You can nab him at the very start of any save for 4k.
Gaming Football Manager 2016
- Thread starter FC Ronaldo
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I usually have transfer window off for the first window, so I always miss out on good deals or better deals.
Ahh right, still, 500k is noting for his potential.
Can you have to many playmakers in a side?
I am really struggling with this game at the moment.
I'm Southampton. I have what I'd consider a potential title challenging side, yet I cannot score for the life of me.
I play Fluid and controlling football. It's actually like watching United to an extent.
I have an absolute world class winger. My team just doesn't seem to get the ball to him. I tell him to stay wide, and I sometimes tell my team to exploit the right flank, but does he get the ball? Hardly.
I also notice that if I play with advanced playmakers, they always get superb ratings. I got beat to Everton 3-0 with one shot on target, yet I had an AP out wide left who got MOM with a 9.2...
As it stands, my team is
Regen Keeper (Good, not world class, but has very high potential)
Regen RB: (FB Attack) Plays for Brazil ahead of Fabinho and Mario Fernandes
Almany Toure CB: (CB Defend) I do want to improve but nobody atm
Laporte CB: (BPD Cover)
Jonathan Silva LB: (FB Attack) Very good player but gets booked a lot
Renato Sanches CM: (DLP Support)
Ajer CM: (DLP Defend)
Regen Winger RW ( RW Support) One of the games best players as an out and out winger
Regen attack midfield (AM Attack) Again, great player. Rejected 60m up front from Real and Chelsea
Alen Halilovic LW ( AP Attack) Not ideal right now, but a change in formation has left me with him. Great stats, not ideal on left
Sergio Diaz AF - Great stats, but my team just doesn't seem to create the chances for him
I play control, high line, short / mixed passing with a low / normal tempo. I tend to play out of defence but no other instruction.
I just do not score goals. It's infuriating
I am really struggling with this game at the moment.
I'm Southampton. I have what I'd consider a potential title challenging side, yet I cannot score for the life of me.
I play Fluid and controlling football. It's actually like watching United to an extent.
I have an absolute world class winger. My team just doesn't seem to get the ball to him. I tell him to stay wide, and I sometimes tell my team to exploit the right flank, but does he get the ball? Hardly.
I also notice that if I play with advanced playmakers, they always get superb ratings. I got beat to Everton 3-0 with one shot on target, yet I had an AP out wide left who got MOM with a 9.2...
As it stands, my team is
Regen Keeper (Good, not world class, but has very high potential)
Regen RB: (FB Attack) Plays for Brazil ahead of Fabinho and Mario Fernandes
Almany Toure CB: (CB Defend) I do want to improve but nobody atm
Laporte CB: (BPD Cover)
Jonathan Silva LB: (FB Attack) Very good player but gets booked a lot
Renato Sanches CM: (DLP Support)
Ajer CM: (DLP Defend)
Regen Winger RW ( RW Support) One of the games best players as an out and out winger
Regen attack midfield (AM Attack) Again, great player. Rejected 60m up front from Real and Chelsea
Alen Halilovic LW ( AP Attack) Not ideal right now, but a change in formation has left me with him. Great stats, not ideal on left
Sergio Diaz AF - Great stats, but my team just doesn't seem to create the chances for him
I play control, high line, short / mixed passing with a low / normal tempo. I tend to play out of defence but no other instruction.
I just do not score goals. It's infuriating
Way too many attacking roles there, no balance at all, especially with an attacking mentality like Control and you're pushing up extra(Control has already pushed you up some).
Having 3 or 4 playmakers is no issue in itself, but having two(with almost the same role at that) in CM beside each other in a 4-2-3-1 isn't the best idea. Also, having a playmaker on the left wing, if you want the players to use the opposite winger more is a problem. What you're doing is asking the right winger to play as wide as possible, and then funnelling the ball down the opposite side of the pitch.
Players will always aim a pass towards the playmakers if they can, I bet you see the three playmakers pinging the ball back and forth harmlessly like Man Utd outside an opponents box(which also racks up the ratings).
Having 3 or 4 playmakers is no issue in itself, but having two(with almost the same role at that) in CM beside each other in a 4-2-3-1 isn't the best idea. Also, having a playmaker on the left wing, if you want the players to use the opposite winger more is a problem. What you're doing is asking the right winger to play as wide as possible, and then funnelling the ball down the opposite side of the pitch.
