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Siven

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  1. Have turned down a £190m offer for Salah and £109m for Virgil from the Saudis. Both wanted to talk after i rejected the bids, but they are happy to stay after i reminded them that they are currently team leaders here.
  2. Season one is done. Won everything. Endo scored 2 great goals in the Europa league final in a 5-1 win vs Ajax. Scraped a 1-0 win in FA cup vs City who were all over me. Playing a 433 DM formation. With a 4231 backup. Bajcetic, Bradley, Doak, Quansah all got plenty of gametime. Clark, Koumas and Gordon got some time in the cups, and McConnell went on loan. Danns played in cups too but with his max PA he will prolly be a low level prem/good championship striker. Salah, Virgil, TAA, Diaz, Robertson, Konate, Kelleher, Quansah, Bajcetic and Doak all got new contracts. Salah and Virgil one day 1 of save. Other like Elliot will get new contracts towards end of pre season. First window Matip went on loan to PSG with a mandatory £17.5m fee. They paid all wages too. In Jan Thiago went to Chelsea for £14m + £10m after 10 goals. Arranged transfers of Archie Gray for £15,5m, Assan Ouedraogo for £8.5m and Seimen for £8.75m, all join in season 2. Start of Pre-season 2. Training Doak to play Inverted winger support on the left. Gives him a bit more versatility. Have Chambers and Beck back from loans, hope to play the youth even more/find good loans for them to develop. Van den Berg got new contract just so i dont lose him for just the £4.3m optional fee in his loan. Hes worth more than that. I can make that just by loaning him out. Have sold Carvalhao to Wolves for £32.5m, and Philips to Sheff Weds for £14m. I am looking at Roony Bardghji as Salahs future replacement. An if i buy him now, i can get him homegrown in 3 years. but that will also take me to 7 forward players (AMRL/ST). Also tempted to get another CB, but the players im looking at (Silva/Hato) will want regular time, so i may wait a season or 2. Now to find staff now Ljinders, Krawietz and Matos have gone.
  3. Nice, what formation are you using to get that many goals? Gotta be 3 at back and him as proper wing back position right?
  4. Hows everyone setup their fullbacks in a 433? Inverted WB/FB, complete WB, WBs? I cant decide, every match i seem to change.
  5. Started a new save on Original mode. Disappointed Trent only has 13 determination still. On Day 1 i got my DoF to sort contracts for Virgil, Salah and Trent. Virgil and Salah got new 3 year contracts with 1 extra year option and on the same wages they are currently on. Trent got a 5 year (with 1 year option) 230k a week contract which also removes his 20% a year increase on his current contract. Very happy with the job the DoF has done here. Arroyo got a new contract too, aim to sell him later. A few youth got new contracts too. Also sorted out the staff. Then realised i will need to replace Ljinders, Krawietz and Matos at end of season! Only 1 signing, Ouedraogo who joins in 2nd season. Matip went out on loan with mandatory £19m fee. Quansah steps up to take his spot. Very happy so far.
  6. Whats everyone doing with Matip? I like him, but not keen on giving new contract at 31. Managed to get loan offers with £19m fee which i will prolly accept. Thinking of getting Antonio Silva from Benfica as his replacement, and using Quansah too.
  7. No. 3-6 weeks Other injuries are Bradley for 4-5 months and Thiago 7-8 months. Thats it for first team squad in original mode.
  8. Update player PA for anyone interested:
  9. I only really had time to do 2 seasons so far. Now i have time and am patiently waiting for the winter update, hoping Quansah and Bradley have a slight PA improvement.
  10. Barely had any time to play FM towards end of the year. Finally started 2nd season. Bought in Roony Bardghji for £9.5m. Bargain price tho will affect Doaks playing time, no one wanted to loan Doak Also bought in Evan Ferguson for £117m over 4 years. Im already having second thoughts about this one. Ok he is currently my top scorer, but i have seen his hidden attributes and they arent great. Playing 433 but i keep changing the 2 CM roles.
  11. I'd rather have EBFM's data than just having to rely on SI's vague in game descriptions tbh. While i do take it all with a grain of salt, i also know that SI has a lot of "fans" on this forum who think they can do no wrong, which is also no good for the health of the game.
  12. Since i replaced some staff i have noticed that the Post Match Analysis now only shows 1 item (overall match momentum) instead of the 5 i used to get. Is there anyway to get those back? i checked staff responsabilities and the provide own team analysis has a performace analyst assigned.
