Antmanbrooks

Do you have any PI or OI with this setup? If so, could you explain what instructions you use? I like the basis of this and I feel this most closely matches my interpretation of Conte's style and formation. Another question I have to anyone out there is if I'm correctly interpreting the 'formation' on FM, that is the team's defensive shape right? well Chelsea seem to line up in a deep, 5-4-1 formation when defending, so is there a way to play this formation but make the wide midfielders act like deep lying center forwards? So I want my wide midfielders to push up, play narrow and directly run at the opposition defence like Hazard and Pedro do.

How would such an unofficial patch 'kick in' when I want it too? Surely that would just mean at the start of the game (July) all the January transfers would be there, just as they are in the 14.3.0 database? So no change from what happens already?

Is there an easy way of using the 14.3.0 database player attribute/ability updates without the transfers or manager changes? Basically what I want to do is play the current season (2013-14) with all the players updated to how they are in v14.3.0 but without the January transfer update. So Mata remains at Chelsea at the start of the game and Suarez actually plays remotely like his actual real life ability (thanks to the boost in the 14.3.0 update). I try to play FM as realistically as possible and I hate the idea of starting a game with Mata at Utd, Salah and Matic at Chelsea etc and then having them sign other players in the winter transfer window. Man City usually end up playing the latter half of the season with a host of £30m plus players on top of Fernandinho, Navas, Negredo, Jovetic and Demichellis who they spent a fortune on in the summer window.

Good idea. I'm guessing this is falling on deaf ears anyway. I know it's a minor issue but I just can't get my head around how after 1180 minutes of Premier League action and 5 completed games he's suddenly had a boost of -9 to -10 PA and an upgrade of CA from 120 to 145. If you just take his top attributes including passing, dribbling, flair, technique and first touch (ignoring his excellent physical stats) he's in the same shortlist as Messi, Aguero, David Silva, Iniesta, Benzema, Ozil, Gotze, Isco, Coutinho, Kagawa, Ben Arfa and Thiago. Now I'm not saying he's a bad player, he's just nowhere near their league yet. Ah well, I've said my bit and hopefully the message is out there now. At least there's an editor to balance things for my own games, just feels like cheating though.

Thanks for the reply. Another thing that might be useful is the option to give instructions just before the free kick or pen? There have been numerous times I have wanted someone else to take a pen rather than the guy on the hat-trick or the designated penalty taker. For example someone on for a league top scorer record and my designated taker steps up... it's annoying when it happens, so hopefully something you can look at in future releases?

I have submitted a link to this seasons stat comparison between the two of them in my original post. I don't have a subscription to Opta unfortunately. Otherwise I would be able to find more stats to back up my argument. Where is the evidence to counter my argument and stats? Januzaj has only played in 26 games! My point isn't that Sterling should have a stat boost. My point is there is no evidence to suggest Januzaj is so much better than Sterling. If anything I'm saying reduce his stats. Why? Well this season Sterling has more accurate passing stats for a start. Outstrips him for successful dribbles. Has scored more. Has played in more positions, tracks back and is much more successful at tackling and more successful at aerial duels. Januzaj has better crossing accuracy and has taken corners and free kicks for Utd suggesting that's a strength of his.

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to set up different free kick takers for different zones using the tactic creator? What I mean is; at the moment I'm managing Liverpool and I want to have Gerrard looping in free kicks from the sidelines or from deeper positions and I want to have Suarez smashing in shots from free-kicks just outside the box. If I set Suarez as the taker then he ends up taking all types of free kick and frankly unless he's in a shooting position I would rather have him in the box looking to pounce on the ball Gerrard delivers. This isn't something I've had any luck replicating? Any help or advice on how/if this can be done?

Either way, he has neither the EPL or International experience that Sterling has, the current EPL statistical evidence doesn't suggest he's any better than Sterling and he's more or less completly unproven (he's played a few good games in an otherwise terrible season for Utd) and yet his stats are very good in this update? It makes very little sense. Other's are arguing that he's performed well for Utd so therefore it means he should get a huge boost to stats. This isn't logical either. Surely some of Utd's underperformers should have a stats reduction then, not the other way round.

I've seen every game Sterling has played and several that Januzaj has played. I'm a Liverpool fan, so there's inevitably going to be some bias, but on what I've seen of both players they are not sufficiently different to warrant the massive difference in stats that Januzaj has over Sterling. I've backed this up with more than just opinion, so how else am I to make and back up my opinions?

