[[FM23] Athletic Club (Bilbao) - Aupa Athletic!]

Just going into my third season, and having str uggled to raise funds over the first couple I've just made my first - and hopefully, only - big sale: Vencedor to Manchester United for £150m. Anybody managed to get a bigger fee than this?

 

[Reputation Change After Promotion?]

Just a quick query - I've just won League 1 with York City on FM22, and have approached an agent who has said that the club will have to be promoted to the Championship before they're willing to enter negotations - which I have in winning the league.

When does this change actually take place?

[Gegenpressing: The Roadmap to German Efficiency]

Just wanted to drop in and say that this thread is great. I wish there was more like it about; but they seem very few-and-far-between sadly. Keep up the good work! 

Funnily enough I'm looking to implement something similar in my 1.FC Köln save.

[Quickfire Questions and Answers Thread (Tactic and Training Questions Only)]

On 29/03/2017 at 23:28, Fosse said:

I find playing on the control mentality just makes play too aggressive with players starting positions too high, too many forward passes, too much urgency etc etc, this is a daft question is anybody actually achieving success with the control mentality?

I've achieved great success with control at Sporting. I think the key is lowering the tempo a bit if you're looking for more of a possession-based game. Many a time I've watched my players keep their patience on the edge of the opponents 18-yard-box; knocking it about to try and open up gaps. 

[Quickfire Questions and Answers Thread (Tactic and Training Questions Only)]

What should I do if I find that there aren't enough men supporting attacks quick enough; put them on higher mentalities? 

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6 minutes ago, herne79 said:

1) If you mean when you are defending, then no - unless you give your fullbacks some specific man marking instructions.  If you mean when you have possession then the Width TI setting and/or Mentality will help there.

2) Impossible to answer without knowing how you play.

My normal set-up is: Control, fluid. Slightly higher line, close down more, play out of defence, mixed passing, lower crosses. 4-3-3: SK , LB - FB , CD [D] x2, RB - FB [A]; DM [D], AP [A], CM ; LW - W [A], RW - IF , DF . 

Although, with me being Deportivo, that probably won't work vs. the Barcelona's in the league so I need a more direct alternative. 

[Quickfire Questions and Answers Thread (Tactic and Training Questions Only)]

Just a couple of quick ones: 

• Is there any particular way to make you more compact horizontally? Maybe instructing my full-backs to tuck in more? Close down less? 
• Also, when coming up against stronger opposition we seem to struggle in an attacking sense. Would it be better to go structured; leave more room in between players with the ball and try to play quickly on the break? Right now I'm playing standard, fluid with no particular changes in tempo, closing down more. I was thinking potentially maybe going counter structured, with more direct passing and pass into space.