WCCF 2012-2013 - Prediction for Premier League

Here I will post my prediction about WCCF 2012-2013. First of all, let's start with Premier League teams. As confirmed from the video released by SEGA, there will be 4 teams which are going to be released : Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United. Here is my prediction :

ARSENAL FC

GK Wojciech SZCZESNY
DF Bacary SAGNA
DF Per MERTESACKER
DF Thomas VERMAELEN
DF Kieran GIBBS
MF Mikel ARTETA
MF Aaron RAMSEY
FW Theo WALCOTT
MF Santi CAZORLA
FW Lukas PODOLSKI
FW Olivier GIROUD

DF Laurent KOSCIELNY
DF Carl JENKINSON
MF Jack WILSHERE
FW GERVINHO
FW Alex OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN

Expected foils : Oxlade-Chamberlain (YGS), Cazorla (CRACK / WOM)

So yes, based on appearences at the league, I expected Jenkinson will appear instead of Rosicky or Coquelin. As for foils, Oxlade-Chamberlain has been impressing in 12/13 season so YGS will be perfect for him. First season at Arsenal, Cazorla already impressed the public at Emirates by his range of assists and goals so WOM (or CRACK) should fit for him

CHELSEA

GK Petr CECH
DF Cesar AZPILICUETA
DF Gary CAHILL
DF David LUIZ
DF Ashley COLE
MF RAMIRES
MF Frank LAMPARD
FW Victor MOSES
FW Juan MATA
FW Eden HAZARD
FW FERNANDO TORRES

DF Branislav IVANOVIC
DF John TERRY
MF John Obi MIKEL
MF OSCAR
FW Demba BA

Expected foils : Hazard (WOM / Crack), Mata (Crack / WOM / WSS), Oscar (YGS)

Not so many changes from the previous season except I expected Ba and Azpilicueta will appear in the new version, maybe as white cards for both of them. As for foils, Hazard is a must. His only first season at the Premier League and already become one of the player in Team of The Season. YGS not suit for him, I think he will get WOM or Crack. Same with Mata, based on his performance I think he should be awarded with either Crack, WOM or WSS card. And then there is Oscar, the Brazilian wonderkid, which I think will get a white card in the regular team but should be awarded with YGS

MANCHESTER CITY

GK Joe HART
DF Pablo ZABALETA
DF Vincent KOMPANY
DF Matija NASTASIC
DF Gael CLICHY
MF Gareth BARRY
MF YAYA TOURE
MF Samir NASRI
MF David SILVA
FW Carlos TEVEZ
FW Sergio AGUERO

DF Joleon LESCOTT
DF Aleksandar KOLAROV
MF JAVI GARCIA
MF James MILNER
FW Edin DZEKO

Expected foils : Zabaleta (WSB), Kompany (WCB), Nastasic (YGS)

Finally the Manchester City version of Carlos Tevez will appear (in my opinion) because the transfer of Balotelli and he got many appearences after Balotelli leaving. Nastasic will make his first appearance as WCCF card, which I think it's going to be a white card but in my opinion he deserves a YGS card for his performance in his first season with Man City. Kompany is also impressing in 12/13 season so he also deserves a foil card, WCB (also the hint in the promo video, Kompany is shown in the video). Also Zabaleta, one of the player in Team of The Season, he should deserved a WSB card, as he is more impressing in 12/13 season than the previous season

MANCHESTER UNITED

GK David DE GEA
DF RAFAEL
DF Rio FERDINAND
DF Nemanja VIDIC
DF Patrice EVRA
MF Ryan GIGGS
MF Michael CARRICK
MF Antonio VALENCIA
MF Shinji KAGAWA
FW Wayne ROONEY
FW Robin VAN PERSIE

DF Phil JONES
DF Johnny EVANS
MF Tom CLEVERLEY
FW Danny WELBECK
FW Javier HERNANDEZ

Expected foils : De Gea (WGK), Carrick (WCM), Van Persie (WFW)

Too much players which already contributed for Man United in 12/13 season but I finally get the 16 players which I predicted will appear. I think the name like Young, Smalling, Scholes, Fletcher won't be appeared as they don't have more playing time than the 16 players above. As for foils, De Gea should be added as WGK as he is impressing in 12/13 season, especially his performance vs Real Madrid at Bernabeu and also, he got a place in the Team of The Season. Carrick, also the member of Team of The Season, should be added as WCM too. And then Robin Van Persie, the top scorer of Premier League, I think it's madness if he doesn't included as WFW

So that's my prediction. I will continue it later. Thanks and enjoy !

