[kOZAK]

Red flow for Paris-SG brings manager Kozaque near the sack
With ending all the last 5 matches with 10 men PSG manager Kozaque becomes frustrated. The behaviour of his players looks very poor. With the league just about 7 matches underway he sees his team get red cards every match. This makes it impossible to built towards a good team that can reach the play-offs. The PSG results are clear: 1 win, 1 loss and drawing in all the other games. Gabriel Heinze already received his 2nd red card of the season. Also "newbie" Bonera got one in the last match. Luckily Kozaque took all his money together for a new defender. Nigerian Yobo comes for 1.8m from Everton. Everton will receive 50% of a possible sale. He will get lot of playing time with Bonera & Heinze both banned for three matches. Hope V4.1.4 ends my unlucky performances.

[Flavour]

Djurgardens

Well, since the miniute i saw me draw Djurgardens, i knew i was in for a toughseason.

Most of the best players have gone, and with only 2.5mil to spend, and board expecting to fight bravely against relegation, its pretty hard.

Friendly games didnt go too well, loosing to my reserves, and losing all the others.

Summer signings of Porhallsson, Rocchi, and Chris Stringer.

Loaned a few plyers too, but my sisngings didnt seem to work, after going from 2-0 in the first game, i drew 2-2, knocked out of first round of cup, and fater 9-10 games, im 2nd from bottom, with about 4 points, letting in around 22 goals, and scoring around only six.

But i have faith in my team, and im sure we can escape relegation this season, and pull off a promotion chasing season next season

[matttrower]

Bologna

After taking over from the MIA Matt Hooker with 3 League games gone and only 2 pts it looked as if I was going to have a very short 'Honeymoon Period'.

After accessing the squad it was clear I was gonna need to invest, which was backed up by the board demanding me to rebuild the squad. Mr Hooker signed Ugo Ehiogu who I have moulded the defence around. I signed Jorge Samuel Caballero from Udinese in a deal worth only £500k to partner Ugo in the centre of defence. This after I only picked up 1 pt from my opening 2 games against Dinamo Kiev (Away) and Porto (Home) drawing 1 - 1 and losing 2 - 0 respectively.

I also felt I needed a defensive minded player in midfield to give me a bit more stability when defending. So I secured the services of Sylvain N'Diaye for £500k form Marseille

Beating Shakhtar 1 - 0 (Home) gave us our 1st win and a climb up the table, still in the bottom third but a well needed win all the same.

Deportivo (Away) was the next game and this proved to be more difficult with my strikers unable to hit the back the net and my defence still not playing as one I inevitably lost 1 - 0. So I set out to find a cheap but commited striker, I found out of favour Mark Viduka at Marseille after noticing him when doing the deal for Sylvain N'Diaye.
After negotiations I signed Mark for £800k.

A day later fans were once again welcoming a new face to the club with the £500k signing of attacking midfielder Catalin Munteanu. With these new signings I felt I had a good enough squad to put a few good results together.

Although, the next game didn't hold much hope for the club after a demoralising 3 - 1 defeat at the hands of Atlético Madrid (Away).

But I stuck with the same team for the next 2 games and came out with 6 pts, after beating Fenerbahçe and then Olympiakos 2 - 1 and 2 - 0 respectively. The team looked very promising in these two games and I was starting to climb out of the bottom third of the table. Morale was high and confidence was good but Marseille brought me back down to earth with a thud. A 4 - 1 home defeat was exactly what we didn't need. After a very poor 1st half we started to come good in the 2nd putting a few good moves together leading to us scoring only our 10th goal in 11 games.

Much improvement needs to begin and the earlier we start the better off we'll be.

[Martin Buchan]

Kozak.

If you read this before tonight's game, I WILL BE ABLE to come tonight

[kOZAK]

With 33% of the 2nd season (on CM03/04) played we can give you the next standings in Premier and European 1st div. Pavle Fairhurst is leading Division 2 at the moment with Mallorca.

European Premier:


European 1st Div:

[AlexisManson]

CANAL + UPDATE
Anderlecht: Surprising, or Expected?

Alexis Manson showed last season, and is still showing this season, that he is among the best managers in the 1st division. For the team to have raised its level of football on such a regular basis to that of so-called bigger clubs is a remarkable achievement. To be competing for the playoff spots up there with the likes of Celtic, Dinamo Kiev, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Parma and Blackburn is no less of a feat. Manson explains the reasons for the team's outstanding performances:
"I do not want to sound arrogant or complacent, but I have noticed that the players I signed last season and this season have all adapted to the club's way of life at an impressive speed. To this day I do not regret any of the signings I have made and I believe that players like Mexes, De la Cuesta, Zooneveld, Elber, and Franscheschi made a huge difference last season. This is partly why I have decided to buy only a couple of players this season, i.e Hinkel and Joey Barton, both very promising players. Another reason for the success of my team is Aruna's outstanding contribution. He truly deserved to be last month's Player of the Month, and without him I am certain we would be outside the playoff spots. Finally, I would like to thank Kozak for having designed and supplied the club with a brand new logo, which I find extremely pleasant to the eye, especially the purple part *laughs*"