Players will always aim a pass towards the playmakers if they can, I bet you see the three playmakers pinging the ball back and forth harmlessly like Man Utd outside an opponents box(which also racks up the ratings).
I've always known having more than one playmaker is an issue itself, I just get blinded by the high ratings you get with them, even though I've always said they seem very artificial ratings.
It doesn't help that all my midfielders are great passers, and as they are most suited to either DLP or AP, I feel like I should give them the roles.
I've changed it up a little, I'm not playing any matches tonight, but the team is looking like:
GK:
FB - Automatic x 2
CD - Defend
BPD - Defend
CM B2B Midfielder - Support
CM AP - Support
IF - Attack
Winger - Support
AF - Attack
My next decision is whether to play short mixed or direct passing
Try having the full back behind your attacking wide man in a support role, and the one behind the support one in an attacking role, also, if you're playing 4-2-3-1 you have 4 quite advanced players, you don't need a B2B mid really, you'd be better off with a pair that'll hold position more.
Don't worry how the game or your assistant rates players either, they're not always very accurate, like suggesting players for a playmaker role, despite having weak passing.
Perhaps something like this, if you have a string defensive CM.
Don't worry how the game or your assistant rates players either, they're not always very accurate, like suggesting players for a playmaker role, despite having weak passing.
Perhaps something like this, if you have a string defensive CM.
AF(a)
IF(s)----AP(s)----W(a)
DLP(s)---CM(d)
FB(a)---CB(d)---BPD(d)---FB(s)
GK
You could skip the DLP for something that'll sit like a CM(s) too if you think the BPD & AP are enough playmaking. EDIT: Or flip and have a DLP(d) and CM(s).IF(s)----AP(s)----W(a)
DLP(s)---CM(d)
FB(a)---CB(d)---BPD(d)---FB(s)
GK
@Earthquake
To be honest, I forgot, my new formation has a CDM BWM, rather than an AMC
To be honest, I forgot, my new formation has a CDM BWM, rather than an AMC
Ahhhh right! I saw the missing player and assumed you were still in the same formation.
EDIT: I'd still get rid of the automatic fullbacks for proper roles.
EDIT: I'd still get rid of the automatic fullbacks for proper roles.
One game left, talk about a title race!
Well saw something for the first time today after 17 years of playing.
I am Spurs, currently in 2020/21. Got to the point that I can rely on youth system for new players. However two CBs refused new contracts so I had to let them go. That meant scouting a CB and paying top dollar. Scouts recommended a Croatian playing for Dortmund called Cosic. Felt dirty but with Man City and United sniffing around I had little choice.
Fined two weeks wages. Thought that was the end of it. Then the first day back to training after the game:
Another 2 weeks wages. My first major buy in 4 seasons at £22m. Already on transfer list. feck sake!
I am Spurs, currently in 2020/21. Got to the point that I can rely on youth system for new players. However two CBs refused new contracts so I had to let them go. That meant scouting a CB and paying top dollar. Scouts recommended a Croatian playing for Dortmund called Cosic. Felt dirty but with Man City and United sniffing around I had little choice.
Fined two weeks wages. Thought that was the end of it. Then the first day back to training after the game:
Another 2 weeks wages. My first major buy in 4 seasons at £22m. Already on transfer list. feck sake!
Had that happen a few times in 15. Sometimes it was Rooney.Well saw something for the first time today after 17 years of playing.
I am Spurs, currently in 2020/21. Got to the point that I can rely on youth system for new players. However two CBs refused new contracts so I had to let them go. That meant scouting a CB and paying top dollar. Scouts recommended a Croatian playing for Dortmund called Cosic. Felt dirty but with Man City and United sniffing around I had little choice.
Fined two weeks wages. Thought that was the end of it. Then the first day back to training after the game:
Another 2 weeks wages. My first major buy in 4 seasons at £22m. Already on transfer list. feck sake!
The roles I play in my team are.
GK- never change the role
Right back - FB - support
Centre back - BPD - Defend
Centre back - CB - Defend
Left Back - CWB
Centre Mid - Ball winning set on defend
Centre Mid - B2b
the wingers are always inside fowards on support
if I play a 10 then its an advanced playmaker or support striker.
