Ayoze Pérez FIFA 21 Jan 19, 2021 SoFIFA

From Bristol to Berlin
Sup, all the way through to February in this one, aren't you lucky.
October 2022
Growth Report:

• Acampora 79 (+2) McDonnell 78 (+2) Saint-Maximim 74 (+2)
• Kennedy 78 (+1) Rico Moreno 83 (+1) M. Fernandez 73 (+3)
• Al Mukhtar 82 (+1) Brown 76 (+1) Shinnie 73 (-1)

League hasn't really offered up much of a challenge thus far, and I am weirdly hoping that changes - the lack of competition is boring! Well, I guess back to back titles would be nice.
Results:

• A vs Southampton, W 3-0 (Pyzdrowski 2, McCarthy) - Targett's red card early opened up Southampton early, and we took a dominating win.
• H vs Derby, W 4-1 (Kenney, Pyzdrowski 2, Tschauner) - We allowed ourselves to get over confident and cocky, eventually slipping up and letting Derby in for a goal.
• H vs PSG, W 1-0 (Tschauner) - German midfielder stole a win, when we weren't looking likely to get the draw.
• A vs West Bromwich Albion, W 1-0 (Al Mukhtar) - We were given a good run for our money for a change, though Albion never looked like winning it. In the end we managed to get the win through Algerian Shafy.
• H vs West Bromwich Albion, W 3-0 (Ince 2, Kennedy) - The cup squad didn't allowed West Brom to settle in Bristol, and we ended the game far better off than the league match.
• H vs Manchester United, W 1-0 (Tschauner) - Tsch is on a fantastic streak, and we actually managed to beat United in the league! It helped that we injured Muller early I suppose.

10 for 10, that's how we look in the league right now, and also boast the best attack and defence in the league to boot. We may not be the most exciting side to watch, but we are simple and cut-throat. We hold a 6 point lead over Liverpool already, and we are likely to extend that yet.
Diego Costa leads the goals for the recovering Chelsea, the Spaniard with 8 goals.
There are four players on four assists at this point, as there is still no give on who will take it in the end.
Sommer leads the clean sheets, with 7 to his name at this point.
November 2022
Growth Report:

• NONE

Given the way the league has gone, we are not really feeling the heat of a fairly busy month. We actually play Liverpool, which means that if things continue in this manner, we have a strong chance of a three point extension.
Results:

• A vs PSV, W 2-0 (McCarthy, Solanke) - Surprisingly easy win in the Champions League, goals coming midway through each half.
• News Kane is returned, though he will have to settle for the bench after Pyzdrowski's fine form.
• A vs Newcastle United, W 4-2 (Moreno 3, Pyzdrowski) - Rico tore Newcastle apart and then some, as we were unfortunate with the way Ayoze Perez received bouncy balls to double up.
• H vs Fulham, W 5-0 (Dier, Pyzdrowski 2, Shaw, McCarthy) - Very impressive and dominating, Fulham didn't stand a chance.
• A vs Liverpool, W 2-1 (Kane, Heffernan) - Kane seals all three points with a late goal on his return to the first team.
• A vs PSG, D 2-2 (Ince, Dier) - Ince levels up late on, after PSG had come from behind to lead 2-1, a point earned is welcome though we are already through regardless.
• H vs Swansea, W 2-0 (Donsah, Pyzdrowski) - Another comfortable, but not dominating, victory.
• A vs Chelsea, L 2-1 (Bastos) - Cup squad gave a good run, but in the end Chelsea's first team knocked us out of the Capital One Cup.

The month ended on a sour note after that cup elimination, still it'll be one less competition clogging up the calender and we can focus on on continuing this league domination that has seen us establish a massive 11 point lead over Liverpool.
Costa and Muller now share the top scoring spot, both with 10 for the season this far.
Sanchez and Barkley are the assist leaders, each with 5 for their teams so far.
Sommer leads the clean sheets with 9 playing behind our far more impressive defence.
December 2022
Growth Report:

• McCarthy 81 (+1)
• Tembe 78 (+1)

6 more league games and the last of our group stage games fixtures in Champions League football is what separates us from January and a complete domination in the league.
Results:

