Career Double Trouble in Little Scotland - Completed

[MikeF]

After the collapse of my recent 1k challenge due to saving over the game (!) i thought i'd have a crack at a double trouble before going back to repeat the 1k attempt.

I've never played with Celtic and the league should be nice and easy for this so that's where we're headed.

 

The players: I want to keep Moukoko for my 1k attempt so he's staying with Dortmund. Instead I went with a future Spurs legend and a youngster already proven to bang the goals in...

 

 

Scarlett has a long way to go but it very young. Musiala is looking great for a 17yr old and I'm hoping he will hit his stride right away. I'm also hoping to get 1500 goals from these two instead of the 1200 required but lets see how we get on.

 

Season 1:

As expected, the domestic trophies were easy enough to bring home and the league wasn't too tough. I would have performed better if i had more squad depth but can't complain overall. Continental silverware however completely escaped me, crashing out of the CL early doors and only making round 2 of the Euro Cup too. Something to aim for next time.

In honour of Nuno going to Spurs I'm trying a new formation with 3 at the back which is pretty solid and delivered what was needed from the front two so i'm hoping i'm onto something with this new approach for me.

 

Transfers:

My corner hero Pavon makes his usual appearance in my team and a few others to improve the squad, sold a lot of deadwood to get the money for the youngsters so didnt have a huge amount to spend after them but there was enough to build a good squad from. Menino is a solid midfield wonderkid and i needed a better GK so Livakovic made the cut. Gnonto was going to be my 3rd in a triple threat but after deciding to use my new formation he's going to rot in the reserves. Sorry Wilfried.

 

The team did well chipping in with assists from all over the park but the main source was Pavon providing a lot of assists from the right wing/ both corners. I'll need to get a new left winger next season as my loan players goes back and I want to get more depth in my squad for when the fixtures pile up.

 

The boys developed well and bagged 59 goals between them, which i've very happy with for the first season.

 

Awards:

Spoiler

 

 

Manager stats:

 

Scores:

Musiala: 34

Scarlett: 25

Total: 59

Edited August 15, 2021 by MikeF

[Rich]

Great player choices there mate and what a cracking first season, keep it up 👍

[hhooo]

These boys will have dementia by the time they're 40! Go easy Mike! 

[Dai_]

Great players to attempt this with. Just keep an eye on their attitudes. I've witnessed both become right little diva's before. Hopefully you don't get those versions of them.

Also, will you attempt to manage England to boost the goals? If so, I have had serious trouble getting Musiala to switch allegiances from Germany, even though he'll never play for them.

Anyway. That's a good start & I look forward to following this. 👍

[MikeF]

14 minutes ago, Dai_ said:

Great players to attempt this with. Just keep an eye on their attitudes. I've witnessed both become right little diva's before. Hopefully you don't get those versions of them.

Also, will you attempt to manage England to boost the goals? If so, I have had serious trouble getting Musiala to switch allegiances from Germany, even though he'll never play for them.

Anyway. That's a good start & I look forward to following this. 👍

Ooh didn’t even see he had English as second nationality. I’ll definitely be trying to get the England job!

[broodje kip]

Nice choice and first season there.

4 hours ago, MikeF said:

Ooh didn’t even see he had English as second nationality. I’ll definitely be trying to get the England job!

He’s English if you had started with the November database 

[MikeF]

18 minutes ago, broodje kip said:

Nice choice and first season there.

He’s English if you had started with the November database 

Ah Damn. Started with the latest one. 

[MikeF]

Season 2

Another solid season from the boys with them developing well and increasing their haul from the first season.

 

Transfer budget wasn't great so only managed a few key signings. I've never gone for Tonali before but he's been key for my midfield in this new formation and 21.5m seems a snip. Lainez as my new left winger was a player exchange as opposed to a free transfer as it says here but i've always liked him. Todibo on loan and Benkovic gave my defence some extra grit too selling Juillien in the process. 

 

 

A better turnout from the team too. Lainez on the left is chipping in with some nice assists and he's causing all sorts of trouble there which gives us more balance. Christie had a good season too although is scoring a few too many for my liking. Guess thats always a problem with AP role shooting from distance.

 

League was straightforward again, getting nearer that 100 point mark. We only won one domestic cup but did take home the CL and that's what we're here for at the end of the day.

 

 

 

Goals:

Musiala: 73

Scarlett: 53

Total: 126

 

PS: it begins...

 

Edited July 22, 2021 by MikeF

[broodje kip]

9 hours ago, MikeF said:

Season 2

Another solid season from the boys with them developing well and increasing their haul from the first season.

 

Transfer budget wasn't great so only managed a few key signings. I've never gone for Tonali before but he's been key for my midfield in this new formation and 21.5m seems a snip. Lainez as my new left winger was a player exchange as opposed to a free transfer as it says here but i've always liked him. Todibo on loan and Benkovic gave my defence some extra grit too selling Juillien in the process. 

