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In summary, you really have to watch the match highlights and see what is and is not working for you. I think your AMR playing as an IW(s) will still stay wider if you give him that instruction. As for your DMs, use the highlights to see how they position. You can afford a bit more aggression if you are keeping three defenders back. If you are using two attacking fullbacks then you will want one defensive duty DM. Schjelderup looks great. If only he had more speed he would be unstoppable, but he will still score plenty for you if you unleash him into the box and have your wide players feeding passes into the middle. WB and IF are great together. Having both on attack duty works in FM. If you only wanted one on attack, I would pick the WB. Then you would have the WB(a) and support duty AML/AMRs feeding an attacking ST/AMC combo in the middle.
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I was offering advice based on my experiences of the game. All I can say is many a team in history has destroyed its self after being successful....... and many Managers have had a reputation of being hard on their players, boots aimed at players foreheads and all that. So I don't think it is that illogical and unrealistic, wouldn't it be nice if all games played just how we wanted them to and didn't pose any challenge.
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Langhy101 started following Reading FC - The Record Breaking Royals (FM24)
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February 2025 Schedule We hit a tough patch mid month. Many players were demanding to play every game, but then were putting in bad performances because they were extremely tired. Furthermore only half of those players agreed to rest. (If anyone is experiencing this try to get at least a fortnight of agreed rest as these players will be right back to demanding playing time the day the rest promise is lifted.) Competitions Progres surprised us but we have managed to still keep a healthy gap between us and Differdange in 2nd place. We are also in to the semi-finals of the domestic cup against 8th place Jeunesse Esch. Both sides could use a European cash injection, and are playing head games constantly make comments in the media about how we are overachieving. Keepers This month we are covering the keeper pipeline 1st is Kips. Leading the league in clean sheets despite only playing 18 of the 28 games in the league thus far. Also passing accuracy is 95%. Things are a little rockier in Europe, but a 6.84 average rating across all competitions is solid. 2nd is Edrees. Edrees is leading the league with his array of passing with the ball at his feet. Also he has 33 saves in 13 appearances across all competitions. I'm really hoping we can get him a few more appearances before the end of this campaign. 3rd is tied between Fabio and Omar. Omar is the new kid 16 years old brought in on a free from SC Eltersdorf in the German lower divisions. So far so good in the U18s with 12 conceded in 12 appearances and an average rating of 6.89 with 4 clean sheets. That has helped the youngsters grab 1st place in the youth top flight with 8 games to go. Fabio on the other hand has been a victim of our success. He has been with us for 6 of the last 7 seasons. Yet he hasn't had more than 4 starts in any of the last 4 seasons. He certainly is no longer good enough for our level and thus will probably have to be moved on next season. Unfortunately he fairly contend to stay. So we may have to unsettle him in order to get him out. First Choice Still only maybe a top 5 keeper in this league. Kips has played well, but I don't know how much better he will get. Therefore our staff assessment is he is outstanding at this level, but he probably wont carry us any higher in Europe. Second Choice Saudi Arabian with still a lot of potential. Edrees has shown flashes, but he needs to keep developing. He has regressed in physicals over his stay with us, and has had minimal growth elsewhere. He should be eligible for Luxembourg citizenship at the beginning of next season. Perhaps a half year loan would help jump start his development next season. Luxembourg National Division We are projected to finish anywhere from 1st to 14th now in the league. We have rotated so heavily we don't have a lot of league leaders in the side. Nonetheless we are outpacing anyone else in the league in expected goals by team by at least 20 goals. Non-penalty expected goals per 90 is 2.32 and the second closest is FC Swift Hesperange at 1.69 per 90. Quiet next month with only 4 games, all in the league. Now is the time to go 4 for 4, claim 12 points, and put any chance of other teams catching us to bed. Our biggest tie will be 3rd place FC Alisontia Steinsel at home mid month. Let's go lads! Thanks to everyone for following along, best of luck in your own saves.
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Regarding the youth development I do tend to bring the prospects into my first team (mostly because I am Bath City and we have no money) but with the players in the U18 squad with better prospects I will look at what area is their weakest for that position and get them doing extra training to help progress them as well as training in the position!
