mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 looking at revamping my midfield. i play a 3 man midfield. i am happy with my attacking midfielder, rooney. dont use wingers at all just wing backs in a 532 formation. want to know who you would ideally have in a partnership. currently favouring schweinsteiger and alaba as targets. got everything pace, passing, mental. do like a quick midfield, however have to have passing ability. been using scholes and giggs for a year and they are immense however they are old and starting to lose it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blidly Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Fletcher , Erikson , Ayew? Fletcher as a BMW, and Erikson and Ayew as AP, wouldnt break the bank either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWERTYOP Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I'm quite happy with Steven Schumacher & Sean Thornton... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 yeah thing is ayew is at arsenal. cant prise him away and tbh fletcher is great but i prefer playing him as a ball playing centre half. very clever player tactically and allows me to add a man to midfield when needed. and erikson is not a centre mid. i would have to play him as an attacking midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 My personal list of good performing midfielders that were cheap Gylfi Sigurdsson - Hoffenheim Muhammed Demirci - Besiktas Mateo Kovacic - Dinamo Alan Dzagoev - CSKA Moscow Nicolas Lodeiro - Ajax Sammir - Dinamo Willian - Shakhtar Alex Teixeira - Shakhtar Yacine Brahimi - Rennais John Fleck - Rangers Georginio Wijnaldum - PSV Erick Torres - Chivas Carlos Villanueva - Al-Shabab Marko Marin - Werder Bremen Siphiwe Tshabalala - Kaizer Chiefs Eugene Konoplyanka - Dnipro Gabriel Torje - Udinese Joel Valencia - Zaragoza Douglas Costa - Shakhtar Lenny Nangis - Stade Caen Nicolas Gaitan - Benfica Kevin Strootman - PSV Andrea Poli - Sampdoria Joe Allen - Swansea Ruben Yttergard Jenssen - Tromso Felipe Anderson - Santos Bressan BATE Mehmet Ekici - Werder Bremen Albin Ekdal - Cagliari/Juve Sergi Roberto - Barcelona Milan Badelj - Dinamo Radja Nainggolan - Cagliari Vincent Pajot - Stade Rennais Andrea Bertolacci - Roma Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 yeah thing is ayew is at arsenal. cant prise him away and tbh fletcher is great but i prefer playing him as a ball playing centre half. very clever player tactically and allows me to add a man to midfield when needed.and erikson is not a centre mid. i would have to play him as an attacking midfielder. Retrain him - he's young and will take to it quickly - that's what I did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLightsaber Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Ganso from Santos is very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 yeah ganso is. might look at him. got everything bar pace i suppose. and yeah retrain erikson however i just think for premier league his physique is that of an attacking midfielder price isnt really an issue. however strootman is one worth looking at. thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blidly Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 yeah thing is ayew is at arsenal. cant prise him away and tbh fletcher is great but i prefer playing him as a ball playing centre half. very clever player tactically and allows me to add a man to midfield when needed.and erikson is not a centre mid. i would have to play him as an attacking midfielder. Erikson when playing at CM is amazing for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 fair enough. may try it. my midfield has a lot of demands on it but i always try things. no real harm as long as i am happy that the player can play elsewhere. valencia is the one who i am trying in cm atm. doing well atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 who is the most similar to antonio valencia? ideally a left footed player! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blidly Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 fair enough. may try it. my midfield has a lot of demands on it but i always try things. no real harm as long as i am happy that the player can play elsewhere. valencia is the one who i am trying in cm atm. doing well atm. Erikson is amazing as an AP for me , and had the bonus of playing AMC, AML, AMR with good results if i need to change his position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 who is the most similar to antonio valencia? ideally a left footed player! Douglas Costa can play MLRC, and AMLRC - he's both footed. Also can slot in as striker if need be. Very versatile and cheap. Think the same with Willian and Marko Marin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 marko marin is useless. had him at bayern in this formation couldnt play anywhere. douglas costa yeah is a good player. always done well. willian never tried but always goes chelsea for big money. and yeah i know i like versatile players. difficult to get right balance in squad. is kevin prince boateng any good from your experiences? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I've never bought him, he's not my list of players. I don't think I would buy him really. Wijnaldum is good and cheap. Brahimi off Rennes They're the only left footers I can think of. Besides the ones I mentioned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Griezmann off Real Sociedad If you trained him a CM - he'd be great I think. Versatile too. Had him in one save - he was complete savage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 yeah i kinda agree. just know he is a good player. my problem is having gone from 4231 to 532. the style of midfielder i need has changed. used to be pretty happy with DLP and AP then a trequartista. now looking more towards the B2B midfielders. fletcher is one. may end up having to play him there. just been thinking that there must be quite a lot of players who are similar to giggs(in peak) and valencia, who i could turn into a central midfielder. getting tempted to train bale but cmon there isnt a better lwb in the world than bale so i dont think its the best idea. may do it though if fabio comes back a better player following his loan spell! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 wijnaldum is quality, bit expensive on mine. other two i have scouted and look decent. if you say they have done well for you i may buy as gambles if less than about 10million Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Absolutely worth the gamble, I gave up paying €80m for players a long time ago. I just bargain hunt. Brahimi is quality - I bought him and 6 months later teams were bidding €25m for him. Warning though, because they are young they might have random PAs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 yeah. buying the massive name players isnt as satisfying as winning buying unknowns or bargains Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon army 06 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Fletcher , Erikson , Ayew? Fletcher as a BMW, and Erikson and Ayew as AP, wouldnt break the bank either Flectcher is not really a dm ball winner hjes a box to box player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay96 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Xherdan Shaquiri Swiss youngster. Top, top signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 shaqiri is a top signing if you play wingers. i dont. and fletcher yes is box to box player but on the game he has all the attributes for a top defensive midfielder, however i play his a ball playing centre back. gives flexibility in the squad and formation. isnt an issue since i play 3 centre backs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Flectcher is not really a dm ball winner hjes a box to box player. The two are very similar in FM. Tom Cleverley? I used Valencia as an AMC once, he was excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 tom cleverley yes is quality. valencia growing into the cm role excellently tbh. would love a left footed version of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blidly Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Flectcher is not really a dm ball winner hjes a box to box player. I was thinking of having 2 roaming attacking players with fletcher winning the ball back, otherwise you would leave your defence exposed if they counter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3hB3n... Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 shaqiri is a top signing if you play wingers. i dont.and fletcher yes is box to box player but on the game he has all the attributes for a top defensive midfielder, however i play his a ball playing centre back. gives flexibility in the squad and formation. isnt an issue since i play 3 centre backs Shaquiri is an all-round excellent player. You'd be wise to consider that one type of player doesn't specialise in working with others. Depends how good you are tactically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 yeah that would work with flecther. doesnt fit my formation. however is kinda what i am doing just playing fletcher naturally deeper and having two willing runners in midfield. yes i know how good shaqiri is. i have never seen him fulfill his potential on football manager since the update. goes to bayern after first season and rots in the reserves. shame really. the reason i dont want him is his position yeah i know some players cant play together in certain formations. kinda why i started a thread on partnerships. want to know the best pairings/trios in midfield that have worked successfully! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Andrea Poli - Sampdoria Milan Badelj - Dinamo I would go with one of those two as a balance to Rooney and Valencia. Three very attacking midfielders will leave your defence exposed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 yeah i agree. balance is key to any partnerships. will have a look and try them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Who have you gone for? Made a decision yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 no not exactly. i have bought quite a few. none seem to be working in the way i want. going to go big in next transfer window and go for vidal and marchisio. that has everything i want Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blidly Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 no not exactly.i have bought quite a few. none seem to be working in the way i want. going to go big in next transfer window and go for vidal and marchisio. that has everything i want Who did you buy who was rubbish? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!.m.! Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I play Asamoah and Hazard. As my two CM's have Alex Song tucking in behind them. They provide a great mix of stability in Asamoah and pure genius in Hazard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Play Up Pompey! Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I got Andrea Bertolacci for free after one season, he's a good all round midfielder and he's left footed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 i will have a look at him. yeah that sounds like a balanced midfield. will have a go at getting song and asamoah. it was cristeg and douglas costa. not defensive enough. both good players. dont work together in my formation though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JojoVillaHursty Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Hitzlsperger im his prime now so might be worth a shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufctimmyg Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 maybe. bit old and past it. but that kind off player. asamoah similar on game and does a good job. got holland national job and wow what a pairing strootman and sneijder are Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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