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>Essential downloads:
sortitoutsi.net
>Guide to Football Manager
guidetofootballmanager.com
>Pairs and Combinations:
passion4fm.com
>Team Shape and Mentality:
community.sigames.com
>Team Talks:
strikerless.com
>Training and mentoring in FM19
community.sigames.com
>Macca's database:
pastebin.com
pastebin.com
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first for Jair
Second for 4123 is best formation
I'm gonna sign the washed up oldman David Silva lads
for me, it's 4-3-1-2
It is, but with three strikers.
They're having a laugh
Depends what version desu, in 19 I've found it to be shit but it's obviously op in 17.
Update from last thread: mite b habbening
>his tactic doesn't have at least 3 pairs of players with 'swap position' instruction
I have my GK and striker swap. They never expect that.
bold
does it work in your favour?
Well it could have happened
3 of 4 now for Germany though
>spen
Always.
>england losing in the semis
Don't worry they also lost 3rd place on penalties
ffs
based and narrowpilled
Is there any positives at all to the goalkeeper having high eccentricity?
He's not bad at all
This happening.
I think eccentricity is basically the "tendency to rush out" attribute. if you have a guy with 1, he's going to pretty much stay on his line even if you set him as sweeper-keeper(attack)
I think the AI is savescumming, you guys.
lol
Lots of good names in that league and one suspicious appearance of a rich Toronto neighbourhood.
raptiz
how mad are the yids at Kawhy?
>7
The who
Tottnam
Impressive stretch there.
And I honestly have no idea. I'm here because I want to see some joy in this city (since MLS doesn't count over here) and hope that this is a sign to come for the Leafs as well.
yids=tottenham=spurs
>hope that this is a sign to come for the Leafs as well.
now who's stretching?
Soon, Morz. Soon.
lost the final 2-2 as Distillery (via penalties) and then realised it's rather boring. Had I won, I would have been in the Euro Cup despite being bottom division Northern Ireland team. This is because the difference between bottom and top is really fucking minor. So I quit. It was made easier due to the shit Brexit rules and how all my good regens I signed were fucking off. Not to mention, it'd take me 30-40 years in game to get any good infrastructure up.
So, back to my Telstar game. With 100% league performance. I have no idea how to improve this team any more, but my free signings are doing OK.
Do people here ever play other games? I'm interested in what /trb/ers taste is
For me, its Gta IV and dark souls if I want a break from fm
Eu4 is up there with football manager as my favourite games. Also stuff like rollercoaster tycoon and Star Wars games I had as a kid and like playing still.
Dirt Rally... even though I'd really need a wheel to be even remotely passable at it.
>get a 1.5*/5* newgen which is big for my pos facilities
>Unambitious
time for a late abortion
playing my Telstar, signed two regens, seem pretty good, scouting another but don't think I'll get him due to cost.
Planet Coaster team is doing a Zoo Tycoon style game and I can't wait. I bought Planet Coaster b ut didn't play it; was way too deep for me and I planned to dedicate time to it but forgot. Played their Jurassic World game which was fun.
Eh he'll improve enough to be worth it if your coaches are good.
These are the two regens I signed. Striker is decent already while AMC is eh. But hopefully will improve. Interestingly when I signed them they auto went into my Reserves, so I put them in U19 and will keep them there. All my U19 players are currently random made up fillers, hopefully when my intake comes in they're good enough.
Just realised my Youth Team has better quality training than my main one or reserves. So I need to keep them there. Unless there is an advantage for them being in Reserve? Youth Team wise I have minimum 3* training in every area.
Sergi Prunes is a fantastic name
Unambitious is fixable, especially since it's no indication of his level of Professionalism.
Kiaku Testimonial? Who the fuck is Kiaku?
>player has featured in 12/13 league games plus 7 cup games and started almost all of them
>"I'm going to leave the club if I don't get more first-team playing time"
Is this a bug or did SI just turn the bitchiness of everyone in 19 up to max level?
This guy has spent 12 seasons on a month to month contract without my knowledge and now gets a testimonial
I just scored the memest fucking goal ever but I have no idea how to record it for you guys. Holy wew.
When I see a career page like this it genuinely makes me not want to sign them any more. Just disgusting
>winning 3-0 at half time
>concede two goals
>say 'Real Jekyll and Hyde performance'
>PLAYERS ARE CONFUSED AND DEMOTIVATED
WHY?
>expecting your zoomer regens to know wtf a jekyll and hyde is
Not zoomer regens, first season in this save. Just hate this shit.
>wtf is the gaffer talking about I didn't know we had to do a book report
>wtf why is the manager talking about jumpstyle?
>It's a throw away a 4-2 lead by gifting two goals in 90+ episode
I hate this episode, lads...
Should I keep Mbappe as an IF(s) or move him as a Striker?
Love south american naming
>edney
kek
>100% win rate with Telstar
>contract offer
>Ask for Improved Training Facilities
>OK
>Ask for Improved Youth Facilities
>OK
>Push my luck and ask for Improved Youth Coaching Funding
>OK
>Sign deal
I should have asked for more coaching slots, more wage budget etc but I'll prob be promoted so I'm good. The issue? This:
>Below Average Youth Training Facilities
>Below Average Training Facilities
However it also says
>Excellent Junior Coaching
>Extensive Youth Recruitment
Then what the fuck did I improve with Junior Budget? My U19 team is literally two regens I signed and the rest are generic shit. So, how does this work? I'm just making sure my Junior Coaching remains Excellent or can it go higher? I honestly don't play big teams so I dunno what the highest is.
why are my 2 CB's in such terrible positions? Is it just a consequence of using a Half-Back? (#9)
HBs work like shit because SI decided so, so yes.
>community.sigames.com
>go on unbeaten streak first half of the season with gegenpressing tactic
>suddenly collapse in December
>no idea what to do in fixing it
sucks being an FMlet
Spot playing risky football. It worked because the opposition was more open to being countered. Now they're likely playing more conservatively, and your gegenpress is getting exposed.
>Spot
More like "stop".
alright then
>"Out of possession and even at times in possession the Half Back role behaves correctly" t. SI guy
top kek, so it doesn't work as intended in possession either. Based SI programmers
Imo Half backs are decent. Depends on your tiktaks
They can't fix it too much or they'll have to nerf it later on.
Lads what do you think about this regen?
1000 league apps tier
>Ecc 12
>Rush Out 6
Passable.
Lads, I got a AML who is best on AMR. The guy on AMR is Unconvincing on AML despite having Accomplished positional. Would having them swap sides be a good idea or just forget it, swapping during match I mean?
>mfw his first match will be his own testimonial after serving the club for 12 years
actually i released him from the club before his testimonial
rood
Already peaked mate, 124CA 135PA
The AMR will have a penalty in his Decisions. Most of the time it doesn't matter unless he's terminally retarded... but then he's a winger so they're all idiots anyway.
What a finish
Does anyone have or know of a list of Brexit scenarios and what each one includes?
well fuck me. thank god nobody expects anything from me in europe. i'm already overperforming in the league right now.
it's my first season in this country and we're first with eight points ahead of second place.
but europe is just going to be painful.
There's actually a shitton of variables iirc, varying from no Brexit, through soft stuff like no permits needed, to full-on hard 'permits for everybody'
My Brexit was on the harder side, with everyone requiring permits including players prolonging contracts, excluding the Irish
1. No change, Contineentuools are still allowed
2. No permits needed.
3. Limits, min 8k per non-UK lads (I think Ireland is also included under UK)
4. Permits for everybody, including the Irish
I think Miles said there is 'thousands' of Brexit variations in FM18 so I assume the same in FM19 with some on the more common side. I have, so far, mostly seen the '£8k minimum per non-UK/Irish players'
do midfielders only pass back to the CBs if they're ball playing defenders or something? I swear half the time I get scored on it's a meme counter because my DM keeps recoiling back and back until he gives up possession instead of passing 5 fucking meters back to the open CB
Well there's also the .1% chances of other UK countries not following the same rules, including Scotland breaking off. But these are really around the .1% mark, so they never happen. In the first FM they introduced Brexit in, Scotland was at something like 3% chances of not following the ruling, so while rare it was still feasible once every thousands saves or so.
