XX is injured and is lying on the ground... XX has been caught in a tackle... XX seems to have been injured... XX seems to have taken an knock and is lying on the ground... XX is holding his thigh... ...but his team-mates help him up and he is OK to carry on. ...but it's not so bad and he can play on. ...but he clambers up again and indicates that he can carry on. ...but he's back on his feet again ... that's good. ...but he's as hard as nails and soon gets back on his feet. ...but he grits his teeth and gets up again. ...it seems to be fairly bad. The trainers run over to him. YY waves to the doctor. But XX can carry on after all. ...he's moving - that's a good sign. He can play on! ...it seems to be pretty bad. The trainers run over to him. YY waves to the doctor. The doctor diagnoses: V! He will be out for V$ weeks. ...but he's back on his feet again already. ...and limps off the field. The doctor says he has a slight strain. He will be out for about one week. The doctor diagnoses a bad cut. The player will be out for a few days. He has suffered a bad gash on his leg. The doctor reckons he will be OK again in a few days. The player's toe is black and blue. Apparently one of the other players must have caught him with his studs. A bit of magic spray and off he goes again. XX disappears into the dressing room... Apparently he got a knock on his left knee. He is stopping training for today. Obviously there's something wrong with his knee. The doctor finds severe bruising and prescribes a 5 day rest. Obviously there's something wrong with his knee. The doctor finds light bruising and prescribes a 3 day rest. XX has stopped a hard shot with his head... A hard shot has hit him full in the face... YY wants to clear the ball and hits XX full in the face at point blank range ... ...but he shakes his head and says "Bah!" "Brrrrrr!" "Sh..!" ...but he takes it, holds his face for a moment and waves away the trainer saying, "Wasn't so bad". ...and falls to the ground. Half an hour later you can still see the mark of the ball on his face. His head is spinning but after a moment's rest he can carry on. He stops training as a precaution. His legs are still wobbly and he has to lie down for a while. After 30 seconds he opens his eyes. "Where am I? Who am I?" And then to you, "Who are you?" He has obviously lost his memory. ...and he falls over backwards and stays down. After a while he stands up again, but his nose is bleeding badly and he has to stop training. The doctors diagnose slight concussion and the player has to stay in bed for two days and will then be out for a week. XX collides with the right-hand goal post after making a save... ...but luckily he comes away with only a big bruise and can continue. ...and injures his shoulder which will keep him out for three days. ...and has to stop training. He will be OK tomorrow, though. An incredible shot like a torpedo by XX from V$ yards...\n the ball seems unstoppable.... ...and goes in right in the corner. ...but YY just manages to reach it. ...and pushes the ball over the bar. ...and turns the ball around the post. ...and dislocates his finger doing so. The ball goes in anyway. YY will be out for five days. XX really puts in some effort and gains one form point. XX really makes progress and gains one form point. XX appears to be really motivated today and gains one form point. XX is looking very good and gains one form point. XX appears to have his mind elsewhere today and loses one form point. The form of XX has deteriorated a little, unfortunately. It really isn't XX's day today and he loses two form points. XX has really improved with his penalty taking and converts every penalty today with 100% accurary. Your goalkeeper XX stops attempt after attempt today and is nicknamed "Penalty killer". If you look at the shooting skill of XX today you must say that he is not really at the peak of his form today. If you look at the shooting skill of XX today you must say that you would be best not letting him take a penalty during the game. XX has really improved with his free kicks and managed an incredible ratio of goals today. Oh dear. Another one over the stands. XX seems to have lost his shooting boots totally. Perhaps he should get closer to the goal. Not bad - Mr Brown. XX can really hit a ball sweetly. That goal just now wasn't bad either. He's obviously been doing a lot of work on that part of his game. You've got a new crossing king. XX has really provided service to be dreamed about today. Let's hope he can do that in the game. XX has made great progress with his stamina and has almost caught up with the other players. XX doesn't seem to be getting tired at all today. He seems to be able to deal with the hard training session without any problem at all. The man really seems to be in fantastic condition. Very interesting. XX appears to be tiring already. Let's face it he has been fitter. We will have to work on that ... Playing "2 in the middle" your goalkeeper XX seems to be very confident on the ball. Some of your defenders could learn a lot from him. Terrible. XX does not appear to be able to get the ball under control any more. He leaves it yards away from him sometimes. That doesn't look good for back passes during the game ... Goalkeeper XX is narrowing the angle superbly today when he comes out. Most attackers are going to have real problems with that. XX can't be beaten in one against one situations today. He almost always gets his toe to the ball and clears it. Well, when you look at XX today... He used to be a lot better in one against one situations. He has just lost a lot of his bite recently. XX comes to you and asks you not to work with him alone. He thinks that it