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SEASON 2026 - 2027 FULL TABLE | FIXTURES --- TOP GOALSCORER - MOUSSA DEMBELE 22 MOST ASSISTS - TETE 11 MOST POM - TETE 7 TRANSFERS | PLAYERS STATS --- LYON 2 | LYON U19 | YOUTH INTAKE --- After very successfull 25-26 season we took a slight step back, hopefully - only for next big one. We still alternate titles with PSG which squad becomes only stronger with big transfers in. In CL we were smashed by Bayern and surprisingly quick were knocked out in Coup de France by Saint-Etienne. Not so many changes in the squad. We have returned to the club Amine Gouiri after not the best trip to England. Also signed experienced Terrier and ex-Lens and Crystal Palace Doucoure. First full season in first team spent our golden youth intake 2023 graduates Bruno Henriques (one of the best talents in the world currently) and Joris Gaudefroy. Best XI of the season 2026-2027 looks like this: ---------------------------Dembele------------------------- Isidor------------------------------------------------ Tete ------------------Vranckx------Thuram---------------- ----------------------------Caqueret---------------------------- Bakker--Lukeba--Rouault--Gusto ----------------------------Meslier----------------------------

I use successfully IWB(S) on the flank with IW(A) and CM (A). IW has instruction to stay wider. And I also use TI "stay wider". This combination of PI and TI helps to ensure that we could still stretch the opposition defense and at the same time have numerous superiority in central area. Works like a charm.

left fullback - get further forward BPD - dribble more boths center backs - close down less right fullback - sit narrower IW - stay wider CM (A) - dribble more

OL is really good choice. You will always have a competition for the title because of PSG. At the same time it`s not too hard to have CL fixtures every season and the league is not overloaded with matches - from the second season Ligue 1 has 18 teams. Plus great history and not too many trophies at the same time. I`m using pretty simple 4-3-3 with compact mid-block and focus on mix of possession and quick counter-attacks. But I`m think key factors in our recent success are team cohesion and good players (though we don`t have world stars). Next season I want to try more adventurous roles instead of supporting fullbacks like FB(A) on the left and IWB(S) on the right.

SEASON 2025 - 2026 FULL TABLE | FIXTURES --- TOP GOALSCORER - MOUSSA DEMBELE 23 MOST ASSISTS - ROMAIN FAIVRE 15 MOST POM - MOUSSA DEMBELE 7 TRANSFERS | PLAYERS STATS --- LYON 2 | LYON U19 | YOUTH INTAKE U19 won UEFA Youth League second time in a row --- A great season ended with a league win and the main European trophy. Only the Coup de France is still out of reach for us. Best XI of the season 2025-2026 looks like this: ---------------------------Dembele------------------------- Isidor------------------------------------------------Faivre ------------------Tolisso------Thuram---------------- ----------------------------Caqueret---------------------------- Bakker--Lukeba--Rouault--Gusto ----------------------------Meslier----------------------------

SEASON 2024 - 2025 FULL TABLE | FIXTURES --- TOP GOALSCORER - MOUSSA DEMBELE 21 MOST ASSISTS - WILSON ISIDOR 15 MOST POM - ROMAIN FAVRE/DION DRENA BELJO/TETÊ 5 TRANSFERS | PLAYERS STATS --- LYON 2 | LYON U19 | YOUTH INTAKE Congrats to our U19 - they won UEFA Youth League --- After huge success in last season the pressure on us was significantly increased - everyone expected trophies again, but we managed to grab just one - UEFA Super Cup. In all other competitions we became runners-up which is not bad too. Probably my tactical experiments slightly ruined team cohesion and stability on the pitch and only near to the end of the season we managed to beat Marseille in the race for second place, PSG was out of reach of course. In CL we were lucky with the draw in knockouts, having Celtic and Leipzig on the way to quarter final where were beaten by Villareal. In Coup de France we had super dramatic final, leading 3-1 at extra time and conceding twice in last five minutes and then lost by penalties. In this season we made some really good investments to the squad: Khephren Thuram (Rennes), Matheus Martins (Fluminense), Dion Drena Beljo (Osijek). In January we got a solid offer for 3rd choice CD Diomande who joined Borussia D. Replacement was found in Toulouse - Anthony Rouault. A little bit overpaid but he is one of the best CD on the French market. Best XI of the season 2023-2024 looks like this: ---------------------------Dembele------------------------- Isidor------------------------------------------------Tete ------------------Tolisso------Thuram---------------- ----------------------------Aouar---------------------------- Tagliafico--Lukeba--Diakhaby--Gusto ----------------------------Lopes----------------------------