  13. How do you handle players returning fatigued from internationals during preseason, I try to give them a week or 2 holidays as recommended by the physio, but then they miss most of the preseason training and then during the season always get fatigued quicker than others.
  14. Finished first season of my restart. Won everything. Nunez was top scorer in prem league! Mac Allister was top assists with 18, 2 ahead of Szob. Endo is playing well while Bajcetic improves to take over the DM spot. Sales: Matip went to Arsenal on loan with £22m fee and paying full wages for loan. Celtic wanted to extend Phillips loan with a £9.5m fee and paying full wages for loan. Sold Pitaluga in first window for £1m too which was nice and surprsing! Thiago went to Saudis in Jan for £65m Bought: Antonio Silva joined in summer window (Matip replacement) for £43m Valentin Barco also joined and went back to Boca on loan until Jan. I like him but his 9 det needs improving, hoping the mentoring will work on him. Diomande joined in Jan for £51m Siemen and Ouedraogo and Nypan all joined on future dates (Jan and season 2) Rafael Luis joined in Jan window too. Quansah and a bunch of youngsters went on loan, Bradley went on loan in Jan too after coming back from injury. Salah, Virgil, Diaz, Konate, Bradley, Kelleher and Trent got new contracts. Squad wise for season 2 im looking at selling Tsimikas and one of Jota or Gakpo and brining in a british striker, probnably splash out for Evan Ferguson. Also looking at Roony Bardghji as hes available at 9.5m and good. Just need to keep in mind homegrown at club/nation and registration, which is looking good atm as i like to develop my youth rather than buying already made stars.
  15. I noticed a few people talking about playing time and some players being unhappy. For a few years now i made a squad view which always shows me my players agreed playing time and playing time happiness. And i never have problems with unhappy playtime. Easy to see anyone concered or satisfied, can easily rotate with that knowledge. I also try to lower the agreed playing time of all the top players. Infact right now i only have 1 player on important player (due to new contract, will try to lower later) , 8 on regular starter (including Salah, Virgil, Trent etc), 7 squad players, and a few backups and youth. Example: First season i got Salah, Virgil, Diaz and Trent new contracts, and they all wanted Important or star player and playing time during negotiations. I gave them that, but its now mid Jan and they are happy at regular starter playing time now. Always try to lower their agreed playing time from star/important to regular. You will get agent feedback on the same screen before you confirm if the player might become unhappy. Going from Star/Important to regular usually isnt an issue, But changing from Regular to squad player is usually a tough sell.
  16. Decided to restart my save. This time i didnt send Antonio SIlva back on loan, i kept him and sold Matip first window. He went to Arsenal on loan with a £10m mandatory fee and another £12m over 2 payments. They are also paying all his wages. Signed Barco again and he still went back to Boca on loan until Jan. Siemen and Ouedraogo are signed and will join when they are 18, in Jan and 2nd season. Virgil, Salah, TAA, Bradley, Kelleher and Diaz (requested) all got new 5 years contracts in the first few months. Got Virgil on less wages and bonuses than before, Salah on same wages and bonuses. Happy with them.
  17. I got £250m for Virgil during preseason of 2nd season. But Im very tempted to restart and this time get Virgil a new contract asap (same with Salah) to keep them for a bit longer, at least 2 or 3 seasons for Virgil, more for Salah. They are both still top tier players at 32/33 and their attributes havent declined at all yet. Also if i sell Virgil, our leadership potential after him is quite poor. Robbo has 15 leadsership but is also old andd selleable. After him its 13's . May do some season1 leadership courses and hope for some improvements.
