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Oriental Lisbon ~ One Step Closer

Journey of unknown Lisbon team Oriental
Started on 21 June 2013 by Walter
Latest Reply on 21 August 2013 by Walter
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2013-07-18 20:58#120761 lwalter66 :
2013-07-18 20:56#120760 Lucas_C : Congratulations pal :D My record is around 12,800, sure you'll beat that soon though :)

Thanks :) Haha I don't reckon I can :P

I'm definite you can, I was on like 6k when I stopped commenting on it
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2013-07-18 21:01#120763 Lucas_C :
2013-07-18 20:58#120761 lwalter66 :
2013-07-18 20:56#120760 Lucas_C : Congratulations pal :D My record is around 12,800, sure you'll beat that soon though :)

Thanks :) Haha I don't reckon I can :P

I'm definite you can, I was on like 6k when I stopped commenting on it

Thanks, good to hear you think it can go that far. We'll just have to wait and see really :P
Woo! Congrats on 5k views mate, let's keep this going! :D
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2013-07-18 21:08#120769 Rablador : Woo! Congrats on 5k views mate, let's keep this going! :D

Thanks heaps Rab :D Next goal is 10K!
Congrats on the 5k views. Well deserved mate :D
2013-07-18 21:40#120777 P-KIDDY : Congrats on the 5k views. Well deserved mate :D

Thanks mate :D I appreciate It :)
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11 yearsEdited

Season Two: Month Five


A fantastic month where we climbed to 2nd in the table by beating the teams in first place twice in two weeks. First up was SC Freamunde and we scraped home with a 1-0 victory. Then it was big game, versus first place UD Oliveirense. A strong showing meant we came away two to the good. Next we had newly first placed Vitoria Setubal. After going behind, we fought strongly to win 3-1! We had beaten two teams in a row, while they were in first. We then travelled to SC Covilha for the start of the second half of the season and came away with a disappointing 1-1 draw, in a game we should have one fairly easily, given our current form. After that blip, we were hosted by Naval, and again we won 1-0. Overall, a fantastic month where we undefeated.



Table




We now sit second behind Feirense, but we are ahead of Setubal and Oliveirense and we are in a strong position for promotion, which no one could have predicted. We can't afford complacency at this time in the season, because we have two or three teams breathing down our neck and they can easily overtake us.

Manager & Player of the Month


I was lucky enough to collect the December Manager of the Month award. I've had two of these awards before and they have both come in December. Joaquim Monteiro's fine form culminated in him getting the Player of the Month.

Superb so far. Great month with only Sporting's affiliates holding you back. Keep it up, your doing excellent :D
2013-07-20 01:34#121119 P-KIDDY : Superb so far. Great month with only Sporting's affiliates holding you back. Keep it up, your doing excellent :D

Thanks mate :D

The Next Generation


Over the transfer window I had made several signings. Practically all of them were youngsters, who were there to form the next generation of the team, the one that would be competing for the Liga Zon Sagres title in a few seasons time. Despite signing them for the future, many of them had forced their way into the lineup.

Since hiring a Head of Youth Development, Andre Novais, he regularly reported back on the youngsters in the squad. Every week he would tell me the same thing"

"Not playing these guys will be catastrophic, they need game time!

Every couple of weeks, Novais would continue to report back to me. Tiago Duque had now forced his way past Tero and was partnering Joaquim Monteiro in the back line. Duque has astonishing concentration for a defender his age, and his tackling, heading and passing mean he has a lot of potential. Since signing him on a free, in half a season, his value had risen 18K, and I can see it rising even further!


The next player that was travelling well was João Paulo Pinto. Since snapping him up on a free, Pinto has been one of the stars of the team, if not the league. He scored his first goal in his eighth appearance and has always been one of the star performers, whether we win, lose or draw. Novais instructed me to keep playing him in the first team on a regular basis, and he can grow into a potential Portugal left back. I still, to this day, don't know how Leixoes thought of releasing him.


But the one that had been making outstanding progress was center back Joaquim Monteiro. No matter what the result, he was always the best player on the ground. Regularly racking up ratings over 8.0, it is obvious to see that this level is too low for him, and he definately needs to be playing in the Liga Zon Sagres sometime soon, otherwise I can see myself losing him. It is clear that he is better than some of the most experienced players hear, and despite his age (19), he plays like he has played the game for ten years. In order to keep this player, I need to get into the first division, as I can hear other clubs calling in the future, but I will do everything to hold onto this player.


At least now I know that we have a strong future ahead of us and so do these players. Hopefully, one day, they can lead Oriental to the title in the not-to-distant future. I scooped all these players from a list of released youngsters in Portugal. I have no idea what pills the former managers of these players were on, but I know that I'm happy they took them, as I probably wouldn't have such a strong squad without them.
The Future is Bright!
2013-07-20 22:25#121295 P-KIDDY : The Future is Bright!

Yes it is! Thanks for reading :)
Really nice results in the league, now time for title push! :D Sounds like you have some talented kids, as long as Novais isn't just being stupid ;)
2013-07-20 23:11#121306 Rablador : Really nice results in the league, now time for title push! :D Sounds like you have some talented kids, as long as Novais isn't just being stupid ;)

Thanks Rab :) Yeah they have potential to be leading Liga Zon Sagres players so promotion is crucial! He has 18 Working with Younsters and 8 JPA so I trust him :) Thanks for reading.

Season Two: January


It was a decent new year for us, with only one loss in January. We started against rivals SL Benfica B, and came away with a 3-0 victory, an astonishing result considering that the B teams in the Segunda Divisão can be so dangerous with all their first team players. We lost 3-1 to them in the first half of the season but we turned the tables.

The next game was thankfully a minor blip as we suffered a horrible loss to FC Arouca. We were thrashed and they outplayed us, and I let the team know after the game. The blip ended as we travelled away to FC Penafiel (I won't be revealing anything as an update about this game is next). We finished off January travelling to struggling Pampilhosa, and after a nervy comeback by the hosts, we prevailed with a 4-2 win which was vital in our promotion goals.



The League Table




We are first! This month was brilliant as we overcame a loss to Arouca. We can't get complacent though as Vitoria Setubal are equal on points with us and CD Feirense are two points behind us. The title race is really close with Oliverense and Gil Vicente trailing Feirense, Setubal and us it is sure to be a tight race to the end.

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