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Topic Started: Feb 1 2012, 02:56 AM (1,467 Views)
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Ok time for the monthly update-

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Obviously I'm ticked at the San Jose loss too, but what can I do about it? It's not like I can play on the field. Attakora has been a good signing and I'm glad we got him. I'm also pleased that we turned a profit last month. I don't want to be putting this club in financial ruin.

A look at the tables-

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NY is just unbelievable. Even if I get into the playoffs, hard to see how we can get past them. We are right in the thick of things at 4th, but so far the East looks less competitive than the West. It's only 18 points from Colorado to LA, so anything can still happen there. I mean look at Vancouver- they had a bad month of May, so now they've dropped from 2nd to 5th, 14 points from LA.

Taking a look at the June calendar...

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Gah, more fixture congestion this month 5 MLS games, plus maybe a US Cup match, depends on how we are drawn.
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The first game in June is against FC Dallas and is the first of two back to back road games (the next being against NY...great...). Dallas' form has been poor recently, winless in 4 and losing their last 3, so we're keen to capitalize on that.

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Joseph, Feilhaber, and Attakora are away on international duty, while Gimenez, Alston, and Soares are injured. That leaves me with 6 subs (I had to pull up Smith from the reserve team). Luckily my guys are rested, so hopefully not too much subbing will be needed.

Yikes! A quick look at the bookings stat: 1) DC Utd 25 2)New England 24 3)LA 23...we need to cut back on fouls!

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Dallas going with a flat 4-5-1 tonight. Luna is a youngster with potential, while Sam Cronin can control the midfield if not checked.

Kickoff...

Not a whole lot of fans here...c'mon supporters! Who are ya?

HT Dallas 0-0 New England
Both sides have possession, both have had chances, just no breakthrus yet. My guys keep passing and clearing the ball straight to Dallas players so that needs to stop or else we're in trouble. During the end of the half, passing seemed better, lets hope our scoring improves too.

GOAL 80' Jacobsen 1-0
Our poor play leads to a late goal and a probable loss. A corner swung in by Jeremiah White is lost in a tussle of attackers and defenders. When the ball does come out it is popped in by Jacobsen from outside the box and gives Dallas the game's first, and maybe only goal.

GOAL 82' Schilawski 1-1
Goodness, we may get something from this game yet. The Revs have pegged Dallas right back thanks to Chris Schilawski. The young midfielder Fagundez works his way towards the box, lays it to Schilawski and the striker puts a beautiful shot into the top corner. Hartman looks livid. I'm ecstatic.

FT Dallas 1-1 New England
Our road woes continue and we barely survive the bluster with a Schilawski goal, which he is happy to get in order to end his goal drought.

Player performances
GOOD: Graye, Barnes, Simms, and Schilawski had good games with ratings over 7
BAD: Islas and substitute midfielder Rowe were on the low end at 6.5, but their young and cheap, so I have no worries about them.

The table as it stands-

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The Revs stay put at 4th with Chicago idle and and Houston losing big to San Jose 4-nil. Too bad we couldn't get all 3 points and capitalize on Houston's loss. Man, is San Jose clicking or what?

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So here we go, New York v New England, New Jersey v Boston. We aren't bitter rivals, but local rivals and as such we battle on close turf. This is our first big game in my opinion. NY has run amok this season, winning like nobody's business. What a statement if we could pull off an upset here today. And maybe my owner Mr. Kraft will be here watching and see what a gem RedBull Arena is and get our own soccer stadium built.

Lineup today-

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Lozano is in today for the injured Soares, Attakora playing on the right wing, Guti back in the lineup, but playing in the center of the 3 midfielders, and Schilawksi/Sene/Islas up front.

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Tierry Henry...the legend of Arsenal and France. I have great respect for the guy and my defense needs to be at it's best to stop him.

Kickoff...

