FM12: F.C. Barcelona – Més que un club

[Tactic Master]

Just started the season, only signing Philipp Lahm as i said. First up was a massive double test against Real Madrid for the Spanish Super Cup. Here is how both legs turned out!

Always nice to beat Real Madrid, but they didn't make it easy as they defended for their life!

[lewis999]

Has anyone by any chance kept hold of and developed Martin Montoya for a few seasons and can show me a screenie as to what I can expect? I know he has potential and as I got him as a free agent after the first season i'm quite curious as to how good he could be.

[mikeaji]

@Tactic Master

Cheers, yeah he cost alot of money but hopefully he'll be worth it and after a few years will take over Busquets. Trying to get him tutored by Masch but he's tutoring Bartra so will have to wait.

Nice job signing Lahm I'm guessing you paid his minimum release £26m? I was having a look at him but he was asking for ridiculous wages and I wasn't prepared to pay it. How much is he on with you? Yeah I always find Madrid hard to play against too (apart from the 7-0) it's always settled by a goal here or there. Seems they have their tackling to "hard" too as they've been top of the card list for the last 2 seasons.

@lewis999

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1707/martnmontoyaoverviewatt.png

Deputy right back to Alves, played 23(1) in the first season and has started this season well. Tutored by Puyol and Alves.

[Tactic Master]

@Tactic Master

Cheers, yeah he cost alot of money but hopefully he'll be worth it and after a few years will take over Busquets. Trying to get him tutored by Masch but he's tutoring Bartra so will have to wait.

Nice job signing Lahm I'm guessing you paid his minimum release £26m? I was having a look at him but he was asking for ridiculous wages and I wasn't prepared to pay it. How much is he on with you? Yeah I always find Madrid hard to play against too (apart from the 7-0) it's always settled by a goal here or there. Seems they have their tackling to "hard" too as they've been top of the card list for the last 2 seasons.

Yeah the kid should definately become a world beater if he's got good potential, and i'm sure you checked for that before you bought him lol.

Yeah I paid the 26mil asking price, £10mil up front and £16mil over 48 months. I had to sell Maxwell first though before I could complete the transfer. He did want stupid wages, but as I wasn't buying anybody else, i decided to go with the £165k per week wages. It's actually a good deal because he can cover both Left and Right Back and do a great job of it.

Real Madrid are really dirty, but it seemed so were my players against them. They were the one's with the 2 red cards though I'm just happy that I totally dominated them everywhere.

[yonko]

So Lahm has a release clause and can be paid up front + some on installments? I might have a go at him too.

I'm playing my save by starting with no transfers allowed in the first window for all clubs. I'm currently in January 2012 and I've bought Neymar so far for 59M euros (20M up front and 39M over 48 months). I sold Fontas (wanted more playing time, which I refused, so he wanted to leave) for 3M euros, Keita for 5M euros and I'm trying to sell Afellay too for 8-9M euros.

I'm second in La Liga though, one point behind Real Madrid. This is because, despite beating them 1-0 at the Bernabeu, I drew 3 times earlier in the season - 1-1 at home vs Villarreal, 1-1 at home vs Sevilla and 1-1 away at Bilbao. Interestingly, all three draws were because the opponents scored on set-pieces. I've only allowed one more goal in the league and I'm also unbeaten in all competitions.

I will post more summary and screenshots after I finish the first season. Messi is a beast as usual :-). He has 40 goals and 20 assists in the middle of January.

[Chicha_14]

Just finished my second season with Barca winning the Spanish double after winning no trophies in the first season. Messi has banged 70 goals this season as well as the 50 he scored last season.

[mikeaji]

Yeah the kid should definately become a world beater if he's got good potential, and i'm sure you checked for that before you bought him lol.

Yeah I paid the 26mil asking price, £10mil up front and £16mil over 48 months. I had to sell Maxwell first though before I could complete the transfer. He did want stupid wages, but as I wasn't buying anybody else, i decided to go with the £165k per week wages. It's actually a good deal because he can cover both Left and Right Back and do a great job of it.

Real Madrid are really dirty, but it seemed so were my players against them. They were the one's with the 2 red cards though I'm just happy that I totally dominated them everywhere.

Yeah lol he's got 4* potential which I consider a special talent especially for Barca, same ability as Masch so I'm looking forward to see how he develops! Yeh I see what you mean, who do you have as back ups for your full backs? I was looking at Vrsaljko for £2M but my scouts said he would only be a decent signing. Now 2 years later he has 3 and a half * potential. Last time I trust my scouting

So Lahm has a release clause and can be paid up front + some on installments? I might have a go at him too.

I'm playing my save by starting with no transfers allowed in the first window for all clubs. I'm currently in January 2012 and I've bought Neymar so far for 59M euros (20M up front and 39M over 48 months). I sold Fontas (wanted more playing time, which I refused, so he wanted to leave) for 3M euros, Keita for 5M euros and I'm trying to sell Afellay too for 8-9M euros.

I'm second in La Liga though, one point behind Real Madrid. This is because, despite beating them 1-0 at the Bernabeu, I drew 3 times earlier in the season - 1-1 at home vs Villarreal, 1-1 at home vs Sevilla and 1-1 away at Bilbao. Interestingly, all three draws were because the opponents scored on set-pieces. I've only allowed one more goal in the league and I'm also unbeaten in all competitions.

I will post more summary and screenshots after I finish the first season. Messi is a beast as usual :-). He has 40 goals and 20 assists in the middle of January.

How's Neymar doing for you? Around the same time as you my scouts said he was available for around £35M, didn't they accept anything less? Also what are his wages like because I can see his agent a pain negotiating with?

You're also selling Afellay? Personally I can't see myself doing likewise. He's consistently performing well, extremely versatile and has relatively low wages. Infact, I can see him being a key team player and the only reason I'm delaying my decision to buy Gotze/Lucas.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1368/ibrahimafellayoverviewaw.png

Just finished my second season with Barca winning the Spanish double after winning no trophies in the first season. Messi has banged 70 goals this season as well as the 50 he scored last season.

How are you playing Messi?

[Tactic Master]

Just thought I'd do a quick update so far on things! I've been very happy with my start at Barcelona, with 8 games played, 7 won, 1 draw.

