I shouldn't laugh...I know the suspicions and bitterness of it myself...but I can't help it!

I do sympathise though, I do, because as I say, I know how it feels when the computer does that

. 16 shots, you clearly dominated, so annoying when the AI pulls out finishing perfection like that when you play them off the park in every other respect. But it all comes down to getting it in the back of the net!
I had a pleasant surprise to my 2013 season; I had expected Vialli still to be injured, but it says he has recovered. It feels a bit cheap to be honest, and part of me is disappointed; the long term injury was part of the story of my game and I had accepted it. Presumably there is an undocumented period of holiday for the players between the training/friendly match portion of the offseason and the start of the new season. Anyway, I am glad I didn't buy a 22 year old Romario, which I was briefly considering. I did however by Abate, a player (maybe a regen) who normally plays for Samp in this era, but of course he wasn't in my squad because I chose the defaults. He has very strong all round stats and can play in central midfield or on the flank. I already scored with him on his debut, my second league game against Lecce.
I made a few tweaks to my formation and lineup. Ximilez is getting on and as much as I love him, I felt it was time to give someone with more pace and stamina their due; Jol Peruma is now starting on the left, and doing a bit more defensive work than the Spaniard. On the right, I have moved Gullit a little further upfield and designated him an AMF rather than RMF, yet still positioned on the flank. Up front I made minor changes to Mancini's movement. In defence, the venerable Valeny is being ousted from the starting line up by Lorenz, the German defender I acquired from Treviso (Div 2) by swapping Libermann.
I started brightly this term, winning 1-0 against newly promoted Siena on the opening day. It was a penalty won and scored by Cerezo, my Brazilian midfielder who scored on the opening day of 2012 too. Despite the narrow margin of victory, I played very well and Siena didn't really create a solid chance. In my second game I was even better, dominating Lecce and winning 4-0, Cerezo again on the scoresheet along with Abate, Vialli and Jol Peruma. Iouga was playing in the DMF role and served me well, setting up two goals. In the third game I was on cooler form, and a sprightly Fiorentina almost beat me; I had to wait until the last minute for a well placed Ostwaut shot to equalise and make it 1-1. Sebastian Frey may well have gotten across to it normally, but I think his sight was blocked by a defender (no idea if it makes a difference in the game, but he seemed a little slow to react and there was indeed a defender blocking his view). In the next game I dealt with Parma at the Ennio Tardini, 2-0, before comfortably putting the other promoted team Nancy Lorraine in their place; they had won three of their opening four matches but were clearly out of their depth against my stars and I won 3-0.
Next I face AC Milan; my draw with Fiorentina was enough to see them create a two point lead, but it is early days. They are on good scoring form, but I hope to come away with at least a point. Most of the other big sides have had very mixed results so far in the league, though in the European Cup qualifying stage Inter have done very well and have already won their group with a game to spare, a nice contrast for them to their European form in recent years.