FM's ME is absolute garbage at recycling possession. Defenders under pressure almost never pass to the keeper as well, which makes zero sense. That's why having a decent DLP (either duty) in the DM slot solves so many issues... and allows you to recycle possession infinitely since STs barely ever press the DMs unless STs are instructed to man-mark their DM.
>guy with 16 freekick in a relatively low quality league
>has like one goal
Is there a way to find out his accuracy for freekicks specifically?
Aye. Obviously some more common than others.
best OG I've seen since that mali u20 one the other day
>Defenders under pressure almost never pass to the keeper as well, which makes zero sense
well at least I'm glad I wasn't instructing my players to act retarded
How did this happen? Apparently he's a real dude and plays in the Atletico academy
>Designated Kicker
>we want a set piece specialist but he must be unable to function during play
>say no more
>No Strength to actually make use of his Long Throws
Disgusting.
>Doesn't curl balls
I know it's FM19 but c'mon.
His two attributes that were filled are his footedness. The rest is completely... random.
Well, I've spent 5 seasons developing my little minnow club and now we're knocking on the door of promotion to the top division.
But I think my favorite club is about to offer me their job
What do, bros?
>Chasing big money
>tfw constantly shittalk my favorite club's rivals
notice me
Can I also be a club owner in this game?
It is it just manager related like the fifa career modes
It's called Football Manager, not Football Chairman. People keep suggesting that SI should consider that, but it's so fucking boring since the board does nothing aside from trying to screw the manager up, so there's no point.
In fairness, you do get pretty significant influence in managing the finances of the club, pushing the board to improve facilities, youth intake, etc.
Why you'd want to be any more involved at the board level is beyond me, though.
>Why you'd want to be any more involved at the board level is beyond me, though
I do have a thing in mind.
you could turn FM into "board liaison simulator 19" I guess
>turn all training/tactics over to your assman
>turn all transfer/contract work to your DoF
>focus on appealing to the board for better facilities, and pressing the spacebar
that's pretty much Zidane minus the facilities thing
That would be an extremely dull mode on its own. If anything they should just include that functionality, maybe involve the manager's own funds somehow since your salary is meaningless
>since your salary is meaningless
job security is a factor for managers, I imagine higher salaries and bigger contracts make it harder for the board to fire you
Is it? I always take the lowest possible salary and I've never been fired because of it, though I've also never managed below 3 tiers down so maybe it's different. If you're at a top club you can be making $100k/wk+ and if investing in other clubs was an option it would actually give people a reason to negotiate higher pay instead of taking peanuts and putting that money towards other staff
Various games really, JRPGs though been playing less because of lack of time, some platformers, Dynasty Warriors type games but wary of the grind, and visual novels like in the picture.
I actually haven't played FM for some time since packing for moving home and after moving home. Not sure whether to install FM2010 and/or 2011, start a new FM13 save after the Spanish Hero achievement failed to unlock, continue my Scottish Hero FM16 save, or start a new FM16 save with Afrika (Iceland) recruiting only Africans as league rules allow.
the biggest problem with the game is when the game becomes 90% regens and they all have the same attribute allocation and positions. advanced forward, winger, central defender, full back.
no treqs/f9s/inside forwards/attacking full backs.
under board confidence or something there's a job security factor, mine is low and it says something like 'your salary isn't too high so you're very easy to fire'
it's Board > confidence > club issues > job value
Sure, I've just never experienced and can't imagine a situation where you'd get fired for having a low salary despite good results or get saved by having a high salary despite shit results
mostly go for sandboxy stuff of various forms desu. recent stuff has been cataclysm dark days ahead, kenshi, rimworld, paradox mapgames. i like to build something up mostly, scratches a similar itch to fm in that regard
Errr, lads. I've not done it yet in this game, but is it possible for individual players to tutor other ones? There is a Mentoring section in the Training but it seems like I have to put players into squads and shit... My regen is similar to one of my senior players and that usually means good tutoring shit but can't find it any more.
You'll never get fired for having a low salary, but depending on the club's financial state, they absolutely will be quicker to fire you if they can afford to pay off the rest of your contract.
>but is it possible for individual players to tutor other ones?
They changed it because tutoring was unrealistic for SI. See this.
>community.sigames.com
Also, pic very much related.
Yeah just go to "Training > Mentoring > Ask assistant to assign" and don't worry about it
>kenshi
my brother
does the golden shoe take in account cups and european competitions? My belgian wonderkid is ahead of Belotti, CR7, Lewa etc so far but most of his goals came against farmers in the EL groups
That's the thing, the regen I signed is 16 and since he isn't in the senior squad, I cannot get him signed. Even if I put him in the senior squad and make him available for other games (and I don't want to do this as U19 has better training than First Team) he doesn't appear in the list or the auto.
It really sucks.
The way the editor knocks attributes down is kind of vague. If you put in attributes for a 190 CA player but you set him to 120 CA, he'll just be a 120 CA player in the game and no one who's playing would be able to tell. But if you only set a few attributes and everything else is zeroed out it builds everything else around that, no matter how dumb the attributes are.
What triggers you the most when you see someones shit tactic? For me, it's when I see over 10 instructions and wingers with normal wing-backs.
>AU
>high defensive line
>no DM, most """defensive"""-minded CM is a BWM-s
>"why do my players keep getting sent off?"
nothing wrong with a high defensive line my man.
The only thing correct about this is BWMs getting sent off. Neither the high line or having a DM have anything to do with players getting booked.
the usual answer is "somebody on the database team sneaked it in and nobody noticed"
it used to happen a lot up until something like fm14-ish - basically a researcher would min-max the CA system, typically at some shitty level, and nobody would find out until it was too late and even then maybe not. the short description of how CA maps over to attributes is that each attribute is weighted depending on a player's position, and each point costs a certain number of points of CA
so basically you'd do a few of a number of things:
a) stack all the points into attributes that would have a disproportionate effect at low levels once you get past a certain threshold (usually acceleration and pace)
b) take away points from high-cost areas that don't matter as much (usually technicals)
c) put a ton of points into 'free'/cheap areas as far as CA is concerned, which was generally either 1) something like e.g. a defender with great passing ability or 2) set pieces
these guys were super-common back then, the thread term for them (because everyone was doing lower-league management back then) was just 'cheese players'. Omar Koroma and Jamil Adam were two of the more notable ones
they've cracked down hard on it in general since someone exposed how the attribute weighting system worked publically (and hence exposed how you could do something like this). but there are e.g. still guys in the database with weird stat distributions that mean they punch above their weight, and set pieces are often that. like this guy from fm17, has 20 CA (i.e. complete trash) and is an amateur for instance. but look at his attributes (his 'recommended CA' is 99 in the editor so i think his stats would immediately drop like a rock in-game but still)
i don't know exactly what happened in your case though, he looks normal on 17 and 19 (and seems pretty standard on my save). so it might be some bad reaction with an editor file (default or otherwise) or it might be the game straight-out glitching
this is a random screenshot i found of Jamil Adam for reference, he would reliably score about a goal per game in the blue square leagues
more one one Ball-Playing Defender
more than two Playmakers
Complete Forwards
Very Fluid with tons of "specialist" roles
What's wrong with a Complete Forward?
