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Argentina

Boca 33 +32
Independente 33 +18 Champions
Estudiantes 29 +21

Pretty close at the top with maximum points this week for the top two, gonna be close.

Brazil

Botafogo 36 +21 Champions
Fluminense 27 +20
Santos 24 +14
Recife 22 +8
Flamengo 22 +6

Recife are much improved and closing in on struggling Santos for third spot but Boatfogo still head and shoulders above everyone else with Neymar still rolling back the years and banging in the goals...

Eire

Bohemians 33 +26
Cherry 30 +25 Champions
Derry 30 +25
Dundalk 30 +7
Shamrock 26 +20

Very competitive league with anybody capable of beating anyone else although Bohemians do appear to be getting back to approaching their best form which would be bad news for everybody else...

Premiership

Plymouth 33 +32
ManUnited 31 +16
ManCity 30 +12
Watford 23 +7
Villa 23 +2

A bit of inconsistency seems to be creeping into the top three this week with ManUnited losing at home whilst Plymouth and ManCity could only draw. Who will hold their nerve and prevail ?

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Premiership

Plymouth 33 +32
ManUnited 31 +16
ManCity 30 +12
Watford 23 +7
Villa 23 +2

A bit of inconsistency seems to be creeping into the top three this week with ManUnited losing at home whilst Plymouth and ManCity could only draw. Who will hold their nerve and prevail ?

No disappointment from the manager, but it’s not the team on top at Christmas but at the end of the season! Renewed focus and energy for the run-in!

Championship

Bournemouth 35 +14
Banstead 33 +12
Leicester 24 +3
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Everton 21 +4
Leeds 21 +1
Palace 21 +0

The wingers are starting to dominate this division as more and more managers move their offensive tactic to try and take advantage of their wide men which is  good news for my Banstead side as the slow tactic is usually very strong against wingers... ( fingers crossed )...

League One

Norwich 33 +16
Coventry 32 +26
Westham 32 +21
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Wolves  29 +4
Blackpool 22 -1
Ipswich 21 +3

A big dent appeared in the promotion hopes of Wolves this week as they suffered a heavy defeat at Coventry where top scorer Eden Dzeko was in great form with a hatrick. Norwich remained top thanks in the main to a superb performance from Lewis Cook and Westham continued their surge inspired by Ross Barkley...

France

Nantes 34 +31 Champions
Rennais 32 +20
Paris 31 +27
Etienne 25 +9
Lille 23 +7

Another impressive win on the road for the Champions keeps them ticking over nicely as both Rennais and Paris maintain the pressure, but another bad week for Etienne who seem to be struggling with fitness issues at the moment, maybe time to change the training regime...

Germany

Leverkusen 37 +33
Schalke 32 +21
Karlsruhe 31 +12
Wolfsburg 22 +14 Champions
Hannover 22 +3
Gladbach 20 -6

Joao Felix rescued what could be a vital point for the leaders at Dortmund this week although a fine win by Schalke did move them closer but still five points adrift. Karlsruhe continue to impress as they came from behind to beat Cologne. Wolfsburg's point at Stuttgart lifted the Champions into fourth spot with Jack Wilshere again on the scoresheet...

Italy

InterMilan 34 +21 Champions
Lazio 31 +17
ACMilan 29 +15
Napoli 29 +15
Juventus 27 +11

Inter remained unbeaten with a narrow come from behind win at Roma this week. Grabbing the three points kept them just ahead of Lazio who were victorious at Udinese despite conceding a last minute penalty. Fine away wins for Napoli, ACMilan and Juventus keeps themhanging on and waiting to pounce...

Scotland

Celtic 36 +26 Champions
Rangers 32 +18
Hearts 27 +9
Aberdeen 26 +1

Hard to see beyond Celtic who have been superbly consistent again so far this season to remain unbeaten in what would otherwise be a tight division. They are certainly the stand out side. St Johnstone are just two points above relegation and in need of a decent playmaker although playing week in week out against target men isnt exactly what slow does best, might need to adjust their tactics slightly before it's too late...

Spain

RealBetis 34 +22
Barcelona 30 +21 Champions
RealMadrid 28 +22
Atletico 27 +18
Sevilla 24 +4
Valencia 22 +6

Betis stay top with fans hoping they can hang on until the end and lift their first ever La Liga title but it's gonna be tough with Barcelona in strong form, they need to keep winning as the pressure mounts...

Uruguay

Danubio 39 +50
Nacional 37 +28 Champions
Penarol 36 +46
Defensor 33 +44

Danubio go top as the Champions suffer a rare away defeat at Defensor making this one of the closest and most exciting title races of the season...

USA

Chicago 32 +31 Champions
Cosmos 28 +14
Washington 28 +10
NewYork 26 +3

The resurgence of New York Cosmos has excited their fans and they moved up into second place thus reducing Chicago's lead at the top after the Champions lost away from home for an unprecedented second time this season...

Transfers now...

Every time I score I seem to concede straight away, driving me mad, any tips to try and stop this?

2 excellent wins in 1 week for schalke - makes a welcome change!

This week's expensive transfers include

Joao Palhinha leaves Leverkusen and joins Fulham for £75millions.
Lucas Pires joins Burnley from Danubio for £60millions.
Thomas Dahne joins Leipzig from Dresden for £36millions.

plenty of smaller deals including

Jonny Otto's move from Leverkusen to Wolves for £10millions.

Coaching now...

gary@chelsea wrote:

Every time I score I seem to concede straight away, driving me mad, any tips to try and stop this?

Don't score? 

Finances...

Phil@Watford wrote:

gary@chelsea wrote:

Every time I score I seem to concede straight away, driving me mad, any tips to try and stop this?

Don't score? 

Currently in negotiations to try and hire Phil at Hannover as a defensive coach. Clearly gets it!!!

Phil@Watford wrote:

gary@chelsea wrote:

Every time I score I seem to concede straight away, driving me mad, any tips to try and stop this?

Don't score? 

Thanks for your help 

To the best of my knowledge, when a team goes behind they get an attacking bonus to try and get a goal back. (Not sure, if this only kicks in after a certain time. E.g if still behind after 60 mins get +0.2skill?)

It always looks like you concede straight after scoring because the opposition get possession back and obviously start an attack from kick off. (With the bonus)

So choices are.... Score 2... or set Ultra defensive and hope to nick a goal... 

Personally, i like to Attack   like a basketball game.

Email turns all sent out. We had several power cuts during processing this week so check carefully and let me know if you find any issues...

all seems fine P.

although I guess you didn't agree with my positional reviews for some youngsters! fair enough...