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2031-32 Season Review: Fourmidable! La Liga: 1st (-) - 101 points (-) Copa Del Rey: QF (lost to Las Palmas 0-1) Super Cup: W (beat Real Madrid on pens, 1-1) Champions League: QF (lost to Man City 1-2 on aggregate) Another comfortable La Liga title, our fourth in a row now. We finished on 101 points again, 14 clear of Barcelona and 18 clear of Real Madrid. We lost one league game, our 34th of the season, which was away to Alaves, a game that we were clearly not going to win. We went behind twice and equalised, then had a man sent off and conceded again. So close to being an Invincibles! Despite this performance in the league, we only had four players in the team of the season, which was dominated by Barcelona (if their players are individually performing so well, how are they losing matches?) We won the Super Cup for the first time in this save on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid. We were defeated in the Copa Del Rey at the QF stage by Las Palmas with a very lacklustre performance. Had we won, we would've played Valencia in the SF, who won the competition, so consider that a trophy missed out on. We finished second again in the CL group stage, and our reward in the last 16 was a tie against Man Utd, who we beat 6-5 on aggregate. In the quarters, another trip to Manchester beckoned. City defeated us 2-1 on aggregate, so fine margins. City then hammered Inter in the SF and are playing Chelsea in the final. Squad Performance A real squad effort this season with more rotation than usual, with 15 players making more than 20 league appearances, and another 3 making more than 10 appearances. Nobody played more than 25 matches, and that's not down to injuries. Fortunately, we have enough squad depth now that we can switch up the starting XI often, and the players are just about happy enough with it (you get the odd gripe about starting enough games but that usually goes). The attacking players were in great form, with nine attacking players averaging more than 7.0 in the league. The defensive ratings were interesting as apparently my two Spanish international CBs were not the best performing! Transfers Not much to report. We brought Unai Simon back as a rotation GK - he's 34yo and still Spain's number one. We also signed this wonderkid from Man City. He started at Eibar and wouldn't sign for us, and then went to City. We loaned him a couple of seasons ago, but still wouldn't sign permanently. Then after a great loan at Palermo, he finally agreed. He's an AMC/AMR by trade but very quickly retrained as a CM, so that versatility will get him more game time. We also signed an attacking midfielder from Real Sociedad for 20m-odd who may come good, but we can afford the gamble. Youth Development A poor intake this season but it doesn't really matter - we've got so many promising players anyway. No new wonderkids at the moment - Eguaras is the only players who's gained this reputation this season, but I'd expect a few other youngsters to have that status soon, so you'll see them then. Going Forward Well, hopefully it's another league title and can we go further in the Champions League? Let's hope so. A few seasons back, the elite sides would've battered us, now we can definitely compete, so with a bit of luck, we can hopefully get a few results together in the knockouts. In terms of squad changes, Vivian, Sancet and Aimar are in their 30s now, Simon too - any decent offer for any of them would probably be accepted as we can cover their departures. But I am just as happy to keep them around.
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collmichael started following Manager being employed as Assistant Manager
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Evening Sorry if this has been posted before now. I've just started a new save (with Newcastle) and when I become manager, Eddie Howe is demoted to assistant manager when usually they're no longer at the club. This has happened since I done the latest update. Many Thanks.
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[FM24] CDs, BOTs, and Unkindness – FC Isle of Man
erik45 replied to erik45's topic in FM Career Updates
November 2036. Another difficult month. We are giving too many easy goals (especially penalties) as our defence can't keep it together for 90 minutes. Also, as one can see, we are not scoring. Two games without a goal and three more with just one goal. Our advanced forwards have forgotten the art of goalscoring, Adigun 32a scoring once and Lord 33k twice. When looking at xG, Rugby Town and Scarborough Athletic played better than us, but rest of the games should've been close or our wins. Table. Six points from six games in nowhere near good enough for us. We are still in top half, which is my goal, but the results worry me. Incoming player. What, did I just make a signing??? Murphy 27d is one of our own and I've tried to sign him twice after he left us. He has two full seasons at League 2, so he is the most experienced player in the team. I'm yet to decide where to play him, but I'm really tempted to use him as advanced forward just because other forwards can't score at the moment. His skills are maybe closer to a very attacking midfielder or maybe a DLF, but let's see what I'll do with him. Here's one reason I wanted Murphy 27d to join us. He's immediately highly influential player + he has a good personality (resolute). Maybe he can mentor some of the younger attacking players? Appearance record. Reddy has been with us from the beginning. While he is now only making some appearances from the bench, he has scored 20+ league goals in six different seasons. I think this might be the last season I'm keeping him in the team. Upcoming fixtures. A relatively quiet December, I always think Christmas period should feel busy and exhausting. We reach the second half of the season and I hope we can find some kind of form again. My favourite game will probably be the one against Blyth Spartans! (Just today I noticed some discussion in Twitter about Blyth Spartans. Apparently their new owner is having trouble finalising the club purchase while the team is fighting against relegation? Not the best combination. ) -
What do y'all want to see removed/upgraded in FM25?