Spanish Super Cup - Real Madrid (0 - 0)

Spanish Super Cup - Real Madrid (1 - 0 Pique)

Euro Super Cup - Porto (1 - 0 Pedro)

Liga BBVA - Real Sociedad (2 - 0 Fabregas, Villa)

Champions League Group - CSKA Moscow (2 - 0 Xavi, Messi)

Liga BBVA - Osasuna (2 - 0 Sanchez, Messi)

Liga BBVA - Valencia (3 - 2 Mascherano, Messi, Pedro)

Liga BBVA - Atletico Madrid (5 - 0 Messi x3, Puyol, Fabregas)

So far, as you can see, i've only conceded in 1 game and that was against 2nd placed Valencia. They took advantage of some disgustingly bad defending. In other news, Messi scores a hatrick in record timing of only 8 minutes!

Here's some pictures for Atletico Madrid and a video of my favourite goal! Just to note, my team completed 454 Passes

[video=youtube;YH9PgKUjusE]

[Tactic Master]

Yeah lol he's got 4* potential which I consider a special talent especially for Barca, same ability as Masch so I'm looking forward to see how he develops! Yeh I see what you mean, who do you have as back ups for your full backs? I was looking at Vrsaljko for £2M but my scouts said he would only be a decent signing. Now 2 years later he has 3 and a half * potential. Last time I trust my scouting

Lahm can play on both Right Back and Left Back, so i rotate him with Daniel Alves, Adriano and Eric Abidal.

[Chicha_14]

How are you playing Messi?

Playing him as a lone striker set as Trequartista in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Also adjusted him to run with ball often, run from deep and more attacking mentality in player instructions.

[kamikaze_josh]

After a few skirmishes, I've finally settled down into my first Barcelona save of FM12. I only made a couple of minor adjustments to the first team – selling Abidal (€25M to Arsenal – although I rate him highly and would’ve liked to have kept him for sentimental reasons too, the price was too high to resist), Maxwell (€9M to Juventus – Decided to cash in on the interest being shown in him) and Soriano (€3M to Napoli – Not quite good enough to make an impact at Barca); and buying Thiago Silva (€43M from A.C. Milan – the perfect partner for Pique and 5 years Abidal’s junior. The price was over the odds though, but then again, so was Abidal’s) and Alcacer (€10M from Valencia – good looking young striker and Real were sniffing around him, need I say any more?!). That’s a net transfer spend of €16M.

I also decided to bring in all of my own staff so that I could give the best coaching and medical care possible and scout the finest upcoming players. I also created my own custom made training schedules and have had all of the squad on an intensive pre-season routine until now (6 weeks into the season). It’s now the second international break and I’m about to change everybody over to specialised schedules for their respective positions.

I’m playing a fairly simple formation and haven’t even bothered to venture into classic mode as yet. On the pitch it almost works like an old fashioned WW formation and is similar to my most successful tactic from FM11 – The only changes being that my STL and STR have become AML and AMR and therefore my ML and MR have become WBL and WBR. It looks as follows: GK (SK:D) – DCL (CD:X) – DCR (CD:C) – WBL (WB:A) – DMC (AM:D) – WBR (WB:A) – MCL (AP:S) – MCR (DLP:S) – AML (IF:A) – AMR (IF:A) – STC (T:A)

Obviously I’ve made a few changes to the standard TC formation. Namely, playing an extremely high defensive line and giving all of the front 7 players maximum for closing down / pressing. There are a few other tweaks but I won’t go into too much detail as I’m not entirely happy with it so far.

The season has started off very well – these are my results so far:

Friendlies

Barcelona 4-0 Barcelona 'B'

Messi

O.G.

Thiago

Busquets

Daegu 0-2 Barcelona

Iniesta

Sanchez

Jeonbuk 0-4 Barcelona

Villa

Messi (2)

Sanchez

Al-Ittihad (KSA) 0-4 Barcelona

Messi

O.G.

Villa

Busquets

Reus 0-4 Barcelona

dos Santos

Messi (2)

Miguel Angel

Competitive Fixtures

R. Madrid 3-4 Barcelona

Messi (3)

Villa

Barcelona 5-0 R.Madrid - Get in!

O.G.

Messi (2)

Pique(2)

Barcelona 3-0 FCP

Sanchez (2)

O.G.

Barcelona 2-0 Villareal

Sanchez (2)

R. Sociedad 0-3 Barcelona

Pique

Xavi

Pedro

Dortmund 0-3 Barcelona

Messi (2)

Villa

Barcelona 5-0 Osasuna

Sanchez (2)

Xavi

Villa

Messi

Valencia 1-2 Barcelona

Sanchez (2) – 86 and 89 minutes!

Barcelona 4-2 At. Madrid

Messi (3)

Sanchez

Barcelona 4-0 Basel

Pedro (3)

Xavi

Sporting 1-3 Barcelona

Sanchez

Messi

O.G.

Standout players so far have definitely been Messi, Xavi and Sanchez. I’ll report back at the end of the first half of the season.

[yonko]

How's Neymar doing for you? Around the same time as you my scouts said he was available for around £35M, didn't they accept anything less? Also what are his wages like because I can see his agent a pain negotiating with?

You're also selling Afellay? Personally I can't see myself doing likewise. He's consistently performing well, extremely versatile and has relatively low wages. Infact, I can see him being a key team player and the only reason I'm delaying my decision to buy Gotze/Lucas.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1368/ibrahimafellayoverviewaw.png

Neymar has had a decent start for me so far. He has played in 6 games so far, 2 as a starter and 4 as a substitute, scoring 2 goals and making 1 or 2 assists. I'm introducing him slowly into the team.

On my save, I had to negotiate his price 4-5 times until we agreed on 20M euros up front and 39M over 48 months. I don't remember what his wage is (is not that high though), but I had to give him a status of "key player" in order to have his agent fee accepted

Afellay wasn't contributing for me, so once I got Neymar (which was my plan from the start of the save), he is surplus to requirements.

EDIT: I checked Neymar's wage - he is on 59k a week, that is in euros.

Here's some pictures for Atletico Madrid and a video of my favourite goal! Just to note, my team completed 454 Passes

[video=youtube;YH9PgKUjusE]

Nice goal indeed!

Hey, it looks like your formation is 4-1-2-2-1. Is that correct? I use the same formation. Is your passing focused through the middle or is it on mixed? Are you using a playmaker? Can you post screenshot of your team instructions?

[Tactic Master]

Some type of record here??? We already had San Roque sitting down at half time with 4 nice goals from Messi, but then the red card came, i quickly switched from Possession football to Gung Ho football and brought on Rodri to partner Messi up front and it was total devastation!!!!

[yonko]

Some type of record here??? We already had San Roque sitting down at half time with 4 nice goals from Messi, but then the red card came, i quickly switched from Possession football to Gung Ho football and brought on Rodri to partner Messi up front and it was total devastation!!!!

A video of the goals would be nice to see.

