Wolfsburg FC - The German Youth Challenge

[coolmcool]

Wolfsburg FC

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Right so i was getting a bit bored as i entered my 14th season with Limerick FC so have decided to try my hand at a different league and a new team.
I decided to rather than have to build up a whole league like with the Irish league i would go into one of the bigger teams and try and build up a fringe contender side and see if i could break the grip of the Big German sides Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

Right so the little side challenge for me is that im going to try and bring in mainly younger players and hopefully most of them will be German.

Right so a little bit about Wolfsburg.

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So the only thing i really new about the club was the fact that Dzeko used to play for them and as you can see hes a Club Legend.
So the few reasons i chose Wolfburg are shown here.

Were Predicted 5th

Worth £110Million

No Debt

First thing i noticed when looking at the squad is that its very young and full of potential, theres only 2 players in the 1st team squad over the age of 30 and a lot of our top players are barely in their twenties.

Key 3 Players

Luiz Gustavo - CM

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Hes currently in Brazil playing for the National Team at the World Cup in real life at the moment and is a new signing at Wolfsburg having joined from Bayern Munich for almost £15Million.

Kevin De Bruyne - AMRLC

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This young Belgian is one of the main reasons i decided to take charge of Wolfsburg after his recent transfer from Chelsea. He cost almost £20Million and is going to be one of the best players in the world and a key player for us.

Ricardo Rodriguez - DL

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I thought i hadnt seen him on Raw in a while. . . . Ive bought the young Swiss Left Back a few times on various saves as he can easily become one of the best left backs in the world.

Tonkin Takes Charge!

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[AndySams10]

Good Luck Mate, will be following as always.

 

[coolmcool]

Good Luck Mate, will be following as always.

thanks mate felt like i needed a change

 

[Fm14KmD]

Mate, I am your BIGGEST fan and i love all of your stories!!! KEEP THIS UP, Wolfsburg is so much fun to manage....

P.S. Are you a YouTuber? If so, what is your Channel's name?? I want to subscribe!!!...

 

[coolmcool]

Mate, I am your BIGGEST fan and i love all of your stories!!! KEEP THIS UP, Wolfsburg is so much fun to manage....

P.S. Are you a YouTuber? If so, what is your Channel's name?? I want to subscribe!!!...

Thanks man, i dont think i have ever been a German side bar Bayern Munich for a little bit so it should be a fun and interesting save for me, I did try Twitch i think it was for a while but never really got into it, I dont really have the time to do too much detail for thinks like youtube and im not much of a tech person with computers.
thanks for reading

 

[Fm14KmD]

No Problem, and you'd have alot of fun on YpuTube!!
Anyway, i suggest you join 2 Facebook groups called FMNutters and TheFMSociety.

They are such chilled out people and are happy to help or just talk about anything!! HAVE FUN!!
You must buy Eder Alvarez Balanta though amazing Centre-back, an OKAY left-back (turns into an amazing one after 1 season of retraining him there!!) he's also cheap (£7.5-£9million) amd is only 21!!

I signed him on my PSG career as we were in dying need of a good, solid left-back, withing 1 season he had gained 12 Colombia caps with 8 goals!! Within 5 seasons, he had 72 caps, 41 goals!! AS A ******* LEFT BACK!!!

MUST SIGN!!

 

[Fm14KmD]

Thanks man, i dont think i have ever been a German side bar Bayern Munich for a little bit so it should be a fun and interesting save for me, I did try Twitch i think it was for a while but never really got into it, I dont really have the time to do too much detail for thinks like youtube and im not much of a tech person with computers.
thanks for reading

No Problem, and you'd have alot of fun on YpuTube!!
Anyway, i suggest you join 2 Facebook groups called FMNutters and TheFMSociety.

They are such chilled out people and are happy to help or just talk about anything!! HAVE FUN!!
You must buy Eder Alvarez Balanta though amazing Centre-back, an OKAY left-back (turns into an amazing one after 1 season of retraining him there!!) he's also cheap (£7.5-£9million) amd is only 21!!

I signed him on my PSG career as we were in dying need of a good, solid left-back, withing 1 season he had gained 12 Colombia caps with 8 goals!! Within 5 seasons, he had 72 caps, 41 goals!! AS A ******* LEFT BACK!!!

MUST SIGN!!

 

[coolmcool]

No Problem, and you'd have alot of fun on YpuTube!!
Anyway, i suggest you join 2 Facebook groups called FMNutters and TheFMSociety.

