Peanuts? said:
Woah dude, that's accurate, I don't have a clue how they managed to guess that Everton would be up the top of the league this season, that's unreal. Also I would have guessed Bolton and Fulham would be challenging the likes of Everton and Middlesborough this season, obviously not.
Oh well, like Zyg said, tell us how you get on, come on you gunners.
Well, I did improve Middlesbrough and Everton players' stats a little, but I never imagined it would make the game so realistic.
As far how the season finished, you just will not believe me, all I can say, is hand on heart it is the truth. It was f'in unbelieveable
This may take a while, but if your interested in hearing how the season ended, please bear with me.
As I said before after 32 games it stood:
1. Chelsea 74 pts
2. Arsenal 71 pts
3. Man U 71 pts
In the next set of fixtures Man Utd beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford, and Arsenal won away to Norwich 3-0. So all 3 teams were on 74 pts.
After 33:
1. Arsenal 74 pts GD +67
2. Chelsea 74 pts GD +52
3. Man Utd 74 pts GD +46
In the 34th round of fixtures, there was one massive fixture that stood out. Chelsea v Arsenal, at Stamford Bridge
Bit of team news, Duff missed the game for Chelsea, whether that was through suspension, injury or just plain madness from the computer I do not know. Ashley Cole missed out for the Gunners, with a slight injury.
After just 7 minutes I thought I had taken the lead, but the buggers tricked me again. As Henry wheeled away in delight, the damn linesman raised his flag. Offside : (
Then within 2 minutes later, Chelsea scored. Drogba is put through by a Chelsea midfielder (not sure who) but is denied by Almunia, only for Robben to tap in the rebound. Shit! Chelsea then started to dominate possession and things were not looking too good, until...
in first half stoppage time, Henry looks trapped near the corner flag but turns past Terry and Gallas, and makes a run towards goal, before curling a low left footed shot past Cech into the corner. 1-1. Half time whistle blows with the next kick.
So time, to check out the other fixtures scores. Not good news. Man Utd 2-1 Tottenham END. I need a win to keep the title in my own hands.
2nd half begins. In the 51st minute (yes, I was sad enough to right this down as it happened
) Reyes missed an absolute sitter from 6 yards. After great team play by Arsenal, Henry centres it for Reyes, who inexpicably misses, an almost open goal, firing wide with his weaker right foot.
We enter the 66th minute, with it becoming very tense now, with Chelsea looking dangerous going forward, in Drogba and Robben in particular, and quite resolute in defence. Reyes recieves the ball and attacks the Chelsea defence, and as it looks as if he has ran himself into a hole with Carvalho, Gallas and Ferreira surrounding him, the latter hacks him down. Penalty! Henry steps up, sends Cech the wrong way, and puts it bloody wide!
I almost panic now, I check my players' stamina and see Pires is completely knackered, so decide to bring van Persie on for him to partner Henry up front, and switch Reyes to the left wing. Within seconds, van Persie makes an absolute dream of an impact. As a player throws it in, van Persie takes it on and whips in a lovely cross from the left wing, and Henry sends a powerful header past Cech (ok, maybe not so realistic now
) 2-1 to Arsenal!!
'Take the lead with a super strike' - I've never been so happy with a Peter Brackley comment.
Chelsea immediately respond intelligently, by taking off Paolo Ferreira and bringing on Joe Cole. I counter-act this by replacing Fabregas with Flamini. Chelsea put some late pressure on, but I manage to hold on, to an important 2-1 win. I now lead the table, from Man Utd on GD.
After 34 games:
1. Arsenal 77 pts
2. Man U 77 pts
3. Chelsea 74 pts
With 4 games remaining for every team, the fixtures for the top 3 are as follows:
Arsenal:
Everton
Liverpool
Fulham
Tottenham
Man Utd:
Southampton
Charlton
Portsmouth
Everton
Chelsea:
Crystal Palace
West Brom
Southampton
Fulham
All 3 teams win the next 3 fixtures, with Man U and Chelsea not conceding a single goal! The pick of my games was a terrific 9 goal thriller at Anfield. Liverpool went 3-0 up! I was on the verge of quitting as Baros scored an undeserved penalty, as Campbell clearly tackled Pongolle fairly, Baros scored again as he chipped Almunia, and Alonso curled in a beautiful 30 yard free-kick. What have I done to deserve that I thought? Fortunately, I kept faith in the attacking talent at my disposal and Pires repaid my faith by sticking a penalty past Dudek after Henry was brought down. I can't actually remember the next 3 goals I scored, but by around the 75th minute, I found myself 4-3 up! What a comeback, now I need to see this game out. Unfortunately, I coudl not hang on, as Le Tallec rose above my defence to head in for an equaliser. Having Henry the pitch always heps though, as I found out in the 86th/87th minute. From the left wing, in cintage Herny style he cut in, flying past the Liverpool defence and having enough time to place past the oncoming Dudek. 5-4!! Probably the best, or definitely most exciting game of PES4 I have ever had.
We come to the last round of fixtures. I only have to win one last game, to clinch the title (unless Man U beat Everton by around 25 goals).
Toure is injured, so misses out. Senderos replaces him.
I get off to a dream start, with Reyes firing past Robinson after just 4 minutes. I barely have time to blink as Keane races into the clear, chips Almunia (how many times my keeper got chipped throughout the season was ridiculous). I know I need the win, so go all-out attack, not thinking too much about my defence or clever tactics. I pay a heavy price as Almunia is chipped AGAIN!! This time by Ziegler. 2-1 Spurs. I try desperately to get a quick reply, bt the half time whistle blows and I am still 2-1 down. Shit, I can't blow it now. Spurs play really wel in the 2nd half, which pissed me off, as I start to hack 'em down. Consequently Keane is injured, and replaced by Defoe. Oops, maybe I shouldn't have done that. Defoe makes it 3-1 as he is put clean through my defence. Uh-oh, i'm panicking now. I hack 'em about a bit more. A.Cole is sent off, so I bring on Gilberto and switch to a 3-man defence. Senderos is then sent off for a 2nd yellow, just as Cole was. I've well and truly blown it. Things get even worse, as Pires is sent off, to leave me with just 8 men on the pitch.
In stoppage time, I manage somehow to get a consolation with van Persie netting to make it 3-2. But that is how the game finishes. Oh well, completely f'ed up there. I check the other scores...Chesea 3-1 Fulham....Everton 2-1 Man Utd...I blink..Everton 2-1 Man Utd...yeees, I win! ; )
Unbelieveably Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd, at the end of the season all end on exactly the same points.
GF = Goals for GA = Goals against
Final standings:
1. Arsenal 86 pts GF 118 GA 40
2. Chelsea 86 pts GF 84 GA 23
3. Man Utd 86 pts GF 85 GA 31
Top scorers:
(Arsenal)
Henry 40
Pires 19
Reyes 19
(Chelsea)
Drogba 23
Lampard 18
(Man Utd)
Saha 22
Van Nistelrooy 20
Top Assisters:
Henry 14
Lampard 13
Pires 13
Giggs 11
Robben 11
Full table Final Standings:
1. Arsenal
2. Chelsea
3. Man Utd
4. Everton
5. Liverpool
6. Middlesbro
7. Newcastle
8. Portsmouth
9. Aston Villa
10. Tottenham
11. Man City
12. Blackburn
13. Birmingha,
14. Fulham
15. Charlton
16. Bolton
17. Crystal Palace
18. Southampton
19. Norwich
20. West Brom
I doubt I will ever have such an exciting or realistic season again in PES4.
