Dexter_Morgan Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Welcome to the FM 13 Uruguayan Premier Division Team Guide The following guide is a mixture of my own work and advice taken from assistant managers at each club and the part below taken from wiki. The Liga Profesional de Primera División is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams from August to May of the following year. It runs on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División Profesional. The league was founded in 1900, making it amongst the oldest on the continent. Despite few yearly interruptions, it has been held regularly on a yearly basis since then. In 1932, the league turned professional. Ten different clubs have been the Primera División champion, although only seven have won it in the professional era. The most successful club is Peñarol and current champion is Nacional. Professionalism Between 1900 and 1931, the league was an amateur competition. Since 1932, the league has been a professional competition. Format After 1994, the competition was divided in two stages, called the Opening Championship (Torneo Apertura) and Closing Championship (Torneo Clausura), with an end-of-season two-legged final match between the winners of these two tournaments. In the 2005/06 season, the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments played a two (or three) legged playoff; the winner of that playoff played against the best team in the aggregate table to decide the 2005/06 season champion. In the 2006/07 season, the competition was reduced to 16 clubs. Season Originally, like other South American football leagues, the league was contested according to the calendar year, from austral summer to summer in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2005, the league started to play the "European season", from boreal summer to summer in Northern Hemisphere starting in August, with the aim of preventing clubs from losing many players in the middle of the season. In the first semester of 2005, a special tournament was held to decide the qualification to international competition. The season of 2008/09 was intended to be the last one to be played in "European season", as the system appeared to be unable to prevent clubs from losing players between the Apertura (opening) tournament and the Clausura (closing). As of 2010 the European calendar style remains, but before the beginning of each season there have been talks to change it back to a year calendar, so far without result. As you can see from this map the majority of the Primera clubs come from the Montevideo area. The only exeception is Cerro Largo, roughly 205 miles North East of Montevideo Statistics Fernando Morena formerly of Peñarol holds the records for Most goals in a single season (36) Most total league goals scored in either the professional or amauture era (230) (667 goals in his career) most goals scored in a game with 7 goals against Huracán Buceo, (it could have been 8 but he missed a penalty in the final minutes of the game.) Pedro Petrone holds the record for most goals in the amature era with 176 goals in 148 games for Nacional (over 2 spells) Most titles Peñarol (46) Both Peñarol (1958 to 1962 and 1993 to 1997) and Nacional (from 1939 to 1943) hold the record title streaks winning five titles consecutively. Total titles between clubs [b]Team Titles[/b] Peñarol/C.U.R.C.C. 46 Nacional 44 Defensor Sporting 4 River Plate FC 4 Danubio 3 Montevideo Wanderers 3 Rampla Juniors 1 Central Español 1 Progreso 1 Bella Vista 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Uruguayan Primera División 2012/13 Clubs C.A. Bella Vista Full name Club Atlético Bella Vista Nickname(s) Papales, Auriblancos Founded October 4, 1920 Stadium Estadio José Nasazzi ,Montevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 7,320) Chairman Rubén Domínguez Coach Guillermo Sanguinetti 2011–12 10th Honours Uruguayan Primera División: 1990 Segunda División Uruguay: 1949, 1968, 1976, 1997, 2005 Tercera División Uruguay: 1922, 1959 Facilities Adequate training facilities Adequate youth facilities Good junior coaching Above average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £49,119k Transfer Budget: £3.12k Wage Budget: £8.45k (£7,468 used) Key Players Danilo Peinado, Mauricio Nanni Future Talents Matuas Abisab Central Español Full name Central Español Fútbol Club Nickname(s) Palermitanos, centralófilos Founded 5 January 1905 Stadium Parque Palermo,Montevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 5,500) Chairman Gerardo Sotelo Coach Darlyn Gayol 2011–12 1st (promoted from Segunda) Honours Uruguayan Primera División: 1984 Segunda División Uruguay: 1961, 1983,2012 Facilities Adequate training facilities Basic youth facilities Average junior coaching Average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £66,489 Transfer Budget: £3.12k Wage Budget: £10.7k (£9,833 used) Key Players Sebastian Fuentes, Marcelo Rodriguez