The Steel City Revival 2016 till Forever

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January




Struggling Chelsea replace Laurent Blanc with Phillip Cocu
Difficult month for Wednesday too as we had real troubles scoring goals with goaless displays in 4/6 games to start the year.
Including a 3-0 thrashing to struggling Fulham. Kids clearly wanted the League Cup more.


Fixtures


Everton 2-0 Sheff Wed

FA Cup 3rd Round
Fulham 3-0 Sheff Wed


Sheff Wed 3-2 Aston Villa
Romero
Bentancur
Goretzka


Sheff Wed 0-1 Southampton


Watford 1-0 Sheff Wed


QPR 2-4 Sheff Wed
Enrique
Goretzka 2
Benteke
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A glimer of hope after our dismal month of performances. Went for a back to basic look with the tactic combined with 4 first team players returning to fitness






Premiership
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Looks like we werent the only ones having a dismal start to the year. Everton in 4th are only 4 points clear so if we can sort out our act a top 4 challenge is still possible




Transfer Window


All English January Transfers
Tottenham make the big move on Andre Schurrle at £44m


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We make 4 new signings only 1 permanently.


Reading u18 Shane Harrop joins for £2m and will join the long list of youth defenders we have. 3 Loans all have a different agenda. Adrian is cover till the summer when i can hopefully find a youth keeper thats any good. Alex Teixeira has till the end of the season to prove he's worth £13m while Adie Higgingson from Ipswich has to prove he's worth around £10m in July.
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Leaving was former keeper Kieran Westwood to Hull. His contract was up in the summer so im happy to take £200k and Adrian on less wages for the rest of the season.




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February


Impossible Premiership schedule home to Chelsea & Tottenham and away to Man City.
Comfortably see off Anderlecht in the Europa League setting up a all English tie with Swansea in the last 16


Fixtures


Sheff Wed 1-3 Chelsea
Benteke


Man City 2-1 Sheff Wed
Benteke


Europa League Last 32 1st leg
Anderlecht 1-1 Sheff Wed
Odengaard


Europa League Last 32 2nd leg
Sheff Wed 4-0 Anderlecht Agg Sheff Wed 5-1 Anderlecht
Benteke 2
Romero
Johnson



Sheff Wed 3-3 Tottenham
Benteke 2
Bentacur
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What a comeback. It looks like we were asleep for the first 22 minutes as Spurs went 3 goals ahead but after recent horror shows we fought back today and deep into stoppage time Benteke grabbed his second on the game to lock down a point for us in the most dramatic circumstances.






Premiership
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Battle at the top looks amazing with Arsenal & the Manchester teams. Not for the my Sheffield side however. Were now in the bottom half of the table 10 points away from a European spot and the form in NOT in our favor.




Player of the Month
Christian Benteke
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In the past few months Benteke has finally found his shooting boots.



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March

Swansea beat us at home leading to our Europa League exit
We beat Liverpool & West Ham and only loose to Newcastle with a knackered and injured team with even the u18's tired from a game.

Fixtures


Europa League Last 16 1st leg
Sheff Wed 0-1 Swansea

Newcastle 2-0 Sheff Wed


Europa League Last 16 2nd leg
Swansea 2-2 Sheff Wed AGG Swansea 3-2 Sheff Utd
Johnson
Odegaard


Sheff Wed 2-1 Liverpool
Bentancur
Goretzka


Sheff Wed 3-1 West Ham
Bentncur
Odegaard
Romero
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Slowly starting to get back on track. Not sorted out the leaky defense.






Premiership
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No real progress up the table despite winning 2 of our 3 games were still 10th and looking like no European football next year.




Player of the Month
Jose Enrique
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At 32 and looking at the end of his career Jose returns from injury and helps solve our defensive issues with his best run of performances since joining




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End Of Season


Fixtures

West Brom 3-2 Sheff Wed
Teixeira
Junior


Leicester 3-5 Sheff Wed
Lozano 2
Goretzka
Vallejo
Saul


Sheff Wed 1-1 Derby
Bentancur


Fulham 0-0 Sheff Wed

Sheff Wed 0-2 Swansea

Sheff Wed 2-1 Man Utd
Bentancur
Romero




Final Premiership Table
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Man City win the Premier League 5 points clear of Man Utd. Arsenal & Liverpool take the final Europa League spots. Defending Champions Tottenham in 5th join Everton in the Europa League. We finish 9th 6 points and amillion miles in performance from returning to Europe. Fulham, Derby and Sunderland go down




Player of the Season
Rodrigo Bentancur
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4 young players of the month awards and his record this season will end a few players careers in Sheffield.



