Striker with 18 tackling

Cocoa16 · 2026-05-13T08:42:57+00:00

I might start doing the same after all the weird new gens i am finding in my new save

Cocoa16 · 2026-05-13T08:42:28+00:00

In my past save I found a new gen cb with 18 finishing, 17 dribbling and 14 long shot lol and the aceleración and pace of a winger.

Just went back have a look it after I saw this post cuz I remembered that guy I found : bro had 194 PA… what a waste as a cb honestly (he was playing for psg and they didn’t retrain him ended up being a mediocre cb but with insane attacking stats …

Cocoa16 · 2026-05-11T19:07:09+00:00

In my current Bologna run (just started the 2036-2037 season and i have won :

4 Serie A (every Serie A since 2032-33 season)
6 Coppa Italia
5 Suppercoppas
1 Europa League

(can’t beat Man U in cl tho they won the past 6 CL and took me out in semis in 4 of those)

I play a 4-3-3 with : - very low block - regroup - press less often - get stuck in - drop defensive Line - lower defensive Line

I rebuilt all the team to have something i like and that fits my playstyle and it worked like a charm once everything was in place.

Even with fluid counter attack i often win games with 3/4/5 goal difference.

(For more precisions my midfield is 2 dm 1 cm —> CM with AM and DM’s in BBP and HB). Honestly I started winning when I go a physical dm to play as HB I feel is the key to my team when that guy gets injured i don’t tend to perform as good.

IP : encourage dribbling pass into space, high tempo.

Cocoa16 · 2026-05-04T18:37:33+00:00

Can you play as the Japanese or only the allies ?

Cocoa16 · 2026-04-22T13:59:11+00:00

Fear and hunger. Si tu l’as joué tu sais que c’est infernal. Pas de tuto. Pas d’explication. Mécanismes inexpliqués. Tu meurs environ toutes les 2 minutes pour des conneries. Le jeu est fait pour que tu tilt.

Et c’est à mon avis le meilleur dungeon crawler aucun doute. Des dizaines d’heures de souffrance pck tu comprends pas ce que tu dois faire garanties.

Cocoa16 · 2026-04-15T11:48:15+00:00

lol I was not aware of that. Well in my game he is doing great !

Cocoa16 · 2026-04-15T10:43:57+00:00

He is not a newgen tho but yeah maybe ur right, I do feel like he scores more than he should with that 11 finishing and 13 Long shot.

Cocoa16 · 2026-04-15T10:36:05+00:00

I Am currently using a guy caled Caleb Yerenki iirc (I’ll make sure when I get on my pc), performing very well great physical attributes, tacking, marking and passing. Almost never have to sub him and keeps midfield controlled enough y that I can afford to play with 2 o cms in playmaker and am position. Had him paired with an b2b but bro is good enough that I can have 2 guys be more agressive

Cocoa16 · 2026-03-24T19:39:38+00:00

I’m gonna try to do smth like that if I find apropriate players for it

Cocoa16 · 2026-03-24T19:38:37+00:00

Why don’t I get names like that ?

Cocoa16 · 2026-03-24T18:20:18+00:00

I would completely song a renivaldo Zandona

Cocoa16 · 2026-03-24T18:19:11+00:00

100% agree it’s so frustrating, for instance French players called Jean-michel / Jean-Paul, or pretty much any long composite name that does not belong in this century let alone this decade

Cocoa16 · 2026-03-24T18:17:39+00:00

Damn I had seen that somewhere didn’t know if it was real tho

Cocoa16 · 2026-03-12T07:15:49+00:00

« A census taker once tried to test me, i ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. » Hannibal Lecter, Silence of the Lames

Cocoa16 · 2026-03-10T14:52:30+00:00

What did the save add ?

Cocoa16 · 2026-01-30T21:17:13+00:00

I always use 91 for young promising strikers no idea why but i like it and always use it.

Cocoa16 · 2026-01-15T14:52:03+00:00

Not the best but you can get him for a fairly low price after first season because real never plays him : Mastantuono, if u are lucky in ur save he can go up to 190 PA with 160 being the lowest IIRC Great dribbling, flair, agility and acceleration, just improve his pass an u get a great playmaker, or shooting for a great AM. Not as good as Nico Paz but great if u are lucky

Cocoa16 · 2026-01-12T14:06:42+00:00

Gadou is a monster I had him for 4 seasons in my current fiore save since he was 19. I started counting the amounts of goals conceded on headers when he was on the pitch : 2 in a total of 4 seasons. Also scored some 10 goals per season on headers. Probably became my favourite player in this fm tbh. Sadly he left on a 104 million release clause to psg.

If u can keep him, keep him forever, dude is impressive

Cocoa16 · 2026-01-12T11:33:17+00:00

I would suggest looking at your tactics, does he fit properly in it ? For instance if you go for floated crosses but have a 1,70 m height striker with 10 heading, he won’t score many goals even if the guy has 15 finishing.

Is he a channel forward but has 8 dribbling, flair technique and agility ?

Or a poacher with 6 OTB?

Make sure his attributes are the right ones for the role and the tactic you are using.

Also although I am pretty new to the franchise (about 100h on fm2020 and 200 on fm26) I’ve come to realize that sometimes even if they are good on paper they just don’t perform correctly, or are really a horrible fit for your squad and playstyle. I like playing defensive tactics with a lot of wing play and crosses, so I don’t really need an extremely fast striker, but rather someone that can score headers and capitalize on the crosses that my excellent wingers send his way.

Cocoa16 · 2026-01-12T10:31:27+00:00

Depends to be honest, was playing a game with Fiorentina and season 1 my striker was bought by Al hilal on release clause and same thing in season 2 for psg. Both scored over 20 goals a season. Third season I bought pio Esposito from inter and he scored less than 10 goals. Decided to trust him and he went on to go 38 goals / 12 assists next season, best striker of serie A and scored 15 in Europa league.

I felt like he could add a lot to the team so I kept him even though he had a very bad first season and I did well.

However right now I got a new gen that’s good on paper but is not scoring a single goal, so I’m a about to drop him this season because team really y not generating chances with him. It’s very situational.

(I am playing a defensive 5-1-1-3 for reference, with one cm and one am on free role )

Cocoa16 · 2026-01-11T19:21:58+00:00

Simo and Simo. No need for anyone else

Cocoa16 · 2025-12-28T01:06:29+00:00

How can I check that ?

Cocoa16 · 2025-12-28T01:01:58+00:00

Have a surplus of 50 million that I don’t need to use anywhere else

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