English Premier Division Data [Discussion]

Arsenal have changed their scouting structure and moved to a positional scouting model:

https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/20/arsenal-set-for-new-head-of-recruitment-in-backroom-staff-restructure-18471529/

Jason Ayto - Assistant Sporting Director

James Ellis - Head of Recruitment

Andrew Moschini - Scouting Analyst - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andrew-moschini-b4a20333

Tom Cooper - Scouting Analyst - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tom-cooper-a007a672

Lucy Wood - Scouting Analyst - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lucywoodd

Pedro Vencacio - Scout https://br.linkedin.com/in/pedro-venancio-b4589935

Danny Karbassiyion is not a scout - https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/karbass

Everton Gushikeen is now at Bayer Leverkusen - https://br.linkedin.com/in/everton-gushiken-924076126

Roger Smith is no longer at the club

Eddie Prenderville is no longer at the club

George Mackie is no longer at the club

 

2 horas atrás, Dean Gripton disse:

The person who responded to you was simply looking to see where the previous reference may have been found.

Do you know the reason his preferred club not been changed for a long time? It will be because, until now, we were not aware of the error. When we are made aware of an error, we amend it (if appropriate) for the next official data update or next version of the game.

 

Sure but there's no other sources regarding Bruno's favorite team other than those unreliable website but whoever was in charge went with it.

And we are talking about a World Class player and they put his literal rivals as favorite team. It's a big mistake that shouldn't take someone coming on the forum to correct that it shouldn't show Porto and Sporting as his favorite teams but Boavista and Sporting.

If they didn't know just leave it blank like many many other players have 

@Philip Rolfe

- Thiago Silva probably deserves 20 for anticipation. His vast experience makes him so good. Really enjoyed wachting this Youtube video with him explaining this: 

 

- I would reckon Levi Colwill is in contention to have some traits assigned. Probably best to discuss with the Brighton researcher, but traits that could be warranted: Tries to play way out of trouble, does not dive into tackles, brings ball out of defence, tries long range passes.

- I've actually been impressed by Disasi's passing. Quite a few times he's drilled very precise passes into players much further up the pitch. I appreciate its early days so might need to be revisited for the winter update, but his vision and passing might be in contention for a small boost.

- Chillwell and James should have a much higher injury proness surely? It's getting quite rediculous with these guys.

- No doubt you'll be aware, but apparently we've triggered Maatsen's contract extension.

- Maatsen still seems to have no determination and natural fitness attributes assigned. Surely by now a good estimate could be made?

- Between last years starting database and the winter update, some of Enzo's personality attributes have been adjusted due to his transfer. Some I agree with, some just seem spiteful and wrong. His higher controversy and ambition seem warranted. His loyalty and professionalism drops seem spitefull. His loyalty was 10 and dropped to 2. Lets be honest, Enzo's behaviour wasn't that out of the ordinary nowadays. This just seems an emotional overreaction. His transfer desire was much more driven by his ambition rather than lack of loyalty. The most egregious drop however was his professionalism from 15 to 5. Professionalism in game mostly impacts a players training behaviour. His behaviour should be reflected by a higher controversy atttribute (which it did), rather than changing his professionalism. That's the wrong attribute to alter. The impact now is a player who constantly complains about a high training workload, pre-season starting too early etc. His loyalty and especially his professionalism should be restored to what it was pre-winter update.

- Apparently Enzo had a contract extension clause which has already been activated. There are multiple reports, including: https://www.goal.com/en/news/enzo-fernandez-crazy-chelsea-extension-contract-option-midfielder-stamford-bridge-2032/bltbb36f656477ca73a

- Considering how the transfer and unveiling of Caicedo went and what he said, he should probably have Chelsea as a favourite club (supporter)

- There are multiple reports that Madueke has a 1-year contract extension clause (club side), such as: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12790507/noni-madueke-to-chelsea-blues-complete-29m-signing-of-psv-eindhoven-winger

- As with Disasi it might be early days, but so far Nicolas Jackson looks to deserve a higher flair and work rate attribute. Both would deserve an increase of three points.

- Not sure how reliable the following website is, but it looks a decent source for player wages: https://www.capology.com/club/chelsea/salaries/

Edited October 20, 2023 by Benoit2

@NickOGS20 Hi Nick, should the new 10 year adidas deal be in the game at this point?