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Season 2017/18 Review



Fell short of both my own and the clubs target of getting back into European football. We'll miss the extra £10m or so plus youth team experience that came with it.
We ended up 9th where we have been around about since Christmas time never coming close to challanging for the Europe.
In Europe itself we had a reasonably successful season. Won our group at a canter loosing in the last 16 to Swansea was again short of what i felt we could have done but met everyones targets.
In the league Man City went top in October and never let go of the lead all season. early leaders Arsenal fell back and were even overtaken by Man Utd by the end of the season. A great first season for Paco Jemez at Liverpool seen him guide his side to 4th a position they had no place doing so.
Going down were Fulham & Sunderland who spent all season in the bottom 3 and are joined by Derby who made a great start and were going strong till November when they went into freefall to which they never recovered.
Hull Norwich & Stoke all return to the Premiership .






Sheff Weds 2017/18
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Once again Cubas & Bentancur were my shining lights in a season of ups & downs. Bentancur was involved in an amazing 26 goals. Up front Benteke did himself no harm with 16 goals but exciting youngster Martin Odegaard did not have a great season but neither did Oswaldo Buelvas but long term gain short term pain is my hope. We have to keep pushing the youth into the team.




Premiership - 9th
FA Cup - 3rd Round
League Cup - Quarter Final






Key Players


Rodrigo Bentancur
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He just gets better and better and has now reached irreplaceable status in my first team. First name on the team sheet. Was in the top 3 for young player of the month almost ever month and is only coming up to his 21st birthday.


Andres Cubas
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Does his job much quieter than Rodrigo but is no less effective. The team did not have its best season at the back but we wont be putting too much blame on Cubas.


Leon Goretzka
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The future of our midfield looks in very safe hands! Leon is as close as it gets to a safe better when signed from Schalke and after slowly finding his feel last term this year he came on leaps and bounds.




Season Awards

League Player of the year
Hector Bellerin
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Young Player of the year
Raheem Sterling
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Top Scorer
Mauro Icardi
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Manager of the year
Manuel Pellegrini
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Sheffield Review


Sheffield United
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Made a HUGE step in progress. Amazingly they were a penalty shoot out away from the Premiership loosing to Stoke in the Playoff Final.




Sheffield FC
Finally got them added as a feeder team at the end of the season



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Season 2018/19 Preview




Loads of youth players arrive as expected but after falling back i felt the need to make HUGE transfers from Man Utd & Arsenal
Holland win the World cup with a 4-1 win over France. South Africa get all the way to the Semi Finals in the shock of the tournament where Italy, Argentina, Germany, Brazil & England all were out at the last 16 stage.
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Season 3 Targets
Premiership - Qualify for European football
FA & League Cups - Back up teams

9th place will not be good enough with new signing s Mesut Ozil & Memphis Depay expecting Europa League football at least. Youth teams should do better in the cup with a years more experience and the better depth a run in either cup isnt beyond realistic.






Starting team 2018
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Changing around our tactics to suit our best players. Maybe leaving a worrying gap behind Depay but only time will tell. Still need to add a quality Center Back.






Summer signing
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Two huge signings in Memphis Depay and Mesut Ozil as well as two Brazilians Belchior & Jorge come in to do some work in there development on the left.




Memphis Depay - ML
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Two years ago he won the golden boot two seasons later he's transfer listed for £24m which we cut down to £22.5m Never played a League game last season despite never being injured. His stats at United 9 games 0 goals, At Holland 8 games 5 goals and a World Cup


Mesut Ozil - AM
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Fair enough he'll be 30 in October but he's still playing for Germany & statistically he looks like one of the top Attacking Midfielders in the game so for £14m even if we only get 2 good years and a bit of tutoring and i'll be happy.


Jorge - DL
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Had my eye on the Brazilian international for the last year or so but his form last season combined with Jose Enrique's age ment i had to make my move this summer before any other teams stuck there noses in.


Belchior - ML
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Found during one of my hunts through the South American teams. He was signed with intention to be my main left winger till the once in a lifetime chance to sign Memphis will hold his development for now he'll have to be happy as back up.