I meant all 3 together
if you're running a high line and have no defensive players in midfield, you're going to take a lot of bookings when players are outnumbered and trying to stop counterattacks
>Very Fluid with tons of "specialist" roles
It's no longer relevant.
Just absolutely bottled promotion. Let a 8 point lead with 6 matches left slip and lost out by a point. I think I have to delete this save in order to get the taste out of my mouth.
To be fair, people do this because tactics don't matter 90% of the time because your squad is either too god to fail or the AI underestimates your reputation and stops trying to play football. Rarely in FM do tactics actually matter.
It's just an indescribably great feeling when your players perfectly follow your tactical instructions and score a goal just the way you envisioned or planned it. I hope it happens to me some day
it'll happen for you one day, friend
I just try to envision a free kick in the upper corner, that's easier.
dare I say I've taken to Italian football like a duck to water
>posting mid season
oh no oh no oh no oh no
>no 0-0 draws
I disagree.
>tfw hitting terrible form just as the playoffs start
>tfw I never get goal of the month
Quantity over quality I guess
Here are the two options how VAR works in FM19 when goals are scored:
A) Goal is scored, players start tracking back to the positions to restart the game after the goal, "what's this, the referee is going for a VAR review!!" - ref spends about 30 seconds reviewing then gives the goal, always
B) Goal is scored, "VAR review" happens, goal is overturned after literally 5-10 seconds
So predictable, it is clear to me that FM19's implementation of VAR is not a real thing it's just an animation added on top of the game
This is such a pointless addition, I guess it's good for flavour but unlike irl, the game can't make a wrong decision that rerunning the algorithm will fix - it'll always be as accurate as possible because it's a computer program running numbers, and not a living, not-omnipotent ref with fallible eyes
I know what you mean but it was always gonna be a silly addition, the game obviously knows if it was actually a goal or not the second the ball goes in as opposed to real life where it does require review before anyone can be absolutely certain.
By definition of the fact that it is a virtual simulation it was always going to be merely cosmetic.
Well, technically the game can make a wrong decision on purpose, and then use the VAR mechanic to 'overturn' it - just like there are all those 'controversial decisions' like penalties and whatnot that you get asked about during press conferences.
It would be absolutely dumb, because it would introduce a purely RNG factor into the whole thing, especially in non-VAR leagues, but it is a possibility, and without access to the source code we can't know for certain.
(there was a manager game in early 2000s that had a bribe system, buying the CL final from ManU for $10M - now that's realism)
The only way to have VAR around is by making it random. A bit like how occasionally a goal is scored then ruled out for offside afterwards.
the problem is that from my point of view and experience playing the game the outcome can always be guessed from the animations or the duration of the check. If the VAR would, after reviewing the goal as the players walk back, occasionally rule the goal out I'd be fine with it.
In my experience whenever a goal is scored, players walk back, the ref occasionally does a VAR check at the middle line - every time 100% guaranteed the goal is allowed to stand. If it was like random where sometimes VAR rules it out and sometimes it stands (like real life) that'd be fine, with me
Tbf FM has always had issues with tipping its hand on disallowed goals like that even going back to CM days. I remember when it was text commentary only, no visible match engine, I think CM 00/01, and the text for a goal scored just wouldn't flash when the goal was going to be disallowed shortly after.
wasn't fixed till at least FM13
i've been the aalst manager for 17 years bros but i am so mad right now at my team's form i'm on the verge of angrily resigning and torching everything
edit: m-maybe there's a spark of life left in these losers
what in the fuck
They read your posts user
>Arno van der Aar
>Juul Haagen
post de clercq
feels good
What in the fuck.
hit the woodwork way too fucking often on FM19, 3 or 4 times literally every game
I'm new to this and not doing really well in my pre-season friendlies, what's wrong with my tactic?
Midfield needs a defensive duty and either both wingers on attack or one winger and the AMC. I also do not play 19 so take that how you wish
>El Salvador
jaque mate, ateos
how
what
I'm in the same boat as far as not playing 19, but I second his advice. No holding midfielder and not nearly enough help in attack.
Of course, it's also possible it's pre-season and your players just don't give a shit.
oh boy I wonder how this game is going to end
wow haha what a wacky coincidence
Best roles for a three man midfield?
I like AP-BBM-DM personally
Q 1
1
>all these absolute garbage teams
>last three seasons got city or psg in the round of 16 and lost every time
>my 4 best players refused to sign new contracts despite winning the league and league cup every year
>now I have 500m and no one to spend it on
epic
If you're trying to sign a teamless player and he gets upset at your contract offer are you pretty much fucked out of ever having him?
look at this uptick in form lads. my boys have answered the call. The trick was to not change anything and everything fixed itself
Post aesthetic career paths
>Consistent/increasing goals and assists
>Very few seasons with No midseason transfers
>Not staying with one team for more than 5 years
>in race to win the treble this season
>lose 4-0 to Inter in the cup semis despite beating the 3-0 in the 2nd leg
>draw Chelsea at the europa semis
>lose to frosinone and spezia being knocked out of the title race by the 34th matchday
yikes
started off great
In hindsight, this could have easily ended 5 or 6 to nothing. Their goalkeeper was amazing, saving a penalty and all (my players always seem to miss penalties, despite having 18 finishing and 15 in PKs)
While Eden is on the verge of being knocked out, his brother scored two goals, bringing Gladbach closer to the final.
please tell me it's possible to kill the entire family of this motherfucking faggot Brazilian for getting a straight red card 20 mins into the club's most important game of it's history
Post tictaks
tee hee i love when the gk just happens to have the game of his life against my team
Place your bets lads
You'll win 2-3
Could you post your tactics? You had a lot of shots, want to see how you balance your attacking focus with defence
I left home; I'll try to post them when I get back and play the final.
you're supposed to stay inside to play FM all day, user
Can we make the biggest comeback of all time?
I returned from the super market
what afucking game
jesus
>posting mid-game in a European final
Greece you are mad and your game is mad and I love you
we did it
Nice one
here's my tactic
>Gollini
Was so sad to see him leave the villa, I thought he was class but surrounded by absolute mugs
he went from being a dead weight sub in the first seasons to being one of the best players - average rating of 7.20 for a GK is insane
too bad GK values are very inaccurate in this game
so many fucking teams I can't even post the whole tree to ask /trb/ to place bets
thanks FIFA
>just hammering continue in an attempt to get through the season as quickly as possible and instant resulting matches
I think I may be burned out
ok, now you can place bets
top performer so far is some english lump who's headed in about a million goals from corners
it's coming home la'
Not really. His rep will go down after a few months of doing nothing. Meanwhile, you can try to bribe his agent and cancel deals at the last minute. I wonder if that trick still works...
are year la
>when you're playing your rivals and you lose a player and you just think it isn't your day
>they decide to help you out
Thank you.
does sending players on intensive language courses take away from their potential ability?
south korea conceded 3 goals all tournament. RIP
Not at all.
jesus, that is a lot of money. Funny because the media were speculating a 28m transfer fee. Gonna try and protest it though
>board actually rejected the transfer after my insistence
>player still happy despite me blocking his move to real madrid
>signed a new contract last season so still 4 years to go
everything's coming up my way bros
Nah, they'll make another offer and you won't be able to protest it. Sign hima new contract.
I need to clear out my reserves/u20's better from all these month to month contract lifers.
He's willing to sign a new contract, but only if I allow him to use the club as a stepping stone. I feel like promising that is a bad idea
Why move to Real Madrid for (a new bid of) €100m when you have a good social group at your shit club?
and that's a wrap. pogba dabs on everyone, diogo jota wins the golden ball and shoe, england have 8 of the players in the top 10 average ratings because of a 7-0 win over tunisia
I love this option, although it's so powerful (since it's pretty easy to maintain a good atmosphere) that it almost feels like an exploit. not that I stop myself from using it
>that format
Why, bros
They ruined the greatest tournament in all of sports
>I feel like promising that is a bad idea
Means he leaves for 50M next window or otherwise broken promise. If the promise doesn't fuck up beforehand for SI QUALITY™ reasons.
