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AZ Alkmaar - A Shift In Dutch Dominance
Following my recent poll on who to start a new save with, you (the FM Base community) have spoken and AZ Alkmaar came out on top! So this journey is all about one thing, becoming the most dominant club in Dutch football!
It's no secret that Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord are far and away the biggest clubs in Dutch football, with a rich history between them! In fact, since the Eredivisie was formed in 1956, the top 3 clubs have won the division 57 times between them with Ajax leading the way with 26 league titles!
AZ Alkmaar have lifted the top tier trophy twice in their history, with their most recent triumph coming in the 2008-09 season! Steve McLaren's FC Twente side went on to win the Eredivisie the season after, but the big three have dominated again since! AZ have finished anywhere between 3rd and 10th over the past 9 campaigns!
Their other honours include 4x winners of the TOTO KNVB Beker Cup (the main cup competition in Holland), with their most recent success coming in 2013! European success has never been achieved, with their best performance being runners up in the Europa League back in 1981!
So the aim of this save for me is to displace Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord as the renowned top clubs in Holland and bring some trophies to AZ as I look to make them first of all compete with the big three, but then surpass and become the dominant force in the country! From there, I'll look to venture into Europe and hopefully bring the club it's first ever European trophy, with the ultimate goal to be winning the Champions League! It should be a long term save (providing I am not sacked) and I hope it will be my last save of FM2019 taking me through the next few months! AZ sit just outside the top 60 clubs in Europe based on reputation at the start of my career with them, so we have a lot of ground to make up!

Also during the save, if the Holland job becomes available I would like to lead the national team to European Championship/World Cup success as well. This should be a good part of the save if and when it eventually comes with the Dutch national side possibly being the biggest underachievers in history at International level considering the immense talent they have had at their disposal over the years! The Dutch national side are currently ranked 17th in the world!
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