I will ask again, what formation/instructions are you using? Have you created the tactic yourself or are you using a downloaded tactic?

[Eugster]

I'm gonna start a Barce save tomorrow. Don't really want to buy anyone but will be scouting for a left back to replace Abidal.

[Tactic Master]

A video of the goals would be nice to see.

I will ask again, what formation/instructions are you using? Have you created the tactic yourself or are you using a downloaded tactic?

Sorry, I wasn't ignoring the question, I only noticed it when I posted this. I then went out, I'll upload the best of Messi's goals for you, but most of them were pritty much the same, because after the sending off and my switching of tactics, I was able to exploit the left flank with ease.

My possession tactic is a downloaded tactic, but my Gung-Ho Tactic is of my own creation from FM11. The possession tactic is in fact a 4-1-2-2-1 formation, mostly using Messi as the striker, but the tactic only works if you've got someone like Messi with players like Xavi behind him. It doesn't work with the likes of Man Utd and Chelsea. This tactic only uses a Playmaker and that has to be Xavi, just because of his superior passing skills.

My Gung Ho tactic uses 4-1-1-2-2 formation, which uses a Playmaker and a Target Man. The Playmaker is the CM and the Target Man is the STL. I've tried several different tactics on FM12 Demo Version with Man Utd, but this 1 was the only 1 that worked for me from FM11, so naturally I've been using it with Barcelona too. It's basically there incase my possession football isn't working and I need a goal, or in this case, when their man gets sent off, it's extra effective.

I shall post some video's shortly once I've uploaded.

[Edit] A little bit extra information for you that you requested.

The passing is focussed through the middle for the Possession tactic.

This is a screenshot for the Possession tactic team instructions. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x176/P-------o/FCBarcelonaTactics_TeamInstructions.png

This is a screenshot for the Gung Ho tactic team instrutions. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x176/P-------o/FCBarcelonaTactics_TeamInstructions-2.png

I also adjust the Gung Ho tactic to the situation on the pitch. It would stay the same if I was needing a goal and I would only usually switch to it at half time if I was 0 - 0. If there has been a red card I would adjust Defensive Line for sure, to take full advantage, because I'm pretty safe in thinking they will go defensive.

Messi Goal's

[video=youtube;xFaJS2cMTqE]

[video=youtube;c6eZxHoiplg]

[video=youtube;WhuoA67FJi4]

If you would like anything more, just let me know

[Tactic Master]

I'm gonna start a Barce save tomorrow. Don't really want to buy anyone but will be scouting for a left back to replace Abidal.

Abidal doesn't really need to be replaced and will be a huge part of your plans for sure. I bought Philipp Lahm and he rotates with Abidal and Daniel Alves on both flanks.

[yonko]

Sorry, I wasn't ignoring the question, I only noticed it when I posted this. I then went out, I'll upload the best of Messi's goals for you, but most of them were pritty much the same, because after the sending off and my switching of tactics, I was able to exploit the left flank with ease.

My possession tactic is a downloaded tactic, but my Gung-Ho Tactic is of my own creation from FM11. The possession tactic is in fact a 4-1-2-2-1 formation, mostly using Messi as the striker, but the tactic only works if you've got someone like Messi with players like Xavi behind him. It doesn't work with the likes of Man Utd and Chelsea. This tactic only uses a Playmaker and that has to be Xavi, just because of his superior passing skills.

My Gung Ho tactic uses 4-1-1-2-2 formation, which uses a Playmaker and a Target Man. The Playmaker is the CM and the Target Man is the STL. I've tried several different tactics on FM12 Demo Version with Man Utd, but this 1 was the only 1 that worked for me from FM11, so naturally I've been using it with Barcelona too. It's basically there incase my possession football isn't working and I need a goal, or in this case, when their man gets sent off, it's extra effective.

I shall post some video's shortly once I've uploaded.

[Edit] A little bit extra information for you that you requested.

The passing is focussed through the middle for the Possession tactic.

This is a screenshot for the Possession tactic team instructions. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x176/P-------o/FCBarcelonaTactics_TeamInstructions.png

This is a screenshot for the Gung Ho tactic team instrutions. http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x176/P-------o/FCBarcelonaTactics_TeamInstructions-2.png

I also adjust the Gung Ho tactic to the situation on the pitch. It would stay the same if I was needing a goal and I would only usually switch to it at half time if I was 0 - 0. If there has been a red card I would adjust Defensive Line for sure, to take full advantage, because I'm pretty safe in thinking they will go defensive.

Messi Goal's

[video=youtube;xFaJS2cMTqE]

[video=youtube;c6eZxHoiplg]

[video=youtube;WhuoA67FJi4]

If you would like anything more, just let me know

Thanks, I appreciate it. Messi's goals look pretty standard and Messi-like.

Regarding the tactic.....I usually make my own and I'm pleased with my current one (I'm averaging 3.2 goals for and 0.3 goals against, plus over 60% possession in the first season up to March), but I'm always interested in other people's tactics, especially the ones based on Barca-possession, and I'm always open and looking for ideas to improve mine. I'm especially interested in increasing the passing amount of my playmaker, without sacrificing CCC's and goals scored. How many passes does your playmaker make? Where did you download the possession tactic you are using?

[Eugster]

Abidal doesn't really need to be replaced and will be a huge part of your plans for sure. I bought Philipp Lahm and he rotates with Abidal and Daniel Alves on both flanks.

When I say replace, I mean find a deputy who can step up in a couple of years time. Perhaps Jose Angel at the start of season 2 if Roma are fair.

[Tactic Master]

When I say replace, I mean find a deputy who can step up in a couple of years time. Perhaps Jose Angel at the start of season 2 if Roma are fair.

Ah right, I misunderstood you I will be doing the same, but I think i'll wait for the regens to kick in, see what I can find.

[Tactic Master]

Thanks, I appreciate it. Messi's goals look pretty standard and Messi-like.

Regarding the tactic.....I usually make my own and I'm pleased with my current one (I'm averaging 3.2 goals for and 0.3 goals against, plus over 60% possession in the first season up to March), but I'm always interested in other people's tactics, especially the ones based on Barca-possession, and I'm always open and looking for ideas to improve mine. I'm especially interested in increasing the passing amount of my playmaker, without sacrificing CCC's and goals scored. How many passes does your playmaker make? Where did you download the possession tactic you are using?

I agree on the Messi goals, i've just watched the first 2 I posted and they seem to have gone wrong, but the 3rd has a good camera on it. The second goal was probably the best. He basically scored exactly the same way for the other 7 goals.