Newcastle Home Kit

First choice socks should be white with black tops, second choice should be black socks with white tops.

Shorts should be black first choice, white second choice

 

In my first two friendlies they have worn black socks and opponents have worn red socks so no clash

57 minutes ago, jonnyfresh said:

@NickOGS20 Hi Nick, should the new 10 year adidas deal be in the game at this point?

It's in the db but it doesn't kick in until 2025

Newcastle United also missing two board directors

Name: Abdulmajid Ahmed Alhagbani

Nationality: Saudi Arabia

DOB: December 1980

Director - joined 23/2/2023

 

Name: Asmaa Mohammed Rezeeq

Nationality: Saudi Arabia

DOB: April 1988

Director - Joined 23/2/2023

Appreciate this will be classified as a somewhat subjective perspective, but are Arsenal a little over powered this year?  Without giving away individual PAs, but they have a healthy number >179, many of which still have 10-15+ points of development available.  I don't doubt they are a great side, but for a team yet to win anything this feels a little generous in many places.

This is largely the same group of players that finished 8th, 5th, and then 2nd last year after a very strong first 28 games, then really dropped off.  Sure they've got some stars, but just think this needs a little balancing with respect to other clubs (be it Liverpool, City, Chelsea, Newcastle or United younger players).

If I was to suggest specific players for review, I'd encourage keeping an eye on Jesus, Havertz and Martinelli. 

Hi Team, 

 

Huge congrats on what so far seems to be a huge improvement on last years game - I was wondering why Man UFC are not up for sale at the start of the game?

As a thing is there a way for you to ensure that the number of current staff is always in line with the maximum number the game tells you. This is especially an issue at these top levels with Manchester United having 31 contracted scouts but the game only allowing a maximum of 20 which would cause issues upon contract renewal of any staff member in that role. I'm guessing this is the same for other top clubs as recruitment networks are vast and the game doesn't allow the sheer number of staff present to be modelled accurately

Jacob Murphy is transferlisted at the start of the game, but he gets a fair playingtime irl. And the boardexpectation is to high. And Gordon should have higher workrate. 

John McGinn transfer listed at the start of the game as club do not have a role for him. He's the club captain and very important player for Emery/Villa

2 hours ago, MasterFolke said:

Jacob Murphy is transferlisted at the start of the game, but he gets a fair playingtime irl. And the boardexpectation is to high. And Gordon should have higher workrate. And many players in Liverpool and Manure overrated as always🤦‍♂️

1 hour ago, craiigman said:

John McGinn transfer listed at the start of the game as club do not have a role for him. He's the club captain and very important player for Emery/Villa

The transfer listing of players isn't controlled by the game really, its more a reputation type thing. Tweaks will be made by the relevant members of the research team.

As for the last part of your comment @MasterFolke, give examples. Just throwing a generic 'they're overrated as always', doesn't give the research team any sort of clue what you're on about. There may be one researcher for each club, but, this season especially, its been a bit of a team effort from us all to get things sorted. 

40 minutes ago, robterrace said:

The transfer listing of players isn't controlled by the game really, its more a reputation type thing. Tweaks will be made by the relevant members of the research team.

As for the last part of your comment @MasterFolke, give examples. Just throwing a generic 'they're overrated as always', doesn't give the research team any sort of clue what you're on about. There may be one researcher for each club, but, this season especially, its been a bit of a team effort from us all to get things sorted. 

I suspect he just doesn’t like those teams. 🤣

Just wondering why Pape Matar Sarr has an incredibly low determination of 4, when as a 20 year-old he's broken through to the starting XI of a premier league team, over players like Hojbjerg. It just seems unfairly low for a youngster of that quality, who's made a real impact this season.