I would be keen to know why Adnan Januzaj is considered to be so much better than Raheem Sterling in this update? Across almost all the mental and technical attributes Januzaj is roughly considered either 3 or 5 points higher than Sterling, on physical attributes they are considered pretty similar and on current and potential ability Januzaj is considered better by some margin. I wonder what evidence backs this up? They are 2 months apart in age, Sterling broke into the Liverpool first team two years earlier than Januzaj so he's more experienced and managed this pressure at an earlier age. Sterling has played 23 games and scored 6 times so far this season, Januzaj has played 26 games and managed 3 goals. Sterling has represented England at several youth levels and the senior team and yet Januzaj hasn't represented any International setup as far as I know? Across the board Sterling outshines Janujaz acording to the statistics for the season so far (see here - http://eplindex.com/49572/sterling-vs-januzaj-future-stars-stats-comparison.html). How I understand stats are only part of the story but I've seen a lot of Sterling this year and only a bit of Januzaj and both seem very good but I really can't put my finger on how Janujaz is considered so much better than Sterling? On a related note, Sterling's defensive ability is woefully underestimated in this patch.

Things like that happen. Maybe it is a bug in this case, but an example of this happening is when Roy Keane had agreed a contract with Kenny Dalglish at Blackburn and on the day before the formal signing Alex Ferguson got in touch and the rest is history. I signed Eyal Golasa for PSV recently, but he is volotile and confrontational in the game so maybe that's something to do with it?

There must be thousands of people playing FM2012 with the EPL as a playable league. Out of all thoses thousands of games out there has anyone experienced a first season that has worked out the same as it has in real life? What I mean is a save game where the EPL table is more or less the same as it is right now in real life. If so can I have a copy of your save game please?