WCCF Intercontinental Club Legends - Manchester United (Part 2)

Hey, I want to share cards that I created for my friends. These are Manchester United players with their legends version. Maybe you need some of these ? Feel free to print it :D

These are the continuation from the previous part

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (0607)
Manchester United 1996 - 2007
Skill : Baby-faced Assassin

Darren Fletcher (1011 WCM)
Manchester United 2002 - present
Skill : The Resonating Arrow

Wesley "Wes" Brown (0506)
Manchester United 1996 - 2011
Skill : Passionate Clearances

Phillip "Phil" Neville (0405)

Manchester United 1995 - 2005

Skill : Link Up Play

Mickael Silvestre (0203 Legend)

Manchester United 1998 - 2008

Skill : Dynamic Tactics of Defence

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WCCF Intercontinental Club Legends - Manchester United (Part 1)

Hey, I want to share cards that I created for my friends. These are Manchester United players with their legends version. Maybe you need some of these ? Feel free to print it :D

David Beckham (0607 Legend)
Manchester United 1993 - 2003
Skill : Master of Set Pieces

Roy "Keano" Keane (0405)
Manchester United 1993 - 2005
Skill : Spirited Tackler

Laurent "Larry White" Blanc (0203 ATLE)

Manchester United 2001 - 2003

Skill : The French Wall

Jakob "Jaap" Stam (0203 IS)

Manchester United 1998 - 2001

Skill : The Great Giant

Gary Neville (0809)

Manchester United 1992 - 2011

Skill : Rushing Overlaps

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End of an IC - The Red Devils

So I decided to post the review of my team that I recently finished my contract with them. I have done many teams before, ranging teams like England, Internazionale, Arsenal and the last I've created, my favourite club Manchester United.

So yes, basically on the title "The Red Devils", the team is based on Manchester United. Since Surabaya (the city I lived in) only have 0506 machine, I had to use cards that came from 0506 and the previous version from it. Hope the new machine will come soon so I'll have many variation of cards

So here we go to the tactics. I actually forget to take a photo of it. But this illustration are really close to the formation that I've been used through the career

So yeah, RVP are linking well (golden link) with Park and Smith because of the group link, also Saha and Larsson with the thick link because of the A-I group partnership. I'll review them one by one

GK - Van Der Sar (0203 Legend)
Pretty good in the air, anticipating crossing and anticipating one-on-one, although sometimes he made a blunder that led to a goal. Reliable if the game has to be continue with penalty shootout, if I'm not mistaken we win about 4 penalty shootout out of 5. His long range pass sometimes led to a goal although he never made an assist once

LCB - Mickael Silvestre (0506 and 0203 Legends if not in U5 competition)
A good centre back although his original position is left back. But sometimes he came forward too frequently that left Rio and Blanc at the heart of defence by themselves, making them vulnerable to high attacking formation team. Saved our team frequently with his clearance

CB - Rio Ferdinand (0405 WDF)
Such a beast. Back in his days he is such a beast. Beautiful interception, a man with a Libero instinct, he makes any player overwhelm with his defence. Also with his high technique (15) he often made a long range pass from his own box and often led to a goal. He made about 5 or 6 asissts and also a goal from the edge of the box (!)

RCB - Laurent Blanc (0203 ATLE)
We all know that Blanc was not having a good career at United, but in my team he is such a beast. Partnering with Rio and Silvestre in the heart of defence, Blanc made many interception and clearance at the right side of the defence. But he went forward too much that cost the game many times, and with his speed (13), many times he was too late to came back to his own half

LWB - Gabriel Ivan Heinze (0405)
Such a good left back, and I wondering why they released him as a white card with a 87 overall. He was the best player in 0405 season and he got a white card. But that's the good point, a good addition for a U5 Man United team. Save my team with his interception (although many led to throw in) many times and also with his penetration and assist, also sometimes he scored by himself. If I remembered in a game we were down 2-0 in half time, we need at least 2 away goals to go through. And then suddenly, this guy Heinze, after the halftime talk, scored 2 goals, which is unbelievable for my own eyes. First he dribble all by himself after the kick off and a nice header to level the game. We eventually win 4-2, with Heinze assist another goal. Reccomended left back for all of you. Love this guy

CDM - Roy Keane (0405)
A legend himself, Roy Keane is a heart of my team. Stop many attacking movement before even reached the defence and sent many long passes forward. Like his skill on the card, he is such a "soulful" tackle (although we know how ironic this skill is). The minus of this player is his tackle often led to a card (an ironically, he never got a red card) and his speed (13) that made he is too late to go back to his position if he already getting forward. He assisted more than 10 goals which is a good tally for a CDM like him