Following staff members need to be added:

 

Chelsea- Chris Jurasek  (Managing Director)

Chelsea FC appoints Chris Jurasek as chief executive officer | News | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club

(27) Chris Jurasek | LinkedIn

Everton- Sean Miller (Fitness Coach)

(27) Sean Miller | LinkedIn

Fulham- Geoff Warne (Goalkeeper coach)          Was on previous FM databases

Fulham FC - MEN

Craven Cottage, Fulham, London, UK. 8th Apr, 2023. Premier League Football, Fulham versus West Ham United; Fulham goalkeeping coach Geoff Warne Credit: Action Plus Sports/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy

Burnley- Danny Glover (Doctor)

Burnley FC Key Personnel & Club Information | Premier League

 

Thanks

1 hour ago, Sevrillion said:

Just wondering why Pape Matar Sarr has an incredibly low determination of 4, when as a 20 year-old he's broken through to the starting XI of a premier league team, over players like Hojbjerg. It just seems unfairly low for a youngster of that quality, who's made a real impact this season.

He doesn't have a value set for Determination in the database, so that 4 is just an unfortunate random result in your save.

9 hours ago, MasterFolke said:

Jacob Murphy is transferlisted at the start of the game, but he gets a fair playingtime irl. And the boardexpectation is to high. And Gordon should have higher workrate. 

I've removed the pointless jibe at the end of your comment. If you can't post like an adult in here and provide constructive feedback to the researchers where you feel there's any error then you'll have your posting privileges removed.

12 hours ago, kb1000 said:

Following staff members need to be added:

 

Chelsea- Chris Jurasek  (Managing Director)

Chelsea FC appoints Chris Jurasek as chief executive officer | News | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club

(27) Chris Jurasek | LinkedIn

Add to that Tom Glick has left: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12594273/Chelsea-executive-appointments-board-Tom-Glick.html

Before the end of August I've also received a news message that a potential board takeover might happen at Chelsea. Not sure if thats a database issue or game issue.

Edited October 22, 2023 by Benoit2

Hello, thanks for the work into the new game- really enjoying it thus far. Although mostly spot on, I wonder whether a few attribute changes to some Villa players could better mirror reality and add to the immersion of the game. The goal here is not buffs or nerfs for the sake of it but to better reflect the tactical style of Villa under Emery through the attribute system. I understand this is subjective but in previous iterations I've had really constructive conversations with the Villa researcher @LewParsonsAVFC so I thought it might be worth adding my thoughts:

Martinez: I think generally because he plays for Villa he's underrated by football supporters outside of B6 and Argentina, but 'Capable GK' seems a bit of an understatement  . Getting away from subjectivity, Emery has turned him into a high frequency sweeper. Villa play a very high line and Martinez's ability to read and intercept opponents through balls is absolutely key to this.  He does this very often and with a high (but not perfect) level of success. This is reflected here in the data: https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/total_keeper_sweeper?po=GOALKEEPER. Martinez is an extremely imposing Goalkeeper in the box and mobs up any floated crosses that come near him. This is reflected in fbref data: https://fbref.com/en/players/7956236f/Emiliano-Martinez. Suggested changes: Rushing out: 14>17, Positioning 13 > 15, Jumping reach 15 > 17 CofA 14 > 17. These are huge buffs, I know but Martinez has the accolades and the evidence base to back them up. Think of the Argentinians! 

Torres: I feel a bit of a rework is needed here. He is a fantastic player on the ball, but defensively perhaps not quite so much. Torres is not the best in the air, in fact the stats https://fbref.com/en/players/532e1e4f/Pau-Torres and the eye test suggests he's below average, due to his limited physicality. I think a big nerf here is necessary. Strength 16 > 13 Jumping reach 17 > 14 Bravery 14 > 12. He also doesn't seem the quickest off the mark. Acceleration 15 > 12. He is however an elite level ball-player and line breaking cb. A buff here would reflect how Emery uses him in the Villa system. Passing: 14 > 16, Vision 11 > 13, Composure 12 > 15, dribbling 11 > 13. Some traits could also match how he plays IRL i.e. switches ball to other flank, tries through balls. Leadership at 6 seems very low for an experience player at the highest level, perhaps the Villareal researcher could shed some light on that.  

Mings:  Mings is a bit of a colossus in the air and 6'5 and physically very strong: Jumping 15 > 17 Strength 15 > 17. Passing dribbling perhaps a touch generous and could be downgrading to balance things out. Passing 15 > 13 Dribbling 13 > 10.

