Let us take a look at how the football world will unravel according to our favourite management simulation, Football Manager.
Welcome along to world according to Football Manager through my Southampton FC save. We will find out how is the football world doing seven years in and we'll use Football Manager as our source.
The world where Southampton rules the Premier League, Juventus dominates Serie A, and Mauricio Pochettino makes a shocking move.
Where the underdog reaches World Cup glory, and Euro Cup finally comes home.
Come on, buckle up, keep your hands and feet inside the vehicle, it is going to be an awesome ride.
Let’s start.
Season 2018 -2019
Southampton makes the surprise and wins the Premier League four points above Manchester United.
Matt Le Tissier goes to congratulate the team and celebrate with them.
The biggest party starts at Saint Mary’s stadium, and the manager and players promise to win again next season.
Juventus win Serie A again, with Napoli in second for one more season.
Barcelona does it once again and lifts La Liga trophy in the air.
Real Madrid in second and Atletico Madrid in third.
Champions League trophy goes to Southampton. With lots of talent but also luck Southampton wins the campaign in a shocking final against Juventus.
The players dedicated the trophy to the fans saying “The fans kept giving us courage through the season, the trophy belongs to them”.
Is it the start of Southampton’s era?
Mourinho retires from football at the end of this season after a three years spell in United.
He states “It is time for me to take a step back and enjoy life with my family”.
Season 2019-2020
Arsenal with Jorge Jesus as their manager win the Premier League.
The fans celebrate and shout Jorge Jesus name, and the fans leader states that “The club should have sack Wenger years ago. “Wenger Out” was more than a request. New manager, a new philosophy and the trophy is ours”.
Southampton finishes second and Manchester City in third.
Juventus win the Serie A title once more and make it nine consecutive Serie A titles in as many seasons.
Atletico Madrid breaks the Barcelona dominance in Spain and secures the La Liga title. Koke shouts “ There is only one team in Madrid” and the fans go wild.
Southampton wins the Champions League title the second year in a row, and the manager tells in the press conference that “ This trophy is the result of great teamwork. Once again the players and I work hard to give our fans a reason to stay up all night and celebrate. We are proud of our team”.
Euro Cup finally comes home.
The English squad was full of talent and experience. Southgate’s side overcomes Italy to win the trophy.
Amazing times to be English.
Season 2020-2021
Arsenal fails to win the Premier League second time in a row. Southampton’s side blocked their path to the title.
The signings of Jose Gimenez and Benjamin Henrichs make the defensive line almost unbreakable, and their route to glory was open.
Massimiliano Allegri’s United came second and Ventura’s City third.
Juventus dominance in Italy came to an end, Inter wins the Serie A title after eleven years, and the fans couldn’t be happier and prouder.
Atletico Madrid wins the title in Spain, but the departure of Diego Simeone didn’t let the fans in a celebratory mood.
Simeone wanted a new challenge and searches for it in Manchester City.
Luciano Spalletti was the guy who will try to fulfil the boots of Simeone.
Southampton win the Champions League campaign once more to make it three titles in three years. “We will continue to evolve and win as many trophies as we can,” says the manager.
In other news, Mauricio Pochettino moves to Espanyol in a shocking move. “ I will try to make Espanyol big again,” says the gaffer.
Season 2021-2022
Southampton finishes with 94 points the season and secures the Premier League title. “It's a great achievement for the manager and the players,” says the chairman. “We will continue to fight and win the Premier League title,” says the club captain James Ward-Prowse.
Simeone in the act of poor judgement states “They don’t deserve the title and the recognition, we will make them pay next season”. Oops, someone is grumpy tonight.
In other news, United finishes in second and City in third place.
In Spain, Barcelona wins the title after a two-year drought.
The race for the Serie A proves to be a tough one this season, and Roma is the team that wins it the last game-week.
Frank De Boer’s side win the title and Roma legend Francesco Totti says “It is a great achievement to win the trophy and we hope to win it again next season”.