I agree that it's more pleasing when you've made your own tactic, which is why I'm happy with my Gung Ho tactic, but I also like to try other peoples tactics too, to see what they've created and see how it works on the pitch. After using the Barcelona tactic (which can be found HERE), I couldn't resist it. Unfortunately it's not a goals type of tactic, it's based around Possession and Patience, but i'm sure you'd agree, that's the definition of Barcelona.

As i've said above, it's not about goals with that tactic, so I don't think your gonna to find any light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to improving your playmakers passing count, while getting the same results.

I always use Xavi in every match as my Playmaker and he usually gets around 60 completed passes, but i've had him do around 115 completed passes before, with actual passes being around 10 more than those figures.

[Tactic Master]

I've just come up against a Granada team with nothing in mind except fouling (reminds me of Real Madrid IRL)... I got 6 penalties, but only 1 got punished... They also got 2 red cards, 1 of them was for the punished penalty. I seem to be experiencing a lot of penalties, is anybody else? It must be some sort of bug because i'm getting stupid amounts.

I also think it's a bit of a bug when penalties go unpunished constantly, I hardly ever see the player get booked, not even a yellow...

[yonko]

When I say replace, I mean find a deputy who can step up in a couple of years time. Perhaps Jose Angel at the start of season 2 if Roma are fair.

I'm looking at Jose Angel too, for a second season buy. I'm also considering Alex Santos (or is it Alex Sandro) from Porto. Another option for me is to go for Bale and training him intensively on defending to improve his positioning, marking and tackling.

There is also the possibility to use Muniesa as DL once promoted into the first team.

I agree on the Messi goals, i've just watched the first 2 I posted and they seem to have gone wrong, but the 3rd has a good camera on it. The second goal was probably the best. He basically scored exactly the same way for the other 7 goals.

I agree that it's more pleasing when you've made your own tactic, which is why I'm happy with my Gung Ho tactic, but I also like to try other peoples tactics too, to see what they've created and see how it works on the pitch. After using the Barcelona tactic (which can be found HERE), I couldn't resist it. Unfortunately it's not a goals type of tactic, it's based around Possession and Patience, but i'm sure you'd agree, that's the definition of Barcelona.

As i've said above, it's not about goals with that tactic, so I don't think your gonna to find any light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to improving your playmakers passing count, while getting the same results.

I always use Xavi in every match as my Playmaker and he usually gets around 60 completed passes, but i've had him do around 115 completed passes before, with actual passes being around 10 more than those figures.

Yes, I'm familiar with this Barca tactic by krunccrni, who btw is currently working on a newer version that looks to achieve even more passing, especially for the playmaker. So then, when you downloaded his tactic, did you move the players into a 4-1-2-2-1 formation, because his tactic uses a different formation (more of an asymmetric 4-2-3-1)?

I've just come up against a Granada team with nothing in mind except fouling (reminds me of Real Madrid IRL)... I got 6 penalties, but only 1 got punished... They also got 2 red cards, 1 of them was for the punished penalty. I seem to be experiencing a lot of penalties, is anybody else? It must be some sort of bug because i'm getting stupid amounts.

I also think it's a bit of a bug when penalties go unpunished constantly, I hardly ever see the player get booked, not even a yellow...

I get a lot penalties called in my favor too. So far I probably have around 20. But I'm not complaining, because the opposition is stupid to use hard tackling against me.

[Tactic Master]

Yes, I'm familiar with this Barca tactic by krunccrni, who btw is currently working on a newer version that looks to achieve even more passing, especially for the playmaker. So then, when you downloaded his tactic, did you move the players into a 4-1-2-2-1 formation, because his tactic uses a different formation (more of an asymmetric 4-2-3-1)?

I get a lot penalties called in my favor too. So far I probably have around 20. But I'm not complaining, because the opposition is stupid to use hard tackling against me.

I heard he was doing that, but his current tactic is good enough for me. 1 thing I will say, despite some of his bad English, the thread is actually a very very good read. I also never changed the formation, I guess he updated the tactic since you saw that.

As for the penalties, although it's nice to score 6 penalties in a game and win 12 - 0, it's very unrealistic... I'd prefer it to be realistic. It's not only the high amounts in 1 game, it's also the consecutive amounts in bunches of games.

I posted a thread in the general forum, and i've been told it's not a bug, because this particular person hadn't conceded or been given a penalty in a whole season. It must just be the way we play, possession football annoying the opposition.

[Tactic Master]

Update

Tactics: 4-1-2-2-1 (Possession) and 4-1-1-2-2 (Gung Ho)

Match Preperation: Defending Set Pieces (Very High)

Pitch Size: Maximum

It's now the 10th Decemeber, so I've decided to do a proper update on everything so far. It's difficult to succeed such a top quality manager like Josep Guardiola, but i think I've done a fantastic job, keeping to the same philosophy of this extremely talented, young manager and gaining some fantastic results.

I feel i've added something new to this Barcelona team and improved it to such a level, that no team can ever compete (so far). A lot of people, including myself with other game saves, have had trouble when it comes to defending corners, whilst also defending well and having a very attacking element. With the help of Barca Obsession tactic and a personal creation, i've managed to totally dominate and be successfull in Defending Set-Pieces, Defending in general and having a very attacking element in my team. To date, I can't remember conceding a free-kick or corner and i've only conceded 4 goals in 25 games, whilst scoring 83 goals and a win percentage of 96%.

Not only are results going exceptionally well on the field, but i'm also having success off it too, with finances flourishing. I made 1 transfer this season, buying Philipp Lahm for 26mil (16mil over 48 months). I was later given 40mil to spend around the beggining of November, but so far, i've felt no need to improve my squad. November has been the only month that i've not made a profit and it still wasn't a bad month, only losing about 200k in total.

Here is the League Table

Here are my Results so far this season.

Messi is so far my top goalscorer and top performer with 41 goals in 25 games. This was hugely down to the 10 goals he scored against San Roque and the 7 goals (5 Penalties) in the game against Granada. Messi has had 10 penalties so far this season and has scored all 10.

I would also say that Victor Valdes has been one of my best performers despite being the player who does the least in the team. He's had to stand around most games with nothing to do, but when called upon, he's made some fantastic saves to collect the clean sheets. 25 games, 4 conceded, 22 clean sheets.

Also a big mention to the defence who attack superbly while defending extremely well, especially against corners.

Lastly, I've now played 3 El Clasico games and in all 3 games, Real Madrid have had a player sent off. It appears that the game is very realistic in the way Jose Mourinho uses his tactics against Barcelona. It's also the 2nd time Pepe has been sent off against me. Here's a picture of the latest game. As soon as Pepe got sent off, I switched tactic, which is further proof that my tactic switching works, as i struggled to score all game, then scored twice late on.

