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I'm seeking suggestions to either a Eastern European club with some nice youth prospects and perhaps some history, or an MLS club. I haven't tried the MLS before on FM. Is the draft at all manageable if you haven't tried it before?
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So, after literally days of contemplation, I've decided to accept the job offer from Lazio. I simply felt that Juventus would be too easy, and at the same time a bit empty without any of the current senators in the squad. On the other hand, Lazio would give me an exciting 20 year-old Italian in Daniele Cianci. Besides, Lazio still only have their two Scudetti, and I would rather like to build on that - just like I did with Reggina, whom I simply felt I could take no further after two consecutive Scudetti. Furthermore, who could say no to a squad as talented as this?
Cianci and the squad
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So instead of joining Juventus and signing a promising Lazio youngster in Cianci, I joined Lazio and signed Juventus' most promising prospect (I think...) in Jeremy Mallia from Malta. I've broken the clubs transfer record to bring him in, though. That doesn't sit too well with me, but I had grown tired of having no money at Reggina, so I splashed out €86M on him, and I hope he'll be worth it.
I've also brought in Rodrygo from Real Madrid, another young Brazilian newgen called Juninho, and good old Gonzalo Higuain.
Mallia / Rodrygo / Juninho
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I've moved away from my trustworthy 3-5-2 towards a more modern 4-3-3, and I hope to unleash Milinkovic-Savic from his place in midfield. We'll see how it goes.
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6 minutes ago, Stackalee said:
Yes, certainly more good than harm from it. Occasionally what seems like fairly huge leaps too - Aldair Fuentes went from "balanced" to "Model Citizen" after around a month of tutoring in a group with Marco Parolo.
I don't think I've had anybody gain a trait from a player who is lower in the "Estimated influence on group" heading, and I normally remove people from groups who have reached "average" in that column if they do not have a favourable personality.
Essentially just keep groups quite small, with high influence good mentality players grouped with light/no influence players, average/high influence players with not great mentality are best avoided, and can even have a negative influence on teammates without being in mentoring groups.
Thanks. I will have to give it a more organised go, I figure.
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Are you guys having any succes with mentoring? I am really having a hard time with it, and it seems to me there is no reason in regards to who gets what traits as senior players are just as likely to pick up stuff from youngsters as the other way around. I am however hardly ever seeing any development in young players' personality, even if I put youngsters with no influence in the team along highly influential players.
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Recapturing the title
I have once again captured the Scudetto, and even though it looks like quite a comfortable lead, Inter wasn't out of the running until after the 38th matchday, as they stumbled against Udinese as I beat Cagliari. Obviously very satisfying, even more so as Dany Mota - now mostly a part-time player - scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory for my Amaranto side. A fitting end to his - and perhaps my - career at the Oreste Granillo.
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Champions League and Coppa Italia failure
I was knocked out in the 1st knockout round in the Champions League and in the semifinals of the Coppa Italia against Lazio (more on them later).
Big clubs sniffing around
Bigger clubs have been starting to sniff around Fausto Vera (Juventus triggered his release clause in January, but he rejected them to stay). Bruno Varano has been on loan at Spezia in Serie B, and was voted Serie B Player of the Year, which seems very promising.
However...
Both Lazio and Juventus have offered me the job. They both fired their respective managers after disappointing seasons (6th for Lazio, 5th for Juventus), and I am sorely tempted to accept one of them. On one side, I really want to go to Juventus, as they are a huge club. Both Bonucci and Ronaldo have retired after this season, and while they do have great players (Dembele, Martial, De Ligt), they are missing those really great ones. So a miniature rebuild on the hands with the chance to go far in the Champions League (the year after the next year, as they finished in 5th place).
Lazio have been doing so well. They have finished second for two years straight before this season, and they have several exciting prospects, and they have a budding superstar in Daniele Cianci, but he is unhappy as he wants to move to a bigger club. SO do I join the upstart contender and accept that I still won't be able to keep my best players, or do I join the well-oiled machine that is Juventus, which needs to be brought back on track. I'm leaning towards going to Juventus, but I really don't know.
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Just now, RVP32 said:
I'm a control freak as far as signings go so I do it all myself but the times I had one (And didn't edit the permissions for him) he only went on to buy bang average players for big fees.
Me too. But I do like the idea of having a DoF "above" me. Especially in Italy where is seems DoFs grow on trees.
I am disappointed in his signings, though.
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Have any of you had succes with your DoF buying players (either for the first team, or the U squads) for you? Massimo Taibi buys some (quite expensive) players for my U squads, but they never had a really good star rating at all. But the AI teams are always buying some really exciting players. Juventus especially, it seems.
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1 hour ago, Sysiphus said:
That's an insane record – he's a backup for me as I wanted to give Trotta a chance in Serie A after having been the top scorer in Serie B. He's playing a little on the flank for me as well.
It definitely isn't! I've played around 11 or 12 games now and am on 8-10 poins, can't quite remember. Hovering around the relegation zone, as expected.