I`m absolutely in love with 4-3-3 and this thread Probably I`m not so patient or smart enough to set-up other formations working how I want them to. What I found (not only regarding to 4-3-3) is that simplicity is a key. I`m in the end of 3rd season with Lyon and though we have a lot of success in all competitions I was tinkering a lot with tactic this season and lost stability and balance in the game. I think I overdid it with the number of tactical instructions and risky player roles. So near to the end of April I returned it back to basics, starting from the scratch. Depending on a player I switch DLF to CF and to add more dynamic to the midfield sometimes I switch CAR to B2B. Only few PI: left full-back is told to get further forward, IW - stay wider, BPD and CD - close down less. I found compactness crucial so higher D-line with mid-block is my way to go. If I face dangerous opponent with quick attacking players, I add Drop Off More instruction. Later in the game when we are leading, I add instructions like waste time and/or slow pace down. Some results: below are the matches with top French sides Monaco and PSG (still with Neymar-Messi-Mbappe trio), CL quarter final game with Villareal (in the first game we lost 0-3 and It was the signal for tactical changes) and absolutely mad game with Nantes.

SEASON 2023 - 2024 FULL TABLE | FIXTURES --- TOP GOALSCORER - MOUSSA DEMBELE 20 MOST ASSISTS - TETÊ 15 MOST POM - SAMUEL LINO 8 TRANSFERS | PLAYERS STATS --- LYON 2 | LYON U19 | YOUTH INTAKE --- Absolutely fantastic season with plenty of drama and positive emotions! Key moments: - Ligue 1 Final Day We have the same number of points with PSG, but the goal difference is much better for Parisians, so we only need a win and defeat or draw of PSG. We face outsider Amiens at home and they face outsider Angers also at home. Who would ever predict that PSG will not win in this match but they didn`t! Luckily there were not problems in our match and comfortable win brought us so long-awaited title. One of the most dramatic final days in my experience. - The First European trophy in Lyon history We started our European campaign in Champions League. Group was really tough but after the final leg unique situation had happened - all teams ended with the same 9 points. Only GD didn`t allowed us to qualify for play-off. In Europa League after the easy first round walk we faced Chelsea and surprisingly won all two legs with 6-2 score. Then was Lazio. 0-1 in first leg and 0-2 after the first time in the second game. But then everything has changed 180 degree. 3 goals in second 45 minutes, extra time without goals and memorable penalty shootout. Why memorable? Litle later. Semi-final draw was kind for us. Hoffenheim didn`t surprise us at all. The final was great. Both teams showed class but probably our play was more complete and organized. We have couped with their world-class flanks and it was key factor for the victory I think. - Long-term Injuries in early April of all two senior team goalkeepers Lopes and Gollini. And debut of 1.5 star Patouillet. Sometimes it happens but I was furious when right before all key matches of the season we`ve left without goalkeepers. And we had no choice but to move to the first team 20 years old Patouillet who previously didn`t play even 1 game at the top level. And honestly he doesn`t look like talented youngster. And or my God! He not only didn`t spoiled overall picture but became real hero: bringing a victory in penalty shootout against Lazio; saved penalty kick in first leg with Hoffenheim in the last seconds of the match; some crucial saves in Final match with Milan. He exactly knows what he will tell his children after retirement. Probably it was his first and his last experience at the first team but it was unforgettable.

