Previously in the thread I noted that Mezzalas are still quite effective but I am finding that playing deeper midfielders and an AM with Inverted wingers/forwards is a better system to play. Mezzala is still effective but it is possible to go both avenues.
Gaming Football Manager 2024
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Back when I played I always restricted myself by only signing players my scouts had recommended. I never went into player search and just put in a name.
I’m the same at this time. So I just tend to do international saves till the first fix. You can test out tactics etc and actually pick out some of the bugs. You also don’t have to worry about fully committing to a semi broken game.
Why though? I think it's fair enough not exploiting the system to sign wonder kids, but if you've heard of a player being good in real life then I see no harm in checking them out in game.
Because I liked it that way? There's nothing deeper to it, except I thought it was boring to always look up the same players.
If only ten Hag would do the same…
I can understand that, because once you know the best players and top wonderkids, it's very easy to just repeatedly sign them.
It's why I often sim to the future when the game is all newgens before actually jumping in.
I do think the in-game scouting is something they need to look at and massively overhaul.
The fact that we can pay £30-40 for this massive database of scouted players, that even receives a couple of updates over the course of a year, demonstrates how unrealistic it actually would be, especially at top clubs, to not have a single clue of how good a player is until your scout has travelled halfway across the world to watch him for a bit.
I'd actually be up for them introducing an even broader range for the random PAs, and making random PA a blanket thing for every player under the age of 25 or so.
I'm going to restrict myself to only players with Eredivisie experience.
Miles has apologised for the J League fiasco. Thats a good step
it wasn’t fully licensed as promised, 150 players missing, duplicated players, squads were completely wrong, rules were wrong which meant a lot of teams just didn’t work.
What’s the j league fiasco?
What the feck..how do they even make such a mistake ?
I recall though downloading some custom made j league database last season and noticed several players were duplicated. You don’t expect that from Si though.
Least they’re trying to improve the AI squad building and sub bug. This is the most open they’ve been, clearly they can see their fan base are getting extremely pissed off.
They haven’t mentioned much about the Argentina league bug but that’s been ongoing for awhile with no resolution
This is all that’s ever been needed. Be transparent about the issues you’re facing, what you’re working on and when you expect to fix it by. It’s not difficult and you’d be amazed at how quickly it disarms an angry fanbase.
Yeah, that's the most sincere Miles has ever been and speaks much more to a fan base than stupid snarky responses on twitter.
What a season 
Also, get fecked Leeds
Also, get fecked Leeds
I'm letting the game run in holiday mode before I'll start using this save to start my career. No real reason behind this other than trying something different.
Bleak future ahead for non london clubsI'm letting the game run in holiday mode before I'll start using this save to start my career. No real reason behind this other than trying something different.
Looks like London started their own league
Morale and interaction stuff is a new level of low this year.
So I just started playing and my PL opener (as United) is against City
Varane has left for Saudi, so looking at a replacement. Inacio for 38.5m release clause is what I'm considering. Any other alternatives?
Beek is also off to Juventus. So got about 60m available to spend. Any recommendations to improve the squad?
Varane has left for Saudi, so looking at a replacement. Inacio for 38.5m release clause is what I'm considering. Any other alternatives?
Beek is also off to Juventus. So got about 60m available to spend. Any recommendations to improve the squad?
Diomande, Scalvini and Antonio Silva best young defender talents in game. Scalvini is going to be the most expensive of all but you can get Diomande and Silva relatively cheaply.So I just started playing and my PL opener (as United) is against City
Varane has left for Saudi, so looking at a replacement. Inacio for 38.5m release clause is what I'm considering. Any other alternatives?
Beek is also off to Juventus. So got about 60m available to spend. Any recommendations to improve the squad?
Regarding improving your squad it really depends on what positions you are looking for and the game mode you are playing really. For example, if you are playing your world mode, Kendry Paez and Vitor Roque are still available on the cheap and are insane talents but any other mode they will be at Chelsea and Barcelona.
First season with United done.
Won the Premier League on the final day after trailing City for the entire season. They needed a win, but somehow ended up squandering a 0-2 lead at Palace, finishing with a 3-3 draw and the title went to Old Trafford.
They got their revenge in The FA Cup final, winning 1-0 and stopping what would have been a treble as United beat PSG in the Champions League Final.
I didn't sign any players that season other than a young Italian right-back whose name escapes me. He replaced Wan Bissaka who Arsenal paid over £50m for and who he was keen to join. My only other transfer dealings were getting rid of Maguire and Van der Beak for £7 and £6 million respectively.
I didn't do any cheating. No editor, no quit and reload after bad results. Somehow feels a bit hollow as I know what this side is like in real life!
Second season should be interesting as Varane, Casemiro and Fernandes all went to Saudi clubs for something stupid like £350m. I didn't want to lose Bruno, but for £170m, what can you do? Also, he wanted to leave which is a massive red flag. If you're 29 and captain of the English and European champions, why would you want to play in Saudi? Didn't strike me as realistic, but I've used the funds to gobble up Jamal Musiala, Antonio Silva and Warren Zaïre-Emery for equally daft prices. Brought in Mehdi Taremi and Guido Rodríguez as free backups.
