Hey guys, I make my long-awaited return :mryellow:
It ain't gonna be an essay don't worry :lol:
I've completed Season 2008 - the most successful season you can have :mryellow:
I won the Bundesliga, the DFB Pokal and the Champions League. Oh yes, it was the Treble
Won the Bundesliga from Bremen with 3 games to spare. I eventually won it by about 12 points I think. The DFB Pokal was the most exciting game as It was Hertha Berlin v Bayern Munich. Bayern took an early lead and I thought I was in for a lesson. But I defended well and it stayed 1-0 at the break. In the second half I came out strong but not really creating any clear chances. Then on about 65mins Castelen sprinted down the left wing, and cut inside and nobody challenged him, or even went near him, so I carried on cutting in and then had an easy tap in from about 3 yards! 1-1. It stayed like this for the remainder of the match and 0-0 after extra time, which was a dull affair.
So, to the fairground sideshow that is, penalties. I can't remember exactly how they went, but I didn't miss at all and Bayern missed two!
The Champions League final was at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera and was Hertha v Inter (however Inter won the toss for colours and wore their 3rd CL kit and I was in all white). In the first minute Ogbeche was injured and had to go off, then after 17minutes Upson was injured and also had to go off! And as with the DFB Pokal, I found myself 1-0 down after Vieri slotted home. However I showed great character and got the perfect response when Dejagah equalised with a low drive past Toldo. 1-1 at half time. I came out strong again in the 2nd half and took the lead when Rafael found the corner of the net after about 70 minutes. I pitched in and managed to hold out, withstanding a moderate amount of pressure from Inter. FT 2-1 :mryellow: I had just completed the treble.
The youngster Dejagah (now 22) is absolutely immense. In the first two seasons of ML I was playing him RMF, getting him some good stamina. Over the past few seasons I have played him as CF and it's worked. In the Treble season he was top scorer in the Bundesliga and top assist man in the Champions League and DFB Pokal. He has improved so much as you can see from below. Also I have posted a pic of another player I bought a couple of seasons ago, Kazuo - an OMF from Japan. He's only 22 as well, maybe 23 now. He started off great and is now amazing as you can see!!!
Well that's me done. Sorry when I said it wasn't an essay :lol: I kinda got carried away :oops: