With Real Madrid in transition and Barcelona in trouble, now is the perfect time to rise up the table and establish a new force in La Liga.Money has been spent on the squad, something the fans have been screaming for, bringing in Raphael Varane from Real Madrid, the return to Manchester of Jadon Sancho and the second arrival of CR7. They are a club who feels like they’ve had more success than their trophy cabinet has to show for it. Santi Cazorla, Cedric Bakambu, and Giuseppe Rossi to name a few. Not even a Copa Del Rey to show for their troubles. The current UEFA Europa League holders, shocking Manchester United in the final, but before that, their only trophies had come in the Intertoto Cup. Nihat Kahveci finished as the club’s top scorer that season and Marco Senna was ninth in the league with eight assists. In fact, their greatest finish, second in 2008, saw them finish eight points behind Real Madrid. Players like Juan Roman Riquelme and Diego Forlan may have graced the iconic yellow submarine jersey, but it still didn’t help them lift the title. Win a few titles and cement their place above the likes of Roma, Lazio and Napoli as one of Italys greatest clubs. Only 11 clubs have lifted the Scudetto more than once and 20 years has passed since it was a club outside of Milan or Juventus. Their highest finish to date is third and s o much respect has to be given to Gian Piero Gasperini for achieving this with a club who was for so often yo-yoing between divisions. Okay okay, yes, they are one of the best teams in Serie A right now, but that doesn’t mask the fact that Atalanta have still never won the league title. The coldest ground in English football needs you to warm it up and do the unthinkable. Belief to take them back up the ladder, to the Premier League and beyond. Finishing just one point below Everton.Ĭurrently, languishing in League Two, Boundary Park needs a new direction and a new leader. It may have be in 1915, but they were still incredibly close to immortality. Yet, in the North West, there is a club who once finished runners-up in the English top flight and now find themselves in a bit of trouble. Newcastle United, well, we won’t be touching on their current ‘situation’… Nottingham Forest have won the league and Champions League. Yet, you also want that little bit of legacy you can build upon too. You want a club which isn’t too big, but hasn’t enjoyed great success. It is actually surprisingly difficult to find that perfect save in English football. Bring that Champions League trophy back to Reims. Secure a place in the top three, build up the club and take on Europe’s best. The beauty of this save is that you don’t even have to topple Paris Saint-Germain to lift the title. It is such an amazing achievement for a club who hasn’t lifted a top trophy since the 60s. You may have heard of Alfredo Di Stefano, he scored for the Spanish side in both games.įrench striker, Just Fontaine, was the hero in 1959, scoring 10 times to lead his team to the showpiece final in Stuttgart. What makes this side even more incredible is the fact they have twice reached the final of the European Cup. You may not be aware, but this un-fancied club from the Champagne region of France has won the top title six times during their 90 year history. Jump straight in and use the likes of Florian Wirtz, Patrik Schick and Moussa Diaby to build a legacy at the BayArena. Then with three games to go during the 2001/02 campaign, Bayer were top of the league, and in both the Champions League and DFB Pokal final. A draw would have been enough to secure their first ever title, but an own goal by Michael Ballack sealed a 2-0 last day defeat to Unterhaching. Including a famous injury time collapse in 2000. ‘ Neverkusen’ – Has there ever been such an awful nickname to have in football? It’s beautiful, it works so well, but it’s so harsh.įrom 1996 to the present day, Bayer have finished runners-up in the Bundesliga FIVE times. Here are five teams to manage in FM 2022 who have fallen short of securing that moment of glory.
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