Future Talents N/A C.A. Cerro Full name Club Atlético Cerro Nickname(s) Villeros, Albicelestes, Cerrense Founded December 1, 1922 Stadium Estadio Luis Tróccoli ,Montevideo, Uruguay(capacity: 12,000) (10,000 seated) Chairman Esc. Miguel Sejas Manager Ricardo Ortíz 2011–12 9th Honours Segunda División Uruguay: 1946, 1998 Tercera División Uruguay: 1940, 1941 Facilities Adequate training facilities Basic youth facilities Good junior coaching Above average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £115k Transfer Budget: £6.25k Wage Budget: £10.5k (£11.32k used, this can be altered to £35.4k transfer budget or £11.4k wage budget) Key Players Pablo Caballero, Mathias Rolero, Andres Ravecca Future Talents Mathias Cubero, Cesar Falletti, Gonzalo Mastriani, Guiliermo De Los Santos Cerro Largo FC Full name Cerro Largo Fútbol Club Nickname(s) Arachán Founded November 19, 2002 Stadium Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla Melo, Uruguay (capacity: 8,500) Chairman Dr. Ernesto Dehl Sosa Manager Osmar Huguet 2011-12 4th Honours N/A Facilities Fairly basic training facilities Minimal youth facilities Average junior coaching Fairly basic youth recruitment Finances Bank: £46,854k Transfer Budget: £3.12k Wage Budget: £11.19k (£10.3k used, this can be altered to £39.9k transfer budget or £11,253 wage budget) Key Players Martin Campana, Horacio Peralta Future Talents Adolf Lima Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Danubio F.C. Full name Danubio Fútbol Club Nickname(s) La Franja, Danu, La Curva Founded 1 March 1932 Stadium Jardines Del Hipódromo, Montevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 14,401) Chairman Óscar Curuchet Coach Leonardo Ramos 2011–12 6th Honours Uruguayan Primera División: 1988, 2004, 2007 Segunda División Uruguay: 1945, 1960, 1970 Tercera División Uruguay: 1943 Facilities Adequate training facilities Average youth facilities Excellent junior coaching Extensive youth recruitment Finances Bank: £625,766k Transfer Budget: £28.12k Wage Budget: £13,995k (£13,627k used, this can be altered to £82.4k transfer budget or £15,580 wage budget) Key Players Mauro Goicoechea, Mathias Guzman, Nicolas Diaz Future Talents Salvador Ichazo, Leonardo Melazzi, Fabricio Formiliano, Emiliano Valaquez, Augustin Peralta Defensor Sporting Full name Defensor Sporting Club Nickname(s) Violeta, La Viola, Tuerto, La Farola Founded 15 March 1913 (99 years ago) Stadium Estadio Luis Franzini,Montevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 9,357) Chairman Dante Prato Coach Tabaré Silva 2011–12 3rd Honours Uruguayan Primera División: 1976, 1987, 1991, 2008 Segunda División Uruguay: 1950, 1965 Facilities Adequate training facilities Average youth facilities Excellent junior coaching Extensive youth recruitment Finances Bank: £936,386k Transfer Budget: £37.5k Wage Budget: £17.593k (£15,414 used, transfer budget can be altered to £124k or £18.3k wage budget) Key Players Diego Rodriguez, Diego Ferreira, Arias Ramon (21 years old and plenty of room to grow), Robert Herrera Future Talents Federico Pintos (I almost put this 19 year old in the key player section) Ruben Silvera, Federico Platero, Angel Rodriguez El Tanque Sisley Full name Centro Cultural y Deportivo El Tanque Sisley Nickname(s) Tanque, fusionados Founded March 17, 1955 Stadium Estadio Victor Della ValleMontevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 4,500) (2,500 seated) Chairman Fredy Varela Manager Raúl Moller 2011–12 12th Honours Segunda División Uruguay: 1981, 1990, 2009/10 Tercera División Uruguay: 1986, 1997 Facilities Fairly basic training facilities Minimal youth facilities Adequate junior coaching Basic youth recruitment Finances Bank: £64.1k Transfer Budget: £5k Wage Budget: £9.4k (£8.7k used, transfer budget can be increased to £33.8k) Key Players Nicolas Gentillo Future Talents Nicola Perez Centro Atlético Fénix Full name Centro Atlético Fénix Nickname(s) Albivioletas, Los de Capurro, Mugrientos, Maquina de Capurro Founded July 7, 1916 Stadium Estadio Parque Capurro Montevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 7,500) (5,000 seated) Chairman Romeo Vidart Manager Eduardo Favaro 2011–12 13th Honours Segunda División Uruguay: 1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2007, 2009 Tercera División Uruguay: 1942, 1949, 1991 Facilities Adequate training facilities Basic youth facilities Good junior coaching Average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £524,284k Transfer Budget: £34.37k Wage Budget: £15.13k (£13,812 used, this can altered to £91k transfer budget or £15,794k wage budget) Key Players Jonathon Piriz, Maximiliano Perez, Juan Manuel Ortiz Future Talents Luis Mejia, Cecilio Waterman, Mateo Carro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Juventud de Las Piedras Full name Club Atlético Juventud de Las Piedras Nickname(s) Canarios, Juve Founded December 24, 1935 Stadium Estadio Martínez Monegal Canelones, Uruguay (capacity: 