>guy with 19 heading
>8 jumping reach
>177cm
What's his point then?
He'll absolutely dominate when he does win a header.
he's good at the kind of heading that doesn't involve jumping
If having 19 heading meant you'd get the header on target/in the goal most of the time, then it'd work for free kicks and finishing etc. Sadly it's not worth it. The player is Carl Valeri btw. There are several others I know that.
and it was all the old boomers that carried >you, too. barcelona have a french midfielder valued at 72m and he got all of 1 game, buyern's 73m left winger only started about half the games
the dominance may never end
yes
>find player I've never heard of
>he's 40 years old
>statistically looks quite talented
>he has an expiring contract in 6 months
>he has a value of £50
>I send an offer of £1k, which is nothing
>accepted
>signed
He's better than anything I have lmao
>when your keeper clearly has the shooter lined up, then your idiot defender "clears" it to an open opponent who immediately scores
Fuck's sake that drives me crazy
Depends how good his Off The Ball and Pace/Acc are. OTOH, I had an unit with 19 Finishing, 19 JR but 14 Heading (after years of trying to improve it). Not only FM has that weird winger to winger connection going on where your wingers always cross at the far post; but considering he also has absurd Strength, it was a lot more worth it to put the ball in his feet than trying to get him to score goals. However, even with "decent" Heading, being tall and strong allows you to win the hoofs from your keepers or defenders and move up the pitch quickly. Just not good enough to actually score headers.
I personally have always rated having high jumping + heading from CM/DM/AMC's because hoofs from GK and defenders can be won in the midfield and headed onto wingers/FW's or safely back into possession. It's very rare to find a tall midfield with good jumping and heading. If you find one, nice. Add speed into it and you're golden but those are usually 2025+ regens from the first French/Brazil/Argentina lads.
Is it wrong to put a worse freekick taker to do Deep/Wide when your main freekick taker is likely more use in their normal position to receive the ball? I also put the worse taker on the opposite side to their feet because who cares. I think it allows my players who play further up the pitch to have for of an effect on the game. Whilst this person is used further back down the pitch and has good passing anyway to combine with the worse freekick, so if the ball is lost they might get it back and so on.
Anyone ever buy a shitter from a low division club for a ton of money just to see how they do?
yeah, I usually do something like that, unless I have an outrageously good set piece specialist that I want in charge of everything.
I also like to try to have guys with decent crossing take corners/wide FKs since the ball gets passed back to them fairly often, like when the ME decides to execute one of its braindead short free kick routines
thanks, omorfos
>he scored on his debut
B A S E D. Does his Marking come into play enough despite being CM(A) or should I switch him? I have a better tackler CM. So I had hope when the latter gets back to the team these two will work up a partnership.
Ready to lose again, Morzi?
Hmm. Did he play for the MLS at one point by any chance? I feel like I've seen that name around before.
git tsu'd
probably not much, yeah, he might be better off as a DLP-s or something
or even if not just make sure he's coming back to defend corners
>if /we/ win it will be the first time in my life the Netherlands win a football tournament.
the whole world wants >you to win but YOU JUST KNOW there's going to be a bullshit var penalty for ronaldo in the 95th minute
>losing to country currently having a civil war
will be plenty of Kool-aid to drown your sorrows in next Wednesday
Absolute snoozefest so far
first 10 mins were pretty good but it's slowed down a lot, too many fouls
What were you expecting from Portugal?
Not much, but more from our possession phase.. Should probably sub in Van de Beek for De Roon at half time to have more movement towards the box in transitions. Pretty isolated transitions so far that are too easy to defend for Portugal.
We should be conceding very soon
>we
!!!newfriend alert!!!
!!!namefag alert!!!
>calling tripfags namefags
>complaining about tripfags on /trb/
>https
Imaging getting upset because someone on an anonymous soccer simulator forum doesn't know your entire life story based on an optional username no one cares about
Get a room
>soccer
>it's a "we have to sub at 60 minutes because subbing before 60 minutes is not done" episode.
Fucking old fashioned managers... ;_;
not including the half time sub of course.. kek.
I really feel like a tactical change was needed after 20-25 minutes..
inb4 another final loss
/trb/ IS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS
Might be worth getting Game Pass now
;_;
Created absolutely nothing..
for naturalizing de guzman, you have been cursed with 99 years of ineffective forward play
give that man a raise
>tfw overachieving like fuck.
Favourites to finish 10th, 4 games left but I could sneak into Euro Cup qualification places.
Might make this my last season before having a look at other jobs, I cba grinding in this shit league to eventually get professional status to challenge Dundalk properly.
best of luck user, but you know damn well this is the point at which your players usually decide they don't give a fuck
How long do you lads generally stay at a club in a journeyman career?
Lads, which keeper is better? So far I've been playing de Wit in the League and Clement in Cups.
I think clement is a slightly better shot-stopper, de wit is slightly better at everything else. but the differences are really marginal, they both look good, and I don't think there's anything wrong with rotating goalkeepers
Ok awesome, thanks
I dream of Mezzalas
I dream of amcs that
>don't rely on speed
>can finish as well as create
>actually perform well in 19
They won't use the money because they don't have the reputation to attract the kind of players they'd need to make progress. It's a waste.
Johan is dead.
>not 4-1-2-2-1
fuck meant this for
this
>playing Telstar
>not lost a single fucking game
>just blitzed in the Quarter-Final 5-0
>one of my starting squad players got four goals, breaking the record my new signing made earlier with a hattrick (how nobody has scored a hattrick in the cup history, I dunno)
>my new striker is currently on Apps: 26, Goals: 31, Assists: 6, Av Rating: 8.03.
The new AMC I signed (who is now leaving me to some Arab club as I only signed him for a year and I didn't want to keep him around) has Apps: 23, Goals: 7, Assists: 4 with 7.30 average. My other new signing (40 year old I got for £1k to avoid waiting 6 months) is doing OK too.
I'm signing another DC in case I lose one. I somehow got him on an amateur contract; he's always free at the start of the game. He's an amazing DC I dunno why he's never picked up.
can players provide player and staff information to appear in your searches? for some reason I have dozens of Iranians but I have no idea where they're coming from... I have an Omani in my squad and wondering if he did it. i have no staff with iranian knowledge.
> FM19
> Take Berwick Rangers from Scottish League 2 to Premiership
> About to play first league game, against Hibs
> Still no National Hero Steam Achievement
WHAT the FUCK?
whats the defenders name?
But the best part of the game is signing youngsters and molding them into those types of players
>implying the best part of the game isn't managing the dressingroom, players whimsical personalities and player agents
>lead Atalanta to their highest ever finishes 4 seasons in a row
>Get them EL and CL football for the first time
>win the EL
>still only favourite personnel
4th time in a row we get a portuguese team in the groups, after Porto, Sporting (twice) and Maritimo
This lad. I've still not lost a game (and def has become better with him in it)
>meet manager for first time
>Relationship With You: Fairly Poor
>Be a complete egotistical and cocky dick
>Win game 4-1
>Rub it in their face and go full Mouyes
>Feel a bit bad when they get upset and storm out and say the media is forcing managers out etc
kek
>decide to play Barca as my second team because i want to see if i can win the champions league
>get inter in the quarter finals
>first leg
>24 shots 15 on goal to their 3 shots 1 on goal
>lose 1-0 at home
>Second leg
>8th minute Umtiti stands around with the ball at his feet then kicks it directly to an inter player not even pressing and they score
>draw 2-2 get knocked out of the quarters
>34 shots 20 on target
jesus christ this game is fucked
>that feel when you autistically do every fucking set piece available, setting the right people to take them, looking at all their stat and working out if they're better taking it or out in the field
>you get a freekick out deep
>your CB takes it for some reason despite him being nowhere near the list
>O-ok-kay....
