Powello Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, OneUnited said: He's making it hard for me to fit other players into my team. One thing I try to do is rotate players every so often, it's hard to do that when they are on a roll but you have to keep others happy and every one fresh. On my save it's easier as I have so many injuries it's ridiculous. I try and play only players who are above 90% match fit. I do have a huge first team squad to keep happy though haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 First leg of the Champions league first round knockout round, I think I am through to the Quarters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 15 hours ago, Verby said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 @Verby you're a life saver! Thanks! How's Pogba coming for you? What role d'you have him in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmFutbolManager Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 This is how I've been setting up. Working well so far. Tonnes of chances being created. Against Arsenal we had 25 shots to extend our unbeaten run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thim1993 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Just started my proper save, who did people plump for as right back signing. Negotiated a few: passlack - 16 rising to 25 mario fernandes - 21 rising to 29 florenzi - 26 cancelo - 23 Can't decide between them really. Thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 7 minutes ago, thim1993 said: Just started my proper save, who did people plump for as right back signing. Negotiated a few: passlack - 16 rising to 25 mario fernandes - 21 rising to 29 florenzi - 26 cancelo - 23 Can't decide between them really. Thoughts? You don't need one Darmian is quality and Tyrell Warren is a good back up. First season I used Valencia aswell and he did well. I have Passalack as back up so I would pick him if I was reccomending anyone. Fernandes was quality on 16 and he still looks good on this one so maybe him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
torehj Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Started a new Man Utd save today. First league match at the Emirates. 2-1 down after 64 minutes and Bailly brings down Sanchez in the box. Penalty and red card. Schneiderlin joins the debate with the ref and gets himself send off as well! 30 minutes left, 2 men down and penalty to Arsenal... Ozil misses the pen, Martial/Zlatan counter and score! We hold on the rest of the match! Should be a good save Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verby Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 21m in loan fees coming in this season lol and have not even started pre season friendlys yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thim1993 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Started my first save with Utd on the full game. I started by bringing in some new staff members as you can see above and then set about building my tactics. I have gone with a high pressing 433 as my main tactic with martial and mkhi as inside forwards. The variation of this tactic is to drop a cm into a defensive midfield role, usually Morgan or Fosu-Mensah but occasionally Carrick too. My secondary tactic which I will be experimenting with is a 4-3-1-2. Not letting me insert screenshots atm but I will upload them when I can. Finding the transfer window harder than the beta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Can I get screenshots for Raheem Sterling Stones Dier Alli Ward Prowse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 2 hours ago, OneUnited said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 2 hours ago, OneUnited said: This is how I've been setting up. Working well so far. Tonnes of chances being created. Against Arsenal we had 25 shots to extend our unbeaten run. Does Blind form a back 3 with your CBs when your WBs bomb forward? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verby Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, MorganGalahad said: Can I get screenshots for Raheem Sterling Stones Dier Alli Ward Prowse https://gyazo.com/ed5d8070313d3037c3f7cf12f1e7115e https://gyazo.com/32ddb757f5a5a77b7252ef52dcdfaac4 https://gyazo.com/288b55adcad85ff088d01cf5851d60fc https://gyazo.com/3b56b7ddfdd7113634e6658299ebdaf0 https://gyazo.com/9ac6b10d3db5ae87febe9c3065bb94f7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmFutbolManager Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 29 minutes ago, MorganGalahad said: Does Blind form a back 3 with your CBs when your WBs bomb forward? Not really. He's usually in front of them marking a striker or in the game against Arsenal he was always marking Cazorla who was in the AMC role for them. So the two central defenders are free to cover their one striker. Worked well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 9 minutes ago, OneUnited said: Not really. He's usually in front of them marking a striker or in the game against Arsenal he was always marking Cazorla who was in the AMC role for them. So the two central defenders are free to cover their one striker. Worked well. Nice! How's Pogba faring as BBM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 48 minutes ago, Verby said: https://gyazo.com/ed5d8070313d3037c3f7cf12f1e7115e https://gyazo.com/32ddb757f5a5a77b7252ef52dcdfaac4 https://gyazo.com/288b55adcad85ff088d01cf5851d60fc https://gyazo.com/3b56b7ddfdd7113634e6658299ebdaf0 https://gyazo.com/9ac6b10d3db5ae87febe9c3065bb94f7 Thanks mate! Varane Marquinhos Zouma Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmFutbolManager Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 He's doing okay. 1 goal and 2 assists from 3 games with an average 7.93 rating. I will sometimes use him in the AP role when Herrera sits out and Fellaini comes in as the BBM. As I said earlier I've made no new signings at all, so really it's only between him, Hererra and Fellaini for those two positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, OneUnited said: He's doing okay. 1 goal and 2 assists from 3 games with an average 7.93 rating. I will sometimes use him in the AP role when Herrera sits out and Fellaini comes in as the BBM. As I said earlier I've made no new signings at all, so really it's only between him, Hererra and Fellaini for those two positions. Any plans to try him as RPM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmFutbolManager Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I'm not sure I'll get the same defensive stability with him as an RPM. Perhaps I'll try it against a lesser team and report back with how he goes. I have Burnley next, so I'll see how he does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manchester Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Which wonderkids are a must buy this year in people's opinion dont worry about the money side i will worry about that also they can be in any position Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
