[FM21] Arsenal - Waking the sleeping giant

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Welcome to my Arsenal save, I will be posting periodic updates here. I haven't done a career posted here in nearly a decade so don't expect too much. 

Targets & Guidelines

- Utilise academy players as much as possible

- Bring in high reputation players when necessary

- Work with director of football to make good value signings

- Prioritise youth signings & development

- Restore the club's reputation in Europe & worldwide

- Financial stability through qualification for European competitions, and through selling of surplus players

- Play possession based football

- Rotate the squad throughout competitions to maximise fitness and give chances to many players

- Be familiar with different tactics and use them when situation requires.

Season by season performance & trophies won

Spoiler

 

League performance

 

Top goalscorers, assist leader, PoTY
 

Trophies won by season

 

Awards won by season

 

 

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Transfers - Summer 2020

Ins

Max Aarons - D(R)/WB(R) from Norwich City - £47m

I was looking for a long-term upgrade for Bellerin. The tactics I prefer to use involve very attacking full- backs and as a result I wanted a young, athletic right back who has high potential as well as quality in attacking and defensive areas.

Maarten Vandevoordt - GK - £18,5m

Long-term replacement for Leno, no brainer for a player with as much potential as he has for only £18m

Lorenzo Pellegrini M(C)/AM(C) - Roma - £15m

No idea why Roma let me have him for just £15m, absolute bargain. Needed more quality in central midfield with Guendouzi out on loan and not able to be recalled, and Pellegrini was available for so little that I took a chance.

Outs

Cedric - Crystal Palace £20m

Very happy to get £20m for Cedric who is definitely surplus to requirements here and not good enough for this squad

Sokratis - Wolves £5m

Same with Sokratis, simply not first team quality.

 

I will definitely be looking to do a lot more business in January as well as next season, when budget limitations won't be a factor.

Edited December 31, 2020 by gooseta

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year 1 club expectations