2015 Is Scott a Saint or Sinner?

[Scott]

Welcome to a one season career thread where I will be playing the Saint or Sinner challenge created by billy2shots.

 

The Rules Of The Challenge

 

Your job is manage Southampton (the Saints) for one season (the first season).

Equal or better Koeman's results and finish in the top 4.
You are not allowed to buy or sell anyone. You must work with Koeman's squad.
No saving or reloading.
Own tactics only please.

 

The Saints hire Scott

 

 

The Key players at the club

 

Goalkeeper

 

 

Forster isn't a great Goalkeeper but is the best at the club.

 

Defender

 

 

The on loan from Atletico Madrid defender will play a big part this season, best central defender at the club who will be playing the season as a ball playing defender.

 

Midfielder

 

 

Everyone knows Schneiderlin is a great midfielder on the game and I am expecting him to help with attack and defence throughout the game.

 

Attacker

 

 

The star of the show. The team is built around Mane, he is expected to score the majority of the teams goals this season.

 

Starting 11/Formation

 

 

The starting 11 is strong, the back up is good and a couple of youngsters who can play when needed.

 

August

 

Premier League

Southampton - 1 - 1 Swansea
Isgrove 19  -   Emnes 76

Burnley - 3 - 1 - Southampton
Boyd 38(P) Ings 55 Barnes 60 - Ward-Prowse 67

Man City - 1 - 1 Southampton
Aguero 57         Pelle 67

Capital One Cup

Southampton - 3 - 1 - Sunderland
Schneiderlin 47 Alderweireld 95 Cork 105  -  Fletcher 59

 

Game of the Month

Premier League

Southampton vs Everton

 

6 mins

 

5 minutes into the game Atsu takes a throw in and Lukaku picks the ball up in the box.

Lukaku turns the defender and it's a goal for Everton

 

Southampton - 0 - 1 - Everton

 

28 mins

 

Ward-Prowse puts Pelle through on goal and Pelle scores

 

 

Southampton - 1 - 1 - Everton

 

34 mins

 

Pelle holds the ball up on the half way line waiting for support

 

 

Pelle passes to JWP who passes back to Pelle who passes back to JWP

 

Mane makes a run into the box and JWP sees the pass

 

 

Southampton - 2 - 1 - Everton

 

58 mins

 

Mane picks the ball up on the wing and sees Pelle making a run in the 6 yard box

 

Southampton - 3 - 1 - Everton

 

JWP and Mane combine on the edge of the box

 

Southampton - 4 - 1 - Everton

 

79 mins

 

Jose Fonte scores a penalty

 

Southampton - 5 - 1 - Everton

 

87 mins

 

Lukaku tries a volley which is deflected in to the path of Atsu who attempts a first time shot

 

 

Southampton - 5 - 2 - Everton

 

Final Score

 

Southampton - 5 - 2 - Everton

 

 

League Table

 

 

Player of the Month

 

 

Played: 5 Scored: 2 Assists: 2

 

 

Not a great start to the season but form improved and we ended the month with a 5-2 victory at home to Everton. In September we have 3 winnable games in the league against Hull,QPR and Leicester, we also play Leicester in the 3rd round of the Capital Cup.

 

I apoligize for the number of screenshots, I didn't realize how many I had taken but it wont there wont be that many again

 

 

I will be updating a month each day with screenshots of the game of the month.

 

Thanks for viewing

 

 

[JustM1kePlays]

Looking forward to this. Really liking the layout an the in depth match analysis. KIU

[Scott]

Thanks Mike

[dako1991]

Looking forward to this. Really liking the layout an the in depth match analysis. KIU

I agree makes a nice change to see a different format to what were used to seeing,looking forward to reading the rest KIU

[billy2shots]

Good luck Scott. Slightly slow start but the youngsters will perform better given a few months.

[Ashez]

As the others have said it's a great and unique format and that 5-2 was epic to watch unfold!

Wanyama will steal the show though .

[DragonnathFIFAIV]

Great layout Scott, I'm liking this one. Sorry Ash I'm pretty sure Pelle will run this show

[Scott]

Thanks for the comments guys

 

Mane runs the show

[BatiGoal]

We've had a couple failed attempts on this one, don't let us down Scott ^_^

[tomppasson]

Good luck Scott! Hope you achieve to be Saint

[Scott]

Saint Or Sinner

 

September Results

 

Premier League

Southampton  vs  Hull
Game of the month

Southampton - 2 - 1 - Q.P.R
Tadic 77, Sinclair 90+2 - Austin 88

Leicester - 1 - 2 Southampton
Alloa 41 Cambiasso(sent off 76) - Long 27, Rodriguez 78

Capital One Cup

3rd Round

 

Leicester - 0 - 2 Southampton

-  Long 93, 98

 