Digne: Digne is comfortably slower IRL than is reflected in his attributes. This is obviously an eye test thing but for eg when Villa went to Anfield TAA and Salah exploited this a few times. Acc/Pace: 15/14 > 13/13

Douglas Luiz: The buffs here are noted (CA buff to 73), thank you! The trouble I have with his representation in game is he's not really the stand out player technically he is IRL and Luiz's best role in game is Mezzala. It just doesn't reflect the reality of how Emery is using Luiz, IMO. I don't have much stats wise to back this up, other than fairly arbitrary player rating stats, it's all eye test so I'll just leave this as a discussion point. EDIT: After watching the West Ham match I believe all his attributes should be changed to 20  EDIT: Having viewed the CA buffs of comparative midfielders like Bissouma (CA 80, 3 point buff on last season, and Bruno G (CA 83, an excellent season, but he's not 10 CA points better than Luiz) I do think a bigger Luiz buff is warranted. He was Villa's SPotS and PPotS, and he's started the season on fire.  

That's it other than to mention Rory Wilson is 183cm https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rory-wilson/profil/spieler/924859 and in game is 176cm and McGinn needs taking off the transfer list. Thanks for reading and considering these points. 

 

 

Edited October 24, 2023 by Rags89

On 19/10/2023 at 20:46, Tom Elliott said:

As the Leicester researcher, I'll have set the majority of Barnes' attributes as they are at the moment, so happy to chip in here.

I'd recommend judging his attributes after you've played the game for a while - if you're seeing he's scored too few goals in your saves (or winning too few headers, etc.), please get back in touch and the Newcastle researcher can review those numbers. The attributes are designed to produce a fair and reasonable representation of the player's real life profile in the game's match engine - judging individual numbers against the 1-20 scale is not what the research is designed to achieve.

But more generally - this is a player who took an awful lot of chances last season, missed a fair amount, scored a few others, and more often than not, didn't really do a great deal else to support his team's cause. 'His shooting is incredible' is frankly not something I would support, really, having watched him since he played in central midfield in Leicester's academy at the age of 16. A 12 for Off The Ball is in my book quite accurate, given his attacking movement and positional play is the glaring weakness in his general game, and cost Leicester a great deal both going forwards (Off The Ball) and backwards (Positioning) in the last 18 months.

I'd also add this is a player who has scored 1 Premier League goal this season and has mostly sat on the bench behind Anthony Gordon, thus far. I think there'd be a much greater argument to rate him higher if he was actually playing regularly and/or particularly well!

Hi Tom. Not going to refute any of the other stuff but finishing of 12 + composure of 11 does seem underrated based on the evidence to me? Barnes scored 13 non-penalty goals from an xG of 8.9 last season. He was also in the 90th percentile amongst wingers/attacking in the division for goals per shot, implying that he took his chances very well:

 

In the 21/22 season he scored 11 from an xG of 7.9, in the 20/21 it was 13 from an xG of 7.4.

That's 3 consecutive seasons of massively outperforming the quality of chances provided to him.

I can't deny that he doesn't seem like a player who will be particularly involved in other parts of the game. I'd probably argue that his dribbling attribute of 16 and flair of 15 seems way too high based on what I've seen of him and the supporting data that suggests he doesn't dribble much, and when he does he gets tackled more than 90% of other wingers do (this is last season's premier league data vs other wingers/attacking mids):

 

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edit: The reason he hasn't played much is because he came to us relatively late in the window and hadn't had a pre-season prior to that. Howe also demands extremely high standards of fitness from the players. Even Bruno Guimaraes didn't come straight into the team when he joined despite us being in a relegation battle at the time. He then went on to get a serious injury in one of his first starts. 

Edited October 22, 2023 by Smallen

Man U

Excellent Training Facilities
Excellent Youth Facilities
Excellent Youth Recruitment

For the last decade fans, players and coaches have bemoaned the lack of investment in these areas. The academy while good in its day, was built 23 years ago, and last expanded 10 years ago. 

Old Trafford is rated at being in Very Good condition, when again supporter groups have been highlighting on much work is need to repair it. The Telegraph in 2023 ran an article about the condition of the stadium, The Guardian in 2019 ran a similar one. 

Man U's Youth Recruitment gets a boost from their reputation and catchment area, over the last few seasons they've lost out to Man City on young talent reguarly. I'm not suggesting these ratings should be awful, but excellent doesn't really reflect reports externally and from Man U's own fanbase. 