9 Players come in for either youth or u18 team
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Out
Busiest window of talented players we've let go so far. First was Hirving Lozano who was demanding a move long before the summer * with Belchoir & Depay replacing him he will be no loss but a £23m profit in once season. Our stand out sale was Martin Odegaard to Man City for £45m. I have not looked to see how he develops in this years FM either way this will turn out to be a genius move or a disaster that will plauge us for a decade. Other starting players on there way are Jose Enrique who's at the end of his carear, Neven Subotic who's off to Everton for £8.25m and the promise of more 1st team football. Marco Matias's time as our super sub is over again a promise of more first team action at relegated Derby. final player leaving is my first u19 failure Jelle Aladiaoui. Contract expires next summer and after two poor season with minimal development he's away to Spurs at a £6m loss.



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August


Including Friendlys were still unbeaten in our 14 games this season,
Perfect start in the League with an away win to QPR then fighting Liverpool for a point. Struggling for goals but the defense has been great!
Two more players signed and another on loan to bolster the squad

Fixtures


QPR 0-1 Sheff Wed
Belchior


Sheff Wed 0-0 Liverpool

Carling Cup 2nd Round
Sheff Wed 2-0 Nottm Forest
Romero 2




Premiership
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Transfer Window
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Two youngsters sign up and Kyriakos Papadopoulous joins on loan.
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September


Slow and steady but never spectacular would be the best way to sum up our season so far. Defense has been great. Only letting in 3 goals but sadly we have not got the forwards scoring the goals i expected yet. I'll give them a few more games before more tactical experimentation.
Liverpool put the kids out of the League Cup

Fixtures


Everton 2-1 Sheff Wed
Benteke


West Brom 1-1 Sheff Wed
Benteke


Sheff Wed 2-0 Aston Villa
O'G
Depay
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Our only win a stat summed up by our tied 2nd top league goal scorer O'G with only Benteke "2" ahead


Carling Cup 3rd Round
Liverpool 4-2 Sheff Wed
Romero 2


Sheff Wed 0-0 Man Utd






Premiership
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9 points but only 2 wins. Everton handed out our first defeat of the season while Benteke grabbed a few goals were still looking toothless in front of goal.




Player of the Month
Max Romero
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The Argetine striker proves himself in the cup and will pushing Benteke more than ever in October.



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October

Great reaction by the team.
Out managed Jose Mourinho to be the only side to beat Man City so far
Win what is i think my 1st Premier League manager of the month


Fixtures

Man City 0-2 Sheff Wed
Ozil
Benteke


Norwich 1-1 Sheff Wed
Ozil
Its one of the greatest mysterys in sports that we didnt win this game
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Sheff Wed 3-0 Hull
Romero
Johnson 2




Premiership
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Our best start to a season! 4 points off top spot and only 1 defeat from the first 9 games while experimenting with our best team. Future looks bright all of a sudden


Player of the Month
Adam Johnson
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Hold all the talk of the future looking bright our shining light with an assist against Man City and 2 goals against Hull is 31 year old winger Adam Johnson




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November


2-0 wins against mid table sides Stoke & Newcastle see us reach the top 4
Tottenham end our 8 match unbeaten run.




Fixtures

Sheff Wed 2-0 Stoke
Goretzka
Romero
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Tottenham 2-1 Sheff Wed
Goretzka


Sheff Wed 2-0 Newcastle
Johnson
Romero




Premiership
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Manchester teams lead the way with Arsenal right on there tail. Were only 3 points behind them just ahead of the London clubs looking to get back to the Champions League Chelsea & Tottenham. At the other end Everton have made a awful start with only 2 wins from 9 games and stuck int he bottom 3 with 9 defeats.


Player of the Month
Max Romero
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Made two stunning appearances in the League Cup then filling in and now taking over from the injured Christian Benteke up front. His progress this season has been staggering





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December


Once again its a London team that ruins a great run. In fact since start of October the 8 of the 10 points we've dropped were to London teams with West Ham joining that club.


Fixtures

Sheff Wed 4-0 Swansea
Ozil 2
Depay 2


Leicester 0-2 Sheff Wed
Depay
Bentancur


Southampton 1-3 Sheff Wed
Ozil
Bentancur
Romero


Sheff Wed 0-2 Arsenal


Sheff Wed 1-1 West Ham
Depay


Watford 1-3 Sheff Wed
Bentancur


Sheff Wed 3-1 Chelsea
Bentancur
Romero
Depay
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We kept loosing to London teams & top 5 teams so come from behind to see off Chelsea in such a convincing style gives us great hope for next year.






Premiership
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Man City lead the way from Arsenal while Wednesday have gone ahead of previous leaders Man Utd on goal difference. and our nearest challengers to the top 4 are Spurs 4 points behind. Everton still in an unchanged bottom 3 next up in 17th in Southampton.