  18. Won everything in 1st season though i got a lucky 4-3 vs Arsenal in the FA cup final. I played a 433 system though I kept switching between 2 wingbacks with inside forwards infront, and an inverted fullback on left and inverted wingback on right with winger(A and cut inside) . Not sure which i prefer but i think TAA did better as a proper wingback. Szobaszlai was just fantastic as a MEZ(a), 19 goals, 23 assists, and Alexis Mac as a BBM next to him (and sometimes DM) got 12 goals and 10 assists. Love both these guys. Never selling them! Nunez top scorer with 33, Diaz 25, Salah 24 Current squad is: GK: Allison/Kelleher/Seimen DR: TAA/Gomez/Bradley DC: Virgil/Konate/Diomande/Silva/Gomez/Quansah DL: Robertson/Tsimikas/Barco DM: Endo/Bajcetic CM: Szobaszlai/Alexis Mac/Gravenberch/Elliot/Jones RW: Salah/Doak/Elliot LW: Diaz/Jota/Gakpo/Jones ST: Nunez/Jota/Gakpo Virgil wont sign a new contract while Saudi clubs are interested in him, so i will see what happens over pre season. Would like to keep him for another season, but i bought Diomande and SIlva so i wont mind if he leaves for a good fee. Bajectic and Doak have both improved well and will get more gametime in season 2. Still using Endo as main DM until Bajcetic is ready. Also Endo is a fantastic tutor. Bradley seems better than Ramsey as my backup RB, sent him out on loan for 2nd half of season1 for more gametime. I may loan him out again and have Gomez as main backup RB. Gonna try and sell Tsimikas and i have Barco as my backup LB now. Quansah did well on loan, will prolly loan him out again for more gametime, i hope for him to become a good homegrown backup for me, but i dont think that will happen until winter update patch. Also looking to sell Gakpo. 13 finished is not good enough for a backup striker. Jota is just the better player as my backup LW who can play striker. I may look for a young striker. Even Ferguson is temping, i just hope i can improve his passing attribute enough with training. Roony Bardghji is availbe for 9.5m, which is very tempting. I dont want to disrupt Doaks develpment, but at that price and could always loan either out.
  19. Last week of Jan i sent Bradley off on loan in championship hoping he improve with more gametime, so Gomez is main backup RB. I then bought Diomande for £51m. CD is looking nice for the future now with Konate, Silva, Diomande, Gomez and Virgil teaching them for another year or 2.
  20. It is now January. Currently top of league by 2 points over City. Got new contracts for Trent, Salah, Kelleher, Bradley in early Dec, all 5 years and im very happy with my negotiating here Current Virgil doesnt want a new contract. Jota got injured, out until mid Jan. Doak injured too and out for a couple of weeks over xmas, back just as Salah leaves for african nations. Endo is also leaving for Asian cup in Jan. Transfers: Talked to Thiago's agent in early Dec and he got the Saudis to make a bid. Ended up with £48m im happy with. Matip has joined Newcastle for only £9.5m. Antonio Silva comes back from his loanback at Benfica to replace Matip. Rafael Luis joins for £2.5m. good u21 player with potential. Valentin Barco returns from his loanback at Boca. Seimen also joins as another youngster. I see a lot of green arrows on my loaness who are doing well.
  21. Im in December now, currently top (barely) 1 point above City only because i currently have won every game! Forgot to register Doak for Europa league...oops! I have decided im going to keep Endo. He is my DM until Bajectic is ready to fully replace him, and as a Model Pro he is a fantastic mentor! Kopnate and Diaz wanted new contracts already, had no problem there. Hoping to sell Thiagi and Matip in Jan. Edit: just got my youth intake preview....5 star excellent intake!!
  22. Yeah Silva is great. Got him first season and have loaned him back to Jan. Im also looking at Diomande and Guehi (currently palace are bottom 4 so maybe get him cheap is relegated).
  23. Ooh i would be very tempted to let Virgil go tbh. Theres loads of good DC's about and hes not getting younger. Salahs an interesting one. Keeping him would be great for a few more seasons, but a bug offer would be tempting.
  24. I think im going to always keep Gomez in my save, unless i get a 200m offer. Hes just so effective. Can play CD, RB, LB (inverted fullback). English, homegrown at club and atm seems happy to be a squad player.
  25. Pre-season finished. Playing 433 with inverted full back (left) and inverted wing back (right). Normal FM start Signings: A load of staff. Antonio Silva from Benfica for £42m and loaned him back until Jan so he gets game time and hopefully i can sell Matip in Jan. Valentin Barca for £8m. Also loaned back until Jan. Hes more of a wingback for the left, maybe i can train his defensive stats up a bit more, if not then i can just a big profit on him. For that price i had to buy him. Assan Ouedraogo joins next season for £5.5m and Denis Seimen joins in Jan for £12m Both youngsters with high potential. Sold a couple of backups who had a year left, then sorted a bunch of loans including Quansah to Coventry, hoping a season of championship football can boost him up nicely. I may sell Virgil next season (hopefuly Matip will be gone by then too) and replace with Diomande or Guehi (English homegrown and good potential). Im going to keep Gomez, English, homegrown, good fullback cover (both sides now with inverted fullback). Bajcetic is my future main DM. Endo is a good fill in until hes ready. One bad thing about losing Hendo and Milner is a lack of good tutors. They were both model citizens, and now we really only have Alisson, Salah and Virgil, and Vigrils loyalty (hidden stat) is only 12.
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