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I would go for the Spanish guy following your reasoning.

Cwb (more offensive obv) or fb, both roles are balanced, sometimes they cut inside sometimes they stay wide.

Yes it's mandatory, however it's a purchase option I think, give him a terrible contract when it's activated and he will refuse cancelling the deal.

Don't use "be more expressive" maybe? Or for some reason they have poor discipline.

Thanks mate.

Is there a way to tell when a player is interested again for a contract following a breakdown in discussions?

It's not as easy as you think imho, even Montpellier would be a challenge. AI brings lots of good players in the top 5-6 teams. I managed them last year and boy was it hard! I'd go with them since it's a very likable team.

Is "Future fee upon winning the league" option in loans a purchase option? Or you just give those money and lose the player too? Thanks!

I would never consider selling Kane, even if you play 4-3-3 I'd use him in one flank as a playmaker. In 4231 the answer is easy, Amc as playmaker. In 442 (eww) he would make an amazing dlf. He can mentor a younger member of your squad, so he's really really useful. That would be his worst role behind center back or goalkeeper irl lol. But fm is a crazy game so it might work idk.

How is it focused on possession when you counter and have the forward(s) on attack is my question. In my opinion, the forward should retreat in a possession-based system.What do you see in the highlights? He's using low crosses though.

Isn't that how "prevent short GK distribution" works? Or close to it.

Well I was thinking it might be plain incompatible, however I'm 99,9% sure it's not the case, RAM is RAM, the game should run flawlessly with DDR5. Regarding the GPU, well it almost costs the same and has a better processor (which is our main concern), whether the GPU is an overkill it shouldn't really matter, consider it a bonus? You may want to play something different, more demanding, you never know.

I'm definitely NOT going to play 22, I like the fact that players always try for a goal in this engine, this wasn't the case in the previous one imho. I mean I see even the fullbacks or the stoppers trying for a goal, the game is so aggressive and fun But if you wish to return to 22 it's fine by me, do what you like the most, isn't that the point anyway, for the player to have fun. Regarding some of your arguments: about the slowing down, the cause of this is not the game for sure, so that's not a valid argument. I haven't noticed anything regarding the player sales, I don't have issues selling them at good prices at all. My attackers score lots of goals, so you might be on a bad streak or something. I literally play the default Gegenpress and it is as broken as in 22 lol (in the Portuguese league though, not sure where are you managing, if it's Sporting it should really work since the players there do a lot of mistakes). Once again, if you want to go back, do so by all means! It's all about having fun, if you feel 22 was better, then just play it

@phd_angel The 2 Ryzen ones have the same processor, however the intel one is a bit faster and has a better gpu, so overall it seems the best choice. I don't know however if the DDR5 memory will be an issue in running the game (I'd guess not, but not sure, someone else might comment on that).

Found an elite midfielder named Danilo (probably well known, but I didn't know him - left footed too), however I think he's at Nottingham Forest now so not sure if it counts. Very expensive of course but worth it.

Playing in the Portuguese league, keepers (AI) are decent of course, but I've seen them do many mistakes too due to them being exposed to continuous pressure by my team. So I don't know about the "my keepers, not the AI" part. Btw passing dictates if a keeper is good in distribution, not kicking. Kicking is just how long can he send the ball. His passing is average and his physicals very poor, maybe that's the reason for the mistakes. Was he making mistakes in distribution or in saves?

I don't know what you consider fun but I play with Portimonense and the board accepts everything. It's so satisfying. Easy league too. Would you try that?

Yes, he can change his mind if you find a decent defender. Not all is lost yet.

Just Gegenpress bro!

I may have missed Popovic but I'm signing this guy (hopefully), talent abundance in my save (looks like the new R9 to me):

That's a cwb on support I think?

Use Cross more often? Though personally I don't find it bad. It's what happens in real life too many times.

Why did you sell Leao? I guess he wanted to leave. Did you at least speak to him? My first option would be Kvaratskhelia of course if you can afford him, you get an elite player and weaken Napoli, win win. Then I'd pray that someone from Rodrygo, Fati, Martinelli, Mudryk, Nunez isn't playing much and grab him on loan, one can only hope. If these two options fail I'd go for either Joao Pedro or Marcos Leonardo from Santos, both have good attributes and can most likely contribute right away. They are not Leao (yet), but they are more than decent.

He is a monster irl, he was just been called in the Brazil national team. Didn't suggest him because I thought he was already in Europe lol 🤣