• A vs Stoke City, W 3-0 (Ince, Kane, Shaw) - English treble, we are comfortably beyond what has been a strong stoke side.
• H vs Udinese, D 0-0 - We didn't even need to show up today, and we still woulda got the draw.
• A vs Arsenal, W 2-1 (Pyzdrowski, Kane) - Kane is slowly playing himself back into form, another winner here today.
• H vs Aston Villa, W 3-1 (Kane 3) - An early red for Villa had us plain sailing for much of the game, as Kane fired in a hat trick to seal the win. Villa did hit back late however, as once again we got ahead of ourselves.
• H vs Leeds United, W 2-0 (Soares, Heffernan) - We were absolutely awful, and yet still took all three points at home, amazing.
• A vs Leicester City, W 1-0 (Kane) - Leicester seemed to just abandon football within 10 minutes, they finished the game with 7 yellow cards and one red in an awful fixture.
• A vs Swansea, W 1-0 (Rico Moreno) - Rico's goal early on was all we needed, as we make it to the end of the year with a perfect record in the league.

So, 20 games down, 60 points earned with 49 goals scored and only 8 conceded, we are absolutely tearing the league apart at this point. We even have a 17 point lead to boot, we are so far ahead it's almost boring, but winning is fun so I can let them off.
Muller continues to lead the goals charts with 14 goals for United.
Sanchez is tied with Harry Kane on assists charts, both players managing 6 so far.
Sommer is the only keeper in double figures for clean sheets, his 13 leading the charts for Golden Gloves.
January 2023
Growth Report:

• Tschauner 85 (+2) Saint-Maximim 75 (+2)
• Pyzdrowski 84 (+1) M. Fernandez 74 (+4)
• Acampora 80 (+3)

So we'll open with a hell of a transfer window, we had signings and departures. None of which were planned, all of which are amazing.
Outgoings
It all started with the departure of two flops as South American central defender Coetzee made the switch to Leeds for £2.8m, and Brown went on to Arsenal in a £5.5m seal.
Two youth players left as M. Fernandez will spend the remaining months at Leicester on loan and Pyzdrowski departed for PSG in a £100m switch.
Yes, Tristan our American youth starlet was sold for £100m to PSG, it hurts to talk about so I won't say too much about it.
Incomings
Things started with no intentions of big transfers, there was money in the bank and I wanted to make a couple of changes.
The first to come in was Watmore a man who wanted me in the past but has been plying his trade with Bayern of late, Kane's physical's were decline after his injury and I wanted a new striker. We traded Kane and £18m for Duncan's services.
And then 37 year old Cristiano Ronaldo wanted out of Madrid, and I wasn't about to reject the legend. He's old but still gold, we managed to seal a £4.2m deal for him, he's content with a rotation role and we are hoping that his quite mesmerising abilities will get us crucial goals at crucial times.
Then Pyzdrowski departed and I panicked.
I signed two replacements for him, as Felipe Anderson signed for Lazio in a £23m switch, he's a wonderful addition and someone who brings a similar set of skills to the role - though perhaps some more flair.
He was followed shortly by England's 21 year old sensation Luer of Everton, the kid has the potential to be the next special thing from England, and we paid top money for his name. a £35m price tag.
We had plenty of money left over, and I wanted another truly world class central defender to partner Heffernan. And so we raided Real Madrid again, this time stealing French international Varane in a £30m switch.
That ended our window spree, a total in excess £200m was spent in deals involving our club and we are hoping we don't regret any of them. Though I already miss Tristan. I regret that deal.
If the first half of this season is anything to go by however, we are not really going to need Tristan anyway.. I reckon I could play Logan in LAM and still score a hat trick. Amazing.
Results:

• H vs Liverpool, D 1-1 (Pyzdrowski) - I'm shocked, the seasons first dropped points! We really shoulda lost to be honest.
• A vs Bournemouth, W 1-0 (Moreno) - Single goal was all it took to seal it.
• H vs Leicester City, W 3-0 (Watmore 2, Pyzdrowski) - Duncan's Debut Double Drowns Dismal Foxes.
• A vs Sunderland, W 3-2 (Pyzdrowski, McCarthy 2) - Defence has an odd day were they didn't do much wrong, but when they did it ended up in the net, still we came out winners after Eoin's wonderful double.
• News Pyzdrowksi is sent off, and the transfer merry-go-round started. We also had a transfer request from Tschauner as I feared the wheels were coming off.
• A vs Spurs, D 0-0 - Donsah saw red early on as the off field nerves are starting to be reflected as frustration on the pitch, we switched to a defensive stance as we held on to remain unbeaten.
• H vs Burnley, W 2-0 (Heffernan, Tschauner) - Heffers plays a rare midfield game and scores, as Tsch continues to give his all despite transfer request.

