I've been doing the challenge and i'm starting to give up to say the truth!
Far too difficult and even tho i've built a team that teorethically should make it to uefa cup i'm fighting for the relegation always.
I'm currently in the 3rd season. Below is the transfers I made.
1ST Season:
IN :
GK: Leo Franco (2.4M) / Renan Ribeiro (100K)
CB: Apam (5.5M) , N'Koulou (5M), Agus (1.5M), Vertoghen (LN 850K), Pasanen (4M)
[P.S : Apam and N'Koulou were supposed to be my main CB - They ended to be the Premier League Worsth Signings of the Year - Both of them!]
RB: Santon (1M), Miguel Torres(2M)
LB: Jeremy Mathieu (3M), Ramoncito Morales (800K)
CM: Zuculini (525K), Ekdal (LN 550k), Simone Barone (475k), Charles Kabore (1M), Daniel Andersson (1.8M)
RM: Cesar Villaluz (2.1M), Miguel Angulo (800k)
LM: Vicente(4.3M), Alexis Sanchez (4.5M)
ST: Saviola(3.6M), Kikin Fonseca(1.7M) Lavezzi (3.3M) ,Julien Quercia (1.7M)
Kikin Fonseca ,Zuculini,Vertoghen, Ramoncito Morales were signed in January.
Placed 15TH in EPL.
Played / Won/ Drawn/ Lost/ For/ Against/ G.D /Pts
38 / 9 / 10 / 19 / 39/ 60/ -21 / 37
2ND Season:
OUT: Saviola (3M), J.Quercia(2.5M), Barone (625K), Miguel Torres(4,1M) Lavezzi (5M), Villaluz(3M), Kabore (3.4M), Kikin Fonseca (3.1M), Zuculini( LN 250K), Ramoncito Morales (325K),
IN: Ekdal (1.4M), Vukcevic (8.5M), Di Maria (7M), Jankovic (Free), Sunny (3.3M), Marquinhos (14.5M), Bojan (5.5M), Antonio Barragan (1.3M), Vertoghen (1.7M), Diego (4.5M - ST Regen) , Miranda (7.5M)
Ended Season in 12TH.
Played / Won/ Drawn/ Lost/ For/ Against/ G.D /Pts
38 / 14/ 6/ 18/ 61/ 69/ -8/ 48
Vukcevic was sold in January as he was always unhappy and underperforming.
Miranda sorted the defence partially as I was conceding less - probably the best signing.
With this team i expected to achieve a 10th place but i guess i was wrong.
3RD Season:
OUT: Vertoghen (2M) , Alexis Sanchez (12.25M), Barragan Antonio (3.5M)
IN: Ezequiel Garay (10.5M), Thiago Neves (6M), Loic Perrin (8M), Alex Teixeira (8M), Oscar Ustari (5.5M)
So far in the season i'm 16th.
Played / Won/ Drawn/ Lost/ For/ Against/ G.D /Pts
13 / 4/ 2/ 7/ 22/ 32/ -10/ 14
Having also the worst defence. If you want i'll update with tactics i have been using.
Also its good to note that in both 1St and 2Nd season i have 10 - 12 matches without a win.