Jogo Bonito Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 hour ago, AddicksFan said: A defensive masterclass in the opening games.........so far so good Very solid indeed! You had all three of these new players the first time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddicksFan Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: Very solid indeed! You had all three of these new players the first time? No, only Kebbeh. I decided to play a DM instead of an AMC this time round and so picked up Rahim instead of Ouattara. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 So, I finally got some game time in and largely it's been pretty good. The only downside was the defeat to Lazio which, to be honest I'm at a loss to explain! We dominated the game but couldn't score and at 88 minutes it looked like we would have to settle for a 0-0 and suddenly, bish bash bosh, we were 3-0 down!! Otherwise though, I'm really pleased with things have progressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, raymondafc said: So, I finally got some game time in and largely it's been pretty good. The only downside was the defeat to Lazio which, to be honest I'm at a loss to explain! We dominated the game but couldn't score and at 88 minutes it looked like we would have to settle for a 0-0 and suddenly, bish bash bosh, we were 3-0 down!! Otherwise though, I'm really pleased with things have progressed. A great start as ASSE aren't the strongest by any means. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAss88 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I've started again as an unemployed manager, Raúl Gonzalez Blanco, and after 9 games I was put in charge of OGC Nice, who had only 2 points under Patrick Vieira and were in 19th place. Now, 10 games further at the half point, we're still 19th with 11 points (2 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses). But my strikers are really struggling to score..they get lots of chances but somehow, the opponent goalkeeper always puts team-of-the-week-performances against me. Kasper Dolberg still hasn't scored under my lead and his backup Ganago has only scored once. Hope I can still make it right in the second half of the season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Nice choice, good luck with them! Don't forget your affiliate link with RC Abidjan, which can give you some worthwhile players for very small money in the first season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I've posted another short update on FMCU as I am now in February 2022 at FC Lorient Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 19 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: A great start as ASSE aren't the strongest by any means. Thanks. A lot of it is down to Hamouma, he has 7 goals in 8 starts and is on fire! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Not the smoothest of months but onward and upward! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 2 hours ago, raymondafc said: Thanks. A lot of it is down to Hamouma, he has 7 goals in 8 starts and is on fire! Hamouma was one of my best players when managing ASSE all those years ago, he was a fine Ligue 1 player in his day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Well apparently my tactics have crumbled after just a dozen games. Losing to poor teams both home and away at the moment despite dominating possession, having 25-30 shots on goal but only 3-4 on target whilst the opposition are having 5-6 shots, 2-3 on target and scoring them all. Awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 1 hour ago, raymondafc said: Well apparently my tactics have crumbled after just a dozen games. Losing to poor teams both home and away at the moment despite dominating possession, having 25-30 shots on goal but only 3-4 on target whilst the opposition are having 5-6 shots, 2-3 on target and scoring them all. Awesome. Maybe the early form gave a false sense of how strong you are, but some minor tweaking will probably put you right. Enjoy the challenge! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 15 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: Maybe the early form gave a false sense of how strong you are, but some minor tweaking will probably put you right. Enjoy the challenge! Perhaps. Yet another change in tactics/formation immediately after my hissy fit yielded 2 wins and a draw in the league lol, we're now surrendering possession far more readily. Instead of having 60-65% we're now only having 40-50% if we're lucky but I'll take that if means we win the game! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 More Champions League Futility. In Ligue1 we are doing alright if a little behind my goal to have twice as many points as matches played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 So its not been great since my last update (See my paddy a few posts up ) but after yet another formation change the last few results have been an improvement. We're still hanging in there in the league as we look to qualify for Europe again, up next is PSG away so that will be fun I'm sure! I was livid with the defeat away to Riejka after we showed absolutely no sign of scoring, I think we had 19 attempts with ONE on target, they only had 5 attempts all game if I remember correctly! Our final group game is away to Trabzonspor in which we must match Riejka's result to qualify. Back home, we drew Toulouse at home in the Coupe de la Ligue BKT R4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Oh dear lol. Onwards and upwards I guess... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 So we qualified for the First Knockout Round of the Europa League, despite being the only team not to beat Trabzonspor in this group! Thankfully, Lazio hammered Rijeka 4-1. We've been drawn against Olympiacos, so a tough but winnable tie. There is one name in the draw however that will send shivers down the spine of everyone else in the competition, spotted them yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 5 hours ago, raymondafc said: So we qualified for the First Knockout Round of the Europa League, despite being the only team not to beat Trabzonspor in this group! Thankfully, Lazio hammered Rijeka 4-1. We've been drawn against Olympiacos, so a tough but winnable tie. There is one name in the draw however that will send shivers down the spine of everyone else in the competition, spotted them yet? Utrecht? It's still a decent season so far, 5th in Ligue 1 and not out of Europe either. I'm nearing the end of the 3rd season at FC Lorient. Eight league games left, and plenty to play for (full update on FMCU forum). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
João14 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Well since my computer decided to go berserk I moved from the Italy thread to here and also to FM Touch on my phone. I chose Red Star to try and dethrone PSG and also because I've been to one of their matches and I fell in love with the club. With that being said, I started this week there. With no first season signings and got the promotion really easy. My challenge will be to build a decent squad for Ligue 2 as not many of my players want to renew their contract, except for Said Arab which I tied at the beginning of the save. I got some expiring contract youngsters on my watch, such as Lihadji, Godart or Aouchiche. All of them didn't renew their contracts so far, and since I'm one month away from their being run out I'll follow those with attention and also some other really cool prospects such as Mustafa Kapi which I'm unsure if I can get him to sign because of the wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 11 hours ago, João14 said: Well since my computer decided to go berserk I moved from the Italy thread to here and also to FM Touch on my phone. I chose Red Star to try and dethrone PSG and also because I've been to one of their matches and I fell in love with the club. With that being said, I started this week there. With no first season signings and got the promotion really easy. My challenge will be to build a decent squad for Ligue 2 as not many of my players want to renew their contract, except for Said Arab which I tied at the beginning of the save. I got some expiring contract youngsters on my watch, such as Lihadji, Godart or Aouchiche. All of them didn't renew their contracts so far, and since I'm one month away from their being run out I'll follow those with attention and also some other really cool prospects such as Mustafa Kapi which I'm unsure if I can get him to sign because of the wages. Welcome and respect for a great first season with Red Star. @karanhsingh will be watching with interest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 43 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: Welcome and respect for a great first season with Red Star. @karanhsingh will be watching with interest Oh absolutely! I had such a great 4 seasons with them. Arab definitely developed into one of my favorite players. I'd highly recommend Lihadji, got him on a free and he tore it up in both Ligue 2 and 1 before being bought by Norwich for 30 million. Definitely keep us posted, will be watching with interest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
João14 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Well our transfer for season 2 has been so much fun. I don't know if this is a touch thing but I found easy to sign some youngsters on a free. I signed a overload of midfielders because they seemed good and I could loan some out to get some profit right away in a way to turn the club into green. I had so much luck in selling some of the older players, and got surprised to see some of them making to Ligue 1. Yayi Mpie is banging goals for fun at the end of August with 6 in 4 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 PreSeason of Season 7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 I've just completed season 3 with FC Lorient, details can be found on FMCU page. How are you guys that aren't on FMCU doing with your French clubs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gungner Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I had a cracking Marseille save on FM'19, but this year I wanted to go in a different direction. The choice was Montpellier. Why? Because of their jerseys... No, I just wanted an "out of the box" team. Maybe I can even bring back an ageing Olivier Giroud to try and relive the glorious Championship winning season of 2012. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 10 hours ago, Gungner said: I had a cracking Marseille save on FM'19, but this year I wanted to go in a different direction. The choice was Montpellier. Why? Because of their jerseys... No, I just wanted an "out of the box" team. Maybe I can even bring back an ageing Olivier Giroud to try and relive the glorious Championship winning season of 2012. Good luck with that! If you bring back Casimir Ninga you will gain even more respect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gungner Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Jogo Bonito said: Good luck with that! If you bring back Casimir Ninga you will gain even more respect Challenge accepted! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Gungner said: Challenge accepted! Excellent, good luck. In respect of Ninga, he was an emerging star there before injury and I still hope he can return to that form. Ideal player if you use 433 or 4231 with him as AML. He can also play as a central striker on the left of the pair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) We've reached the Christmas Break and the halfway point in the league, we have dropped off the pace a little but aren't too far off the pace in the hunt for Europe, as only 2 points separate us from Nantes in the last Europa League spot and just 6 points separate us from the Champions League spots. Whilst I'm not aiming for the Champions League specifically, it's still a good marker. I'm starting to get a feel for how I want the squad to develop and am looking around at potential signings over the next few seasons whilst also getting an idea of who I am prepared to let go if a good offer comes in or their contract expires. Hopefully the second half of the season will be productive and with the board not expecting European qualification I have some wiggle room luckily to try and develop the squad. Edited June 28, 2020 by raymondafc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 That's solid form and about as good as you could expect with ASSE at this stage. It's good to build slowly and under no board pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: That's solid form and about as good as you could expect with ASSE at this stage. It's good to build slowly and under no board pressure. Thanks @Jogo Bonito There is quite a bit of work needed with this squad and most of the youngsters are not going to make the grade so its a long term job for sure. I've got my scouts out there and they've found some decent prospects but I doubt I'll convince them to sign just yet - got to turn on the charm over the next couple of seasons! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, raymondafc said: Thanks @Jogo Bonito There is quite a bit of work needed with this squad and most of the youngsters are not going to make the grade so its a long term job for sure. I've got my scouts out there and they've found some decent prospects but I doubt I'll convince them to sign just yet - got to turn on the charm over the next couple of seasons! That's a good save to have though, you'll enjoy making them your own squad over time. You could also try and sign all players with the club name already in place (Yoanne Etienne, Etienne Capoue etc.)! On a serious note, you might want to look at some of their HGC players playing elsewhere (e.g. Ronael Pierre-Gabriel) as they may be useful to bring back. Sorry, wrote his name wrong Edited June 28, 2020 by Jogo Bonito Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 There's only one team in Rhone! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Guess who is coming back to the thread @Jogo Bonito lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Some exciting news, we're into the League Cup final where we will take on PSG... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: Guess who is coming back to the thread @Jogo Bonito lol. Prince Albert? Welcome back... @raymondafc Two pieces of good news, nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 End of 3rd season & preview of my 4th season at Lorient for anybody interested can now be found on FMCU pages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) Monaco Season 1 Transfer Business I decided to get rid of some of the older players and the rubbish that Monaco had in their team and try promote some of the young players they have. Transfers Out Steven Jovetic - £4.7m Daniel Subasic - £1m Cesc Fabregas - £4m Kamil Gilik -£5m Jemerson - £4m Diego Benaglio - £250k Alexandr Golovin - £24m Amilicar Silva - £1.5m I went for more of a South American feel with bringing in players for Monaco Transfers In Adolfo Gaich - £3.5m Jeronimo Pourtau - £3.5m Augustin Almeandra - £3.5m Augustin Obando - £3.5m Sasa Lukic - £6.75m Leandrinho - £275k Axel Disasi - £6.75m - Really excited about this player Noah Katterbach - £3.7m Deyovaisio Zeefuik - £15m Viktor Fischer - £7.25m Fabrice Hartmann - £4.8m Danilo Cataldi - £4.8m I like my squad moving forward and feel strong in a lot of positions. I might need to improve the wings in January though. My usual first team is this Edited June 28, 2020 by Ronaldo Beckham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 A quiet transfer window then... I'm naive, but genuinely interested to hear how signing 12 players is going to allow you to 'promote some of the young players they have'. It's an interesting pick anyway. The club has developed an excellent production of young talent over the last five years. Your managerial residence is going to cost a fortune, even though it's tax free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 24 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: A quiet transfer window then... I'm naive, but genuinely interested to hear how signing 12 players is going to allow you to 'promote some of the young players they have'. It's an interesting pick anyway. The club has developed an excellent production of young talent over the last five years. Your managerial residence is going to cost a fortune, even though it's tax free. A lot of the signings I made haven't appeared in the first team, most of the Argentinians I signed other then Gaich I have sent out on loan. I am going to play the youngsters in the cup games for now and see how they do and then next season will be the big season for change. I just signed one of the most talented French youngsters in Georginio Rutter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Rutter should be useful! Gaich is also popping up on some of my games so should be a good value buy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said: Rutter should be useful! Gaich is also popping up on some of my games so should be a good value buy. Cheers buddy. next ones out will probably Gelson Martins who is injury prone, Wassim Ben Yedder who is too old for my squad vision and hopefully I can cancel Silmani's loan as I am paying him £80k a week to sit on the bench and bring through some of my bright youngsters into the first team. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 We win the Coupe de France again Five years since the first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 @Ronaldo Beckham :Good Luck with AS Monaco. Axel Disasi is a good defender. He is half of my best pairing at Clermont for the last 4-5 seasons. Scary part is I got him on a Free. Danielj Subasic played goalie for me in my first season in Ligue1. He did a good job. But probably too old and too high a wage to sit on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 19/06/2020 at 15:15, AddicksFan said: A defensive masterclass in the opening games.........so far so good Good Start. FCSM must be a tough start. What formation are you using.... Are you like my Clermont teams becoming good defensively by possession of the ball.? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 10 hours ago, Hootieleece said: @Ronaldo Beckham :Good Luck with AS Monaco. Axel Disasi is a good defender. He is half of my best pairing at Clermont for the last 4-5 seasons. Scary part is I got him on a Free. Danielj Subasic played goalie for me in my first season in Ligue1. He did a good job. But probably too old and too high a wage to sit on the bench. Wow getting him on a free was a great deal for you then. He is doing well for me so far. I can see Rutter getting more game time for me as he has done well coming on off the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Rutter is looking decent so far. 5 goals in 7 games so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oze07 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 thinking of doing a lille save. obviously I know what the endgame is, but is this league enjoyable? are lille a good team to try with? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Looks like all the cool kids are hanging out in France this summer, so I hopped on the Eurostar and ended up in Lens. I spent a couple of hours last night sorting out the staff and trying to figure the strengths and weaknesses of the squad (many weaknesses, few strengths!!) and have played a couple of pre-season friendlies. Will post a proper update some time tonight. Why Lens? I'd like to say there's some compelling reason, but apart from wanting a team in L2, I looked through the squads and spotted Massadio Haidara at RCL. I managed him in a Newcastle save a couple of years ago and always liked him (even if Newcastle fans didn't). As good a reason as any, I think. I haven't played much FM for the last couple of months, but I've slowly worked my way back via a Brentford save that I'm enjoying, so I'll be keeping that alongside the French excursion. I've only managed once in France in FM, so I'm looking forward to the new challenge. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 hours ago, oze07 said: thinking of doing a lille save. obviously I know what the endgame is, but is this league enjoyable? are lille a good team to try with? I find France fun. You will find it hard to catch PSG but so many other sides to compete with for European spaces. Lille is a good one, and Osimhen should be a great striker. 38 minutes ago, warlock said: Looks like all the cool kids are hanging out in France this summer, so I hopped on the Eurostar and ended up in Lens. I spent a couple of hours last night sorting out the staff and trying to figure the strengths and weaknesses of the squad (many weaknesses, few strengths!!) and have played a couple of pre-season friendlies. Will post a proper update some time tonight. Why Lens? I'd like to say there's some compelling reason, but apart from wanting a team in L2, I looked through the squads and spotted Massadio Haidara at RCL. I managed him in a Newcastle save a couple of years ago and always liked him (even if Newcastle fans didn't). As good a reason as any, I think. I haven't played much FM for the last couple of months, but I've slowly worked my way back via a Brentford save that I'm enjoying, so I'll be keeping that alongside the French excursion. I've only managed once in France in FM, so I'm looking forward to the new challenge. The best news of recent times, welcome to France! You have picked a great club, the biggest Ligue 2 stadium and attendances are by far the highest at that level. If you have any access to BT Sport they did a great season review on RC Lens and FC Lorient during their Ligue 2 campaign, it was shown a few times in the last two weeks and would be good if you can find it or watch it. They apparently were a well-followed side back in the day in Cameroon, so you could try that as one of your philosophies if you wanted 'an angle'. There are so many good Cameroon players in FM, and some that are good IRL but not yet represented that way in FM 20. Welcome to RC Lens and I hope you enjoy it alot. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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