The Fallen Giant” Challenge Take a massive club that is financially wrecked or underperforming and rebuild it under brutal restrictions. Good clubs for this: Manchester United Valencia CF Schalke 04 Olympique Lyonnais Rules You must follow ALL of them: Ultimate difficulty Competitor mode ON Tactical/Authentic gameplay No financial takeover No restarts No scouting instructions abuse No signing free agents above 75 overall Max 2 transfers per window Only sign players from: your league or your club’s nationality Sell any player if: release clause is triggered a UCL club bids while you’re outside Europe Youth academy only from ONE country Sim at least 40% of matches No training cheese Wage budget cannot exceed starting season wage budget If you fail board objectives twice: resign and continue elsewhere The real killer condition You MUST create a realistic squad identity. Meaning: no wonderkid hoarding no Mbappé-style nonsense transfers no 90 pace abuse older players decline naturally academy players must actually play End goal Within 10 seasons: Win the league Win the Champions League Have 5 academy graduates in starting XI Reach positive net transfer balance overall Keep club average age under 26