My venture into Italian football started gradually. The first 5 games were hellish with most of my efforts to create goals going to waste.
That aside the wins just kept on coming. A partnership between Edar, Malonga and I seem toxic to defend against, as are lethal triangle pushed the Cesena into 6th place until January.
I had become an indispensible member of the team by November and ever since then things have gone smoothly for club and country. Mali had cover come the power of, Serbia and Argentina comfortably, while Cesena had fended off Palermo in the cup 3-2 on arrogate.
Averaging a rating of 7.0 in 23 games, 14 assists and 6 goals, Cesena offered me a new one year contract, doubling my salary to $400,000. I decided to accept, but also search for a new club.
To my amazement, Manchester United, Liverpool and Juventus were all interested. After choosing all three clubs I waited and got snubbed by all but one club, Manchester United. With their scouts coming to see me in the next game I was buzzing with excitement, but who was I playing in the next game, only A.C F***ing Milan again!
The team that game overed my last BAL had come back to haunt me.
Amazingly something happened in that game, something magical.
In the first ten minute I bombed down the left wing and crossed the ball, which was cleared, only to be rifled into the back of the net, 1-0 Cesena.
Using the momentum Cesena took the game to, Milan and Edar tapped in my squared through ball to make it 2-0.
Milan was on the attack, but the lead was kept safe with some brave defending. The ball hit the frame of the goal countless time the whistle blew for half time.
Milan attack intensified with, Robino coming onto the field but, Cesena held strong. Until the 66 minute, a quick counter broke and a goal was score by none other than you're truly, GOOOAAAALLLLL! Cesena, 3 Milan 0 at the san-siro.
With one assist and one goal under my hat for me the game was won.
I drifted with the ball moving from central to left doing one-twos and the odd trick. Suddenly I got the ball outside the 25 yard box and cut inside using elastico/flip flap skill. Oh crap, I'm through on goal. I though, body fainting past the last defender.
Tapping the square button and holding R2 the ball slid into the bottom right corn, GOOOAAALLLL! 4-0 to Cesena.
My mangers rating shoot up 1/4 that game and man U scouts were left drooling as I got a rating of 7.5. In the end the transfer broke down in negotiations, I'm so firing my agent. >_<