HT New York 0-0 New England
NY has been dominating my guys so far, but we are playing well, not conceding and we even have had a few decent chances. Hold on guys! Keep playing your socks off!

GOAL 64' Schilawski 0-1
Wow! After a long run of NY possession, a failed NY corner kick allows Feilhaber to clear the ball to Zack Schilawski on the wing. With New England on the break, the NY defenders are left helpless as the striker slots a great goal past the NY keeper. Fantastic individual effort!

GOAL 74' Schilawski 0-2
Amazing! Simply amazing! New England have scored twice in 10 minutes and may well get the win. Simms plays a long through ball into the box with a free, onside Schilawski waiting. The striker again slots to the ball into the corner of the net and give New England a much needed 2 goal lead.

GOAL 81' Lozano 0-3
I'm jumping on the sideline! I don't care if I look crazy, but I'm going wild! Another set piece goal and this time it's Lozano who heads in a Feilhaber corner to give the Revs a commanding lead and most certainly the win. Vuolo didn't even move.

FT New York 0-3 New England
Stunner. Absolute stunner. I asked the boys to play today and boy did they play. Interesting that midway after the 1st goal I changed the formation to 4-4-2 with 3 centermids and a holder midfielder. After that we got two more goals and controlled the game. Drinks all around!!

Player performance
GOOD: Amazingly, almost everyone has over a 7 rating, but Zack Schilawski has an amazing turnaround, going from a 6.1 to 8.8 rating in the game and grabbing 2 key goals along with the MOTM honors.
BAD: Islas was bad today with 5.9 to show for it, but he's young and was overpowered by more formidable defenders.

So! Here's how the table looks like now-

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We're back into 3rd with Columbus idle (and has 3 games in hand!) and Houston winning. We still have a game on Houston, but New York has a game on us. However we beat them handily today, so at 6 points out of first, we're still feeling good.
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After beating NY, we all want to celebrate all night long and then some, but we have Toronto FC now on Wednesday. They are in 8th place. If you want to be the best team, you beat the best teams. But to stay the best team you need to beat the bad teams too! Everything we worked for Saturday will be gone if we lose this one at home.

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Changes are Graye in at right FB with Attakora in his natural role as a CB. After doing so well with the 4-1-3-2 last game against NY, I'm setting it up in my match preparation. But for now I'm keeping the same 4-3-3 until further notice.

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Obviously not the NY or LA level of talent here, but still dangerous. De Guzman and Frings anchor that midfield and the tall Ryan Johnson can be a force with his head up front.

In other news, this game will be Matt Reis' 200th club appearance for the Revs. A proud day for him and the club, so lets grab a win, eh boys?

Kickoff...

GOAL 27' Avila 0-1
We've had possession the whole game, but TFC get the first goal from a Dunfield corner. Eric Avila is unmarked and scores an easy header. C'mon guys!

GOAL 28' Schilawski 1-1
That's more like it! Right from kickoff, the boys have a fire lit under them. They work the ball well and Tierney centers the ball to Zack Schilawski, who from the edge of the box fires a pinpoint goal into the far corner. Game on boys.

GOAL 39' Joseph 2-1
A Tierney corner kick lands at Shalrie Joseph's feet and the center mid fires home easily for the Revs second goal and Joseph's first goal of the season. That goal also gives Tierney his 10th assist of the year.

HT New England 2-1 Toronto
Looking good despite giving up a goal so far. No one is playing bad, really, all about above average right now. Depending on how the 2nd half plays I might change formations to the 4-1-3-2, but we'll see. We need another goal to cement the win.

GOAL 57' Attakora 3-1
He just can't be stopped. Tierney swings across another corner and Nana Attakora heads the ball home. There's the 2 goal advantage we needed. Delightful stuff from the guys today, they look really up for it.

GOAL 72' Schilawski 4-1
He's scoring for fun at the moment! A Revs throw in leads to some good pass and move play from the Revs, culminating in a goal from Schilawski slotted into the net. Beautiful.

