Javier Gonzales Mendez

Good luck with Chievo! Jamaica alone was always going to be boring once the chance of qualifying for a tournament went! Nice to see you go to club football!
 
Not a bad start ! Even though you could have won Trapani ...
 
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If there's one word to describe this squad it's 'inconsistent'! We pull some wins together
but our backline is shocking. Struggling to retain a defensive shape and we've been
conceding far too easily! Thank god it's Transfer window time though, I can immediately
bring in some players to correct this.

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Only two games in January as the league breaks for winter
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The Transfer window in Italy is now well underway. I was competing with the Serie A teams
for the players too good for Serie B. Many players were listed across Europe but getting them
to agree terms with us was next to impossible. I had a bid of 100K accepted for Alberto Aquilani
but the wage restrictions in Serie B scuppered the deal!

Barcelona Wing Back Alex Grimaldo agreed to discuss terms with me after a €900k bid was
accepted by my hometown club but our wage budget couldn't support his demands. With a
heavy heart I had to give up on that deal.

I was in the market for a brand new back line as I felt that was where were were at our most
vulnerable. Our Ivan Provedel has been a solid player between the sticks but at the tender
age of 23, I feel his career is best served learning and and working hard in training. A new Goalkeeper
was the first signing I made as Chievo Manager... And I got my man!.

View attachment 246775Enrico Guarna

€750K
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Guarna is a veteran Serie B goalkeeper with over 296 appearances in the Competition.
The 32 year old goalkeeper has however never played in Italy's top flight and getting
there is a major motivation for him: I share that challenge. Having spent 4 years at Bari,
establishing himself as the clubs no.1, he sought a transfer when the club got relegated to
the 3rd Division.

View attachment 246772Pietro Visconti

€600K
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Another player poached from the lower leagues. Visconti was one of Avellino's star
defenders but relegation left him frustrated. I jumped at the chance to bring him back
to Serie B . Like Guarna, he's never played in Seria A but I'm confident he can help us
get there. Mainly played as a left back at this previous club, I'll be employing him as
a left-sided Central Defender.



View attachment 246769Daniel Tozsér

€700k
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Perhaps my signing of the window. This guy is the complete midfielder. He can both defend
and attack. He also has experience of playing at the highest level: Premier League (England),
Serie A(Italy), Jupilier Pro League (Belgium), Supperleague (Greek). He has 46 Hungarian
caps and will be a focal point in our midfield! He found himself playing in Lega Pro C after joining
Juve Stabia on a Free transfer. I quickly offered him the chance at higher quality football and
brought him to the club.

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Total In: €3.37M
(8.25M Transfer Budget remaining)

BecauseI don't know yet I'f I'll have access to Serie A funding, I decided to be careful
with my spending. I spent less than 35% of my allocated budget to make sure the club
remain financial sound should my promotion charge fail.
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A decent January. We nearly had a clean sweep but a draw agasint
Calgiari isn't a terrible result. Though I had some promising news. After
his first game for the club, Guarna was picked in the Team of the Week.

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€2M

Samuele Longo joined us on deadline day. An Italian U21 international,
Longo has Serie A and Liga BBVA experience and we were shot up front
with Macheda our only recognized striker.

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February fixtures
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Second best offence but worst defence in the league... Tha is your problem. I hope that Guarna will give you a hand with that !
 
kolas79 said:
Second best offence but worst defence in the league... Tha is your problem. I hope that Guarna will give you a hand with that !
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It's driving me nuts. Defensively, this team is shocking but we've decent forwards. If we get promoted (big if) I'll be investing almost exclusively in defensive players. I've my eye on a few players but the Serie B has a wage limit of €5.5k p/w so attractive quality players is very hard. Still, onwards and upwards.
 
Don't know if my advice is helpful, but try setting "tight marking" to your centre backs. I did that in my tactic (3-5-1-1) and helped me a lot.
 
Say it all the time, but I am really continuing to enjoy this! Chievo is interesting, definitely looking like a team that could challenge for promotion next season.
 
Sorry guys, I've been really busy with work. I've January done and hoping to get an update up soon.
Love ye all; including the silent readers :)
 
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Now that's more like it. We've been better defensively but we still need to condense the back-line.
After the 3-3 draw, I decided to take a man out of midfield and employ a back three with wing-
backs. This resulted in a 3-1 win against Piacenza: a team in the top 5 of the league.

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10 points from the playoff place.... I'll take those odds!



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Next month's fixtures

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Very nice kid. I love checking out the intakes. (though I usually get disappointed with 90% of the young players)
 
DreamTempest said:
Very nice kid. I love checking out the intakes. (though I usually get disappointed with 90% of the young players)
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Anyone with good physical stats get's a contract; that's my philosophy. You can teach people how to play football but athletes are born, not made.
 
Brendn said:
Anyone with good physical stats get's a contract; that's my philosophy. You can teach people how to play football but athletes are born, not made.
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You could not be more right with that !
 
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