The end of the transfer window and fixtures left us holding all the cards after we strengthened, lost a star and strengthened some more. We may have lost the 100% record after 20 games, but just 2 draws and 22 wins is still fantastic, the 19 point gap that separates us from the rest the symbol of our success.
Muller's 15 goals leads the league.
Sanchez and Tosun share the lead of the assists now, both player on 7 for the season.
Sommer continues to lead the league for clean sheets with 15 for us.
February 2023
Growth Report:

• A. Soares 83 (+1) Tembe 77 (+2)
• Heffernan 85 (+1)
• Kennedy 80 (+2)

4 league games and the round of 16 games in both FA Cup and Champions League competitions as we are looking to continue our path to a shock treble.
Results:

• A vs Derby, W 1-0 (Tschauner) - Some of our stars are still looking to mesh together and this was not a solid display by any means.
• H vs Southampton, W 4-0 (Watmore 3, Varane) - Well hows that for settling in? Duncan on fire, and Varane heads home late.
• H vs Chelsea, D 1-1 (Ince) - Chelsea are really being a pain in my arse this season, a draw forcing us into a replay.
• A vs Porto, W 2-0 (McCarthy 2) - McCarthy doubled up and pretty much established our place in the next round.
• H vs Cardiff, W 2-0 (Watmore, Felipe Anderson) - Two more for newbies, as we are continuing where we left off despite the change in cast.
• A vs Chelsea, D 1-1, L 5-4 Penalties (Watmore) - Duncan had blasted us into a 112th minute lead, just for Costa to striker level on 119. We were then edged out by Chelsea on penalties in frustrating circumstances.

League domination was business as usual for our lads, and we remain solid in Europe. However, Chelsea eliminated us from the FA Cup not long after the Capital One Cup elimination, it's shocking and the 21 point lead we have in the league is little comfort for that.
Muller sits on 18 goals as the leading scorer still.
Sanchez is the sole leader for the assists charts now, his 8 just edging ahead of his competition.
Sommer is the top keeper still, with 17 clean sheets for us.
And so that's that for this one, I'll see you back at the end of the season to see how we took on the remaining league matches and to see if we did well in Europe!
Thanks for reading.
Author's Note
So we are into a part of the career where I am umming and ahhing about it. We will absolutely finish this season, because I want that back-to-back title win.
But the Cups are completely .. well bullshit to be honest, it's like the AI has been toned down for the league but completely ramped up for the cup games so as to stop me rampaging.
It could be that I decide against starting a new season and take you for one last story for FIFA 15. But that depends entirely on how I feel at the end of the season - one more season could still be a swansong.
Cup Crux

Vol.2:Ch.1 - Irish Luck
Double post today, aren't you lucky!
November 2015
Growth Report:

• Aitor 75 (+2)
• Rios 63 (+2)
• Hoban 65 (+3)

Given our position, led by me as the best manager in Spanish football('s second division) Eibar wanted me to take up their managers role. Rejected, why would I leave my over achievers for their underachievers?
Basically we are hoping for mirror performances from the first half of the season for as long as possible, we know as well as many that we could implode at any time so it is important to get as many points registered as possible.
Results:

• A vs Sadabell, W 2-0 (Hoban, Laguardia) - Continuation of form is a bright spot for us.
• H vs Panfareddina, W 1-0 (Perea) - Hoban and Vargas are off on internationals and so it's left to captain Perea to get the winning goal.
• A vs Mirandes, W 2-1 (Hoban, Towell) - An Irish double edges off a surprise fight from Mirandes.
• H vs Santander, D 0-0 - Both keepers were in fantastic form as we just fall at the last hurdle for a perfect month.

We took the month by storm and as a result have extended our league lead to an impressive 8 points as Levante lost twice to lose their unbeaten status - leaving us as the only remaining team without defeat.
Hoban on 14 goals remains the top scorer so far, however he is being caught up fast by those around him in the division.
No changes on the assists rankings as Hernan remains on 6, with one other.
Bounou keeps his top spot for Golden Gloves with 9 cleansheets.
December 2015
Growth Report:

• Garcia 68 (+2) Rivas 61 (-2)
• Perea 71 (+2)
• Aimor 58 (-1)

Christmas lights leave us in bright moods, as we hope to go into the winter break with smiles all around at the club - of course with a two leg cup tie to play we are also expecting to face defeat, but that won't affect our league determination.
Results:

