FOOTBALL Football Manager Discussion

[Dr. Pepper]

I'm getting a ridiculous number of injuries - 1 or 2 every game. Had to sign some more players because it's so bad. Signed Gael Givet for ?4m - a really solid, commanding centre back and Wayne Bridge on loan. Givet has been a revelation so far - with an average rating of 7.8.

Started the season really well. First game was a bit of a kick in the teeth as we conceded a 95th minute equaliser against Swansea. After that it's been 3 straight wins with a 5-0 hammering of Blackburn.

 

[Highlander999]

Not really a fan of picking lower league clubs. Decided to go with Newcastle. Signed Sturridge on loan - no idea why he was listed by Chelsea, but I couldn't say no to that. Could probably do with another central midfielder for depth as Tiote will probably get suspended a lot.

Yeah i did the same. He scored 8 goals in pre-season and then got a knee injury and was out for 4 months

There does seem to be a hell of a lot of injuries at the start of the season I found. I had the likes of Ferguson, Kadar and Perch playing at one point, something you definetly don't want.

My current Newcastle line-up (Feb 2013) is

Krul

Corluka........Coloccini.........Taylor...........Santon

Dempsey...........Cabaye..............Gibson (Man U let him go on a free!) Guiterrez

Ba...........Rodallega​

Subs: Forster, R.Taylor, Savic (meant to be next Vidic) Tiote, Marveaux, Obertain, Mphela (star RSA striker who I got for 450K )

That team has so far got me into the final of the League Cup this season, quarters of the FA Cup, sitting nice and pretty at 6th and generally beat most teams. Life is good on the Tyne

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Nice side you got there but Tiote over Gibson surely? I actually tried to sign him for ?2m, Utd accepted but he didn't want to join. Also went for Paul Scharner for ?2.3m but I couldn't afford his wages. I've got the likes of Alan Smith in the reserves on 60k a week which is very frustrating.

 

[Highlander999]

Nah Gibson is better then Tiote by 2013. He has an absolute rocket of a shot on him as well so anything outside the box which falls near him tends to either end up in the back of the net or at least gets me a corner. I got rid of the likes of Smith very quickly

 

[Dr. Pepper]

I offered him to teams for nothing just to reduce the wage bill but no one wants him!

 

[hedger_14]

Mphela (star RSA striker who I got for 450K )

Yeah, you can get those South African players really cheaply. Andile Jali is another one. Very solid midfielder, about mid-premier division standard and can play in defensive, central or attacking midfield and has good all-round attributes. Signed him for 350k in my Stuttgart save although he managed to get injured in the Super Cup which was annoying. He seems to sign for Sunderland in all my other saves.

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Tom, how do you play Demba Ba? He's been atrocious for me so far this season. Sturridge is out injured as well so I'm changing to a 4-5-1 as I'm conceding too many.

 

[hedger_14]

I can't say I've been a fan of 4-5-1 formations but in all my saves, I'm using 4-5-1 formations

 

[Themer]

I use to love using 4-5-1 formations on a Roma save I had going a while back. Use to play an extremely slow short passing game with an extremely creative midfield with near perfect first touch.

Was one of my favourite saves that of FM 11. Sadly didn't really have enough leagues (only 5) to make me want to continue it when I got my new computer as I can now run bloody loads. If only adding leagues had came on that version!

 

[hedger_14]

I use to love using 4-5-1 formations on a Roma save I had going a while back. Use to play an extremely slow short passing game with an extremely creative midfield with near perfect first touch

Yeah, that's what I do in my Stuttgart save. I prefer short passing now based on posession football.

 

[JBlues08]

Poor Bolton...

 

[Bevab]

I myself had tried a 4-5-1 with Roma, they were struggling, were in 9th when I took over, and got a scoreline of 3-4 with Milan. Lost it, but many players were injured, and there were not a sufficient wingers at Roma at that time. Scored an equaliser every time Milan scored, but the last goal came too late.

Can you post the squad of Bolton Jason?

 

[JBlues08]

Sure, will post it up later.

 

[Manly]

2014/15 season, years of scrabbling around the lower leagues, I'm now well into my first full season at AFC Wimbledon, and very solidly placed in 2nd in the league; ready to maintain a title challenge and promotion to League 2

 

[Highlander999]

Tom, how do you play Demba Ba? He's been atrocious for me so far this season. Sturridge is out injured as well so I'm changing to a 4-5-1 as I'm conceding too many.

Demba sucked when he played alongside Sturridge with me lol and he has actually been dropped over Mphela at the moment. I certainly wouldn't play a 4-5-1 unless you have Ben Arfa sitting just behind Ba to feed him balls that way, but I don't think having Ba on his own will work. Tbh, I'm surprised you are having problems conceeding goals, currently only Man U have a tighter defence. You playing Simpson/R Taylor - Colo - S.Taylor - Santon?