Grasshoppers - On our way to the top

[TacticalWizard]

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MAKING GRASSHOPPERS A EUROPEAN GIANT

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Roy Hodgson steps down from England and takes the Grasshoppers job to try and better his previous stint as manager.

CLUB OVERVIEW

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Grasshoppers are already in the Champions League however the first task is to become the best team in the Swiss League by overcoming Swiss giants Basel. The youth and training facilities are very good which will come in very handy when training our young players.

CLUB HISTORY

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Grasshoppers were the first team to enter the Champions League in Switzerland and although they didn't win a game in the group stage they still made a good name for themselves.

KEY PLAYERS

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Going off assistant reports this guy is one of our best players. He has been at Grasshoppers for his whole career apart from one season when he went to another club on a free transfer.

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Davari is by far the best GK at the club and will be my starter for the first season at least.

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Dabbur has the potential to be one of the best strikers in the league however he still has some work to do.

MY AIMS FOR THIS SAVE

Become a dominant force in the Swiss League.

Win a European trophy.

Sign and develop some of the best young players that this league will ever see.

Expand or build a new stadium.

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Any tips on how to make my posts better or more appealing are welcome.


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[chaidawg]

Good luck with this. Great club with a great history. Hopefully can discover a young Wynton Rufer to to lead the line.

 

[TacticalWizard]

THE TACTIC

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Quite an aggressive formation playing with 3 strikers however it has worked on other saves so I have no doubt that it will not work in this save!​

 

[TacticalWizard]

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PRE SEASON

I was only given 110k and hardly any wage budget so the squad that I have at the moment will have to make do for the first season. I have made one signing which will be shown below.

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Only a LB has came in, this was because we only had one LB and I did not have any more wage budget to bring anyone else in. I tried to offload a few players but most of them were not getting offers despite me lowering their asking price below their value.

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Alvarez looks like a very good LB and will be my first choice for the season.

FRIENDLIES

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Nothing to sing or dance about however I am not looking into this too much because my assistant took control of every game. The start of the league season is how I will analyse the squad and how well the tactic is working.​

 

[LovanoFM]

GL, Will be following.

 

[TacticalWizard]

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JULY FIXTURES

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A great way to start off the season with a huge win against Sion. We dominated from start to finish and fully deserved the win.

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We then had a bore draw against St. Gallen and with both teams having chances it could have been anyone's game.

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Totally outplayed against Lille and we have it all to do in the second leg if we want to qualify.

LEAGUE TABLE

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Nothing really to say about the league table as expected Young Boys and Basel getting off to great starts and we follow just behind them remaining unbeaten.

NEXT MONTH

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Quite a tough month as we play both Basel and Young Boys away from home. We also go into the 2nd leg of the CL playoff with a 4-1 deficit. Four home games in the league too which will hopefully boost our points tally.

 

[TacticalWizard]

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AUGUST FIXTURES

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We never really looked like losing until Caio gave a penalty away. Luckily enough star striker Khalifa netted a second to give us the 3 points

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A lack of firepower meant we never really got going in this game and we go into the Europa League playoff

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A very tough result to take as they scored the only goal from the penalty spot however we proved that we are capable of playing against the best as we dominated the game

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After the defeat to Basel we had to get going again and that is what we did as we put four past Young Boys

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Again we dominated this game however we couldn't take our chances until the 78th minute when Abrashi gave us the lead

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Next up was the Europa League playoff and we hosted Chornomorets. A comfortable win giving us a nice cushion going into the away leg

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We took the league early on and luckily enough Aarau missed a penalty which would mean that the game was in our hands. Another goal conceded due to our terrible defence but we was bailed out again by Khalifa

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A draw was all it took in this game as Chornomorets never really threatened to get the tie back on. We go into the EL group stages

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Vaduz never really looked like scoring having 4 shots all game and only hitting the target once. Poor shooting from us aswell however we got a penalty which was converted for all 3 points

LEAGUE TABLE

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Sitting in a very respectable 2nd just behind unbeaten Basel which was expected

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP

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Ouch! We was given a very tough group in which all three teams will be very hard to beat

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In the next month we start off our campaign in the Swiss Cup and we also play our first EL group stage game in which we host Dinamo

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[TacticalWizard]

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SEPTEMBER FIXTURES

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What a game this was for the fans! Two late goals from Thun made us a little shaken but a 91st minute strike from loanee Merkel settled the nerves as we ran away 5-3 winners

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We got off to a bad start and then it looked like Dinamo were going to win it. The half time team talk got the players motivated and we eventually went on to win the game after loanee LB scored a 25 yard screamer

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A relatively easy cup tie as we put 6 past Kriens. Our leaky defense one again conceded goals even against weaker opposition and this is something that needs strengthening as soon as I get some transfer money

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After two penalties and a red card I thought this game was going against us but once again Khalifa bailed us out with a late winner in the second half

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We did not even do that well in this game however we was very productive in the chances that we did have which shows in the scoreline

LEAGUE TABLE

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I think that we are doing very well considering in real life Grasshoppers are down the bottom! Only one point behind league leaders Basel

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP

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A decent opening in the group stage beating Dinamo 3-2 however they are the weakest team in the group out of the 3 we have to play so im not too confident yet

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This month is going to be very tough! 5 away games however we should be winning the Swiss Cup 2nd round tie with relative ease. Hopefully we can do ourselves proud going to England and Spain in the Europa League. We also play Zurich in the derby

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[AndySams10]

Nice seeing a story from a different nation, good luck. How do you get the wording in the the speech bubble?

