KOPPEL TAKES OVER THE RAMS
Today it was announced that the unknown Danish manager Victor Koppel
Would take charge over the english Club Derby County. This came as a chock to everyone in and arund the Club. The supporters were furious with this announcement, but a minority of them were ready to give this inexperienced rookie a shot.
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Victor Koppel had this to say shortly after the announcement:
“I’m very pleased to take charge of this club, with so many supporters and a history they.. We can be proud of. I know the supporters are furious with my the installment of me as manager, and I understand them. I would be furious if some unknown bloke would be hired as Brøndby manager, but I’m convinced that I can win they loyalty, and prove that I’m the man for the job. Even though it been very long, since Derby were in the English topflight, I’m going to try my best to achieve this in 5 or so years. Its my goal to secure Derby County there third EPL title.”
Derby County: An overview
Derby County is a professional football club based in Derby, England. The club nicknamed “The Rams” were at its competitive peak in the 1970 where they won to EPL titles. The clubs ground is named “Pride Park” and holds up to 33.579 attendants.
Founded: 1884
Stadium: Pride Park
Capacity: 33579
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Expectations (1. Season)
I’ve reviewed all our players and finances to make sure that we would be up to challenge for promotion this season. Even though its going to be extremely difficult with the likes of W.B.A, Reading, Watford and so on in the league, I’m sure that with the right tactics and some good signings we will be able to achieve promotion. I would like to get to the sixth round of the FA cup, but my main focus will be the promotion battle.
The squad:
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Derby has a very interesting squad with a couple of really interesting players that seem to have a bright future. Steven Davis and especially wonderkid Miles Addision to be exact. The defence seem to be quite allright in ability and depth even though I would like to improve it in the near future. Again Miles Addision will be the key man in the back, along with players such as Dean Leacock and James McEveley.
The Midfield is by my oppinion our strongest in the formation. Robbie Savage, Kris Commons and Steven Davis are all top players, that will help us in our fight for promotion. Gary Teale and Lee Croft are fine players too.
Our weakest place on the pith is our attack. Rob Hulse is a great player and I have great confidence in this guy, but we haven’t got any other attackers. Dickov is 36 years old and slow like ****, and therefore I don’t intend to use him. I’ll be looking to bring in players to make our attack the deadliest in the league.
Transfers:
Here is a screenshot of my signings this season by September the first:
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Top Signings:
Ebi Smolarek:
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I’ve brought this guy in, because I thought our attack was quite poor and a little slim to say the least. I brought him in to be my number 1 goalscorer, playing as a poacher side by side with either Lokvenc or Hulse. I’m convinced he will add some creativity to my attack, with his attacking attributes. His experience will be a plus too.
Sol Campbell:
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The experienced defender was up for grabs on a free transfer, and I decided to ****** him up in front of Tottenham and some other clubs from my league and the EPL. He is considered by me to become the leader in our defence this season, but I’m aware that he can only last two or maybe if we are very lucky three years, with the fact that he is 34 years of age. He will be a threat on corners too.
Other signings:
Nacer Barazite:
Ever since I played fm10 for the time, I was impressed with this player. He is very versatile and can play anywhere on the midfield. Even though he is probably not gonna be in my starting eleven every time, I’m convinced that he will add some depth to my squad.
Vratislav Lokvenc:
Another experienced oldtimer I brought in from the free transfer market. Again he seems to be fit for fight for a season or two, and with his height of 197cm he’s gonna be a deadly threat to the opposition.
Marco Verratti:
He has always been a must buy for me, since I realised how gifted this young Italian is. I’m convinced that he will be the offensive fulcrum and leader of my team in a season or two. Actually I’ve just loved this guys since I had him the first time.
Kiko Femenia:
The gifted Spanish right back was for some weird reason transfer listed at his club Hercules, and I decided to ****** him up right away because I know he is able to become a great right back later on. Him, Addison and Verratti will be the first brick to building a new Derby for the years to come. A team that will challenge the might in not just England, but also Europe. (yes I’m a bit of a dreamer, but I think its realistic)
Tactics:
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I’ve decided to play a 4-4-2 diamond with a Defensive midfielder set to “defend” allowing my OMC “Advanced playmaker” to be as expressive as possible, because he’s going to be the offensive fulcrum. I’ve always preferred the forward duo with a pacey poacher type and a strong and tall target man. In this case a Smolarek - Lokvenc/Hulse partnership. I’m playing short passes, with the mentality set to “Control” because I think we have the passing ability and technicality to play possession football and thereby control the games.
