showed. Gave up a lot of points in this loss...

Scottish League Results

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Champions! OLE! OLE! OLE!

This battle actually went down to the final day. I struggled with Rangers all season and was never able to separate from in the table.

Fixtures since December

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Team Goals and Assists

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League Top Scorers and Assists

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Gregoritsch wins every award in Scotland!!

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This man ran the league!! He turned out to be the heart and soul of Celtic in 2020!

But...

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It looks like a short stay for Gregoritsch!! A few players were ready to leave after this season. So probably a good thing this is a 1 season challenge.

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The squad's value grew a ton over the season though. There would be a lot of turnover, but plenty of money in the bank to retool Celtic.

Final Tactics with relationships

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And now for the most important part of the challenge!!

What's the goal difference???

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Just short of 100!! So close....

So Final score of the challenge for me is 97!!

 

I appreciate everyone who read through this challenge.

Please leave any comments on anything really. I am new to posting challenges, so any feedback is appreciated.

Thank you very much!!

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9 minutes ago, RichD said:

Brilliant going that mate, not even that many conceded really, great effort 😁

Thanks!! It's a nerve wrecking setup for sure. Every time the opponents goalie has a free kick, it feels like a conceded goal is about to happen.

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5 minutes ago, broodje kip said:

Massive score!

Thanks!! This tactic has made me reconsider a lot of things. Definitely scored a lot of goals in this setup 

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I’m halfway through my Benfica save and my goal difference is 0 sitting fourth in the table😬 I may have to rethink a tactic and start again!

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23 minutes ago, ScottishFMM said:

I’m halfway through my Benfica save and my goal difference is 0 sitting fourth in the table😬 I may have to rethink a tactic and start again!

I think the league you do the challenge in makes a big difference. You know as well as anyone on here how much of an advantage Celtic has in its league. I plan on testing this tactic in another league, but any time I played outside of Scotland(or Rangers), I struggled.

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23 minutes ago, CaptMorg70 said:

I think the league you do the challenge in makes a big difference. You know as well as anyone on here how much of an advantage Celtic has in its league. I plan on testing this tactic in another league, but any time I played outside of Scotland(or Rangers), I struggled.

That’s the only reason I tried it elsewhere to be honest Captain! I knew it’s probably be able to walk it in Scotland

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