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October Results:
English Premier League
Bradford City 3-2 West Ham (Almeida, Delfouneso, Cardozo - Almeida OG, Shelvey)
Bradford host West Ham and are behind on 8 mins when Almeida can do nothing when a corner comes off his head and ends up in his own net, City hammer forward but West Ham are doing well at the back and on 45 mins a 20 yarder from Shelvey finds the net and City are 0-2 down, Second half City come out attacking and get one back on 76 mins when Dzagoev floats over a corner to the back post and this time Almeida scores in the right net, On 77 mins Delfouneso robs Shelvey in the middle and bursts forward to level it up, Cardozo comes on for Delfouneso on 82 mins and he nets a late winner, Converting at close range on 90+3, West Ham deserved something from this.
MOM - Ezequiel Almeida (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Man United 3-2 Bradford City (Rooney, Russotto, Vucinic - Delfouneso, Alves)
Bradford travel to Manchester for a massive game and start off well going ahead on 17 mins when Delfouneso is given too much room and calmly converts, Its level on 25 mins when Rooney is on hand to convert a Russotto cross.On 39 mins Russotto smashes home from just inside the box to sent United in ahead at the break.Second half see's United get another when Vucinic slams home from close range on 58 mins, City grab on back on 80 mins when Alves converts a Ljajic corner but City cant find a leveler.
MOM - Andrea Russotto (Man United)
Champions Cup Group G
Rangers 2-4 Bradford City (Richaud OG, Naismith - Delfouneso(2), Dzagoev, Kaka)
Bradford travel to Scotland to play Rangers and are ahead early when Delfouneso smashes home from close range on 9 mins, Rangers defend well and look threatening from set pieces and on 42 mins a corner is turned into his own net by Richaud and we are level.Second half City attack from the off but its not until 72 mins they go back ahead, Dzagoev smashing home from 20 yards out and on 74 mins Kaka trys his look from just outside the box and its 1-3, Delfouneso ends all hope for Rangers on 78 mins with a close range header, Naismith does pull one back on 80 mins with a bullet from the edge of the box but its not enough.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Chelsea 0-2 Bradford City (Costa, Cardozo)
Another massive task for City but on 34 seconds its 0-1 to City when Costa converts at the back post after good work from Ljajic, Chelsea hammer forward but Richaud is playing a blinder and its 0-1 at the break.Second half is all Chelsea too but they fail to score and on 84 mins sub Cardozo is on hand to convert a Delph throughball with a cheeky lob and its all over, Chelsea's failure to score cost them in this one.
MOM - Ilyes Richaud (Bradford City)
League Cup 4th Round
Everton 0-2 Bradford City (s/o Pearce - Ljajic, Van Persie)
Bradford face Everton in the League Cup and again go ahead early on when Ljajic fires in a cross than ends up in the back of the net on 9 mins, Van Persie adds a second on 15 mins with a delightful freekick, City control the game until the break, Second half Everton push forward but dont really look threatening and on 88 mins things just get worse when Pearce is sent off for bringing down Cardozo.
MOM - Adem Ljajic (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 3-1 Wolves (Delfouneso(2), Costa - Keogh)
Bradford host Wolves and the first half is very close, City are in control but Wolves are really defending well and its no suprise its 0-0 at the break, Second half City attack alot more and with more quality and go ahead on 58 mins when Delfouneso breaks clear to convert a Kaka pass for 1-0, Its 2-0 on 59 mins when Delph robs Cohen and hits it forward and Delouneso's pace is enough to give him a one on one which is all he needs, On 64 mins Keogh converts a Jones corner to make it 2-1 but on 71 mins Costa fires home from a tight angle to make it 3-1 and kill the match off.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
Managers Player of the Month - Nathan Delfouneso - 6 goals from the lone striker, Always steps up to the plate when Dzagoev is having a rough time of it, Costa also had a good month for the club.
Overview of the Month - A very good month apart from that poor loss to United, A great comeback against West Ham though and a nice win over Chelsea away.
November Results:
Champions Cup Group G
Bradford City 3-0 Rangers (Costa, Dzagoev, Muniesa)
Bradford host Rangers and the first half is all City but they dont look a threat going forward with Delfouneso missing from the frontline, Its level at the break but second half City really come out firing and on 64 mins go ahead when Costa drills home a wonderful freekick, The lead is doubled on 67 mins when Dzagoev trys his luck from 25 yards out and it flys home, The final goal comes on 81 mins when Dzagoev floats a corner to the backpost and Muniesa is on hand to power it home.
MOM - Marc Muniesa (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 4-0 Leeds (Van Persie, Dzagoev, Delfouneso, Delph - s/o Kilgallon, s/o Pieters)
Bradford host rivals Leeds and the game starts quick with Kilgallon being sent off on 17 mins and from the resulting freekick Van Persie fires City ahead, On 29 mins Pieters is also sent off for Leeds and City just hammer forward and get a second goal on 38 mins when Dzagoev fires home from the edge of the box, Second half is all City and on 52 mins Delfouneso hammers home from just inside the box for 3-0 and the final goal comes on 72 mins from Delph who hammers home from 25 yards out.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Tottenham 3-4 Bradford City (Baan(2), Modric - Cardozo, Dzagoev, Kaka, Costa)
Bradford play Spurs and are behind on 8 mins when Baan converts a Modric freekick for 1-0, Its level on 12 mins when Cardozo flicks home a Costa cross from close range, On 15 mins Dzagoev fires home from just outside the box to give City the lead, On 22 mins Kaka hammers home a wonderful strike from 20 yards out and it looks to be over but on 30 mins Modric converts at close range after a corner isnt cleared and its game on, Second half see's Spurs get level early on when Baan is picked out in space and calmly slots it home for 3-3, Both sides go for the winner but its City who get it on 82 mins, Costa found by a wonderful ball from Dzagoev and he powers it home for the winner.
MOM - Jeffrey Baan (Tottenham)
English Premier League
Bradford 1-0 Birmingham (Dzagoev)
Bradford host Birmingham and will be looking for a big win so when Dzagoev fires them ahead on 21 mins from 20 yards out it looks likely but Birminghams defence really performs well for the rest of the half, Second half is all City but Birmingham do look like scoring on the break but they rarely get chance with Richaud only making one save all game.
MOM - Micah Richards (Bradford City)
Champions Cup Group G
Shaktar 0-1 Bradford City (Delfouneso)
Bradford play Shaktar and a win will see City top the group and on 22 mins Kaka plays Delfouneso through and its 0-1.Shaktar do attack but their attack is anything but dangerous and City ease into the break ahead.Second half is more of the same with both sides going forward but not looking like scoring, City eventually run out winners but it was a really poor match.
MOM - Ezequiel Almeida (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Everton 5-6 Bradford City (Evans, Bilyaeletdinov, Green, Gunning, Ledley - Delfouneso(2), Almeida, Van Persie, Kaka, Ljajic)
Bradford travel to Everton are behind on 2 mins when Evans firea home from close range but straight from kickoff Ljajic goes down the right squares the ball to Delfouneso and its 1-1 on 3 mins, On 17 mins Bilyaeletdinov converts a Green cross to make it 2-1 and on 22 mins Almeida is on hand to convert a Dzagoev corner for 2-2.On 34 mins Van Persie fires City ahead with a fine freekick from 20 yards out but on 45+1 former City man Green nods home at close range to level it up.On 48 mins Gunning fores home from 20 yards out and Everton are back ahead, On 73 mins Kaka scores a fine team goal to level it for the 4th time but on 75 mins Richards gives away a spotkick that Ledley converts but Ljajic is on hand to level it up on 78 mins with a fine strike from a tight angle, The final goal of the game goes to City on 90 mins, Kaka plays it forward and Delfouneso hits it first time to end the game.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
League Cup Quarter Final
Bradford 2-0 Middlesbrough (Delfouneso, Almeida)
Bradford host Boro and its a game City should win so when Delfouneso fires them ahead on 27 mins with a fine strike from 20 yards out to make it 1-0 City look good for the win.Boro just defend for the rest of the half but second half they can do nothing to stop Almeida nodding home a Dzagoev corner on 51 mins, City continue to press forward but they fail to score another but Boro never looked like scoring so 2-0 is more than enough to send City through to the semi finals.
MOM - Ezequiel Almeida (Bradford City)
Managers Player of the Month - Alan Dzagoev - The Russian picked up player of the month with 4 goals and a few assists too, Delfouneso had another fine month but really everyone performed well this month.
Overview of the Month - A very good month with some really good performances against Spurs and Everton, A entire month of wins is something that doesnt happen often so we are more than happy with that.
League Table:
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English Premier League
Bradford City 3-2 West Ham (Almeida, Delfouneso, Cardozo - Almeida OG, Shelvey)
Bradford host West Ham and are behind on 8 mins when Almeida can do nothing when a corner comes off his head and ends up in his own net, City hammer forward but West Ham are doing well at the back and on 45 mins a 20 yarder from Shelvey finds the net and City are 0-2 down, Second half City come out attacking and get one back on 76 mins when Dzagoev floats over a corner to the back post and this time Almeida scores in the right net, On 77 mins Delfouneso robs Shelvey in the middle and bursts forward to level it up, Cardozo comes on for Delfouneso on 82 mins and he nets a late winner, Converting at close range on 90+3, West Ham deserved something from this.
MOM - Ezequiel Almeida (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Man United 3-2 Bradford City (Rooney, Russotto, Vucinic - Delfouneso, Alves)
Bradford travel to Manchester for a massive game and start off well going ahead on 17 mins when Delfouneso is given too much room and calmly converts, Its level on 25 mins when Rooney is on hand to convert a Russotto cross.On 39 mins Russotto smashes home from just inside the box to sent United in ahead at the break.Second half see's United get another when Vucinic slams home from close range on 58 mins, City grab on back on 80 mins when Alves converts a Ljajic corner but City cant find a leveler.
MOM - Andrea Russotto (Man United)
Champions Cup Group G
Rangers 2-4 Bradford City (Richaud OG, Naismith - Delfouneso(2), Dzagoev, Kaka)
Bradford travel to Scotland to play Rangers and are ahead early when Delfouneso smashes home from close range on 9 mins, Rangers defend well and look threatening from set pieces and on 42 mins a corner is turned into his own net by Richaud and we are level.Second half City attack from the off but its not until 72 mins they go back ahead, Dzagoev smashing home from 20 yards out and on 74 mins Kaka trys his look from just outside the box and its 1-3, Delfouneso ends all hope for Rangers on 78 mins with a close range header, Naismith does pull one back on 80 mins with a bullet from the edge of the box but its not enough.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Chelsea 0-2 Bradford City (Costa, Cardozo)
Another massive task for City but on 34 seconds its 0-1 to City when Costa converts at the back post after good work from Ljajic, Chelsea hammer forward but Richaud is playing a blinder and its 0-1 at the break.Second half is all Chelsea too but they fail to score and on 84 mins sub Cardozo is on hand to convert a Delph throughball with a cheeky lob and its all over, Chelsea's failure to score cost them in this one.