[kOZAK]

Paris-SG under the control of manager Aimé Kozacquet back in playoff-spot

After a very poor season start it was just a matter of time to see Kozacquet being sacked at the biggest city of France. PSG was around the 15th place while the board expected the title. Kozacquet knew the pressure but saw some light with some easier matches coming up. We will show how PSG ended back up at 4th place, however there will be 5 away games in the next 6 matches. Kozacquet is afraid for these tough away games. Next away games are derbies at France. First one is at Marseille against the nr1 of the table. A point there would be a good start of the away serie. The defensive loaning Coco (from Inter) and Nigerian international Yobo gave PSG a new dynamic boost.

Paris-SG vs Shakthar Donetsk 2-0
PSG took an important win against the quality side of manager Bernd Schüster. The former Barca player was under pressure at the Ukrain lately after relegation last year and a disappointing start this season.
PSG: Ivankov; Bonera, Yobo, Dehu, Coco; Kalù, Oskarsson, Trojan, Pablo Nino (73min Kapo); Aghahowa (73min Cruz), Pauleta (76min Mbami)
In a match where PSG was the better team it took long to show that in the score. At then end it was 2-0. Goals came from Portuguese european champion Pauleta and Icelandic gun Orri Freyr Oskarsson. Important win for the best french team of last season in their bid for a playoff spot this season.

Bologna vs Paris-SG (0-0) 0-1
A difficult win at Italy where it's always hard to take some points. Low tabled Bologna showed some of their talent in this match. Looking back you can spit the match up in two parts. The first minutes were for the Italian home team. However there weren't that many chances created by the team of human Matt Trower. After 47mins manager Kozacquet substituted a very poor Pauleta. In the newspapers he would get a 4 for this performance. Out form striker Julio Ricardo Cruz came in. This sub made the turnaround in the match. PSG became the better team. Fast after that it was Orri Freyr Oskarsson who scored the game winner. Overall you could say Bologna should deserved a point, but PSG took all the three of them.
PSG: Ivankov; Bonera, Yobo, Dehu, Coco; Kalù (12min Kapo), Carrière (45min Mbami), Trojan, Pablo Nino (73min Kapo); Oskarsson, Pauleta (47min Cruz)

Paris-SG vs Fenerbahce (2-0) 4-0
An easy win for a much stronger Paris-SG. Fenerbahce was just once near the goal of Bulgarian goalkeeper Ivankov. PSG created about 20 of these chances. Another brilliant performance of Nigerian winger Ikechukwu Kalù. His dribbles seems to be from another world. Real quality player! 4th minute header by Kalù ended a good attack and gave the french side an early lead. Around the half hour it was Oskarsson who doubled the score. In the second half PSG still got chances. At the end it was 4-0 for the home team. Kalù again and Pauleta (also a 10rating this match) were the goalscorers. PSG were back in 6th spot at the 1st Division.
PSG: Ivankov; Bonera, Yobo, Dehu, Coco (71min Heinze); Kalù, Carrière, Mbami, Pablo Nino (51min Kapo); Oskarsson (45min Cruz), Pauleta (47min Cruz)

Olympiakos vs Paris-SG (0-1) 1-1
Paris-SG started without there very important full back Coco. The former Italian international was banned after 5 yellow card. Argentinian Gabriel Heinze took in his place. In an even match it was Oskarsson who gave PSG the lead in the 31st minute. 5 Minutes later Yobo got injured. This was an important moment in the match. Yobo and Coco, the 2 new players that gave PSG fresh air, were not on the field anymore. The match turned to the advantage of the Greece team. Not surprisingly was the 1-1 by Carlton Cole in the 68th minute. This would be the final score
PSG: Ivankov; Bonera, Yobo (36min P.Cesar), Dehu, Heinze; Kalù, Carrière (68min Mbami), Trojan, Pablo Nino (51min Kapo); Oskarsson, Pauleta (45min Cruz)

Paris-SG vs Djurgardens (3-0) 5-0
PSG coach Kozacquet expected an easy win for his team against the best Swedish team at the moment. The Swedish team played without their ill manager Dale "Flavour". For PSG it was rest for captain Frederic Dehu and winger Pablo Nino. Youth defender Badiane got his chance in this match. The expectations became a true story. PSG could walk to an easy win with some good play and pressing on the Swedish team. At half time it was already 3-0. Trojan and Pauleta twice were the goalscorers. At half time that gave the possibility to rest some players for an important week with Atlético Madrid on wednesday and league leaders Marseille on saterday. Pauleta again and Yobo made it 5-0 in the second half. Kozacquet could only say one thing: "well done boys".
PSG: Ivankov; Bonera, Yobo, Badiane, Coco; Kalù, Carrière (45min Boskovic), Trojan (45min Mbami), Kapo; Oskarsson (68min Aghahowa), Pauleta

Paris-SG vs Atlético Madrid (0-0) 1-0
Against the team that destroyed PSG's promotion chances last season it became a fantastic played match by Paris-SG. Only thing was the Atlético keeper. He scrumbled really the impossible balls out of his goal. The press from PSG was really big but it stayed 0-0 for long. Just about 65minutes played gave an attack with Oskarsson. He went down in the penalty area. A penalty was given. Eric Carrière converted the penalty to scored his first goal for Les Parisiennes.