Player of the Month
Rodrigo Bentanccur
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Has had a quiet season up till December but has gone goal crazy. Stats have taken a dive for some reason which at 21 is a huge worry.



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January


Wins at Anfield and some big wins at home to QPR and Everton
Man Utd end our unbeaten run through January
Youth team flop in the FA Cup




Fixtures

Sheff Wed 5-2 QPR
Bentancur
Romero 2
Ozil
Belchior


FA Cup 3rd round
Sheff Wed 0-1 Ipswich


Liverpool 1-2 Sheff Wed
Depay
Goretzka
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A Great performance. We were always in control here and despite a scare with Daniel Sturridge pulling one back we held on


Sheff Wed 4-0 Everton
Goretzka
Ozil
Messaoudi
Benteke


Aston Villa 1-3 Sheff Wed
Buelvas
O'G
Garcia


Man Utd 1-0 Sheff Utd






Premiership
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Then there was one! Only Man City stand between us and top spot. Man Utd are still tied with us and Arsenal are only 1 point behind in a thrilling race for the title.




Player of the Month
Leon Goretzka
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Still developing well and working on having his best season so far. We had to fight off some of Europes biggest clubs.




Transfer Window
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Top 3 teams pend big money on a new striker among other moves


Sheffield Weds buy 3 youth players since were VERY happy with the current squad but changes will be needed in the summer with Adam Johnson already demanding a move.
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Mate I've really enjoyed reading this you have done wonders really excited for the next update so hope u get top for keep it up buddy
 



February & March


Two quiet months so we'll stick them together
We won every game including a 2-0 win at home to Man City that put us top of the table. City have gone back top since but if we win our game in hand we'll take back top spot
Our other games were against the teams in 15th, 17th,19th,20th so 4 wins was as expected but now these games are past tougher days wait ahead


Fixtures

Sheff Wed 3-1 West Brom
Bentancur 2
Depay


Sheff Wed 2-0 Man City
Depay
Romero
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A very close game but we took our chances either side of the break to give us the advantage in the race for the title.




Hull 0-2 Sheff Wed
Bentancur
Romero


Sheff Wed 1-0 Norwich
Flanagan


Stoke 0-2 Sheff Wed
Bentancur
Saul




Premiership
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Man City take the lead in points & goal difference. Man Utd are the only other team in the title race with Arsenal & Chelsea 10 points behind United fighting Spurs & Leicester for the final top 4 spot. Starting too look bleak for Everton & Norwich who are 5 points behind Stoke in 17th but there better off than Hull who are down on 9 points.




Player of the Month
Memphis Depay
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He's enjoying a great season almost a goal every two games added to his 5 assists. and the top average rating of any of our players this year.




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April



3 Months unbeaten now since Man Utd beat us in January. Combine that with back to back defeats for Cith and were suddenly 5 points clear at the top with 4 games to go
Defense was the big winner four clean sheets three of them during 1-0 wins.
Arsenal & Chelsea in the run in though
Liverpool are onto there 3rd Manager of the year with Pochettino sacked for Andre Villas Boas
Arsenal still in the fight for Champions League end the Pep Guardiola experiance and hire another Spanian with Premier League experiance. Pako Ayestaran former Liverpool assistant.


Fixtures


Newcastle 2-2 Sheff Wed
Goretzka
Romero


Sheff Wed 1-0 Tottenham
Depay


Swansea 0-1 Sheff Wed
Salakory


Sheff Wed 3-0 Leicester
Bentancur
Romero
Oswald


Sheff Wed 1-0 Southampton
Goretzka
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A game that could still have a big part to play with the final table. We won the game but lost the fight as Flanagan & Bentancur were both sent off. And in Bentancur's case i have a feeling we could be looking at a 3 game ban.




Premiership
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So we know about the top 3. We lead and will have to falter miserably at the end to let either Manchester side back into it. Battle for 4th is no clearer either. At the Bottom Norwich look destined to join Hull in the championship but Everton now under Bob Bradley having sacked Zidane are up to 16th, Not safe but the form team down there.




Player of the Month
Andres Schenkel
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The Basel youth defender was always the best of his class and after loosing several defenders in the summer and getting reports from the coach that he was a decent Premiership defender at 17 i decided to take the plunge and put him in as a starter this season and boy has he worked out!



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End of Season run in




Match 35

Arsenal 0-1 Sheff Weds
Memphis Depay - 91st minute
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This had all the feeling of a title winning result. man City were playing Man Utd in a play off with City who did what they had to and win to stay in the hunt and all but lock Man Utd into 3rd. They did it the hard way though having to come from behind with our former midfielder Odegaard scoring at both ends before De Bruyne grabbed the winner.
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Gap still at 5 points and 2 goals in our favor with 3 to go. Man Utd are out of the race.