 

Game of the month

Hull vs Southampton

 

64 mins

 

McGregor and Dawson keep the ball between them for a few passes while team mates are getting forward

 

 

McGregor looks to pass to Dawson but misplaces the ball and passes to Mane

 

 

Mane hits the first time shot from 35-40 yards

 

 

GOOOAAALLLL

 

Hull - 0 - 1 - Southampton

 

75 mins

 

Cork passes the ball in to Mane who turns the defender

 

 

Mane hits a shot from the edge of the area

 

 

GOOOAAALLL 2-0 southampton and Mane's second of the game

 

79 mins

 

Saido Mane comes off with an injury which keeps him out for the next 2 games

 

84 mins

(Hull)

Hernandez holds the ball up on the edge of the area waiting for support from his team mates

 

 

He sees Huddlestone in space and Huddlestone plays a first time pass in to the path of Aluko

 

 

Aluko's shot is too powerful for Forster

 

 

GOOOAAAALL for Hull

 

Hull - 1 - 2 - Southampton

 

90 mins

 

Southampton hold on to win the game

 

 

League Table

 

 

3 wins from 3 games has moved us in to 3rd place, we have to stay there for another 31 games to complete the challenge

 

Player of the Month

 

 

No player had a great month but Clyne was consistent so he is my player of the month.

 

Fixtures next month

 

West Brom A

West Ham H

Sunderland A

Cardiff H Capital one cup

 

It's been a good month with 4 wins from 4 games and Mane scored his first goals for the club. We have 4 winnable games next month so can we make it 4 from 4 again?

 

Thanks for viewing

[Ashez]

Impressive month!

[Scott]

Saint Or Sinner

 

October Results

 

Premier League

West Brom - 1 - 3 - Southampton
Ideye 63 - Mane 7, Ward-Prowse 41, 54

Southampton - vs - West Ham

Game of the month
 

Sunderland - 1 - 1 - Southampton

Wickham 8 - Mane 14

Capital One Cup

4th Round

 

Southampton - 2 - 0 - Cardiff

Mane 42, Alderweireld 68 -

 

 

Game of the month

Southampton - vs - West Ham

 

21 mins

 

Adrian brings Mane down in the area and the ref says penalty

 

 

Mane gets up to take the penalty and puts it in the top corner

 

Southampton - 1 - 0 - West Ham

 

47 mins

 

After some good possesion play from the defenders and midfield JWP finds himself a lot of space

 

 

JWP passes to Schneiderlin who drives into the box

 

 

 

Schneiderlin has a shot but Adrian saves but the ball fins its way to the feet of Mane who takes a shot

 

 

GGGOOOOAAAALLL

 

Southampton - 2 - 0 - West Ham

 

61 mins

 

JWP sends the ball into the box from a corner and finds the head of Pelle, Adrian makes a great save but the ball comes back to Pelle

 

 

Pelle fires the shot in low and scores the 3rd of the game

 

 

Final Score

Southampton - 3 - 0 - West Ham

Mane 21(P) 47, Pelle 61 -

 

 

League Table

 

 

Player of the month

 

 

Played: 4 Scored: 5 Assists: 0

 

 

Southampton have started the season in great form with only 1 defeat in 10. We are currently in 2nd but we have only played 1 of the top teams in the league, that changes next month.

 

November Fixtures

 

Newcastle(H)

Man Utd(A)

Liverpool(H)

Arsenal(A)

Chelsea(H)

Tottenham(A)

 

All in the league <_<

 

Can Southampton get enough points in the next month to keep them in the top 4?

[JustM1kePlays]

Really solid 2 months. Need to stop conceding so many Goals it may come back to haunt you.

[Scott]

I went for the I will out score you approach :lol:

[JustM1kePlays]

That's always a good approach to have. ☺

[Ashez]

Wanyama putting in work

[Scott]

When I show the season stats ignore the average rating for Wanyama :lol:

[BatiGoal]

Going solid!!

 

But that fixture list of November looks nasty.

If you're still in the top 4 by then I'm giving you a real chance.

 

Best of luck!

[Scott]

Saint Or Sinner

 

November Results

 

Premier League

Southampton - 2 - 1 - Newcastle
Wanyama 4 Rodriguez 93 - Clyne 52 (og) 

Man Utd vs Southampton

Game of the month
 

Southampton - 1 - 0 - Liverpool

Mane 2 -

 

Arsenal - 1 - 2 - Southampton

Podolski 45+2 - Jay Rod 69, 89

 

Southampton - 0 - 0 - Chelsea

 

Tottenham - 0 - 3 - Southampton

- Ward-Prowse 30, 46 Pelle 55

 

 

Game of the month

Man Utd vs Southampton

 

10 mins

 

JWP and Wanyama are standing over the free kick, the ref blows his whistle and JWP knocks the ball infront of Wanyama....De Gea has no chance of saving

 

 

Man Utd - 0 - 1 - Southampton

 

16 mins

 

Jose Fonte takes a chance in defence but Ro0ney is there to take the ball off him, Rooney plays a 1-2 with Falcao and finds himself one on one with Forster, he makes no mistake and slots the ball past Forster.