---------------------- Match Records ---------------------- Highest Scoring Game - Striker475 - Aston Villa vs Derby - 5:9 - Proof Highest Scoring Draw - LLR - Darfo vs Mezzocorona - 5:5 - Proof Biggest defeat - PRDH - Barcelona vs Pajara Playas - 10:0 - Proof Biggest win - ethone - Liverpool v Levski (Sofia) - 14:0 - Proof Most Yellow Cards for a team without a Red - talktoken - Lincoln vs Hereford - 10 - Proof Most Yellow Cards in a match without a Red - talktoken - Lincoln vs Hereford - 14 - Proof Most Red Cards in a match - AdamFitz - Port Talbot vs Afan Lido - 5 - Proof Most Shots without hitting the Woodwork - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool v Sheriff - 47 - Proof Most Corners for a Team - Ishu - Man Utd vs Bournemouth - 15 - Proof Most Corners in a Match - Ishu - Man Utd vs Chelsea - 18 - Proof Highest Pass Accuracy - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - 88% - Proof Highest Percentage of Successful Headers - Suggy33 - Ossett Town vs Bolton - 87% - Proof Highest Percentage of Successful Tackles - dami - Guadalajara vs Valencia - 82% - Proof Longest Distance Run by a team - dami - Hereford - 142.0km Proof Biggest Comeback - Sanremese - Av3ry - 2-0 to 3-4 - Proof Biggest Away Win - Scally of the wag - Everton v Liverpool 1-7 - Proof Highest Ave Match Rating (Team) - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - 8.84 - Proof Highest percentage of possesion - crewe_york - Quorn vs Bradford PA - 83% - Proof Most Shots from Distance - Liverpool- Webby123 - 17 - proof Most fouls in a game for both teams- Webby123 - Blackburn v Liverpool - 40 - Proof Most goals scored after going to ten men - LLR - Penalva Castelo vs Camara Lobos - 4 - Proof Biggest Euro Cup Win - Scally of the Wag - Liverrpool v Debrecen - 8-0 - Proof Most Shots on Target in a match (Team) - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - 23 - Proof Most Shots in a Match (Team) - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - 47 - Proof Most Clear Cut Chances - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - `11 - Proof Biggest Win in a Local Derby - Scally of the Wag - Everton v Liverpool - 1-7 - Proof Fastest Sending Off For Opposition Player - Shadaza - Yossi Benayoun - 9 seconds - Proof Most Own goals in a match - Av3ry - Rodengo vs Sanremese - 3 - Proof ------------------------------ Player Match Records ------------------------------ Highest Rating - SnakeXe - Enzo Scorza - 10.0 - Proof Most goals in a match - ethone - Ian MacDonald - 11 - Proof Fastest goal - Harryseaess - Pato - 10 seconds - Proof Youngest Player - wwfcfan - Kristian Hagen - 15 years 58 days -Proof Oldest Player - Trildor - Luis Fuentes - 39 years 232 days - Proof Most Crosses Attempted in a Match - Scally of the Wag - Maxi Rodrigues - 22 - Proof Youngest goalscorer - wwfcfan - Kristian Hagen - 15 years 64 days - Proof Oldest Goalscorer - alexcoombs - Kevin Phillips - 38 years 190 days - Proof Longest Distance Run in a match by a player - Ishu - Yury Zhirkov, Chelsea - 14.1km - Proof Longest Distance Run in a match by an opposition player - Ishu - Mikel Arteta, Everton - 13.6 km - Proof Latest Double Yellow Sending Off - 89th and 92th minute - Charles Davids, Valencia - dami - Proof Highest goals scored in competitive début match - 4 - Franklin Bastardo - Flamers - Proof Highest competitive début match rating - 9.9 - Franklin Bastardo - Flamers- Proof Fastest hattrick - Ishu - Man Utd v Fulham - Dimitar Berbatov - 4 minutes (5-7-8) - Proof Fastest sending off - Ryan-RFC - Danny Wilson - 25 seconds - Proof Fastest Injury - KingEboue - Cesc Fabregas - 1 minute, 46 seconds - Proof Most Shots on Target in a match - Scally of the Wag - Steven Gerrard - 10 - Proof Most Interceptions in a Match - Scally of the Wag - Jamie Carragher - 11 - Proof Shortest Time Between 2 Yellow Cards (Same Player) - Flamers - Jurica Tomljenovic - 75 seconds - Proof -------------------------------- Player Season Records -------------------------------- Most League Goals in a Season - massive_genius - Yaya Sanogo - 59 - Proof Most Goals in a Season - massive_genius - Yaya Sanogo - 91 - Proof Most Assists - B.W.G - Alan Williams - 61 - Proof Most Goals in a season for a midfielder - Scally of the wag - Steven Gerrard - 21 - Proof Most Successful Passes in a Season - Scally of the Wag - Raul Meireles - 1120 - Proof Highest Pass % in a season - Antmanbrooks - Javier Mascherano - 90% - Proof ------------------------------- Player Career Records ------------------------------- ------------------------------ Other Player Records ------------------------------ Most Goals in Last 5 Games - SnakeXe - Marco Antonio - 14 - Proof Best Form in Last 5 Games - Flamers - Ousmane Soumah - 9.48 - Proof ------------------------- Seasonal Records ------------------------- Most Games Won in a Row - Flamers - KFK - 36 - Proof Most Games Won in a Row Without Conceding - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona - 13 - Proof Most Games Without Losing - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona- 83 - Proof Most Liga BBVA Games Without Losing - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona- 49 - Proof Most Games Without Conceding - Woking - Jake Stothard - 31 - Proof Most Team Goals - Ishu - Man Utd - 131 - Proof Fewest Goals Conceded in a Season - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona - 3 -Proof Least amount of games to win the league (38 game season with split) - Celtic 29 games - slipknot67 - Proof Most games won in a row by the same scoreline - Arsenal 6 - Gooner32 - Proof Most players in Team of the Year (First XI) - Flamer - KFK - 9 -Proof Biggest Points difference between 1st and 2nd (20 Team Division) - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona - 19 - Proof Biggest Points Difference between 1st and 20th (20 Team Division) - Scallyofthewag - Liverpool - 90 - Proof Most Points in a Season (20 Team Division) - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona- 108 - Proof Most Points in a Season (12 Team Division) - Flamers - KFK - 66 - Proof Most Goals in a Season (12 Team Division) - Flamers - KFK - 97 - Proof ----------------------------------- Manager Career Records ----------------------------------- ------------------------------- International Records ------------------------------- Biggest Win - Ishu - England Vs Armenia - 8 - 0 - Proof Most goals scored in a Match (Player) - Ishu - Jermain Defoe - 4 - Proof Most goals by Striker in a Match (Own Team) - Ishu - Agbonlahor/Defoe - 7 - Proof Most goals scored in a Match (Own Team) - Ishu - England - 8 - Proof Highest Rating (Player) - Ishu - Jermain Defoe - 9.8 - Proof Lowest rating against - Ishu - Ghazaryan - 4.6 - Proof Highest Average Rating - Ishu - England - 8.85 - Proof Lowest possesion whilst winning by more than 5 goals - Ishu - England - 40% - Proof Most shots in a match - Ishu - England - 25 - Proof -------------------------- The Hall of Shame -------------------------- Lowest Attendance - Brambleten - Afan Lido - 19 - Proof Most Games Without Winning - LLR - Darfo Boario - 15 - Proof Most Games Without Scoring - Mitsuko - Tonbridge Angels - 10 - Proof Highest possession in a game without winning - Tonbridge Angels - Mitsuko - 61% - Proof Most Goals conceded in Extra Time - LLR - Penalva Castelo - 4 - Proof -------------------------------- Miscellaneous Records -------------------------------- Longest League Cup Run - Flamers - KFK - 48 - Proof Longest FA Cup Run - Flamers - KFK - 48 - Proof Longest FA Trophy Run - Mitsuko - Tonbridge Angels - 33 - Proof