RWB - Alan Smith (0506)
What was SAF thinking ? He is actually a foward that scored many goals back in his Leeds career. And then SAF made him midfielder with a balance mind. Good at attacking, also good at defending. This made me turned him into a right defensive midfielder. Not bad enough, he sometimes went forward when there was a corner and scored by himself. With his link with RVP, he frequently sent many long passes that led to RVP's goal. Assisting 20 if I'm not mistaken. The minus of the player is his defence wasn't good at all (10), so if he met a fantastic dribbler such as Nedved, Blanc have to stop Nedved as Smith already left behind. His stamina is good (17) made him a tireless midfielder. Many times I rotate him with Brown and made Smith as the LMF

LMF - Louis Saha (0506)
This is actually Smith position, but since Smith wasn't impressing at all as LMF although with his link with RVP, I used this guy. Saha actually a FW, then once again, SAF turned him into a midfielder. Not a bad LMF, his thick link with RVP led him made many assists. Many of them with a through ball and sometimes with a cross. Sometimes he penetrate by himself and score a goal by himself. I remember he scored a wondergoal when RVP's shot failed to find the net as the keeper came forward and he scored a rebound from about 30 yards with a powerful curving shot

RMF - Park Ji-Sung (0506)
I actually want to make him as a RWB as he has a good stamina (19) and not bad at defending (12), and many of my friends suggested me to make him as a RWB. But then, I really wanted to try this Korean as a RMF, as I think most of the players that came from Asia are overpowered (well, as WCCF came from Asia). The result is not bad enough. Assisting many goals, score some goals all by himself, and his stamina made him as a tireless midfielder. I never changed him throughout the game except if he got an injury as he wasn't tired at all. The minus of this guy is his lack of dribbling, as his technique isn't good enough (15). I made him as a corner kick taker, not bad enough. Many of his corner led to a goal

SS - Henrik Larsson (0506 Legend)
Make Rooney or Veron as a second striker behind the CF is too mainstream, so I decided to put Larsson instead. Wow, not bad enough. When RVP wasn't at his scoring mood, this guy turned out. Save my team many times with his late goals. He is also my emergency free kick taker as no one in my team is a free kick taker. I doubt he will score from a direct free kick, but then he score his only free kick goal from 19 yards at a U5 competition. Unbelievable for a player who can't score free kick in real life. His speed and also his nice assist was a good service for RVP in front of the goal. I also made him as an emergency winger if the formation have to be changed as Park not good at all as a left winger. Also an emergency striker, once RVP got injured and I made him as the CF. Unbelievable, he scored 4 goals in 60 minutes after RVP subbed off

CF - Robin Van Persie (0405 Extra)
Many of my friends doubt me if he's going to be the next top scorer at the screen. But well, I proved him wrong. Check this stat

Unbelieveable 233 goals in 137 games. Such a player with only 82 overall stat. His pace and technique made the opposition overwhelm with his presence. Many of his goals were from through passes, as he is lack of power to make a headed goals. Well, he score a goal from header actually from Larsson's free kick. He is the soul of the team, if he is out injured or at bad mood, my team wasn't performing well. But weirdly, his mood wasn't affecting his game at all, once he got his worst mood (black mood) but he scored a brace before half time. I eventually subbed him off then. Such a beast, I thought the 0506 version was better but this stat proved me wrong. Must try !

I'm not going to review the subtitution as they frequently only a benchwarmer. I only subbed them in if my starting is out injured or one of them is in a bad mood. They also some decent players in my team

And the result wasn't bad at all. Check this photo. This team is a GRANDE team, which all competitions have been won by this team

The last game RVP score another goal and made the team win the regular division 1 made the total prize money of $ 338,300,000 (including the draw prize money from regular division game). 4 times winning U5 which boost my prize money and actually defended the title for a week which is surprised me.

I think that's all for my review. Thanks for your attention to my story (haha) and have fun with your life !

Best Eleven - Laurent Blanc & Jaap Stam

These cards are actually meaned for my cover cards when I play my Man United club. Since Surabaya only has 2005-06 version of WCCF, the cards that could be chosen are limited. So I chose Blanc and Stam as one of the defensive trio (Blanc-Ferdinand-Stam). So, here they are :

Jakob "Jaap" Stam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːp ˈstɑm]; born 17 July 1972 in Kampen) is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs including PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007. He was known for possessing "a rare combination of speed, strength and ball-playing ability". Stam is currently the assistant manager of Art Langeler at his former club FC Zwolle.

