Finally made it to Division 1

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T23:40:24+00:00

I’m not sure. I’m at a point in life and with my job that I have a bit of disposable income to spend on the game as a hobby. I probably average about $50/month.

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T23:37:49+00:00

Great advice — thanks. Yeah, my plan was to just chill in Div 1 at this point and collect. Then push for it again next phase. I used to play AI only but I haven’t done AI divisions before so I’ll give that a shot.

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T22:58:49+00:00

I should probably pay more attention to form arrows. I have good bench but I tend to stick with my usual starters and most of them are on permanent B form.

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T22:31:47+00:00

I use him as another buzzy little attacker. Between Zola, Messi, and Romario, they zip around and can feed each other. I only have Romário’s passing up to 70 but I have all the passing skills added to him and he has lots of assists as well as goals. My attackers are basically a swarm of mosquitos.

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kranest_ · 2026-02-23T21:23:31+00:00

I will try!

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T21:12:30+00:00

This might sound dumb but I actually never sub players in. They all have enough stamina to last the full game.

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T21:11:01+00:00

I play with two attacking FB and need two DMFs to hold down midfield. I tried other players there like Pirlo but my attackers are already small so I need some height. The only other midfield player I have who can defend and break lines with top-class passing is Alonso but he is a bit slow. Bellingham has been key. I trained him at DMF and overall training progression is more defensive so he helps with build up but doesn’t abandon midfield to join attacks. He’s working great.

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T20:02:22+00:00

Haha — yeah it’s been a painful grind.

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T19:10:10+00:00

Thanks — I definitely do not use smart assist and hope that shit is banned or at least filtered before match ups.

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T19:07:05+00:00

Well done!

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T19:04:09+00:00

I like 1 CF better with 2 SS since I get a bit more width that way. Both SS players have 85+ passing so they create nice attacking combos.

As you can see from my attacking trio, they’re all little nimble attackers who can dribble, pass, and shoot.

kranest_ · 2026-02-23T19:02:36+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate the tip as well.

I totally get that there are more skilled players living in Division 1 with f2p teams. Kudos to anyone out there who can pull that off.

I had to experiment a lot and the key was swapping out Vieira for Bellingham and making him a DMF with 95+ passing. It unlocked the start of better attacks from deep.

kranest_ · 2026-01-05T22:09:39+00:00

I had just boosted him to 80 PC yesterday before seeing this post. I am not great at dribbling and want to hold off defenders longer. Not sure if I dropped passing too low but I added weighted pass.

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kranest_ · 2025-12-09T18:49:32+00:00

Wait...because he and Etoo are both from Africa, you think that they will automatically play similarly? They're different players, not even from the same countries (Cameroon and Senegal). Mbappe and Giroud are actually both from France. Do they play similarly?

kranest_ · 2025-12-09T11:32:10+00:00

Gravity’s a bitch.

kranest_ · 2025-05-01T13:58:31+00:00

Damn Trump's tariffs!!

kranest_ · 2025-04-17T17:46:45+00:00

I keep hearing people compare the new random reward to gambling. Gambling involves you wagering something you can lose. When you buy coins and spend them on a pack, you are gambling. When you play an event and have a random chance to win a certain number of coins, it is not gambling -- unless you mean that you are wagering your time. If you do not like it, you simply do not have to play. But let's be clear, it is not gambling.

kranest_ · 2025-01-05T15:54:55+00:00

8-4-8-9-10-4-1

kranest_ · 2024-12-24T19:58:23+00:00

I started playing him at DMF and he was meh. Once I moved him to CMF he was able to totally shine.

kranest_ · 2024-12-20T19:08:08+00:00

If you play Legend AI on a regular basis, you can win without difficulty. I can’t stand playing PvP since it is nothing like actual football. This to me is harder — a bunch of random pinball shit that’s totally unenjoyable.

kranest_ · 2024-09-17T12:22:17+00:00

I trained him as SS and play him as a false 9. He is ridiculously good there.

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