Ana, FM 2012 : Season 3 New York Red Bulls 2021 -2022

Hi everyone!!

First of a big apology for not being around the past few days I had an ear infection so wasnt feeling to good. :(

But its all cleared up so time for a new post!

Took a lot longer to play due to my illness but this was just a luxury season anyways!

Most of the time I play I never really dominate like Johnny or Darren as I tend to struggle from playoff defeat to a cup final loss to an inconsistent league form. However here at New York I would say I have assembled my best ever team on FM so I really wanted to enjoy it.

So here it is my third (and final) season at the New York Red Bulls.

Managerial C.V

— Black Aces (June 2011 – June 2018)

African Premier League : 2016

Super 8′s Winner : 2015, 2016

First Division : 2012

South African Knockout Cup : 2016

The African Champions League : 2017

— New York Red Bulls (January 2019 – Present)

U.S. Cup : 2019

MLS : 2020

North American Champions League : 2020

International Career

— U.S.A (May 2017 – Present)

So from last year we won the MLS and the NACL.

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Club Information and Finances

So as you can see I joined the favoured personnel list! Along with Diakite and Zach Miller players I bought, our value went up to £73 million as we continue to find success.

So despite our boards big spending as you will see below we are still in a very strong financial position.

Stadium News and Transfers In and Out

So the season ended with an expansion to our stadium and a really expensive one as the board spent almost £8 million to increase our capacity to over 30,000.

So not much activity in apart from our draft players we only signed three new faces with Roberts being the most expensive.

We did make almost £5 million in transfers out Antunes our miss-firing Brazilian centre forward was sold to FC Kobenhavn whilst Craig Sanchez our back-up midfielder was sold to Brondby.

Mike Kreamalmeyer

Joe Roberts

So I bought Mike for almost nothing and as you can see he is very talented for 21, Roberts was more expensive but I felt I needed another center back to help cover the ones we have.

He is also young and talented and Soony Saad is quite a good forward we picked up for free.

The MLS Halfway Point Results and Table

So we are unbeaten through 17 games and are playing very well. We are scoring goals at will and are very strong at the back, we have four games to play over DC United so we should be able to overtake them to top spot.

Final MLS Results and Table of the Season

So despite a record breaking season it seems my board are still not that pleased!

We finished top scoring a record 108 goals and only losing one game. We also conceded only 18 times so am not sure if I could have done more to please them! :)

MLS Playoff’s Run to the Final

So we sailed into the playoff final beating Chicago with ease before beating Houston in the Eastern final.

Our final will be against Vancouver who finished fifth in the combined table.

MLS Playoff Final vs Vancouver

So we did regain our MLS title, but we left it late but with 10 men for almost the second half we did manage to seal the win.

Grossman was sent off which was surprising as he isnt that type of player, he hardly picked up any yellow cards but we did fall behind before Jaramillo pulled the scored levels. Then just before half time Diakite struck and I was feeling pretty confident.

Then the red card came and shortly after they took advantage and I was getting worried! But then the referee made in ten a side and we got back into the game Miller striking twice in 90 minutes to finally give us the win!

Final Player Ratings of the Season

So pretty much every player impressed me this season, Burt was the top performer getting plenty of assists. Gale was brilliant at the back as always and Diakite finally had the season I expected when I bought him scoring 36 times and at times was unplayable.

West was another star at the back and Soony Saad had a great season for a freebie scoring 21 times and forging a brilliant partnership with Diakite.  All in all I was very pleased I did lose my first choice goalkeeper Braham and our Jimmy Watson on free transfers after I couldn’t offer them new deals.

Star Man of the Season — Gale Agbossoumonde

So I picked Gale not only for this season but for the time I had him, he mas magnificent and he stats back that up. He is now an American regular thanks to me. :)

The USA — The Gold Cup

Sacked!!

Cant believe it as I was really looking forward to the world cup and now I’m gone!

This is only my third ever sacking on this game alongside Roma, and Nigeria so am pretty dissapointed.

We really did play well against Mexico and could have won the game but it wont matter now as they sacked me. :(

The NACL

So group stages first and we are right on course to defend our NACL as we sailed through the group stages.

Last year I remember Chivas being almost impossible to beat but they struggled in this group and went out in third place. Am very pleased to have only conceded one goal too. :)

The NACL Knockout Stages

So we failed to retain our NACL title after losing to Cruz Azul in the semi-finals.

Losing a three zero lead at home was always a bad sign and away we were not much better at the back losing five goals and eventually going out 8-6 in total!!

The Club World Championship

So this was played last season but I totally forget to get a picture of it!

We finished third which I thought wasnt too bad and we even gave Man City a mighty scare as they needed two late goals to eventually beat us.

We beat Asian champions Al-Sadd in the third placed playoff to finish off a pretty decent run for me!

End of Season Finances and Save Game Status

So we lost a few million from the start but thats because our stadium expansion never got completed so they had to spend some more money to get it finished!

I have never seen that before but now I wont get to manage in our expanded stadium with work due to be completed late next season.

The End Time to Move On!!

So I resigned as I felt it was time to move on, I did really enjoy the USA after been scared to manage there and I decided to be brave and I’m glad I did as I have found a very good league. Its just a pity that in game they dont explain how it works clearly enough. Thankfully I have the great readers on FMS to help me out! :)

I must admit when I saw who was up for my job I thought it said Henning Bird! Rather than Berg but a mass exodus followed me out of New York including Deco (yes that one!) my assistant Michu and a few of my most loyal coaches was a nice sight to see. :)

End of Season Round-Up

So we managed to retain the MLS but really fell apart in the NACL but I guess that does not matter that much seeing as I won it the season before.

The MLS is a good league and I like it, once you get your head around all the different aspects its a fun place to manage not quite as good as South Africa but enjoyable enough.

We had another hard fought playoff, but it just wouldnt be my story if we won them with ease! Plus I  was sacked for only the third time on this game!

I was dissapointed as I was looking forward to having another go in the world cup, but alas it wasnt to be as Mexico were just too good and I never managed to beat them in my time at the USA.

Next is onwards and upwards! Only three champions league’s to get with Asia, South America and Europe so where will I go next??

I did get an offer from the Orlando Pirates which made me smile seeing as they laughed at me a few years ago and my beloved Black Aces did manage to clinch another league title this season, the first since I left.

So again thanks very much for staying with me on such a long journey and with five to win we are not even half-way yet! As always your comments and thoughts are appreciated and now I’m feeling a little better I will try to get through my next season a little quicker.

Thanks for reading and until next time goodbye. :)