LIGA BBVA Player Stats

[yonko]

I heard he was doing that, but his current tactic is good enough for me. 1 thing I will say, despite some of his bad English, the thread is actually a very very good read. I also never changed the formation, I guess he updated the tactic since you saw that.

As for the penalties, although it's nice to score 6 penalties in a game and win 12 - 0, it's very unrealistic... I'd prefer it to be realistic. It's not only the high amounts in 1 game, it's also the consecutive amounts in bunches of games.

I posted a thread in the general forum, and i've been told it's not a bug, because this particular person hadn't conceded or been given a penalty in a whole season. It must just be the way we play, possession football annoying the opposition.

I don't remember if krunccrni's tactic was ever using the 4-1-2-2-1 formation, but you may be right. Yeah, his thread is a good read. He also has a thread on FM-Base.co.uk forums. Can you post the version of his tactic that you are using?

Update

Tactics: 4-1-2-2-1 (Possession) and 4-1-1-2-2 (Gung Ho)

Match Preperation: Defending Set Pieces (Very High)

Pitch Size: Maximum

It's now the 10th Decemeber, so I've decided to do a proper update on everything so far. It's difficult to succeed such a top quality manager like Josep Guardiola, but i think I've done a fantastic job, keeping to the same philosophy of this extremely talented, young manager and gaining some fantastic results.

I feel i've added something new to this Barcelona team and improved it to such a level, that no team can ever compete (so far). A lot of people, including myself with other game saves, have had trouble when it comes to defending corners, whilst also defending well and having a very attacking element. With the help of Barca Obsession tactic and a personal creation, i've managed to totally dominate and be successfull in Defending Set-Pieces, Defending in general and having a very attacking element in my team. To date, I can't remember conceding a free-kick or corner and i've only conceded 4 goals in 25 games, whilst scoring 83 goals and a win percentage of 96%.

Not only are results going exceptionally well on the field, but i'm also having success off it too, with finances flourishing. I made 1 transfer this season, buying Philipp Lahm for 26mil (16mil over 48 months). I was later given 40mil to spend around the beggining of November, but so far, i've felt no need to improve my squad. November has been the only month that i've not made a profit and it still wasn't a bad month, only losing about 200k in total.

Here is the League Table

Here are my Results so far this season.

Messi is so far my top goalscorer and top performer with 41 goals in 25 games. This was hugely down to the 10 goals he scored against San Roque and the 7 goals (5 Penalties) in the game against Granada. Messi has had 10 penalties so far this season and has scored all 10.

I would also say that Victor Valdes has been one of my best performers despite being the player who does the least in the team. He's had to stand around most games with nothing to do, but when called upon, he's made some fantastic saves to collect the clean sheets. 25 games, 4 conceded, 22 clean sheets.

Also a big mention to the defence who attack superbly while defending extremely well, especially against corners.

Lastly, I've now played 3 El Clasico games and in all 3 games, Real Madrid have had a player sent off. It appears that the game is very realistic in the way Jose Mourinho uses his tactics against Barcelona. It's also the 2nd time Pepe has been sent off against me. Here's a picture of the latest game. As soon as Pepe got sent off, I switched tactic, which is further proof that my tactic switching works, as i struggled to score all game, then scored twice late on.

LIGA BBVA Player Stats

Doing well so far I see.

I notice that you have 3-4 players from your team with AVR above 8.00 and one of them is Xavi. I have only one player with a rating above 8.00 - Messi, he averages 8.55 overall for me. And he has 60+ goals and 30+ assists from 45 games on my save.

[Tactic Master]

I don't remember if krunccrni's tactic was ever using the 4-1-2-2-1 formation, but you may be right. Yeah, his thread is a good read. He also has a thread on FM-Base.co.uk forums. Can you post the version of his tactic that you are using?

Doing well so far I see.

I notice that you have 3-4 players from your team with AVR above 8.00 and one of them is Xavi. I have only one player with a rating above 8.00 - Messi, he averages 8.55 overall for me. And he has 60+ goals and 30+ assists from 45 games on my save.

Barca Tactic Requested

Yeah, they are all doing very well, but it appears that your Messi is more creative than mine. I've changed the Strikers instructions from that tactic to make Messi score loads more. So it wont work like mine unless you change it. I can get a screenshot of the instructions if you need, it's only simple changes.

[tuffers007]

Here, take a look at this:

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What do you think about that, fellas? Just look at Messi's stats! Realistic? Keep in mind that this was with experimenting and tweaking with my tactic through most of the half-season, although his individual instructions never changed.

hi mate,

there some really impressive stats. i am currently using the same formation as this but im really struggling to get the lone striker to fire.

was hoping and praying that you could enlighten me the settings for messi. would love to see if my striker can perform as well as messi!!

would be eternally grateful for the help

thank you

tuffers007

[Tactic Master]

hi mate,

there some really impressive stats. i am currently using the same formation as this but im really struggling to get the lone striker to fire.

was hoping and praying that you could enlighten me the settings for messi. would love to see if my striker can perform as well as messi!!

would be eternally grateful for the help

thank you

tuffers007

Hope this gives you a bit of help...

[Tactic Master]

You can view this in 1080P

Here's the reason i've achieved 24 clean sheets in a row. Unfortunately, this match marked my 1st draw in the Liga BBVA all season, but it could have nearly been a loss! Thank You Carles Puyol!

[video=youtube;cZpTuj_5ZdQ]

If this isn't clear enough for you to see, as it's not the best of quality... Basically there's a lobbed through ball and the striker goes to chip the ball into the net, only for Puyol to race to the line and header it away! This is the first time that Valdes has been beaten in 24 games, but thankfully it didn't result the end of the clean sheets!

[mikeaji]

I'm looking at Jose Angel too, for a second season buy. I'm also considering Alex Santos (or is it Alex Sandro) from Porto. Another option for me is to go for Bale and training him intensively on defending to improve his positioning, marking and tackling.

There is also the possibility to use Muniesa as DL once promoted into the first team.

I've just signed Alex Sandro in my save too, he's young and has the potential to become even better so I decided it was worth it. Had to shell out abit though (£21.5M) but hoping he'll pay it back eventually. He's currently rotating with Criscito so I find there's good competition.

I could do with some advice as to whether I need to strengthen my squad in any way. I hardly spend money as I prefer to look towards the youngsters as my only noticeable transfers for huge sums are Criscito (£17M), Muniain (£20M) and Alex Sandro (£21.5M). The only place I can see myself looking at is a star LW and I've set my eyes towards Goetze but no matter what I do he doesn't seem interested. I've tried tapping him up but he seems so reluctant to move, I've even won the CL twice in a row! TBH I've got a transfer budget of £106M and I can't do anything with it.

