Hello everyone!!!
Phew!! So am back home after a fantastic holiday away with my boyfriend, as we have spent the the last week in the beautiful city of Prague. The only bad news was I lost my camera! I also lost two jackets and a pair of shoes!
But beyond that we had a great time! My boyfriend as always lost nothing but mainly as he packs very little! Luckily for me I have the rest of the week off and am now used to being the age of 25!
25 is a good age as I have played 25 seasons in my story! I will do my very best to catch up with all the new posts on site but by the looks of it there is quite a few, so I will try to read as many as I can.
So thats that! So lets get back into the swing of it as I try to complete my challenge winning all five champions leagues in all five regions as I try to complete South America.
If you remember I had just won the league titile at Cruzeiro and were are red-hot favourites to win it again, so here is my season in full.
Cheonan (July 2010 – January 2013)
Nothing won.
— South China (June 2013 – June 2016)
Hong Kong League Title : 2014, 2015, 2016
Senior Shield : 2013, 2016
League Cup : 2014, 2015, 2016
Asian Confederation Cup : 2014, 2016
— F.C.A.K (December 2016 – November 2019)
South African First Division : 2018, 2019
South African First Divison Cup : 2019
— Moroko Swallows (November 2019 – January 2023)
South African FA Cup : 2020, 2021
South African Premier League : 2021, 2022
South African Charity Cup : 2020
South African Knockout Cup : 2021
South African Super Eight : 2021
African Champions League : 2022
— FC Seoul (February 2023 – February 2026)
The K-League : 2023, 2024, 2025
The Korean League Cup : 2023, 2024
The Pan-Pacific Championship : 2024, 2025
The Korean FA Cup : 2024
Asian Champions League : 2025
— St Gallen (October 2026 – July 2027)
Nothing won.
— Veracruz (July 2027 – June 2031)
Mexican Opening Stage : 2029
Superliga : 2030
Champions Cup : 2030
North America Champions League : 2031
— Sao Paulo (June 2031 – July 2032)
Sao Paulo State Championship : 2032
— Cruzeiro (July 2032 – Present)
Brazilian First Division : 2032
International Teams :
— Morocco (Febraury 2015 – December 2016)
Nothing won.
— Senegal (November 2021 – February 2023)
African Cup Of Nations : 2023
— Egypt (October 2025 – February 2027)
Nothing Won.
— Mexico (September 2028 – September 2029)
The Gold Cup : 2029
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Transfers Out — First Transfer Window
Transfer In — First Transfer Window
Wow, lots of transfers in and out as I spent a fortune! That said I did reclaim alot of money also through player sales the biggest being Bill who was sold to Espanyol by my chairman. I think I could have a got more for him but hey thats life I did replace him so I wasnt too concerned.
Eagle eyed readers will see Marcelo from Sao Paulo! I had to buy him and payed more than I wanted I also overspent on my keeper but I wanted him. Here are the three best players I bought :
Diego Sotomayor
Da Silva
Marcelo!
Sotomayor is a keeper who had that price minimum release fee which I matched and even though he is from Argentina and foreign he is my only one so no problems with the rules.
Da Silva was brought in from Ajax as a replacement for Bill a little bit more defensive but thats what I wanted he is dutch as he declared to play for them.
Marcelo is Marcelo! Just an amazing goal getter and he will lead the line for my side this season.
Results And Table Minas State Championship
Ok I know how this looks! But belive when I say that this league is very unbalanced my boyfriend summed it up perfectly its like taking Barcelona and putting them in a league with conference sides. Thats what it is as only Atletico Minero could match us.
I have no idea why we have to play this as it does nothing really but we did qualify for the playoff’s, so lets have a look at them :
Semi — Final
Final
So we avenged our only state defeat by beating Minero in the playoff final and retaining our run of twelve Minas state wins!
To be fair we are far and away the best side in Brazil so to win this thing isnt really an achievement in all honesty.
The Copa Libertadores
So Copa Lib time! Seeing as we only play one cup competition I will post it here as we look to retain our trophy, this works exactly like the European champions league so the group stage results first :
Group Stage Results — Copa Libertadores
Second Round, Quarter And Semi Final Results
So we sailed into the final against our big rivals Palmeiras, we had a fairly easy group as we showed our attacking talent to destroy the group and finish top.
We beat Chilean side Audax in the second round as we then beat Newell’s in the quarter final.
Mexican side Pumas were beat in the semi as we cruised into the final, which I will post a little later. ;)
League Results Halfway Point
So yeah, we are the best! Just have an amazing team and we are showing it 19 games into our season and we already have a massive lead.
The three draws were a little worrying but we went on a long winning streak so cant complain really!
