This is the top 8 halfway through the season, seems like I will be stuck at 5th
I went kind of mad in the window
I saw I had 34000 funds and got
Alaba (4000)
Pjanic (3000)
Ter Stegen (5000)
Immobile (10,000) (Most unrealistic signing and I kinda spent alot on him too ,hopefully he's good otherwise, 10000 down the drain 😂 )
I sold
- Afellay
- Pinto
- Adriano
- Jiovanni Dos Santos
So I have around 25000 right now in funds
Good signings! The first season will always be difficult if you haven't played the game that much. I'm sure the next season you'll do better. Is the 5th spot a Europa League one?
And now, news on the Siena save...
I really wanted to go up, so I made some good signings. They were quite expensive in terms of salary so promotion would be really needed to cover how much we were going to spend. The signings were:
- 28yo
Vágner Love, from CSKA Moscow, on a free transfer. Joins the team to replace Castolo's place in the lineup.
- Central defender
Ibrahim Kas, from Bursaspor, also on a free transfer
- LWB
Eliseu from Málaga
- Mainz 05 right wing back
Marcel Risse
The first seven games got us 3 wins, 3 draws and a single defeat (in the opening match against recently relegated Calcio Catania). We went into the mid-season transfer window desperate for some funds, so I sold a big part of the original team (Macco, Ceciu, etc). We then went on to win 5 of the remaining 7 games, with a draw and a single defeat on the last day the of the season at home against Torino. The news got to the Artemio Franchi: Lecce had lost against Atalanta, and that meant promotion as league champions!!!
Vágner Love ended up as the top scorer in the league
This was our lineup for almost the entire season:
Tatarusanu started with little confidence, but went on to be one of the best in the league.
Valeny had a fantastic season as AC Siena's captain, along with
Jaric and
Kas on the defensive line.
Sousa was probably the second best player in the team, with
Dodo always covering his back.
Espimas deservedly won his place in the starting lineup,
Eliseu was key as a LWB and the 18yo
Yamada developed pretty well.
Castolo was the backup striker in the remaining 7 games, as
Ordaz won his place back in the starting lineup with 5 goals and, at the top,
star signing Vágner Love didn't disappoint and went on to be one of the best players in the league. Special mention for the regular subs:
Ximelez,
Ruskin (
wanted by Liverpool!),
Castolo,
Huylens,
Risse, second captain
Iouga,
Minanda,
Stein and
Stremer. A couple of them will surely leave us as soon as the transfer window is open, but their service won't be forgotten!
An important transfer window awaits us. The signings must be done correctly to fight for survival in Serie A. The fans are also looking forward to meet up with fierce rivals
Fiorentina!