After last entry’s transfer disasters which you can read here, we approach the last few days of the window with a hunger for quality players to aid is us in achieving that sweet sweet mid-table spot. But in true Egyptian style, we didn’t panic (lol), we calmly did our businesses, and here it is:

(More) Transfer:

Antei:

Finally, a CB. And i like him, yes he is kinda stupid, and not a great tackler… but, hes physically superb, very young and almost takes peanuts for wages. He’s excellent for when O’shea/Brown start to wither and retire.

Shatov:

To add depth to our attack on deadline day we loaned in the tricky russian from russia and once again payed so little its becoming laughable. However, hes versatile, all rounder (for a attacking midfielder) and happy with staying on the bench, so im quite happy with him too.

Sobhi (15/16):

No. I did not sign him because hes a fellow Egyptian. i swear! Okay maybe that played a part, but look at him! For a 17 year old hes OP, however, so he can get more playing time, i decided to have him join next season. Give him a chance to blossom.

Summary:

(sobhi – future transfer, isnt in the panel, but it was for 250k + 300k add ons)

Squad Rotation Chart:

This is how i usually organise my team, i usually do this on a paper, but i wont be able to show it to you then, would i? Its quite simple, a player only occupies on spot on the chart, and only one. And the goal is to have 2/3 players in each field position, with the one on top being first choice, and the below him second and so on. (Tactic(s) i use can be found here)

Green players are exchangeable

Schedule: First 15 matches:

I was planning on playing till halfway past october and then updating but i got into a winning streak and things kinda got out of hand. Meanwhile, i only saved on one file, meaning i have no screenshots of the time in between september and now, which is the 25th of November. TL;DR: Surprise, we’re in November now! But goddamit did we win!!!

I think i broke the game. All those 2-1 wins are the weirdest/best thing that ever happened to me on FM15. Here are some highlights

Highlights:

Stoke home (2-1) W: Now a match against Stoke isnt noteworthy, whats noteworthy though is the fact that we were 1-0 down till the 61st minute after an early Ireland goal (5), and to make matters worse, Kaboul, being Kaboul decided it was a good time to get sent off. But the pharaoh cant have his first home game be a loss, can he? And so Ola Toivonen (wrote that without checking my spelling #humblebrag) the sub introduced right after the red card turned the game with a brace at the 64th and 86th minute.

Man United (0-3) A: One of the worst games so far for our strikers. Even though we shot the one less shot than them, somehow they completely obliterated us. Rooney (39), Wilson (49), and Martial (74) tore us apart bit by bit. The Egyptian gave his boys some real harsh words in the dressing room after that match.

L’pool (2-1) H: The brave (crazy) manager says f*** it, and starts in attacking mentality. And it works! Two early goals by Alvarez (10) from a lovely Johnson cross, and M’villa (14) from a lovely Johnson volley (this is a recurring pattern so far in this save) gave us an early cushion to defend on, and boy did we defend. Firmino (35) pulled one back from a beautiful callejon cut back put us back under pressure. The second half started and we almost cracked under the pressure, but thankfully Skrtel decided that one yellow card wasn’t enough, why not two!? With our opposition down to 10 men (if you count ings who missed like 75 sitters), we cooled down and rode our skill (luck) to victory.

Capital One Cup:

Our progress so far in the cup has been quite smooth, with only Hull City bothering us to extra time, where our B team disposed of them (finally)

Where we stand:

RANIERI GOT NOTHING ON ME (until our luck ends and we plummet through the table)

Hopefully we dont get cold feet and drop off, the game has changed, a top 6 finish, maybe even higher (!!!) isn’t beyond the realms of possibility.

Key stats:

Top Scorers: Kaboul (4)*, Defoe (3), Alvarez (3)

Top Assisters: Johnson (5), Defoe (3), Jones (3)

Yellow Cards: M’Villa (5), Kaboul (3)

Red Cards: Kaboul (1)

* in 11 matches. Yup.

I bid you farewell, and i apologize if this one was a bit too long, but i wont be posting over the weekend (travel and such). Al salamu allaykum, and remember, i really enjoy all your feedback, thanks:)