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Wonderful to see the old legend, at 31 he is obviously in the twighlight of his career; I wonder if he will have decent coaching attributes? - How fitting it would be if you could add him to your backroom staff when he retires!
Berwick Rangers: An English Club in Scotland
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Wonderful to see the old legend, at 31 he is obviously in the twighlight of his career; I wonder if he will have decent coaching attributes? - How fitting it would be if you could add him to your backroom staff when he retires!
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I knew as soon as I started him that he'd get injured... poor bloke!
I'd love it if that could happen! Might give him a bumper contract so he can be our 12th choice striker for the next 5 years...
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Chelsea Champions League QF First Leg
So a Quarter final against Chelsea was next up for Berwick. What better way to prepare for it than for star striker and leading scorer in the competition Vebjorn Aure to get injured on international duty.
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Oh, and having to play two games in the space of 3 days beforehand.
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The game against Celtic was the Thursday after the international break so many of our players had just played 90 minutes on the Tuesday. So it was not exactly if our players were fresh…
With 5 first team players, including Aure, already injured there was no chance I was risking any more injuries. So we basically had to give up our unbeaten season, as well as our momentum, just to have players fit for the Chelsea game.
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4 debuts were made over those two games. It’s annoying because there’s no way games would be scheduled that close together in real life.
Anyway, Aure wasn’t 100% yet I decided to risk him for the first leg. We were however still without 4 first team players including goalkeeper Chavez.
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Yet again we made a lightening fast start to the game.
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It remained 1-0 until half time but these were the match stats. I’ve never known dominance like it.
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Then after 59 minutes Chelsea were handed a red card… that gave us no excuse not to win the game by at least two goals.
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We still could not make the breakthrough though and it was looking like it wasn’t our day… until the 77th minute.
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Hector de Anda! Our hero in the Champions League last season came up with the goods again!
And so it finished 2-0 – a fantastic result for the first leg.
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We utterly dominated that game and should’ve won about 9-0.
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Our next game in the league against Rangers was a weird one.
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After going almost all the season unbeaten in the league we’ve now lost two in a row. This time it was thanks to a second half capitulation which saw their uncapped Scottish striker Tom Saric score a hattrick inside 6 minutes.
What made it weirder was the fact that we won the league because of that game.
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Our 6th SPL title in a row was confirmed after Hibs drew their league game. 6th in a row!
Now it’s time to get to the Champions League semi final!
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Oh, and having to play two games in the space of 3 days beforehand.
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The game against Celtic was the Thursday after the international break so many of our players had just played 90 minutes on the Tuesday. So it was not exactly if our players were fresh…
With 5 first team players, including Aure, already injured there was no chance I was risking any more injuries. So we basically had to give up our unbeaten season, as well as our momentum, just to have players fit for the Chelsea game.
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4 debuts were made over those two games. It’s annoying because there’s no way games would be scheduled that close together in real life.
Anyway, Aure wasn’t 100% yet I decided to risk him for the first leg. We were however still without 4 first team players including goalkeeper Chavez.
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Yet again we made a lightening fast start to the game.
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It remained 1-0 until half time but these were the match stats. I’ve never known dominance like it.
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Then after 59 minutes Chelsea were handed a red card… that gave us no excuse not to win the game by at least two goals.
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We still could not make the breakthrough though and it was looking like it wasn’t our day… until the 77th minute.
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Hector de Anda! Our hero in the Champions League last season came up with the goods again!
And so it finished 2-0 – a fantastic result for the first leg.
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We utterly dominated that game and should’ve won about 9-0.
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Our next game in the league against Rangers was a weird one.
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After going almost all the season unbeaten in the league we’ve now lost two in a row. This time it was thanks to a second half capitulation which saw their uncapped Scottish striker Tom Saric score a hattrick inside 6 minutes.
What made it weirder was the fact that we won the league because of that game.
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Our 6th SPL title in a row was confirmed after Hibs drew their league game. 6th in a row!
Now it’s time to get to the Champions League semi final!