6,500)(4,500 seated) Chairman Dr. Pedro Tuana Manager Ariel De Armas 2011–12 2nd (promoted from Segunda) Honours Segunda División Uruguay: 1999 Tercera División Uruguay: 1995 Facilities Adequate training facilities Basic youth facilities Average junior coaching Average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £43,704k Transfer Budget: £2.18k Wage Budget: £8,543k (£7,678k used, this can be altered to £33k transfer budget) Key Players Antonio Fernandez, Adrian Berbia Future Talents N/A Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) Full name Liverpool Fútbol Club Nickname(s) Negriazules, Los negros de la cuchilla Founded February 12, 1915 Ground Estadio Belvedere, Montevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 8,384) Chairman José Luis Palma Coach Jose Puente 2011–12 5th Honours Segunda División Uruguay: 1966, 1987, 2002 Tercera División Uruguay: 1919, 1937 Facilities Adequate training facilities Adequate youth facilities Good junior coaching Above average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £935,492k Transfer Budget: £15.6k Wage Budget: £14.828k (£14k used, this can be altered to £24k transfer budget or £15.1k wage budget) Key Players Andreas Rodales, William Ferreira, Jonathon Barboza Future Talents Nicolas Arbiza, Nicolas Royon, Rodrigo Aguirre Montevideo Wanderers F.C. Full name Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club Nickname(s) Bohemios, Vagabundos Founded 15 August 1902 Ground Estadio Viera, Montevideo (capacity: 7,420) Chairman Raúl Aguerrebere Coach Alfredo Arias 2011–12 8th Honours Primera División: 1906, 1909, 1923, 1931 Segunda División: 1952, 1962, 1972, 2000 Facilities Adequate training facilities Adequate youth facilities Good junior coaching Above average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £522,933k Transfer Budget: £9.37k Wage Budget: £15.73k (£11.3k used, this can be altered to £218k transfer budget) Key Players Diego de Souza, Maximiliano Rodriguez, Javier Cabrera, Maximiliano Olivera Future Talents Santiago Lamanna, Nicolas Rodriguez, Nicolas Albarracin, Lucas Hernandez, Gaston Rodriguez Club Nacional de Football Full name Club Nacional de Football Nickname(s) Tricolores (Tricolors), Bolsilludo, Bolso, Albos (Whites) Founded 14 May 1899 Stadium Estadio Gran Parque Central (capacity: 26,000) (upgraded to 30,000 on 31-12-2012) Chairman Eduardo Ache Manager Gustavo Chavo Díaz 2011–12 3rd Honours Primera División Amateur Era: 1902, 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924. Professional Era: 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011-12. Copa Libertadores: 1971, 1980, 1988 Intercontinental Cup: 1971, 1980, 1988 Copa Interamericana: 1972, 1989 Recopa Sudamericana: 1989 Facilities Average training facilities Average youth facilities Excellent junior coaching Well established youth recruitment Finances Bank: £1.2M Transfer Budget: £46.8K Wage Budget: £45.5K (£41.8K used, this can be altered to £150k transfer budget or £46.3k wage budget) Key Players Facundo Piriz,Matias Cabera, Jorge Bava, Christian Nunez Future Talents Matias Vecino, Juan Mascia, Gonzalo Bueno, Matias Sosa, Bruno Marchelli, Gabriel Araujo, Ronato Cesar, Damian Eroza, Gonzalo Vega Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 C.A. Peñarol Full name Club Atlético Peñarol Nickname(s) Carboneros (Coalmen) Aurinegros (Gold and Blacks) Mirasoles (Sunflowers)Manyas Campeón del Siglo (Champion of the Century) Founded 28 September 1891 Stadium Estadio José Pedro Damiani / Estadio Centenario (capacity: 12,000 / 55,737) Chairman Juan Pedro Damiani Manager Jorge da Silva 2011–12 2nd Honours Uruguayan League: Amateur era: 1900, 1901, 1905, 1907, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929. Professional era: 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2009–2010. Copa Libertadores: 1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987 Supercopa de Campeones Intercontinentales: 1969 Intercontinental Cup: 1961, 1966, 1982 Facilities Average training facilities Good youth facilities Good junior coaching Average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £680,624k Transfer Budget: £59.3k Wage Budget: £45.6k(£44.2k used, this can be altered to £46.8k wage budget) Key Players Marcelo Zalayeta, Fabian Estoyanoff, Carlos Grossmuller, Carlos Valdez Future Talents Ebio Alvarez, Alejandro Siles, Jim Velera, Sebastian Cristoforo Racing Club de Montevideo Full name Racing Club de Montevideo Nickname(s) La Escuelita, Racinguistas, Cerveceros Founded April 6, 1919 Stadium Estadio Osvaldo Roberto Uruguay (capacity: 6,800) (5,000 seated) Chairman William Lucas Manager Miguel Angel Piazza 2011–12 11th Honours Segunda División Uruguay: 1955, 1958, 1974, 1989, 2008 Divisional Intermedia (2nd level): 1923, 1929, 1930 Facilities Fairly basic training facilities Fairly basic youth facilities Average junior coaching Average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £71.3k Transfer Budget: £5.62k Wage Budget: £9.6k (£8.8k used, this can be altered to £34.7k transfer budget) Key Players Liber Quinones, Rodrigo Odriozola Future Talents Andres Matias Fresenga C.A. Progreso Full name Club Atlético Progreso Nickname(s) Gauchos del Pantanoso Gauchos, Los de La Teja Founded April 30, 1917 Stadium Parque Abraham Paladino Montevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 7,675) Chairman Gabriel Franco Manager Leonardo Ramos 2011–12 3rd (promoted via playoff from Segunda) Honours Uruguayan Primera División: 1989 Segunda División Uruguay: 1942, 1979, 2006 Tercera División Uruguay: 1938, 1939, 1956, 1963, 1975, 1978 Facilities Fairly basic training facilities Minimal youth facilities Average junior coaching Fairly basic youth recruitment Finances Bank: £44,412k Transfer Budget: £1.87k Wage Budget: £9,673k (£9k used, this can be altered to 24k transfer budget) Key Players Renzo Pozzi, Sebastian Gaitan Future Talents N/A Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) Nickname(s) Darseneros Founded 11 May 1932 Stadium Estadio Saroldi, Montevideo, Uruguay (capacity: 5,624 (all seated) Chairman Alvaro Silva Coach Guillermo Almada 2011–12 7th Honours Segunda División: 1943, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1991, 2004 Facilities Adequate training facilities Adequate youth facilities Good junior coaching Above average youth recruitment Finances Bank: £689,020k Transfer Budget: £34.37k Wage Budget: £15.23k (£14.4k used, this can be altered to £60k transfer budget or £15.8 wage budget ) Key Players Bruno Montelongo, Mauricio Prieto, Mario Rizzotto Future Talents Brian Lugo, Claudio Innella, Christian Techera, Felipe Avanatti, Michael Santos, Lucas Olaza Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Tactics The domestic sides all have 4-4-2 set as a default, so if that is your preffered formation you have no worries about the players being able to adapt. If you're feeling more adventurous 3-4-1-2, 4-3-1-2 and a 4-4-2 diamond (either wide or narrow) are all valid options which could actually work for you in terms of offering teams a different threat to what they'd be used to. League Rules http://www.slickpic.com/s/,NwjzNyjNmY,Tc/Uruguay/photo?view=3281815#3281815 1095 days for foreigners to gain nationality Leagues to load I'd suggest loading the top divisions from all South America, plus Mexico and USA, this will help to keep the lower nations in the Copa Libertadores competitive and also you may gain more interest in players you wish to sell. The downside of this though is that the prices of players will go up in playable nations more often than not. Potential free signings Danilo Asconeguy 25 yr old RB £2,900 wages Santiago Ostolaza 24 yr old DM £2,500 wages Luis Machado 20 yr old ST up to £1,500 wages Gonzalo Ramírez 28 yr old RB/LB £1,900 wages Why should I play in Uruguay? There's a team for everyone's taste in the Primera División. You have the giants in Nacional and Penarol who will be the main contenders each year and both capable of producing world class regens. These two sides are still a challenge though because the whilst the current squads are good enough for the domestic division I feel they are slightly behind the big guns of Argentina and Brazil, also until you can get either team back to Copa Libertadores contenders you may struggle to keep hold of your better players so taking either team on may not be as easy as you may think. Next you have the next group of clubs who are capable of splitting the top two's dominence, Danublo would be the main contender for this imo, they have a decent starting squad and youth facilities every bit as good as the top two, I almost picked these myself that's how highly I rate their potential in game. Defensor Sporting are also another club with youth facilities to match and not a hundred miles away from being title chasers. In the middle pack of clubs you have Liverpool, River Plate and Montevideo Wanderers who all have good youth facilities again, maybe not quite the standard of the previous four clubs but they all should be capable of producing good players in the future. If you are thinking of taking control of a team from this group i'd highly recommend Montevideo Wanderers, there seems to be an abundance of talent for this level already at the club, play them and there's a strong possibility you could be title title contenders by season 2 or 3. The rest of the sides in the division seem pretty equal and you may have a struggle if you get off to a bad start. Finances aren't the best at most clubs and certainly not in this lower group of teams, if you're wanting a long term project i'd suggest going for one of these clubs. My suggestion from this group would be Cerro Largo and see if you can dominate as the only club outside of the Montevideo area. Whatever type of save you prefer there's something for everyone in Uruguay, if you fancy a change from the comfort zone of Europe take a trip across down the South Atlantic Ocean and try a different culture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRL88 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Great work fella Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Defensor Sporting looks like a good bet. Excellent junior coaching and extensive youth recruitment fits my criteria. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I had a great save with Nacional on FM12 after working my way through all of South America. I hope to go back at some point on FM13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Just realize that there is no domestic cup competitions. Hmm... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Great work fella Cheers mate, hopefully a few people will be interested and we can have a busy thread Defensor Sporting looks like a good bet. Excellent junior coaching and extensive youth recruitment fits my criteria. Those and Danublo have lots of potential I feel, mostly because the youth facilities are on a par with Nacional and Penarol, good luck with your save. I had a great save with Nacional on FM12 after working my way through all of South America. I hope to go back at some point on FM13 I've been wanting to do them for years but never got round to it, I was really tempted by the next level of clubs though. Let us know how you get on if you manage to get there this year I've not got too far yet in my save yet but will have a proper go after the United game later, i'm hoping to get a 3-4-1-2 going but will use 4-3-1-2 and 4-2-3-1 as backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallav Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Great work. I started a South American Save a little while ago and now iam in season 2, just recently promoted with Rosario Central. Alot of talents from Uruguay popped up from my scouts and i signed 5 of them for my youth/reserve squad. It really is "easy" to get them to join you because of the common low wages in Uruguay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Nacional 2012/13 Season Review Transfers Torneo Apertura Torneo Clausura Combined Table Primera División Playoff Copa Sudamericana (Finalists) Copa Libertadores (Quarter Finalists) Cabrera Machado Finances I'm pretty happy with the first season. The Copa Sudamericana was the highlight of the first half of the campaign and though Botafogo destroyed us in the first leg of the final it was no shame losing to a team clearly miles ahead of us. The league form was a bit patchy in the Apertura but that is down to me not quite getting the 3-4-1-2 right, for the Clausura I went to 4-2-3-1 and we improved significantly. I'll be trying to tweak the 3-4-1-2 again in the forthcoming Apertura or maybe try a variant of 3-2-3-2. The good thing about having the 2 stages is it does give you breathing space to try new tactics knowing you can go back to something that works in the next stage if it doesn't work out and not have your season ruined by it. Financially we do lose about £100-200k per month, but selling players kept us well afloat. I improved the youth and training facilities, plus the board added undersoil heating which totaled £4.7M so our finances do look a bit worse now but these upgrades needed doing really and next year i'll only touch the training facilities (money permitting) as the youth ones should be ok for a year or so without further development. I'll let a few more players go this summer to balance things out again. Had a really good youth intake, 5 players really stood out according to reports I hope a few more people will join in, the season was totally different to what I expected with the mid-lower ranked clubs having good campaigns which is good in terms of longevity. Also if anyone takes charge of Nacional beware of £1.9M release clauses on Piriz and Calzada and give them a new contract on day one. I managed to re-negotiate the clause to £10M on each which would be more than enough to get a replacement or 2 if anyone met that clause. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Bueno~ Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 i was managing Bella Vista in FM12, ignacio nicolini is really good from what i remember i also remember that something like 10 from 12 clubs are from montevideo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 i was managing Bella Vista in FM12, ignacio nicolini is really good from what i rememberi also remember that something like 10 from 12 clubs are from montevideo It's 15 from the area out of 16 this year. I've enjoyed it so far, the good thing about the South American leagues bar finding new players is it gives you a chance to play about with tactics in a way you probably wouldn't do in Europe, this is what i'm trying this season and it's going pretty well 10 games in. It still needs a few tweeks but it is bringing goals so only little alterations are needed (I may convert it to classic to give me a bit more freedom