Hey people, my first season has just finished as Valencia manager, i must say it has been 1 of the best games i have ever had on Football Manager.
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La Liga
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In La Liga i managed to finish 2nd, it was a very VERY entertaining league. I only lost 2 games all season and still didnt manage to win the league.
Here is a screen shot to show you the league:
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As you can see from the screen shot Barcelona had a very good champaign only losing one game.
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I did manage to go 29 games unbeaten in La Liga, and that run still goes on into next season. Here is a screen shot to show it:
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As you can see from the screen shot Barcelona have gone 36 games without losing in La Liga :O hopefully i can change this next season.
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In La Liga i managed to win 8 games in a row, but Barcelona also managed to win 8 games in a row as well. Here is a screen shot:
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Team Overview:
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Overall i was very VERY pleased with how my team preformed and with how they are still preforming.
David Villa was my main KEY PLAYER he managed to:
Score 54 Goals in 54 games :O Never seen any 1 do this before, Screen shot:
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David Villa - La Liga Top Scorer:
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David Villa - Spainish Player Of The Year:
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Agouda was also a great buy, his first half of the season was quite poor, but the second half was FANTASTIC, he managed to score in nearly every game and had an average rating of 8+, Because of his recent performances he now has Liverpool chasing him but i will not be selling :P
Arizmendi was also great, i was thinking of selling him, but i am really GLAD i never as he played great when Morientes got injured for 5 months, scoring in most games and is GREAT for the future.
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Copa Del Rey:
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Cope Del Rey was a great cup for me and the team as i managed to win the cup, SMASHING Barcelona along the way.
Quarter Final Leg 1 - Valencia 4 - 0 Barcelona:
Quarter Final Leg 2 - Barcelona 2 - 2 Valencia:
Semi Final Leg 1 - Valencia 4 - 1 Deportivo:
Semi Final Leg 2 - Deportivo 0 - 0:
Copa Del Rey Final - Valencia 2 - 0 Zaragoza:
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Champions League
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In the Champions League i managed to reach the Semi Final before bumping into Barcelona, Below i will post my results as i cant be bothered to provide screen shots :P
Quarter Final Leg 1 - Valencia 2 - 1 Porto
Quarter Final Leg 2 - Porto 0 - 2 Valencia
Semi Final Leg 1 - Barcelona 1 - 0 Valencia
Semi Final Leg 2 - Valencia 2 - 1 Barcelona
As you can see i went out on the AWAY goal rule :(
Overall View
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Overall i think it was a very positive season. My aims for next season are to finish 1st in La Liga, retain the Copa Del Rey cup and reach the Final of the Champions League.