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The Craziest Game of Football Manager Ever
Prepare yourselves. This is a good one…
Despite not taking their opportunity when given a chance in the first team against Hibs and Rangers, our under 20s managed to beat Championship leaders Dundee United in the Challenge Cup final. I have no idea how – Dundee United have a very good team and all our good young players are out on loan!
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However this post is about the second leg of our Champions League Quarter Final against Chelsea.
There have been some crazy games in this save… I’ll leave it at that!
We’ve had a fast start in our past 3 or 4 Champions League games and I knew if that was to be the case against Chelsea then we were all but through to the semi final. And that’s just what happened.
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Our second goal of the game put us 4-0 up on aggregate and confirmed our place in the semi final.
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In cruise control, and with Chelsea needing 5 goals, the last thing we needed was for them to score 2 goals before half time.
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Ah okay then. A team talk about complacency was in order at half time.
It didn’t work.
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Former Berwick loanee Scott Brown put Chelsea ahead and only two goals away from going through. However, like many games in the Champions League this season, we were reliant on our strikers to bail us out. Vebjorn Aure was on hand this time.
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Right 3-3. It was time to go defensive and not concede anymore.
But this is Berwick
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Okay that’s annoying.
But it was still 5-4 to us on aggregate and we still had the away goals to give us the advantage.
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For Christ sake STOP CONCEDING GOALS.
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Yup that’s right. We were 2-0 up after 11 minutes, 4-0 up on aggregate and yet here we were in the 85th minute… LOSING 6-3!!!!!
I honestly could not believe what I was seeing. This was it, the last game I was ever going to play of this stupid, futile save.
I’ve took Berwick from the lowest wage budget in Scottish League Two, to 6 time SPL winners and Champions League finalists only for it to end like this. What a ridiculous way to finish the save…
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…until we had a corner in the 94th minute.
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Pedro!!!!! Our lord and savior!!!
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You beautiful, beautiful man Pedro. I mean… you conceded 6 goals in 54 minutes... but that goal made it all worthwhile.
I’m not saying I over celebrated that goal but pyros were set off in the house and I may have ran up and down the street singing “Allez Allez Allez…”
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Amazingly, after all that, we are into the Champions League semi final. We never do it the easy way do we?
Needless to say a defensive tactic is being created immediately.
Despite not taking their opportunity when given a chance in the first team against Hibs and Rangers, our under 20s managed to beat Championship leaders Dundee United in the Challenge Cup final. I have no idea how – Dundee United have a very good team and all our good young players are out on loan!
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However this post is about the second leg of our Champions League Quarter Final against Chelsea.
There have been some crazy games in this save… I’ll leave it at that!
We’ve had a fast start in our past 3 or 4 Champions League games and I knew if that was to be the case against Chelsea then we were all but through to the semi final. And that’s just what happened.
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Our second goal of the game put us 4-0 up on aggregate and confirmed our place in the semi final.
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In cruise control, and with Chelsea needing 5 goals, the last thing we needed was for them to score 2 goals before half time.
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Ah okay then. A team talk about complacency was in order at half time.
It didn’t work.
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Former Berwick loanee Scott Brown put Chelsea ahead and only two goals away from going through. However, like many games in the Champions League this season, we were reliant on our strikers to bail us out. Vebjorn Aure was on hand this time.
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Right 3-3. It was time to go defensive and not concede anymore.
But this is Berwick
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Okay that’s annoying.
But it was still 5-4 to us on aggregate and we still had the away goals to give us the advantage.
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For Christ sake STOP CONCEDING GOALS.
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Yup that’s right. We were 2-0 up after 11 minutes, 4-0 up on aggregate and yet here we were in the 85th minute… LOSING 6-3!!!!!
I honestly could not believe what I was seeing. This was it, the last game I was ever going to play of this stupid, futile save.
I’ve took Berwick from the lowest wage budget in Scottish League Two, to 6 time SPL winners and Champions League finalists only for it to end like this. What a ridiculous way to finish the save…
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…until we had a corner in the 94th minute.