MOM - Ilyes Richaud (Bradford City)
League Cup 4th Round
Everton 0-2 Bradford City (s/o Pearce - Ljajic, Van Persie)
Bradford face Everton in the League Cup and again go ahead early on when Ljajic fires in a cross than ends up in the back of the net on 9 mins, Van Persie adds a second on 15 mins with a delightful freekick, City control the game until the break, Second half Everton push forward but dont really look threatening and on 88 mins things just get worse when Pearce is sent off for bringing down Cardozo.
MOM - Adem Ljajic (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 3-1 Wolves (Delfouneso(2), Costa - Keogh)
Bradford host Wolves and the first half is very close, City are in control but Wolves are really defending well and its no suprise its 0-0 at the break, Second half City attack alot more and with more quality and go ahead on 58 mins when Delfouneso breaks clear to convert a Kaka pass for 1-0, Its 2-0 on 59 mins when Delph robs Cohen and hits it forward and Delouneso's pace is enough to give him a one on one which is all he needs, On 64 mins Keogh converts a Jones corner to make it 2-1 but on 71 mins Costa fires home from a tight angle to make it 3-1 and kill the match off.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
Managers Player of the Month - Nathan Delfouneso - 6 goals from the lone striker, Always steps up to the plate when Dzagoev is having a rough time of it, Costa also had a good month for the club.
Overview of the Month - A very good month apart from that poor loss to United, A great comeback against West Ham though and a nice win over Chelsea away.
November Results:
Champions Cup Group G
Bradford City 3-0 Rangers (Costa, Dzagoev, Muniesa)
Bradford host Rangers and the first half is all City but they dont look a threat going forward with Delfouneso missing from the frontline, Its level at the break but second half City really come out firing and on 64 mins go ahead when Costa drills home a wonderful freekick, The lead is doubled on 67 mins when Dzagoev trys his luck from 25 yards out and it flys home, The final goal comes on 81 mins when Dzagoev floats a corner to the backpost and Muniesa is on hand to power it home.
MOM - Marc Muniesa (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 4-0 Leeds (Van Persie, Dzagoev, Delfouneso, Delph - s/o Kilgallon, s/o Pieters)
Bradford host rivals Leeds and the game starts quick with Kilgallon being sent off on 17 mins and from the resulting freekick Van Persie fires City ahead, On 29 mins Pieters is also sent off for Leeds and City just hammer forward and get a second goal on 38 mins when Dzagoev fires home from the edge of the box, Second half is all City and on 52 mins Delfouneso hammers home from just inside the box for 3-0 and the final goal comes on 72 mins from Delph who hammers home from 25 yards out.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Tottenham 3-4 Bradford City (Baan(2), Modric - Cardozo, Dzagoev, Kaka, Costa)
Bradford play Spurs and are behind on 8 mins when Baan converts a Modric freekick for 1-0, Its level on 12 mins when Cardozo flicks home a Costa cross from close range, On 15 mins Dzagoev fires home from just outside the box to give City the lead, On 22 mins Kaka hammers home a wonderful strike from 20 yards out and it looks to be over but on 30 mins Modric converts at close range after a corner isnt cleared and its game on, Second half see's Spurs get level early on when Baan is picked out in space and calmly slots it home for 3-3, Both sides go for the winner but its City who get it on 82 mins, Costa found by a wonderful ball from Dzagoev and he powers it home for the winner.
MOM - Jeffrey Baan (Tottenham)
English Premier League
Bradford 1-0 Birmingham (Dzagoev)
Bradford host Birmingham and will be looking for a big win so when Dzagoev fires them ahead on 21 mins from 20 yards out it looks likely but Birminghams defence really performs well for the rest of the half, Second half is all City but Birmingham do look like scoring on the break but they rarely get chance with Richaud only making one save all game.
MOM - Micah Richards (Bradford City)
Champions Cup Group G
Shaktar 0-1 Bradford City (Delfouneso)
Bradford play Shaktar and a win will see City top the group and on 22 mins Kaka plays Delfouneso through and its 0-1.Shaktar do attack but their attack is anything but dangerous and City ease into the break ahead.Second half is more of the same with both sides going forward but not looking like scoring, City eventually run out winners but it was a really poor match.
MOM - Ezequiel Almeida (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Everton 5-6 Bradford City (Evans, Bilyaeletdinov, Green, Gunning, Ledley - Delfouneso(2), Almeida, Van Persie, Kaka, Ljajic)
Bradford travel to Everton are behind on 2 mins when Evans firea home from close range but straight from kickoff Ljajic goes down the right squares the ball to Delfouneso and its 1-1 on 3 mins, On 17 mins Bilyaeletdinov converts a Green cross to make it 2-1 and on 22 mins Almeida is on hand to convert a Dzagoev corner for 2-2.On 34 mins Van Persie fires City ahead with a fine freekick from 20 yards out but on 45+1 former City man Green nods home at close range to level it up.On 48 mins Gunning fores home from 20 yards out and Everton are back ahead, On 73 mins Kaka scores a fine team goal to level it for the 4th time but on 75 mins Richards gives away a spotkick that Ledley converts but Ljajic is on hand to level it up on 78 mins with a fine strike from a tight angle, The final goal of the game goes to City on 90 mins, Kaka plays it forward and Delfouneso hits it first time to end the game.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
League Cup Quarter Final
Bradford 2-0 Middlesbrough (Delfouneso, Almeida)
Bradford host Boro and its a game City should win so when Delfouneso fires them ahead on 27 mins with a fine strike from 20 yards out to make it 1-0 City look good for the win.Boro just defend for the rest of the half but second half they can do nothing to stop Almeida nodding home a Dzagoev corner on 51 mins, City continue to press forward but they fail to score another but Boro never looked like scoring so 2-0 is more than enough to send City through to the semi finals.
MOM - Ezequiel Almeida (Bradford City)
Managers Player of the Month - Alan Dzagoev - The Russian picked up player of the month with 4 goals and a few assists too, Delfouneso had another fine month but really everyone performed well this month.
Overview of the Month - A very good month with some really good performances against Spurs and Everton, A entire month of wins is something that doesnt happen often so we are more than happy with that.
League Table:
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Jack Fulham
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Wow the Everton match looked amazing, I was wondering if you could post a screenshot of Douglas Costa because he seems to be very consistant for you, I see that you are also using your experienced players very well 
Keep it up mate.
Keep it up mate.I'll post you a screenshot of him tomorrow Jack once i get back onto the laptop, Hes currently the best player in my team stats wise and for a player who cost me 3.5 million a few seasons ago is now valued at 30 million which is a **** of a increase, AML is'nt his natural position but he is performing wonders scoring a few but hes a beast when it comes to assists.
As for the Everton match, It was crazy coming after two 1-0 wins when we were really struggling infront of goal i was expecting to win but everyone was scoring in that game for both sides, The Spurs match was another amazing match with alot of action.
Its been a very interesting season so far with Dzagoev and Delfouneso no longer being the ones i rely on for goals, Costa, Ljajic, Delph all add a few goals, Kaka is more of a assists man but still nets a few, Van Persie offers alot from the bench with Cardozo but the big improvement has been the defenders, Van Rooijan, Muniesa, Almeida and Richards all look threatening on corners as do Leonardi, Onuoha and Alves when they play so all in all its a much more free scoring team this season which can only be a good thing incase my two star men are injured for a long period.
As for the Everton match, It was crazy coming after two 1-0 wins when we were really struggling infront of goal i was expecting to win but everyone was scoring in that game for both sides, The Spurs match was another amazing match with alot of action.
Its been a very interesting season so far with Dzagoev and Delfouneso no longer being the ones i rely on for goals, Costa, Ljajic, Delph all add a few goals, Kaka is more of a assists man but still nets a few, Van Persie offers alot from the bench with Cardozo but the big improvement has been the defenders, Van Rooijan, Muniesa, Almeida and Richards all look threatening on corners as do Leonardi, Onuoha and Alves when they play so all in all its a much more free scoring team this season which can only be a good thing incase my two star men are injured for a long period.
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wow i am still amazed tht you got bradford to the prem and win alos signing the likes of Kaka , but well done
The signings of Kaka and the likes probably wouldnt happen if it wasnt for their age but at 33 he wasnt getting games anymore and he was moving to a club that were Premier League champions and Champions Cup champions so it wasnt really a step down.I'll be looking to sign other players as they reach their 30's with the likes of Messi, Ronaldo ect being the ones i would really like but right now Ronaldo is 31 and still valued at 24.5 million whereas Messi is 29 and valued at 29.5 million so another 3-4 years before i will even think about moving for them.
Jack heres the screenshot of Douglas Costa you wanted mate.
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December Results:
English Premier League
Burnley 1-4 Bradford City (Brown - Almeida(2), Dzagoev, Cardozo)
Bradford travel to rivals Burnley with alot of confidence and really control the early parts of the match, The opening goal comes on 25 mins when Dzagoev floats in a corner to the back post and Almeida nods home, Burnley react well and play some good stuff and get level on 45 mins when Brown nods home from a corner.Second half see's City come out attacking and on 55 mins Dzagoev fires City back ahead after a one two with Delfouneso, City continue to press and on 80 mins get the goal the needed to see off Burnley through sub Cardozo after a throughball from Dzagoev, The final goal comes on 86 mins when Dzagoev again floats a corner to the back post and Almeida again powers it home.
