Hymns And Arias: A Swansea City CM

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And we were singing,
Hymns and arias,
Land of my fathers,
Ar hyd y nos!

Full name: Swansea City Association Football Club
Nicknames: The Jacks, The Swans
Founded: 1912 - 102 years ago (as Swansea Town)
Ground: Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Capacity: 20,750
Owner: Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi
Chairman: Huw Jenkins
Manager: Leonard Prince
Rivals: Cardiff City, Bristol Rovers, Bristol City and Newport County
League: English Premier League
2013–14: English Premier League, 12th

Settings

Sliders: Orion523 FIFA 15 Full Manual Sim Slider Set
Difficulty: World Class
Match Length: 10 minutes
Controller settings: Full manual

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Swansea City buyers complete takeover

In a recent series of events, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi has completed his takeover of the Welsh Club Swansea City FC. Sheikh Mohammed now holds 56% of the shares. He has stated in an open letter to the fans that he is determined to turn Swansea City into a powerhouse and thus create a lasting dynasty.

Sheikh Mohammed already made an impact by stumping up £50m to be used on transfers. He also brought in a new manager on the back of the takeover.

The new manager goes by the name of Leonard Prince. The 42 year old manager hails from the City of London and has been making a name for himself by producing talents in the Southampton FC youth acadamy such as Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain, Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott and Calum Chambers.

"Prince has been given full control when it comes to decisions concerning the football team itself. We shall only acquire the players he wants. We trust him to have a plan and we shall not interfere in the football side of things. We expect him to win trophies but we will be patient. Rome wasn't built in a day." Said Sheikh Mohammed.

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Transfers in

Nathan Redmond [LM] - £6m (Norwich City)
Juan Fernando Quintero [CAM] - £16m (FC Porto)
Youri Tielemans [CM] - £11m (RSC Anderlecht)
Thiago Alcantara [CM] - £15m (FC Bayern)
Calum Chambers [RB] - Season Long Loan (Arsenal)

Transfers out

Leon Britton [CM] - £2m
Wayne Routledge [LM] - £2m

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Pre-season games

Swansea City 2 - 1 SC Paderborn
6' Quintero, 89' Bony - 15' Stoppelkamp

Paris Saint-Germain 1 - 1 Swansea City
51' Cavani - 6' Gomis

Swansea City 2 - 0 Palermo
23' Bony, 76' Tielemans

((Note: I simulated these games, so there are no write-ups or video footage.))

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2014-2014 Barclays Premier League
Opening Day
16 August 2014
Old Trafford, Manchester

Aug 16, 2014 - Manchester United FC vs Swansea City AFC
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Manchester United FC (0-0-0)	0	1	1
Swansea City AFC (0-0-0)	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
Manchester United FC		Swansea City AFC
1	Goals	0
6	Shots	6
1	Shots on Target	3
9	Tackles	11
3	Fouls	0
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	1
16%	Shot Accuracy %	50%
91%	Passing Accuracy %	76%
50%	Possession %	50%

Win for Manchester United on opening day

A sad start to the match for Swansea City as Quintero suffered a season-ending injury as he tore his ACL in the second minute of the game. Not much later, Rooney got the first big opportunity of the match but failed to snatch it. Manchester United was dominating the game throughout the first half, although Swansea City had a few shots but none of those were good enough to really test DeGea. The second half was just as dull as the first, with nothing much really happening until in the 77th minute Di Maria got sent into space and laid it off to Van Persie who just had to put the ball into the back of the net. Swansea immediatly responded with a beautiful cross from Arsenal loanee Calum Chambers right onto the head of Gylfi Sigurdsson, but he failed to even the score as his header hit the crossbar. The game ended with a 1-0 victory for Manchester United.

Manchester United FC 1 - 0 Swansea City AFC
Van Persie 77'





New Swansea City signing Juan Fernando Quintero out for 7 months with a torn ACL

In a collision with Manchester United player Phil Jones, Juan Fernando Quintero has torn his ACL. He is expected to be fully cleared from his injury in April, making this season one to forget for him.

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Oh that hurts, Quintero is so so good.

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Quote: Originally Posted by orion523

Oh that hurts, Quintero is so so good.

Yeah, definitely. It was fun controlling him for the one virtual minute he was able to play. Oh well, it's a headache not having him but it's realistic, these things happen IRL too. Good thing it happened after one minute though, now I have no idea how my team would play with him so I don't really miss him.

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2014-2014 Barclays Premier League
Match day #2
23 August 2014
Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea

Aug 23, 2014 - Swansea City AFC vs Burnley FC
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Swansea City AFC (0-0-1)	0	2	2
Burnley FC (0-1-0)	0	1	1

Team Stats Comparison
Swansea City AFC		Burnley FC
2	Goals	1
15	Shots	7
8	Shots on Target	3
15	Tackles	7
3	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
53%	Shot Accuracy	42%
75%	Passing Percentage	85%
50%	Possession %	50%

New Swansea City signing scores last minute winner

In matchday two of the English Premier League, we saw Swansea City hosting Burnley FC at the Liberty Stadium. The Liberty Stadium side came out the gates red hot, immediatly forcing Burnley to drop back and only think about defending. Even though Burnley got smothered, both teams went into the half at a 0-0 score. The second half started good for Burnley as they managed to create a few opportunities. In the 49th minute Michael Kightly opened the score as he headed in a cross coming off Sam Vokes' right foot. Swansea City seemed devastated and it took them until the 65th minute to get their act together. From there on out Swansea City started pressing Burnley, resulting in a Wilfried Bony equalizer in the 69th minute. In the last few minutes, we saw what this Welsh side is capable of as Ki back-heeled it to Bony who then beautifully played it in between two defenders to meet an on-running Thiago who neatly finished. The Liberty Stadium erupted and it seems like the new boy is already a fan favourite. The game ended in a 2-1 victory for Swansea City over Burnley.

Swansea City AFC 2 - 1 Burnley FC
W. Bony 69', Thiago 90' - M. Kightly 50'