They are such chilled out people and are happy to help or just talk about anything!! HAVE FUN!!
You must buy Eder Alvarez Balanta though amazing Centre-back, an OKAY left-back (turns into an amazing one after 1 season of retraining him there!!) he's also cheap (£7.5-£9million) amd is only 21!!

I signed him on my PSG career as we were in dying need of a good, solid left-back, withing 1 season he had gained 12 Colombia caps with 8 goals!! Within 5 seasons, he had 72 caps, 41 goals!! AS A ******* LEFT BACK!!!

MUST SIGN!!

I had him on one of my saves hes pretty awesome but my transfer budget is going to be rubbish this season so i wont be making many changes, I have Rodriguez at Left Back anyway but will bare him in mind when i have some money for a centre back

 

[Fm14KmD]

Nice, anyway, i shall stop pestering and continue reading
thanks

 

[AndySams10]

thanks mate felt like i needed a change

Yeah understand that. I'm really struggling to think of an idea for a final save/story. If you have any ideas PM me mate. Look forward to more updates.

 

[coolmcool]

Wolfsburg

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Summer Transfer Window

Season Expectations

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Well i was expecting a lot more money to spend to be honest but i guess most of it was spent before i got here with Gustavo and De Bruyne costing over £35Million between them having only just joined.

Players In

So i only brought in the one player an American LB for a couple of million who will replace the outgoing Ricardo Rodriguez on the cheap, I looked at the likes of Dongou, Will Hughes and Allione but i couldnt get any of them for the money i had available, there wasnt even anyone up to much that was transfer listed or on the loan list so it looks like i will have to stick with what i have got until at least the winter.

Fabian Johnson - DL

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Players Out

Well i signed a replacement for Ricardo Rodriguez and then his transfer didnt come off! We had loads of interest but when it came down to it no one wanted to pay more than £8Million when i was expecting closer to £20Million for him! I managed to sell a Brazillian guy Felipe for just over a million who wasnt going to get near the first team whilst im looking to let Olic go if he doenst perform really well as his contracts up next year, hes getting on a bit and on a massive 85k a week and wants a new deal for 100k!

Transfer History

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Starting 11 and Tactic For New Season

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So im using my tried and tested tactic from my Limerick save with Olic and De Bruyne key to our success this season.​

 

[coolmcool]

Wolfsburg

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August 2013

Title Odds

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So were predicted to finish 5th in the German League this season but i would like to think we could give Schalke and Leverkusen a run for their money and go for 3rd spot.

August Fixtures

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So i can see why we pay Olic 85k a week now as he smashes in 6 goals in his opening 5 games of the new season! We won 4 of my 5 first games with the draw coming against Dortmund.
We havent had any resounding victories but the 3 league wins in a row against the lesser teams is definitely a good start with Perisic the Croatian winger in good form too.

League Table

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Top of the table early on, with the same points and goal difference as Bayern Munich but with a better goals scored.
I cant imagine that we will beat Bayern when we do face them in the league but its only early days.

Player Stats

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Olic is currently joint top goalscorer with a load of other people whilst Polak is joint top of the assists chart with a couple of other people.


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[coolmcool]

Wolfsburg

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September 2013

Wingers Vierienha and Perisic Both Out Injured

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September Fixtures

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4 more wins this month with the tactic working wonders for my side with De Bruyne in fine form and young German midfielder Arnold also in decent form.
We have done really well so far but the only decent team we have played is Dortmund who we drew with so this save wont really get going until next month when we face Bayern Munich in the league.

League Table

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Still top of the table and undefeated so far this season with 6 wins out of 7 and were now 2 points clear of Bayern and Dortmund.

Player Stats

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Olic only got the one extra goal in the league this month to stay in the top 5 of the goalscoring charts whilst Luis Gustavo is topping the chart for the most yellow cards with 4 in his first 7 games.​

 

[kandersson]

good luck, though I'm sure you won't need that!

academy/youth challenges are always my favourite, though personally I tend to get bored BEFORE I can reap the benefits of all my work XD

a bit bored with the game altogether at the moment, right now I'm trying a Qatar save...

 

[coolmcool]

Wolfsburg

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October 2013

October Fixtures

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As expected i won the first couple of games of the month before Bayern dominated us in the final game of the month and i lost my first match in the league and in charge of Wolfsburg.

9 Game League Unbeaten Run Over

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League Table

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Ah so were down to second now with Bayern Munich jumping ahead of us after their win but at least were still a point ahead of Dortmund in 3rd place.