MOM - Diego Penny (Burnley)
Champions Cup Group G
Bradford City 7-1 Unriea Urziceni (Delph(2), Delfouneso(3), Dzagoev, Kaka, s/o Almeida - Pavel)
Bradford host Romanian minnows Unriea and are expecting a comfortable win so when Delph hits a 25 yard volley after a cleared cornet into the bottom corner on 5 mins things look good, Its 2-0 on 8 mins when Delfouneso skins 3 defenders before drilling the ball home, On 33 mins a Costa cross is nodded home at close range by Dzagoev, On 44 mins Delph robs Goia at the back and fires the ball into the net for 4-0.Second half is more of the same and on 56 mins Delfouneso is picked out by Dzagoev is space and its 5-0.On 68 mins Kaka gets in on the act after another fine ball from Dzagoev he drills it home, On 70 mins a great run by Delfouneso is finished with a sublime lob to give him his hattrick, Pavel pulls one back for Unriea on 76 mins with a 20 yard bullet, The match ends on a sour note for City when Almeida is given a second yellow on 88 mins but the performance overall was amazing.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
Club World Championship Semi Final
Heartland 0-5 Bradford City (Delph, Kaka, Dzagoev(3))
Bradford play Nigerian minnows Heartland and again get off to a flyer compliments of Delph who pounced on a rebounded Delfouneso shot to fire it home for 0-1.On 10 mins Kaka finds some space for himself and calmly slots the ball home for 0-2.On 17 mins Ljajic burts down the right and squares the ball to a unmarked Dzagoev who slots it home for 0-3.City control the remainder of the half and look very threatening going forward, Second half see's city grab a 4th on 51 mins when Costa fires in a low cross for Dzagoev to tap home, Dzagoev nets his hattrick on 55 mins again picked out in space by Ljajic and he calmly passes it into the net.The rest of the match is all City as they look to score more but in the end 0-5 is enough.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
Club World Championship Final
Bradford City 5-0 Sao Paulo (Costa, Cavichioli OG, Dzagoev(2), Kaka)
Bradford face Brazilian Sao Paulo in the final and the opening 30 mins is all Sao Paulo but Richaud plays a blinder to keep it level and on 37 mins failure to score for Sao Paulo comes back to haunt them when Costa volleys home at the back post after a poor clearance and City go in at the break 1-0 up but were lucky, Second half see's Costa fire in a cross and Van Rooijan gets his head to it but it comes off Cavichioli and into the net for 2-0 on 48 mins, The match is all but over on 57 mins when Dzagoev fires home a bullet from 25 yards out, On 60 mins a fine ball from Delfouneso finds Kaka in space and he drills it home for 4-0, Dzagoev nets the final goal of the game on 72 mins when Costa earns a spot kick and Dzagoev steps up to convert it.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-1 Sunderland (Delfouneso, Dzagoev - Bikey)
Back in the league and City play Sunderland and City look tired after two games in no time and spend most of the first half defending with Sunderland attacking but not threatening much, Its 0-0 at the break, Second off City get off to a flyer when Kaka fires the ball forward and Delfouneso uses his pace to get a one on one and calmly finishes it, City continue to press and on 71 mins get a second goal when Dzagoev fires home a 35 yard strike, Sunderland pull one back on 76 mins when Bikey powers home a header from a corner, Sunderland push forward but City come out with 3 points.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bolton 1-1 Bradford City (Sturridge - Delfouneso)
Bradford travel to Bolton in what should be a simple task but City again dont look themselves and struggle to get going early on, They do eventually take the lead on 41 mins when Delfouneso is given way too much space and he fires it home from close range, Second half Bolton come out strong but City look strong in defence but on 75 mins Sturridge is given alot of space and he brushes Van Rooijan aside before flicking the ball into the bottom corner to level things up, Bolton attack and really should have won this match but in the end it finishes level.
MOM - Mark Bunn (Bolton)
English Premier League
Man City 2-1 Bradford City (Zapata, Veloso - Dzagoev)
Bradford travel to Manchester to face Man City and look quite strong early on creating alot of chances and keep Man City in their own half, They go ahead on 33 mins when Dzagoev hammers home a freekick from 20 yards out and City deserve the lead, On 40 mins a Zapata header from a freekick leaves Richaud stranded and its all level, Second half is much more one side as Man City pile forward and City look tired but defend really well, Sadly on 90 mins a freekick from Veloso is fired home from 25 yards out and Man City have stolen all 3 points in this one.
MOM - Cristian Zapata (Man City)
FA Cup 3rd Round
Sunderland 1-3 Bradford City (Campbell - Dzagoev, Delfouneso(2))
Bradford travel to Sunderland in the FA Cup and field a full strength side as they look to get back on track, Sunderland come out attacking and on 32 mins finally get the goal they deserve when Campbell converts at close range, City react well and attack and finally get level on 45+3 when Dzagoev is found in space by Ljajic and he calmly slots home to level to up, Second half gets off to a flyer for City when Delph plays the ball forward to Delfouneso who converts with a simple finish on 47 mins, Sunderland push to get level but on 59 mins a wonderstrike from Delfouneso ends the match, Skinning two defenders before firing home from just inside the box, City make changes later on and Sunderland have a couple of chances but never looked in it in the second half.
MOM - Craig Gordon (Sunderland)
Manager Player of the Month - Alan Dzagoev - A amazing month for the Russian, Scoring 10 goals this month taking his total to 26 goals in 33 games with a very impressive 25 assists something that he has really improved on this season, Taking freekicks and corners has helped in that area, Delfouneso also had a amazing month scoring 7 goals his total is 25 in 32 games with 10 assists.
Overview of the Month - A very solid month early on with two massive wins in the Club World Championship, Sadly things went bad after that as we looked tired and dropped points at Bolton and Man City but bounced back well to beat a very game Sunderland in the FA Cup.
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Jack heres the screenshot of Douglas Costa you wanted mate.
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December Results:
English Premier League
Burnley 1-4 Bradford City (Brown - Almeida(2), Dzagoev, Cardozo)
Bradford travel to rivals Burnley with alot of confidence and really control the early parts of the match, The opening goal comes on 25 mins when Dzagoev floats in a corner to the back post and Almeida nods home, Burnley react well and play some good stuff and get level on 45 mins when Brown nods home from a corner.Second half see's City come out attacking and on 55 mins Dzagoev fires City back ahead after a one two with Delfouneso, City continue to press and on 80 mins get the goal the needed to see off Burnley through sub Cardozo after a throughball from Dzagoev, The final goal comes on 86 mins when Dzagoev again floats a corner to the back post and Almeida again powers it home.
MOM - Diego Penny (Burnley)
Champions Cup Group G
Bradford City 7-1 Unriea Urziceni (Delph(2), Delfouneso(3), Dzagoev, Kaka, s/o Almeida - Pavel)
Bradford host Romanian minnows Unriea and are expecting a comfortable win so when Delph hits a 25 yard volley after a cleared cornet into the bottom corner on 5 mins things look good, Its 2-0 on 8 mins when Delfouneso skins 3 defenders before drilling the ball home, On 33 mins a Costa cross is nodded home at close range by Dzagoev, On 44 mins Delph robs Goia at the back and fires the ball into the net for 4-0.Second half is more of the same and on 56 mins Delfouneso is picked out by Dzagoev is space and its 5-0.On 68 mins Kaka gets in on the act after another fine ball from Dzagoev he drills it home, On 70 mins a great run by Delfouneso is finished with a sublime lob to give him his hattrick, Pavel pulls one back for Unriea on 76 mins with a 20 yard bullet, The match ends on a sour note for City when Almeida is given a second yellow on 88 mins but the performance overall was amazing.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
Club World Championship Semi Final
Heartland 0-5 Bradford City (Delph, Kaka, Dzagoev(3))
Bradford play Nigerian minnows Heartland and again get off to a flyer compliments of Delph who pounced on a rebounded Delfouneso shot to fire it home for 0-1.On 10 mins Kaka finds some space for himself and calmly slots the ball home for 0-2.On 17 mins Ljajic burts down the right and squares the ball to a unmarked Dzagoev who slots it home for 0-3.City control the remainder of the half and look very threatening going forward, Second half see's city grab a 4th on 51 mins when Costa fires in a low cross for Dzagoev to tap home, Dzagoev nets his hattrick on 55 mins again picked out in space by Ljajic and he calmly passes it into the net.The rest of the match is all City as they look to score more but in the end 0-5 is enough.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
Club World Championship Final
Bradford City 5-0 Sao Paulo (Costa, Cavichioli OG, Dzagoev(2), Kaka)
Bradford face Brazilian Sao Paulo in the final and the opening 30 mins is all Sao Paulo but Richaud plays a blinder to keep it level and on 37 mins failure to score for Sao Paulo comes back to haunt them when Costa volleys home at the back post after a poor clearance and City go in at the break 1-0 up but were lucky, Second half see's Costa fire in a cross and Van Rooijan gets his head to it but it comes off Cavichioli and into the net for 2-0 on 48 mins, The match is all but over on 57 mins when Dzagoev fires home a bullet from 25 yards out, On 60 mins a fine ball from Delfouneso finds Kaka in space and he drills it home for 4-0, Dzagoev nets the final goal of the game on 72 mins when Costa earns a spot kick and Dzagoev steps up to convert it.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-1 Sunderland (Delfouneso, Dzagoev - Bikey)
Back in the league and City play Sunderland and City look tired after two games in no time and spend most of the first half defending with Sunderland attacking but not threatening much, Its 0-0 at the break, Second off City get off to a flyer when Kaka fires the ball forward and Delfouneso uses his pace to get a one on one and calmly finishes it, City continue to press and on 71 mins get a second goal when Dzagoev fires home a 35 yard strike, Sunderland pull one back on 76 mins when Bikey powers home a header from a corner, Sunderland push forward but City come out with 3 points.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bolton 1-1 Bradford City (Sturridge - Delfouneso)
Bradford travel to Bolton in what should be a simple task but City again dont look themselves and struggle to get going early on, They do eventually take the lead on 41 mins when Delfouneso is given way too much space and he fires it home from close range, Second half Bolton come out strong but City look strong in defence but on 75 mins Sturridge is given alot of space and he brushes Van Rooijan aside before flicking the ball into the bottom corner to level things up, Bolton attack and really should have won this match but in the end it finishes level.
MOM - Mark Bunn (Bolton)
English Premier League
Man City 2-1 Bradford City (Zapata, Veloso - Dzagoev)
Bradford travel to Manchester to face Man City and look quite strong early on creating alot of chances and keep Man City in their own half, They go ahead on 33 mins when Dzagoev hammers home a freekick from 20 yards out and City deserve the lead, On 40 mins a Zapata header from a freekick leaves Richaud stranded and its all level, Second half is much more one side as Man City pile forward and City look tired but defend really well, Sadly on 90 mins a freekick from Veloso is fired home from 25 yards out and Man City have stolen all 3 points in this one.
MOM - Cristian Zapata (Man City)
FA Cup 3rd Round
Sunderland 1-3 Bradford City (Campbell - Dzagoev, Delfouneso(2))
Bradford travel to Sunderland in the FA Cup and field a full strength side as they look to get back on track, Sunderland come out attacking and on 32 mins finally get the goal they deserve when Campbell converts at close range, City react well and attack and finally get level on 45+3 when Dzagoev is found in space by Ljajic and he calmly slots home to level to up, Second half gets off to a flyer for City when Delph plays the ball forward to Delfouneso who converts with a simple finish on 47 mins, Sunderland push to get level but on 59 mins a wonderstrike from Delfouneso ends the match, Skinning two defenders before firing home from just inside the box, City make changes later on and Sunderland have a couple of chances but never looked in it in the second half.
MOM - Craig Gordon (Sunderland)
Manager Player of the Month - Alan Dzagoev - A amazing month for the Russian, Scoring 10 goals this month taking his total to 26 goals in 33 games with a very impressive 25 assists something that he has really improved on this season, Taking freekicks and corners has helped in that area, Delfouneso also had a amazing month scoring 7 goals his total is 25 in 32 games with 10 assists.
