Homecoming - FC25 CM Story 2024 to 2026
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Great for the youth doing well and always good to have a stand out ready in the wings to jump up to the first team. Seems to be winning over the Pros already.
Unfortunate for the first team to come out with another defeat
One step forward and one step back this season. It just doesn’t seem like the team can get into a good run of wins.
Side note: how do you figure out who scored in other matches? Just checking team stats each match week?
@thurlow885 wrote:Great for the youth doing well and always good to have a stand out ready in the wings to jump up to the first team. Seems to be winning over the Pros already.
Unfortunate for the first team to come out with another defeat
Yes, it was a frustrating defeat. At least Brøndby just beat them 2-0 at home this weekend IRL, with two Rajovic goals and teenager Bischoff assisting both. In that light I could easily live with an in game defeat 😃
It's also only my third defeat of the season, so my main problem is still the huge amount of draws I get. Some of these have to be turned into wins, if I'm to climb the table and make a more consistent run to the top.
@LABoog4 wrote:One step forward and one step back this season. It just doesn’t seem like the team can get into a good run of wins.
Side note: how do you figure out who scored in other matches? Just checking team stats each match week?
Yes, exactly. I've done this with previous updates during European Championships and World Cups, taking note of team stats before and after each game to see who scored there. It's the first time I do this in league football, and I think it's only doable because of the size of the league with only 12 teams. It's not too much work with such a limited number of teams to check up on after each game.
Beginning of the match is probably one of those times you'd have taken a draw, but to lose a 2 goal lead against rivals will always feel like points lost even if they were favourites.
Losing a two goal lead to your rivals is not going to win Frank over with the fans. I know he was liked by the fans after his first stint but the nostalgia feeling can quickly fade if things do not turn around.
@thurlow885 wrote:Beginning of the match is probably one of those times you'd have taken a draw, but to lose a 2 goal lead against rivals will always feel like points lost even if they were favourites.
You're right, except I had just lost to FC Midtjylland in the game before, so I really wanted a win in this one. And the first half really pointed in that direction, so it was a huge disappointment to let them back in.
@LABoog4 wrote:Losing a two goal lead to your rivals is not going to win Frank over with the fans. I know he was liked by the fans after his first stint but the nostalgia feeling can quickly fade if things do not turn around.
The funny thing is - he is particularly more well-liked these days (IRL) due to his impressive work with Brentford. I liked him too in his Brøndby days, and I bought his narrative about being on a process to get to the top, also relying heavily on youth players he was familiar with from his work as a Denmark youth international coach.
I remember a lot of the fanbase not having the same patience as me, wanting results faster and ridiculing him for his use of the phrase "it's a process". So if not for anything else, his time at Brentford has certainly shown this particular fanbase that he knows what he's talking about.
- @JustinCase0110
Maybe he should go to United. Ten Hag has 'a process' that doesn't seem to be working. Maybe Frank's does...
@CO88LER5 wrote:
Maybe he should go to United. Ten Hag has 'a process' that doesn't seem to be working. Maybe Frank's does...Heh, good shout. I wouldn't wish it for him though. It does seem that United as a club seem to have a pretty poor record of turning good managers into poor ones. Perhaps the players are also responsible at some point. (longer discussion perhaps, let's just leave it there...😉)
Gaining two points on Nordsjaelland. Assuming a top side wins the cup, 4th place would leap you into Europe, correct?
I'm sure you've mentioned it before but hadn't stuck with me that their is a connection between Brønby and Palace. Palace have a few youngsters who'd be looking for game time so might be good for both sides checking them out.
2 wins in a row and this time when losing 2 goal lead managed to find a winner and some results going your way.
Jacob Larsen would be a very good signing. I remember using him previously in a save. A great time to add a few players, with the trend of losing leads lately, maybe a few new players can turn the trend around.
@Danimal5981 wrote:Gaining two points on Nordsjaelland. Assuming a top side wins the cup, 4th place would leap you into Europe, correct?
Well, almost. The 4th place would get a shot at Europe, if a top three side wins the cup. But as the league is divided into two halves, when all teams have played everyone home and away, there is a "carrot" for the winner of the bottom half. So the 4th place will also need to beat the winner of the bottom half in a playoff match to get into the Conference League.
When the chairman Jan Bech (responsible for Thomas Frank leaving in 2016) sold the majority of his shares, GFH - Global Football Holdings - bought them and now own the majority of the club. They are also invested in several other clubs, for instance ADO Den Haag, who loaned the right back Justin Che last season. So I am thinking about exploring the GFH-network for potential new players along the way.
Besides Brøndby, these are the clubs owned by GFH, as far as I know:
- ADO Den Haag, Netherlands.
- Waasland-Beveren, Belgium.
- AD Alcorcon, Spain.
- Estoril, Portugal.
- Augsburg, Germany.
- Real Salt Lake, USA.
- Crystal Palace, England.
@LABoog4 wrote:Jacob Larsen would be a very good signing. I remember using him previously in a save. A great time to add a few players, with the trend of losing leads lately, maybe a few new players can turn the trend around.
Yes, I actually saw him as a dream signing. And after a few hard years at Hoffenheim, I don't see it as too unrealistic for him to try to reinvent himself in Denmark. It looks like he's just signed a new deal at Hoffenheim though, no longer appearing to be running out of contract. Bummer...
@JustinCase0110 wrote:
@Danimal5981 wrote:Gaining two points on Nordsjaelland. Assuming a top side wins the cup, 4th place would leap you into Europe, correct?
Well, almost. The 4th place would get a shot at Europe, if a top three side wins the cup. But as the league is divided into two halves, when all teams have played everyone home and away, there is a "carrot" for the winner of the bottom half. So the 4th place will also need to beat the winner of the bottom half in a playoff match to get into the Conference League.
Quite confusing: am I to understand that it's better to be top of the bottom half (in effect, 7th) than outside the top 4? (5th, 6th)