>corner time
>corner goes in, you've put all your big lads up there and you aim it to them
>you score, but its your manlet who did it
For some reasons I don't score many corners now to actual headers. All that stat is bad. Aiming at Best Header also doesn't work because it doesn't do it anyway and if it did I'm sure it'd ignore height and jump, bravery and aggression an just put it to your best header (and you hope that it just so happens to be a good header).
>tfw finished in Euro cup qualification spot
State of waterford not beating already relegated galway, they also had 10 men or less for 20 mins at the end.
I'm falling down a rabbit hole of FM personalisation, lads. I've redesigned my club's logo, I've redesigned their three kits, and now I'm creating ad boards to lay around our stadium because there aren't any by default.
So now I'm just going through a wiki page of "Companies in Carmarthenshire" and making advertising hoardings for the Carmarthen Journal and Evan Evans Brewery
sounds comfy
>tfw you go through all that effort and then your save corrupts or you just lose interest
Show pics
It's not attached to the save, it's in the graphics folder in My Documents
Will do when I get home later
Not the other toothpaste but I fancy a look as well, 'specially at the kits
Would have finished third anyway on goal difference, but shithole Poland equalizing in the last minute to bump me down to fourth really spoils my mojo.
user come back when the whole screencap is red and yellow
How do I stop conceding goals?
Anyone know how you can download lower tiers of the English leagues?
FMScout, official forum.
Post tictacs and one of us shall ridicule you in the most condescending manner possible, with a good amount of green arrows.
How are you conceding them? Long ball over the top? Opposition spamming crosses?
I know the crest is a bit gammy but I'll redo it some day. I went with BBC because they have an office right next to the stadium
cutbacks, nothing but cutbacks into an unmarked striker in the box
well,that's a good first season in a new country. board just wanted me to finish top half.
the faroe islands are comfy as fuck
I'm on my phone right now, but I play with 2 wingbacks on support, 2 CDs on defend and an anchor man
and barely anyone from the big teams (NSI and KI) wanted to join me before the season.
the mvp was even injured for the end of the season. that was the moment where i thought we'd choke
if you're playing FM18 there is no stopping that
you only win by out-cutbacking your opponents
Those are some crispy grafixxx
Some of the ad boards
One obvious suggestion is a 3 centre back formation.
What roles are your other midfielders? If you're playing with wingbacks there should be two in the middle on defensive roles. You want to try and make a box of 4 with your CBs and DMs. One DM on D, one on S, but a defensive role; he shouldn't be doing anything too attacking, just providing numbers during attacks.
This is actually pretty cool, I wish I had that much creativity.
I play a 4-3-3. 1 anchor man, 1 bbm and 1 apm
It means nothing without your tactis. Post them when you're home so that we can ridicule your choices.
>not teaching your entire squad Plays One-Twos
that's cause I'm busy teaching them all argues with officials
SOUL
If you're running a mezzala who is right foot-only in a midfield 3, which side of the 3 would you play him on? Left or right?
right
okay cool thanks
Hate how taxes and shareholder payouts force you to spend high every season. $140m went out the window this season just because I offloaded some older players
Let's take a moment to remember the true GOAT of FM regens.
they went full YOU ARE NOT GOING TO RECOGNISE ME
Why are free kick takers so inconsistent in the newer games despite having a high FK rating?
I miss when we had drama
anyone ever seen a GK dribble out this far before? what a maniac
never in FM, that's neuer-against-worst-korea-level
youtube.com
why does pep do so badly, and mouyes so well, in FM19? pep's already been sacked from the city job in season 2, meanwhile man u are top of the league and mou just signed hazard and is now going after kane???
Very impressive, user. Glad you are enjoying yourself
I play fighting games, but I also go to school now so I don't have a lot of time for games anymore in general; fm is still pretty much the only game that I play
FM is made primarily for man utd and arsenal supporters
how the fuck do I avoid this crap? I'm tiredof these faggots
bump
b u m p
is this 17? I recall it being an absolute ballache in that version.
there's no good answer, but keeping good relationships with your players in general will help smooth out the bumps. that way you can afford to let a couple of players remain S E E T H I N G for a few months until they chill out without your whole team falling apart
in 19 it's less painful since about 60% of the time the player either won't make a big deal of it or can be talked down by your captain
bonus round: only use u20s as backup players so if they bitch they'll likely agree to going out on loan for a year
I don't know, in my FM2018 save he actually won the league and the champions league which surprised me since he's almost always fired.
Why are my clubs finances so shit? I've just been given a big transfer budget and my wages are in control by a big margin. But for some reason the overall balance is horrific, I can't go on coaching courses, upgrade my poor facilities. But I can sign 4 new star players for my team on £500/week if need be. Explain please as on finances nothing is out of the ordinary.
Because the board knows you'll get money eventually due to continental qualification, but you don't have it yet.
>player dribbles 5 yards and then shoots high and wide
>"what a goal that would've been!"
They are always overhyping Man Utd
wtf Bayern
>Having such cheese
>Letting players be unsettled
He's not unsettled, and I just bought him because I was bored.
I'm waiting for Kane's retirement before starting a new career in the same save.
>tfw when i buy Luka Jovic for 20 mil cause no one knows who the fuck he is at the moment
whats the best way to counter a bus parking team?
there's probably a few different approaches, but I'd say maximum width and make sure you have a good corner kick taker on the field
I usually favour somewhat short passing at a moderate tempo so that we can keep the ball and tire them out/draw bookings, rather than hoofing it into the box.
having a fast midfielder in a holding role and/or fast CBs helps too since basically all of their attacks will be counterattacks
>enraged and refusing to talk to me for the better part of a year because I wouldn't let him join [insert flavour of the month big english club here]
>forgets about it during a lull in transfer activity
>trick him into signing a new contract with no release clause
I have no doubt he'll refuse to speak to me for the next 3 years starting with the next transfer deadline day, but he keeps performing so maybe it doesn't matter
How do staff improve?
Extremely high tempo, extremely high pressing, tons of rotational movement, and high risk passing.
Just slow possession football does not work because a good team will always be able to shift to their defensive position before an opening can be played through, that's why the key is to force space to be created by off the ball movement. When that space is created, you want to attack it as fast and as effective as you possibly can. If you attack too slow the opposition team will be able to recover to their optimal positions before you can actually start to utilize it.
youtube.com
This is a good video that shows well how effective off the ball movement can create space. The principles are the same when you are facing a side on it's own penalty box, generally the space is smaller at that position though which is why you want to already be quick on the ball earlier.
You cannot really do this in FM though which is shit.
If coaching staff, with badges. If other staff, they don't anymore; or at the very least at snail's pace. SI broke it circa FM17 or something.
And Messi won the Ballon d'Or, Ronaldo had a bad year all around
>Lyon
Nice
Whats up with teams getting relegated faster than usual? Liverpool in my save went from champions to going down within 6 years. They went down after finishing 7th previous season. Same happened with Crystal Palace, they won the europa league then went down in 4 years after finishing 7th too. Is it just bad contracts and management accelerated by fm?
Post tasty regens
>Now with INCREASED player power™
Has anyone actually experienced a player gotten a 6+game ban for hitting an official( think it was either that or violent conduct that bans a player for that long).
Never had more that the normal 3 game ban in my 20+ seasons playing.
Predict el final score
Never
It's been coded out of the game.
WHO DARE CHALLENGE US??