 

Stam spent three seasons at Manchester United, during which time United won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League. He scored his only goal for the club in a 6–2 away victory against Leicester City.




Early in the 2001–02 season, Stam was controversially sold to Lazio in Italy, after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly furious with allegations Stam had made in his autobiography Head to Head about himself and the club. Stam made numerous statements in the book about his views on opposing players, and notoriously alleged that Ferguson's approach to buy him was done without the permission of PSV Eindhoven. Laurent Blanc was signed as his replacement.

However, Alex Ferguson has since described the decision to sell Stam: "At the time he had just come back from an achilles injury and we thought he had just lost a little bit. We got the offer from Lazio, £16.5m for a centre-back who was 29. It was an offer I couldn't refuse. But in playing terms it was a mistake. He is still playing for Ajax at a really good level." On the financial report Manchester United announced the fee was £15.3 million.


 

 

Laurent Robert Blanc (French pronunciation: ​[loʁɑ̃ blɑ̃]; born 19 November 1965) is a French football manager and former player. He is the former head coach of the French national team, having replaced Raymond Domenech in the wake of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was also previously the manager of Bordeaux.

Blanc played professional football for numerous clubs, including Montpellier, Napoli, Barcelona, Marseille, Internazionale and Manchester United, often operating in the sweeper position. He is also a former French international, playing in several international tournaments, which include the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000, both of which France won. On 28 June 1998, Blanc scored the first golden goal in World Cup history against Paraguay. Blanc has the nickname Le Président, which was given to him following his stint at Marseille in tribute to his leadership skills.


Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson had attempted to lure Blanc several times since 1996 and finally succeeded in 2001. Despite his age of 35 years, Blanc was brought in to replace the departing Jaap Stam. He was criticised for poor performances in the early months of his stay at Old Trafford. This was compounded when United suffered their first five losses of the season to Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle United, and Chelsea (coincidentally, the first letters of each team spell out "BLANC"; however, Blanc did not play in the games against Bolton or Liverpool.) He retired two years later, having helped the club to the 2002–03 Premier League crown. He scored four goals during his time at Manchester United. One of these came in the league against Tottenham Hotspur, and the other three all came in the Champions League in games against Olympiacos and Boavista (both home and away). During his time in Manchester, he was known by fans as "Larry White".

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Intercontinental Club Legends - Juan Sebastián Verón

Juan Sebastián Verón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan seβasˈtjan beˈɾon]; born 9 March 1975) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Brandsen. Verón's career started in Estudiantes de La Plata, continued in Argentina's Boca Juniors, and included stints in several Serie A clubs (where he won the Scudetto with Lazio and with Internazionale, and a UEFA Cup with Parma), and England's Manchester United and Chelsea. In 2006, Verón returned to Estudiantes.

In 2004, he was included in the FIFA 100 centenary list of the 125 greatest living footballers, selected by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. Verón has both Argentine and Italian citizenship. His nickname is La Brujita [la βɾuˈxita] (English: The Little Witch), a nod to his father Juan Ramón who was known as La Bruja (English: The Witch) and was also a championship winning player with Estudiantes.















^{Another one requested by my friend, to cover up his either his special Veron or LE Veron. Enjoy !}

Intercontinental Club Legends - Ruud van Nistelrooy

Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooij (Dutch pronunciation: [ryt vɑn ˈnɪstəlroːi̯] ; born 1 July 1976) is a retired Dutch footballer. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals. He is a three-time Champions League top scorer, as well as a top scorer in three different European domestic leagues.

Van Nistelrooy began his career with Den Bosch, before moving onto Heerenveen, eventually making a name for himself at PSV Eindhoven where he won two Dutch leagues. His goalscoring record at PSV attracted attention from Manchester United; a deal was in place in the summer of 2000, but because of injury problems his move was secured a year later for a then British record fee of £19 million. His time at United was successful, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield, along with winning the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year twice. Van Nistelrooy hit 150 goals in just 219 games for United, as well as being their all time European record goalscorer, but fell out of favour towards the end of his tenure. Real Madrid then secured his services in 2006. Although an injury blighted the end of his days with Madrid, he did win La Liga twice and the Supercopa de España before signing for Hamburg during the January transfer window in 2010. After a season-and-a-half with Hamburg, he moved back to Spain with Málaga in the summer of 2011. His retirement from football was announced on 14 May 2012.

Another one requested, to cover up his WFW Van Nistelrooy. Enjoy !