FT New England 4-1 Toronto
Lovely stuff today from the Revs. They showed real class against a team that should be beaten. A great win all around.

Player perfromance
GOOD: Everyone had a rating over 7 today, but the best players were Attakora (8), Schilawski (8.8), and Tierney (8.8) who also got the MOTM honors with his 3 assists. Well done boys!
BAD: No one.

Table after today's result-

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Only three games in action today, so with Houston idle I jump ahead of them by 2 points, and keep pace with Columbus who won today as well. Columbus actually beat the once unbeatable NY, so with NY having a game in hand on us we are closing in at 3 points out of 1st.
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Next up is Chicago, our bitter rivals. Last time we played them, it was 2-nil after at the half, then 2-2 after full time, then 3-3 to take us into penalties. We won the shootout, and it was an exciting game for the neutral fan as both teams went the distance.

Before we head into the match, I take a look each team's form-

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Chicago, despite dropping their last 3 games, are in 5th place in the East- in fact they've been in 5th since game #2 of the season! Quite a feat if you ask me. Anyway, we're at home again for this one, so let's get a rival win for the fans!

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Because we had a midweek game, we're going to have a few changes today. We have Attakora at right FB, Lozano at CB, and Clyde Simms and Stephen McCarthy as center mids. I am taking a bit of a gamble against Chicago with the 4-1-3-2 formation. Partly to take advantage of their poor form but also maybe I can retain possession more today and keep the ball away from their wingers, who burned us last time. Gaudette gets a start bewteen the sticks today to give Reis a break.

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Last time out, it was the "P's" that gave us trouble: Pause, Pardo, and Puppo. Nyarko is also quick and dangerous on the sidelines. Hopefully my holding midfielder can do well today against these players. Looking at the Chicago scouting report, I noticed that Nolly isn't a great keeper, so we should look to rattle him early if we can.

Kickoff...

GOAL 13' Simms 1-0
That's just what we wanted, an early goal to test Nolly and unnerve him. After a failed corner, Tierney receives the ball again and passes to Clyde Simms, who drives a curling shot into the goal, past the diving Nolly.

HT New England 1-0 Chicago
After the first goal, it's been an even game. Looking at the shape of my team, we are frustrating Chicago, my holding midfielder working well to disrupt things over the middle and his presence allows my other center mids like Feilhaber and Joseph to pursue attacking players with the knowledge that he'll be there in support.

GOAL 61' Lozano
John Lozano scores his second goal of the season from a Tierney corner. This gives us a two goal lead and some room to work with now.

FT New England 2-0 Chicago
We pretty much dominated in possession the second half of this game. The second goal allowed me to put in some younger players like Fagundez and Rowe, which was good for them to get involved in these games. I'm very happy with the win over our bitter rivals.

Player performance
GOOD: All my defenders have ratings over 7 as well as Simms and Joseph, but the MOTM once again is Tierney with an 8.1 rating and two assists.
BAD: No one.

Well, the new formation worked out, I guess for now. Chicago only had 3 shots on goal today, which I think is an impressive job done by the defensive unit. I think with less strikers it allows for better movement forward for Feilhaber and Guti. Plus an extra defensive midfielder helps Joseph and my two centerbacks in dealing with threats in the middle. Also, 2 strikers doesn't crowd the box as much as with 3 strikers, so I hope this means more goals for Schilawski and others.

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Yahoo! We're into 1st! But probably not for long. NY didn't play today and Houston drew with Columbus. NY and Columbus both have 2 games on the Revs, so we'll enjoy 1st place while it lasts.