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August and September update:
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Overview:
We started out with a quite easy came home against the Peterborough which I expected to win. But we didn’t and by that result I thought this was going
To be quite a stressfull and hard season. Next match were away vs. the lower league side Bury, I match I expected to win in big numbers. But we did not fulfil my wishes, and won 1-0 on a goal by Lee Croft. With the 2 shaky result in the back of our minds, we went in to play Scunthorpe away, a game we won 2-0 on a goal by Kris Commons and an own goal. Next game was also away, this time we faced Blackpool in a thrilling contest where we came out on top - 1-0 by Ebi Smolarek. By this, we had know won 2 out of 3 games an achieved 7 point. This was quite satisfying, but to stay realistic we had faced 3 relegation favourites.
And we were know up to face another of the smaller sides in the league, Plymouth at home. We controlled this game from the first to the last whistle, and showed that
We can play possessive and attacking football - Steven Davies brought us op ahead, and Ebi cemented the victory with two goals in the second half. 3 days after, we faced Reading in the Carling Cup and lost - unfortunately. The it was time to face our biggest rivals, Nottingham Forest away. A game we lost 2-5, and by then the fans started to get angry. But I was up to prove them wrong.
We won the next 3 league games in a row, and managed to place us self first in the league. We won 2-1 home against Sheffield United and 1-0 against Barnsley at Pride Park, and travelled to a tough away fixture vs. Crystal Palace who we beat 1-0 on a penalty goal by Ebi Smolarek. Then it was time to face Bristol City at Pride Park, a boring game that ended 0-0. The last game of the September was the one I had looked forward to the most. Away vs. Cardiff - a game that seemed very difficult on the paper. But we won the 3-1, and that was by far our best result so far. Smolarek banged 2 in, and Sol Campbell cemented the win with a late goal.
Highlighted fixtures:
Derby County v. Plymouth
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Cardiff v. Derby County
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Player of the month’s (August and September)
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The player of the month's is by far Ebi Smolarek. The polish forward has been immense and has lived perfectly up to my expectations. He has scored 10 goals in 10 appearances in the league. I've played him as a poacher, and my god he is certaintly one.
League Table
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Allright, so this was my first update. I hope some of you enjoyed it and any comments, criticism, suggestions etc. will be very appreciated. October/November update will hit the forum Sunday.
Today it was announced that the unknown Danish manager Victor Koppel
Would take charge over the english Club Derby County. This came as a chock to everyone in and arund the Club. The supporters were furious with this announcement, but a minority of them were ready to give this inexperienced rookie a shot.
View attachment 50004
Victor Koppel had this to say shortly after the announcement:
“I’m very pleased to take charge of this club, with so many supporters and a history they.. We can be proud of. I know the supporters are furious with my the installment of me as manager, and I understand them. I would be furious if some unknown bloke would be hired as Brøndby manager, but I’m convinced that I can win they loyalty, and prove that I’m the man for the job. Even though it been very long, since Derby were in the English topflight, I’m going to try my best to achieve this in 5 or so years. Its my goal to secure Derby County there third EPL title.”
Derby County: An overview
Derby County is a professional football club based in Derby, England. The club nicknamed “The Rams” were at its competitive peak in the 1970 where they won to EPL titles. The clubs ground is named “Pride Park” and holds up to 33.579 attendants.
Founded: 1884
Stadium: Pride Park
Capacity: 33579
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expectations (1. Season)
I’ve reviewed all our players and finances to make sure that we would be up to challenge for promotion this season. Even though its going to be extremely difficult with the likes of W.B.A, Reading, Watford and so on in the league, I’m sure that with the right tactics and some good signings we will be able to achieve promotion. I would like to get to the sixth round of the FA cup, but my main focus will be the promotion battle.
The squad:
View attachment 50007
Derby has a very interesting squad with a couple of really interesting players that seem to have a bright future. Steven Davis and especially wonderkid Miles Addision to be exact. The defence seem to be quite allright in ability and depth even though I would like to improve it in the near future. Again Miles Addision will be the key man in the back, along with players such as Dean Leacock and James McEveley.
The Midfield is by my oppinion our strongest in the formation. Robbie Savage, Kris Commons and Steven Davis are all top players, that will help us in our fight for promotion. Gary Teale and Lee Croft are fine players too.
Our weakest place on the pith is our attack. Rob Hulse is a great player and I have great confidence in this guy, but we haven’t got any other attackers. Dickov is 36 years old and slow like ****, and therefore I don’t intend to use him. I’ll be looking to bring in players to make our attack the deadliest in the league.
