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Love the idea of the loan deal, risk free like you say. Something I have actually started to do myself. I wasn’t a big fan of loan deals previously but if you structure it like you have it makes total sense! I had two strikers on loan, both with contracts running down both done well on loans and I’ve no signed both for free

Thanks bud! Hopefully get the season of to a start tomorrow on my night off

Monday is usually both shadow plays with a general tactical session. Then Tuesday match tactics, game Wednesday, Thursday recovery and review. Friday match tactics and Saturday game. But depends what the gap is between game. The general idea would to be get as much tactical sessions in before the game and make sure we have rest, recovery and review after.

Do you think both can secure safety in Serie A? If they can lead you to that. Workout how much money it’s worth staying in the league and then decide if it’s worth it.

Looking good for champions league football next year

Good business, you confess to a couple of mistakes but i feel like you covered for them. Uros looks extremely talented, looks like he could become a lethal weapon with that acceleration pace and first touch. I do love a physical striker but he seems to have enough already to lean towards being complete.

Yeah, frustrating that it’s actually down to the board to improve the facilities and they are complaining to me. Okay never thought of that as an idea perhaps something I can do. Appreciate that! The idea to manage in South America came from reading a book on holiday, Tears at la Bombonera. Christopher Hylland telling his stories of living in South America and his love with the football as he toured many places for the football. He also lived in Argentina for a long period. If you like reading something you should give a read. Especially having lived there yourself.

The Proof Is In The Pudding

A quick update to round up last season, some stats, some transfers and Youth Development. We are far superior than most clubs in attack in the league. Our aggressive but clinical nature is something I am very happy with. The aim is to create lots of chances and try and take as many as possible. I don't mind being overly aggressive as the law of averages and how we perform it will eventually pay off, in theory. Outscoring our XG by 14 points is a sign of our ability to find the net with lower quality chances. Our 18 goals from corners is an incredible amount, I always pride myself on set plays, especially my corner routines. You can see we favor the front post which aims for a specific player, but also switch it up to the back post to hit another player to keep our opponents on their toes. Our possession stats have certainly improved from last season, I think we have found the balance of being a good passing side. Some issues still lie in our out of possession, we do not press as high as I would like, but we still boast the best defense in the league, but conceded two more goals than expected. We don't allow a lot of passes against us and win our fair share of tackles, which means the press is effective, so maybe i am being over critical, increasing the OPDA may lead to more goals being conceded. Something definitely worth managing, I have found myself using the drop of more instruction at times, so a full blown high press is maybe still a while away, but as the saying goes, if it's not broken don't fix it....... Of course to pull off this style of play you need a certain level and type of player, now at this level they can be hard to come by. As you can imagine there has been some amount of turnover of players at the club, some have actually come and gone. With having such a small scouting team, trials have been a huge part of finding players, we've had over 100 players on trial at Deportivo alone. The plan really has been to stick to players known in the league, or using the suggestions from scouts and Imediaties who brung some ideas in, after a big player sale we added to the youth setup but also increased our scouting range this brought about some more finds. The first season brought up a rather large spend......... well a huge spend. But it was calculated, Yerson Chacon had already agreed to sign for AC Milan for 600k, with a 25% sell on, unfortunately he got a really bad injury on his third game which will hinder his progress, i also knew that come the next season their would be a large chunk of players that would be moved on, reaching 1.8 million pounds. We also received a good amount from Samuel Sosa sell on clause, 25% of 625k giving us a nice 275k So players brought in, there is a vast amount so ill zone in on a few so you can get the just of my recruitment process. Abraham Bahachille - signed for 300k, a deep lying playmaker signed from Cabello in our league, he finished the season as player of the year and top scorer at the club, he is the front post targetman at corners. Juan Camilo Pérez - signed for 100k from the relegated Carabobo, a very exciting winger who would be far to good for the level below, he finished the season with 10 direct goal involvements Diego Osio - signed from Cabello also for 350k, The man i thought could be my libero, but he never really got going in truth, he's been a steady performer but hoping for more next season. Kervin Andrade - signed for 400k from Deportivo La Guaira, who surprisingly aren't playing him. He has been a standout since he got fifteen assists and six goals, he does take his fair share of corners which skews this slightly. There were a few more squad players that arrived from the league as well, but for the last couple I'll bring you a few that Immediately brought to my attention. Alexander Díaz & Florián Monzón both arrived on loan deals, Monzon has since signed permanently after his deal at Velez ran out, he shone in his first 10 games so went ahead and made the pre contract deal, since then he tailed off. Diaz has a 500k option in his loan deal, and has scored 11 goals in 22 starters, so am on the fence with him right now. Enrique Taborga - at 525 k is our biggest outlay to date, i wanted someone on the left hand side that could invert as a full back but also do a job as a IWB, he started like a flash at the end of last season 5 games 3 assists but second season he never hit the heights again, this coming season am expecting bigger things. Luiz Henrique - at 17k from Santos and with 15 direct goal involvements is the bargain of the save so far, the Brazilian has excelled in the attacking midfield slots. Youth Development I will be the first to admit this is a real weakness for me when it comes to football management, it's something I have never truly mastered. Yes I have had some really great players come through but i haven't got a clear plan or philosophy when it comes to it. The nature of the save doesn't lend itself to becoming a huge youth development save either, I'm planning on jumping around a lot, but I thought I would share a few players that have come through that look like they have some real potential. Gabriel Rodríguez the young right wing back came through in our first intake and has already made 14 sub appearances and 5 starts, mainly because Vivas plays the inverted role but if we use an attacking wing back this kid has the ability to attack. Daniel Mejias was the top talent from the second intake, at 15 he already has some standout attributes for becoming a solid attacking midfielder, he got some game time along with Freddy Scaramelli at the tail end of the season. Now like I said, not a strong point of mine so open to some suggestions on how to get the best out of two good intakes. I'll document some progress, but it's never going to be a fountain of youth save I am afraid. I tend to lean more to the tactical side of things.