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Personally, I don't like seeing good players leaving the MLS, as I want the MLS to a league that attracts good players and keeps them, not just developing them only to see them leave for Europe. Saborio wasn't developed in the MLS, but he was a good player which makes the MLS competitive. However, he is 29, so getting the money out of him seems the right thing to do for Salt Lake. I just don't like how MLS teams don't get ALL of the transfer fee.
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Just got the word today-

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Interesting draw for us and unfortunately we're away. I say that because the more cup home games we have, the more gate money we can rake in. It also means our next game against Seattle has been bumped up to Saturday.
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With my new 4-1-3-2 formation, I'm looking into signing maybe another center mid. Johnson looks good on paper in terms of technique and creativity, but he's asking for 5.5k/week and a 3 year contract. He's 26, so he's not that old and I have the cap room, so I'm giving him a trial with my reserves to see if he can produce the goods he claims he's worth.
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Well looks like the European transfer window has opened and another MLS player heads back to Europe.
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Heading into our next match against Seattle, we have one thing in our favor- Seattle played two days ago against NY and drew 1-1. Thus they probably have tired legs going out there today, and we need to capitalize on that. The things going against us are playing away in Seattle on of the most intimidating parks in the league- CenturyLink Field, in the rain to boot.

Lineup-

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Since Seattle is known for their attacking prowess, I'll keep my 4-1-3-2 going. Guti back in the middle, hopefully he can create some magic today, and Attakora and Graye back in their natural positions. The good news for us is that AJ Soares is back from injury, but not fit for a start yet, and that Alston will be back soon. It seems like forever since he was in the lineup.

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Seattle, although not star laden, is in my opinion more of a sleeper team with talent. On a good day, they can make you look terrible. Let's hope they'll be too tired to play well tonight.

And on another note: Shalrie Joseph is set to make his 225th career appearance for the Revs and in the MLS. After tonight he'll only need 19 more appearances to beat Jay Heaps' record of 243 appearances for the club. So congrats to Shalrie for making it this far for the Revs.

Kickoff...

GOAL 19' Sene 0-1
It's been a long time coming hasn't it? Saer Sene finally breaks his goal drought with a fine finish after receiving the ball onside in the box to slot it past the goalkeeper Gspurning.

GOAL 40' Montero 1-1
Seattle even things up with a freekick meeting the head of Freddy Montero, who puts it past Reis.

GOAL 44' Sene 1-2
The lad is up for it today it seems! The young tall French forward plays a give and go with Schilawski, gets into the box past the defender Parke and slots home his second of the game.

HT Seattle 1-2 New England
Seems the new formation really does open things up for my forwards, at least so far. Like with Chicago, that extra holding midfielder really frustrates the opposing offense. Their only goal so far has come from a set piece, which was honestly undefendable. Keep up the good play guys!

FT Seattle 1-2 New England
Nothing doing in the 2nd half. We had a few chances, but as I put our mentality to counter, we were more content to sit back and let Seattle wear themselves down. Good win today for us, and good for Sene to be back on the goalsheet.

Player performances
GOOD: Saer Sene the obvious choice for MOTM with 2 goals and an 8.8 rating.
BAD: No one.

Table as it stands-

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Back into first, with 2 points clear of NY! Chicago record a huge win of NY 4-2. So with Houston, NY, and the Revs at 17 games played, the real sleeper is now Columbus with a potential 9 points to be had in their games in hand over the other 3 teams. Exciting stuff!

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You know, looking back now when creating the database for this save, I realize I should have created the NASL and USLPro leagues just for the heck of it. Reason being because then it'd actually get the players on those teams playing regular games, getting better training, etc. Oh well.

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We're in Tampa playing the Rowdies in the US Cup 3rd Round. Our league form has been super lately, so let's keep that trend going. I don't want to be knocked out of the cup by these guys.

Lineup-

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Some tired bodies out there due to us just have played on Saturday. Islas gets a start tonight, as does McCarthy, Lozano, and Gaudette. Don't let me down guys!

Matchup-

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I really don't know too much about Tampa. I know that Yoshitake can be influential on the wing, but that's about it.

Kickoff...

