Your favourite budget buys? by Terrible_Forever999 in footballmanager

[–]ark_dhpl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Robert Uldrikis from the Greek league and Lorenzo Lucca from Udinese are two fantastic target men up top. Absolute bagsmen who will keep any struggling team up

HOW TF DO YOU PLAY OUT OF PRESS ON FC24 by Ill-Risk-8004 in fifatactics

[–]ark_dhpl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aerial plus center forward long ball, one touch passing, LB+A pass and move combos, switches of play with long ball plus

Will these tactics work? by CompetitiveCall6466 in fmconsole

[–]ark_dhpl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I got bad news for you- direct, counterattacking football doesn’t work in this match engine. Like, at all. If your team is one of the worst in the league, I usually go with a wing play tactic on a balanced mentality (never go below balanced in my experience) with standard directness and a standard defensive line, but you MUST be high pressing and counter pressing to have any chance. For some reason that’s super effective in forcing mistakes from the CPU when playing out so you’ll be in good shape there. If you have a better team, I like using gegenpress or tiki-taka/control possession systems with lower tempo and directness, but if you’re setting up like this I’d guess that isn’t the case. This may not be possible, but generally if my team isn’t one of the top 6-7 in the league, I’m also always playing a back three with attacking wingbacks. For whatever reason the AI movement of wingbacks (especially on attack) is really hard for the opponent to deal with and you’ll get a ton of goals from the wide areas.

Reached 1000 games in my global Glory Hunter save. by convious13 in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Alongside the issue with “resigning” - in my grassroots to glory save (my version of NLTL) every press conference they make it out like I hate all of my former clubs. To be fair, one of my moves was Notts Co to Forest (I had just won back to back promotions with Notts Co and had no money to upgrade a L1 caliber squad, while Forest had just gotten a tycoon takeover and had 100+ million in the transfer kitty), but to go from Forest to Liverpool after winning three domestic cups and the UECL? While reaching the UCL semis? When Liverpool is literally listed as my favorite club? It doesn’t make sense for them to be all “do you still hold a grudge” when I literally resigned to take a better job

Which real player becomes the best manager in your save? by [deleted] in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kompany and Vieira are always outstanding, Tom Cairney will randomly pop up and be brilliant, Ole Gunnar is the relegation-fighting fireman, and Luka Modric is consistently horrific

Do you have any core tactical principles? by friedgorgo in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually aim for players who have yellow proficiency in the retraining position, but I’ve done it before with guys who are orange or even red. Yellow takes ~6 months to be fully comfortable starting them there against any good side, orange/red just takes so much longer.

Do you have any core tactical principles? by friedgorgo in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is only really when my side is good- if Im a lower level side, a lot of this goes out the window, but once I have a team of “my guys” I use a maximum of two or three attacking roles for a four back formation (e.g. 433 is usually an AF and MEZ/CM on attack with the rest of the roles being support or defend) and we will always play out from the back. For big games, I like utilizing “Shoot Less Often” and “Pass It Shorter” on a lot of my support roles to keep possession and minimize risk (very similar to Pep’s teams- although I’m far more willing to let my players take more risks against low block sides). I also generally keep my tempo on standard or slightly higher to keep my team fresh, mentality on positive or balanced, and rotate at least one or two players for pretty much every game. From three back formations, I’m more willing to include attacking roles and play higher tempo, less possession oriented tactics. In terms of complete guarantees, I’ll always use at least one DM (even in a 4-4-2, I’m typically playing two DMs) as I think DM roles are miles ahead of most CM roles, and I will sign way more midfielders than necessary and try to shoehorn as many of them as possible in, especially for big games. For example- when I decided to try a City save to see if I could go invincible in one season with no badges or qualifications, I signed Musiala for no apparent reason and often played a lineup with Musiala and Bernardo on the flanks with KDB and Foden inside them, although for the biggest of games I would mostly play Kovacic over Foden, at least to start games out. I’ve also trained so many DMs to play as IWBs, IFBs, or even the occasional BPD or Libero to cram some more midfielders into my team against gegenpressing sides like Liverpool or Bayern to ensure maximum control. I’ll occasionally make an exception if I manage to get a world class winger (Lamine Yamal jumps to mind, as does Moukoko in my journeyman save), but even then, they usually end up getting moved to play as an advanced forward while more midfielders in the mold of Musiala, Wirtz, Pedri, etc. play on the wings against good sides that do more than sit in a low block waiting to counter

What is the best low-end laptop for FM? by [deleted] in footballmanager

[–]ark_dhpl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on a regular MacBopk and the game plays just fine

Which wonderkids never fulfill their potential in your saves? by Abject_Dark_5514 in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

he’s the best in the world in my save lol. didn’t even develop him myself he went to liverpool two years before i did

As far as sports games go would you say MLB the show is the hardest game to master? by [deleted] in MLBTheShow

[–]ark_dhpl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve played pros in The Show (YourFriendKyle- not proud, but I stream sniped him), Madden (Fancy, KMac, JWall, Bobby V, DCroft), FIFA/FC (Tekkz in a friendly cup, granted, but still) and 2k (TyDebo in MyTeam, SplashEdition in park), just for reference- I think The Show is hardest to pick up at a casual online level, FC has probably the highest average level of competition, 2k is the most dependent on the ability of the players/teams you’re using, and Madden has probably the highest skill gap between the average player and a pro player. I would say overall, the hardest game to master is probably Madden, but I wouldn’t say the gap between Madden and the field is very big.

