Flash Gordon
Striker
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My first season as manager of Real Madrid went very well. Given that they've only won 1 trophy in the last 5 years and were predicted to finish 3rd, I was impressive. Finished the season on 90 points, 12 clear of Barcelona. I fell short in the Champions League though, going out in the QF's to Roma when I was expected to reach the semi's.
I beat Barcelona 4 times this season with an aggregate score of 13-3.
I spent £250m (£84m net) to rebuild this squad. With the exception of 1 defender, the rest were all 21 or younger, setting the club up for the future. I couldn't help myself with my main signing, paying my old club Sampdoria the £74m buy out fee for Jude Bellingham. He had a solid season scoring 8 goals and 5 assists. He'll be way better next season, he's now considered a world class midfielder at the age of 21. My star player was the wonderkid striker Herrero. 35 goals in all competitions at the age of 20.
Next season will be my last at Real Madrid. It's fun, but not usually my kind of save. I'll go all out, aiming to win everything then I'll move on to international management after the 2026 World Cup. I'll be looking for one of the 10-12 big countries that have sacked their manager and I'll take them on a 4 year journey trying to win the 2028 continental trophy followed by the world cup. But first up, I am going to blow a shit load of money in the summer at Madrid and dominate for 1 season.
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My summer has turned ridiculous and entertaining by 2 things I didn't factor in:
1) The World Club Championships is now a full on tournament. I picked a squad of 23 and 7 of them were called up for the Under 21 world cup before the tournament started. So I had 15 players all tired after the end of the season. I got through the group easily but then had to play Atletico in the QF 2 days after a group game and lost 2-1. Some of my players had fitness levels of around 40% by the end of the game.
2) The Club Presidential elections. Upon retaining his seat for another 4 years, the president promptly went out and signed 2 players of his own accord that he had promised the fans. I didn't event get a say in it.
I'm not overly disappointed by the signings though
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