JUNE / JULY / AUGUST
Transfers in: TORRIC (£85K); Victor OBINNA (Free); Emmanuel CULIO (£1.3M); ALANZINHO (£625K)
Transfers out: Javi Ruiz, Juanma, Yago (Free), Jonatas (Free), Carlos KAMENI (£10.5M (Minimum Release Clause)
I am truly gutted that Kameni chose to join Valencia, but it gives Mora a chance to shine.
The two key signings are:
Victor Obinna – Free Agent
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Victor spent last season on loan at Malaga, and was under contract at Inter Milan. Obinna turned down the chance to play for Inter Reserves and instead signed a contract with Espanyol. He is said to be delighted to have signed, and is looking forward to first-team football.
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Emmanuel Culio - £1.3M from Bologna
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The Argentine was said to be unhappy about first-team competition, although notching up 25 appearances last season. This is a great signing as our other natural ML Artavazd Karamyan is a ‘foreign’ player, and three have already been selected (Mora, Pinto and Nakamura).
Another excellent signing is the capture of 16-year-old Alanzinho, who is a promising midfielder, and is a similar type of player to Joan Verdu.
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18.8.10 (Champions Cup Best Placed Playoff Leg 1): Lokomotiv Moscow 2 : 1 ESPANYOL – A. Gatagov (20), Aitor O.G. (48) : V. Obinna (62)
ESPANYOL APPOINT MANOLO RUIZ AS ASSISTANT MANAGER. Feliciano Di Blasi agreed to change his contract, and he is now a Coach.
25.8.10 (Champions Cup Best Placed Playoff Leg 2): ESPANYOL 3 (4) : (4) 2 Lokomotiv Moscow (L. Moscow wins on Away Goals) – J. Forlin (37), S. Nakamura (87), R. Tamudo (108) : Wagner (20), Charles (111)
EURO Cup Draw: ESPANYOL, Palermo, Fulham, Brondby.
30.8.10: ESPANYOL 2 : 1 Real Madrid – J. Verdu (pen 78), V. Obinna (89) : X. Alonso (86)
- I was extremely happy when we got the penalty and went 1-0 up, and then Alonso equalised but wasn't too disappointed. When we scored the winner in the last minute I was ****** bouncing around the room! XD<)
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I'll update the league table and results on the next month.
FOR DRPEPPER - THESE ARE MY TACTICS
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Not sure who it is by (you can check if you want on the Tactics section) but I'm using the GoalsGalore 2010 downloaded tactic. It's very reliable and highly recommended.