with it) Not gone mad with transfers because I already had a decent group of youngsters either already in the team or from the intake last season that need more game time as I have a few aging players at the club. Also the financial side isn't great and I may have to sell one of my better players in the winter to keep us in the black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Good shout out with Luis Machado. Playing as the team in Purple currently with a 3 man defence too. Will update further when my 1st season ends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Nacional 2013/14 Season Review Torneo Apertura Torneo Clausura Combined Table Primera División Playoff - 1st Leg - 2nd Leg Copa Sudamericana - Final 1st Leg - Final 2nd Leg Copa Libertadores (Lost semi Final 3-1 agg) Recopa (Lost 3-1 agg to Flamengo) Mascia Machado Herrera Finances South American Ratings (moved 20 places to 17th) I gave up with the 3 at the back formation in December due to injuries and the cover being old and declining and if anything it changed our season around, in the Sudamericana it was working perfectly but domestically we seemed to draw a lot (though there was a lot of rotation too). Our defence was superb in the Clausura and after a shaky start summer signing Dos Santos formed a brilliant partnership with Herrera. Machado was well on his way to being the top scorer after a good start in the Apertura and being the Copa Sudamerican top scorer with 11 but injury struck him in the early games of the Clausura and I decided to give Mascia (who was 3rd choice for the previous year and half) his chance and he performed superbly. This is the pick of this years regens I don't feel Cardozo is quite ready but the other 2 are in the first team squad this season and will get plenty of game time. Though Fuentes will start as an AMC I actually think he could become a very good striker so i'm retraining him on the complete forward schedule where after the Apertura he'll more than likely get the majority of his games due to Machado wanting to leave. Caldaza also wants to leave but until someone meets the £5M (or close) valuation I have of him then i'm not willing to sell. Ribas (posted on my last season update) is ready for some first team games so i'm bedding him ready for any departure. Gonzalez (also above) spent last season out on loan and did well which is good as Bava suffered cruciate ligaments in the tail end of last season and is out until March and has also announced he'll retire at the end of the season. With no backup (missed out on 3 targets) he's first choice but I am still concerned about no other keeper able to play if anything was to happen. Lopez and Delgardo both had more than 20 appearances each last year and have done well, they'll be important players this year I feel. (i'll do screenshots of all regens at the end of this season) Another quiet summer with only 3 players coming in all from Defensor Rodriguez (free)Castillo (£600k) Arias (free) I'm hoping that this is the last season I get players from other clubs now, the regens we've produced has given us a good attacking base and the midfield is sorted for years to come hopefully. Any transfers made now will be because players want to leave and they can't be replaced internally. Maestroik how is your season going along? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Apologies for the late reply. I won the 1st season easily enough but I think I will restart a new save with strictly no buying of players and utilizing players from my youth academy to make it more challenging. I will update again once I'm done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 So I started a new Defensor save. Here's my progress so far. Extremely pleased with the results so far. Apart from that blip against Danubio, I'm proud of my number of goals scored and conceded. I'm trying out a 3-5-2 which is more akin to a 5-3-2 with 2 deep holding midfielders. So far, it has shown me results. With the exception of Luis Machado who came highly recommended by Dexter_Morgan, I have not added anyone yet but I'm looking for backups/replacements for the ML & MR positions. Onwards to the Clausura ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondafc Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Great thread. I recently had a stint with Wanderers but got booted Have just started a new save in Peru in which I hope to land up in Uruguay again at some point KUTGW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 So finally I completed my 1st season. Been trying a 3-5-2 with a Sweeper. Seems to be working well. Shame I didn't focus on fitness during pre-season as injuries and lack of fitness coupled with a lack of coaching staff really crippled the team towards the end of the season. So gonna keep on trying to improve on my 3-5-2 formation this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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