Yes, he's been really good. I've used him as my advanced forward in a two-striker partnership with a DLF. He is however on the bench now, and it seems like his goals are being shared amongst several players, as no one has really been able to take over his role. Still, a very nice run for a free striker from Luxembourg
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12 minutes ago, quee said:
My Buffon is amazing
I've signed him as an U18 GK coach, but he isn't really improving beyond being really bad on my save. Did you do anything to further his development?
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6 minutes ago, Matt_1979 said:
I’m going to check him out!!!!!!
I got him for free at the end of the 20/21 season, and I was really in doubt whether to sign him, as I had Fernando Foristieri on a high wage. But he was an outright disaster, and luckily I stuck to my guns and signed Mota.
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@Sysiphus Dany Mota has been really prolific for me. In two years in Serie A, he's scored 37 league goals (41 total) - a lot of them really great ones. He has a wicked long shot, and he's been a good free-kick taker for me, even though he didn't have the best attributes for it. He never could get a call-up for Portugal, so he is a Luxembourger now on my save
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I've just finished my most memorable FM 20 season to date, having won the Serie A in front of Lazio, Inter, and Juventus. With four games to go, I was in second place, but Juventus slipped against Parma, and eventually crashed all the way to fourth place. Quite extraordinary, and obviously very nice for the people of Reggio Calabria to stick it to all the northerners.
League table / Team of the year
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As I expected, Fausto Vera is starting to draw serious interest from bigger clubs, and Benfica have bid €44M, which I have rejected after some consideration. I just can't get a deep-lying playmaker at that level. He will however no longer be anywhere near the only Argentine player at the club, as I've brought in both Mateo Palavicini, whom I bought last year, but had to leave with Newell's Old Boys due to the non-EU rules. Two days before the new season, I found out my DoF had brought in two foreigners for my U20 team, and as I gave them both the sack, it opened up space for yet another Argentinian on top of Palavicini. Thus I have also brought in Pablo García from River Plate.
Palavicini / García
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I have sold some players, chief amongst them Pietro Beruatto for €10M and Chumi (whom I brought in last year for free) for €14.75M
I have also brought in Mika Mármol from Barcelona for a record €22M. I had to give him a salary of €333k p/m, and as Fausto Vera had a clause matching the highest earner, he is at that pay grade now as well. I've never given such a clause to anyone before. I have also brought in Milan Puzovic, a young left wingback from Lazio, for €7M.
Mármol / Puzovic
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Lastly, this happened. I'm quite excited, and I now have two years to become a legend at the club
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2 hours ago, Weston said:
Remember, signing non-EU players from domestic clubs do not count towards your max, and selling them to other domestic clubs does not free up a space. If you don't have non-EU players at your club that you can part with I would recommend each season signing someone from a domestic club for cheap that you can sell abroad the next season to free up a space to bring someone in, this way no matter how many you have you can always bring in two total.
Alternately, you can loan out some non-EU players abroad so that they aren't counted on June 30, either by setting the return date right after, or way after and then recalling them shortly after. Does that make sense? Non-EU players you own coming back from loans do not count towards the new allotment.
Thanks a lot. That's a great work-aorund.
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Can someone explain the Non-EU player rules to me?
I thought I understood, but last year I tried to sign a second non-EU player, as I had sent one of my other Non-EU'ers on a loan abroad. Alas, I couldn't sign him. Why is that? Should I clear a space when I loan a player out abroad?
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1 hour ago, Matt_1979 said:
In my mind currently i'm thinking of keeping the youngsters in their roles and replacing the older team members with upgraded versions, rather than bringing on an older player just to take minutes away from a promising kid. Its a tough balance. Will have to see what's available.
It's always a delicate balance. I often start a lot of young players far to soon, and I do grow weary from it, as it ruins some of the fun if - three years into a save - I don't have a single real player on my team.
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@Matt_1979 Always thought Venezia was a special club (propably because the city is as well), so I am really enjoying your updates. I am keen to see how you get on in Serie A. I've looked at Rollheiser on my game, but he just doesn't seem to be good enough for me. Looking forward to seeing you develop him!
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3 minutes ago, Rober82 said:
So finally back at Foggia, and the first ever youth intake is rather funny.
Golden generation wow! But then you read further....
Ha! I never trust those descriptions, though I have been getting really good youth intakes at Reggina.
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9 hours ago, quee said:
A lot of combination of factors. Did you get any messages about them getting positive or negative traits? Usually a hint can be found what caused the changes.
For new players, whoever welcomed them to the club actually play a factor. This is why Team Leaders ideally should have good personalities. I'm a bit mixed on this myself, as I prefer players who have been around longer in the team to be the Team Leaders.
Then there's squad general personality. This is dynamics, so some players will adjust to it more than others.
Hierarchy also plays a part, as the significant influence of each group will effect the others in his group.