Overview of the Month - A very solid month early on with two massive wins in the Club World Championship, Sadly things went bad after that as we looked tired and dropped points at Bolton and Man City but bounced back well to beat a very game Sunderland in the FA Cup.
League Table:
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January Results:
League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg
Bradford City 1-0 Man City (Dzagoev)
Bradford play Man City in the League Cup and field a full stength team as they look to take the win, They grab the lead on 14 mins when Beck brings down Costa and Dzagoev steps up to hammer home the spot kick, Man City push but its level at the break, Second half is very close with both sides going for it but the defence of both teams perform very well and it ends 1-0.
MOM - Cristian Zapata (Man City)
English Premier League
Aston Villa 1-3 Bradford City (Young - Dzagoev(2), Van Rooijan)
Bradford face a tough task in Villa and Villa are on the attack early on and take a deserved lead on 30 mins when Young fires home a freekick from 20 yards out, Dzagoev levels it up on 33 mins after a good ball from Delfouneso, On 42 mins Dzagoev fires City into a lead with a 20 yard strike, Second half see's a Dzagoev corner finds Van Rooijan at the back post and he powers it home, Villa just crumble after that and could have lost this one by a few more goals if not for Plante in the goal.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 6-2 Middlesbrough (Dzagoev(2), Delph, Delfouneso(2), Pajic - Abdi, Emnes)
Bradford host Boro and start out very attacking, Taking the lead on 29 mins when Dzagoev converts a Ljajic cross near post, The lead is doubled on 45 mins when Delph fires home from 25 yards out, Second half see's Boro grab one back on 47 mins when Abdi fires home a freekick, Its level on 51 mins when Emnes powers home from a corner but on 56 mins Delfouneso puts City back ahead with a fine strike from just inside the box, On 66 mins Delfouneso nets again with a powerful header from a Delph cross, On 79 mins Dzagoev fires home from 20 yards out to end the match and on 83 mins late sub Pajic ends the scoring with a 25 yard screamer of his own for his first goal for the club.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-1 Liverpool (Dzagoev(2) - Angel)
Bradford play their favourite club in Liverpool, Look very confident when they start out and a swift move down the left allows Costa to pick out Dzagoev in space for 1-0 on 21 mins.The match goes alittle flat after that as City cruise into the break ahead, Second half is very slow early on but on 83 mins Angel looks to have stolen a point for Liverpool when he converts a spot kick after Van Rooijan handled the ball, Dzagoev changes all that on 88 mins with a wonderful run and finish.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
League Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg
Man City 0-1 Bradford City (Kaka)
Bradford travel to Man City and only 1-0 up are still in for a massive challange, Man City come out attacking but Richaud is strong in goal and withstands the onslaught and on 31 mins a layoff from Delfouneso is fired home from just outside the box by Kaka and Bradford lead, Second half is all Man City but Bradford hold very firm at the back and progress to the final where they will face Spurs.
MOM - Kaka (Bradford City)
FA Cup 4th Round
Bradford City 3-2 Arsenal (Mattock, Delfouneso, Ljajic - Angel Albin(2))
Bradford are handed a very tough game in the FA Cup in Arsenal and on 19 mins Mattock hands Arsenal a spot kick and Angel Albin steps up to convert it, On 36 mins Richards also hands Arsenal a spot kick and again Angel Albin converts and City are up against it, Second half City pull one back on 48 mins with a rare goal from Mattock who powers home from a Dzagoev corner, On 79 mins Delfouneso hammers home a Ljajic layoff and its all level, Ljajic sends city through with a wonderful finish on 90+3 powering home after skining 2 defenders.
MOM - Juan Angel Albin (Arsenal)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-0 Reading (Delph(2))
Bradford face a easy task in Reading in the league but are not at their best early on but Reading look poor but hold out until the break as City cant get going infront of goal, On 53 mins though a wonderful 30 yarder from Delph opens the scoring, City push after the goal and go close a few times but fail to score until 88 mins when Costa picks out Delph in the box for a simple close range finish, City should have dominated this game but were not on form but still got 3 points.
MOM - Fabian Delph (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Newcastle 3-0 Bradford City (Vaughan, Jo(2), s/o Neuvel)
Bradford face Newcastle in the league and are shocked by a wonderstrike from Vaughan on 7 mins a 25 yarder flys past Richaud, City look but push forward and on 43 mins a rash tackle on Delfouneso see's Neuvel send off, Second half see's Jo step up to convert a spot kick after Almeida drags him down on 48 mins, City just cant get going at all this game and Newcastle end the game on 72 mins when Jo powers home a header from a corner, City were shocked by Newcastle who were on fire in this one.
MOM - Jo (Newcastle)
Managers Player of the Month - Alan Dzagoev - 7 goals for the Russian this month, Went abit cold in the last few games but is still a massive player for us, Delfouneso was really off his game this month too sadly.
Overview of the Month - A very good start to the month with some massive wins over Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool but we were poor against Reading and against Newcastle we just did'nt turn up at all.
Transfer News
Bradford have made a few signings bringing in a backup keeper and some cover for CM but neither are of note just backup, One key player was signed for City bringing in Samir Nasri from Arsenal for 6.75 million the French man has found it hard to get a game for Arsenal this season and found himself transfer listed, He will act as cover to Costa on the left but can play AMC or CM if needed.
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On the sales front City have sold Igor Akinfeev to Roma for a fee of 12 million, Nedum Onuoha has move to Tottenham for a fee of 20 million while Aston Villa signed Fleck and Cimmino for a combined fee of 11 million.
Tranfers:
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League Table:
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We will be looking to Nasri to make a impact this month having spent the first month of his City career injured he is now fit and we are expecting good things from him.
League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg
Bradford City 1-0 Man City (Dzagoev)
Bradford play Man City in the League Cup and field a full stength team as they look to take the win, They grab the lead on 14 mins when Beck brings down Costa and Dzagoev steps up to hammer home the spot kick, Man City push but its level at the break, Second half is very close with both sides going for it but the defence of both teams perform very well and it ends 1-0.
MOM - Cristian Zapata (Man City)
English Premier League
Aston Villa 1-3 Bradford City (Young - Dzagoev(2), Van Rooijan)
Bradford face a tough task in Villa and Villa are on the attack early on and take a deserved lead on 30 mins when Young fires home a freekick from 20 yards out, Dzagoev levels it up on 33 mins after a good ball from Delfouneso, On 42 mins Dzagoev fires City into a lead with a 20 yard strike, Second half see's a Dzagoev corner finds Van Rooijan at the back post and he powers it home, Villa just crumble after that and could have lost this one by a few more goals if not for Plante in the goal.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 6-2 Middlesbrough (Dzagoev(2), Delph, Delfouneso(2), Pajic - Abdi, Emnes)
Bradford host Boro and start out very attacking, Taking the lead on 29 mins when Dzagoev converts a Ljajic cross near post, The lead is doubled on 45 mins when Delph fires home from 25 yards out, Second half see's Boro grab one back on 47 mins when Abdi fires home a freekick, Its level on 51 mins when Emnes powers home from a corner but on 56 mins Delfouneso puts City back ahead with a fine strike from just inside the box, On 66 mins Delfouneso nets again with a powerful header from a Delph cross, On 79 mins Dzagoev fires home from 20 yards out to end the match and on 83 mins late sub Pajic ends the scoring with a 25 yard screamer of his own for his first goal for the club.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-1 Liverpool (Dzagoev(2) - Angel)
Bradford play their favourite club in Liverpool, Look very confident when they start out and a swift move down the left allows Costa to pick out Dzagoev in space for 1-0 on 21 mins.The match goes alittle flat after that as City cruise into the break ahead, Second half is very slow early on but on 83 mins Angel looks to have stolen a point for Liverpool when he converts a spot kick after Van Rooijan handled the ball, Dzagoev changes all that on 88 mins with a wonderful run and finish.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
League Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg
Man City 0-1 Bradford City (Kaka)
Bradford travel to Man City and only 1-0 up are still in for a massive challange, Man City come out attacking but Richaud is strong in goal and withstands the onslaught and on 31 mins a layoff from Delfouneso is fired home from just outside the box by Kaka and Bradford lead, Second half is all Man City but Bradford hold very firm at the back and progress to the final where they will face Spurs.
MOM - Kaka (Bradford City)
FA Cup 4th Round
Bradford City 3-2 Arsenal (Mattock, Delfouneso, Ljajic - Angel Albin(2))
Bradford are handed a very tough game in the FA Cup in Arsenal and on 19 mins Mattock hands Arsenal a spot kick and Angel Albin steps up to convert it, On 36 mins Richards also hands Arsenal a spot kick and again Angel Albin converts and City are up against it, Second half City pull one back on 48 mins with a rare goal from Mattock who powers home from a Dzagoev corner, On 79 mins Delfouneso hammers home a Ljajic layoff and its all level, Ljajic sends city through with a wonderful finish on 90+3 powering home after skining 2 defenders.
MOM - Juan Angel Albin (Arsenal)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-0 Reading (Delph(2))
Bradford face a easy task in Reading in the league but are not at their best early on but Reading look poor but hold out until the break as City cant get going infront of goal, On 53 mins though a wonderful 30 yarder from Delph opens the scoring, City push after the goal and go close a few times but fail to score until 88 mins when Costa picks out Delph in the box for a simple close range finish, City should have dominated this game but were not on form but still got 3 points.
MOM - Fabian Delph (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Newcastle 3-0 Bradford City (Vaughan, Jo(2), s/o Neuvel)
Bradford face Newcastle in the league and are shocked by a wonderstrike from Vaughan on 7 mins a 25 yarder flys past Richaud, City look but push forward and on 43 mins a rash tackle on Delfouneso see's Neuvel send off, Second half see's Jo step up to convert a spot kick after Almeida drags him down on 48 mins, City just cant get going at all this game and Newcastle end the game on 72 mins when Jo powers home a header from a corner, City were shocked by Newcastle who were on fire in this one.
MOM - Jo (Newcastle)
Managers Player of the Month - Alan Dzagoev - 7 goals for the Russian this month, Went abit cold in the last few games but is still a massive player for us, Delfouneso was really off his game this month too sadly.
Overview of the Month - A very good start to the month with some massive wins over Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool but we were poor against Reading and against Newcastle we just did'nt turn up at all.
Transfer News
Bradford have made a few signings bringing in a backup keeper and some cover for CM but neither are of note just backup, One key player was signed for City bringing in Samir Nasri from Arsenal for 6.75 million the French man has found it hard to get a game for Arsenal this season and found himself transfer listed, He will act as cover to Costa on the left but can play AMC or CM if needed.
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On the sales front City have sold Igor Akinfeev to Roma for a fee of 12 million, Nedum Onuoha has move to Tottenham for a fee of 20 million while Aston Villa signed Fleck and Cimmino for a combined fee of 11 million.
