Blauwe vogel

I like the idea of the BBM alot, not in the slightest because I have a potential cash cow for that position, but also because I have a pref for the role. I will change it if my defensive numbers go down though, I don't have the pacey defenders yet. SS is still an experiment, the two matches wasn't really to my liking, so I'm going to try AP (S) for a couple of matches now. About my DLP, i'm not sure, but I think he currently acts more like a link in the midfield opting to play in the BBM RCWB or AP, which is also fine for now. But i wanted a Frenkie de jong kinda guy kek.

About the defenders, I was writing it and looking at my tactic and I figured ''well, they'll probably opt for the wingbacks, so ill change it to 1 centre BPD'' just like you noticed. Ill change the DLP to support, see how that works out, hopefully that won't open the midfield up to much. BTW, how can I quickly see if he is making such progressive passes, without watching an entire match? I sometimes find it hard to filter all the data from statistics. Quick look at my DLP's stats says he has a completion rate of 90% out of 620 passes, but zero key passes

So I have alot of hours in FM but I still have very much to learn. In my current save I wish some feedback on what to do better, and some player traits that are complementary (this is an area I find myself questioning and doubting alot) to the roles I have. Louis van Gaal current setup at the national squad of Holland serves as my inspiration. I want to press the Attack by playing a passing game, but when the opportunity arrives to have a creative guy unlock the field with a long pass. In a previous save I dominated the keuken kampioen divisie (KKD) with the same tactic, having lost no matches in the KKD and only drawing 4 times. Now, im already over those numbers. Two things were different. Instead of 2 BPD (D) and 1 mid CD (C) I had two CD (D) and one BPD (S) with the one being in the centre. Also, my ten wasn't an SS (A) but an AP(A). I only started using my SS for about 2 matches now, it was an AM (A) before that, but I read somewhere that an AM on attack and a DLF on support would use the same space, so I changed that. The idea is that my DLP serves as a creative guy instigating attacks from the middle. Should I change my central defender roles for that? Also, how is my attack? A DLF and a Poacher, or a DLF and a TF? I feel like certain role combinations aren't doing what I have in my mind.

When in the tab ''scout priorities'' under ''assignments'' in the menu ''scouting'', you have the option to prioritise an assignment. You can only prioritise one by one, and i'd like to see that I can use that option for multiple players. I often find my self having a list of over a hundred individuals who I want a weekly report from, and if I need to quickly gain info multiple targets for a position I scout multiple players, who I have to prioritise individually. Just a quality of life improvement (:

So I've been reading up on youth intake and the role the Head of Youth dev. has in that process. In an unrelated thread someone posted that the highlighted attributes aren't the most important. So, I got interested, and did some research, and checked on my own again. You can view for yourself. Something that immediately caught my eye -something I didn't bother with when I hired this guy- is his abysmall statt in Motivating. Across the board, i'm quite happy with him, but this got me a bit nervous since i've overlooked the fact that he's also a coach. Will this have a major impact, and should I look for someone better because of this? Furthermore, I learned that playing-/tactical style and preferred formation influences the intake of your youths. I was wondering what his standard playing style will actually influence on any given player. With my main squad I play 4-2-3-1 higher tempo/shorter passing counter, but I don't mind him bringing in some more defensive minded midfielders (I use a BBM and a BWM, and I like both to have a defensive edge) so I think this is fine. However, I can't help but wonder if this is the right call. The game is flooded with insane Hoyd regens, although this one has a fantastic personality. Lastly, how would I know when checking for a new HoYd what kind of players he'll bring in based on his preferences and style? Is it an educated guess or is there a list somehwere on the fora that could help out with this?

I'm trying to sign a quality reserves manager. Between the 1493 unemployed HoYd, you'd figure you can find someone. I did, twice actually, after about an half an hour of getting rejected. They immediately agreed to my -quite generous- contract offer. Two days later, they call me. ''Sorry mate, i'd rather sit my fat unemployed ass on my couch eating churros instead of making a name for myself in the champions cup'' What is this?

Alright, thanks! This is one of these cases I should revisit my ''throw a 5 year contract at anyone's face'' policy

I've been playing in de Eredivisie for some time now, gaining european football nearly every season. Something that is a bit frustrating is the fact that I play a match on Sunday, to have a (very important) champions league game on a Tuesday. I don't know about other leagues in real life, but since a couple of years to the KNVB favours teams who also play in Europe with scheduling. They do this -obviously- to give them more rest with the hopes of gaining more points (which in the end will be beneficial for the entire league, which Ajax has shown us the last couple of years under ten Hag, basically skyrocketing us towards an extra CL spot. While conference league last year also has been a gift from the gods for dutch football and coëfficiënt points ). My suggestion therefore is this; Implement a (perhaps shallow/small/simple) system that allows a new party i.e. a governing body like the KNVB, or the FA or whatnot. Have it work the same way as making a board request. Extra features besides beneficial scheduling could be Rule changes. In Real life, the Dutch and Belgian league had been discussing a merger,which is (thank god) of the tables. More importanly, all professional clubs get a vote, as they do with more things that I can't recall as of writing this. An older manager game I used to play had something similar, which was Motorsport management. Ofcourse, we don't want to see leagues change their rules every other season, so that should be contained in some way.

I hired an DoF after not having one for a couple of seasons, mainly for attracting young players for my u18 team. Scouting 15-17 years old cost me a lot of time real life. It's one of my favourite things of the game, but it has its limits for me. On the other hand, my u18 team has more fillers then i'd like it to have so i decided in favour of a DoF. I set responsibilities of making initial transfers for potentials to him only, as I still want to keep a tight ship and don't want the AI to splash cash on useless deals. Problem is, is he has done nothing in a season's time. Not even looked somehwere, so it's basically half a players worth of salary down the drain. What am I missing here. Should I change some responsibilities or is there another option i need to check. He has judg. player A/P both 17 and a negotiating stat of 18, with also having excellent mental stats.

I bought a young Argentinian player. The club asked me to loan him back, but I couldn't change the details. I would have let him go back, but they only offerend to play him as a fringe player. I'd like t to see that you could negotiate this immediately. I'd also think it be a good addition if we could have more options for a future fee when loaning a player out, instead of just naming a flat price.

When you want to learn a trait, you can choose from any of your coaches. They'll have a specialisation between brackets like (mental) or (attacking). Can't find that statistic in their own profile though, or via scouting. I need more attacking coaches.

Ayee well F*** me then. I'd better put him on some shooting training then if the last time won't work.

Over two seasons, ive tried removing traits from 2-3 players, to no avail. Every single time it fails, and i'm at a loss how or what is happening as the game doesn't tell you anything about it. Perhaps i'm missing something, but i've tried different trainers, yet I do play the players in question. Example, I have a very good AM-AP-SU who has the trait shoots from distance. Normally i couldn't care less, but his stats aren't really fabulous (fin8/lon9) so I want it gone.Now I do play him occasionally in his role. Could that be why he still hasn't unlearned his trait? Is it critical I use a trainer (attacking) or could i also use a (general) trainer?

Does it work? Most guides say ''list them to check if it garnered some interest'' but like I said in the original post, all it seems to do is invite really ****** non-negiotable bids. That's why i'm starting to think it has something to do with reputation or something i'm just missing.