SEASON 2022 - 2023 FULL TABLE | FIXTURES --- TOP GOALSCORER - MOUSSA DEMBELE 33 MOST ASSISTS - TETÊ 20 MOST POM - MOUSSA DEMBELE 8 TRANSFERS | PLAYERS STATS |BEST XI --- LYON 2 | LYON U19 | YOUTH INTAKE --- I`m happy with this season. A second place in the competition with PSG is like a victory. But of course, we should be ambitious and strive next season at least to put more serious pressure on Les Parisiens. At the beginning of the season we still lacked chemistry, there were problems with positional defense, but then our game stabilized and we were able to firmly establish ourselves in the top 3 until the end of the season. Nice and Monaco were our main competitors, but we were more consistent on the distance.

Thanks! Cherki looks a little bit green as for now, but his potential is enormous. The same is for Florent. I hope they could realize their potential here.

It's been a long time since I had a long-term save in France. And Lyon looks like a very attractive variant to return back to this beautiful country. Ater the bright 2000s the club is permanently in the shadow of PSG and last season the Lyon finished in 8th place. Les Gones has never fallen so low in recent history. But with its famous youth system, decent finances (the club is still under the Aulas ownership as I start with default DB), large fan base I think I have all instruments to return the club to the deserved leading positions even in PSG era. So my objectives for this save are very simple (or not): - To become the most successful club in French history (currently PSG - 10 trophies, Lyon - 7); - Win Champions League; - Just have fun. Youth development, entertaining football, pragmatic financial approach? Yes, of course) The Squad Unbalanced, not the greatest quality of bench (defense is the main concern). But on the other hand, we have Lopes in the net, Caqueret and Tolisso in the midfield, Lacazette, Dembele, Tete in attack. And of course, young talents: Gusto, Barcola, Cherki, Lukeba are already in the first team and some boys like Da Silva, Mvouama, Felix - on the way to it. Projected First XI before the start of pre-season looks like: --------------------------Dembele-------------------- Lacazette-------------------------------------Tete-- --------------------Tolisso------Aouar--------------- -------------------------Caqueret--------------------- Tagliafico-----Lukeba-----Boateng-----Gusto ---------------------------Lopes------------------------

Intersting question) I don`t know for sure but guess they should. For me jumping reach and heading attributes are more important.

@quee Obasi looks like a real wonderkid. Could be an elite wing back in few years.

Not top level, but good enough for Serie A, especially as rotation option. And he still have few years to develop further.

My career in Italy is developing in a very interesting way. I just finished my 5th season with Brescia and in April I already agreed a contract with Fiorentina, which despite the not very good last two seasons, now is a real force in Serie A, primarily because of the solid financial injections into the club. But first, a brief summary of five years at Brescia, the most successful period in the club's history. The club has progressed from season to season. After a bright comeback in the elite of Italian football Brescia immediately established itself in the league and for the last 3 seasons was among the leaders and represented Italy on the European club scene, first in the Europa League and then in the main tournament of the old world - the Champions League. Not the biggest results but the fact we were there is already a huge success. As for the domestic cup, only in the last season we got really far (up to the semifinals). The roster for the summer of 2027 of course changed a lot compared to the first season in Serie B, but our transfer policy was always well-balanced, each season we kept the core of the team and then strengthened some positions. This is how Overall Best 11 looks like. I would only sweep Yeboah and Aye as Florian spent his 8th season in club and have made a much bigger contribution to the club's success at the distance than Yeboah who was only 18 months in a club before move to Tottenham. Our highest fee paid was Joe Scally who was signed a year ago for total fee 7,5M. And highest fee received is for Yeboah - 15M. As I already mentioned he joined Tottenham in this winter transfer window. Other facts about our squad: - 8 players from original squad of 2022 are still at the club: Mangraviti, Cistana, Papetti, Bisoli, Labojko, Bertagnoli, Bianchi and Aye. - Defensive trio Mangraviti-Cistana-Papetti are Brescia home-grown players. - Two players from last four Youth intakes already debuted for senior team - Steffano Dell`Orco (currently on loan at Monza) and Pietro Guglielmino - 4 young players in the club system have really high potential (up to 4.5-5*). I`m leaving club in a very healthy financial position, with significantly upgraded facilities and with perspectives of growing further (I hope). As for me (my alter ago) - I finish my job here with 55% win percentage and being awarded by the league as the Manager of the Season 26/27. Now I`m on the way to Florence and ready for the hard work of transforming Fiorentina and bringing it up to my own standards.