Here's my squad, suggestions would be welcome.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3123/fcbarcelonasquadplayersfr.png

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6632/fcbarcelonasquadplayers.png

P.S. I've trained Masch to play as CB with Pique since day 1 and he's natural there.

Oh, and I think I've got to give a shout out to Thiago. Literally a genius the way he plays and he's probably ready for a starting place in my midfield especially with the injury-prone Fabregas/Iniesta and the ageing Xavi. He's coming on really well and has been rewarded with a new long-term deal.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6937/thiagooverviewattribute.png

[mikeaji]

Here's the reason i've achieved 24 clean sheets in a row. Unfortunately, this match marked my 1st draw in the Liga BBVA all season, but it could have nearly been a loss! Thank You Carles Puyol!

[video=youtube;XxcFkdEr6EE]

If this isn't clear enough for you to see, as it's not the best of quality... Basically there's a lobbed through ball and the striker goes to chip the ball into the net, only for Puyol to race to the line and header it away! This is the first time that Valdes has been beaten in 24 games, but thankfully it didn't result the end of the clean sheets!

Classic Puyi, always there when you need him. Great achievement with the 24 clean sheet though mate KUTGW . Are you pressing high up like Barca IRL or have you adjusted the team yourself?

[Tactic Master]

Classic Puyi, always there when you need him. Great achievement with the 24 clean sheet though mate KUTGW . Are you pressing high up like Barca IRL or have you adjusted the team yourself?

These are the Team Instructions mate (http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x176/P-------o/FCBarcelonaTactics_TeamInstructions.png).

BTW, i've edited my post, you can now watch the video in 1080p HD A lot more clearer now. I will be doing another update as soon as my clean sheet run comes to an end. I can't see it ending though, since I cracked the goals being conceded from corners problem

[Tactic Master]

Wow... This was the game that nearly ended my Clean Sheet record, but we've extended to 28 now! Chelsea in the Champions League 1st Knockout Round.

They had several close shots, but this particular shot that nearly ended it... Mata got clear for a 1 v 1 on Victor Valdes and for some reason he passed it to Valdes who fumbled it and Mata went for a second go and totally missed the goal by inches! It was the strangest shot i've ever seen on FM, just passing it to Valdes and then the biggest mistake i've seen a goalkeeper make with such a weird shot...

We almost didn't score either, with so many shots going just about off target! But finally, Xavi with a 40 yard free kick which is saved and fumbled by Ross Turnbull (???) into the path of David Villa, who makes no mistake and smashes it in like a cannonball had been shot.

[yonko]

Barca Tactic Requested

Yeah, they are all doing very well, but it appears that your Messi is more creative than mine. I've changed the Strikers instructions from that tactic to make Messi score loads more. So it wont work like mine unless you change it. I can get a screenshot of the instructions if you need, it's only simple changes.

I set Messi with full Creative Freedom and he doesn't swap position with anyone. He also leads the list with the most Key Passes made in La Liga and Champions League, 65 and 23 respectively, so 88 key passes overall.

I'm happy with him and I don't see that I need to change his instructions.

hi mate,

there some really impressive stats. i am currently using the same formation as this but im really struggling to get the lone striker to fire.

was hoping and praying that you could enlighten me the settings for messi. would love to see if my striker can perform as well as messi!!

would be eternally grateful for the help

thank you

tuffers007

The stats in the screenshot are from the Demo save. The 60+ goals and 30+ assists from 45 games for Messi is from a save on the full game.

I would assume that your a using a 4-1-2-2-1 formation. Start from this set up:

Balanced Philosophy, Standard Startegy

GK - sweeper keeper-defend

DR/L - fullback-attack (RFD, RWB and Cross Ball are on mixed)

DCs - central defender- defend

DM - defensive midfielder-defend (everything on rarely)

MCR - advanced playmaker-support (TTB=mixed, No Cross Ball)

MCL - advanced playmaker-attack ( RWB=mixed, TTB=mixed, No Cross Ball)

AMR/L - inside forward-attack (RWB=mixed)

STC (Messi) - trequartista-attack (RFD=rarely, RWB=mixed, LS=rarely, TTB=mixed, Cross Ball=mixed, Cross from=mixed, Cross to=mixed, roaming= yes, hold up ball=yes, Wide Play=normal)

Everyone is on the shortest passing and Hold up Ball (cancel this if opposition is pressing you too hard), No Long Shots for anyone.

Team Instructions:

D-line = second notch of Push up

Width = last notch of Narrow

Tempo = last notch of Slow

Time Wasting = far to the left

CounterAttack= yes

Offside = No

Focus passing Through the Middle

Set the MCR as the Playmaker and the Target Man with supply to feet. Use the shout "Hassle Opponents".

Hope this gives you a bit of help...

On my save Messi has also improved his creativity and decisions attributes up to 18. But he has also improved his influence by 1.

[yonko]

I've just signed Alex Sandro in my save too, he's young and has the potential to become even better so I decided it was worth it. Had to shell out abit though (£21.5M) but hoping he'll pay it back eventually. He's currently rotating with Criscito so I find there's good competition.

I could do with some advice as to whether I need to strengthen my squad in any way. I hardly spend money as I prefer to look towards the youngsters as my only noticeable transfers for huge sums are Criscito (£17M), Muniain (£20M) and Alex Sandro (£21.5M). The only place I can see myself looking at is a star LW and I've set my eyes towards Goetze but no matter what I do he doesn't seem interested. I've tried tapping him up but he seems so reluctant to move, I've even won the CL twice in a row! TBH I've got a transfer budget of £106M and I can't do anything with it.

Here's my squad, suggestions would be welcome.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3123/fcbarcelonasquadplayersfr.png

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6632/fcbarcelonasquadplayers.png

P.S. I've trained Masch to play as CB with Pique since day 1 and he's natural there.

Oh, and I think I've got to give a shout out to Thiago. Literally a genius the way he plays and he's probably ready for a starting place in my midfield especially with the injury-prone Fabregas/Iniesta and the ageing Xavi. He's coming on really well and has been rewarded with a new long-term deal.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6937/thiagooverviewattribute.png

Nice additions to the squad.