 

 

A better turnout from the team too. Lainez on the left is chipping in with some nice assists and he's causing all sorts of trouble there which gives us more balance. Christie had a good season too although is scoring a few too many for my liking. Guess thats always a problem with AP role shooting from distance.

 

League was straightforward again, getting nearer that 100 point mark. We only won one domestic cup but did take home the CL and that's what we're here for at the end of the day.

 

 

 

Goals:

Musiala: 73

Scarlett: 53

Total: 126

 

PS: it begins...

 

Very nice total there. I had that before with Musiala during my 2kc but he decided to stay after I persuaded him to.

[MikeF]

Season 3

Started off really nicely and then in the January transfer window PSG bid for about 5 of my players and unsettled them so i was stuck with the blue ! against half my squad for the rest of the season so it was a bit up and down. Still happy though, I just have some work to do to get my team back in order. I may have to sell a big name as money is tight still so can't throw contracts at people to win them back.

 

Still, we got 58 goals from the boys which is fine at this stage. Scarlett had a great season, Masiala missed a couple of months through injury and never really settled back, but considering most of the team was unhappy this season i'm happy with how they performed. And they're still very young. Most importantly, they're both happy to stay at the club and are tied down on long contracts. 

Assists coming from all over again. I signed Brescianini as cover for my midfielders and he did a great job chipping in with 7 assists from CM as a squad player. Most of the goals are still going through the front two which is great to see. I don't want any goal hungry midfielders in my team (Pipi, I'm looking at you...).

 

We won everything this year so that'll help attract bigger names to the club and keep the boys happy for longer.

I won't bother listing player awards anymore, just assume they're winning them all!

 

Transfers:

No particularly big signings here as budgets are quite tight still (40m) and everyone is currently indispensable. This season was mostly about adding to squad depth so we signed a couple more CD and CM to help rotate and rest key players.

After the January transfer window closed, I got a 96m bid for Tonali which i have preliminarily accepted as that money would give me a big budget for next season and allow me to strengthen where needed (namely, AM). But he's a key player and i'd rather keep him - let's see how pre-season goes and how much the board want to give me this time around. 

 

Goals:

Musiala: 94

Scarlett: 90

Total: 184

 

 

Edited July 23, 2021 by MikeF

[broodje kip]

Very nice season but oh my, you sold Mikey Johnston 😂

[MikeF]

28 minutes ago, broodje kip said:

Very nice season but oh my, you sold Mikey Johnston 😂

Ha - yeah i saw your save, he was a beast! Never got a look in for me i'm afraid...

[broodje kip]

Just now, MikeF said:

Ha - yeah i saw your save, he was a beast! Never got a look in for me i'm afraid...

Haha fair enough. The players you brought in surely are better than him though.

[Rich]

Well done mate, good season and there looking decent 👍

[MikeF]

Season 4

Another solid season. The boys are working well together but Musaila picks up his usual couple of injuries missing a few games. Scarlett seems pretty robust which helped them get to 75 goals between them.

I made a small tweak to my formation at the end of the season which looked to make a difference so will be good to see how next season goes once i fine tune it.

 

 

Couldn't get the CL this year but a good show everywhere else.

 

I decided to keep hold of Tonali as a billionaire businessman came along and bought the club - how kind - so money hopefully should be a lot easier to come by now. But then in January Leipzig came along with a silly offer so i had to take it. Replacing him with Merino who has been far better. The major signing for me was Aouar who i managed to pick up for free. I've been needing a good AP for a while now and he delivered.  

 

 

It feels like the team are starting to click as the boys mature, and i'm hoping we're about to move into the high scoring seasons now...

 

Goals:

Musiala: 128

Scarlett: 131

Total: 259

 

[MikeF]

Season 5

A great season from the lads here. Formation tweak looks to have made a difference and with them maturing a bit they're really getting into their stride now getting 95 goals between them. A big season.

 

 

Frustratingly the CL eluded me again, going out on away goals in the semis, but we did pick up everything else including dropping only 4 points in the league all season and finishing with over 100 GD.

 

Picked up Onana even though i didnt really need him (but he did make my defence even better) and Todibo and Upamecano who also helped tighten my defence after Barca came in for Benkovic and Pavard got upset warming the bench. I really dont know why i signed Morata as a back up striker. Aside from that, its a few youngsters with good potential to see if they can be the next generation or not...

 

The team all chipped on with assists. More goals all round as i'm a bit more attacking now but more for the front two and thats the main thing. Lainez is doing a good job for me but i'm pretty sure Chavarria is Messi's regen and he's making the left wing his own, even at 17. I'll pop him on corner duty too soon once Pavon starts declining.

 

A big season and we need a few more of these. Ideally breaking the 100 goal mark but they're still young so lets see.

 

Goals:

Musiala: 178

Scarlett: 176

Total: 354

 

Talk about consistency!

