Road to 1000 goals: Life of a Striker

One question mate. What will happen if Rodrigo get hijacked (via the release clause)? Will you following him and be his next team manager, or you will start all over again?
 
PelatihDadakan said:
One question mate. What will happen if Rodrigo get hijacked (via the release clause)? Will you following him and be his next team manager, or you will start all over again?
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Good question, I'd probably take a break from this challenge and maybe reprise it later with a new candidate! Luckily the release clause is very unlikely to be an issue, as Rodrigo's 600K per annum salary commands a nearly 60M euros release clause that is only valid for domestic clubs and none of them can spend that kind of money on a player. European clubs might come and make offers for Paulista at some point but they can't take advantage of any release clause, and of course I'm never going to sell. Right now Paulista is locked until december 2026 (thanks to a 3 years team option), the biggest challenge will be his next contract extension!
 
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So, the release clause is only legit for domestic clubs. Never played in Brazilian league. If that so, it's safe to say that Rodrigo WILL break that Pele's record. 1000 percent sure about this!


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[FONT=&quot]Artilheiro of the Copa

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]6 goals in 4 matches are enough for Rodrigo Paulista to retain top scorer title of Copa do Brasil as River won the tournament for the third time in four years. Paulista missed a few games with injuries and national team call-ups (though hasn't debuted yet) and only played 4 of 8 possible games in the Copa. Always nice to see Rodrigo winning new artilherias, every scoring title counts in the road to 1000.[/FONT]​
 
[FONT=&quot]Early end of the season for Rodrigo Paulista?

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Paulista scored minutes into the first leg of Copa Libertadores final but got injured shortly after and was forced to leave the game (veteran back-up striker Marcos Junior managed to score a brace off the bench
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). It turned out to be a twisted ankle, slightly more serious than previous injury but still nothing major (it's again the ankle though). Rodrigo will miss 3-4 weeks which means he's out for second leg and for the final Série A fixtures (title already sealed), missing the Copa Libertadores match is particularly disappointing as Paulista lost the chance to win top scorer title in this competition for the first time (two more goals were needed).

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]This could be an early end of the season for Rodrigo Paulista, though he still has a chance of returning for Club World Cup matches in mid-december if we qualify (which seems likely after first leg of Libertadores).[/FONT]​
 
[FONT=&quot]Rodrigo Returns!

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Rodrigo Paulista returns for the highly anticipated Club World Cup after River won the Copa Libertadores. Paulista was a big part of River's continental success as he scored 11 goals in 11 matches (sadly only good for 2nd place in scoring charts) so it's only right that he has a chance to play in the CWC. I decided to take a risk here as Rodrigo was not fully fit and actually still one day away from full training when the tournament started. I wanted him to play though, after all it's just a couple of games (at best) before end of the year break, and it was a pretty special occasion for both the club and the player. It went well.

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]River won the Club World Cup defeating Cruz Azul in the grand final! Quite shocked that Madrid didn't make it to the final, so it was a relatively easy path for us as we beat chinese side Shanggang in the semifinal and then the mexicans of Cruz Azul in the final. Paulista was again instrumental for our success, as he scored 3 goals in the tournament (including a brace in the final) and was the winner of Golden Ball award as best player (and also top scorer) of Club World Cup.

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]At the age of 17 Rodrigo Paulista has basically won every possible trophy and individual award at club level for a player based in South America, as already suggested the biggest challenge now will probably be keeping him in Brazil for the rest of his career. A somewhat low transfer activity from abroad in my save gives me some hope though![/FONT]​
 
[FONT=&quot]And the winner is... Rodrigo Paulista!

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]It was a spectacular year for River and Rodrigo Paulista as the young striker led the club to winning every single competition they entered: Campeonato Piauiense, Copa do Brasil, Série A, Copa Libertadores and Club World Cup in order! Rodrigo also won any kind of individual title, award and recognition this year in fact I'll probably forget some.