Transfers:
Here is a screenshot of my signings this season by September the first:
View attachment 50006
Top Signings:
Ebi Smolarek:
View attachment 50011
I’ve brought this guy in, because I thought our attack was quite poor and a little slim to say the least. I brought him in to be my number 1 goalscorer, playing as a poacher side by side with either Lokvenc or Hulse. I’m convinced he will add some creativity to my attack, with his attacking attributes. His experience will be a plus too.
Sol Campbell:
View attachment 50012
The experienced defender was up for grabs on a free transfer, and I decided to ****** him up in front of Tottenham and some other clubs from my league and the EPL. He is considered by me to become the leader in our defence this season, but I’m aware that he can only last two or maybe if we are very lucky three years, with the fact that he is 34 years of age. He will be a threat on corners too.
Other signings:
Nacer Barazite:
Ever since I played fm10 for the time, I was impressed with this player. He is very versatile and can play anywhere on the midfield. Even though he is probably not gonna be in my starting eleven every time, I’m convinced that he will add some depth to my squad.
Vratislav Lokvenc:
Another experienced oldtimer I brought in from the free transfer market. Again he seems to be fit for fight for a season or two, and with his height of 197cm he’s gonna be a deadly threat to the opposition.
Marco Verratti:
He has always been a must buy for me, since I realised how gifted this young Italian is. I’m convinced that he will be the offensive fulcrum and leader of my team in a season or two. Actually I’ve just loved this guys since I had him the first time.
Kiko Femenia:
The gifted Spanish right back was for some weird reason transfer listed at his club Hercules, and I decided to ****** him up right away because I know he is able to become a great right back later on. Him, Addison and Verratti will be the first brick to building a new Derby for the years to come. A team that will challenge the might in not just England, but also Europe. (yes I’m a bit of a dreamer, but I think its realistic)
Tactics:
View attachment 50005 - View attachment 50008
I’ve decided to play a 4-4-2 diamond with a Defensive midfielder set to “defend” allowing my OMC “Advanced playmaker” to be as expressive as possible, because he’s going to be the offensive fulcrum. I’ve always preferred the forward duo with a pacey poacher type and a strong and tall target man. In this case a Smolarek - Lokvenc/Hulse partnership. I’m playing short passes, with the mentality set to “Control” because I think we have the passing ability and technicality to play possession football and thereby control the games.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
August and September update:
View attachment 50010
Overview:
We started out with a quite easy came home against the Peterborough which I expected to win. But we didn’t and by that result I thought this was going
To be quite a stressfull and hard season. Next match were away vs. the lower league side Bury, I match I expected to win in big numbers. But we did not fulfil my wishes, and won 1-0 on a goal by Lee Croft. With the 2 shaky result in the back of our minds, we went in to play Scunthorpe away, a game we won 2-0 on a goal by Kris Commons and an own goal. Next game was also away, this time we faced Blackpool in a thrilling contest where we came out on top - 1-0 by Ebi Smolarek. By this, we had know won 2 out of 3 games an achieved 7 point. This was quite satisfying, but to stay realistic we had faced 3 relegation favourites.
And we were know up to face another of the smaller sides in the league, Plymouth at home. We controlled this game from the first to the last whistle, and showed that
We can play possessive and attacking football - Steven Davies brought us op ahead, and Ebi cemented the victory with two goals in the second half. 3 days after, we faced Reading in the Carling Cup and lost - unfortunately. The it was time to face our biggest rivals, Nottingham Forest away. A game we lost 2-5, and by then the fans started to get angry. But I was up to prove them wrong.
We won the next 3 league games in a row, and managed to place us self first in the league. We won 2-1 home against Sheffield United and 1-0 against Barnsley at Pride Park, and travelled to a tough away fixture vs. Crystal Palace who we beat 1-0 on a penalty goal by Ebi Smolarek. Then it was time to face Bristol City at Pride Park, a boring game that ended 0-0. The last game of the September was the one I had looked forward to the most. Away vs. Cardiff - a game that seemed very difficult on the paper. But we won the 3-1, and that was by far our best result so far. Smolarek banged 2 in, and Sol Campbell cemented the win with a late goal.
Highlighted fixtures:
Derby County v. Plymouth
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Cardiff v. Derby County
View attachment 50014
Player of the month’s (August and September)
View attachment 50009
The player of the month's is by far Ebi Smolarek. The polish forward has been immense and has lived perfectly up to my expectations. He has scored 10 goals in 10 appearances in the league. I've played him as a poacher, and my god he is certaintly one.
League Table
View attachment 50020
Allright, so this was my first update. I hope some of you enjoyed it and any comments, criticism, suggestions etc. will be very appreciated. October/November update will hit the forum Sunday.
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