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Pedro!!!!! Our lord and savior!!!
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You beautiful, beautiful man Pedro. I mean… you conceded 6 goals in 54 minutes... but that goal made it all worthwhile.
I’m not saying I over celebrated that goal but pyros were set off in the house and I may have ran up and down the street singing “Allez Allez Allez…”
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Amazingly, after all that, we are into the Champions League semi final. We never do it the easy way do we?
Needless to say a defensive tactic is being created immediately.
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I love how the game reports it as a "second leg hiccup"
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Been following this story for a bit now and have to say, it's incredible! really makes me want to start my own save with a team really low down the leagues and take them to the top, just don't really know which team would make for a very interesting story! great work mate, keep it up and good luck in the CL! 
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Too right, never got so emotional over a game...
Haha I thought that too. Bottling a 4-0 aggregate lead was a slight hiccup I suppose
Been following this story for a bit now and have to say, it's incredible! really makes me want to start my own save with a team really low down the leagues and take them to the top, just don't really know which team would make for a very interesting story! great work mate, keep it up and good luck in the CL!
Cheers mate glad you're enjoying it! And you should definitely do it if you're willing to a long save. I've always played the game this way so have got some emotional attachment to a lot of regens over the years... Hopefully the Berwick regens go one better for us this season
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Champions League Semi Final Opponents
In the excitement of the last game I forgot to mention who we’ll play in the semi final…
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We will face Real Madrid… Sean Dyche’s Real Madrid - he’s been there for 6 years!
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They haven’t won the Champions League yet in this save. The other semi finalists, Man United and PSG, have both won it once since 2017.
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It looks like Real Madrid have got quite a good squad to say the least. Our highest paid player is on £62,000 a week whereas theirs is on £475,000.
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We had a 12-day gap between the Chelsea game and our next game against Dundee in the Scottish Cup semi final. Then we had just two days to prepare for the Champions League game so it was a hard decision to make as to what team to put out against Dundee.
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On a run of one win in five, it was quite important for us to beat Dundee. Thankfully it was a comfortable victory although we again missed out on a clean sheet.
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We were all set for the first leg of the semi final but then we had some unwanted developments. Firstly, the club captain Sindri Snorrason asked to leave.
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I couldn’t really say no as he has been at Berwick ever since we gained promotion to the Premiership. This season has been the first one where he has not been a guaranteed starter and so that may have also prompted his decision to seek a new challenge.
It wasn’t just him though. George Neil also wants to seek a new challenge.
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Like with Snorrason, I couldn’t say no. George Neil put Berwick on the map. He is the record goalscorer for both Berwick and Scotland and has been nothing short of senataional for the past 8 seasons. His last appearance could be in the Champions League final… where he’ll obviously come on and score the winner!
But first we have to face Real Madrid, for the first ever time, in the 2032 Champions League semi final. For some reason this game feels as big as the final last season.
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And all that stands in our way is the Sean Dyche 4-4-2.
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We will face Real Madrid… Sean Dyche’s Real Madrid - he’s been there for 6 years!
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They haven’t won the Champions League yet in this save. The other semi finalists, Man United and PSG, have both won it once since 2017.
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It looks like Real Madrid have got quite a good squad to say the least. Our highest paid player is on £62,000 a week whereas theirs is on £475,000.
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We had a 12-day gap between the Chelsea game and our next game against Dundee in the Scottish Cup semi final. Then we had just two days to prepare for the Champions League game so it was a hard decision to make as to what team to put out against Dundee.
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On a run of one win in five, it was quite important for us to beat Dundee. Thankfully it was a comfortable victory although we again missed out on a clean sheet.
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We were all set for the first leg of the semi final but then we had some unwanted developments. Firstly, the club captain Sindri Snorrason asked to leave.
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I couldn’t really say no as he has been at Berwick ever since we gained promotion to the Premiership. This season has been the first one where he has not been a guaranteed starter and so that may have also prompted his decision to seek a new challenge.
