CM5 - The treble again!

I got back into the swing of things with my PC game CM5, since getting my PC fixed. And guess what happened? Under the guise of Roger Van Haaren, I won the treble in season 2027/2028, with Vitesse Arnhem. This happened a couple of weeks ago. Since then, I haven't touched CM5 - I've been practically "sitting" on my success, basking in all that glory. It's not the first time Vitesse won the treble - they also achieved the same feat in 2022/2023 & 2023/2024. So, 2027/2028 is the third treble by the club. Treble again!

Vitesse Arnhem won Dutch Premier Division/Eredivisie with a few games of the season remaining, making them club champions of the Netherlands once again! In fact, it was Vitesse' 9th successive Dutch championship! Some feat, that. After clinching the Dutch league, "manager extraordinaire" Van Haaren then led the club to the Dutch Cup, beating Den Haag 2-0 in the final. Just 3 days after that, the treble was secured with a 6-0 demolition of Italian side AS Roma in the UEFA Champions League final. That made Vitesse Arnhem club champions of Europe. What's remarkable is that the Champions League victory was secured after Vitesse had a man sent off in the first half. But that had little effect on Vitesse, since their football relies on skill & technique rather than physical endeavour (teams that rely on physical endeavour would tire & fade as the game goes on).

The treble success adds to Vitesse' bulging trophy room, so filled that they will probably need to expand to fit in more trophies that the club will surely win in the future. It's a great testament to Roger Van Haaren's managerial abilities, & also the excellent set-up & professionalism of the club. And it's not just Vitesse who have benefitted over the years. The Dutch national team too have tasted a fair bit of success, & Vitesse Arnhem supplied quite a number of players to the Dutch team. At some stage during the last few years, the Netherlands were European & world champions - they held the Euro Cup & World Cup simultaneously at one stage. Needless to say, this reflects very well on Vitesse Arnhem, which in turn reflects very well on ME!!





Vitesse finish top of the Dutch league. They may have finished "only" 6 points ahead of Ajax, but look at the number of goals Vitesse scored (120) & the goal difference (+84). Clearly the best team in the Netherlands.






Great last few days of the season - victory in Dutch Cup final & UEFA Champions League final, scoring a total of 8 goals without reply to secure both trophies.







Look at the list of trophies won by Vitesse, under manager Roger Van Haaren - from the Premier Division to the Club World Championship. I'm not too sure about what Conference means, though. Computer game glitch, perhaps??