Powello

Firstly, apologies for the terrible pictures, my laptop is soslow and can't run both FM and a browser at the same time so had to use my phone for pics Been dying to recreate Leverkusens style on FM and have spent the last few days working on t as well as watching multiple highlights and tactical analysis videos on youtube. Though I am doing a Southend challenge which makes it harder. I started off with the 3-4-2-1 shape and it was alright but I couldn't get the attacking right and there were too many 1-0 wins. Leverkusen score goals alongside the great football so 1-0's all the time just insn't great. Now this could just be because of the level of team we are or tactical, I think it's both. For the current season I switched it up a bit after watching a TIFO video and came up with the 2 versions below The one on the right I was mainly using for away games at first, though I ended up just using that most of the time later on in the season the season.Still not happy with either, as you can see in the league below, defensively it has been amazing but the attack has suffered a little and we aren't scoring enough. Again I am not sure if this is tactical or just the level of the players. I do change a few settings depending on opponents occasionally but nothing major It;s not an exact replica of course with being Southend, but I have tried to get it as close as I can and still win games, so I have had to sacrifice a few roles/settings. Next season in league 1 I will be able to get some better players, hopefully can get closer and score way more goals

In my current save, I think this season is one of very few in my whole fm journey where I have managed to keep every single player happy, normally I don'tcare as long as they play well haha. Things I have done to manage that is:-(Not all of this is about squad roatition I get, but it all ties in to keep players happy and fresh. When rotating players poorly you can annoy them but if they are already very happy they take being dropped/rested in their stride, so bear with me lol) Firstly (I had a created club with no players so my route will be different to othes but after the squad building part the rest should apply to yours), with squad building I brought in 2 starting 11's and about 6 players or so on top of that who between them had the attributes to cover multiple areas of the pitch. No need for huge squads if you want to keep them all happy. Luckily for me with having to build a squad from scratch I could get in players on contracts that didn't demand they play every game, though I do have a few that wanted star player status I set the training intensitys so that the first 2 options were no training/rest, whatever it is(I don't have the game open so I am going by memory lol) and the last 2 as double intensity, low and medium, or whatever it is, inbetween them I keep an eye on training to make sure every week I get reports saying all players had great sessions. If players get poor training ratings I criticise them and if they get ratings of over 8.5ish I praise them, both improve morale a bt. If players who haven't played in a while get a high training rating and the next game or 2 are games they canplay in without the team suffering or not a huge game they shouldn't play in, then I give them a start. Same goes for players who get a run in the team, if their performances start dropping, then I will give someone else a chance. In my team you get chances to show your worth to the team or you get replaced. Unless I really have to, like because of injuries/suspensions/poor form, then I never start players with either 92% or less fitness levels or 90% match sharpness, if both are lower then they get benched or dropped. Though with match sharpness with my often rotating or making them available for the u21s/u18s, it's not usually an issue too much. With my 2 keepers, neither have a contract that states they are number 1 so it's not too bad but I still roatate them. I have one I consider to be my number 1, just not told him that lol, he starts the majority of games and finals. My "backup" is my cup keeper as well as I play him in league games against some teams I know I can control and limit there shooting. In team talks, I rarely go too hard on them unless they were so shocking they deserve the boot kicked at them. I often praise players individually in the team talks if they have got over an 8.5. I paise them after games if they get potm etc.Not had it yet but if the press ask anything about them in interviews I would say whatever option would be the "nicest"one lol I try and make sure every squad memeber has had at least 10 starts and multiple sub appearances by the end of the season. Good for their morale and keeping everyone fresh. This season I haven't really had that many injuries, apart from 1 young player who gets injured more than IRL martial and bailly combined lol, but he will be gone soon. Off the top of my head that pretty much covers it. To manage squad rotaion correctly after fitness/sharpness levels, keeping players happy is extemely important so they don't start complaining, that's where things can go bad quickly if you get it wrong.