 

[TacticalWizard]

Nice seeing a story from a different nation, good luck. How do you get the wording in the the speech bubble?

Gyazo - c624d3c3f4d47da1877664d3c04518be.png Look at that screenshot, the one at the end. Thanks

 

[TacticalWizard]

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OCTOBER FIXTURES

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What an amazing result! The game was really dead in the second half with only a few chances for both teams but CB Jahic converted from the spot late on

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Schneuwly who scored Luzern's goal when we plyaed them the first time haunts us again as he nets another 2 and gives us our second defeat of the league

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Another simple win in the Cup however we did play a weaker squad which showed as the score line wasn't as convincing as the first round

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A decent showing from us but when Khalifa missed the penalty the players heads dropped and Tottenham took advantage

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An 11 goal thriller in the Zurich derby! What a way to end the month and gladly we came out on top. Serious questions to be asked about the defense though

LEAGUE TABLE

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Still very close to Basel however the gap has extended to four points. Young Boys are also closing in on us and only 6 points behind

EUROPA LEAGUE TABLE

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Hopefully 1/2 more results in the remaining three games and we can go into the knockout stages, would be a great achievement

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A tough start to this month hosting Basel, Spurs and Young Boys. Then gets a little bit easier playing winless Aarau before our 5th Europa League game

 

[TacticalWizard]

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NOVEMBER RESULTS

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A great way to start the month with a dominant performance over Swiss giants Basel

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Tottenham were a class above here and played us off the park, we never looked like scoring

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A very even game which was mostly played in the middle of the pitch. A goal from Dabbur earned us a decent point

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A shaky start but we brought it back and inform Dabbur bagged himself another 3 goals

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A crucial away win in Croatia and eventhough we didn't play too well we still got the job done

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Again another poor start to the game however when Lausanne had a man set off for receiving two yellow cards we took control of the game and advanced into the next round

LEAGUE TABLE

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Level on points with Basel and Zurich in 3rd are 8 points behind

EUROPA LEAGUE TABLE

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The last game vs Sociedad is going to be a crucial one! Win or draw and we go through in 2nd, lose and we get knocked out in the group stages

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Only three games this month including the final EL game. We then have a break until February

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[Safc-mad-scotty]

Going well on both fronts, hope you can wrestle that top spot off Basel soon!

 

[TacticalWizard]

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DECEMBER FIXTURES

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A great win against Thun as we held them to having 0 shots on target all game

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When it went 3-3 I thought it was game over but the players showed huge amounts of character and went on to score 2 more goals and seal the deal! We have now qualified for the Knockout stages!!

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Bailed out again by a Khalifa goal after we couldn't take our chances despite dominating the game

LEAGUE TABLE

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Three points clear after Basel slip up. Hopefully we can carry on our run of form as we now have a 2 month break until February

EUROPA LEAGUE TABLE

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Finishing second to Spurs is a very respectable position to be in and we now go onto face Bilbao in the 1st knockout round

EUROPA LEAGUE KO ROUND

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Rather odd seeing Chelsea in the draw however Bilbao will be a very tough challenge

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We now have a bunch of friendlies before taking on Bilbao and also two league games

 

[TacticalWizard]

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FEBRUARY FIXTURES

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A poor performance against Sion and we definitely deserved to lose

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We had more chances and possession but we couldn't convert in front of goal which let us down

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The month break took it out of us as we now cannot seem to win a football match

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Gamukol's disallowed goal after Bilbao scored their first allowed for Bilbao to have some breathing space and they kept answering back when we scored

LEAGUE TABLE

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Still top of the league which is one positive however look at poor Aarau down there winning 1 game in 21 :O

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Some tough games this month including away games against Basel and Young Boys. We also play Sion in the Swiss Cup QF which would be a nice trophy to win

 

[Timmzeh]

Wow, youre doing great man! Keep it up

 

[TacticalWizard]

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MARCH FIXTURES

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Another Schneuwly penalty keeps us at bay and gives Luzern a point

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A great win away to Basel and a crucial one in the title race

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Dominated this game but the luck was not on our side and we had to settle for a draw

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Since we came back from the break we can't seem to win..

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What more to say! The luck is not on our side as we give up another lead and settle for another point

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A great win in the cup quarter final and we move onto the semi finals. Gamukol coming off the bench and giving us the winner!

LEAGUE TABLE

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5 points behind Basel now after the run of draws and Young Boys have also closed the gap to 3 points

TRANSFERS

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Right back Luthl leaves as he wasn't getting any game time and young striker Kamberl also leaves the club. GK Vasic goes on loan to Challenge League side Lugano

 

[TacticalWizard]

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APRIL FIXTURES

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A very tight game against Thun however Gamukol produced the goods with two goals

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Another game we get punished for not taking our chances, its becoming a habit now

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A decent point considering we had a man sent off just after half time

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Basically a free pass into the cup final as Martigny have one shot all game and it wasn't even on target

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Three goals inside the first 15 minutes was all she wrote as it became a scrappy affair

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Domination in this one as we hit St. Gallen for six. One of the best performances all season

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Wow! We continue our great form as we put 5 past Basel

LEAGUE TABLE

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In first place due to our goal difference as we put 5 past Basel at the end of the month

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The final month of the first season and we also have the Swiss cup final to play against Young Boys. Hopefully we can keep up our good goal scoring form and hold on to the league aswell

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[AJ0207]

Season is shaping up well! Really like the layout of it as well.

 

[Timmzeh]

Wow, Basel must have had a bad run of games? Would be brilliant to win the league first season!