Tranfers:
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League Table:
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We will be looking to Nasri to make a impact this month having spent the first month of his City career injured he is now fit and we are expecting good things from him.
February Results:
English Premier League
Bradford City 8-0 Bristol City (Dzagoev(2), Almeida(2), Delph(3), Delfouneso)
Bradford host Bristol who have conceeded 75 goals already this season, Bradford attack from the off and go ahead on 9 mins when Delph plays Dzagoev in on the edge of the box and he fires it home, Its 2-0 on 12 mins Dzagoev floats in a corner to the far post and Almeida nods home, On 20 mins Delph follows up a blocked Delfouneso to make it 3-0 and on 24 mins Delfouneso picks out Delph who fires it low into the bottom corner, On 45 mins Dzagoev again sends a corner to the back post and Almeida is on hand again to power it home, Second half and Bradford are not letting up, 54 mins and Dzagoev cuts inside 2 defenders and slots the ball home for 6-0, On 70 mins Dzagoev flicks the ball over the defence and Delfouneso gets his name on the scoresheet, The final goal comes on 73 mins and its again Dzagoev who is the provider playing in Delph who nets his hattrick with a thundering efforting into the bottom corner.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
West Ham 3-1 Bradford City (Elm, Garcia, Ebanks-Blake - Dzagoev)
Bradford travel to West Ham and are shocked on 2 mins when a swift team move results in Elm powering the ball home from point blank range, The goal clearly rocked City and West Ham look to take advantage but at the break it remains 1-0, Second half see's City get a lucky break when Ljajic is hacked down in the box and Dzagoev steps up to convert the spot kick on 58 mins, The lead is back with West Ham on 60 mins when Garcia fires home from 20 yards out leaving Richaud no chance, On 65 mins Richards brings down Shelvey and Ebanks-Blake is on hand to convert the spot kick for 3-1, City just crumble and dont look like getting back into it at all, Just like against Newcastle the early goal shocked City.
MOM - Raul Garcia (West Ham)
English Premier League
Bradford City 1-0 Chelsea (Nasri - s/o Toulalan)
Bradford host Chelsea as they look to bounce back from the loss to West Ham and start out really well but cant break down the Chelsea defence and the long shots are just not finding the target so its level at the break, Second half is all City and on 56 mins Toulalan is sent off for elbowing Kaka, City press for the goal they need but it doesnt look like coming, On 73 mins Van Persie, Cardozo and Nasri replace Ljajic, Delfouneso and Costa as City look to change things and on 90+1 it pays off, Van Persie lays the ball across the box and Nasri is on hand to lash it home for his first goal for the club.
MOM - Micah Richards (Bradford City)
FA Cup 5th Round
Bradford City 1-1 West Ham (Delfouneso - Garcia)
Bradford host West Ham as they look to get revenge for the league defeat and come out firing but fail to get the goal early on, Delfouneso does find the net on 32 mins when Costa plays him through for a simple one on one, Second half is all City but West Ham get a freekick on 63 mins and Garcia lashes it home from 25 yards out leaving Richaud no chance, West Ham have a few chances to win the game late on but City manage to hang on for the draw and will look to a replay to progress.
MOM - Raul Garcia (West Ham)
Champions Cup 1st Knockout Round Leg 1
Valencia 1-4 Bradford City (Holtby - Dzagoev(2), Delfouneso(2))
Bradford are without Almeida, Kaka, Costa, Cardozo and Maidana who are all away on international duty but Valencia are also with 6 key players so its even, Both sides come out attacking and have a few chances to score but the defence of both clubs are performing well until holtby puts Valencia 1-0 up on 45+3 with a close range header, Second half kicks off and its level on 47 mins when Dzagoev fires home from 20 yards out and City are ahead on 48 mins when Delph robs Leon and plays it forward for Delfouneso to lash it home, City keep pressing and on 70 mins are handed a spot kick when Mata handles the ball and Dzagoev converts the spot kick, Delfouneso rounds off the scoring on 88 mins with a fine solo effort.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Wolves 0-2 Bradford City (Muniesa, Ljajic)
Bradford travel to Wolves and are on the back foot early on as Wolves push forward but the City defence holds first and in the final 10 mins City look dangerous but its level at the break, Second half see's City come out looking alot better and on 60 mins are ahead when Dzagoev floats a corner to the back post for Muniesa to nod home, On 68 mins Ljajic picks up the ball on the right and darts forward to lash it home for 0-2.Wolves do press forward but never look like scoring and City have the 3 points in this one.
MOM - Marc Muniesa (Bradford City)
FA Cup 5th Round Replay
West Ham 1-4 Bradford City (Collison - Costa, Delfouneso(2), Dzagoev)
Bradford again travel to West Ham and look alot stronger from the start and get ahead on 22 mins when Costa picks up a punt up field from Richaud and drives forward to hammer it home for 0-1, Delfouneso is on hand to make it 0-2 on 27 mins after a fine cross from Mattock, City cruise into the break ahead and look good value for it, Second half is more of the same as City take it to West Ham and its 0-3 on 63 mins when Delfouneso trys his luck from 25 yards out and it finds the net, Dzagoev adds a 4th on 79 mins after a good ball from Robert, West Ham pull one back on 90 mins when Collison robs Muniesa and fires it home from inside the box.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
League Cup Final
Bradford City 2-1 Tottenham (Ljajic, Costa - McGeady)
Bradford play Spurs in the League Cup as they look to add to their Community Shield and World Club Championship wins, City are on the back foot early on as Baan looks very threating for Spurs but City do well to keep them at bay and get the first goal on 40 mins when Costa picks out Ljajic who hammers it home from close range to make it 1-0, Second half Spurs come out stronger and on 62 mins McGeady fires home from a Modric corner to level it, Both sides attack but neither side can find the goal needed to win it and we are heading into extra time, First period of extra time see's sub Van Persie smash a freekick against the post on 102 mins and Costa is on hand to slam the rebound into the back of the net, Second period of extra time is all Spurs but Richaud makes a few solid saves and City take the cup back to Bradford.
MOM - Douglas Costa (Bradford City)
Managers Player of the Month - Alan Dzagoev - 6 goals for the Russian but more important this month hes assisted so many times, The Russian now has 39 goals in 47 games with 34 assists, Sadly though we are without Dzagoev for 2-3 week in what is the biggest month on the season for us as we play, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Valencia with only Birmingham as a easy game.
Overview of the Month - A pretty good month for us as we started out hammering Bristol but were shocked by West Ham, A solid performance against Chelsea but again West Ham shocked us, The Valencia game was solid for us, Followed up by 3 solid wins although Spurs were very unlucky in the League Cup.
League Table:
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English Premier League
Bradford City 8-0 Bristol City (Dzagoev(2), Almeida(2), Delph(3), Delfouneso)
Bradford host Bristol who have conceeded 75 goals already this season, Bradford attack from the off and go ahead on 9 mins when Delph plays Dzagoev in on the edge of the box and he fires it home, Its 2-0 on 12 mins Dzagoev floats in a corner to the far post and Almeida nods home, On 20 mins Delph follows up a blocked Delfouneso to make it 3-0 and on 24 mins Delfouneso picks out Delph who fires it low into the bottom corner, On 45 mins Dzagoev again sends a corner to the back post and Almeida is on hand again to power it home, Second half and Bradford are not letting up, 54 mins and Dzagoev cuts inside 2 defenders and slots the ball home for 6-0, On 70 mins Dzagoev flicks the ball over the defence and Delfouneso gets his name on the scoresheet, The final goal comes on 73 mins and its again Dzagoev who is the provider playing in Delph who nets his hattrick with a thundering efforting into the bottom corner.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
West Ham 3-1 Bradford City (Elm, Garcia, Ebanks-Blake - Dzagoev)
Bradford travel to West Ham and are shocked on 2 mins when a swift team move results in Elm powering the ball home from point blank range, The goal clearly rocked City and West Ham look to take advantage but at the break it remains 1-0, Second half see's City get a lucky break when Ljajic is hacked down in the box and Dzagoev steps up to convert the spot kick on 58 mins, The lead is back with West Ham on 60 mins when Garcia fires home from 20 yards out leaving Richaud no chance, On 65 mins Richards brings down Shelvey and Ebanks-Blake is on hand to convert the spot kick for 3-1, City just crumble and dont look like getting back into it at all, Just like against Newcastle the early goal shocked City.
MOM - Raul Garcia (West Ham)
English Premier League
Bradford City 1-0 Chelsea (Nasri - s/o Toulalan)
Bradford host Chelsea as they look to bounce back from the loss to West Ham and start out really well but cant break down the Chelsea defence and the long shots are just not finding the target so its level at the break, Second half is all City and on 56 mins Toulalan is sent off for elbowing Kaka, City press for the goal they need but it doesnt look like coming, On 73 mins Van Persie, Cardozo and Nasri replace Ljajic, Delfouneso and Costa as City look to change things and on 90+1 it pays off, Van Persie lays the ball across the box and Nasri is on hand to lash it home for his first goal for the club.
MOM - Micah Richards (Bradford City)
FA Cup 5th Round
Bradford City 1-1 West Ham (Delfouneso - Garcia)
Bradford host West Ham as they look to get revenge for the league defeat and come out firing but fail to get the goal early on, Delfouneso does find the net on 32 mins when Costa plays him through for a simple one on one, Second half is all City but West Ham get a freekick on 63 mins and Garcia lashes it home from 25 yards out leaving Richaud no chance, West Ham have a few chances to win the game late on but City manage to hang on for the draw and will look to a replay to progress.
MOM - Raul Garcia (West Ham)
Champions Cup 1st Knockout Round Leg 1
Valencia 1-4 Bradford City (Holtby - Dzagoev(2), Delfouneso(2))
Bradford are without Almeida, Kaka, Costa, Cardozo and Maidana who are all away on international duty but Valencia are also with 6 key players so its even, Both sides come out attacking and have a few chances to score but the defence of both clubs are performing well until holtby puts Valencia 1-0 up on 45+3 with a close range header, Second half kicks off and its level on 47 mins when Dzagoev fires home from 20 yards out and City are ahead on 48 mins when Delph robs Leon and plays it forward for Delfouneso to lash it home, City keep pressing and on 70 mins are handed a spot kick when Mata handles the ball and Dzagoev converts the spot kick, Delfouneso rounds off the scoring on 88 mins with a fine solo effort.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Wolves 0-2 Bradford City (Muniesa, Ljajic)
Bradford travel to Wolves and are on the back foot early on as Wolves push forward but the City defence holds first and in the final 10 mins City look dangerous but its level at the break, Second half see's City come out looking alot better and on 60 mins are ahead when Dzagoev floats a corner to the back post for Muniesa to nod home, On 68 mins Ljajic picks up the ball on the right and darts forward to lash it home for 0-2.Wolves do press forward but never look like scoring and City have the 3 points in this one.
