ManagerSim Jan 2016 | Page 17

The manager in focus:

Paul Skelton

Middlesbrough born

47 Year Old

"Hi guys , a lot of you will remember me from the soccer-sim old days , so glad to have it back , floor fitter by trade , back in the day i had a lot of success with Boro & they are always the team i try to manage , did the GM for a while (Horrible Job) , this time round i'm back at boro & enjoying a fairly successful time , as much as i disagree with various things/features that BK does , we'll remain comrades , i know there is a greater good to look forward to.."

Middlesbroughvs

The Rest

Middlesbrough has been dominant in the last two seasons but the competition is more fierce than ever.

With Arsenal under new management in experienced manager Stephen Woodhead and newly promoted Everton under the leadership of Paulo Francisco, a master tactician - the English Premier League is a very even competition this season.

All three of the mentioned teams can win the gold this season and it will be a margin's game for the teams involved. Can Stephen win gold in his first season as Arsenal Manager? Will Paulo win the league and make Everton legendary as he has done in the past with Barcelona? Will Paul add a third consecutive throphy to his merit?

At the end of the season, we will find out...

Next step

If Middlesbrough is to win the league, they need to beat Arsenal and Everton, which is easier said than done. Same goes for Everton and Arsenal. The team aspiring for the gold, needs to beat the other two major contenders.

Middlesbrough key players to play part in success for gold are :

O. Rocca, T. Zaganos, A. Cassano amongst others.

Arsenal key playes would be:

M. Melia, F. Ljungberg, V. Ciumak, K. González, T. Henry, N. Kanu and Edmundo, who has not quite displayed the former class of excellent striking he displayed for PSG.

Everton key players are:

C. Barbusse, F. Redondo, E. Sena, F. Mandirali and J. María Villaroel.