I play the striker as either a False 9 or Trequiestra.
The reason is so I try to make my number 10 as the main goal scorer, and the striker to really just drop deep and confuse the defence. Not sure if it works as I want it to, but it brings me a whole of success. I play on Control and my shouts are to play narrow, be more disciplined but to play quite a direct game. It results in some great attacking moves even though it doesn't seem like it would
It does mean my away record is always better than my home record, I can draw 0-0 more than I like against lesser teams.
GK- never change the role
Right back - FB - support
Centre back - BPD - Defend
Centre back - CB - Defend
Left Back - CWB
Centre Mid - Ball winning set on defend
Centre Mid - B2b
the wingers are always inside fowards on support
if I play a 10 then its an advanced playmaker or support striker.
I play the striker as either a False 9 or Trequiestra.
The reason is so I try to make my number 10 as the main goal scorer, and the striker to really just drop deep and confuse the defence. Not sure if it works as I want it to, but it brings me a whole of success. I play on Control and my shouts are to play narrow, be more disciplined but to play quite a direct game. It results in some great attacking moves even though it doesn't seem like it would
It does mean my away record is always better than my home record, I can draw 0-0 more than I like against lesser teams.Lost our final game in the end, for Benfica to pip us and Porto(they drew with Sporting on the day) to the title. Their 6th in a row.
We're coming back stronger though, with more money and CL football we've attracted a better breed of big club castoffs.
We're coming back stronger though, with more money and CL football we've attracted a better breed of big club castoffs.
Anybody have success with 2 strikers, two Wingers (in AML AMR position), 2cms and a back four?
I used to have a pretty dominating tactic with it but after constantly tweaking the tactic every week or two i now feel I'm miles away from the version that worked so well and i cant quite remember the exact instructions i had set up.
I used to have a pretty dominating tactic with it but after constantly tweaking the tactic every week or two i now feel I'm miles away from the version that worked so well and i cant quite remember the exact instructions i had set up.
That's disappointing, you had a real shot at the title with Porto playing Sporting.Lost our final game in the end, for Benfica to pip us and Porto(they drew with Sporting on the day) to the title. Their 6th in a row.
We're coming back stronger though, with more money and CL football we've attracted a better breed of big club castoffs.
Aye, especially since I was playing Arouca who had nothing to play for, they were already well clear of 7th.
EDIT: I forgot, it wasn't all missed opportunities, won the Portuguese Cup, beating Porto a few days later.
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I've had one of those. Turned out he had 1 in professionalism. Better to get rid quickly than to bother with them, especially now that he's at an age where you can't have a more professional player tutor him.
Yeah, with two inside forwards, a false 9 and a deep lying striker I think. I did quite well with it. I would always be told my midfield is being over run though.
Yeah i get told that a few minutes into every game. What did you have your cms set as?
B2B and a ball winner. I'll screenshot the tactics.
That only means they have more midfielders on the pitch than you, it's pointless, yet annoying as feck that they keep saying it.
Overran? We've 65% possession and are winning 5-0, they've had one shot. I wish I was overran every week lad....
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I've abandoned this save now, I'm £75m in the red even with all this success I don't get why, looking at other La Liga teams, most including the likes of Atletico (won Champions league a couple of times) are all massively in debt.
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I've abandoned this save now, I'm £75m in the red even with all this success
I don't get why, looking at other La Liga teams, most including the likes of Atletico (won Champions league a couple of times) are all massively in debt.It's the Spanish tv deal, something ridiculous like 80% of the tv money is split between Real Madrid & Barcelona. It's changing in real life, but I'm not sure if that's integrated into FM yet.Formation
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I've abandoned this save now, I'm £75m in the red even with all this success
@Earthquake on average how long do you spend on this game everyday? Or in a week?
No idea. I could play it every day for a few hours for a week or two, but then I might not play it again for 2 months or whatever.
EDIT: Actually, I've been playing it a lot more the last two weeks as I've been off work and had nothing to do.
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I've abandoned this save now, I'm £75m in the red even with all this success
Nice ill give it a try! Why only one ultra attacking wingbacks and not two?