MOM - Marc Muniesa (Bradford City)
FA Cup 5th Round Replay
West Ham 1-4 Bradford City (Collison - Costa, Delfouneso(2), Dzagoev)
Bradford again travel to West Ham and look alot stronger from the start and get ahead on 22 mins when Costa picks up a punt up field from Richaud and drives forward to hammer it home for 0-1, Delfouneso is on hand to make it 0-2 on 27 mins after a fine cross from Mattock, City cruise into the break ahead and look good value for it, Second half is more of the same as City take it to West Ham and its 0-3 on 63 mins when Delfouneso trys his luck from 25 yards out and it finds the net, Dzagoev adds a 4th on 79 mins after a good ball from Robert, West Ham pull one back on 90 mins when Collison robs Muniesa and fires it home from inside the box.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
League Cup Final
Bradford City 2-1 Tottenham (Ljajic, Costa - McGeady)
Bradford play Spurs in the League Cup as they look to add to their Community Shield and World Club Championship wins, City are on the back foot early on as Baan looks very threating for Spurs but City do well to keep them at bay and get the first goal on 40 mins when Costa picks out Ljajic who hammers it home from close range to make it 1-0, Second half Spurs come out stronger and on 62 mins McGeady fires home from a Modric corner to level it, Both sides attack but neither side can find the goal needed to win it and we are heading into extra time, First period of extra time see's sub Van Persie smash a freekick against the post on 102 mins and Costa is on hand to slam the rebound into the back of the net, Second period of extra time is all Spurs but Richaud makes a few solid saves and City take the cup back to Bradford.
MOM - Douglas Costa (Bradford City)
Managers Player of the Month - Alan Dzagoev - 6 goals for the Russian but more important this month hes assisted so many times, The Russian now has 39 goals in 47 games with 34 assists, Sadly though we are without Dzagoev for 2-3 week in what is the biggest month on the season for us as we play, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Valencia with only Birmingham as a easy game.
Overview of the Month - A pretty good month for us as we started out hammering Bristol but were shocked by West Ham, A solid performance against Chelsea but again West Ham shocked us, The Valencia game was solid for us, Followed up by 3 solid wins although Spurs were very unlucky in the League Cup.
League Table:
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March Results:
FA Cup 6th Round
Liverpool 1-2 Bradford City (Gladkyi - Costa(2))
Bradford play Liverpool in the FA Cup and as always are confident of a result against Liverpool, On 2 mins Costa gets City off to a flyer having taken up the position of the injured Dzagoev, Sent clear by Richards for a one on one its a simple finish for Costa, On 24 Costa pounces on a parried Delfouneso shot to make it 0-2, City control the half and have a commanding lead at the break, Second half Liverpool come out alittle stronger and on 77 mins get a goal back when Gladkyi converts a Carmona cross, Liverpool press but are still to find a win against the Batams.
MOM - Douglas Costa (Bradford City)
Champions Cup 1st Knockout Round Leg 2
Bradford City 1-1 Valencia (Nasri - Muntari)
Bradford host Valencia and should beable to get through being 4-1 up and when Nasri converts from a tight angle on 4 mins the match is all but over already, Valencia do push forward but Richaud is having a good game and keeps it at 1-0 until the break, Second half is more Valencia but again Richaud is doing well but can do nothing to stop Muntari firing home from 20 yards out on 73 mins, City just cruise the rest of the match and are through to the quarter finals.
MOM - Ilyes Richaud (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-2 Tottenham (Delfouneso, Dzagoev, s/o Delph, s/o Richards - Ovchinnikov, McGeady)
Bradford host Spurs and are very much on the front foot early on and go ahead on 18 mins when Delfouneso fires home from 20 yards out after good play from the returning Dzagoev, Om 33 mins Delph is given a straight red for a two footed tackle on McGeady, On 41 mins Delfouneso plays in Dzagoev for a simple finish to make it 2-0, Second half Spurs look to have abit more about them and on 70 mins Richards is given a second yellow card and City are down to 9 men, Spurs attack and pull one back on 72 mins when Ovchinnikov nods home from close range and its all level on 81 mins when McGeady is given too much space and he lashes home from close range, City were in control but with 9 men a draw is a fine result for us.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Birmingham 1-4 Bradford City (Larsson - Delfouneso(3), Kirkland OG)
Bradford travel to Birmingham and look to be in control early on and finally get ahead on 26 mins when Delfouneso is found in space by Costa and he drives forward to slot it home for 0-1, Birmingham are on the back foot for the rest of the half but at the break its only 0-1, Second half sees City much more threatening and on 54 mins Delfouneso nods home a Ljajic cross for 0-2, The hattrick is there on 59 mins when Robert whips a low cross to the near post and Delfouneso taps it home, On 88 mins Ljajic fires a cross in and Kirkland is helpless as he puts it into his own net, On 90+3 Larsson fires home a freekick from 20 yards out but City really performed well in this match.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 1-0 Arsenal (Costa)
Bradford host Arsenal and its a very scrappy match early on with a few rash tackles flying in from both sides, City look dangerous when they go forward but its all to rare, The first half ends level which is no suprise, On 46 mins though City find a goal from nowhere, Costa running from his own half and firing it home from 25 yards out to open the scoring, Arsenal look very weak in attack and rarely threaten and on the rare occasions they do, Richaud is on hand to keep City ahead, It ends 1-0 but it was a scrappy match, Not one for the highlight reel.
MOM - Douglas Costa (Bradford City)
Champions Cup Quarter Final Leg 1
Juventus 4-0 Bradford City (Bertoni, Hamsik(2), Chiellini)
Bradford travel to Juventus again having played both Juventus and Valencia last season in the Champions Cup we got them again, City go behind on 8 mins when Bertoni fires home from a corner after Almeida gives the ball away, On 35 mins its 2-0 when Hamsik fires home from 25 yards out leaving Richaud helpless, The second half starts poor for City too when Hamsik again trys his look from 25 yards and its 3-0 on 47 mins, The final goal comes on 55 mins when Hamsik turns provider and sets up Chiellini who cant miss from 5 yards out, Juventus could have scored 10 goals in this one as it looks like City are heading out unless the can somehow turn this round at home but its very very doubtful.
MOM - Marek Hamsik (Juventus)
Managers Player of the Month - Nathan Delfouneso - 4 goals for the striker this month as he was named player of the month, Costa also had a very good month stepping up when Dzagoev was out.
Overview of the Month - The worst month we have had all season, Beat Liverpool followed by a poor draw to Valencia, The draw against Spurs was good as we had 9 men but not happy at all, Hammered Birmingham followed by a good win but poor performance against Arsenal and then Juventus totally destroyed us in the Champions Cup, Sadly i dont think we will retain that so the league is now our focus, The FA cup is still up for grabs too but we dont care so much for that.
League Table:
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FA Cup 6th Round
Liverpool 1-2 Bradford City (Gladkyi - Costa(2))
Bradford play Liverpool in the FA Cup and as always are confident of a result against Liverpool, On 2 mins Costa gets City off to a flyer having taken up the position of the injured Dzagoev, Sent clear by Richards for a one on one its a simple finish for Costa, On 24 Costa pounces on a parried Delfouneso shot to make it 0-2, City control the half and have a commanding lead at the break, Second half Liverpool come out alittle stronger and on 77 mins get a goal back when Gladkyi converts a Carmona cross, Liverpool press but are still to find a win against the Batams.
MOM - Douglas Costa (Bradford City)
Champions Cup 1st Knockout Round Leg 2
Bradford City 1-1 Valencia (Nasri - Muntari)
Bradford host Valencia and should beable to get through being 4-1 up and when Nasri converts from a tight angle on 4 mins the match is all but over already, Valencia do push forward but Richaud is having a good game and keeps it at 1-0 until the break, Second half is more Valencia but again Richaud is doing well but can do nothing to stop Muntari firing home from 20 yards out on 73 mins, City just cruise the rest of the match and are through to the quarter finals.
MOM - Ilyes Richaud (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-2 Tottenham (Delfouneso, Dzagoev, s/o Delph, s/o Richards - Ovchinnikov, McGeady)
Bradford host Spurs and are very much on the front foot early on and go ahead on 18 mins when Delfouneso fires home from 20 yards out after good play from the returning Dzagoev, Om 33 mins Delph is given a straight red for a two footed tackle on McGeady, On 41 mins Delfouneso plays in Dzagoev for a simple finish to make it 2-0, Second half Spurs look to have abit more about them and on 70 mins Richards is given a second yellow card and City are down to 9 men, Spurs attack and pull one back on 72 mins when Ovchinnikov nods home from close range and its all level on 81 mins when McGeady is given too much space and he lashes home from close range, City were in control but with 9 men a draw is a fine result for us.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Birmingham 1-4 Bradford City (Larsson - Delfouneso(3), Kirkland OG)
Bradford travel to Birmingham and look to be in control early on and finally get ahead on 26 mins when Delfouneso is found in space by Costa and he drives forward to slot it home for 0-1, Birmingham are on the back foot for the rest of the half but at the break its only 0-1, Second half sees City much more threatening and on 54 mins Delfouneso nods home a Ljajic cross for 0-2, The hattrick is there on 59 mins when Robert whips a low cross to the near post and Delfouneso taps it home, On 88 mins Ljajic fires a cross in and Kirkland is helpless as he puts it into his own net, On 90+3 Larsson fires home a freekick from 20 yards out but City really performed well in this match.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 1-0 Arsenal (Costa)
Bradford host Arsenal and its a very scrappy match early on with a few rash tackles flying in from both sides, City look dangerous when they go forward but its all to rare, The first half ends level which is no suprise, On 46 mins though City find a goal from nowhere, Costa running from his own half and firing it home from 25 yards out to open the scoring, Arsenal look very weak in attack and rarely threaten and on the rare occasions they do, Richaud is on hand to keep City ahead, It ends 1-0 but it was a scrappy match, Not one for the highlight reel.
MOM - Douglas Costa (Bradford City)
Champions Cup Quarter Final Leg 1
Juventus 4-0 Bradford City (Bertoni, Hamsik(2), Chiellini)
Bradford travel to Juventus again having played both Juventus and Valencia last season in the Champions Cup we got them again, City go behind on 8 mins when Bertoni fires home from a corner after Almeida gives the ball away, On 35 mins its 2-0 when Hamsik fires home from 25 yards out leaving Richaud helpless, The second half starts poor for City too when Hamsik again trys his look from 25 yards and its 3-0 on 47 mins, The final goal comes on 55 mins when Hamsik turns provider and sets up Chiellini who cant miss from 5 yards out, Juventus could have scored 10 goals in this one as it looks like City are heading out unless the can somehow turn this round at home but its very very doubtful.