GOAL 41' Sene 0-1
Um...don't know quite what happened there, except that Saer Sene has grabbed the game's 1st goal. Islas is making a run towards the box after he steals the ball from Tampa defender Sanfilippo. As Islas is running, Sanfilippo clatters into him and knocks the ball free. Sene is there on the loose ball and slots a goal just under the Tampa goalkeeper Attinella.

HT Tampa Bay 0-1 New England
We've got the lead, but it's still anyone's game. The Revs need that all important 2nd goal in order to really control this game.

FT Tampa Bay 0-1 New England
Boring 2nd half, but we get the win and are into the quarterfinals.

Player performances
GOOD: Bill Gaudette actually gets the MOTM honors with his 7.4 rating.
BAD: No one.

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So after beating Tampa who do we face next?

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Kitsap Pumas, who play in the PDL. They beat Seattle to get to us, so we can't take them for granted.


Craziness in the US Cup's 3rd round-

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And we added some more young talent to the current squad-

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Agudelo is 19, American, and only getting paid 1.6k/week. He was frustrated at NY for not getting any playing time, so I traded players and cash for him. Maybe won't influence the squad now, but definitely I'm going to mold him into a future star.
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What a month! We did very well in June, and the result is that we lead the Eastern Conference heading into July. We've played 17 games, so our season is half-way finished.

Just some of the things to look over as we pass into July...

First, Zack Schilawski picks up the June Player of the Month Award

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He beat of some stiff competition in Donovan and Califf, so congrats to Zack!

Now a look at the upcoming events for July-

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A busy month ahead- 5 MLS games, 1 US Cup game, and 2 signings to join the squad mid-month.

Ah, an email from the board-

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Ok, yeah I get it, you're upset over losing to San Jose- but that was a month ago! Give a guy a break huh? What about smashing NY 3-0? Remember that?

On a serious note, I'm displeased at losing 323k. Hopefully we can make that back this month, but with 4 away games, we probably won't <_<

And now a look at the MLS tables after 3 months of play-

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B) We're sitting pretty in first place, but we can't be there for too long. Columbus has two games in hand and are only a point behind us. Same for LA in the West- they may have 7 point lead but Salt Lake have a massive 4 games in hand. Even so, the West looks weaker now in comparison to the East. LA is 21 points from 5th, where the Revs are only 9 points from 5th! It obviously was a crazy month of June for most clubs, but as we are only midseason, the craziness has just begun!

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I have a funny feeling this is going to be a bad game for us. Usually happens in FM, you get a good run of games going then a loss to bring your club back down to earth. After just getting by Tampa 1-nil in the US Cup 3rd round, I think we may just lose this one. But I hope I'm wrong!

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Hey! Looks who's back! Alston finally back in the lineup tonight after a prolonged injury. Attakora gets the start over Soares just because he's playing well, Agudelo on the bench, waiting for his Revs debut. Joseph is serving a yellow card suspension, so he's not playing today.

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Mirror formations today. Interesting to see how things play out. Pore can be dangerous, and Beckerman too. Not a bad defensive line for Salt Lake either.

Kickoff...

GOAL 46' Borchers
Sloppy play by both sides today, so the first goal comes from a Salt Lake free kick. Wingert swings one across the box where Nate Borchers heads home the game's first goal.

HT Salt Lake 1-0 New England
First of all, I have 5 players of mine booked, 3 of them in the first 10', so screw you Toledo. Second, my guys just need to relax and play their game. Let's look for a good second half.

FT Salt Lake 1-0 New England
Can I call 'em or what? We were poor throughout the game and fully deserved to lose today. We had a few late chances at the goal but just couldn't convert. Oh well, you can't win them all.

Player performance
GOOD: No one was over 6.7 today
BAD: Sene and Agudelo never got going today.

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Funny. If this was a good game for him, I wonder what a bad game looks like. BE CONSISTENT.

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We were the only East team to play today, so no change in the table as of now.

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