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SC Braga: A Hero's Return

Started on 14 April 2014 by Jack
Latest Reply on 17 September 2014 by Jack
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Wow, really good month there. Great update as per usual!

Azevedo Gets Braga Firing!




Since his arrival at the Estádio AXA in July, one thing that Braga manager Armando Azevedo cannot be accused of is failing to tell his players how to find the net!

Braga have delighted their fans by smashing a huge 46 goals past their sorry opponents in just twenty matches, notching up thirteen wins in the process.

Azevedo has managed to find the perfect formation where the strikers are always in the position to be making dangerous runs and scoring with his defense being the best in the league, only conceding 11 goals in 11 matches.

Braga's center back Nuno André Coelho won his first cap for his home nation, Portugal in an unlucky 1-0 defeat to Brazil and has spoke about how Azevedo has changed his playing style in a good way: "Before, I was playing very rigid defensively and I was quite comfortable doing that but it was very boring having to boot the ball up aimlessly, but the new manager Azevedo has told me I'm allowed to have a bit more freedom and I'm now allowed to take the ball out defense a bit and I'm really enjoying that! Azevedo's tactics has earned me my first ever Portugal cap and I'd like to thank him for that, playing for your country is the best thing you could do as a player"

Coelho hopes that his new style of play will earn him a place on the plane to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but comes under fierce competition from Porto's Maicon, Interzionale's Rolando, Real Madrid's aggressive Pepe and Zenit St. Petersburg's Neto.

"Of course, Portugal have many great center backs at the moment so I will be putting as much effort as I can for Braga this season to get my ticket on the plane. If Braga win something that is a huge plus, so yes, I'll be battling all season to go to the World Cup"

Braga's manager Armando Azevedo said this about his new style that he has brought to Braga:
"I was in the stands as a fan last season and I heard many people mutter about how rigid the center backs, Coelho and Kadu were and the lack of opportunities the strikers were making themselves so when I became manager I did my best to drill a new playing style into every player. It was difficult, yes. The players have just been told a new way of playing, it took time for them to adapt but it seems to definitely be paying off for us as we're battling for top spot this season!
Your updates are getting better and better! Really good one here yet again! :)
TodayAtTomorrow: Thanks, Pacos Ferreira seem to be high in confidence so hopefully they slip up against us or before!

Josh: Thanks! :)
Just read through the story, Really good to read so far keep it up man!
2014-04-19 14:15#170567 zero-to-hero : Just read through the story, Really good to read so far keep it up man!
Thanks mate :D

Europa League Knockout Round Draw


"After a very exciting and tense group stage we at UEFA would like to welcome you all to the First Knockout Round, lets take a look at the groups before we draw"













"Now we've taken a look, it's time to do the draw!

VfB Stuttgart (GER) vs (POL) Lech Poznan
OGC Nice (FRA) vs (GER) (GER) FC Schalke 04
Bayer Leverkusen (GER) vs (ITA) S.S. Lazio
AZ Alkmaar (NED) vs (GER) Eintracht Frankfurt
Fiorentina (ITA) vs (GER) SC Freiburg
Udinese (ITA) vs (FRA) AS Saint-Etienne
FK Partizan Beograd (SRB) vs (UKR) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
S.C. Braga (POR) vs (FRA) Gorindins de Bordeaux
Anji Makhachkala (RUS) vs (GER) Borussia Dortmund
Sportklub Rapid Wien (AUT) vs (ESP) Valencia C.F. SAD
PSV Eindhoven (NED) vs (ENG) Tottenham Hotspur
Spartak Moscow (RUS) vs (ESP) Sevilla F.C. SAD
Glasgow Celtic (SCO) vs (ENG) Swansea City
AFC Ajax (NED) vs (FRA) Paris Saint-Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) vs (ENG) Manchester City
Football Club København (DEN) vs Galatasaray SK
Love the way the update was set out, and that's a reasonable draw!
You've missed the big CL dropouts and clubs like Sevilla and Tottenham! Keep it up
HamoudiLFC and Pauker: Thanks :) It was a very kind draw considering the teams involved !
I think you can defeat Bordeaux! good luck mate!
2014-04-19 16:56#170610 AAN : I think you can defeat Bordeaux! good luck mate!
Same! Hopefully the players actually turn up but I'm felling more confident now :)
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10 yearsEdited

December Update


100% Win record in the league in November which is brilliant. We are now managing to reach up to Porto and hopefully, nick the title from their hands. We've deserved to win every game despite the fact that we only won them by a 1 or 2 goal lead. Once again my defence is reliable as ever, only conceding 5 in the whole month and we have still (joint) conceded the least goals in the league. At the end of the month we found ourselves in 2nd place, 4 points away from table-toppers FC Porto and just the one point lead on 3rd placed SL Benfica who I hope to break away from, providing that they slip up soon.

So, onto the results!:

Braga 1 - 0 Belenenses




Afonso Alves (59)

Gil Vicente 1 - 3 Braga




Afonso Alves (40, 90+1)
Mahamadou Diarra (68)

Paulinho (69)

Braga 2 - 1 Wigan Athletic




David Mooney (18)
Kadu (34)
Éder (45+2)


Paços de Ferreira 1 - 3 Braga




Éder (1)
Rui Miguel (5)
Nuno André Coelho (9)
Alan (62)


Braga 2 - 1 Estoril




Afonso Alves (15)
Éder (36)

Sebá (62)

**note: I won't count the League Cup results here as there isn't a logo for the competition that I can find and many of the clubs logos aren't on the logo packs. You will be able to see the results there on the Football Manager fixture screenshot.





Normally, playing Sporting would be a fear but after a poor season, they find themselves in 10th place. We have an easy month in January, especially with some of the signings I'm planning to make. I suppose January is a rest month for my team with the highest placed team we're playing are 9th placed. I know we shouldn't underestimate teams below us but with the confidence in the squad at the moment, I'm adamant we'll win.



I came third in the December Manager of the Month with Benfica's Jorge Jesus coming first and FC Porto's Paulo Foncesca second.

Great month yet again for you! Almost at the top of the league!
Almost top of the league, but be careful with the regulations!

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