This can be offset by having good mentoring groups to maintain and improve certain personalities. Remember, even youth players can have their own mentoring groups.
Then as you said, coaches' personalities. There's at least 2 threads experimenting with personalities in their career updates at FMCU. They noticed great personality trait will help produce and develop young players better, even if their coaching attributes are not great. This is of course different for senior players.
Will catch up on the rest of the other posts later.
I have Eric Garcia, who I use every time I sign a player, if I can. That seems to work well, but they still drop over time. My squad personality is professional, so I'm not sure if that has anything to say.
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8 hours ago, quee said:
I got excited there for a bit, thinking Stig Inge Bjornebye have a son in the game! A quick google doesn't seem to find anything related to him. Does seem like an excellent prospect for a free! Great find!
Ha, yes. I thought of that as well. He's good at free kicks, so he might have a bit of John Arne Riise in him as well. I've never seen a newgen who's never been at a club before though.
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So far 12 games in, I am building on my last season, and I am currently in second place behind a Roma team which stunningly had 33 points after 11 matches, but has since then drawn with Inter and lost against Juventus. After only 12 games we are headed for an eight week winter-break as the World Cup will get underway in Qatar. That puts the season in sort of a strange light, as it just doesn't feel right. But none the less, I hope my players will come back rested and ready for an intense spring.
I am especially proud of my league position considering I had a five game streak, where I faced Atalanta, Lazio, Napoli, and Juventus where I came away with eight points.
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Fausto Vera has so far been worth every penny (well, cent...) I paid for him, as he has six assists and three PoM's from 11 Serie A matches with an average rating of 7.57 Dany Mota is doing his thing, and is currently one goal behind Romelu Lukaku an Patrick Schick as topscorer, and Vera has the most assists and key passes in the entire Serie A, while my Polish goalkeeper has the most clean sheets.
Tactically, I am growing a bit weary of my 3-5-2. It obviously works really well, but I would like to add some wrinkles, and I am looking for a player (propably Vera) to form into a Pirlo-esque role for next season. André Anderson isn't playing that well in the AMC slot, and Bruno Varano is just too young (and perhaps unfit for the role of advanced playmaker) to fit into that strada.
Vera and Varano
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As a curiosity, I have found a young Norwegian player who has never had a club (while snooping around their national youth team), and he looks like a great prospect (according to my assistant, he can turn out to be a Serie A right back in the future). I had him in for a trial and have since signed him.
Lars Eirik Bjørnebye
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Do coaches have any bearing on a players determination? A lot of my youngsters are dropping in determination, and I can't figure out why.
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1 hour ago, AceCream said:
Thank you
They all look really good especially Skov Olsen since he already plays in the Serie A. Having thought about it the danish player does not need to be a striker/attacker. Since I don't play with traditional wingers he can also be a wing back or a midfielder, even a libero. The players who have caught an eye are: Victor Nelsson (Looks like he could be a great Libero and future captain) , Magnus Kofod (Deep lying playmaker). Andreas Poulsen (Attacking Wing Back), Jacob Haahr(DC on trial at Torino), Victor Kristiansen (17 year old WBL with great mentals), Jens Odgaard (Pressing Forward at Heerenveen) and Maurits Kjærgaard(Promising AMC).
Jonas Wind has been signed by Milan on my game, though he has been loaned out twice without great succes. Skov Olsen looks really promosing here, and without spoiling too much, he has been sold off to quite a big club in another country.
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@Muttley84 How is your central midfield set up? I am playing with a 2 CM-AM combination, but I am considering abolishing the AMC, and I am wondering how to ecploit the space behind the attackers.
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11 minutes ago, quee said:
Yeah, if you noticed, your team would have came back earlier in the summer as well? Mine coming back on 27th of June, luckily my youth teams didn't go any further in the end of season competition, so we have a good 5 weeks of holiday this year. Would have been 7-8 weeks on a normal year. This also played a helping hand into my transfer decisions when I resume my save this week
Get in! I actually regretted not getting Anderson now, as left in the AI hands, he seems to be going on-loan only to Serie B clubs and hindering his development in mine. He did changed his mind about declaring for Italy in season 3 though, not sure if he would have more chance with Brazil tbh
To be honest, I didn't pay attention to it. I'm not even sure, I have set a return date, but I propably have...
He's still only a U21 international on my save, so I hope he will have his first call-up while a Reggina player. I'm really looking forward to playing him. I too hate seeing promising players go to waste over the AI not picking them. So good for him that my board knew how to negotiate
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I've never used the option to make my board sign a player before, but this is some coup for me! The contract isn't even that crazy (I never give yearly wage rises, but it could be worse at only 5 percent). Now, we are truly ready for the season.
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They all look really good especially Skov Olsen since he already plays in the Serie A. Having thought about it the danish player does not need to be a striker/attacker. Since I don't play with traditional wingers he can also be a wing back or a midfielder, even a libero. The players who have caught an eye are:
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So MLS clubs still get youth intakes like other clubs?