2014 The Unemployed Challenge: We meet again

[Sunny]

So do you think it would be a good idea to build up my loyalty stats around my final club, or should I stay loyal to clubs at first to (maybe) get national team jobs?

 

I'm more inclined to do the first one coz it feels safer but then again I guess that's been what I've been doing for the previous attempts...well maybe more accidentally deleting saves than that...but now we have iCloud saves

[Archie Graveluth]

I really hope Marc would visit this topic and clarify

[Sunny]

Yeah...20 or so seasons left...no rush at all ._.

[Sunny]

Quick question, has managing a relatively smaller nation like Serbia ever been a problem? I know Ireland/Northern Ireland/Scotland/Wales were possible to get but not sure if it's coz of being English or being good or the fact that they're smaller nations.

I suppose Serbia is only like 2nd tier when compared to the likes of Spain/Germany...? On the level of Turkey/Croatia possibly?

[CJordan]

Ofcourse, every team wants a loyal manager I guess? In normal life, would a club like to have a manager who will definitely resign after a year or so?

[Peely]

Finally found time to catch up with this career. Great going so far, just a shame about the international jobs (but it wouldn't be a proper unemployed challenge without international management difficulties )

[Sunny]

Finally found time to catch up with this career. Great going so far, just a shame about the international jobs (but it wouldn't be a proper unemployed challenge without international management difficulties )

Totally agree lol

Then again it seems better now that Denmark have appointed Steve McClaren and Serbia appointed me...oh wait you're not supposed to know the last part

[the united guy]

Great going sunny KIU just caught up on this and I'm loving it  

[Sunny]

Season 7

 

 

 

After leaving the job in Madrid, I decided to stay in Spain for a while, for I never got to get a real glimpse of Spain during my short tenure at Los Galacticos. As I travelled around Spain, I came across the beautiful, ex-Roman colony Valencia. Situated on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, its historic centre is one of the largest in Spain, and this heritage of cultural attractions prompted me to stay around and enjoy the city more.

 

 

As I was taking a sip of my morning coffee in a local sidewalk café, I received a phone call from the chairman of the largest football club in the city – Valencia CF. They were aware of my presence in the city, and notified me that they were in search of a new manager. In the spirit of looking for challenges, I immediately said yes, and my face was on the front page of every local newspaper the next day.

 

 

To be frank, this job seemed rather enjoyable for a challenge, as in the past 6 seasons of management, I have never really sat down and try and enjoy the city as well as the club. Valencia was different, as I could work and still have time to relax, partly thanks to the talented squad we had at the club. Little major signings were made, mostly poaching young, talented Spaniards who played for Real Madrid Castilla and didn’t make the first team. The board was confident in my abilities, and believed that I would stay around longer. That I couldn’t assure them, but I did promise them that we would win La Liga.

 

 

We won our first piece of silverware after a 4-0 aggregate win over my previous club, Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup...

 

 

 

 

 

...and we maintained our good form until January. Things were going too smoothly, and I could sense that we would soon hit a point where the team would fall apart. I couldn’t tell when, but I had this strong feeling that we would. My hunch was confirmed in late-January, where we slumped to a humiliating 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the first leg, who were now a mid-table club...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our players performed poorly, and I decided to take them all aside for a little team talk. It worked wonders, as all of them reacted positively and we soon picked up our previous form in all competitions, and we managed to get pass Atletico after managing to overcome them 4-2 on aggregate. What a relief

 

 

Despite the strong financial backing that Real Madrid possessed, I was never afraid of facing them. On the other hand, Barcelona under Tata Martino were the opponents I feared most, with perhaps the strongest frontline you could ever face, and the goalkeeper who was always so consistent, Rui Patricio. Once again we faced them in the Spanish Cup Final, where both of our goalkeepers, Guaita and Patricio put on a goalkeeping masterclass, saving every single shot that headed for the goal. 

 

 

 

 

Yet once again, Lady Luck was on our side, and we beat them 6-5 on penalties, winning our second piece of silverware

 

 

 

 

 

Soon after that memorable victory, we were declared La Liga winners as well, rocking Spanish football for completing my 2nd treble in 2 seasons with 2 different clubs. Our star strikers Thievy and Carlos Andres won 1st and 2nd place for Spanish Player of the Year 2020, while once again I did not win Liga BBVA Manager of the Year…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still that did not stop me from winning our last piece of trophy, albeit with a little luck after a last minute goal from Carlos Andres...

 

 

 

 

 

And once again, I began to feel that I was growing complacent. The relaxing atmosphere of Valencia was nice, but a season was enough for a break. I was also aware that the European Football Championship was coming, which meant that national team managers could be sacked after it. As I’ve never managed a national team before, it would probably be the challenge I’ve been looking for, as you can’t sign foreign players, so you won’t be getting the next Messi for Denmark, making it more challenging. 

 

 

Well, as you’d expect from me, I resigned once again (though upsetting the Valencia board in the process), and patiently waited for my next opportunity…

 

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The Season:

 

 

The World:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board:

 

 

The Manager:

 

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[AlexP]

Top class stuff Sunny looking forward to see where your next job takes you

[magpiemadman]

Good stuff mate can't wait to read on

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[Lewiitom]

Fantastic Sunny

[Peely]

Another impressive season. It's strange that you didn't win manager of the year, someone must not like you.