It wasn’t just him though. George Neil also wants to seek a new challenge.
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Like with Snorrason, I couldn’t say no. George Neil put Berwick on the map. He is the record goalscorer for both Berwick and Scotland and has been nothing short of senataional for the past 8 seasons. His last appearance could be in the Champions League final… where he’ll obviously come on and score the winner!
But first we have to face Real Madrid, for the first ever time, in the 2032 Champions League semi final. For some reason this game feels as big as the final last season.
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And all that stands in our way is the Sean Dyche 4-4-2.
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Real Madrid – Champions League Semi Final
You know that moment when you realise that the opening highlight has gone on for too long – that it is showing more than just the kick off?
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41 seconds. That’s all it took for us to score an away goal against Real Madrid in the semi final of the Champions League. What a start! All we needed now was a clean sheet…
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We kept a clean sheet for 6 minutes which is actually quite good going for us!
After 9 minutes there was the 6th key highlight of game. My heart couldn’t take all of the action, I just wanted a dull game from now on. That was until Hector De Anda was on the ball.
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After going ahead again it thankfully all calmed down… until the 28th minute when a certain Mexican striker was through on goal.
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A hattrick… inside the first half… at the Bernabeu… in the Champions League semi final. Hector de Anda take a bow.
How could this game get any better?
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4-1. What am I seeing? You know it’s your day when Real Madrid gift you goals, with Juan Carlos having the simple task of putting away a misplaced back pass to put us 4-1 up at the Bernabeu.
A 3-goal cushion was, of course, too much to ask for though.
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At 4-2 I wasn’t making the same mistake as we did against Chelsea. I immediately introduced our new, untested defensive tactic.
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And it turned out okay in the end.
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What a game and what a result! We’re 4-2 up but, as the quarter final against Chelsea taught us, that means nothing.
But anything is possible with Hector de Anda.
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He got a hattrick against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter final last year as well as scoring in the final against Man City and now has a hattrick against Real Madrid in the semi final to add to his CV.
With 9 goals and 10 assists in 11 Champions League games this season he is one of the main reasons why were are within touching distance of our second final in two years.
That’s right… Berwick Rangers are on the cusp of a second Champions League final in 2 years!
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41 seconds. That’s all it took for us to score an away goal against Real Madrid in the semi final of the Champions League. What a start! All we needed now was a clean sheet…
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We kept a clean sheet for 6 minutes which is actually quite good going for us!
After 9 minutes there was the 6th key highlight of game. My heart couldn’t take all of the action, I just wanted a dull game from now on. That was until Hector De Anda was on the ball.
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After going ahead again it thankfully all calmed down… until the 28th minute when a certain Mexican striker was through on goal.
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A hattrick… inside the first half… at the Bernabeu… in the Champions League semi final. Hector de Anda take a bow.
How could this game get any better?
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4-1. What am I seeing? You know it’s your day when Real Madrid gift you goals, with Juan Carlos having the simple task of putting away a misplaced back pass to put us 4-1 up at the Bernabeu.
A 3-goal cushion was, of course, too much to ask for though.
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At 4-2 I wasn’t making the same mistake as we did against Chelsea. I immediately introduced our new, untested defensive tactic.
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And it turned out okay in the end.
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What a game and what a result! We’re 4-2 up but, as the quarter final against Chelsea taught us, that means nothing.
But anything is possible with Hector de Anda.
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He got a hattrick against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter final last year as well as scoring in the final against Man City and now has a hattrick against Real Madrid in the semi final to add to his CV.
With 9 goals and 10 assists in 11 Champions League games this season he is one of the main reasons why were are within touching distance of our second final in two years.
That’s right… Berwick Rangers are on the cusp of a second Champions League final in 2 years!
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Champions League Semi Final Second Leg
4-2 up on aggregate and with a habit of conceding goals, lots of goals, the million dollar question for the Real Madrid game was what formation to play.
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We went with the three strikers and went with a control mentality… so of course we scored a goal on the counter attack.