Huge offtop Ben, but am I right that Andrea Lazzaroni from Atalanta board is Ovechkin's alias after the retirement from hockey career?

Season 3 is over with my Brescia side. After great return to Serie A (9th place last season) we went further and for the first time in Brescia history qualified for major European cup (I don`t take into account Intertoto Cup two decades ago) SEASON 2023-2024 Transfers We were very limited in finances so I was searching for bargaing deals. Two promising young players Svit Sešlar and Mitja Ilenič were sign from Slovenia, decent goalkeeper Aleksandar Popovic came for free from Partizan (and went on loan to Osasuna in January after purchasing Rizzo on loan from Lyon). Petagna is a top free transfer, as well as Pirola for 125k from Inter. Serie A We are making history! There were few drops in form during the season but strong November-December and last matches of the season allowed us to finish in top 6. Coppa Italia - Third Round (lost to Atalanta 0-2) Best XI -------------------Petagna---Bianchi------------------- -------------------------------Sešlar------------------------------ Beruatto---Bisoli---Bertagnoli---Ghiglione -------Mangraviti---Papetti---Cistana-------- --------------------------------Rizzo------------------------------- Full Squad details Youth Intake Only one youngster is deserved to be presented Marco Marcato - very promising defender. One of the best in last three intakes.

BRESCIA CALCIO As I often do lately, for more immersion in the game, starting my career with a new board I have sympathy to. This time legend says that the new owner of Brescia is the richest businessman of Switzerland, Ernesto Bertarelli, who was born in Rome and made his fortune in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. And new Managing Director is a club legend Andrea Pirlo who left his managing career and returned home from Turkey. This is how new board looks for now: Let me immediately mention that there are no significant financial investments in the club and are not expected. The only major investment from Bertarelli is the purchase of the stadium. This will attract some additional money to the club. So I`m near the start of season 3 and it`s time for quick summary of first two year in managerial seat. SEASON 2022-2023 Transfers Full Table Coppa Italia - Quarter-Final (lost to Juventus) Top goalscorer - Florian Ayé (25 goals) Most Assists - Ahmad Benali (10 assists) Most PoM Awards - Stefano Moreo (10) We won the league surprisingly easily. And just as importantly for me personally, I finally managed to create a successful tactic with 3 central defenders (5-2-1-2), which I have never managed before in any of the FM series (maybe because I`m a big fan of 433). SEASON 2023-2024 Transfers Full Table Coppa Italia - Second Round (lost to Empoli) Top goalscorer - Florian Ayé (16 goals) Most Assists - Cédric (9 assists) Most PoM Awards - Florian Ayé (5) A sensational return to the elite. With a 90% squad made up of players who played in Serie B last season the team was able to take a high 9th place (the club's record is 8th place). The secret of success in my opinion is the following: 1. Great team cohesion among the squad 2. Well balanced squad without notable weaknesses (even though overall level of our players is probably one of the lowest in Serie A) 3. Solid tactic with focus on quick counter-attacks but at the same time patient bulid-up in positional attacks) CURRENT SQUAD (JULY 2024) We signed several new players this summer, the most notable one is Petagna on free. Transfer budget doesn`t allow us significantly strengthen all the lines but I don`t have any complains as we move step by step, signing young, may be underrated players and developing them. Key players: Mangraviti - Papetti - Cistana. Our fundamental trio in defence. All of them are academy products! Florian Ayé - main weapon in attack. Top goalscorer for two seasons in a row. Flavio Junior Bianchi - another indispensable striker. Significantly developed in last two years and now is very good well-rounded forward. Top youth prospects of last two intakes

It`s impossible to get takeover you want, I guess. I just made Ratcliff and Co new owners manually and then in finances activated underwriter type of Sugar Daddy.