Owner's Ambition seems lacking. I'm only expected to compete in the Champions League and qualifiy for the Champions League. Board Culture is lacking any reference of maintaining the club's reputation or increasing it, which given how everyone seems to believe the Glazers are using Man U to increase their own revenue, would seem fitting. 

Develop players from the club's youth system, Work towards developing the best youth facilities in the county and Work towards developing the best youth facilities in the Premier League, are these really what the board of Man U currently see as important? Feels more like a hangover from the 1990s/2000s era. This seems far more fitting and accurate for supporter culture. I wouldn't have it linked to the current Man U board at all. 

Sign high-reputation players is very low on the board cultures list of requirements, when it always appears to be top priority often to the detrement of what the club really needs (Ronaldo, Ibrahimovich, Mason Mount, Casemiro, etc)

Supporter expectations of just qualifying for the Champions League seems very low. 

Supporter influence on the board is rated as 'High', when it would appear The Glazers couldn't care less what Man U fans think considering the last decade and even the last 6 months with the 'sale'. 

Corporate fanbase is 4% feels low

David De Gea appears on favourite staff list, yet nobody battered an eyelid when he was allowed to leave on a free

 

Staff

For nearly 10 years now in Football Manager, Man U have constantly had one of, if not THE best coaching and scouting in the game. Yet, what obscure gems have they unearthed. Which players have they helped develop into world class talents. Taking this with a point of view that 20 is 'Best in the world' and a rating of 16+ in an attribute would make them one of the top non-playing staff in their field. 

Manager - Erik Ten Haag

Motivating and people management seems high, given the issues he's had with a number of players over the last 18 months. His handling of De Gea, Harry Maguire, Ronaldo, Sancho, a few examples. His tactical knowledge seems high too, considering there's no clear identity to this Man U team, and you rarely seems adjustments made to counter a threat or even create a threat during the game. 

DoF - John Murtough

 

Rated as a very good, almost World Class scout. Yet the signings since he was appointed in 2021 haven't really improved Man U or fit into a system of play.

Head of Youth Development - Nick Cox

Rated as nearly one of the best in his field at youth development, has been at Man U since 2016. Since 2016 Man U haven't produced plenty of players who have went on to play in the Premier League and Championship, with a few exceptions such as Marcus Rashford developing into a star. 

GK Coach - Craig Mawson

Been at Man U since 2016 and didn't really improve distribution within the GK, before that worked at Burnley where he worked with Tom Heaton and Nick Pope, and I know first hand that Nick Pope's distribution is average at best. 

Coach - Benni McCarthy

Rated as a very good attacking coach, when Man U's goal tally this season is 2 less than what would be expected based on xG. and last season was 14 behind what would be expected based on xG.

Coach - Eric Ramsey

I'm always wary of any British person having a super high adaptability, even more so for someone who has never left the isles. 16 for set pieces, Man U scored 4 goals from corners last season and so far haven't scored any from a corner this season. Also, Eric's profile has him rated as a really good all round coach, which at 31 years old is very impressive. 

Physios

Man U have 4 members of staff with 16+ (two of which are 20) in physiotherapy, which seems very high and would lead to headhunting. 

Scouting

There's no disputing that Man U have a lot of scouts and their network is far and wide, yet the number of scouts that are rated 16+ in key attributes seems very high. I can't think of many potential players Man U have signed over the last 10 years that have become amazing. Man U have had the best English scouting team for a very long time in FM, which I don't believe to be the case at all. 

18 scouts have 16+ for judging ability, which would make them some of the best at the world at recognising which players could come into the Man U XI, improve it, learn the system and excel (including things such as abilty to learn a new playstyle, formation, their professionalism and character). If you look at Man Us signings over the last decade, I don't believe there to have been more success than failures when it comes to first team signings. 

There are 20 scounts with 16+ rating in judging player potential. Likewise, I can't think of many players Man U have unearthed over the last decade that other clubs weren't aware of. This number seems very high, even more so with the number of coaching and support staff with a 16+ rating too.