is causing unrest in the team. It is amazing how XX always seems to be in the right place at the right time to clear today. Perhaps he will carry that on into the next proper game. XX is missing one gilt-edged chance after another today. He keeps kicking the post in frustration, but he just doesn't seem to be able to get the ball into the back of the net.. THe opposition just look like lamp-posts today against XX. YY is getting pretty mad when XX nutmegs him for the third time and he has to buy a round for the team as punishment. XX played absolutely brilliantly today. He is controlling the ball and making passes with such ease - it makes watching him a pleasure. He really has got fantastic technical ability. There we are then. XX, who is known as not the most technically gifted player, is really excelling himself today. The way he just controlled the ball on his chest was a real eye-opener. XX has broken his big toe after kicking the post instead of the ball when he was in a great position. He will be out for two weeks. Do you want to send him home for being so stupid? "Don't be daft." He deserves it. You want to show a trick of your own, stand on the ball awkwardly, fall on to the ground and injure your shoulder. Your player XX can't go on and fall over exhausted. Your player XX is absolutely exhausted and can't go on. Some players complain to you that training is too hard and lose one form point because they're losing their keenness. XX says to you face to face that the constant fitness training is getting on his nerves. He says "You're training us like they used to 30 years ago" Well - when you look at your player XX ... He is not as young as he used to be and has definitely lost a lot of his pace. Your player XX is encouraging his team-mates to do better today "Come on - Again - Let's have more") Apparently something has changed his attitude... XX is playing cat and mouse with his opponent today. One brilliant trick after the other comes off for him. That will do his confidence the world of good. XX slides into YY's legs a little bit too hard in a one to one situation. XX fouls YY pretty nastily. XX tries to play the ball in a tackle but instead hits YY from behind. ...and although he is known as having a short fuse, he does not go mad but accepts the apology quietly. Perhaps he is finally calming down a little bit. ...and he turns on his young colleague angrily and strikes him. XX looks pretty down about the whole thing ... ...he stands up, pushes over his team-mate and calls him an unprintable name. Do you want to suspend YY from training (y/n)? YY says you can stick it and goes. XX is fortunately quite reasonable and you can settle the argument. The two refuse to shake hands. Although training continues the mood in the team has sunk to a new low. XX says to you that he did not intend to foul YY and he shouldn't have to take all that cr.. For the rest of the training session he seems to lose both his interest and his concentration. ...but helps him up straight away and says sorry to him. YY smiles a little painfully. ...but goes back to him immediately and helps him up. Although YY is pretty mad, he doesn't show any sign of it. ...but he holds his hands up immediately apologetically and tells YY that he didn't intend to do it. ...he murmurs something like "You don't have to do that here", but the session continues straight away again. He holds his calf and asks XX whether he's lost his mind - after all, this is just a normal training session. He says sorry straight away and the two of them shake hands. He waves him away and says "Don't be so sensitive, it's not going to be any different in a game." A short time later YY makes a revenge foul. With a few serious words you manage to get the two of them back to their senses. He looks pretty mad, makes a hand movement to wave him away but gets up again straight away and carries on. ...and he appears to be pleased to have found a good reason to interrupt the hard training session. He indicates to you that he cannot continue and limps off to take a shower. Your player XX is missing from training without an excuse. XX does not attend training and doesn't send his apologies. XX doesn't appear to want to train properly today... XX and YY clash heads when they both go up for a header... ...but it's not bad and both of them can carry on. ...and XX gets a real beauty of a black eye from it. It looks really funny. ...both of their heads are spinning and they have to stop training for today. ...and XX suffers a very nasty cut. He will be out for five days. ...and YY must stop training for today with concussion. He will be out for a week. Well done. You have just scored a dream goal. What a goal! The old magic is still there! The coach can score goals too! You did that really well. The reporters are getting more and more cheeky and are even coming on to the pitch. However, you manage to train properly by asking them politely if they are intending to play in the next game This unbelievable pack of reporters is slowly getting on your nerves. When they even turn up at the training pitch, you've had enough. You get hold of one of them by the scruff of his neck and tell him to p... off. Some of the reporters are going a bit far with watching your training session and are becoming a real nuisance. You are forced to say a few choice words to them. Suddenly heavy rain starts. It starts to thunder. Unfortunately you have got to call off training for today. Strong gusts of wind slowly start to make training such a farce that you cannot continue the session properly. You decide that unfortunately you are going to have to call off the session for today. A giant swarm of dangerous-looking