I want to experiement the B2B with a roaming playmaker but I've never used that role. Will it make the midfield weaker defensively? @Earthquake
Edit: it will be for a Napoli save whenever I get round to start it.
Edit: it will be for a Napoli save whenever I get round to start it.
Yeah, you'll have both your mids getting about leaving you very open, but the same happens with the B2B and ball winner combo you seem happy with so it's worth a shot. Generally you can get away with it when you have OP squads or really good and fast CB's.
If I were trying it, I'd have a holding mid in behind, an Anchorman or such.
Haven't played one of these for a few years but Quakey here is tempting me into getting this one
Would wanna do something like start with a random Czech team or something though, how straightforward would that be for a fella who's been out of the game since like 2012/13?
Would wanna do something like start with a random Czech team or something though, how straightforward would that be for a fella who's been out of the game since like 2012/13?
Sorry about that.Haven't played one of these for a few years but Quakey here is tempting me into getting this one
Can't see it being that much hassle, apparently the tactic system is very overhauled, but I'm sure that'll be no problem for you. As for the random Czech side, if anything it'd probably better off so you don't have to be dismayed when you see weird stuff like Memphis being an absolute worldie and Martial rated as a good prospect.
Sorry about that.
Can't see it being that much hassle, apparently the tactic system is very overhauled, but I'm sure that'll be no problem for you. As for the random Czech side, if anything it'd probably better off so you don't have to be dismayed when you see weird stuff like Memphis being an absolute worldie and Martial rated as a good prospect.
Yeah, can't be doing with that to be honest. It'd just make me even more depressed!
Might give it a shot then if i can find a spare moment. Will be coming back to you if i fall flat on my face with tactics mind!
No probs mate would be glad to help.
Well into the fifth season with Real, and things are going well.
In the transfer window, we didn't loose much that I wasn't happy to be rid of.
Murillo was my start striker, and had a release clause, but I didn't fight to keep him as I saw greener grass in another(Barcelona's) field.... Matos was my best prospect, but the money was worth more to me.
On the flipside, given 13m for my first CL campaign, and 70% of that 9.7m in sales, gave me a strong base for attracting better castoffs and not wanteds.
Ridiculous deal there for Romero, will be one of the best in the world, Nunes is a handy CB that didn't make the grade at Benfica, Silva is a cracking winger who's also handy down the middle, Pavón had 6 months on his contract, so I poached, monster. Batista could be a worldie at some point.
Two coming in in January too, Rodrigues who looks a fantastic forward(quick forwards with good heading are lethal this year). Sanogo should make a fine playmaker.
I don't have a great deal of Portuguese players, something I need to look at in future windows, there is no penalty for it in FMT, but I still don't like it.
Trundling along in 3rd in the league, would be happy with that finish again, let the team develop and build for the future.
Europe has been a challenge, but we're up for the fight, Zenit, then Naopli just to qualify for the CL proper, then a group of PSG, Valencia and Leverkusen.
In our first European group game, we welcomed Valencia, and they showed their appriciation by shattering Angel Correa's leg. An absolute nightmare, but we won the game 2-1, have that I guess... A 1-3 away win at Leverkusen showed we're no fluke, and a 1-0 against PSG via peno showed we can fluke when needed.
Need a new stadium badly if we're to really progress, 2021 is the first summer I can request it, but this board have given me nothing, ever....
In the transfer window, we didn't loose much that I wasn't happy to be rid of.
Murillo was my start striker, and had a release clause, but I didn't fight to keep him as I saw greener grass in another(Barcelona's) field.... Matos was my best prospect, but the money was worth more to me.
On the flipside, given 13m for my first CL campaign, and 70% of that 9.7m in sales, gave me a strong base for attracting better castoffs and not wanteds.
Ridiculous deal there for Romero, will be one of the best in the world, Nunes is a handy CB that didn't make the grade at Benfica, Silva is a cracking winger who's also handy down the middle, Pavón had 6 months on his contract, so I poached, monster. Batista could be a worldie at some point.
Two coming in in January too, Rodrigues who looks a fantastic forward(quick forwards with good heading are lethal this year). Sanogo should make a fine playmaker.