Where is Muniesa? Why do you need a star LW? You have Muniain (great buy), Villa, Pedro, Sanchez and Afellay who can play in that position, not to mention also Deulofeu. How is Deulofeu btw? Can you post a screenshot of his attributes? But if you insist on getting a star LW, then Neymar is better option than Goetze IMO because of his finishing. The German looks to be more of a playmaking winger than a goalscoring one. You can still buy Goetze and train him to be a MC along with Iniesta, Fabregas and Thiago, since Xavi is aging and probably declining.

[tuffers007]

I set Messi with full Creative Freedom and he doesn't swap position with anyone. He also leads the list with the most Key Passes made in La Liga and Champions League, 65 and 23 respectively, so 88 key passes overall.

I'm happy with him and I don't see that I need to change his instructions.

The stats in the screenshot are from the Demo save. The 60+ goals and 30+ assists from 45 games for Messi is from a save on the full game.

I would assume that your a using a 4-1-2-2-1 formation. Start from this set up:

Balanced Philosophy, Standard Startegy

GK - sweeper keeper-defend

DR/L - fullback-attack (RFD, RWB and Cross Ball are on mixed)

DCs - central defender- defend

DM - defensive midfielder-defend (everything on rarely)

MCR - advanced playmaker-support (TTB=mixed, No Cross Ball)

MCL - advanced playmaker-attack ( RWB=mixed, TTB=mixed, No Cross Ball)

AMR/L - inside forward-attack (RWB=mixed)

STC (Messi) - trequartista-attack (RFD=rarely, RWB=mixed, LS=rarely, TTB=mixed, Cross Ball=mixed, Cross from=mixed, Cross to=mixed, roaming= yes, hold up ball=yes, Wide Play=normal)

Everyone is on the shortest passing and Hold up Ball (cancel this if opposition is pressing you too hard), No Long Shots for anyone.

Team Instructions:

D-line = second notch of Push up

Width = last notch of Narrow

Tempo = last notch of Slow

Time Wasting = far to the left

CounterAttack= yes

Offside = No

Focus passing Through the Middle

Set the MCR as the Playmaker and the Target Man with supply to feet. Use the shout "Hassle Opponents".

On my save Messi has also improved his creativity and decisions attributes up to 18. But he has also improved his influence by 1.

firstly just want to thank you for the help it is much appreciated

secondly with the set up of the team i noticed that by advising me on player roles you use the TC settings but screen shot you uploaded shows the formation in classic style.

does this mean once i do the initial setup ( TC style ) i then convert to classic? if so do i then have to fiddle around with player settings again or is it best to leave them?

sorry to be pain but im a little confused

[yonko]

firstly just want to thank you for the help it is much appreciated

secondly with the set up of the team i noticed that by advising me on player roles you use the TC settings but screen shot you uploaded shows the formation in classic style.

does this mean once i do the initial setup ( TC style ) i then convert to classic? if so do i then have to fiddle around with player settings again or is it best to leave them?

sorry to be pain but im a little confused

What screenshots have I uploaded that were in Classic style tactic?

In the Demo my tactic was in fact in Classic style, converted from TC. Now on the full game, I just use the TC....for now. I may convert the tactic to Classic in the future.

The set up I posted is just a starting point for those who want a quick help with Barcelona tactics. You can tweak whatever you want or leave it as is, depending on how you want your Barca to play.

I personally change some instructions from game to game. For example, sometimes I have Hold up Ball on every player, other times no one has it, or only some players have it. Sometimes I give roaming to both MCs and/or I may change their Wide Play from Normal to Moves into Channels. For some games, I may increase the Time Wasting, increase or decrease Tempo, etc.

During matches I may change my Strategy (hence why I'm keeping the tactic in TC style for now) as well.

[Tactic Master]

What screenshots have I uploaded that were in Classic style tactic?

In the Demo my tactic was in fact in Classic style, converted from TC. Now on the full game, I just use the TC....for now. I may convert the tactic to Classic in the future.

The set up I posted is just a starting point for those who want a quick help with Barcelona tactics. You can tweak whatever you want or leave it as is, depending on how you want your Barca to play.

I personally change some instructions from game to game. For example, sometimes I have Hold up Ball on every player, other times no one has it, or only some players have it. Sometimes I give roaming to both MCs and/or I may change their Wide Play from Normal to Moves into Channels. For some games, I may increase the Time Wasting, increase or decrease Tempo, etc.

During matches I may change my Strategy (hence why I'm keeping the tactic in TC style for now) as well.

I think he got mixed up with the screenshots that i posted to help him, he probably thought it was you

[Eugster]

Finally got around to starting my Barce save. Couple of question before I get playing it much.

How's Martin Montoya? Is he good enough to deputize for Alves? My qualm with him is his attacking ability, I need my full backs as good as wingers like Alves is.

Also, is there enough good Spanish coaches on this game? I'd like an all Spanish staff but if there aren't enough good ones then I''ll have to revise this plan.

[Tactic Master]

Finally got around to starting my Barce save. Couple of question before I get playing it much.

How's Martin Montoya? Is he good enough to deputize for Alves? My qualm with him is his attacking ability, I need my full backs as good as wingers like Alves is.

Also, is there enough good Spanish coaches on this game? I'd like an all Spanish staff but if there aren't enough good ones then I''ll have to revise this plan.

Hey, good to see someone else starting a Barca save! Martin Montoya is moaning on my game because I wont play him, so i've sent him to the B team. I'd suggest you get Philipp Lahm to cover the Left and Right backs, in a rotation system. He's got a 7.63 AVMR over 44 games, can be bought for 26mil and is now valued at 30.5mil for me!

As for the Spanish coaches, unfortunately, it appears there are more Scouts and even Physios than anything... Not many top quality coaches. I'd suggest you look around for staff who can speak spanish.

[Tactic Master]

I really can't believe my clean sheet run is still going on... Recently we have come so close to being ended by teams like Chelsea, Valencia, Atletico Madrid and even Rayo! But this highlight is the latest of chances and the closest any team has come! The run carries on, it's 34 and counting!

This can be viewed in as high as 1080p!

[video=youtube;FhV9sxkTFxU]

[Edit]

My run has just ended on 34 clean sheets in a row! Sevilla managed to finally get the ball past Victor Valdes with a wonder strike from Cristian Ladesma. It wasn't all doom and gloom though, as I destroyed them 5 - 1 and Messi got his hatrick and 70th goal of season!

[Eugster]

I think Lahm might be to much for me, I'd rather really not spend much but with that being said If I'm for some reason struggling I would have no bother splashing the cash. I really want to buy Hazard and/or Gotze, so.

