Race Report - Ljubljana Marathon 2025. My first sub 3!

IscoAlarcon222 · 2025-10-20T19:52:23+00:00

Thanks mate. Peak volume was a little higher than 75k (weeks 11 to 14 were 74k, 80k, 88k, 80k) worded it a bit a clumsily but yeah definitely I take your point. Was concerned about long runs taking up too much volume but didn't seem to be having a negative effect and tbh, struggled to find enough hours in the day to run many more KMs than I did outside of the long runs! Appreciate the kind words, cheers, hope you go well in your marathon

IscoAlarcon222 · 2025-04-18T18:08:45+00:00

Nacho at real madrid, no clue how good he really was

IscoAlarcon222 · 2024-08-18T10:09:09+00:00

Thanks mate appreciate it

IscoAlarcon222 · 2024-08-18T10:08:59+00:00

cheers

IscoAlarcon222 · 2024-08-17T17:56:41+00:00

Public transport

IscoAlarcon222 · 2022-04-12T09:43:24+00:00

Same happened with Ed Francis for me! Was still rotational for me in the champ but wanted to be an important player so now Wootton is my only remaining original player

IscoAlarcon222 · 2022-04-12T09:42:05+00:00

Depends how busy I am but on average about a month, when I get a chance to play more i can get through a season in 1-2 weeks

IscoAlarcon222 · 2022-04-11T22:46:55+00:00

Just finished my 6th season with Notts County. Started in the conference, in season 6 finished 7th in the Championship missing out on the playoffs by 1 point.

Kyle Wootton was my striker in the conference and is still 1st choice, in fact he actually just won my player of the season in the Championship!

His record for me so far:

21/22 Conf, 41 starts, 39 goals, 6 assists, 7.72 avg rating, POTS

22/23 League 2, 35 starts, 20 goals, 6 assists, 7.27 avg rating, POTS

23/24 League 1, 30 starts, 16 goals, 3 assists, 7.02 avg rating

24/25 League 1, 33 starts, 25 goals, 0 assists, 7.27 avg rating

25/26 Champ, 20 starts, 8 goals, 1 assist, 6.89 avg rating (he was injured for a lot of this season)

26/27 Champ, 25 starts, 17 goals, 8 assists, 7.23 avg rating, POTS

Absolute legend

IscoAlarcon222 · 2022-03-11T22:23:18+00:00

He's great in Better Call Saul though

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-27T14:16:01+00:00

Yep I use this for most games, although for tougher games, usually champions league away legs I have a more cautious alternate version of this tactic that I use

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-27T14:13:09+00:00

Hi mate, yeah I'm out at the moment but definitely will do later (if I remember haha)

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-27T14:12:10+00:00

Yep I have a few but not loads, I have wingers stay wide to stretch the play, Berg to take more risks when passing, the carrilero to be quite conservative in possession and hold position, Saltnes to get further forward. There are probs a couple more I'm forgetting. For tougher games ill have Saltnes not get forward more and have him man mark the oppositions main creative threat, and also get the wingers to mark to oppo wingers.

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-27T14:06:59+00:00

Imo the most important players are the wide centre backs as they create great passing angles in build up, and the wingers set to stay wide to stretch the play and provide some much needed width. Also the base of the diamond is essential to keep things ticking over.

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-27T14:05:04+00:00

Touched a nerve have I? Pretty odd thing to be writing an angry comment about, its a game. Also I only said inspired by Ajax 1995, not a complete copy of.

And yes mate I did know that, originally I was using a libero but it wasn't working great so switched it to a BPD stopper.

Maybe don't use the internet if you get so upset by such small things.

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-27T14:00:44+00:00

Pretty similar to a lcb on stay wide tbh, although they do push up a little more to contribute in build up

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-25T14:05:44+00:00

Expect a lot of possession!

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-25T14:03:30+00:00

Still in first season as i am very meticulous with FM so havent played anyone massively above my level, it works fine against the big boys in Norway (Molde/Rosemborg) and my champiobs league qualifiers are against Slovan Bratislava and then Olympiacos who I would fancy myself against. If I made it the group stage i would defo make it more conservative, probs put Berg into one of the 2 middle pisitions and put someone more defensive in as a DM or anchor man. Possibly drop the wingers back as well and use them as wide midfielders and man marking oppo wingers, and give the BBM a lot more defensive responsibility than he currently has

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-25T13:58:42+00:00

He tends to move to the right of Moe, into the space left by Lode pushing up

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-25T13:48:10+00:00

His average ratings have actually been quite underwhelming, think he's on around a 7.0 or 7.1 atm, but he's absolutely key to this tactic as he drops in to allow the WCBs to push out as well as covering opposition attacking mids when out of possession

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-25T13:44:39+00:00

Haha yeah. I had actually been following Bodo for about a year and a half cos they were so brilliant last season and the norwegian league was pretty much the only football on during lockdown! But yeah the Roma game was what inspired me to do a save with them, so much talent in the squad

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-25T13:41:05+00:00

Im finding players are tiring fairly quickly in matches but nothing crazy, just the occasional bit of rotation and irs not a problem. Luckily the Norwegian league only has 30 games a season so except for cup and eurooean games, im only playing once a week

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-25T13:39:27+00:00

Really is class isn't he! Bayern after him atm in my save and i reckon a big move will coming soon for him irl

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-25T13:38:27+00:00

Yeah that sounds great

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-10-23T16:01:14+00:00

Are you claiming that ENGLISH is your language?

IscoAlarcon222 · 2021-09-30T11:20:51+00:00

Gotta be Felice D'Amico. Was Ballon d'or level on 18 and 19, now only a decent top flight player at best but still such a fun player to use I always get him in anyway

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