 

 

Man Utd - 1 - 1 - Southampton

 

49 mins

 

James Ward-Prowse takes a poor corner but the ball finds its way back to him and puts in a great cross at the second time of asking, he finds the head of Schneiderlin who powers the header past De Gea.

 

 

Man Utd - 1 - 2 - Southampton

 

60 mins

 

James Ward-Prowse drives forward with the ball from midfield and takes a long shot, the shot is blocked by Blind but the ball rolls in to the path of Shane Long, with a first time shot he fires the ball past De Gea in to the top corner

 

 

Man Utd - 1 - 3 - Southampton

 

81 mins

 

Rafael puts in a great cross as RVP pulls off the defender, he is one on one with Forster and scores as you would expect him too

 

 

Man Utd - 2 - 3 - Southampton

 

82-90 mins

 

No more goals are scored and Southampton hold on for the win.

 

 

League Table

 

 

 

Player of the month

 

 

When JWP plays well we win

 

December Fixtures

 

Premier League

Aston Villa (H)

Stoke (A)

Burnley (H)

Crystal Palace (A)

Swansea (A)

 

Capital one cup

Fulham (A)

 

Morale is high after an unbeaten month against the best teams in the league and on paper December looks like an easy run of fixtures, we should win every game...

 

Thanks for viewing

 

 

 

 

 

[Ashez]

Well played, that month had me worried but you smashed it

[JustM1kePlays]

Great result against United. Well actually a solid month really. KIU

[BatiGoal]

Superb month, well played Scott.

The only thing that could stop you now is lack of depth in your squad.

Beware of those injuries and suspensions.

 

KIU!!

[Scott]

Thanks for the comments guys, the next update will be posted soon

[billy2shots]

Going well Scott, looks like you will be joining me as a fellow Saint, unlike the failed sinners out there ;-)

[Scott]

Saint Or Sinner

 

December Results

 

Capital one cup

 

Fulham - 2 - 1 - Southampton

Rodallega 4 Trotta 78 - Rodriguez 43

 

Premier League

Southampton - 0 - 1 - Aston Villa
- Richardson

Stoke vs Southampton

Game of the month
 

Southampton - 2 - 0 - Burnley

Isgrove 70 Long 78 -

 

Crystal Palace - 2 - 2 - Southampton

Pucheon 8 (P) Williams 50 - Davis 14 Mane 40

 

Swansea - 1 - 0 - Southampton

Bony -

 

Game of the month

Stoke vs Southampton

 

 

13 mins

 

Alderweireld has the ball on the edge of our area and plays a hopeful ball forward, Huth gets to the ball first but is out muscled by Mane :unsure: Saido gets the ball and drives in to the box, Begovic rushes out to meet him but Mane calmly takes it round him and finishes in to an empty net

 

Stoke - 0 - 1 - Southampton

 

 

 

42 mins

 

Mane takes a free kick from the left and crosses the ball in to the box, Huth gets up highest and heads the ball away. The clearence is poor and only travels a couple of yards towards Pelle who chests the ball down and hits a shot on the volley, Begovic is rooted to the spot and watches the ball fly past him in to the back of the net.

 

 

43 mins - 90 mins

 

No more goals

 

Final score

 

Stoke - 0 - 2 - Southampton

- Mane 13 Pelle 42

 

 

League Table

 

 

Player of the month

 

 

 

January Fixtures

 

Premier League

 

Man City (H)

Everton (A)

Hull (H)

QPR (A)

 

FA Cup

 

Bristol City (H)

4th round?

Wigan (A) 

 

 

An inconsitent month with only 2 wins out of 6 but we are 8 points clear of Arsenal in 5th, will we still be in a good position to complete the challenge at the end of next month? Mane has his best game of the season next month as we are involved in one of the highest goal scoring matches of the season

 

Thanks for viewing

[BatiGoal]

Crazy stuff beating those big teams in Nov. to give it away against the smaller ones in Dec.

That's the beauty of the game.

Still in a fantastic position to finish in the top 4.

 

Clyne looks really nice!

[Andeva]

very nice game with Southampton, good luck for the future and very nice presentation 

[Ashez]

Ouch, a tougher month than expected! At least the challenge looks safe for now!

At the end of the season you should sell your star players and try and match however this ends

[JustM1kePlays]

Some of you players didn't seem to turn up in a few of those matches.

Clyne is developing really well. Good luck against Wigan.