Mobius replied to XV20's topic in Football Manager General Discussion
What’s wrong with the Steam Workshop? You click subscribe on a mod and it applies it to your game.. I don’t know how it could be easier. Not sure how yours are taking days to download of showing up in different places when Steam automatically downloads a tactic go the relevant tactic folder, shortlists go in the shortlist folder, etc.. you know you can right click on a download and press “show in folder” instead of searching through folders in folders for things you’ve downloaded? Again, your browser has a default download location so it’s really not rocket science. -
Help refine my 4231 DM/AM please
Marabak replied to Marabak's topic in Tactics, Training & Strategies Discussion
So, I managed to get some time to tweak a few things and I've adjusted to the following tactic, taking on board some of the comments here and results have improved somewhat (you can probably guess where I asked for advice last time, and apart from a small hiccup in December, results have been decent. Not a huge difference in personnel, apart from Lukaku going to Saudi Arabia in Jan and bringing in a few promising younger players. I've lost too much ground in the league already, but I'm chasing down the CL places and doing well in both the FA cup and CL. Main differences have been Less pressing and sitting back a little bit. I found that I was getting bypassed quite easily with 1-2s and conceding too regularly from holes appearing in my defence, so I've dropped the aggressiveness of my press slightly and stopped stepping up. This has made my much more solid at the back Stopped intentionally playing to the CB and out from the back, giving my team a bit more variability in playing out. Having a BPD still means that my keeper plays it out to the CD anyway quite a lot FB(A) instead of WB(A) which may have contributed to me being a bit more defensively solid, with no real impact going forward either AM(S) instead of AM(A) although this area is still a weakness, with few assists or goals coming from this area, regardless who I play here. Rarely gets a good rating either -
FM24 | A Sporting Heritage | The Guajes of Gijón
_Ben_ replied to Shrewnaldo's topic in FM Career Updates
This little bit makes me really happy! I had really hoped you'd continue here and that, eventually, all of the hard work would pay off. I know that, with Barca and Real, Spain is one of - if not the - toughest league to crack, but you're doing so well at continually over performing what you have and you've really developed some wonderful prospects. As always - a great read! No specific questions just a thank you for inspiring the home grown development! - Today
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Now that I'm half way through the season, I felt the urge to write down my thoughts after having spent another few days with the game under a microscope and myself engulfing any tactica reading that I could. The majority of this is focused on player recruitment as I enter the January window but I am still in the learning process, tactically, which is really and truly giving me the most fun I think I've ever had on a version of FM. A huge turn up for the books here as I look to not chase Bayern down, but actually cement my status as finishing comfortably above them. With a five point cushion, I really think that this could be the year that the pressure on Nagelsmann counts and his dynastical period could be over. That being said, normally being so far ahead of Bayern would put us atop the league but not this year as a resounding Dortmund have fired their way to a ten point lead over ourselves and fifteen (!!) over Bayern and Koln, in fourth. I know that stranger things have happened and I know that Bayern are, at the end of the day, Bayern, but I really think that this season is about us coming second and coming second without too much hassle. The glut of 30+ players in Munich will need addressing and we, like Dortmund, have a team whose key players are at peak ages and only getting better. Obviously, we lost away at Bayern and have just lost away at Koln - we're not perfect. However, our game play is reaching a level that is putting ourselves above that of the chasing pack and we're able to kill games off more and more, despite having an xG differential of just +0.96, the fourteenth best in the league. We're progressing nicely in the Champions League - sealing our entry to the knockout rounds but it is the Pokal draw that, without Bayern and Dortmund, gives us our biggest chance of silverware this season! Two interesting articles that I’ve been reading lately are this one about Andoni Iraola and this one about defensive and offensive principles. I really like this quote from Andoni: “I prefer too much chaos to too much organisation. I prefer to play at a high pace, even if it means a touch of hastiness, than play at a lower pace and have a bit more control.” Despite me recently lowering the tempo within my approach, I actually think more and more about the chaos that I can create going forward. Up until recently, I’d have assumed that tempo was the ‘speed’ in which we’d attack but, when I thought about it, I realised that – no – we don’t just jog around or pass the ball slowly because of that low tempo, particularly not when we have really pacey attackers and roles that are