Napoli came second beside the appointment of Pep Guardiola, and Juventus finishes in third place.
Southampton makes the impossible and wins their fourth Champions League title against Paris Saint Germain.
“The manager of Southampton has made a great team with talent, experience and power. They deserve it” says Paris Saint Germain manager Peter Stoger.
“With this win, we establish ourselves as a big team” states the vice-captain, Benjamin Henrichs.
The World Cup takes place in Argentina. The teams battle for the trophy but the Polish team win it in a thriller final against Brazil.
The captain Robert Lewandowski lifted the cup in the air and established his team as World Champions.
This win is a shock that is only comparable with the Greek triumph at 2004 Euro.
Season 2022-2023
Southampton win their third Premier League title in a row.
“We never let anyone gets in our heads. We kept our head down, and we finally win it” says the gaffer.
Simeone’s City finishes second and the manager wan to forget his last year words.
Allegri’s United finish third.
Vecchia Signora is back in her throne. Carrerra’s side makes it back in the top of the Serie A. “We had a bad couple of years, but we are back in the place we deserve to be” states the chairman.
Inter in second and Napoli in third.
After six years Real Madrid finally win the La Liga title. “We came back to stay on top,” says club legend Sergio Ramos. “Champions League title is next” states the chairman Florentino Perez in the act of arrogance.
Champions League title comes again to Southampton.
After the end of the final against Manchester United, the club’s striker Patrick Cutrone said “Our job was to win the title again. It was a hard battle, but we came back with it. Our manager and the staff should take the glory for this because without them we couldn’t do it”.
In the act of recognition, the Southampton board offers a new contract to the gaffer for five more years. “I am more than happy to sign a new contract with the club. I will continue to give myself in the club. We March On” says the gaffer.
Season 2023-2024
Southampton makes no mistake and wins their four consecutive Premier League title.
“It is our job to win it, and we certainly deliver it,” says Hirving Lozano.
Manchester City is in second only two points behind the champions and Manchester United in third 14 points behind. “It was a two-team race, and we lost it,” says Simeone.
Inter causing the shock and winning the Serie A title. With Milan in second and Napoli in third. “I hope we will continue our good work and win the title next season,” says Milan’s legend Paolo Maldini.
In Spain Real Madrid win the title, and Florentino Perez says “We are the greatest team in the world, Galacticos are back”. Wow, take a step back Florentino.
The team from Catalonia finish in second and Atletico in third.
In Europe, Southampton wins in again. That makes it six titles in six years.
If they continue like this, they will pass Real Madrid’s total trophies. “We start each year with the same though. We have a great team, great staff. We will take step by step and see where it ends up. We won it again. We deserve it” says the club gaffer.
The Euro Cup trophy came hope for the second time in a row. “Job done!” says the captain Harry Kane. “We are the top team,” says Jordan Pickford. “There are many things to say anyone right now, but the only thing a want to say is how proud I am of our players” states English legend David Beckham.
Here are the Ballon d'Or winners.
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| 2019 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea |
| 2020 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| 2021 | Andre Silva | Real Madrid |
| 2022 | Lautaro Martinez | Inter |
| 2023 | Paulo Dybala | Manchester United |
Highest fees spent on player transfers.
| Season | Name | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | Kylian Mbappe | Monaco | PSG | 180.000.000€ |
| 2018-2019 | Bernardo Silva | Man. City | PSG | 111.000.000€ |
| 2019-2020 | Marco Verratti | PSG | Man. City | 157.000.000€ |
| 2020-2021 | Saul | At.Madrid | Man. City | 187.000.000€ |
| 2021-2022 | Sander Berge | At.Madrid | Man. City | 94.000.000€ |
| 2022-2023 | Gabriel Barbosa | PSG | Man. City | 109.000.000€ |
| 2023-2024 | Ian Richadson | West Brom | Man. City | 94.000.000€ |
Well guys our trip to the future stops here. I hope you enjoyed our ride.
Thank you.