axehan1 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 1 hour ago, MorganGalahad said: Thanks mate! Varane Marquinhos Zouma 1 season in if that's ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 22 minutes ago, axehan1 said: 1 season in if that's ok. Thanks! Can I get Digne Kurzawa Verratti Kovacic Bellerin Is Alaba still against playing in France? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Season 4 Review This has been a very good season. Started off comfortably winning the Community Shield I played a weaker team in the EFL Cup and got knocked out in the 3rd round on pens by Everton. I won the FA Cup once again for the 3rd time in a row, extremely comfortably against Arsenal Won the league once again at a canter, finished it unbeaten with a record goal and points tally, had a couple of games where I thought we might lose but we dug in and avoided a loss. Very chuffed. And in the Champions League we reached the final for the third time in a row. If you read my earlier post you would have noticed we lost the last 2 to Bayern and PSG. This year we faced PSG once again and revenge was on our minds. Did we get it though? Too blooming right we did!! It has been an amazing season, one where we only lost 2 games in all competitions. Going to be tough to replicate and beat it next year, especially now we have to get rid of players because we are way over the wage limit. I have to cut it down by around a million. David Silva is retiring, he was on 375k a week so that's a third saved. Highlights of the season The main highlight has been Rashford. He has got 50 goals in 49 games overall along with 21 assists. He is valued at 59m now and is wanted by PSG, but they can sod off. They want loads of my players haha. The highlight game of this seaosn is this one - Nothing better than destroying your rivals!! Here is the squad stats for the season, as you can see we scored goals all over the place. Plans for next season Next season as I said before I need to cut the wage bill so will be getting rid of some of the older players and promoting some more youth to replace them. I'm not looking at buying anyone. The kids I have promoted over the last 4 years have been fantastic, the class of 2017 I call them haha. I promoted 12 players in 2017, most are still in the first team squad and turning into world class players. Apart from that, I want to win as much as possible and try and go for another season unbeaten, doubt I'll do it this time though but you never know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verby Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 No no no no no no. NO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 I accepted a similar offer for martial, didn't want to sell him but have so much quality to replace him already in the squad I took it. As far as Pogba is concerned, hell no, he is hard to replace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbie2100 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 4 hours ago, MorganGalahad said: Thanks! Can I get Digne Kurzawa Verratti Kovacic Bellerin Is Alaba still against playing in France? This thread is not for asking screenshots of random people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verby Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 18 minutes ago, Powello said: I accepted a similar offer for martial, didn't want to sell him but have so much quality to replace him already in the squad I took it. As far as Pogba is concerned, hell no, he is hard to replace I hate them so much, look at them here, all in the space of a day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Haha, I am having the same from PSG, they seem to be the richest club in the world now. They bought Martial off me for 96m then straight after they offer 58m for Rashford and they want a few of my oother players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 PSG offered me £18m for Fellaini... and then vanished when I asked for £25m Sold Jones for £30m and wanted to get in someone else, and Naturally he chose the club where most of the money is in installments was going to get Jeison Murillo as a replacement... still there is always January, and Chelsea have unsettled Icardi as well, so might go for a double swoop if PSG show me some money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneronaldo Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Verby said: I hate them so much, look at them here, all in the space of a day. As Fergie said, "I wouldn't sell them a virus". Tell 'em where to stick it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Season 5 Summer Transfer Update So the summer window has just shut and below is the business I have done As you can see, I have sold a load of players to get the wage budget right down under the limit. What has happened is I have severly weakened the side and only brought in Sterling on a free transfer. The other signing is a keeper for the u23's. I do have a transfer budget now of over 300m but I have decided not to use it, instead I have promted another 9 players from the u23's. None of them are really ready but they will get a lot of game time I expect considering the amount of injuries we had last season. So far we have retained the Community Shield, for the 5th season in a row, against Arsenal in a tight battle we won on pens. We have also won the Super Cup against Spurs 2-0. In the league we have only played 3, won 2 drew 1. I can tell from the quality of games so far that it could be a tough season. We have missed a few players for the first few games because of the olympics so it should get easier when they are fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthoneill Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 This will be the first year I've taken a proper run at a long term game. I've had a lot of success in 1/2 season games but now looking at improving my management of youth teams. I spent the beta with Man U and had an absolute nightmare trying to sell Rooney!! Any advice on what I can hope to get for him? End of transfer on the beta agreed 9.5 with PSG and he refused due to wages. How does De Gea perform as a Sweeper? I only used him to great success as a standard and am changing things up in the new game and think my formation will work better with Sweeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 1 minute ago, Stealthoneill said: This will be the first year I've taken a proper run at a long term game. I've had a lot of success in 1/2 season games but now looking at improving my management of youth teams. I spent the beta with Man U and had an absolute