MOM - Marek Hamsik (Juventus)
Managers Player of the Month - Nathan Delfouneso - 4 goals for the striker this month as he was named player of the month, Costa also had a very good month stepping up when Dzagoev was out.
Overview of the Month - The worst month we have had all season, Beat Liverpool followed by a poor draw to Valencia, The draw against Spurs was good as we had 9 men but not happy at all, Hammered Birmingham followed by a good win but poor performance against Arsenal and then Juventus totally destroyed us in the Champions Cup, Sadly i dont think we will retain that so the league is now our focus, The FA cup is still up for grabs too but we dont care so much for that.
League Table:
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April Results:
English Premier League
Leeds 0-4 Bradford City (Delfouneso, Dzagoev, Pajic, Nasri)
Bradford travel to Leeds for what should be a really simple task, City are attacking from the off and take the lead on 3 mins when Kaka plays in Delfouneso who makes no mistake, On 26 mins Kilgallon trips Dzagoev in the box and the Russian steps up himself to convert, City are well in control and take a two goal lead into the break, Second half is more of the same and on 75 mins Muniesa plays the ball out to sub Pajic who fires home from 20 yards out to make it 0-3, The final goal comes on 87 mins when Pajic plays in Nasri who fires the ball into the top corner.
MOM - Samir Nasri (Bradford City)
Champions Cup Quarter Final Leg 2
Bradford City 3-0 Juventus (Delfouneso, Dzagoev(2), s/o Van Rooijan)
Bradford host Juventus but at 4-0 down they have it all to do in this one, They come out attacking really hard but Juventus are all out defence, City finally break them down on 43 mins when Dzagoev floats in a corner and Delfouneso is on hand to hammer it home for 1-0.Second half City come out looking for more goals and get another goal on 64 mins when Richards plays the ball across the box to Dzagoev and its 2-0, City are down to 10 men on 83 mins when Van Rooijan pulls down Hamsik but on 87 mins Dzagoev nets again after good work from Ljajic, City push for a leveler to take the game to extra time but just couldnt manage to get it and go out.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
FA Cup Semi Final
Bradford City 1-3 Tottenham (Delfouneso - Baan(2), Dzeko)
Bradford play Spurs in the FA Cup and its a very poor start for City when on 10 mins Baan fires home from 20 yards out to give Spurs the lead and on 26 mins Baan is found in space by Dzeko to make it 0-2 with a simple tap in, City look poor and go into the break well behind, Second half City pull one back on 51 mins when Costa plays in Delfouneso for a close range finish but on 74 mins Dzeko picks up the ball and runs at the City defence before firing home from just outside the box to send Spurs into the final.
MOM - Jeffrey Baan (Tottenham)
English Premier League
Bradford City 3-0 Everton (Van Persie, Van Rooijan, Delfouneso)
Bradford host Everton as they look to bounce back from that FA Cup defeat to Spurs and come out attacking, They go ahead on 9 mins when Van Persie fires home from 35 yards out in off the post a fine strike from the experienced winger, Its 2-0 on 17 mins when Ljajic floats over a corner a Van Rooijan is on hand to power home the header, City cruise into the break at 2-0 and look very strong, Second half is all City as they get the 3rd goal they deserve on 78 mins when Richards fires the ball across the box and Delfouneso sticks out a leg to make it 3-0.City totally controled this game and look very strong.
MOM - Michel Van Rooijan (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 1-0 Manchester United (Delph)
Bradford host United in what should be a tough challange with both sides doing well in the league, City are on the front foot early and make that count on 16 mins when Delph fires home from 20 yards out giving City a deserved early lead, Its back and forth for the rest of the half but its City who lead at the break, Second half is very scrappy with the only thing of note being a injury to Costa on 60 mins, The rest of the half was just poor.
MOM - Fabian Delph (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Sunderland 2-3 Bradford City (Campbell, Rodallega - Delfouneso(2), Richards)
Bradford travel to Sunderland as they look to continue this good run in the league, The match takes awhile to warm up the first 30 mins are boring but on 33 mins Delfouneso opens the scoring after Nasri plays him in for 0-1, Its level on 42 mins when Campbell hammers home a Mills cross but on 45+3 Dzagoev floats a corner into the box and Richards in on hand to power it home to give City the lead again, Second half kicks off and its level again on 64 mins when Rodallega powers home from a Campbell cross but again its City ahead again soon after when Delfouneso is picked out by Dzagoev and he fires the back into the lead, Sunderland push for a leveler again but City manage to keep them out.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-1 Burnley (Dzagoev, Ljajic, s/o Mattock - Fletcher)
Bradford host Burnley and the match is off to a flyer when Dzagoev fires home from 25 yards out to give City the lead, Burnley push for a leveler and on 21 mins Mattock is given a red card for pulling back Fletcher who was through on goal, City hold out until the break with a slim lead, Second half City look strong but need a second goal and get it on 63 mins when Ljajic fires home from inside the box after some good work out right, Fletcher does pull one back for Burnley on 74 mins with a fine freekick but City get all 3 points in this one.
MOM - Adem Ljajic (Bradford City)
Managers Player of the Month - Nathan Delfouneso - The striker netted 6 times this month and added a few assists, Along with Dzagoev who scored 4 times aswell as adding assists, Richards also player very.
Overview of the Month - In the league i cant complain at all, We had some solid wins over Leeds and Everton and some scrappy wins over United, Sunderland and Burnley but we won them, The FA Cup performance was poor not so bothered about losing but the performance was bad, The Champions Cup performance was great and on another day we could have gone through the way we played but it wasnt our day.
May Results:
English Premier League
Middlesbrough 0-0 Bradford City
The less said about this match the better, Neither side performed at all.
MOM - Ciaran Clarke
English Premier League
Bradford 2-0 Bolton (Costa, Delfouneso)
Bradford host Bolton and are ahead very early when Costa fires home from 25 yards after only 4 mins, City continue to push and its 2-0 on 22 mins when Delfouneso is played in by Ljajic and flicks it home, The rest of the half is all City but they fail to get another goal, Second half is all City but Bolton are really defending well and limit City to long range efforts which just dont go in for City and it ends 2-0.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
Thats it for another season as City finish strong and take down the league, That 100 goals in a season still evades Berry though as City hit 97 goals this season, A very respectable 94 points this season as they finished 8 points ahead of Manchester City.
League Table:
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End of season review to follow
English Premier League
Leeds 0-4 Bradford City (Delfouneso, Dzagoev, Pajic, Nasri)
Bradford travel to Leeds for what should be a really simple task, City are attacking from the off and take the lead on 3 mins when Kaka plays in Delfouneso who makes no mistake, On 26 mins Kilgallon trips Dzagoev in the box and the Russian steps up himself to convert, City are well in control and take a two goal lead into the break, Second half is more of the same and on 75 mins Muniesa plays the ball out to sub Pajic who fires home from 20 yards out to make it 0-3, The final goal comes on 87 mins when Pajic plays in Nasri who fires the ball into the top corner.
MOM - Samir Nasri (Bradford City)
Champions Cup Quarter Final Leg 2
Bradford City 3-0 Juventus (Delfouneso, Dzagoev(2), s/o Van Rooijan)
Bradford host Juventus but at 4-0 down they have it all to do in this one, They come out attacking really hard but Juventus are all out defence, City finally break them down on 43 mins when Dzagoev floats in a corner and Delfouneso is on hand to hammer it home for 1-0.Second half City come out looking for more goals and get another goal on 64 mins when Richards plays the ball across the box to Dzagoev and its 2-0, City are down to 10 men on 83 mins when Van Rooijan pulls down Hamsik but on 87 mins Dzagoev nets again after good work from Ljajic, City push for a leveler to take the game to extra time but just couldnt manage to get it and go out.
MOM - Alan Dzagoev (Bradford City)
FA Cup Semi Final
Bradford City 1-3 Tottenham (Delfouneso - Baan(2), Dzeko)
Bradford play Spurs in the FA Cup and its a very poor start for City when on 10 mins Baan fires home from 20 yards out to give Spurs the lead and on 26 mins Baan is found in space by Dzeko to make it 0-2 with a simple tap in, City look poor and go into the break well behind, Second half City pull one back on 51 mins when Costa plays in Delfouneso for a close range finish but on 74 mins Dzeko picks up the ball and runs at the City defence before firing home from just outside the box to send Spurs into the final.
MOM - Jeffrey Baan (Tottenham)
English Premier League
Bradford City 3-0 Everton (Van Persie, Van Rooijan, Delfouneso)
Bradford host Everton as they look to bounce back from that FA Cup defeat to Spurs and come out attacking, They go ahead on 9 mins when Van Persie fires home from 35 yards out in off the post a fine strike from the experienced winger, Its 2-0 on 17 mins when Ljajic floats over a corner a Van Rooijan is on hand to power home the header, City cruise into the break at 2-0 and look very strong, Second half is all City as they get the 3rd goal they deserve on 78 mins when Richards fires the ball across the box and Delfouneso sticks out a leg to make it 3-0.City totally controled this game and look very strong.
MOM - Michel Van Rooijan (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 1-0 Manchester United (Delph)
Bradford host United in what should be a tough challange with both sides doing well in the league, City are on the front foot early and make that count on 16 mins when Delph fires home from 20 yards out giving City a deserved early lead, Its back and forth for the rest of the half but its City who lead at the break, Second half is very scrappy with the only thing of note being a injury to Costa on 60 mins, The rest of the half was just poor.
MOM - Fabian Delph (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Sunderland 2-3 Bradford City (Campbell, Rodallega - Delfouneso(2), Richards)
Bradford travel to Sunderland as they look to continue this good run in the league, The match takes awhile to warm up the first 30 mins are boring but on 33 mins Delfouneso opens the scoring after Nasri plays him in for 0-1, Its level on 42 mins when Campbell hammers home a Mills cross but on 45+3 Dzagoev floats a corner into the box and Richards in on hand to power it home to give City the lead again, Second half kicks off and its level again on 64 mins when Rodallega powers home from a Campbell cross but again its City ahead again soon after when Delfouneso is picked out by Dzagoev and he fires the back into the lead, Sunderland push for a leveler again but City manage to keep them out.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
English Premier League
Bradford City 2-1 Burnley (Dzagoev, Ljajic, s/o Mattock - Fletcher)
Bradford host Burnley and the match is off to a flyer when Dzagoev fires home from 25 yards out to give City the lead, Burnley push for a leveler and on 21 mins Mattock is given a red card for pulling back Fletcher who was through on goal, City hold out until the break with a slim lead, Second half City look strong but need a second goal and get it on 63 mins when Ljajic fires home from inside the box after some good work out right, Fletcher does pull one back for Burnley on 74 mins with a fine freekick but City get all 3 points in this one.
MOM - Adem Ljajic (Bradford City)
Managers Player of the Month - Nathan Delfouneso - The striker netted 6 times this month and added a few assists, Along with Dzagoev who scored 4 times aswell as adding assists, Richards also player very.