• A vs Elche, L 2-1 (Vargas) - Rodrigo gave us 15 minutes of hope, before Elche pulled back and then won it late on.
• A vs Zaragoza, W 2-1 (Towell, Simon) - Simon came off the bench with 15 left and that was enough time to win it after Towell had earlier restored equality.
• H vs Cordoba, D 1-1 (Pablo) - We come from behind once again, this time for a draw as Hoban's early penalty miss proves costly.
• H vs Elche, L 2-1 (Carlos) - Our cup tie goes exactly as we expected, as we crash 4-2 on aggregate.
• A vs Girona, D 2-2 (Simon, Pablo) - Simon is once again off the bench to score, this time levelling up after Girona had overturned Pablo's early effort.

So our lead has been cut down a single point, as we remain unbeaten but with a draw too many it seems.
Willian Jose took advantage of Hoban's inability to find a goal to join the Irishman at the top of the scoring charts on 14.
Renella leapfrogged the trio of players with 6 assists, his 7 taking him to the top of the charts.
Bounou extended his tally to 10 cleansheets as he remains the top keeper.
January 2016
Let's kick things off with the transfers, and news that the board are willing to let me spend big to capitalise on our position at the top of the second division - provided we sell big first.
Transfer News
Outgoings
A pair of our star performers from the early stages of the campaign were the target of, subsequently successful, bids from around the nation and world.
Firstly, Hernan made a move to Mexican football as Guadalajara put in a £3m bid to put off their league rivals and get their man. Our defensive midfielder had been a surprise player in terms of his attacking flair, but as things were shaping up in my mind I needed to move some players on to change the shape of the team - and this bid proved too good to turn away.
The other player to leave the team was goalkeeper Aitor, he may have been impressive statistically but I was still put off by his awful diving skills. So when Hamburg, Juventus and Valencia got into a bidding war that saw them all racing to sign off on a £12.5m deal I could not have been happier, our Spaniard eventually deciding to stay in the country with Valencia.
Incomings
And the total re-investment of most of the cash raised from the sales. The board quoted as saying "this is money that the manager has raised himself with signings he made cleverly last season - thus it's money he deserves to spend wisely himself".
In doing so I needed to replace our departed 'keeper as quickly as possible, managing to sign another young Spanish starlet in Blanco for just £450k. This keeper has a bright future if he can hit a stride of growth quickly, for now he is definitely of a quality that this league requires.
Then came the signing of a new left back that I had wanted to do since the start of this campaign. Manchester City's young full back Angelino cost us just £825k and will come straight into the side, he was not our only dealing with City with.
We picked up left winger Pozo in a deal worth £750k as we looked to change shape up to 433 in the coming months.
We were far from done in England however, as another Spaniard caught my eye in Ayoze Perez of Newcastle, the striker ended up costing just £900k after we persuaded them to take Vargas going the other way. His wages were the first example of the hefty outlay we were willing to risk on our assault for top flight status - £37.5k a week.
We remained in England a little while longer, though this time we had foreign intentions in mind as we looked to boost our midfield a touch.
First, Arsenal's German prodigy Zelalem signed up. Costing a mere £300k he more than made up for that valuation with his wage demands of £25k, I have a feeling it was those demands that made Arsene so keen to shift him, we however are willing to take the chance to move forward.
Then Reed of Southampton came over for £800k and Towell, as we added an Englishman to our foreign troupe. It's nice to have one of my countrymen alongside me here, especially one with the talents of the little ginger. His wages are actually looking low at £12k.
Before returning to Spain we stopped off in Italy, this time moving for a defender as another Blanco made a move to our club. Carlos of Juventus is one of our nations top rated centre backs at under 21 level, so it's a surprise that we managed to bring him back to Spain for just £1.5m. Again his heavy wage of £25k set us back a bit, but it's still well worth it to see our small town club rise up.
Now finally back in Spain we had two more arrivals to tie up, this time replacing the departed Hernan with young defensive midfielder Unai Lopez from Athletic Bilbao, a deal worth £700k could yet prove to be a bargain, as he looks like a bright talent in midfield.
Finally, arriving from Barca B to complete the switch to our new 433 system was Adama at RW. Costing £1.4m the winger has bags of pace and potential to boot, and we hope it is something we can utilise - though it will be from the bench for the time being as our captain Perea will remain at RW.
So with that ending the window it's time to look at the results, I will take you through the line up at the end as some of the transfer didn't go through till deadline day and so we still had the 4231 in place until February 1st.
Growth Report:

• Hoban 66 (+4)

We are really expecting - and hoping for - much of the same in this window, though a blip or two will be forgiven as we are well aware of the affects transfers can have.
Results:

• A vs Levante, W 2-1 (Oscar Gil, Perea) - Oscar Gil is in after Hernan's departure and finds the winning goal to mark the occasion.
• H vs Leganes, W 2-0 (Pablo, Hoban) - This time it's Rene stepping into the line up to replace a sold player, as he keeps a clean sheet in good win.
• A vs Mallorca, L 1-0 - Unsurprising defeat as our changes finally take their toll, we know it won't last forever but we hope confidence hasn't been shaken too badly.
• H vs Eibar, D 1-1 (Perez) - Ayoze levels late into his debut as the struggle is real here, of course these are just bedding in problems but we can't allow them to become habit.

So we remain top, but once again we saw a point shaved off of our lead as we loss a game for the first time this campaign. We need to reshuffle and regroup quickly if we are to avoid losing top spot.
Hoban returned to the top scorer spot after Willian Jose departed the league, though he is unlikely to add many more to his 15 goals as he no longer has a starting spot here.
Roger, Chuli and Renella are all on 7 assists as that returned to being a tight affair even after Hernan's departure.
5 keepers on 6 clean sheets now make up the top end of the Golden Glove rankings as he previous 4 leading tallies all found themselves sold on.
So now I will walk you through our new line up, before signing off on this post! I have adopted a false 9 433 as I felt this would best utilise Ayoze's mix of passing and finishing abilities.

• Blanco - 68 steps between the posts to replace the departed Aitor, and at just £450k we look like we have got an absolute bargain - provided he does grow well.
• Bellerin - 63 our right back is finally exhibiting some growth, as he continues to impress down the right. Having had a strong start to the year, we hope he can continue to grow, more so now that he has a touch more freedom from the new formation.
• Blanco - 70 the second Blanco, our £1.5m central defender from Juve, will be more commonly known as Carlos in this career (not to be confused with Juan Carlos) as he looks to make a name for himself in his home nation. Another with a bright future, it's hoped that his partnership with Garcia will be one to grow into the national team as well.
• Garcia - 68 after an early season injury limited his game time, he quickly re-established himself upon his return. Now the undisputed starter of the original centre backs from this season, he finds himself locked into a friendly battle with Blanco to be the best at the club in his position - a battle I hope will spur both into huge growth.
• Angelino - 65 the final choice to replace Rios and Pi down the left hand side, the former Man City full back has been touted as "the Spanish Baines" for his mix of offensive ability and set piece specialism, there is a lot of hope for him at both club and national level so we hope we can help him fulfil the massive potential he has.
• Oscar Gil - 68 after the sale of Hernan and trade of Towell Oscar found himself as the only defensive midfielder left at the club not already bound to a coffin (I'm looking at you Rivas) as he took the chance to establish himself at the defensive point of our midfield, now the anchor for the team he will be in rotation with Lopez for the starting spot as we once again hope to see some massive growth from our lads.
• Zelalem - 70 the German central midfielder is an absolute steal at just £300k, and with his career coming on leaps and bounds we are hopeful that he will be the heart of our midfield for years to come, as even now he is one of the brightest mids in the league and has displaced Juan Carlos easily.
• Reed - 69 another youngster and another bright hope for our team, the England midfielder has grown well at Southampton in the past 16 months and it is hoped that development will continue now with us.
• Perea - 71 Oh, captain. Our captain. Alberto has been leading the side this season with crucial goals and assists where they've been needed - when Hoban has failed to find the net. Now playing at RW we are hoping he can adapt quickly to the new role and not be battled out of the team by Adama. Ayoze Perez - 72 we look like we may have got a bargain with Ayoze, passing and shooting both at a good level we are hoping he can be our Messi in this division. Of course the system will flow through him so there is a lot of weight on his young shoulders, but if he can cope with it.. well we may just have a happy ending after all.
• Pozo - 66 the lowest rated of all my new additions, Pozo also came in from Manchester City after a year sat in their reserves. Once again he fits the profile of my transfer activity fantastically - young with space enough to grow and be something special - of course only time will tell if he becomes anything special.

Well once again thanks for reading, and I will see you at the end of the campaign. And if these posts didn't make up for yesterday's crap post, then I don't know what will!
Vol.2:Ch.3 - Time Bomb