[tuffers007]

I think he got mixed up with the screenshots that i posted to help him, he probably thought it was you

yep sorry about that, my mistake! cheers to both of you

[Tactic Master]

I think Lahm might be to much for me, I'd rather really not spend much but with that being said If I'm for some reason struggling I would have no bother splashing the cash. I really want to buy Hazard and/or Gotze, so.

To be fair, i spent 26mil on him and then 3 months later they gave me another 40mil and then a month later, another 12mil. Barca constantly make money every month, sometimes as much as 6mil. So really, 26mil is nothing to you.

yep sorry about that, my mistake! cheers to both of you

Not a problem, if you need anything else, just ask

[uros19]

Gonna start my save with my favourite club that i love

I will be doing montly updates, and i will be playing with my own tactic, based on possesion...

I wont be buying star players, i will promote youngsters like Barca do IRL

Visca el Barca !

[yonko]

Finally got around to starting my Barce save. Couple of question before I get playing it much.

How's Martin Montoya? Is he good enough to deputize for Alves? My qualm with him is his attacking ability, I need my full backs as good as wingers like Alves is.

Also, is there enough good Spanish coaches on this game? I'd like an all Spanish staff but if there aren't enough good ones then I''ll have to revise this plan.

I think Lahm might be to much for me, I'd rather really not spend much but with that being said If I'm for some reason struggling I would have no bother splashing the cash. I really want to buy Hazard and/or Gotze, so.

How do you plan on playing with Barca, what formation,tactic, etc.? You need to decide this first.

Montoya is good enough for me. I had Alves tutor him and it went well, both players were happy. Martin gets his fair share of games, especially when Alves goes nuts and gets sent off or accumulates yellow cards. Don't worry about his attacking ability. Plus there aren't that many other right fullbacks as attacking as Alves (in FM and IRL). Bartra is also quite capable of filling in at the position as well.

IMO, there is no need to buy anyone in defense (or in midfield) during the first season. There are plenty of established players and young prospects, a good mix - Alves, Montoya, Bartra, Puyol, Pique, Fontas, Abidal, Maxwell, Adriano and you can promote Muniesa if you want/need. You can also use Busquets and Mascherano in defense, without retraining them even. I used Busquets as Pique's partner until Puyol recovered and regained his full fitness after the injury with which he starts the game.

In the first season, you might want to add a player to the offense, because Messi and Villa are the only sure things. Pedro, Sanchez and Afellay vary in their performance from game to game and even from save to save. Based on attributes, Pedro is probably the 3rd best option for the offense, because Sanchez' decision making is poor (only 8). Afellay hasn't played well for me and I've sold him. But others have had him play well for them, so it is a toss up.

My advice is try to develop the youngsters and buy only one player for the attack. Hazard and Goetze are more of a creators than scorers because of their low finishing attribute. Neymar or Muniain is the best option IMO. Or you can go for the unhappy Tevez, I'm sure he would be available at knock down price, spread over 48 months.

I started my save with no transfers allowed in the first window. So I waited until January to buy Neymar. He is doing well and gradually integrating into the team. I sold Fontas because he wanted more playing time which I can't give him, plus I have Bartra. Muniesa is still in the B team, but he is doing well there and I will promote him for the second season as cover for both DC and DL.

Good luck.

[uros19]

Im gonna start with 4-3-3(4-5-1)

GK

DR-DC-DC-DL

DM

CM-CM

AMR-AML

ST

Im will play Messi as Tequerarista (idk if i spell it right,doesnt matter) but im wondering is Xavi better if he plays DLP or AP set to support ?

[Hyperlogic]

Started a game with my beloved Barcelona a few hours ago and I have to say, I am loving it!

Started off with a revision of staff (Stole the AC Milan assistant "Tassotti") Brought in and fired quite a few coaches and scouts. I had quite a poor first impression of the staff.

Maxwell was sold for £3.7M to Juventus, Soriano moved away to OM for 500K and Kieta went on a season long loan to PSG with a buyout option. No players were brought in, Thiago was promoted to the first team squad in the plan to bring him on as a substitute.

I have tweaked Krunccrni's tactics to allow for a more direct style of play with players given the option to long shoot sometimes and win the ball back as soon as possible.

Started very well with a 5-1 aggregate thumping of Real Madrid in the Spanish super cup then went on to beat FCP in the European super cup in an unconvincing 1-0 game.

Played 6 won 6 in the league so far, scoring 18 goals and conceding just 2.

Champions league group consists of Manchester City, Durtmund and Lyon, won 2/2 so far. Quite a tough group but should still qualify on top position.

Sanchez has got off to a flying start with 12 goals in 11 games (5 of them against Dortmund)

I read Barcelona are given extra cash come the winter transfer window so I am looking out for a potential left back to replace Abidal, "Jose Angel" from Roma and "Jose Enrique" from Liverpool are amoung targets.

[yonko]

Im gonna start with 4-3-3(4-5-1)

GK

DR-DC-DC-DL

DM

CM-CM

AMR-AML

ST

Im will play Messi as Tequerarista (idk if i spell it right,doesnt matter) but im wondering is Xavi better if he plays DLP or AP set to support ?

It's Trequartista.

IMO Xavi plays better as AP on support. Experiment with roaming and wide play "moves into channels" - that should help him move more sideways.

Started a game with my beloved Barcelona a few hours ago and I have to say, I am loving it!

Started off with a revision of staff (Stole the AC Milan assistant "Tassotti") Brought in and fired quite a few coaches and scouts. I had quite a poor first impression of the staff.

Maxwell was sold for £3.7M to Juventus, Soriano moved away to OM for 500K and Kieta went on a season long loan to PSG with a buyout option. No players were brought in, Thiago was promoted to the first team squad in the plan to bring him on as a substitute.

I have tweaked Krunccrni's tactics to allow for a more direct style of play with players given the option to long shoot sometimes and win the ball back as soon as possible.

Started very well with a 5-1 aggregate thumping of Real Madrid in the Spanish super cup then went on to beat FCP in the European super cup in an unconvincing 1-0 game.

Played 6 won 6 in the league so far, scoring 18 goals and conceding just 2.

Champions league group consists of Manchester City, Durtmund and Lyon, won 2/2 so far. Quite a tough group but should still qualify on top position.

Sanchez has got off to a flying start with 12 goals in 11 games (5 of them against Dortmund)

I read Barcelona are given extra cash come the winter transfer window so I am looking out for a potential left back to replace Abidal, "Jose Angel" from Roma and "Jose Enrique" from Liverpool are amoung targets.

Good start. Yeah, your CL group seems very tough, good luck.

You should get extra cash in the transfer budget on Nov. 1st. In my save, when I started with no transfers allowed in the first window, I got 70M euros on Nov. 1st.