 

U21 Staff

 

Similar to the first team, the U21s are rated as one of (if not) best coaching teams in the English game. Their last success in the development league (all arguments aside of its suitabilty) was 2016.

u18s

They won the FA Youth Cup in 2022, but before that their last success was in the competition was 2011. 

Even taking into account the number of players who progressed from academy to first team, this rating seems far too high and would suggest a high success rate for developing 1st team calibre players at Man U (certainly alongside the high ratings for youth facilities and recruitment). 

Working with Youngsters

There is a database wide issue with 20s being placed into Works with Youngsters, just because a coach is a 'Youth Coach', I personally believe this rating should also reflect how a young player matures and develops as a 'person' as well as a footballer. As well as  considering maturation and over training, to reduce the amount of muscle injuries during teen years leading to repeatative injuries in adult life. 

I know far too many rotten youth coaches who cannot develop character or help with teenage issues. Man U have an amazing 32 members of staff with a 16+ rating in this field, some of which are support staff. 

Player morale

At the start of the season the players are generally OK, which doesn't seem right considering they only just managed to finish 4th, are aware of the fan unrest, the potential of a Glazer sale, and various other off field issues. 

In short, it feels as thought Man U are still the juggernaut entity from 2000 and there's not much to reflect the lack of investment, lack of club identity or struggles that former coaches, players and their fanbase have talked about. There's still this ingrained culture thoughtout the club, including the board, around youth development. Yet, Man U are not one of the best in the world, let alone in England, at youth development. I do believe the fans have that culture, but I cannot believe The Glazers share it outside of signing young players to sell on for profit model (if at all). I understand the class of '92 bears a lot of pride for Man U fans, in the same instance it would be good to be aware that it was the class of 1992. 

Since then Man U recognised talent in Guiseppe Rossi (Parma), Paul Pogba (Le Harve), Pique (Barcelona), Andreas Pereira (PSV) and Ronaldo (CP Sporting) and managed to sign them before others. Marcus Rashford is the only real superstar success story Man U's academy has had in the last decade, while producing decent Premier League players such as Tom Cleverley, Kieran Richardson, Darren Fletcher, Michael Keane, Lingard, Scott McTominay.

In absolute Football Manager data terms Man U are still set up for success with their infrastructure and coaching standard, even the blight of The Glazers feels extremely weak and almost none influential. Managing Man U in FM should feel like a challenge of succeeding despite the Glazers and once they leave, rebuilding everything again to try start a new legacy. 

 

Edited October 23, 2023 by ChrisNUFC

Ben Chilwell has extended his contract with Chelsea by two further years until 2027.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chilwell-commits-to-chelsea

 

 

 

Romero’s passing seems a bit underrated. A combination of passing 12 and vision 11 seems low, when he’s a very solid passer who is pretty reliable in a system that relies on playing out from the back, as shown by his fbref stats: https://fbref.com/en/players/a3d94a58/scout/365_m1/Cristian-Romero-Scouting-Report

I would also argue Vicario has been better this season than his attributes represent, but I understand he’s only just moved from Italy. But it doesn’t look great when he’s compared with Onana for instance.

• Enzo Fernández should have Lionel Messi set as "Favoured Personnel - idol", he has said this in multiple interviews, for proof see for example this one at 09:06: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOzEkmhfmVc 
• Julián Álvarez should have Lionel Messi set as "Favoured Personnel - idol", he has said this in multiple interviews, for proof see for example this one at 06:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2D43mW_ckc
• Joško Gvardiol should have Lionel Messi set as "Favoured Personnel - idol", he has said this in multiple interviews, for proof see for example this one at 00:08: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2SOK1_ahfc
• Jérémy Doku should have Lionel Messi set as "Favoured Personnel - idol", he has said this in multiple interviews, for proof see for example this one at 00:27: https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/stade-rennais/video-stade-rennais-jeremy-doku-l-interview-decale-6abd8bb5-2201-4a40-81df-8a097fffabee 
• Alejandro Garnacho should have Cristiano Ronaldo set as "Favoured Personnel - idol", he has said this in multiple interviews, for proof see for example this one at 00:00: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0XJ08HUgcV8
• Luis Diaz should have Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Neymar set as "Favoured Personnel - idol", for proof see this interview at 00:07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZugw_0Dl-8

Edited October 22, 2023 by preben