nightmare trying to sell Rooney!! Any advice on what I can hope to get for him? End of transfer on the beta agreed 9.5 with PSG and he refused due to wages. How does De Gea perform as a Sweeper? I only used him to great success as a standard and am changing things up in the new game and think my formation will work better with Sweeper. I ended up sending Rooney on loan for a few seasons getting something like 500k a month from it then eventually I let him go on a free as no one wanted to buy him, even though he pretty much scored whenever I played him. De Gea is a quality sweeper keeper, I used one for a while and he did very well there, but I use him as a standard one mostly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 I was going to worry about defence.. then I got a coach report for this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Yeah he is good, make sure you develop him properly as I haven't and he hasn't got much better. He is still on the fringes of the squad but is the last resort. Centre of defence is one position you don't have to worry about. You have Fosu-Mensah, Ro-Shaun Williams(beast), and Tuazebe, plus others if you develop them properly. Ro-Shaun Williams is quality his attributes might not look amazing, but I have been playing him for 3 and a bit seasons in the first team now and his stats each seaosn has been:- 17/18 - 7(8) games - 1 goal - 7.20 av rating 18/19 - 13(2) - 4 -7.71 19/20 - 21(4) - 1 - 7.74 and so far this season 4 - 0 - 8.05 I wish I had developed him properly but for the first season I forgot all about training and tutoring for the youngsters and just got on with the first team. But then even though he looks crap for a prem team he performs amazingly and is now my first choice centre back. He would have been last seaosn but I had Jones, Smalling, Bailly etc ahead of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
axehan1 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 I would have to put Axel Tuanzebe in that list of youth/reserve players to keep faith with. If you're looking for a star of the future then go to Benfica and buy this kid I'm at 30 December 2017 and we're sitting pretty top of the league although most games are a battle(I loved the first version of the game when I was blowing teams away). We've got Lyon in the 1st knockout round of the Champions league,away to Swansea in the 3rd round of the F.A.Cup and have Burnley in the semi's of the EFL Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
axehan1 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Well I've never done this before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 heh injuries meant I had to play Carrick, he then promptly comes 3rd in goal of the month Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thim1993 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Transfer wise I have had a bit of a nightmare in the end i sold lingard for 24, rojo for 14, jones for 12, valencia for 8, young for 4, fellaini for 17, depay for 12 and Romero for 6 i brought in donarumma for 13 and giminez for 38. This was all I intended to do but then Chelsea made a 21 mil bid for smalling which I rejected but he is now unsettled for some reason and demanding to leave borthwick Jackson got injured for 2 months so was sent back to me, leaving me to contemplate whether to blind or not if I let him and smalling go I would be left with roshaun, tuanzebe giminez and bailly with Riley and borthwick back up full backs which looks quite weak i am now also regretting letting lingard go. My logic for this was to use zlatan and Rooney as strikers first season as nobody would take Wayne with view to buying dybala or griezmann next summer. I would then use rashford and martial off the left first season now however Rooney has got himself injured for 5 months leaving me with a dilemma. No top strikers will join me so I'm thinking of moving rashford through the middle and buying another aml to compete with martial. I have 79 available so hope I would be able to get an aml and cb for that money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmFutbolManager Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Can't believe people are selling Lingard. He has been my best player so far this season. 6 games in and 4 goals and an assist. Either wing as an inside forward he is comfortable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapman7 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 11 hours ago, Herbie2100 said: Not sure it matters too much if people are willing to post them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapman7 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 What do people do for Pre Season training? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash420 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 What coaches are people going for? I can never understand why United always seem to have far too few staff on FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
axehan1 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Breel Embolo playing as an IF(S) in a 4-3-3 formation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaconda Vice Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Jesus axehan1, I have been following this thread. What the hell are the tactics you are using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
axehan1 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Well I was ripping up the league using 3-1-4-1-1 until Mondays update and then I noticed @Oneunited had a nice looking formation,roles and duties etc so I used that but with a F9 lone striker and standard/very fluid mentality and team shape, There are PI's too,BBM=get forward more and move in channels,more direct passes. Adv PM = roam from position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 18 hours ago, axehan1 said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powello Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Just had this pleasing result playing a lot of youngsters Williams, o'connor, chong and gribbin were making their debuts after being promoted from the youth side in the summer. Williams is a 17 year old who came through the youth intake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganGalahad Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 1 hour ago, axehan1 said: Well I was ripping up the league using 3-1-4-1-1 until Mondays update and then I noticed @Oneunited had a nice looking formation,roles and duties etc so I used that but with a F9 lone striker and standard/very fluid mentality and team shape, There are PI's too,BBM=get forward more and move in channels,more direct passes. Adv PM = roam from position. You Sold Pogba?!?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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