Prefect for the plans you have! Planning on upgrading the coaching staff? Maximise the gains from the promotion?

I agree with sheriff. I think more than ever fitness is a huge factor this edition of fm

Congratulations on promotion, surely the owners will loosen the purse strings!

Big business In Amsterdam!

Maldini looks a marvellous piece of business.

It’s a role I’ve used down the years. But you always had to move the wingbacks into the DM line to get it so drop between the CB’s and even then it still wasn’t as good as the reworked one for FM24. It does a great job now

Nice intake! Academy is well known in Groningen hopefully this carries on for you! The next Arjen Robben would be special

Dortmund taking a whipping for tuchels arrogance

Dortmund taking a whipping for tuchels arrogance

A very good start, it’s good to see you still being critical of things though. Your setting your standards high and noticing the drop of in form. I would be shocked if managers have worked you out already but things I usually check are defensive line height and pressing intensity. If teams come to play you and are below the average they usually set these it means there parking the bus.

We only lost one game at home all season, and we dominate the ball a lot. But I would need to do more digging to see if other teams tire out a lot quicker. Thanks bud. Yeah I’m trying to get back to my tactical ways after last years speed playing! 4-2-3-1 has been very effective which we all know only to well as it’s really the most generic formation these days. Thanks, it’s definitely all a working progress but the basic philosophy is there. It’s good to be back. In truth the 4-2-3-1 isn’t my favourite of formations but going up against a lot of 4-4-2’s it’s allowed my two attacking midfielders to run riot at times. The IWB is acting as the double pivot also helps. I really wanted to get the 4-4-2 going but a need a better libero.

Love your writing style! The EPL is actually the most intriguing it’s been for a while. I was tempted to do a Man United save myself.

Beautiful part of the world, and certainly a very interesting team to manage. Following closely. Best of luck.

Great idea for a save. A club with a great history of bringing through talent. You have started well. The passing shapes are very impressive for a first season.

A generational gap.

Looks a very promising transfer window! Re investing is crucial to make your mark in Europe. The fact your attracting players from England is a huge postive