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Then we had a carbon copy of the most dramatic goal in Berwick’s history with Pedro scoring from a corner.
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Tell your centre back to attack the near post and tell the corner taker to aim for the near post. It’s a simple game.
Then, even with our ever-present potential to bottlejob games, our place in the final was truly confirmed.
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3-0! How did Chelsea get so close to knocking us out? This is easy!
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Am I seeing things?
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Wow.
I think the choice to go with the more attacking formation was the right one.
I can’t help but think a tired squad and a rigid Sean Dyche 4-4-2 were the reason for Madrid’s downfall.
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Nevertheless….
Berwick have just beat Real Madrid 5-0 and are into the Champions League final!
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Judging by the stats we deserved to win… and it’s amazing we actually kept a clean sheet!
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So who will we face in the final?
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Another Champions League final against a team from Manchester. This time we’ll face the red half of Manchester for the Champions League trophy.
The press were already talking about our defeat in the final last season
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I hope so, I really hope so!
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We went with the three strikers and went with a control mentality… so of course we scored a goal on the counter attack.
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Then we had a carbon copy of the most dramatic goal in Berwick’s history with Pedro scoring from a corner.
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Tell your centre back to attack the near post and tell the corner taker to aim for the near post. It’s a simple game.
Then, even with our ever-present potential to bottlejob games, our place in the final was truly confirmed.
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3-0! How did Chelsea get so close to knocking us out? This is easy!
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Am I seeing things?
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Wow.
I think the choice to go with the more attacking formation was the right one.
I can’t help but think a tired squad and a rigid Sean Dyche 4-4-2 were the reason for Madrid’s downfall.
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Nevertheless….
Berwick have just beat Real Madrid 5-0 and are into the Champions League final!
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Judging by the stats we deserved to win… and it’s amazing we actually kept a clean sheet!
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So who will we face in the final?
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Another Champions League final against a team from Manchester. This time we’ll face the red half of Manchester for the Champions League trophy.
The press were already talking about our defeat in the final last season
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I hope so, I really hope so!
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Empathic result against Real!
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I'm not sure if it was because we were brilliant or they were rubbish... I'm sure we'll find out in the final!
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Champions League Final Preparation
We played 5 more games before the Champions League final, including winning the Scottish Cup final for the third time in a row.
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For each game we rotated adequately so players would be fit for the Champions League final… but of course it didn’t go to plan.
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Juan Carlos, probably our best player, will be injured for the final. We signed him last summer so he’d be the difference between us winning and losing the final so of course he was injured for it.
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Then another injury happened.
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I decided to give Alejandro Alaniz injections so he could play in the final… but his morale is low because he thinks he’ll be injured for it!
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I wouldn’t have give you an injection otherwise Alejandro mate…
How typical was it for everyone to be fit for the entire season until we got to the Champions League final?
Well the next injury confirmed that the FM gods do not want me to win the final.
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The day before the final David Herrera gets injured. Of course.
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Well that’s our 2 best players out injured. Great.
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Whereas we had won the domestic treble, Man United finished second in the Premier League and were knocked out early in the FA Cup and League Cup.
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And they have a squad with many world class players, these are just four of them.
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Here is the depleted Berwick team that will start against them.
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GK. Carlos Chavez
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4 clean sheets in 9 Champions League starts.
RB. Alejandro Alaniz
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His misplaced back pass cost us in the final last season.
CB. Luiz CB. Pedro
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Our first choice centre back pairing for the past 4 years.
LB. Lebogang Mokoena
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World class but has a habit of not turning up in big games.
CM. Jose Ramon Montero
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Only player in the side older than 28.
CM – John Florez
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Played as an inside forward in the final last season. In the team because of Herrera’s injury
CM – Rayane Ludwig
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First season at Berwick after signing for £27m from Andrelecht
ST – Iain Kelly
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Deputising for the injured Juan Carlos on the right hand side of the front 3. Was on loan at relegated Hannover last season.