A New Job!
Croatia bound! Usually I wouldnt take another international job along side club management but seeing as it is a world cup year I thought why not!
Croatia finished third in the last world cup but the FA are not too ambious and only want me to WIN the world cup! So no pressure then. :)
Final League Results Of The Season
I must admit I was a little worried after the defeat against Internacional that we may not win the league….
Just kidding! We were outstanding from start to finish smashing in over a hundred goals and setting the highest ever points total of 105 but that one defeat still annoys me for some reason! Still cant belive how bad we played against them!
The Copa Libertadores Final
Yay!! The first game was a bit nervy in all honesty and they did score first in the home game but we equalised straight away thanks to Marcelo and once we took the lead we never looked back.
So that makes it four out of five with only Europe left to conquer, so am looking forward to the final leg of my journey!
Club World Championship -Semi Final
The Final
Double Yay!! We managed to humble the mighty Inter Milan thanks to a fine Torres finish on sixteen mintes, we did play very well and we may have took another chance to make the game a little more comfortable but a win is a win!
I knew this Cruzeiro side was something special! :)
Final Player Ratings Of The Season
Best Player — Tony, Who Else!
So the big news was Tony sadly leaving Cruzeiro joining the pretenders at Real Madrid! Just joking of course I am not that bitter!
They payed only £30 million pounds which was an insult but my chairman thought why not, and accepted on my behalf. He is worth more than that so no idea what my chairman was doing as we have around £80 million in the bank so no real need to sell him.
Marcelo scored 44 in 44 to vindicate the huge price I payed for him and Da Silva was also very impressive scoring 20 times even though I played him in midfield. Andre was also outstanding and him and Marcelo should dominate defences for many season to come.
Bye Bye Cruzeiro
So another champions league trophy down and only one to go, Europe as I am set to return. With only Portugal and Holland selected from the bigger countries my task will not be an easy one as I hold out for the right job and I also have a world cup to look forward to with my new Croatia side.
Again thanks for reading as we enter the final leg of my story which I will bring to you all as soon as I can.
Excessive
16 июня, 2011 at 22:34
Hey Ana, some brilliant results with Cruzeiro. Never looked like you weren’t going to win it, so congrats on the Champions League win! Last one to go, and it will be tough to get a team from Portugal or Holland onto winning the last one. Porto or Ajax maybe?
Who knows, looking forward to you next post :)
(You’ve actually inspired me to do a Journeyman story of my own. 5 seasons in, I’m still in Indonesia haha..)
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:00
Thanks Jake!
Those are my two target teams but PSV have been the dominant force in Holland so wouldnt mind going there.
Good to hear! Indonesia sounds like a hard place!! :)
Sears
16 июня, 2011 at 22:36
Glad you enjoyed your trip Ana, your boyfriend surely did pick a beautiful spot :-)
Wow, I’ve never seen a team score so many goals in one season, your players ratings are remarkable! And what a stupid chairman you have… Selling Tony for just £30 million?!? Crazy!
It will be tough to win the Uefa CL, but if you manage to get a team like Ajax or Porto, it’s defo achievable. Good luck!
Sears
16 июня, 2011 at 22:51
Btw, what tactic did u use with Cruzerio?
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:05
Thanks Sears!
Yeah he did! It was fantastic I really enjoyed myself.
Agreed, its quite annoying as we have loads of money so we could have just kept him. £30 million was an insult I could have got £40+ if they let me negotiate but I left so I dont care anymore! :)
I used a new formation, sort of 4-2-3-1 with Marcelo as a poacher and 3 all out attacking players behind him, with two sitting central midfield players and attacking fullbacks.
MRDNRA
16 июня, 2011 at 22:51
Wow Cruzeiro are so dominant. It’s not often you see 6 players in a side score 20 or more goals each in a season!
On the chairman part, wow how stupid is he, wonder if he’ll be stupid enough to sell the club next!
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:07
Thanks!
Yeah a superb squad that I made even stronger and played a very attacking formation but was very pleased with the goals we scored!
Agreed! Maybe he decided to cash in on my success! :)
CsAtlantis
17 июня, 2011 at 02:25
Wow, your chairman just likes to sell it seems (following the tradition of exporting Brazilians I suppose, when you get your new job in Europe, try and scout your ex-players and see how much they can be bought for :D)
Good luck in Europe, teams in Portugal and Holland aren’t favored but they do have a chance if you can build a strong team
Croatia is expecting a lot from your Ana, is their national team that good?
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:10
Thanks!
Good idea! I would love to take five or six of my Cruzeiro players with me! Plus the chairman looks to be selling everyone so who knows!