insects lands in one goal. They obviously seem to like it there. Unfortunately this no longer applies to your goalkeeper XX. He is stung several times and several large lumps start to appear on his body. The doctor orders him not to play any form of sport for three days. Naturally you have to call off training. Unbelievable. In the middle of summer it suddenly starts to snow. Within a few minutes the pitch is covered with a 20 cm layer of snow. The conditions for skiing and sledding are superb - but there is no hope of football any longer. Fortunately the forecast is for the weather to get warmer again. Broken cheekbone Stomach muscle strain Bruised calf Head wound Slight concussion Serious concussion Ligament strain Torn ligaments Torn cruciate ligaments Thigh strain Slight ligament damage Slight cruciate ligament damage Cartilage strain Ankle injury Thigh wound Serious cartilage damage Broken toe Bruised knee Bruised thigh Bruised ankle Broken thigh Broken fibula Broken ankle Sprained ankle Broken tibia Broken collar bone Torn ligament Broken rib Torn muscle Bruised ligament Blood blister Dead leg Sprained ankle Achilles tendon problems Inflamed Achilles tendon Torn Achilles tendon Broken knee Torn ligaments Torn thigh muscle Torn groin Torn muscle TX:TY XX (V$.) TX:TY with a header (V$.) TX:TY with a volley (V$.) TX:TY with a diving header (V$.) TX:TY with a bicycle kick (V$.) TX:TY with a back heel (V$.) TX:TY with a low hard shot (V$.) TX:TY with a handball goal (V$.) TX:TY with his knee (V$.) TX:TY with a shot on the turn (V$.) TX:TY with a goal straight from a corner (V$.) TX:TY after going on his own (V$.) TX:TY after a solo run (V$.) TX:TY with an offside goal (V$.) TX:TY with a shot from distance (V$.) TX:TY with a clearance (V$.) TX:TY with a drop kick (V$.) TX:TY with an own goal (V$.) Trial game against a lower division local club Trial game against the team from a nearby town Trial game against a journalists' select team Trial game against a second division club in the host country Trial game against a local all star select team Trial game against a strong amateur team Trial game against the student select team from the host country Trial game against a local first division club Trial game against last year's champions in the host country Your can't hold a training match since you have too few players. Brilliant!? Pos Name St Fo Warm-up phase # No training match. Good. Selected players %d Your first eleven must consist of %d players. The following players have improved: The following player has not kept his form: Your player %s has been injured. Your players played superbly! Your players were really eager! Your players were eager! Your players were not at their best! Training assessment Do you want to hold another training match? Yes|No ... but he cannot only give it, he can take it too! Continue. ... but he seems to have come away with only a bruise. ... but he is back on his feet again already. ... but he can continue training. ... but it only appears to be an insect bite. ... but he only scares a butterfly. The doctor has diagnosed a torn muscle. That will take a good two weeks... His calf looks pretty nasty. You can see the stud marks from his opponent quite clearly. He will not be available for the next few days. After a few minutes' treatment he can play on. You were lucky! He has been hit on the Achilles tendon. That really hurts. Training is over for him. XX is hit full in the face by a ball which is pumped up too hard... XX goes to get the ball from the left-hand corner of the goal ... and collides fully with the post ... ... but he gets away with it. ... and suffers concussion. He will be out for at least a week. XX gets the ball where it hurts most ... XX is hit by a ball right in his most sensitive spot ... ... that hurts! He loses one form point. ... but he has a quick count and everything's still there. ... and collapses. That costs one form point. ... but it appears to be nothing (perhaps he just won't let is show). XX shoots from fully V$ metres XX is cheeky and untroubled. His form rises... XX is full of ideas today. He gains one form point. XX looks attentive and uncompromising. That's good. XX wants to know if he's still got it in him. He gains one form point. XX wants to know if he's still got it in him. He gains one form point. XX is very angry about his suspension and really gets stuck in. His form stabilises. XX is livid inside about his suspension. Particularly now when he is in such good form! Nevertheless he does not give up and gains one form point. XX slowly fights his way out of his crisis and gains one form point. The superb form of XX is getting better and better. He gains yet another point. XX fights with concentration and bite. He wants to know if he can still do it. XX's form is getting better and better. It gains another point. XX gains a much needed form point by his exemplary attitude. Your team is already in good form but XX gains yet another form point. Perhaps it will improve your mood a little if you find out that XX has gained a form point??? Although you are already in a good mood, what do you say to XX gaining another form point? XX wants to get into the team. He is really trying to improve his form... Although you are already in a bad mood, you cannot be spared. XX has lost a form point. XX is not concentrating and miscontrols easy passes. That costs him a form point. XX does not appear to have had enough sleep and loses a form point. XX looks tired and lethargic. Perhaps he slept badly (or might he have been out during the nigh ...)