Overview of the Month - In the league i cant complain at all, We had some solid wins over Leeds and Everton and some scrappy wins over United, Sunderland and Burnley but we won them, The FA Cup performance was poor not so bothered about losing but the performance was bad, The Champions Cup performance was great and on another day we could have gone through the way we played but it wasnt our day.
May Results:
English Premier League
Middlesbrough 0-0 Bradford City
The less said about this match the better, Neither side performed at all.
MOM - Ciaran Clarke
English Premier League
Bradford 2-0 Bolton (Costa, Delfouneso)
Bradford host Bolton and are ahead very early when Costa fires home from 25 yards after only 4 mins, City continue to push and its 2-0 on 22 mins when Delfouneso is played in by Ljajic and flicks it home, The rest of the half is all City but they fail to get another goal, Second half is all City but Bolton are really defending well and limit City to long range efforts which just dont go in for City and it ends 2-0.
MOM - Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City)
Thats it for another season as City finish strong and take down the league, That 100 goals in a season still evades Berry though as City hit 97 goals this season, A very respectable 94 points this season as they finished 8 points ahead of Manchester City.
League Table:
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End of season review to follow
End of season review:
Premier League: As a team we really performed all season long, We were very dangerous going dorward as is shown by us only failing to score in two games all season, I wanted to be the first team to win the league twice and we managed that and doing it on the bounce was even better, Overall it was a great season for us in the league.
League Cup: Not a cup we were ever looking to win but we kept getting through and eventually went on to win it for the second time, We were very lucky to win it but we managed it so we picked up the double but not the one we wanted.
FA Cup: We were very strong early on in the FA Cup as we looked to retain in but as we progressed it became less important to us but to go out with such a poor performance was bad, Spurs deserved it i guess as they were unlucky in the League Cup Final.
Champions Cup: We were so strong early on, Scoring 23 goals and only conceeding 3 in the group stage i really thought we had a shot at retaining this one, We hammered Valencia in their own back yard and it was a very good run, Juventus just shocked us but in truth we were shocking in that first leg, We turned up in the second leg but when you go 4-0 down you cant expect to win, Gutted to have gone out so early but thats football.
Player Reviews:
Ilyes Richaud - The French keeper was solid all season wrong, I can never knock him he always performs well and makes some amazing saves throughout the season and picked up 4 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.10.
Marc Muniesa - The Spanish defender had a blinding first season for us, Solid at the back and dangerous going forward, Scored 4 goals and picked up 7 assists with 2 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.09.
Micah Richards - The defender was out in the early part of the season but game back strong once fit, Very good at the back and in last few months performed well going forward, Scoring 1 goal and picking up 12 assists with 2 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.23.
Michel Van Rooijan - The Dutch defender had a first season too, Very solid at the back but was prone to bookings, At corners he was solid scoring 3 goals and picking up 1 assist with 2 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.03.
Ezequiel Alemida - The best defender in the side this season, Solid at the back and from corners was always dangerous, Scoring a impressive 7 goals with 3 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.17.
Kaka - The experienced midfielder was first choice alongside Delph in midfield and rarely let us down, His fitness was in question some times but overall he was solid, Scored 8 goals with 7 assists and 1 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.07.
Fabian Delph - A very impressive season from Delph this season, Going forward he was very strong, Scoring and providing he did very well, Netting 14 goals, 11 assists and 2 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.13.
Adem Ljajic - The wideman was impressive this season, Going forward he was a beast and very good at proving goals for the rest of the team, Scoring 9 goals with 20 assists and 5 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.15.
Douglas Costa - The Brazilian had his best season in along time for us this season, Going forward he provided goals and assists in numbers, 12 goals and 23 assists with 3 MOM awards taking his value up to 33.5 million, Average rating of 7.28.
Alan Dzagoev - The Russian was once again amazing for us this season, Scoring was never going to be a problem for him but his assists this season made him something special, Scoring a impressive 44 goals and picking up 38 assists with 12 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.51.
Nathan Delfouneso - The lone striker always looks dangerous going forward and scored his share of goals this season, Netting 45 goals with 22 assists and 11 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.30.
Other players
Dusan Pajic - Only ever used a sub but the young Serb scored twice and picked up 1 assist, Average rating of 6.90.
Robin Van Persie - The experienced winger was always on hand when needed and came in to score some important goals, 5 goals and 7 assists including the goal of the season against Everton, Average rating of 6.95.
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Samir Nasri - Came in late but was solid when he played, Was good cover in AML and AMC, Scoring 3 goals and 1 assist with 1 MOM award, Average rating of 6.99.
Oscar Cardozo - The experienced striker didnt get many chances but did ok when called in, Scored 4 goals for us, Average rating of 6.77.
Joe Mattock - Rarely used this season but when he came in he was solid at the back, Scored 1 goal and got 2 assists, Average rating of 6.94.
Key Players:
Nathan Delfouneso:
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Alan Dzagoev:
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Thats it for another season, Having won everything i set out to win with Bradford i'm not sure what i should do next, Carry on with the mighty Bantams or start a new challange, I'm really enjoying my City game so i'll have to think about it, Should i choose to move on i'll be heading out to France Italy or Spain for a new challange, Probably lower league again and see how it goes, Either that or start my over 30's game, I do like my experienced players so seeing just how far i could go with nothing but 30+ players would be a fun challange for me.
Premier League: As a team we really performed all season long, We were very dangerous going dorward as is shown by us only failing to score in two games all season, I wanted to be the first team to win the league twice and we managed that and doing it on the bounce was even better, Overall it was a great season for us in the league.
League Cup: Not a cup we were ever looking to win but we kept getting through and eventually went on to win it for the second time, We were very lucky to win it but we managed it so we picked up the double but not the one we wanted.
FA Cup: We were very strong early on in the FA Cup as we looked to retain in but as we progressed it became less important to us but to go out with such a poor performance was bad, Spurs deserved it i guess as they were unlucky in the League Cup Final.
Champions Cup: We were so strong early on, Scoring 23 goals and only conceeding 3 in the group stage i really thought we had a shot at retaining this one, We hammered Valencia in their own back yard and it was a very good run, Juventus just shocked us but in truth we were shocking in that first leg, We turned up in the second leg but when you go 4-0 down you cant expect to win, Gutted to have gone out so early but thats football.
Player Reviews:
Ilyes Richaud - The French keeper was solid all season wrong, I can never knock him he always performs well and makes some amazing saves throughout the season and picked up 4 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.10.
Marc Muniesa - The Spanish defender had a blinding first season for us, Solid at the back and dangerous going forward, Scored 4 goals and picked up 7 assists with 2 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.09.
Micah Richards - The defender was out in the early part of the season but game back strong once fit, Very good at the back and in last few months performed well going forward, Scoring 1 goal and picking up 12 assists with 2 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.23.
Michel Van Rooijan - The Dutch defender had a first season too, Very solid at the back but was prone to bookings, At corners he was solid scoring 3 goals and picking up 1 assist with 2 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.03.
Ezequiel Alemida - The best defender in the side this season, Solid at the back and from corners was always dangerous, Scoring a impressive 7 goals with 3 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.17.
Kaka - The experienced midfielder was first choice alongside Delph in midfield and rarely let us down, His fitness was in question some times but overall he was solid, Scored 8 goals with 7 assists and 1 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.07.
Fabian Delph - A very impressive season from Delph this season, Going forward he was very strong, Scoring and providing he did very well, Netting 14 goals, 11 assists and 2 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.13.
Adem Ljajic - The wideman was impressive this season, Going forward he was a beast and very good at proving goals for the rest of the team, Scoring 9 goals with 20 assists and 5 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.15.
Douglas Costa - The Brazilian had his best season in along time for us this season, Going forward he provided goals and assists in numbers, 12 goals and 23 assists with 3 MOM awards taking his value up to 33.5 million, Average rating of 7.28.
Alan Dzagoev - The Russian was once again amazing for us this season, Scoring was never going to be a problem for him but his assists this season made him something special, Scoring a impressive 44 goals and picking up 38 assists with 12 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.51.
Nathan Delfouneso - The lone striker always looks dangerous going forward and scored his share of goals this season, Netting 45 goals with 22 assists and 11 MOM awards, Average rating of 7.30.
Other players
Dusan Pajic - Only ever used a sub but the young Serb scored twice and picked up 1 assist, Average rating of 6.90.
Robin Van Persie - The experienced winger was always on hand when needed and came in to score some important goals, 5 goals and 7 assists including the goal of the season against Everton, Average rating of 6.95.
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Samir Nasri - Came in late but was solid when he played, Was good cover in AML and AMC, Scoring 3 goals and 1 assist with 1 MOM award, Average rating of 6.99.
Oscar Cardozo - The experienced striker didnt get many chances but did ok when called in, Scored 4 goals for us, Average rating of 6.77.
Joe Mattock - Rarely used this season but when he came in he was solid at the back, Scored 1 goal and got 2 assists, Average rating of 6.94.
Key Players:
Nathan Delfouneso:
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Thats it for another season, Having won everything i set out to win with Bradford i'm not sure what i should do next, Carry on with the mighty Bantams or start a new challange, I'm really enjoying my City game so i'll have to think about it, Should i choose to move on i'll be heading out to France Italy or Spain for a new challange, Probably lower league again and see how it goes, Either that or start my over 30's game, I do like my experienced players so seeing just how far i could go with nothing but 30+ players would be a fun challange for me.
Having browsed around the lower leagues in Spain, France and Italy nothing really appeals to me, While i do like to play as a lesser team and build my way up its just the same setup as my current City one so it will get boring quicker than something different.I will be keeping my City game ofcourse and at some point i will return to it after a few seasons with my new challange depending on how much i get into it.
I will be starting a 30+ challange, I always use experienced players around my teams anyway so its something i think could be interesting to see how far i can go with no player under 30 in my squad, I will be starting out in England ofcourse as i will need to attract big names if i'm to stand and chance of doing anything with old players, Unsure who it will be just now but it will be in the Championship or League One.
From League One the only teams that interest me are Charlton, Leeds United and Southamton but Southamton and Leeds United are popular for stories so i probably wont go for one of those, In the Championship i wont be going Middlesbrough or Newcastle but all other clubs are a option right now.
I will be starting a 30+ challange, I always use experienced players around my teams anyway so its something i think could be interesting to see how far i can go with no player under 30 in my squad, I will be starting out in England ofcourse as i will need to attract big names if i'm to stand and chance of doing anything with old players, Unsure who it will be just now but it will be in the Championship or League One.
From League One the only teams that interest me are Charlton, Leeds United and Southamton but Southamton and Leeds United are popular for stories so i probably wont go for one of those, In the Championship i wont be going Middlesbrough or Newcastle but all other clubs are a option right now.