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Another Chuteira de Ouro as Brazil's top marksman, adjusting his own record with a score of 179.00 points

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Second artilheiro title as top scorer of Série A aka Rei do Gol with 43 goals in only 31 matches

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Other 'old' awards include Bola de Ouro, Rei da Bola and Melhor Atacante awards for best player and best striker in Série A. Prestigious Rey del fútbol de América was a brand new award for Paulista though - should be pretty much the equivalent of Balon d'Or for South America

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]All in all a decent year for Rodrigo![/FONT]​
 
[FONT=&quot]Rodrigo Paulista Year 2021

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Time for a season recap of Rodrigo's goals, stats and progress. The cold numbers:

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]116 goals in 66 appearances. That's a new high for Paulista. 53 goals in Piauí state obviously helped a lot, though 43 goals in Série A (in just 31 matches) and 11 in Copa Libertadores are a very good result. Other stand out numbers are an excellent 61% of shots on target, 25 assists (that he needs to cut!) and a 17/21 on penalty kicks (a good average on so many attempts).

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Here's the man himself at the end of the season.

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]At 17 Rodrigo already looks like a mature, well developed striker and he's now described as a legit wonderkid. He's also a regular call-up for Brazil at this point though he's yet to make his debut for the national team. Unfortunately Paulista failed developing new PPM's this year he's still so young though, I will try again in the future (I'm going for 'First time shots' next). After an intense year (80 competitive matches from january to december!) River and Rodrigo will enjoy a well deserved rest: end of the year break is on december 21st, and team will report back for next season on... december 27th
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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]203 goals scored, 797 to go![/FONT]​
 
203 goals scored at age 17, 116 in one season... absolutely crazy.

Should be wrapped up by age 23 at this rate. Maybe even 22 once he starts playing regularly for his country.
 
kandersson said:
Rodrigo Paulista Year 2021

Time for a season recap of Rodrigo's goals, stats and progress. The cold numbers:



116 goals in 66 appearances. That's a new high for Paulista. 53 goals in Piauí state obviously helped a lot, though 43 goals in Série A (in just 31 matches) and 11 in Copa Libertadores are a very good result. Other stand out numbers are an excellent 61% of shots on target, 25 assists (that he needs to cut!) and a 17/21 on penalty kicks (a good average on so many attempts).

Here's the man himself at the end of the season.



At 17 Rodrigo already looks like a mature, well developed striker and he's now described as a legit wonderkid. He's also a regular call-up for Brazil at this point though he's yet to make his debut for the national team. Unfortunately Paulista failed developing new PPM's this year he's still so young though, I will try again in the future (I'm going for 'First time shots' next). After an intense year (80 competitive matches from january to december!) River and Rodrigo will enjoy a well deserved rest: end of the year break is on december 21st, and team will report back for next season on... december 27th
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203 goals scored, 797 to go!​
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1st season done, won all comps. wilson ended up with 54 goals in 42 appearances. his current ppms- moves into channels, likes to round keeper, plays one twos. season 2 i will train him up with the following, runs through the centre, blast ball into back of net and maybe 1st time shots. be interesting to see if these make a difference (if he can learn all these of course)
 
[FONT=&quot]Rodrigo Paulista with a good start in 2022:

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Yep that's 10 goals in a single game in a 14-0 thrashing against a weak Piauí side. This is obviously a new record for River, Campeonato Piauiense and Paulista himself.

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Campeonato Piauiense at its best here. A couple of teams have actually got better in time and they tend to do a surprisingly good job shutting down River and Rodrigo in particular thanks to my personal FM nightmare, the 4-2-2-2 DM narrow (obviously they still lose and Rodrigo usually scores, but it's more like 3-0 or 4-0 and 'only' one goal for the striker). The other teams are generally embarrassing though, and scores like the one you see above are not that uncommon really - in the two matches against Piauí Rodrigo has scored 18 goals... Dignity was never an option for this challenge.[/FONT]​
 
Labeled the next Ronaldo!

Really enjoying this mate, keep it up
 
Nardin Out!



Former 1000 goals candidate, promising striker Henrique Nardin has been sold to Porto for a decent 4,8M euros.