ST – Vebjorn Aure
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On course to win the golden boot with 14 goals in 12 games.
ST – Hector de Anda
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The man for the big occasion. 9 goals and 11 assists in 12 Champions League games.
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The injuries have really annoyed me. We were already underdogs and the fact our 2 best players are out means that Man United are overwhelming favourites.
Surprise me Berwick. Surprise me.
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For each game we rotated adequately so players would be fit for the Champions League final… but of course it didn’t go to plan.
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Juan Carlos, probably our best player, will be injured for the final. We signed him last summer so he’d be the difference between us winning and losing the final so of course he was injured for it.
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Then another injury happened.
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I decided to give Alejandro Alaniz injections so he could play in the final… but his morale is low because he thinks he’ll be injured for it!
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I wouldn’t have give you an injection otherwise Alejandro mate…
How typical was it for everyone to be fit for the entire season until we got to the Champions League final?
Well the next injury confirmed that the FM gods do not want me to win the final.
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The day before the final David Herrera gets injured. Of course.
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Well that’s our 2 best players out injured. Great.
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Whereas we had won the domestic treble, Man United finished second in the Premier League and were knocked out early in the FA Cup and League Cup.
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And they have a squad with many world class players, these are just four of them.
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Here is the depleted Berwick team that will start against them.
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GK. Carlos Chavez
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4 clean sheets in 9 Champions League starts.
RB. Alejandro Alaniz
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His misplaced back pass cost us in the final last season.
CB. Luiz CB. Pedro
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Our first choice centre back pairing for the past 4 years.
LB. Lebogang Mokoena
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World class but has a habit of not turning up in big games.
CM. Jose Ramon Montero
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Only player in the side older than 28.
CM – John Florez
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Played as an inside forward in the final last season. In the team because of Herrera’s injury
CM – Rayane Ludwig
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First season at Berwick after signing for £27m from Andrelecht
ST – Iain Kelly
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Deputising for the injured Juan Carlos on the right hand side of the front 3. Was on loan at relegated Hannover last season.
ST – Vebjorn Aure
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On course to win the golden boot with 14 goals in 12 games.
ST – Hector de Anda
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The man for the big occasion. 9 goals and 11 assists in 12 Champions League games.
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The injuries have really annoyed me. We were already underdogs and the fact our 2 best players are out means that Man United are overwhelming favourites.
Surprise me Berwick. Surprise me.
Hampus Silverholt
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Hello Darkness My Old Friend
So here we are. The 2032 Champions League Final.
As mentioned in the last post central midfielder John Florez was in the side for our injured world class midfielder David Herrera.
After 90 seconds John Florez gave the ball away and Man Utd ran up the other end and scored..
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Florez would not be starting if David Herrera had not got injured ONE DAY before the game!
The rest, as they say, was history
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Honestly **** this game.
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I have never ever known such bullshit. It started with the injuries.
We have next to no injuries then all of a sudden 3 starters get injured in the week leading up to the final – the week, may I add, where we made no changes to the intensity of team training.
Then after one minute, our replacement for the injured player gives the ball away so they score.
And when they scored to make it 2-0 after 3 minutes that was it. There was no way we were coming back from that.
That’s despite the facts that:
We’ve never had a problem scoring against good teams
We’ve never had a problem against a 4-2-3-1,
We’ve signed players that relish big games,
We changed nothing about our tactic that beat Real Madrid 5-0,
We even played with an overpowered 3 up front tactic
I don’t think I have ever lost by 6 goals before in any FM game
We then lose 6-0 in the Champions League final.
Look at the match stats and player ratings. How can we play that badly? The side I had in League Two would've played better than that!
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Pure and utter bullshit.
As mentioned in the last post central midfielder John Florez was in the side for our injured world class midfielder David Herrera.
After 90 seconds John Florez gave the ball away and Man Utd ran up the other end and scored..
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Florez would not be starting if David Herrera had not got injured ONE DAY before the game!
The rest, as they say, was history
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Honestly **** this game.