aggressive and forward thinking ball-carrying roles. Our lower tempo, from my experience of the changes in games, comes more about the initial build up – we are now happier to move the ball around and play a little bit safer in the defensive areas in order to identify the right pass. And that is where we can create that chaos. This quote pretty much sums up my thoughts: “Some like to approach games in a disciplined structure, intentionally and meticulously dictating games to their own tempo. Others opt for a more emotionally-charged philosophy, reliant on the belief, energy and willpower of their trusted eleven on the field.” And on that definition of the latter: “Electrifyingly fast, pulse-raising, edge of the seat entertainment is what chaos can bring. These are often the emotionally-charged performances that can use the crowd to their advantage. It’s less coordinated, and in turn, more unpredictable. For the opposition, it can be overwhelming being unable to anticipate enemy moves despite the chaotic team not controlling every facet of the game like a chess board.” My chaos does not come from ultra-aggressive pressing and counter pressing (although we do use both at the right moments) but, instead, comes from off the ball movement, trickery and quick transitions, where all of the players can – realistically – apply themselves to any of the jobs I require from the attacking midfield trio. I think that the more I watch Unai Emery’s Aston Villa – my own team – I see that. Patient build up, the ability to break the lines with defensive passes (hence my insistence of the right type of full back) or progressive carries (hence using both a Libero and a Volante) before unleashing havoc by running at the defence. For me, that is then topped off by having a Haaland-esque finisher at the end of it. Whilst I’ve experimented with different striker roles and do like the DLF/F9 kind of interaction, I like the AF or even the PF(a)/P(a) because they tend to pin back the defenders, allowing more space to create chaos when attacking. With that in mind, I wanted to see how my recruitment strategy this winter could better our chances of doing that. I identified some key attributes and stats that I think symbolise this chaos approach and compared the players currently at the club by them: I think that we have the makings of some really strong players in these areas and I look forward to being able to expose D'Anzi to more first team football as he seems to fit the bill really well. We have created a young, focused attacking unit and there are clear development plans to get those last two to three percent out of these players, such as working on Bangura's first touch, Krassnitzer's acceleration and Sulley's dribbling. He, of all the players, feels the furthest away from this but I am excited by his potential and really enjoy the process of moulding a player into something that I really require. With that. I decided to add two new players to the chaos crew! Welcome Ozguneri Sarier and Tornike Khuroshvili! At just €12m, I think that Ozguneri is an absolute steal and, thanks to the power of NewGAN, gives me a picture of a man with a bit of an attitude but also one who is incredibly nonchalant and oozes panache whilst on the ball. With elite flair, composure and vision, I think he's basically Ronaldinho and I will look for him to spearhead the chaos in our ball progression. He's lacking a bit of acceleration and isn't the strongest off the ball when compared to my group of players but there are only minor things to iron out with him. He's done pretty well in Turkey and I think he's ready to take the next step in his career. Plus, at 6'3", I am excited about his physicality between the lines. Again - in Villa related news - I've liked the way that Morgan Rogers presents physically - winning duels and headers in half spaces against outmatched opponents - and I think I can do similar as a team that, largely, do lack height. Tornike, like all my previous signings, is also subject to a random face and I actually laughed when I saw the name/nationality combo as his moustache makes me think of an old school circus performer. I can picture young Khuroshvili walking across a tightrope or escaping from a box and, in footballing terms, that's pretty much what I expect the Georgian wizard to do. An initial loan deal was required but I don't actually think I'll have 25 games left that he'll play in and, should Freiburg not get promoted, I think he'll be available for much cheaper. A little quicker off the mark than Sarier but not as natural of a dribbler, the technically gifted and composed lad will be utilised (opposing the terms of his loan deal) largely off the right hand side, cutting in and unlocking defences. For comparison, here they are with the same criteria as the above players: I'm really happy with this bit of January recruitment and I'm now able to see a bit easier what that looks like when looking at my core principles of first touch, technique, decisions, determination and pace using my new squad DNA tool on Excel. I am aware that a high score here doesn't naturally make them a good player but it's good to see that my good players also rate pretty highly on that scale. I've got a good little group of players here and I think that I'm two or three away from a squad that can really make things happen! Die Werkself!