Another successful season, though without most desired title. Transfers Summer signings I already presented in previous post. We got a good money for Wan-Bissaka and Lindelof. And Ronaldo left the club after the end of contract. Premier League First part of the season was not really great as I was tinkering with a tactic a lot, even switched from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1 for a few matches but then returned to more familiar for me formation. Near to February we finally got some consistency and great run until the finish allowed us first to catch City and then win the league thanks to a strong-willed victory over Norwich in the last tour. UEFA Champions League Not the hardest draw through this year campaign. Napoli was tough - Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen was a nightmare for our defense in the first match. The final was...well, we didn't have any chances, Liverpool was unstoppable and luckily score is only 1-2. Emirates FA Cup Tough draw - firstly Newcastle and then Chelsea and Man City. Carabao (EFL) Cup And again top club already in the third round. Besides, that period of time was vulnerable for us in terms of overall performance. UEFA Super Cup As you can see we not only finished the season with European fixture against Liverpool but started it with them too. But in this match we were better. I would prefer to swap these performances of course. FA Community Shield And another minor trophy in our collection. Though it always nicely to beat our main rivals. Players stats Even despite pretty good stats I slightly concerned with Rashford performance. He missed so many good chances. May be it`s because he is still not 100% familiar with striker position (though he trained AF role whole season).

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Hi, @sedge11. Yes, I used pre-game editor.

New era begins... So Glazers finally leave Manchseter and club is sold to billionaire Jim Ratcliff. What benefits from this changes (we talk about fm mostly) ? - Underwriter status of the owner. So we shouldn`t expect any notable money injections but we can be sure that the club with its huge debts will not descend into uncontrolled financial chaos. - Links with Nice and Lausanne, another clubs owned by Ratcliffs. So we have extra loan options, extensive knowlege of Swiss and French markets and growing popularity of Man Utd in these countries. Manager Young and ambitious. English with 2nd Danish nationality, born in Copenhagen. SEASON 2022 - 2023 Fantastic treble! I knew the quality of the team but didn`t expect that we will so successfull. Premier League Absolutely deserved title. We have kept great form till the end and rewrote the club history with the most points per season, most wins and goals scored. Matches to remember UEFA Europa League Pretty easy group and really tough knock-outs. The final was great. Both team showed the performance of CL Final level. Emirates FA Cup We beat Chelsea, Man City (abslolutely mad 5-1) on our way to final where in tough match grabbed the title. Liverpool shooted but we scored) Carabao Cup Here we also faced not easy draw. At this final Liverpool was better. The Squad Transfers Almost none. The only signing in January was young talent from affiliate Nice Khephren Thuram who imediately was sent on loan to Wolves until the end of the season. Interesting that we have also agreed future free transfer of his brother Marcus from Borussia M. Also in January we left Tuanzebe to Atletico on loan with mandatory future fee. And some young players were also sent on loan to gain experience at more competitve level than youth leagues. Squad profile and stats Ronaldo was phenomenal in his 38 with 44 goals in all competitions. But I`m glad with all attacking line. Sancho, Antony, Rashford, Martial showed top level. I should also point young Garncacho who took every chance to show his excellent skills. Fernandes and Eriksen orchestrated in the center of the pitch, Varane was a rock in defense and De Gea showed he deserved new contract. Luckly he agreed huge drop in wage from 375 to 175k per week. Amost agree with Best XI from FM version. Only change I would make - Antony instead of Sancho on the right wing. Plans for the summer We have already agreed future transfers of 4 players. Massive upgrade to our defensive line with one of the most promising English fullbacks Aarons and Mitchell. And two Frenchs from Bundesliga. Previously anounced Thuram and one of the Hertha leaders Tousart. Also we are in later stages of negotiations with Bayern star defender Lucas Hernandez. It should be big deal for us as he is one of the world`s best left-footed center-back. 53M is approximate price. Another task is to get rid from players who are not in my plans. Ronaldo (tough decision to not extend contract but right for the future), Jones, Heaton will leave the club after the end of contract. Dubravka returns to Newcastle. And then I need to find a new club for Shaw, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof and Fred. And also I plan to rebuild the staff. We need to reduce some numbers especially in recruiting team and upgrade some weak positions.

Not the best trip to Manchester for Arsenal at the start of the season