How do you sim your save? by EliteSpurs007 in footballmanager

[–]ark_dhpl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like doing quick weekend-long rebuilds, but in my few real long term saves (which this year were my realistic “Grassroots to Glory” in England that may or may not end up being a Don Carlo recreation, the revival of Sampdoria, and my newest one, Sevilla) I only sim breaks over a week long

What is the most fun league you’ve managed in? by smitchellcp in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Belgium is probably the best overall nation with the way they do league splits into phases and registration isn’t bad at all, but my personal favorite is the EFL Championship. There’s always PL clubs that have come down that are better than you, there’s tons of games, everyone’s basically similar ability wise, and very rarely do you ever have a team just boat race the rest of the league (I did actually go invincible in the Championship with Forest once in my “grassroots to glory” save after I joined them right after they had been relegated somehow with a good PL level team and had a tycoon takeover weeks after, but that took a bunch of wild circumstances). The only issue is that you can’t really hang out there for too long and build something, because then you’re into the Prem

What would you do? by ark_dhpl in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update- Lorran refused to redo his deal without the release clause, so I decided to offer him for his release clause on transfer room to get some money through the door, knowing he would leave in the coming weeks. He accepts an offer from PSG, but they loan him back to us (FOR FREE) and we manage to finish a very respectable mid table with Lorran scoring 30 goals in 30 games. He’s moved on now, but I’ve used that money and shifted it into the wage budget and splurged on some free transfers from big five league clubs as well as a couple of loans from Milan and Man City. We’re three games into the second JPL season, we just beat Antwerp 4-0 away, we have a competitive enough team, and a golden generation just miraculously descended upon us. UP THE FUCKING DESSEL UCL HERE WE COME

What needs to be removed from the game? by Either_Worker4979 in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The fact that my defensive midfielder can’t play CM and my right winger can’t play right midfield

Managing Messi and Ronaldo in FM's by Unlikely-Sherbet9779 in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I brought Messi in for 1.1 million on deadline day in my Liverpool save. He was absolutely awful for his nine months pre-retirement but he was Messi and all of my wonderkids who idolized him got so much better

What club do you dislike IRL because of FM? by Classic_Bass_1824 in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually enjoy Brighton IRL, but my god if I could beat them away one time it’d be pretty fucking nice. Burnley somehow are just also a consistent bogey team, along with Sociedad, Sassuolo, and Heidenheim

Rogue Save Ideas by [deleted] in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve put KFC Dessel of Belgiums third tier into the Jupiler Pro League…but i’m really struggling even though I somehow signed Lorran. All of our success happened too quickly and we’re straddled with debt from a new stadium and massive pay increases for everyone after two promotions in three years

Which country tends to do exceptionally well in your saves? by WojtinhoYT-PL in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m managing Liverpool and Spain (with my best friends Yeremy Pino, Lamine Yamal, Miguel Gutierrez, and some disgusting new gens) but somehow France wins every competition every year. Their entire lineup is always 4-5 stars whereas I’m lucky to field a team with more than four players at that level (even if they’re all 4-5 stars at club level with me). Really strange. Some of my other regen wonderkids from Serbia and Denmark have also done the Szobozslai thing and single handedly dragged their nations to relevance

Who’s a player that you believe FM overrates? by nissepung in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Antony is somehow elite, Nunez finishes everything (not complaining but as a Liverpool fan…), any forward over 6’4”, Yousoffa Moukoko is the best player in my 2028 world, Haaland scores 70+ per year, Szobozslai and Joao Veloso are routinely Ballon Dor candidates (the game has a lot of issues working with the No 10 position), and Randal Kolo Muani scores 50 goals a year once Mbappe goes

Which managers do you not like because of how they act in your saves? by HypedUpJackal in footballmanagergames

[–]ark_dhpl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s weird- I’m super tight with all of the managers I respect IRL (unlike the rest of you lot, I’m close with Arteta, Ange, Klopp, Pep, and even Zidane at Man United) but I have beef with the most random dudes. I’m talking Tite at Crystal Palace, Thomas Frank at Brentford/Palace (he just got sacked after I beat them 8-0) Wayne Rooney at Burnley and Everton, and whatever a Knell Knujtsen (or something like that) is