As I said directly to him in my parting comment, he didn't progress as expected and he was quite a disappointment. A few injuries harmed Henrique's development, but most of all he kept rejecting tutors (he got stuck with a neutral Balanced personality and a below average Determination) and even loan offers despite needing regular first team action. Long term, I couldn't really see him as a supporting striker for Rodrigo Paulista as Nardin lacks the technique and creativity required for that role. He could have been a decent back-up, but his injury proneness and less than ideal personality convinced me to sell. I have a number of much better prospects developing much better than him at this point, and 4,8M meant a nice profit for the club (he was bought for 120K).

It's hard to believe that just a couple years before Nardin was actually my original candidate for this challenge. In fact, he was undisputed first choice for a while and had a promising start of his career. If Santos hadn't made Paulista available on loan back then, things would be much different today. All of this came so close to never happening...

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Contract Extension!

Alberto Rossini and River are pleased to announce that striker Rodrigo Paulista has signed a new contract with the club.



The five-year deal (plus the usual three-year option) effectively locks Rodrigo until december 2029. I know he had signed an extension just one year ago, but as Paulista turned 18 he was eligible for a much longer contract, and at this time he was still willing to sign for a reasonable salary. Bonuses and clauses are once again a bit out of control, though I'm very happy with the deal overall. Let's take a more detailed look at the new contract.



The basic salary of 1,2M per annum is close to the original request of the agent, and doubles the previous deal. The real challenge here was convincing Rodrigo to accept the three-year option, and most of all drop the coveted release clause for foreign clubs (he wanted a 18M clause - nonsense!). An insane amount of bonuses and clauses did the trick, here are some highlights of new contract:

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  • Loyalty bonus of 1,6M
  • Agent fee also 1,6M
  • Team of the year & Top Scorer 200K each
  • League/cup winning bonus for a maximum of 600K
  • Multiple landmark goal bonuses for a pretty much guaranteed 2,4M every year
  • 50% sell on fee percentage (never going to happen)
  • Relegation release clause 0€ (very unlikely)
  • Match highest earner clause (very unlikely)
 
The rate he is going he should be very close to getting his 1000 goals by the time this contract ends, if you wait one or two more seasons before the next extension then you probably won't need to renew him again after that to complete it.
 
sammyt said:
The rate he is going he should be very close to getting his 1000 goals by the time this contract ends, if you wait one or two more seasons before the next extension then you probably won't need to renew him again after that to complete it.
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Yeah ideally I'd offer next contract in 2025 with another 5+3 deal through 2032, we'll see what happens. The reason I re-discussed contract so early is because as he turned 18 he became eligible for a 5 years deal (plus option) rather than previous 3 years (plus option), big improvement. I dream of keeping Rodrigo for 20 full seasons, then he can go to Europe or China if he wants...
 
[FONT=&quot]Campeonato Piauiense 2022

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]It's that time of the year again.

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]60 goals in 16 appearances for Rodrigo Paulista, a new record for Piauiense state. In what has become a common pattern Paulista started the year on fire but finished quietly with just 4 goals in last 5 matches, obviously an average of almost 4 goals per game is extraordinary even at this level, final games were a bit disappointing though, I don't know maybe I'm getting delusional here. Rodrigo missed a couple of games with a series of very light but very frequent injuries that culminated in a 3-4 weeks stop (twisted ankle) during an ill-fated Libertadores game (missed a penalty and a few easy chances before his injury). Paulista will miss the last match of group stage against a weak Peruvian side, plus both legs of 5th round of Copa do Brasil. Luckily he won't miss any Série A action as the injury occurred just before the little break between state championships and national leagues. 66 goals at this point of the year is certainly a good platform towards the 100-goals target for the season.

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Make it three consecutive Artilheiro and Best Player of Campeonato Piauiense:

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Rodrigo topped an all-River podium, with supporting strikers Roberto Cascio and Alan easily scoring over a goal per game. Here's a screenshot of recent signing Cascio after he joined the club.

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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Our record signing at 4M and an excellent complement for Rodrigo indeed. Also as you can see he apparently likes to 'change his face' every now and then, not exactly what I meant with the Ricky Rubio video posted a few days ago but hey whatever (oh boy those regen faces and hair are so messed up year after year).[/FONT]​
 
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