 

Edited July 26, 2021 by MikeF

[Rob]

Love the goal split! Well done

[Rich]

Well done mate, going well, can only see bright things in the future of Mikey the manager!

[broodje kip]

Going brilliant there. The goals spread very nicely for both players too.

[MikeF]

Season 6

Me being me, despite last year's tactical changes working well I decided to see what would happen with some more attacking tweaks. Needless to say the team scored more (and i conceded a few more), but the boys up top didn't get half as much service as the other players now had an eye for goal. Good to experiment but it definitely cost me goals with Scarlett starting his season like this:

 

Not great. So we went back to the old way and there was quite the turnaround:

 

Here's how they did at the end of a season of two halfs:

 

88 goals between them (44 each of course - these boys like to split the work evenly!) but i know we could have got more. No complaints though as it was still a great season.

Took the league by storm and the important silverware was ours. Who wants the Scottish Cup anyway? 

 

Team performance was what we've come to expect with my wingers and playmaker bagging the assists. They also scored too many goals when i went experimental at the start of the season but i managed to slow them up later on and get them to focus on assists again. 

 

Transfers were mostly youngsters again apart from when i needed a back up right winger and the only guy who fit the bill cost me £110m! Still, with my Saudi money burning a hole in my pocket i got him anyway. Sheffield Utd must have hired Daniel Levy... 

 

All in all, another great season but i know they have more to give if i just let them play how they like to play.

 

Goals:

Musiala: 222

Scarlett: 220

Total: 442

[broodje kip]

Great season again. Shame that the tweak you did didn’t work for almost 20 games.

[Rich]

I feel your pain Mikey and it’s something I do all the time, I always think I can get more out of players but it doesn’t always work that way! Still a good season though mate and I’m sure you’ll crack the tactic.

[Rob]

Doh. The old dreaded tactic tweak. Still, a nice even split to suit my OCD. Great stuff 

[MikeF]

5 hours ago, broodje kip said:

Great season again. Shame that the tweak you did didn’t work for almost 20 games.

Musiala was still scoring so i said I’d give it to the new year to see if Scarlett picks up. Didn’t realise he had done quite so bad until I looked at him tbh

[MikeF]

Season 7

Cracking season from the boys here breaking the 100 goal barrier. 

Their development stopped for a while but it's just started up again as they get a little older so there's more to come from Muaiala. Scarlett had a growth spurt mid season but seems to have stopped now. Both looking good anyway.

 

 

Not quite the league performance of last season but still pretty good all round! Just lost out in the CL final, well i was hammered 5-2 by Bayern but close enough...

 

Pavon with his best season yet racking up an insane 45 assists. Esnaider is my new left winger and latest graduate of the wonderkid army i'm growing in my reserves. Definitely someone's regen but it seems harder this year to figure out who? Do they mix it up more this version of the game?

 

Managed to pick up de Ligt for free which was a bonus but i do have 350m in the kitty now so money is no object now really.

A couple of my other defenders took offence with not being played too much so they went. Shame, as i loved Tomiyasu and he was class but i just got better players in the end.

I've got a few trouble makers in my squad bringing others down now so i'm planning a big overhaul this summer. Time to shift the bad influences and dip into that transfer kitty!

 

Goals:

Musiala: 273

Scarlett: 274

Total: 547

 

Both still putting in an equal effort in the goals! And almost hitting the halfway point if we're going for 1200. Let's see how the next few seasons go. They're only 23/24 so plenty left in them.

 

 

Edited July 30, 2021 by MikeF

[broodje kip]

You’ve reached 100 already. Well done!

[MikeF]

Season 8

Another great season from the boys. Scarlett decided to pull ahead in the scoring charts with 66 from 49 games, but we still cleared 100 goals (103 in total) despite a couple of injuries along the way (but nothing major). 
 

 

This was a bit of a transitional season as some of the older players start to deteriorate and I start to introduce some younger ones to get them ready to step up so there were a few inconsistent performances as the new squad gel. Bayern slapped us out the CL again - they’re fast becoming my bogey team with a couple players I sold them coming back to haunt me too. 

I had a couple of teams set up this season to introduce some youngsters including Pavon’s replacement (Branger-Engone) and I dipped into the transfer kitty to get Pedri as he was unhappy at Barca.  He didn’t come cheap at all but I had the cash and he’s young so will fit that role for years to come as the older guard, or unhappy players, move on.

Not sure why Tomiyasu is showing up as sold again as he went last season. Then it was just shifting some players who didn’t fit my system or weren’t happy being fringe players. 
 

Goals:

Musiala: 310

Scarlett: 340

Total: 650

Edited August 1, 2021 by MikeF

[Scratch]

Great season mate. You must have put a rocket under Scarlett though, that was a massive season. Also, gotta say, I just love Pavon, glad to see him doing so well for you!

[Rich]

Another cracking season right there Mikey 👏🏻

[broodje kip]

Nice total and those are some very good transfers there.