---------------------- Match Records ---------------------- Highest Scoring Game - Striker475 - Aston Villa vs Derby - 5:9 - Proof Highest Scoring Draw - LLR - Darfo vs Mezzocorona - 5:5 - Proof Biggest defeat - PRDH - Barcelona vs Pajara Playas - 10:0 - Proof Biggest win - ethone - Liverpool v Levski (Sofia) - 14:0 - Proof Most Yellow Cards for a team without a Red - talktoken - Lincoln vs Hereford - 10 - Proof Most Yellow Cards in a match without a Red - talktoken - Lincoln vs Hereford - 14 - Proof Most Red Cards in a match - AdamFitz - Port Talbot vs Afan Lido - 5 - Proof Most Shots without hitting the Woodwork - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool v Sheriff - 47 - Proof Most Corners for a Team - Ishu - Man Utd vs Bournemouth - 15 - Proof Most Corners in a Match - Ishu - Man Utd vs Chelsea - 18 - Proof Highest Pass Accuracy - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - 88% - Proof Highest Percentage of Successful Headers - Suggy33 - Ossett Town vs Bolton - 87% - Proof Highest Percentage of Successful Tackles - dami - Guadalajara vs Valencia - 82% - Proof Longest Distance Run by a team - dami - Hereford - 142.0km Proof Biggest Comeback - Sanremese - Av3ry - 2-0 to 3-4 - Proof Biggest Away Win - Scally of the wag - Everton v Liverpool 1-7 - Proof Highest Ave Match Rating (Team) - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - 8.84 - Proof Highest percentage of possesion - crewe_york - Quorn vs Bradford PA - 83% - Proof Most Shots from Distance - Liverpool- Webby123 - 17 - proof Most fouls in a game for both teams- Webby123 - Blackburn v Liverpool - 40 - Proof Most goals scored after going to ten men - LLR - Penalva Castelo vs Camara Lobos - 4 - Proof Biggest Euro Cup Win - Scally of the Wag - Liverrpool v Debrecen - 8-0 - Proof Most Shots on Target in a match (Team) - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - 23 - Proof Most Shots in a Match (Team) - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - 47 - Proof Most Clear Cut Chances - Scally of the Wag - Liverpool - `11 - Proof Biggest Win in a Local Derby - Scally of the Wag - Everton v Liverpool - 1-7 - Proof Fastest Sending Off For Opposition Player - Shadaza - Yossi Benayoun - 9 seconds - Proof Most Own goals in a match - Av3ry - Rodengo vs Sanremese - 3 - Proof ------------------------------ Player Match Records ------------------------------ Highest Rating - SnakeXe - Enzo Scorza - 10.0 - Proof Most goals in a match - ethone - Ian MacDonald - 11 - Proof Fastest goal - Harryseaess - Pato - 10 seconds - Proof Youngest Player - wwfcfan - Kristian Hagen - 15 years 58 days -Proof Oldest Player - Trildor - Luis Fuentes - 39 years 232 days - Proof Most Crosses Attempted in a Match - Scally of the Wag - Maxi Rodrigues - 22 - Proof Youngest goalscorer - wwfcfan - Kristian Hagen - 15 years 64 days - Proof Oldest Goalscorer - alexcoombs - Kevin Phillips - 38 years 190 days - Proof Longest Distance Run in a match by a player - Ishu - Yury Zhirkov, Chelsea - 14.1km - Proof Longest Distance Run in a match by an opposition player - Ishu - Mikel Arteta, Everton - 13.6 km - Proof Latest Double Yellow Sending Off - 89th and 92th minute - Charles Davids, Valencia - dami - Proof Highest goals scored in competitive début match - 4 - Franklin Bastardo - Flamers - Proof Highest competitive début match rating - 9.9 - Franklin Bastardo - Flamers- Proof Fastest hattrick - Ishu - Man Utd v Fulham - Dimitar Berbatov - 4 minutes (5-7-8) - Proof Fastest sending off - Ryan-RFC - Danny Wilson - 25 seconds - Proof Fastest Injury - KingEboue - Cesc Fabregas - 1 minute, 46 seconds - Proof Most Shots on Target in a match - Scally of the Wag - Steven Gerrard - 10 - Proof Most Interceptions in a Match - Scally of the Wag - Jamie Carragher - 11 - Proof Shortest Time Between 2 Yellow Cards (Same Player) - Flamers - Jurica Tomljenovic - 75 seconds - Proof -------------------------------- Player Season Records -------------------------------- Most League Goals in a Season - massive_genius - Yaya Sanogo - 59 - Proof Most Goals in a Season - massive_genius - Yaya Sanogo - 91 - Proof Most Assists - B.W.G - Alan Williams - 61 - Proof Most Goals in a season for a midfielder - Scally of the wag - Steven Gerrard - 21 - Proof Most Successful Passes in a Season - Scally of the Wag - Raul Meireles - 1120 - Proof Highest Pass % in a season - Scally of the Wag - Raul Meireles - 83% - Proof ------------------------------- Player Career Records ------------------------------- ------------------------------ Other Player Records ------------------------------ Most Goals in Last 5 Games - SnakeXe - Marco Antonio - 14 - Proof Best Form in Last 5 Games - Flamers - Ousmane Soumah - 9.48 - Proof ------------------------- Seasonal Records ------------------------- Most Games Won in a Row - Flamers - KFK - 36 - Proof Most Games Won in a Row Without Conceding - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona - 13 - Proof Most Games Without Losing - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona- 83 - Proof Most Liga BBVA Games Without Losing - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona- 49 - Proof Most Games Without Conceding - Woking - Jake Stothard - 31 - Proof Most Team Goals - Ishu - Man Utd - 131 - Proof Fewest Goals Conceded in a Season - Antmanbrooks - Barcelona - 3 -Proof Least amount of games to win the league (38 game season with split) - Celtic 29 games - slipknot67 - Proof Most games won in a row by the same scoreline - Arsenal 6 - Gooner32 - Proof Most players in Team of the Year (First XI) - Flamer - KFK - 9 -Proof Biggest Points difference between 1st and 2nd (20 Team Division) - Ishu - Man Utd - 16 - Proof Biggest Points Difference between 1st and 20th (20 Team Division) - Scallyofthewag - Liverpool - 90 - Proof Most Points in a Season (20 Team Division) - KingEboue - Arsenal - 101 - Proof Most Points in a Season (12 Team Division) - Flamers - KFK - 66 - Proof Most Goals in a Season (12 Team Division) - Flamers - KFK - 97 - Proof ----------------------------------- Manager Career Records ----------------------------------- ------------------------------- International Records ------------------------------- Biggest Win - Ishu - England Vs Armenia - 8 - 0 - Proof Most goals scored in a Match (Player) - Ishu - Jermain Defoe - 4 - Proof Most goals by Striker in a Match (Own Team) - Ishu - Agbonlahor/Defoe - 7 - Proof Most goals scored in a Match (Own Team) - Ishu - England - 8 - Proof Highest Rating (Player) - Ishu - Jermain Defoe - 9.8 - Proof Lowest rating against - Ishu - Ghazaryan - 4.6 - Proof Highest Average Rating - Ishu - England - 8.85 - Proof Lowest possesion whilst winning by more than 5 goals - Ishu - England - 40% - Proof Most shots in a match - Ishu - England - 25 - Proof -------------------------- The Hall of Shame -------------------------- Lowest Attendance - Brambleten - Afan Lido - 19 - Proof Most Games Without Winning - LLR - Darfo Boario - 15 - Proof Most Games Without Scoring - LLR - Padroense - 6 - Proof Highest possession in a game without winning - Tonbridge Angels - Mitsuko - 61% - Proof Most Goals conceded in Extra Time - LLR - Penalva Castelo - 4 - Proof -------------------------------- Miscellaneous Records -------------------------------- Longest League Cup Run - Flamers - KFK - 48 - Proof Longest FA Cup Run - Flamers - KFK - 48 - Proof