Intercontinental Club Legends - Louis Saha

Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978) is a French footballer who is currently playing for Sunderland. Saha has been capped 25 times for the French national team and scored four goals. A former scholar at the Clairefontaine football academy, he started his career at Metz before playing on loan at Newcastle United. Before the start of the 2000–01 season, Saha moved to Fulham where he established himself as first-choice striker, helping them to gain promotion to the Premier League in his first season with them.

His performances gained attraction from Manchester United, who eventually secured his signing for around £12.4 million midway through the 2003–04 season. Injuries plagued his Old Trafford career, however he did enjoy success with twice winning the Premier League, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and also scored six times en route to victory in the League Cup, including one goal in the final. Despite Saha's injury woes, United stars Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand have stated that they believe Saha to be the best striker either have ever played with or against.

After four and a half years at United, Everton took him to Goodison Park, where he opened the scoring in the 2009 FA Cup Final after 25 seconds, setting the record for the fastest goal scored in FA Cup Final history. He moved to Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer in the 2012 January transfer window. Saha made his France debut in 2004 in a 2–0 victory over Belgium. He represented France at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, at which they reached the final.

Another one requested  by my friend to cover up his regular Saha card. Enjoy !

World-Class Goalkeeper (WGK) - David De Gea

David de Gea Quintana (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ðe ˈxea kinˈtana]; born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester United as an established first choice goalkeeper. Born in Madrid, he started his career aged 10 with Atlético Madrid and rose through the academy system at the club before making his senior debut in 2009. After being made Atlético's first-choice goalkeeper, he helped the team win both the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup, and his performances attracted the attention of Manchester United, whom he joined in June 2011. He is also the current captain for the Spain U21 national side.

He is currently in a relationship with Spanish singer Edurne.

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All Time Legend (ATLE) - Denis Law

Denis Law CBE (born 24 February 1940) is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Law's career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956. After four years at Huddersfield, Manchester City signed him for a transfer fee of £55,000, setting a new British record. Law spent one year there before Torino bought him for £110,000, this time setting a new record fee for a transfer between an English and an Italian club. Although he played well in Italy, he found it difficult to settle there and signed for Manchester United in 1962, setting another British record transfer fee of £115,000.

He is best known for the eleven years that he spent at United, where he scored 237 goals in 404 appearances and was nicknamed The King and The Lawman by supporters. He is the only Scottish player in history to have won the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award, doing so in 1964, and helped his club win the First Division in 1965 and 1967. Law left Manchester United in 1973 and returned to Manchester City for a season, then represented Scotland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Law played for Scotland a total of 55 times and jointly holds the Scottish international record goal tally with 30 goals. Law is also United's second highest goalscorer behind Bobby Charlton. Law holds a United record for scoring 46 competitive goals in a single season.

Pretty decent card for the ATLE because I based it on the newest ATLE card which is 10-11 ver 2 (which has golden background, not using blurry and shiny background) but that's the best that I could do

Enjoy. Don't forget you still can request a card to be made, any clubs, any countries, any players and any versions

World-Class Center Forward (WCF) - Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪn vɑmˈpɛrsi] born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord^. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011. His playing style and ability have drawn comparison to Dutch legend Marco van Basten.

The son of two artists, Van Persie was encouraged to follow in his parents' footsteps, but he instead preferred football and joined SBV Excelsior's youth squad. He made his breakthrough at another hometown club Feyenoord, where he spent three seasons and won the 2002 UEFA Cup. He was named the Dutch Football Talent of the Year for the 2001–02 season. Disagreements with manager Bert van Marwijk culminated in a change of club and Van Persie moved to Premier League side Arsenal for £2.75 million in 2004 as a long-term replacement for Dennis Bergkamp. He won the FA Community Shield and the FA Cup in his first season with the London club and went on to win the 2006 Rotterdam Sportsman of the year award. Van Persie has been named Premier League Player of the Month three times. Van Persie topped the goal assists leader board with 11 assists in the 2008–09 Premier League.

Van Persie was a Dutch youth international, having represented the Netherlands under-17, under-19 and under-21 sides. He made his senior international debut in 2005 in a friendly match against Romania. One month later, he netted his first senior international goal in a 4–0 win over Finland. Van Persie has 65 caps so far and has scored 28 goals for the Netherlands. He represented his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2012.

Yeah, pretty good card. The skill is "The 2nd coming of Van Nistelrooy" because his ability have drawn comparison with ex- ManUtd striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy. The stat is based on his previous card in 1011 with a few tweaks

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