W2C

So I finally got my save going. Nearly to the winter break and it's been an interesting one so far. I gave myself some restrictions in terms of not being able to move anyone on except for the one keeper on loan as I had no use for him at all. Been playing Rashford up front and moved Sancho into the midfield primarily playing as an AP in a 4231 but occasionally as a Mez in a 433 and he's starting to look reasonably impressive. City has had some injury issues and has been sitting 14th in the table most of the early season so far. Weird season so far but my team's off to a great start.

Both are very good and can be useful for different options. Weghorst gives you a big, strong, aerial presence up front that you can take advantage of, though I tend to prefer playing Rashford up there so only use Weghorst for 2 striker formations or to fill in for injuries or rest. Sabitzer is also really solid, but seeing as he was brought in to cover for injuries that aren't in the game, he winds up being pure bonus. If you wanted to go with a heavier midfield formation or to move one of your other midfielders it would make it easier to fit him in, The fact that they're both on loan, and while good, aren't the people I'd want long term tends to have me prioritize my actual players for playing time.

These are just the ones I've noticed from a quick glance. Sancho has definitely taken a hit. 1 to agility, corners, off the ball, heading, long shots. 2 to aggression, decisions, and jumping. That's all I've noticed Rashford got a bump of 4 to heading, 3 to work rate, 2 to jumping reach and strength, 1 to bravery, concentration, decisions, determination, leadership, off the ball, and stamina casimiro got a +1 to heading, +3 to anticipation, and +1 to jumping reach Bruno got a minor boost to anticipation and decisions Garnacho 2 to both acceleration and pace, as well as balance, work rate, teamwork, off the ball, concentration, aggression, anticipation, +5 to natural fitness, +4 to vision, +1 to bravery and crossing. He did take a ding of -2 to determination, and -1 to heading. lol Dalot got +2 for heading, determination, vision, jumping reach, and strength +1 to anticipation, bravery, positioning, work rate, and stamina Martinez got +5 to determination, +2 to anticipation, +1 to first touch, tackling, aggression, bravery, positioning, acceletation, agility, and pace -1 to dribbling, long shots, and free kick taking

Honestly lots of updates. Dalot, Martinez, Antony, Rashford, Garnacho got a ton of them. It's looking like Hannibal's potential got gutted though. Sancho has taken a few dings but nothing too bad.

I'm actually about to start my first save with 23 using this. Still new to the series as I only started with 22 a few months ago and hadn't gotten through a full year in it yet. Funny thing is I knew nothing about soccer in general prior to picking it up from the amazon offer for free so it's been a big learning experience for me. Anyway, started this save up and about to get started with it. I don't want to run around grabbing hot prospects or anything like that so I'm going to limit myself to what my scouts find and working from that. I'm primarily going to be looking for wing backs to strengthen that area of the team as I feel those positions are the ones I'm least excited about. I've spent a lot of time researching roles and tactics and all of that and think I've settled on what I want from them but curious is anyone has any feedback on them. Going with the classic 4-2-3-1 as my main tactic, primarily intended for teams I outclass. I have dribble less selected as most of my playmakers aren't great at it and can just use individual player roles for the ones that can do it. I've read a lot about Martinez being hit and miss for different people but feel that using him as an aggressive stopper might play to his strengths best so I'm looking forward to seeing how he performs there. This is meant to be my go to for more competitive games. I wanted to still have enough offensive presence to score and hoping that the more narrow defensive formation can help the midfield keep control of the ball. Any suggestions before I jump in?