? In any event, he loses a form point. The form of XX continues to slide ... XX is falling deeper and deeper into a form crisis ... The form of XX is not going to improve anymore... XX can't put a foot right today. He appears not to know the importance of the tournament. That costs two form points. XX loses his last form point ... Oh dear. XX hasn't got a single form point now. XX hasn't got a single form point, otherwise he would have lost that too. A journalist you realy detest has come a little too close to the edge of the pitch. Purely by chance you shoot... Missed. Sh.. Bullseye! You apologise (with a secret broad grin) and your mood rises 20 points. XX wins the team penalty competition and gains one form point. XX has to go in goal because the keepers want to shoot too. Afterwards he is more than a little frustrated and loses one form point. XX has to go in goal because the keepers want to shoot too. He does so well that the keepers are more than a little frustrated and all lose a form point. XX takes a free kick right in the stomach. He has to stop training. Furthermore you have to change the training penalty box. XX is simply poor against low balls. One or two slip under his body. That costs him two form point. XX is extremely dissatisfied with the wall made by his defence. He screams at them and suddenly everything falls into place for him. XX makes an incredible save to stop what appeared to be an unstoppable shot. Everybody is gob-smacked - and he gains three form points. XX shows his best form. Attentive and safe he plucks almost every ball out of the air. He gains one form point. You keeper punches the third cross into his own net. That costs him a round and two form points. Well - what XX is doing today is unbelievable. His crosses constantly fall into the long grass and the only ball boy is bathed in sweat. XX finds this form of training boring. He does not make the efforts and loses one form point. XX simply can't get his head round the offside trap. He is always too slow and loses one form point. XX is very good at sensing the offside trap. He continuously beats the defence. He gains two form points and all the defenders lose one. XX is a very intelligent player who is always wide awake. His positional play is excellent. You don't need any more of this. He gains three form points. XX simply cannot score. It's a disaster for an attacker. He is completely out of form. The attackers can do what they want with XX. He can hardly see them before they're past him. The player is completely out of form. XX shows his best form. His composure in front of goal is almost too good to be true. He gains five form points. XX always waits until the very last moment before shooting. None of your keepers can touch him when he only has them to beat. He gains three form points. Over the first few metres XX starts like a rocket. He is like a whippet and gains one form point. XX complains about a headache. He has to stop training. XX is hit by the ball right on the nose. It bleeds freely and he has to stop training. XX scores with a superb diving header. He gains one form point. Your varied programme is particularly enjoyed by XX. He gains one form point. XX hates this stupid "running about". He wants to get hold of a ball. XX only does what he has to and looks at his watch all the time. That costs him one form point as a punishment. Your demanding programme is well received by the players and the mood within the team rises by one point. Your player XX whacks you from behind in a one on one situation. You require treatment. You should stop playing yourself. You're not doing any good. XX brings you down quite unnecessarily. It was a really nasty foul. "You pr..! Are you barmy?" "There's no need for that!" A nasty kick from YY against the shin of XX... ... but his shin pads protect XX from the worst ... and XX writhes in agony. He wasn't wearing shin pads! The doctor runs over immediately... "That doesn't look good!", he says. The tibia and fibula are obviously broken. "You were lucky", he says. The shin is bruised but not broken. He can't continue today. XX wins a ball juggling competition and gains one form point. XX can keep the ball up longer than any of the players. He gains one form point. XX impresses his colleagues with his tricks with the ball. He gains one form point. XX can juggle alternately with his head and shoulders. He gains one form point. XX can knock over a water bottle from 20 metres. Brilliant! Now everybody knows. XX cannot do ball juggling. He loses three form points. XX has to stop training. He feels ill. XX has to stop training. He has a headache. XX cannot continue. His wisdom tooth is hurting him. XX has a blister on his big toe. He cannot continue. XX has a tweak in his groin. He has to stop training. XX has to stop training because of a heavy bout of hay fever. XX has to stop training because of a heavy bout of hay fever. XX's boot lace has broken. He has to stop training. XX's shorts have been ripped to shreds in a tackle. He cannot continue training like that! XX was "held a bit" - and his shirt has been ripped. He cannot continue training like that! You take a close look at your player XX today and find ... ... that he is actually in better form than you thought. He gains five form points. ... that you have been overestimating his form. He loses five form points. You take a close look at your player XX today and find ... ... that you have completely misjudged him. His self-confidence seems to have grown immensely. ... that he has lost a great deal of his self-confidence. He appears to be completely ill at ease. You player doesn't like this type of training. He twiddles his thumbs. That costs him two form points. The mood in the team falls by one point. XX would prefer to be beside the pool today. He is only doing the bare minimum.