And so another season ends in Football Manager 2006 (the 2014/15 season for those who are keeping track). In some regards, it was a good year as I won another Premier League title and another FA Cup. However, I lost 1-0 in the final of the Champions Cup to Betis and that left a bad taste in my mouth as my team really didn't play well in the final.
This is a real shame as I was really hoping for a consecutive Champions Cup win. Chelsea managed to pull this off a couple of seasons ago and it is one of the few records that I haven't broken in this game. As a result, although I got some silverware, I am hesitant to call it a successful season.
Anyway, the last time I blogged about FM2006, I mentioned that the core of my midfield still comprised of Gerrard, Alonso and Sissoko. This remained true for 2014/15 although Gerrard played a lot less games (hey, the guy is now 35 years old!). Alonso is now 33 and Sissoko is 30. Although relatively old, Alonso and Sissoko have been playing really well.
Alonso managed to get an average rating of 7.64, scored 17 goals and got 9 assists. Sissoko also managed to get an average rating of 7.64, scored 10 goals and also got 9 assists. With stats like these, you can understand why they are still playing in my first team!
Anyway, the lows of this season. Anthony Vanden Borre, my key central defender, decided he wanted a new challenge and requested a transfer. This is a real bummer as he was a central lynchpin in my defence and one of the reasons why I had the best defence in the league. I managed to sign a younger player (a regen called Roberto Castillo) to replace him although I have no idea how well he will do.
The second bummer is Fernando Genro. I signed him from Barcelona on a free transfer at the start of the 2013/14 season and he has been doing brilliantly in terms of scoring goals (26 goals in his first season and 23 in this season - could have been more though). The problem is that Genro has always been a bit of a prima donna. In the current season, although he was getting more games than any other striker, he was still unhappy and wanted more first team football.
Initially, I was going to let this slide as he is a really great player (even though the git went to the press). However, he decided not to show up for training one day. I immediately gave him a formal warning for unprofessional behaviour which he felt was unfair. Then, a couple of weeks later, he was absent from training again. Being absent again so quickly was a blatant challenge to my authority and I wasn't having it. I fined him 2 weeks wages (which he accepted as being fair strangely enough).
However, despite what he said, he clearly wasn't happy as his profile said that he wanted me to show him more respect (rich considering this is from a guy who decided not to show up for training). And then, he went public again - saying that I should either play him or lose him.
Adios amigo. No one is bigger than the team. If you can't be part of the team - then so long. I put him on the transfer list (no offers yet though). This is a real shame as he really is a very good player and was on track to be the top scorer this season. Naturally, after I put him on the transfer list, he never got another game for me. I don't need prima donna's in my team.
Still, considering I got him on a free transfer, selling him for any value at all will be a straight gain.
:)
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