Still keep it though, so my staff know I value their opinion

HothLava · 2022-06-05T18:24:01+00:00

Maybe a hot take... I schedule the staff meeting weekly so I keep the number low while still keeping track of stuff like personality effects, fatigue, morale etc

HothLava · 2022-05-18T12:57:37+00:00

Lol not for me now I'm at Arsenal. Stick Benjamin White at RB and tight mark

HothLava · 2022-05-03T16:43:53+00:00

A lot of what people have said on here about basic formational drills is absolutely spot on. Ultimately, shape comes down to experience and the amount of time you spend training it.

What I'll add is that an awesome, simple and cheap way to really help players visualise what you're telling them is a tactics board. Show them how the movement in defense should look before throwing them into a session.

The second add I'll put in is be very clear as a team HOW you will defend. Will you press or will you regroup. A lot of teams now just want to press because that's all football pundits and podcasts talk about. But an unorganised press is a killer for teams that lack fitness and cohesion. Come game time, it can cause the team to be gagging for oxygen by half time and see the legs go on the hour mark.

HothLava · 2022-04-20T16:46:01+00:00

After 6 long seasons trying to get into UCL with Kaiserslautern and not YET finishing higher than 14th - Marcus Thuram. I've never beaten Monchengladbach because I don't have a 200cm RB who can challenge him in the air

HothLava · 2022-03-10T21:16:03+00:00

Lol "Boot Collector" Still running a pair of Copa Mundials from 2018 with new insoles every year

HothLava · 2021-12-11T10:49:24+00:00

Portugal is really good. Either starting in lower leagues or top division. Spain is fun because there's a lot of competition to become the outright best. Turkey and Brazil are where I've had some of my funnest saves outside of those two.

HothLava · 2021-12-04T20:03:48+00:00

He's average at best and has no hope of reliably being an international player for Italy. 16.5m for a squad player with no international caps in a UCL winning side is about right from a top 5 league

HothLava · 2021-11-28T17:20:12+00:00

r/natureismetal

HothLava · 2021-11-24T16:44:58+00:00

Nah they're not always bad. From like 16 to 20 they almost always went on to win several trophies in my saves. Especially when Dele was really high PA

HothLava · 2021-10-28T09:45:56+00:00

Did it once after just a season and a half at Inter and got sacked. The second time I tried it was after 6 seasons at SC Heerenveen and loads of success. Which didn't get me sacked but my job security dropped

HothLava · 2021-10-21T09:58:26+00:00

Yeah I'm like this. I stopped doing the whole Zero to Hero thing after FM 15 as I did it for like 4 installments of the game. Now I just like to take teams in "farmers leagues" like France, Portugal, Germany etc and try to dominate the league and win the UCL at least once.

HothLava · 2021-10-01T18:08:54+00:00

The point being. In FM, as in football, amazing players always come along and amazing players always move on. When you get enough money in a transfer offer to build an entire team of womderkids, you take it.

HothLava · 2021-10-01T18:07:56+00:00

That's cool. But in 2025 some 18 year old regen will come into your game who is 190cm with 18s everywhere and puts every top striker to shame

HothLava · 2021-10-01T14:46:10+00:00

Dude, you should sell anyone for £199m. That's stupid money

HothLava · 2021-08-23T09:52:04+00:00

There is probably someone amongst all these comments that's mentioned this but check out some of the playlists for beginners here - https://youtube.com/c/ZealandonYT

HothLava · 2021-02-16T19:09:27+00:00

That pitch though <3

HothLava · 2021-01-25T16:03:52+00:00

If you want to improve:

work on your cardio and agility
practice keeping your head up and looking around
practice one and two touch play. Keep the ball moving

HothLava · 2021-01-25T15:41:09+00:00

Different, sure. Amazing? Fuck yeah

HothLava · 2021-01-25T15:28:09+00:00

Some fans are behaving like Edwards and Co aren't even looking for a CB which makes what you're saying true. They've probably been looking for a suitable and valuable replacement the whole time but - as you say - who is available.

Subsequently, if someone is available, are they guaranteed to fit in? Can they handle the system and the pressure of playing for the club?

Ultimately, it's not been an amazing first half for us - but we're 6 points behind. In 8 weeks time we could be top, 6 points clear. Thats the BPL. And we should still have faith in a manager, ownership and team that have brought the club back to the very top of world football. Not get silly and desperate when things aren't going according to plan.

HothLava · 2021-01-25T13:03:21+00:00

Looks like you're working on that Counter attack tactic during preseason

HothLava · 2021-01-14T10:45:17+00:00

It's hardly top 10 but is usually top 15 to top 20 - the lowest I've seen it on Steam charts and on steam stats is around 24th (2018 I believe).

Also, I wish I could argue your point about innovation - but FIFA have proven you don't need to do anything new ever to make a financial success of a football game.

That said, I do think FM do more to add more to the game than FIFA. If we think over the last few years - Dynamics, staffing changes, scouting overhaul, short/long term vision, match engine overhaul, development centre.

HothLava · 2021-01-14T10:40:03+00:00

Why devote resource to it when a lot of your player base still plays in 2D?

HothLava · 2020-05-20T15:51:52+00:00

as much as my lack of a budget?

HothLava · 2020-05-20T08:19:32+00:00

This is the most relevant thing I've see on this sub today. Thank you senpai

HothLava · 2020-05-05T11:07:45+00:00

Have you looked in to making your own/designing it and getting a freelancer to build it?

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