I recall a couple of years back seeing Miles saying it was very rare now because previously it happened a little too much and I'd certainly bet they have hardcoded it to only happen for regens since Miles forever seems to fear litigation from real players acting up even slightly in a simulation but yeah I haven't seen it since about FM13.
I think it's time miles introduce us to women's football
Post tictac
1-2
also checked
I find it funny how Mike / SI are always virtue signalling and adding useless "progressive" things like gay regens and rainbow flags but won't bother with women's football as it would cost too much time, effort and money.
that would require actual effort, whereas gay regens is super easy
It's a simple Jewish trick: making more money with virtue signalling while chickening out of other issues that would require a lot of expenses.
I don't think its insane at all. rainbow flags and gay regens takes maybe a few days at most if you including testing and looks good PR wise while researching and coding in at least a dozen women's leagues to actually make a halfway decent women's db is months of work for something 90% of player's won't give a fuck about. Simply not cost beneficial.
Also Mike has said something before about women's leagues mostly not being profitable in real life so the finances for the women's leagues would have to be fucky in game and just get frequent random sugar daddying/over inflated prizes which (he didn't say this bit) would lack realism and probably cause people to kick off because you know how dickheads get upset about prize money in women's football as it is. So you can imagine the shitstorm Mike would be brewing if his simulation which he boasts has fantastic realism is suddenly pretending women's prize money is much more than it actually is. It'd make the introduction of women's football backfire rapidly on him as well as being expensive to introduce in the first place.
17 is a shit show :(
What does this mean? He wants to leave and and they want him
>months of work for something 90% of player's won't give a fuck about. Simply not cost beneficial.
To be fair, 90% of the playerbase don't give a fuck about any of the leagues outside of the EPL.
This lad has barely clocked in under 9.0 in the training reports with multiple tens, how good is he gonna be lads?
Knocking ball past opponents isn't that great for good dribblers right?
Sure but there the hardwork has already been done so now they just have to maintain it. They just have to scout new players coming in to the leagues and even then they can afford to get them vastly wrong because 99% of people won't know any better since the players are almost certain to be virtual unknowns either due to being very young or being from/moving in to a tiny league.
With women's football they'll have to scout every single player across a number of leagues and will defintiely get called out if they get the big ones wrong in NWSL and so on because it'd be virtually the women's equivalent of getting entire teams of players in La Liga or EPL rated so incorrectly as to make it worthless.
Not too useful if they're competent at dribbling, but if he's a pacey boi he'll make it work anyway.
Help me pick lads, Nice or Saint-Etienne for a Ligue1 save?
Lyon is a more relevant rival to St-Étienne than Marseille or Monaco are to Nice.
They have already made a perfectly fine match engine for women's football. The question is whether they can make a decent men's football match engine.
I might be going brainlet mode but how is that meant to help my decision?
Thanks bros. I lost to Inter when they parked the bus in the champions. It seems by the end of the season teams figured out my slow possession game and my old team really couldnt deal with fast counters.
>umtiti wants to leave
>dont let him
>teammates hate that i didnt let him leave
>let him leave
>teammates are pissed i let him leave
how do i make it right lads?
St-Étienne has an interesting rivalry with another Ligue 1 club, Nice doesn't.
You don't. You tell players to go fuck themselves, you decide who stays and who leaves.
does anyone on this earth actually consistently use a Segundo Volante?
>Segundo Volante
I did use on fm16. It was a 5-3-2 (2 Volantes and 1 CM). I was very successful on the brasileirao.
yeah, it's probably a good idea to have at least one tictac set up to play at a reasonably high (but not ultra-high) tempo. just make sure your players are familiar with it before deploying in a big game, otherwise you'll probably get a lot of stupid passes and losses of possession.
Why is SI so shit lads
Like any company, they're there to make money.
does FM19 also have a shitty intro song by some random ass indie band like FM18 has, handpicked by music mogul extraordinaire Mike Jacobson himself?
didn't hear anything like that
loading screens still lag as fuck though
>But not ultra high
Ultra high tempo is for real men.
I just delete the intro videos, they're annoying and non-skippable.
nice, I haven’t though of it before
Once again we get a Portuguese team and also the easiest team we could have gotten. I'll take it.
>he easiest team we could have gotten
You mean FM's Tottenham isn't prone to bottling?
I guess they're more powerful the farther they are from a final. they'd be a great draw for the semis or final where they'll inevitably fold
Lads, lads, LADS. I'm currently STILL 100% win record for my Telstar game, I just won the Semi-Final by Gioda, the guy I signed on a free amateur contract scoring a 10 yard header against Utrecht. My best striker, I signed on a free, is currently on 35 goals and 10 assists in 32 games (granted, 7 were penalties). Hilarious thing is Dick Advocatt said I was lucky in his press conference, only to go on and say I fully deserved to win and shit. Weird shit. Anyway, I'm likely to play Az Alkmaar in the Final, any advice on what player I should look out for? Their best player is RB, performance wise, plus DM. They should easily beat me but this is the first final Telstar have ever got to so I'd like to win it.
>Posting mid-run
Because I want some advice on how to meme a win. I beat FC Utrecht via a lucky 84th min goal.... granted I was all over them statistically (22 shots, 11 on target vs 13 shots, 6 on target) but still relied on that to win. They're 5th in the Eredivise. Whilst Az (likely team) is 3rd. Ado Den Haag are the other possibility and they're 13th. I'd like to win it, so just any players I should watch out for?
Literally change nothing.
Okay, it's obviously a few games away. If I lose, I'm going to come say uncomplimentary things to you.
Kinda used to it.
Brexit still means Brexit though.
If only you left the EU too, mon amie. We could form the Anglo-French Union like one of your politicians wanted to in 1956. But we were fools.. or more specifically, the Yanks and put a puppet in charge and we rejected it...
Also is it me or has in box shooting basically turned into pinball: the game? Sick of players hitting other players.
Been like that for a couple of releases... even though FM players aren't that good at finishing as you would never have that many shots; nevermind that many shots stopped by the keeper IRL. But honestly if you're going to Work Ball Into Box, you need to play a bit faster. It would make sense that there would be a defender countering you if you're playing slow and they're looking to just soak up the pressure.
lost track of the number of times a 0-0 with the opponent parking the bus has been turned into a blowout when the first goal was a deflected shot or own goal stemming from a chance at the top of the box
Still 100% win record in the league.
Yeah, I do WBIB on highest tempo. It works but still annoying.
I scored an amazing goal like that. Ricochetted like a dozen times, then came into the air at one point, player overhead kicked it into the opposite corner from outside the 6 yard box. Wish I could have recorded it.
Annoying Thing No.ILostCount. You hit the ball, it is parried by GK, it trickles out wide, there is a player nearby but he doesn't run for it. Or, GK parries it, there is no player near the ball to attempt a shot from this series of events. Or the ultimate shit. Player has ball, player is tackled, ball is dislodged and is free, your player is 5 yards away from it and instead of going for it, continues to run back towards his goal because the AI is dumb, despite having 'Press' and 'Counter' on, you'd hope, pray, they'd grab this lose ball miles away from any opposition player and go for it. You can almost see the AI clicking going 'Nah, won't start a counter attack, msut defend lol, must ignore tactics lol'. Goes alone list of 'I have asked you to always press why the fuck are you letting their best passer time on the ball'. Etc.
>win game 4-1
>my striker gets a hattrick......!
>of disallowed goals
>including a half volley from 10 yards out because one of my players was 'offside'
Oh well my 40 year old CM I signed for £1k got his hattrick, two long range shots and a customary hattrick penalty. Winger got the other.
