thanks for your support. im managing them on fifa 09 but seeing as you can cheat and just score goals easily, i decided to do it on CM08 and i got FM09 on saturday so i'm not going to do it on that since i'll have to start again.
Player Of The Month: Neil Mellow Manager Of The Month: Brendon Hedger Board is very impressed with my managing and we're financially secure. Championship Match Preview: Crystal Palace vs Colchester
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Selhurst Park
15:00 kickoff: Saturday 1st September
Referee: Graham Laws
Crystal Palace Manager: Brendon Hedger
Colchester Manager: Geraint Williams
Current League Positions: Crystal Palace (2nd), Colchester (6th)
Form: Crystal Palace (W,W,W), Colchester (L,L,W,W)
Injuries: Jamie Guy, Luke Guttridge and Clive Platt
Suspensions: N/A
Key Players: Teddy Sherringham, Matthew Connolly and Danny Granville
Miscellaneous:
Match Prediction from Fanbanta.com: Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Colchester
Squad For Crystal Palace vs Colchester (Championship): C. Morrison, S. Kuqi
T. Soares, B. Idrizaj, B. Watson, P. Ifill
J. Hughes, T. Craig, L. Cort, R. Scimeca
M. Almunia (C)
Tactics:
Penalty Kick Taker: S. Kuqi
Free Kick Takers: T. Soares (Left/Middle), S. Kuqi (Right)
Corner Kick Takers: P. Ifill (Left/Right)
Captain: M. Almunia
Half Time: Crystal Palace had a nice first half breaking the deadlock in the 23rd minute off a corner which Soares put in the back of the net. Both sides have played well defensively and its going to be hard to score many goals. Score: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Colchester OVR Stats:
Crystal Palace/Colchester
2 ~
Shots on Target ~ 0
1 ~
Shots off Target ~ 0
52% ~
Possession ~ 48%
74% ~
Pass Completion ~ 68%
86% ~
Tackle Completion ~
91% 3 ~
Corner Kicks ~ 1
2 ~
Free Kicks ~ 1
Full Time: Another great half by Crystal Palace but this time having several more chances to score. Morrison was brought off for Green who was switched with Idrizaj so he could play upfront and nearly scored a beautiful goal hammering the ball at the goal but just missing the right hand post. Tom Soares scored a second in the same way they scored the first, off a corner. Tom Soares was awarded man of the match for his two goals. Score: Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Colchester OVR Stats: 5 ~
Shots on Target ~ 1
4 ~
Shots off Target ~ 0
54% ~
Possession ~ 46%
77% ~
Pass Completion ~ 68%
82% ~
Tackle Completion ~ 80%
5 ~
Corner Kicks ~ 2
4 ~
Free Kicks ~ 3
ATT Stats: 2 ~
Goals ~ 0
5 ~
Shots on Target ~ 1
4 ~
Shots off Target ~ 0
0 ~
Penalties ~ 0
38 ~
Runs Made ~ 11
21 ~
Crosses ~ 9
2 ~
Key Passes ~ 0
PASS Stats: 54% ~
Possession ~ 46%
77% ~
Pass Completion ~ 68%
437 ~
Passes Completed ~ 295
2 ~
Key Passes ~ 0
21 ~
Crosses ~ 9
17 ~
Miscontrolled ~ 9
63 ~
Lost Possession ~
69 Set Plays: 5 ~
Corner Kicks ~ 2
4 ~
Free Kicks ~ 3
0 ~
Direct Free Kicks ~ 0
7 ~
Indirect Free Kicks ~ 4
0 ~
Penalties ~ 0
93 ~
Throw-Ins ~ 49
DEF Stats: 82% ~
Tackle Completion ~ 80%
18 ~
Tackles Completed ~
36
0 ~
Key Tackles ~ 0
52% ~
Header Completion ~ 47%
119 ~
Headers Won ~ 90
84 ~
Clearances ~
151
132 ~
Interceptions ~
149 Fouls:
2 ~
Minor Fouls ~
4 1 ~
Cynical Fouls ~ 0
1 ~
Yellow Cards ~ 0
0 ~
Red Cards ~ 0
0 ~
Minor Injuries ~ 0
0 ~
Major Injuries ~ 0
1 ~
Offsides ~
3 Match Review: Everyone played well in todays game other than the strikers you had numerous chances to score from. Soares and Ifill played fantastic in the midfield, Ifill setting up both goals for Soares off corners as well as taking 8 intercepts, completing 36 passes and completing 8 headers. Soares scored 2 goals, completing 40 passes, made 3/3 successful tackles and completed 13 headers. Watson also played well in the midfield. Almunia keeps his goal intact not conceding a goal yet at Crystal Palace. Almunia has become a star for Palace organising his defence well as captain of the team. You can also see in the games that have been played that Palace like to use the wings showed by 20+ crosses each game. They are also very dangerous from set plays, especially corners with Ifill a brilliant corner taker. The right result in the end for Palace.