Great day all round for Sheffield
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Match 36

West Ham 1-1 Sheff Wed
Garcia
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Stats tell a bit of a lie here. West ham were in this game far more than the stats suggest and were not bad value for a point.
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Man City won 1-0 at home to Stoke to close the points gap to 3 and GD to 1. There win leave Stoke in huge trouble at the bottom while Norwich are officially relegated. Battle for 4th seen Chelsea loose 4-2 to Watford but are still in a strong spot thaks to Arsenal looking 3-0 to QPR there now tied with Tottenham for 6th 5 points off 4th place and the only side with a GD close to Chelsea that leave Leicester as closest challengers 4 points back.




Match 37
Sheff Weds 2-0 Watford
Schenkel
Romero
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A very nervous performance but again in a traditional Champions charge we scored with the last kick of the ball before half time and that turned an even game in our favor. Romero removed all doubts with 15 minutes to go and set us up for the Chelsea game with the title a finger tip away.

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Man City won 4-1 at Bottom club Hull and more importantly they have tied the GD at 47.


Chelsea are locked into 4th place so have "nothing" to play for on the final day, not that i'd imagine that would effect the game on there behalf.
For the final relegation spot Stoke need to beat Norwich on the final day with Swansea beating West Brom


Going into the final game the ball is in our court. Avoid defeat at Stamford Bridge and the title is ours! If we loose the its all on Newcastle doing us a favor at St James park where Man City will be visiting




Match 38
Chelsea 1-3 Sheff Weds
Salakory
Goretzka
Depay
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CHAMPIONS
Look at the times of our goals. Talk about leaving it late. What a way to take the top flight title for the first time since 1930

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In the end it didnt matter what we did as Newcastle had Man City in there pocket the whole afternoon. At the bottom Stoke were given the oppertunity to stay up with Swansea beating West Brom but if you cant help yourself you have no chance and loosing at home to an already relegated Stoke makes you worthy of relegation im afraid



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Great win mate!! Good to see Utd get promoted also. Hopefully they can stay up and make the job easier for when you make the switch.
 

Season 2018/19 Review



A Brilliant run of form in the second half saw our top four challenge turn into a championship charge. One league defeat after Christmas time. Leading the Club to there first title in almost 90 years as we saw off Man City and Man Utd with Chelsea some way back in 4th. Leicester & Arsenal grabbed the Europa League spots along with 17th placed West Brom who despite needing a defeat by Stoke on the final day to avoid relegation victory in the FA Cup final secured there spot in Europe next year.
Speaking of relegation Stoke were the only side that put up a fight over the final week while Norwich & Hull were down a while ago. They will be replaced by Championship winners Ipswich, Sheff Utd & playoff winners Bournemouth who need to do work to there stadium
For the 3rd time in 4 years Man Utd lost the Champions League Final and that amazingly cost Diego Simeone his job




Sheff Weds 2018/19
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New players Memphis Depay & Brazilian Jorge came in and made a huge impact in there 1st seasons. Along with that we had Max Romero & Andreas Schenkel did an amazing job in there breakthrough seasons the first true successes of our youth team.






Premiership - Winners
FA Cup - 3rd Round
League Cup - 3rd Round



Key Players

Memphis Depay
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Even im surprised with how great a signing the Dutchman for a Bargain £22.5m. Involved in 20 goals from 29 games. How many will that be with European action next year


Rodrigo Bentancur
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Turned his and our season around. Our most regular player of the season made a poor start to the season but once he hit form around November our team joined his progressive form that eventually led us to the title.


Maximillano Romero
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Having been a cup specialist by late autumn he had taken over from Benteke as the lead striker. He and Junior have followed alternative career paths to this stage but are very similarly matched who will start next year?






Season Awards


League Player of the year
Juan Cuadrado - Chelsea
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Young Player of the year
Rodrigo Bentancur
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Top Scorer
Sergio Aguero - 23 Goals
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Manager of the year
Darran Donald
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Sheffield Review




Sheffield United
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Followed our own formula for success. Indifferent first 3 months but come December till August United floated around the playoff spots and in the final two weeks made there way to 2nd a position they only held on week 44 & 46. The only time all year they were in the automatic promotion zone. Great to see the big two Sheffield teams in the top flight so quickly.




Sheffield FC
Got them as a feeder team but cant get anyone to go there.



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