Finaly thing before I go to bed. If you slag off the officials for disallowed goals and they remain silent; is there any benefit in even slagging them off? Does it decrease the chances of disallowed goals by the ME if you judge it right? Same regarding sending off and appealing? I slagged them off, got the silent event (which is surprisingly rare, I only did it because I thought the volley was legit) and I was gonna turn off to go to bed anyway. Just wondering if there is a benefit to doing it over not?
There's no benefit as far as I can see.The media either calls you a pussy nigga if you say nothing or agrees with the ref. Or you get fined which has no consequence because money is useless or they just say nothing. It's pretty dumb but I guess that's "realistic"
That sucks. I'll just go 'well them's the breaks' because cest la vie. Miles needs to make you calling them out on it give some benefit if you get it right. Perhaps rep boost or something for various obvious unfair treatment? Or confirmation that the ref has been demoted for failure to get correct calls. Or something.
>striker gets game winning goal but its called offside
>the replay shows he is onside when the ball was kicked initially
>show hes offside as the ball is hitting his head
has this happened to anyone else?
I think so. My main announce is not being sure what colour represented my player. I think it's red for your player and yellow for the offside line? Either way, I've seen very clear offsides not given and very clear onsides been given as off. Football for ya. Just play in a league with VAR :^). Lots of issues though, yeah. ''''Realism''' Aka poor coding k e k.
I need somebody to tell Miles to add a proper Infrastructure system. So I can request certain levels of facility. In fact, fuck it, give me Total Club Manager/FIFA Manager level shit. Let me build everything from training pitches, to Youth Camps, to Boarding Schools, PR Studios and all that shit to boost my team. Allow me to do something with my fucking wage I earn. Let me invest it, or let me buy fucking clubs out. Let me become a Player/Manager. Let me become a Chairman/Manager.
>player shoots from narrow angle
>misses badly, it's going to go out wide of the far post
>there's a player there who could easily collect it, it would basically be a perfect cross
>he lets it run out for a goal kick because the ME has declared it a shot rather than a pass
Post tictac
You meant you beat AZ 4-1?
You have to listen through the entire "Cotton Eye Joe" before the start menu appears.
Nope, was fellow lower league team. Ironically Jong AZ. Tactic is 4-2-3-1. It works.
i think he meant roles, duties, shouts, that kinda thing
your idea of 4-2-3-1 might look very different to mine
Pretty meme. FB(D). CM(A). CM(D). IF(A). W(S). AF. AM(S). NCB(D). CD(Co). Etc. Play through the middle. Somehow it werks. Nothing but wins.
>Fullbacks>CMs>Wingers>Striker>Attacking Mid>Centerbacks
>my 18yr-old GOAT has knee tendonitis
>look it up in the editor to see how serious it is
>"Age Rule: Over 28"
MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE
>mfw i have knee tendonitis
sucks
are you over 28?
Anyone who has done a Scottish LLM save as a semi-pro team,
do you turn professional when you get to a certain league like in England when you reach League 2 or is it just dependant on how much money you have?
>chest hair almost meets his neckbeard
irl I'm pretty sure alloa are semi-pro in the championship, but I'd imagine you go auto-pro in the premiership
>lose a really good Ass.Man for only £25k
>the guy I had planned to replace him was gonna confirm literally a few hours before my Ass.Man left
>board blocked it
now have to do it all over again.
this. What the FUCK is that order lad??
I'm tired and cba taking an image mate. I'll do it later and you guys booli me even if I'm doing well. I have a few games left to win (which I probably won't). Got board to give me some more coaches and give me more budget for them. Signed a Portuguese regen and I have some good youths via by intake. Which is great as bar the two regens I signed before that, were all generics. Hopefully I can rape now. I hate doing this, got 100% win rate and if you lose or draw you feel like shit so I'm not bothering to rush it.
what the actual fuck is this retardo doing
Why can't I place any player at the far post when I do corners this side of the field?
I don't understand. it looks like your DCL is on the far post.
what happens when you select another non-taker, like your MCL? there should be "stand on far post" and "attack far post" options, I think you can have one player in each
No the "stand at far post" was the only position available in this area which was what I meant
that'd just set a precedent for playing off the field, they'll never do it
even though that's the most realistic thing in a football simulator. We all know big teams loan hundreds of players around so small teams gift them points
Can somebody quickly inform me how i can scam the transfer system with Bilbao? Can i really only sign basque players, or is there a way to get 16/17 years old, and make them homegrown or whatever?
Why do my players always want to leave after they get one bid even though we regularly win the league and Champions League?
artificial difficulty
small team?
It doesn't really add difficulty though, seems more like a way for the game to tell you to quit and start a new save. Eventually you reach a cycle of
>win everything
>chelsea, city, madrid, psg arrive in june and make nonstop offers on everyone
>forced to offload a third of your starting 11 if you're lucky
>spend the half a billion in transfer income to buy every decent regen in the game for super inflated prices
>repeat
Third highest rep according to the global list which apparently means nothing after a certain point
Somehow my club is in massive debt, current -850k balance, but I have loads of transfer funds and wages and we are making FFP. However I can't go on a coaching course, upgrade our poor facilities or anything that requires that section of the budget. Transfers and scouting I have one of the strongest in the League of Ireland
iRacing mainly.
been getting back into the original Guild Wars lately. Also been playing Left4Dead2 with 3 friends on expert realism mode, been a ton of fun.
Does sortitoutsi's transfer database not add the transfer fees to clubs when players switch teams?
We might not survive the furpuck shitposting senpai
bump
What do we think of this dude
What I've found in this game when I was a noob playing as a strong team in the league (like jong az are in eredivisie 2 I believe)
There is a priority list on what helps you win matches and it goes like: player quality>morale>tactics
So with bad tactics but good players, as long as you win some early season games, you can keep winning and moraleball your way to success. My roles and instructions looking back were horrific even though I was doing 'well' in the game. I could have been doing so much better with proper understanding.
Don't be afraid to lose 100% win rate fren :) you doing good anyways
looks great. good long shots, dribbling and vision with no glaring flaws apart from bad stamina and off the ball.
Absolutely fucking pathetic. I don't care if Schalke are 2 leagues above us. You don't concede 3 against 10 men. Every single one of these cunts can have fun playing in the reserves from now on.
oh that's a bad result for 1860 Munchen
What Group looks best for me, /trb/? A, D, and E seem easiest.
Manure won the champions league in my file.
Is it often such an unrealistic thing happens in the game? they beat Pooventus, Real MAD and Liverpoo in the final.
What version? Mourinho is extremely OP in 17 and 18, causing his United to win almost everything every season.
how do you guys approach moving to a new team? do you bring your favorite players along with you, selling them for 0 moneys to your upcoming club? or do you keep it respectable?
that's a little unusual, but they won the PL in 2022/3 and are always a threat in my save. a lot of their players are overrated, but in particular FM thinks pogba and milinkovic-savic (who they always seem to sign) are two of the greatest players of all time
>milinkovic-savic
Yeah he's the best midfielder in the game for some reason
Pogba in 18 is what, 180 CA?
It's insane how overrated he is. I don't think Xavi or Modric ever had that much
im playing 19. shit was wild. They also just bought Hazard and this OP regen turkish player who is supposed to be the next coming of Messi.
>in the middle of a run of league games, generally 2/week
>have to travel to albania to get flattened by real madrid in 34 degree heat
>it's basically a meaningless friendly
>next league game is in 2 days
oh well, fuck it. they're playing their best team so I will too
Are coaching badges the only way your manager stats go up? I'm always in debt when the season is finished so I'm never able to do them.
what a nice day to shit the bed
>demote all the players that lost in the cup to the reserves
>Bring in U19s and Reserves to first team
>win first game 5-0
When is FM gonna introducing randomly executing a squad member when the team loses
Just a heads up: You can get FM19 + shittons of other games for $1 if you buy the Xbox Game Pass for PC ($5 every following month)
So tired of this shit game
>both goalkeepers get injured TWICE before BOTH CL knockout games
>every second game we either have a red card awarded or a penalty, despite my instructions not listing as so
>have to play my CL knockout games with an U18 keeper
first time in 6 years having a GK be injured
Remember: asking the players not to tackle hard essentially tells them to do more elbows and shirt pulls if they can't defend otherwise. Another misnomer from SI; get used ot it.