To be honest Croatia have a good team but are behind teams like Spain, Argentina, Brazil etc So to win the world cup is a little hopefull in truth. Maybe because they finished third last time they believe they can win it.
vaibhavc
17 июня, 2011 at 07:23
Hey Ana
Good to see you had a good holiday. Anyways, your ex-Cruzeiro team did really well, and you only had one defeat. I wonder which team you do get in Europe, do you think you will be able to get RM or Barca?
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:12
Thanks!
Holiday was great!
I wont get either Barca or Madrid as I dont have Spain as a playable league so its a team from either Holland or Portugal which makes things a little more difficult.
Kevin
17 июня, 2011 at 09:28
Apart from losing stuff I hope you had a nice time in Prague. I hear the beer is really cheap there! Back to Brazil and that in the end was all too easy for you though you have managed the team magnificently and won everything in style, Good luck with finding the right team in Europe and concluding this incredible story/journey.
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:16
Thanks Kevin!
Yeah! Most of the drink is quite cheap so we had a few good nights out! The people are really nice too and quite a few British people around which was good.
Just to need to finish this challenge off but I have enjoyed every moment of it. (except St Gallen and Mexican playoff’s ;))
Johnny Karp
17 июня, 2011 at 10:59
Fantastic season Ana but I was expecting it to be honest :) The World Cup will be a great opportunity for you to get a good job in Europe, I’m looking forward to it.
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:17
Thanks Johnny!
Yeah I half expected it also, what a team we had the best ever I think!
Agreed the world cup is always fun and Croatia are a good side so it should help bolster my reputation a bit!
Darren Smith
17 июня, 2011 at 11:54
Wow that was an outstanding season and great to see you get another CL. Onto maybe your toughest challenge yet and Croatia expecting the world cup adds that extra edge. This story is reaching a real climax, keep up the great work Ana.
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:21
Thanks Darren!
Yeah, I really regret not picking a more powerfull European league to play in but Porto did win the CL quite recently and dutch clubs have some good players so we will just see I guess.
Croatia winning the world cup is more of a dream in my opinion but I will give it my best shot!
Football Manager 2012
17 июня, 2011 at 13:06
I never really play the Brazilian leagues on football manager but it looks pretty cool. Thanks.
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:23
Thanks!
Its a really great league and really simple to understand. Its usually quite competitive its just this Cruzeiro side is different class so a really fun place to manage!
Stromson
17 июня, 2011 at 13:12
Woot, 4 down, one to go! Congrats on an extremely dominant season, and I would’ve been shocked if you hadn’t won it all. No pressure with that Croatia squad or anything though. ;) Good luck in the World Cup and finding a solid European club!
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:24
Thanks!!
Yeah four down one to go its feels so close yet so far away! :)
I know! Croatia have some high hopes hopefully I wont let them down!!
Laxeyman
17 июня, 2011 at 16:17
Great season again Ana, your team completely dominated the Brazilian league, and I think your boyfriends analogy was right :) Croatia will be interesting too, and they must have a really good squad if you’re expected to win it. Looking forward to seeing what job you get next :)
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:26
Thanks Laxeyman!
Ha! Yeah he hit the nail on the head better than I could, it seems pretty pointless to me unless I missed something! :)
Squad is good not brilliant, I feel the expectations are a little high but will give it my best shot!
Sibo
17 июня, 2011 at 22:33
Well done Ana!
Great season, as expected with the mighty Cruzeiro! I am looking forward to you completing the final leg in Europe, a quick question though, what will you do when you win the final CL? :D
P.S. I have been writing on my blog if you are interested in catching up on the Aberdeen story, and I will be around on the forum if you want to leave a comment there! :D
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:29
Thanks Sibo!!
I will probably keep playing maybe go back to St Gallen or try another league I dont know! Am really enjoying this game so who knows! :)
P.S. I will, just been a little hectic having got back from holiday so I will do my best to catch up!
Sibo
19 июня, 2011 at 01:48
You should go back to St. Gallen, that would be interesting! :D
George Dobson
18 июня, 2011 at 13:09
well done great results hope you can win the world cup with croatia what players do they have :D
Ana Garcia
18 июня, 2011 at 19:29
Thanks George!
I will do my best! :)
Martin
20 июня, 2011 at 21:13
oooooo yes…prague I remember it well (just)…had a messy 20th there lol! Glad you had a good time…holidays are always nice.
Great season Ana…fantastic to round off the this part of the challenge and in some style!
Looking forward to seeing who you end up with in Europe…DONT let your boyfriend loose on it again lol.
Good Luck
Ana Garcia
21 июня, 2011 at 23:12
Thanks Martin!
He wont trust me! I have set him up a game to mess around with he wont ruin this again!
:)