Player Stats

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Italian come German Winfer Caliguri tops the assists charts after setting up all 3 of De Bruyne's goals in the win against Stuttgart this month with Olic just about staying in the race for the Golden Boot with another league goal.​

 

[coolmcool]

good luck, though I'm sure you won't need that!

academy/youth challenges are always my favourite, though personally I tend to get bored BEFORE I can reap the benefits of all my work XD

a bit bored with the game altogether at the moment, right now I'm trying a Qatar save...

Yeah im trying the academy/youth save at the moment because i would get too bored if i just signed players as and when i needed them, I havent really ever managed in the German league either so it all feels a bit new and after so many seasons in Ireland im just happy to be looking at a few differnet screenshots. thanks for reading

 

[coolmcool]

Wolfsburg

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November 2013

2 Year Contract Extension

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You know you must be doing something right if you get a new contract deal only a few months into taking over of the club.

November Fixtures

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3 wins in a row at the beginning of the month before 5th placed Mainz stun us with a hard fought win. Mainz scored 2 early goals and then shut up shop with us having over 30 shots but not scoring a goal!
Caliguiri has been in fine form again this month scoring goals rather than setting them up with Olic getting his customary one league goal this month.

League Table

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The Mainz loss hurt us as we were top of the table before that match but were now 2 points behind Bayern who are undefeated so far this season whilst were managing to keep Dortmund at bay down in 3rd.

Player Stats

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Its definitly a team effort our good form with no one in the top 5 goalscorers and Caliguiri falling down the assists chart whilst our only player to top any of the charts is Luis Gustavo with the most yellow cards.​

 

[coolmcool]

Wolfsburg

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December 2013

Unbelievable Start To Wolfsburg Career

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17 wins from my first 20 games with Wolfsburg has been just incredible with our only slip ups coming against Bayern, Dortmund and Mainz.
Theres been so few games so far this season with only around 4 games a month im flying through the days, next season should be different though if we get European football.

December Fixtures

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So we started the month in the German Cup match against Gladbach with Olic scoring a brace it looked all over before they came back strong and took it to penalties. With Germans suppose to be so good at penalties i thought this shootout may take all night but it was over in an instance as they missed all 3 of their penalties!
We then thrashed Nurnberg 5-2 with Olic on form once more with a hattrick before grabbing 1-0 victories over Schalke and Leverkusen.
We have been a bit like Chelsea in our title bid as we dont seem to be thrashing teams but we always get the win and have 12 clean sheets in 20 games.

League Table

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Well i didnt expect to be topping the table at the turn of the year! Bayern do have a couple of games in hand so could be back on top on a better goal difference once were all even but i would be happy with a 3rd place finish.

Player Stats

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Olic storms back to the top of the Golden Boot chart after his recent hattrick whilst Calguiri races back up the assists chart too.
Nobody is able to keep up with Luis Gustavo in the getting yellow cards department either.

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[coolmcool]

Wolfsburg

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Winter Transfer Window 2014

Change In Expectations

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Well its still not much of a budget but i can get it to around £7Million if i adjust the wage budget a little bit.

Players Out

So 2 players left with backup striker Bas Dost moving to HSV for £3.7Million after simply not getting a goal in the few outings i did give him whilst Vierinha left for Werder Bremen in a £3.3Million deal after complaining about a lack of game time.

Players In

So i brought in 3 players for a combined £3.7Million, I could have brought them all in on free transfers at the end of the season having agreed contracts with them but i didnt have any other transfers in mind and wanted to strengthen the squad as we come into the title run in.

Julian Schuster - CM

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My Central midfield area was looking rather week with Arnold more of an AMC than a CM and De Bruyne more of an attacking player i only really had Gustavo and Polak whos contract is up in the summer and is in his thirties so brought him in.

Sebastian Rode - CM

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I couldnt believe i managed to pick him up on the cheap as im pretty sure we paid big bucks on one of the pass the parcel saves for him this year and hes young and German what more could i want.

Mame Diouf - ST

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The former Man Utd man had 12 goals in 18 games so far this season and was a snip at £2Million as hes now valued at £8.5million
He will hopefully replace Olic who at 33 years old im a bit sceptical to give a new contract to especially as he wants 98k a week!

Transfer History

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Well im hoping for some big investment in the summer as ive brought in more money than i have spent and our balance and profit for the season is well into £20Million zone​

 

[GBLCFC]

Love your stories mate, will be reading. Going well so far.