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I have never ever known such bullshit. It started with the injuries.
We have next to no injuries then all of a sudden 3 starters get injured in the week leading up to the final – the week, may I add, where we made no changes to the intensity of team training.
Then after one minute, our replacement for the injured player gives the ball away so they score.
And when they scored to make it 2-0 after 3 minutes that was it. There was no way we were coming back from that.
That’s despite the facts that:
We’ve never had a problem scoring against good teams
We’ve never had a problem against a 4-2-3-1,
We’ve signed players that relish big games,
We changed nothing about our tactic that beat Real Madrid 5-0,
We even played with an overpowered 3 up front tactic
I don’t think I have ever lost by 6 goals before in any FM game
We then lose 6-0 in the Champions League final.
Look at the match stats and player ratings. How can we play that badly? The side I had in League Two would've played better than that!
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Pure and utter bullshit.
FM_TNSSO
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Stick 'em all on the transfer list to make a statement!
Such a gutting end to another great season! I hope you'll be staying and trying again next year......I don't think I could walk away after back to back finals, and I hope you don't as I really enjoy following this save!
Such a gutting end to another great season! I hope you'll be staying and trying again next year......I don't think I could walk away after back to back finals, and I hope you don't as I really enjoy following this save!
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Oh man - I so feel for you. Kudos is also due to you as it would be so easy to save the game beforehand and play it until you won and get the plaudits for the achievement.
Must do better in the joint save though!!! lol
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The FM gods had it in for you as soon as the first injury came in but that is something else! ONE MORE YEAR ONE MORE YEAR!
Hampus Silverholt
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Sorry in advance...
Did consider it I won't lie but the result felt like a fitting way for it to end
Yeah I knew it wasn't happening after the injuries, just wished they happened at any other point during the season!
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When You Try Your Best But Don't Succeed
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So, just as I did last season, I’ve had a cry and come to a decision as to what to do next.
Firstly I’ve decided to upload the save incase anybody is interested. (If anyone does happen to play on then PM me with how you get on.)
https://files.fm/u/p3mceqz4#_
But as for this save I’m afraid it’s over. If I have to go through one more season of easily beating teams in Scotland and then losing in the Champions League final then I would actually go insane. My manager Hampus Silverholt (named after a Swedish regen on FM16) will be leaving Berwick, fining as many players as possible for a poor performance in that horrific final.
This won’t be the last post, I think I’m going to do some sort of mini recap of the save and reminisce of the times when we used to get thrashed by Raith in the League One playoffs rather than Man United in the Champions League Final.
I did consider carrying on but I’m just not interested in doing so. I believe that the only reason the story has gone on for so long and got 100,000+ views is because I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing it. I don’t want to carry on playing a save I’d be bored with and have no motivation for just for the sake of this thread, hope you understand.
It’s been a blast but I’m afraid the Champions League has eluded me. If luck was on my side then I think it would’ve been a different story.
So, just as I did last season, I’ve had a cry and come to a decision as to what to do next.
Firstly I’ve decided to upload the save incase anybody is interested. (If anyone does happen to play on then PM me with how you get on.)
https://files.fm/u/p3mceqz4#_
But as for this save I’m afraid it’s over. If I have to go through one more season of easily beating teams in Scotland and then losing in the Champions League final then I would actually go insane. My manager Hampus Silverholt (named after a Swedish regen on FM16) will be leaving Berwick, fining as many players as possible for a poor performance in that horrific final.
This won’t be the last post, I think I’m going to do some sort of mini recap of the save and reminisce of the times when we used to get thrashed by Raith in the League One playoffs rather than Man United in the Champions League Final.
I did consider carrying on but I’m just not interested in doing so. I believe that the only reason the story has gone on for so long and got 100,000+ views is because I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing it. I don’t want to carry on playing a save I’d be bored with and have no motivation for just for the sake of this thread, hope you understand.
It’s been a blast but I’m afraid the Champions League has eluded me. If luck was on my side then I think it would’ve been a different story.