Here goes a season of a lot of worry and a lot of expectation. Lets think big.

I've drawn my team from all pools, bargains and superstars, undervalued or fairly valued. A lot to give from all of them, I expect to finish in the top 20.

Because of the 50th anniversary of the Bundesliga I decided to pick this DF season only BuLi players. Well, let´s see how far they come, hopefully well choosen.

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B. Labbadia (6.0m) - Stuttgart scored the 4th most goals in the Bundesliga last season. Hope they continue that trend and stay in the Europa League

Ž. Brkić (5.0m) - It seems like he's the new Udinese #1. It's a bit of a risk since it's hard to predict Udinese's season but they tend to surprise us no matter how many important players they sell.

Jordi Alba (11.5m) - Good price for a Barca defender. He'll probably be my star defender.
João Pereira (4.0m) - Everyone seems to have him since he's dirt cheap
S. Taylor (4.5m) - He had a brilliant half season with Newcastle last year till he got an injury that required surgery, ruling him out for the rest of the season. Now he's back. It's still a bit of a risk but I hope Newcastle do well.
M. Silvestre (5.0m) - I went back and forth between Ranocchia and him. In the end I went with Silvestre. A bit of a risk as well since I don't know much anything about him

M. Özil (16.5m) - Mr. Reliable for Real Madrid. I thought about getting the cheaper Di Maria, but he's a bit injury prone. Probably my star midfielder.
S. Kagawa (11m) - Looking like he'll have another great season
E. Hazard (10m) - Another player I'm sure everyone will have

L. Messi (31.5m) - Needs no introduction! My star striker.
C. Ronaldo (27m) - Again needs no introduction!
Bas Dost (3.0m) - 38 goals and 9 assists and the Eredivisie top scorer last season says he's worth a punt! Hope he replicates the same form for Wolfsburg.

All in all, my defence is a bit of a risk and weak. And I'm disappointed I didn't get Falcao. But other than that I'm happy with my team and hope I can get into the top 25 this year.

I think my team looks pretty decent.

However, I am worried Swansea can't carry their form into the later parts of the season, so my manager choice Laudrup may come back to haunt me. Also, I kind of regret not getting subs or another good striker like Falcao, which IMO will hurt me at some point of the season. Still have 2. 5 mil leftover.

I guess I am hoping for the best now

My approach was different, I picked best manager over strong strikers

My DF team... Wish everyone goodluck ahead of the DF season

Very nice

As stated in the area where you can post your kit, I am pretty new to DF so I hope my team that I've put together can get me some nice points.

I've noticed some of you guys got both Messi and Ronaldo I really wish I got Jordi Alba and Radamel Falcao, ohh well

Edit: Does anyone know why my Dream Football team isn't showing?

So a pretty straight forward team. I don't think I will do well because I did not research at all.    

Carrera: 3m bargain, I bought him like most people who were aware of his price would have done.
Viviano: another 3m bargain, though I'm sure he still is rated at 3m despite the fact he'll be Fiore's n°1 this season and I just know Fiore is going to do well with their new signings. They're looking great, and despite not playing in Europe, I think Viviano is an excellent choice.
Vincent Kompany: 12.5m, star defender. Clearly 12.5m for the best defender in the world (no, I'm not biased at all, good Sir) who plays all the time in a team with a great defence, is a good deal. I definitely wanted him, because I really wanted to put in my favourite defender, which is him, midfielder (Iniesta) and attacker (the Messiah of course) and make them my stars. Coincidentally, they're all looking to score a lot of points in dreamfooty too ^^
João Perreira: 4m. He had an excellent EC with Portugal, Valencia paid a lot of money for him despite being a poor club and he'll surely become their first-choice right-back.
Isla: 7m. The former Udinese star now plays for the Italian champions, and I am confident he will soon replace Lichtsteiner to be Juve's n°1 right-winger. He's listed as a defender in a team that went undefeated the whole season last season, and he's likely to score a few goals if he becomes fit again. 7m for him will only be a waste if he doesn't start playing soon.
Sakai: I needed another 3m defender badly, to keep my star-spangled midfield and attack. Stuttgart's Sakai seemed a perfect fit, as Stuttgart did rather well last season, especially near the end, and Sakai replaced the Italian full-back to become one of Stuttgart's better players. He's both-footed and can play on the left- or right-handed side equally well, which makes me feel confident he'll play nearly all games. Another young star for Japan in the making too.
Götze: 9m for one of the greatest talents in the world who plays for a great side that will feature in Europe seemed like an absolute bargain. If he'll be fit again, he'll rake in the points.
Andrés Iniesta: 13.5m. What can you say about the great triangle of Barcelona that hasn't been said a million times already? Andrés is the best midfielder in the world and as long as he's spared from injuries, he'll be a midfielder guaranteed to be in the top 3 midfielders by the end of the season.
Di María: I don't particularly like him, but at 10.5m he was a steal. Di María has constantly upped his game at Real despite injuries, and he's one of those players who always get numerous assists and goals, which is exactly what you're looking for in a game like this. I was tempted to make him my midfield maestro, but who can seriously deny Iniesta?
Hazard: Ah, 10m-rated Eden Hazard. My fellow countryman is blazing in England as I always said he would. If treated well by his coach and used well in the team, Eden can become the greatest player Belgium has ever had. He's close already, though Kompany is probably the best we've ever had now. He's sure to provide 15 assists a season at least, and add another 10 goals to that tally. The fact he plays for Chelsea, who usually keep a number of clean sheets and win often too, is a nice addition to the points he'll assist or score himself.
Lionel Messi: Messi taught me a hard lesson last season, because for the first time I didn't buy him. For the first time I ended outside the top 10 too. He's 31.5m, but if he plays almost all games like he always does, he'll become the player to rake in the most points too in DF, again. Needless to say, he's my start striker.
Ronaldo: There's this guy playing for some team in white who scores a lot. I bought him too.

Not much to say but what is obvious: I wanted to try to make a team that contained both Messi and Ronaldo because of the increased budget and the fact we no longer need subs. I went for a full-scale attack force, with cheap but reliable defenders. I was lucky enough to be quick and get Carrera, Hazard and Joao Perreira on the cheap. My biggest fear is what's been troubling me for the past two seasons: a massive amount of injuries