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A little update on my quest. I might have achieved the goal output. I just took a knap tactic and put the right inside toward as an complete forward on support with tackle harder and stay wider. I'm not sure if the other roles fit the old Klopp system (for example the AF is not the role Firmino played) FM24.3EFV10Knap451MCP103FACC.fmf
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Where the build up play starts and which position (or player) has most the ball. For example, if it's DM position; then I am giving an instruction to my AMC player to Mark Specific Player. With this method, you block their build up play; but during the match AI can change it, so you have to keep an eye.
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Trophy Cabinet details gone
DWCallaghan posted a topic in Football Manager Mobile General Discussion
Hi, I am in season 25, 2047, and all my trophy details have gone. Shows totals but no breakdown. Is this a known issue ? -
Thanks Overmars. This is really good contextual advice. 1) I've had a scan through and can see: Mitchell (5'9"), Udogie (6'2"), Mukiele (6'2") and Aarons (5'7"). I'll have a scout around to see if I can find a replacement for Aarons who's taller, but think 6'2" should be fine right? I assume we want to be getting over 6'? 2) I did think about the IFB(d) role, and it would suit Mukiele. I was thinking about the current popular 3-2-5 attack formation but think Aarons wouldn't suit that. Will see if I can find a suitable replacement, Aarons is in demand so can generate some cash too. Looks like Gomes could play SV, would I need to adapt Danilo's role? 3) I was concerned about the height of my forward line. Guess there's not much way around that, other than to buy a taller striker? 4) Yeah, I think Alvarez and Pedro could play other roles but given we don't have much attacking impetus elsewhere at the moment I think we stick with AF(a). 5) If I have an IW and an IFB on that side, would I not lose the width on the right hand side? Even if I put Stay Wide on them, I can't imagine they'd be playing that wide still? Also, if we have an IFB and we updated to a SV, would we not benefit from the RW staying right out wide to create space for the SV? 6) Yeah, I like the idea of the IF(a). How would that gel with the WB(a) on the same side? Would it matter if they're both attacking or should I tone down the WB? 7) It sounds like I might have to decide between this or the IF(a). I don't think having both and the AF(a) will be a good idea. Schjelderup looks like he's got the skills for this, and notice that Bardghji could be effective here too. Might be that we could do IW(s) and AM(a) or IF(a) and AM(s). One to play with I think to find out with option works best. 8) Good to know, thanks. Ideally, I'd love to play lots of high tempo football. That's exciting, but think we stay a bit controlled and then play with the tempo as and when we need like you say.
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poustar replied to poustar's topic in Advanced Rules Editing
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Yes. https://www.footballmanager.com/compare-games
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What do y'all want to see removed/upgraded in FM25?
JamieTC13 replied to XV20's topic in Football Manager General Discussion
Long shot but i hope every area of the game is upgraded because for a 2024 game its severely lacking in most departments or totally useless features, like the differences in the director of football and technical director and head scout are very minimal, they just seem to do the same thing because you can just get the head scout to do everything the director of football and technical director can do, things like that, if yous get what i mean and the AI squad building is all over the place so, like i see a post about a striker being put at center back in the champions league final, things like that. Staff and player interaction is very minimal and the same old pres conferences and answers. 5th choice center back moans about playing time and by the end the whole squad is unhappy about the way i've treated him and think he deserves more playing time even though im top of the league. Opposition managers moaning about the agreed players role and things even though the player is top scorer and i'm top of the league but he got recalled due to the manager wanting me to play him as a pressing forward and not advanced forward. Player shouts are awful and needs a major upgrade I have full faith in sports interactive even though the last 5 or so editions haven't been up to scratch i have a really good feeling about football manager 2025 and forward