Which trb can I play on a shitty pc
FM12. Maybe. Ah, sliders...
probably any up until about 16
Also, why does my striker who has 18 finishing and 15 PKs misses 9/10 of penalties? what the fuck
Ever since a few weeks I'm starting to miss a lot more penalties for some reason
Again i am filling up the club with potential goats that i cant give enough playing time.
Fee paying loans.
what's his composure?
anyway for some reason I never have luck getting strikers to take pens. probably coincidence but I usually end up giving them to an experienced midfielder or something
How bad can it be if I ignore the fact that my players hate to train strength.
My taktik revolves around A high line, an absolute shit load of pressure and essentially max intensity, so i’m essentially filling up 2-3 slots a week with endurance and 2-3 slots with other physical training (not including rest/recovery)
I don't know exactly how it works, but I'm pretty sure you can create an unhappy-->poor training performances-->poor game performances feedback loop. if your tictac is good enough you'll probably get away with it though, just keep slowly improving the overall professionalism of the squad
This nigga is going all out
>absolute unit of a striker
>top tier athlete
>fast, strong, technical, smart
>injury
>literally loses 4 acceleration and 4 top speed
wut
Our year lads
Hello lads. Telstar update. Just about won my last game 3-2. Got a few injuries. Some disicpline suspensions. A few games left. Four or so left, plus the Final. 100% win rate.
What was the injury, how long was he out, how old is he?
Twisted Knee
6 days
25
Poor Ricky
That doesn't make much sense. Sounds like a bug. If it was a broken leg or something and he was 28 then I could see that happening. But a simple twisted knee that leads to that drop in speed sounds like a bug. Worst I had is general all round drops that don't seem to make sense.
Thats a bummer.
>winning 4-0 at half time
>opponents nearly always bang in multiple goals, leading to close losses, draws or wins with clean sheet ending
I hate this shit. I've also never gotten the '2-0 down at half time but gone on to win' achievement ever. I always draw or lose from that 2-0 down.
>mfw a player reaches his 10th season at the club
Thank you for your service!
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. I said this RIGHT before Half-Time, saying to myself 'Oh I say this on /trb/ but it totally won't happen now and I'll feel silly'. They get a goal as I'm writing and go on to think 'Well, surely not, it's 4-1 now...'. Then this proceeds to fucking happen. I'm sick of it. If it wasn't for a 25 yard blooter from a 40 year old, this would have been a draw at best and 100% rate destroyed. This game is doing my tits in regards to that. Both 3rd and 4th goal were GK falling over and balls going through both their hands and general shit defending. Is this a bug or is SI making this happen for some reason?
I once had a Perfectionist losing 3 points of determination for no reason.
ThisBuy 4, loan 3. After two years, sell 2 or 3 depending on the needs.
I recently bought a Spanish striker for 3.9m, loaned him for three years straight (Villarreal two times and Barcelona) then sold him 90m to United.
Is it a bug? Like, if you say 'Don't get complacent out there' is taking the morale hit worth it in terms of... like, I mean, does saying that prevent the collapses? I'm starting to worry saying 'good job' makes them collapse every fucking time.
You guys are being paranoid.
>community.sigames.com
Generally it's hairdryer unless unnecessary. Telling them they did a good job is basically asking for them to stop giving a shit because you patted them in the back. Only moment where you can tell them they did a good job is after the match... if they won by two goals or more.
>strikerless.com
So lets say I win 1-0 or 2-1 or something, do I say guard against? I usually say good job if it was away, bad job if it was at home. If it's a much better team I beat (and I have done in my Telstar run) then I'll say good job.
Also, forgot to say, the weaker Eredivese team won so I have a 'weaker' opponent in the final, rather than 3rd place... I have 14th.
>So lets say I win 1-0 or 2-1 or something, do I say guard against?
Hairdryer most of the time regardless. Home or away doesn'ty matter, only the strength of the opposition does. If they're underdogs, I'd say to keep working hard. Only leading by a goal. Initially they will react poorly to hairdryers when leading... then they get used to it. It also gives you an opportunity to weed out the mental hacks who can't handle the pressure and will inevitably complain.
there's no really good answer. personally I've absolutely never had a problem praising players for merely-decent performances, but clearly others have, so try it and see what works.
I think the more important route is figuring out a way to alter your tactics for when you're 2 or 3 up and just want to kill the game. find ways to condense midfield and keep possession, to waste time, and to be ready for counterattacks without forcing the play too often and losing the ball.
As I said, I'm on a 100% run and haven't done anything of this shit. As is, I'll carry on. Not lost a game (yet) and this seems to be working. I just got mad that going 'good job' when you're 4-1 up at half time results in nearly losing. Like there is a retarded fucking bug that makes you praise players for leading resulting in your fucking up. I'll stop it. See what happens.
FM just really likes to do that. It's a screwy thing with the way motivation works. You'll see the same thing happen if you blow out an equivalent-talent team in the first game of a two-legged tie, your players will play the second leg as if they're hungover.
You can mitigate the effect by shouting/not shouting at the right times, but you just have to expect it will happen to some extent, and plan for it tactically.
who /onlyhiresfemalephysios/ here??
The other thing I've noticed, tho this is probably sods law, is making attacking changes to force a win after 65-70 mins, then getting it in the 80th or 85th or whatever and making super defensive changes, putting 5 at the back, all that jazz. Before the effect takes place, they score. I hate that shit. Have to cancel the order and hope you grab another (or are hopefully 2 up by this point).
More like mostly female staff... but honestly it's just because i hate the regen staff look. Most female staff bar a couple of exceptions (
The thing is, if you're winning, they haven't made a change and you're still somewhat dominating, you have no reason to make a change. Of course you can get the /trb/ treatment, but you have no real incentive to actually change anything: you're winning!
>Most female staff bar a couple of exceptions (
Heh, forgot to type the examples. I'm thinking of Hannah Herbert (reserve data anaylist for Bottleham HotSpuds) or Vasiliki Pappa (scout, usually free). Aside from that most of them suck, in a way that doesn't even make them somewhat serviceable.
Thing is, I usually win 95% of the game. It usually me playing minor teams in minor leagues and signing one or two players that suddenly make me unstoppable. Sign a single regen and boom. Done. Also really weird shit happened in this Telstar game. Suddenly got hundreds of Iranians in my scouting pool and staff pool, I didn't have a single person who could have unlocked that bar an Omani who I guess could have? Anyway. Load up, free agents, sign a good looking regen.
I need to load up a game where I lose a lot more.
I know what you mean. I find using the "demand more" shout IMMEDIATELY after scoring, cranking up timewasting, but doing basically nothing else usually works. at least you have less to undo if they score right away.
The thing is, I usually always shouting Demand More whatever results in improvement. What I hate is 'Push Forward' seems to always 'Frustrate' or 'Confuse' people when it's 0-0 at 80min or we're losing.
any of you mad lads like to do challenges? for me, it's the Youth Academy challenge
Is it worth buying Football Manager 2019 if I wanna play as a deep lower league English amateur team?
New:
Depends how low. Beyond something like 8th or 10th tier, players are so shit they're indistinguishable. They're all very crap, and there's no difference between a player from a top club in 10th division and a decent squad member two divisions above.
B and D la, switzerland and holland aren't easy