I don't have a great deal of Portuguese players, something I need to look at in future windows, there is no penalty for it in FMT, but I still don't like it.
Trundling along in 3rd in the league, would be happy with that finish again, let the team develop and build for the future.
Europe has been a challenge, but we're up for the fight, Zenit, then Naopli just to qualify for the CL proper, then a group of PSG, Valencia and Leverkusen.
In our first European group game, we welcomed Valencia, and they showed their appriciation by shattering Angel Correa's leg. An absolute nightmare, but we won the game 2-1, have that I guess... A 1-3 away win at Leverkusen showed we're no fluke, and a 1-0 against PSG via peno showed we can fluke when needed.
Need a new stadium badly if we're to really progress, 2021 is the first summer I can request it, but this board have given me nothing, ever....
Just had a quick look at Harry Kane's profile, mainly because I was surprised that he's still at Spurs in 2029, and he's smashed Shearer's record. 313 goals in 524 league appearances for Spurs.
I don't think I've ever seen a player break that record on an FM game before. Be nice if the game had made a bigger deal of it, rather than me having to find out by chance.
I don't think I've ever seen a player break that record on an FM game before. Be nice if the game had made a bigger deal of it, rather than me having to find out by chance.
I started a new save after not having played in months. Picked United again, doing very well, but remembered why I stopped playing. 15 games into the season and I've had 3 players come complain about lack of game time. Smalling had missed 9 games injured and played 4 since coming back, Rojo has played 8 already and Carrick was fair enough as he wasn't playing much. It's really bloody annoying.
February now, and the season is going amazingly.
Our form massively changed in Europe, after winning those first three games, we only gained one point from the next three games.... yet that point was enough for us to win the group. Olympiakos awaits.
In the league we hold the lead, but it looks like it could be another nail biter.
The transfer window came, and with it a lot of business, the board handed me a new 9m budget to start with.
Fontes was a backup player, who was neither very good, nor top prospect, Sebas was decent but replaceable, Shved was fantastic for me, but decent money from a big club and in areas I needed space(AM/ST), Núrio was my starting left back, but was constantly badgering me for new contracts every few months even after I'd given him better ones. So he was chucked.
We began with the long awaited arrivals of Sanogo and Rodrigues, Sanogo received a great loan offer, so goes back out for a few months. Jang Jung-Nam is a tidy young mid, with a lot of potential(replaces Sebas). Jakobsen is a prospect. Soares replaces Núrio, Horta is much needed strength in CM, both also boost the Portuguese numbers in the squad. Also, we have Monaco's Rony Lopes joining in summer on a free.
Our form massively changed in Europe, after winning those first three games, we only gained one point from the next three games.... yet that point was enough for us to win the group. Olympiakos awaits.
In the league we hold the lead, but it looks like it could be another nail biter.
The transfer window came, and with it a lot of business, the board handed me a new 9m budget to start with.
Fontes was a backup player, who was neither very good, nor top prospect, Sebas was decent but replaceable, Shved was fantastic for me, but decent money from a big club and in areas I needed space(AM/ST), Núrio was my starting left back, but was constantly badgering me for new contracts every few months even after I'd given him better ones. So he was chucked.
We began with the long awaited arrivals of Sanogo and Rodrigues, Sanogo received a great loan offer, so goes back out for a few months. Jang Jung-Nam is a tidy young mid, with a lot of potential(replaces Sebas). Jakobsen is a prospect. Soares replaces Núrio, Horta is much needed strength in CM, both also boost the Portuguese numbers in the squad. Also, we have Monaco's Rony Lopes joining in summer on a free.
Joined Leicester, who have just been relegated to Championship and nearly every player is asking to leave the club. Is it worth it to keep them against their wishes?
Depends on each player, but I'd try and keep them unless ridiculous bids come in and I can replace them with better(which I'd imagine is unlikely).
Am I missing something?
Manchester City have been sniffing around this guy, my ass man rates him at 5 star and he'll net me £60m+ if I sell, but in terms of his stats he's rubbish, right? Would anyone not take £60m for hims if offered?
Manchester City have been sniffing around this guy, my ass man rates him at 5 star and he'll net me £60m+ if I sell, but in terms of his stats he's rubbish, right? Would anyone not take £60m for hims if offered?