A great job gave PSG a 4th place after 18 matches. Next games are extremely difficult. "Hope the team can stay playing like a team also in the very difficult away games", was said by the clubs' president.

[Catenaccio]

R.C.D.Mallorca

Loan Signings + Todorov Shock

After the 2-1 defeat against Tottenham Pavle was left with his first injury crisis since becoming Coach of Mallorca. With a small squad - due to attempts to cut wage bill - the loss of 5 midfielders meant Pavle had no option but to look for loan signings. In came Barcelona's right winger H.Babangida and Manchester United's left winger K.Richardson for a period of three months each.

Marca have reported that lethal striker A.Todorov has reached agreement with Mallorca and will move once his current contract with Litex expires in the summer. Because of the players age Litex will be paid £550k compensation. This was a major signing for Mallorca as they faced competition from a number of 'bigger' clubs in Division 1 for his signiture.

Rival sports paper AS claims that Mallorca are looking to strengthen the defense with Chelsea's transfer listed defender Robert Huth the target. A fee of around £1m is to be paid immediately with a further £700k dependant upon apperances.

Altas:

K. Richardson (Barcelona) 3 Month Loan
H. Babangida (Manchester United) 3 Month Loan
A. Todorov (Litex) Bosman

Bajas:

D.Cortes (Malaga) £550k

Dinamo 1 v 3 Mallorca aet

Loan sensation Babangida gave Mallorca the lead after just 30 sec as the Conference side looked overawed. However despite the early setback Dinamo settled and began to take the game to Mallorca, equalising from the pen spot following a poorly timed challenge by Ciurlizza. The second half was dominated by Dinamo but poor finishing meant the game went to extra time. In extra time Dinamo tired and conceded goals from Carignano and Robles.

Man City 0 v 4 Mallorca

After some average performances of late, Mallorca finally found their early season form. Nonda, who had so far failed to impress the Mallorca fans, scored 3 exceptional first half goals. Babangida finished the game in the second half with a wonder goal after a 45 yard run and a cool finish.

Current Position: 1st Division 2

[kOZAK]

Story over for Kozacquet:

With predicted to fight against relegation last season, Kozacquet surprised with a 3rd spot at Paris. For the 2nd season the board wanted the title now . Kozacquet knew it was a matter to get the sack with this stupid expectations. Known he got a huge 500k to make a transfer budget of 950k. While other teams got millions to spend. The start of the season was poor with 5 players missing that played at the Olympic Games. After that PSg got some stupid red cards that costed them some points. But after that PSG find their way and moved on from 15th spot to 3rd place. Away at Basel it went wrong just like last season. However PSG beat the nr 4 of the Premiership Dortmund in the European FA cup form became a bit poorer. A draw against HSV (after 22-5 in shots for PSG) and loss at Anderlecht (missing my keeper :thdn the Paris club went back to 5th spot. But at home promotion favaourites Lyon were killed 3-0 after a Roncatto red card. Next match was away at strong Blackburn. Kozacquet missed 2 important defenders and lost with 1 late goal. After that Kozacquet was waiting for his next match and left the game for sleeping after all his next matches were rescheduled each time. Just after he left (Board was satisfied at that moment) he was sacked. Unbelievable!!!

Kozacquet told he would only return at Paris in future to beat that team. "The board didn't even give a reason for the sack. I was still in 6th place and that is still a good spot with chances to promote. Especially with all the home games to go. But after I slept with the chairmans' wife he must wanted to get rid of me. Life fo through and I will try to get all thing together and find a new job in lower European Leagues. My reputation is OK what should be enough for 3rd division. I wish the PSG players all the good wishes and think they have the quality to promote as you look to my results and impressive run since we got a full team. I hope the board wont sack the assistant as he extended the contracts of players while he wasn't allowed to do. Like you can hear I am frustrated about this sack.". This was the speach of the emotionfull former PSG manager.

[Kuky]

Udinese update:

After some bad matches in the middle of the winter season Udinese seems back in form after some sensational away result including :

Valencia-Udinese 2-3
Real Madrid-Udinese 0-1
Barcelona-Udinese 0-1
Dortmund-Udinese 0-1

Udinese is 6th in prem in away matches ...wow

Udinese manager told that the reason of the great result is maybe phisical because they changed the trainig to more light with more gameplay after a phisical start.

Players in : Casas (3 goals in 3 matches :eek
Players out: Jorgensen at the end of the season (ajax,free) due the clash with kuk.


Kuk says : With some better home performaces we could be in Champions League zone now. However we have still time to improve, but our goal is still to avoid relegation.