Kind of feels like it is all a bit silly already and wonder how long I'll persist with this save.
Won the Premier League on the final day after trailing City for the entire season. They needed a win, but somehow ended up squandering a 0-2 lead at Palace, finishing with a 3-3 draw and the title went to Old Trafford.
They got their revenge in The FA Cup final, winning 1-0 and stopping what would have been a treble as United beat PSG in the Champions League Final.
I didn't sign any players that season other than a young Italian right-back whose name escapes me. He replaced Wan Bissaka who Arsenal paid over £50m for and who he was keen to join. My only other transfer dealings were getting rid of Maguire and Van der Beak for £7 and £6 million respectively.
I didn't do any cheating. No editor, no quit and reload after bad results. Somehow feels a bit hollow as I know what this side is like in real life!
Second season should be interesting as Varane, Casemiro and Fernandes all went to Saudi clubs for something stupid like £350m. I didn't want to lose Bruno, but for £170m, what can you do? Also, he wanted to leave which is a massive red flag. If you're 29 and captain of the English and European champions, why would you want to play in Saudi? Didn't strike me as realistic, but I've used the funds to gobble up Jamal Musiala, Antonio Silva and Warren Zaïre-Emery for equally daft prices. Brought in Mehdi Taremi and Guido Rodríguez as free backups.
Kind of feels like it is all a bit silly already and wonder how long I'll persist with this save.
@Herman Toothrot that's why I tend to avoid United saves - even when we're a mess it's too easy. Still impressive to do the PL and CL double in first season though, fair play.
Still haven't started a save yet. Currently deciding between doing a Brighton save to get going, or starting in the Dutch 2nd division as the start of a journeyman save.
Still haven't started a save yet. Currently deciding between doing a Brighton save to get going, or starting in the Dutch 2nd division as the start of a journeyman save.
I am always reluctant to manage in the PL. There is too much money so it’s not really difficult to get good players although the league is competitive.
If it wasn't for the Saudi cheat code, I would only have had about £40m to spend without sales. I was kind of looking forward to the challenge, but not I've basically been gifted a spine of the very best wonderkids. I was considering not spending so much, but the squad were very unhappy with Bruno leaving. Greedy twat.
The Saudi league stuff was silly in the beta and still seems like it is. Anytime they offered for my players I just placed a 60m asking price and they'd always go with it. Funded my budgets for 3-4 seasons.
Yeah, I negotiated high each time, but it was immediately accepted. Suspect I could have got a lot more. Casemiro and Varane seem realistic, but the Bruno one is daft. They need to work on that.
I just mean you can do an awful lot with £40 million.
I tend to avoid them too because of my knowledge of real life Utd. I can never escape that certain things just wouldn’t happen. Whereas if I start from lower down I don’t know as much and it doesn’t take me out of the immersion.
To not only not improve it but also make it worse takes some doing.
I think it’s about the same personally. I’ve started playing a lot more this week and haven’t noticed anything major.
Players do keep coming to me to whinging about how I’ve treated a teammate though.
Even that’s crazy to me! I know I moan a lot about it but to not improve it even slightly in an entire year is baffling.
Wasn't that issue already a big thing in FM 22? I haven't played 23 but what you guys are describing doesn't sound new.
I’m not particularly the best person to judge though as I just sort of ignore all of that stuff.
Yeah it’s been a problem for years.
Yeah I avoid United because the players we have and I like in real life doesn't mesh with the teams I like to build. Tend to go for classic wingers, either a 4-5-1 or a 4-4-2, but mainly keeping wingers wide. Doesn't mesh with Garnacho/Rashford unless I pair Rashford and Hojlund.
Also too easy to buy and sell whoever. My favourite method is starting unemployed, building a club, moving around and eventually settling at United 10 or so years down the line after I've won at least 2 other leagues (Spain and Germany my target), and then just wait for the spot to open. Last year's FM was the longest I've ever gone I think, was in the 2040's by the time I stopped the save. Think I had Sheffield Utd, Napoli, Madrid, a national team, Newcastle and then United. The year before I remember starting at Wolves and moving on to Fiorentina for a while.
This year I got in at Villareal, building a good group here though it's a tough league with the spending restrictions. Just got taken over by some rich investors so should have much better money to spend a few years in.
Also too easy to buy and sell whoever. My favourite method is starting unemployed, building a club, moving around and eventually settling at United 10 or so years down the line after I've won at least 2 other leagues (Spain and Germany my target), and then just wait for the spot to open. Last year's FM was the longest I've ever gone I think, was in the 2040's by the time I stopped the save. Think I had Sheffield Utd, Napoli, Madrid, a national team, Newcastle and then United. The year before I remember starting at Wolves and moving on to Fiorentina for a while.
This year I got in at Villareal, building a good group here though it's a tough league with the spending restrictions. Just got taken over by some rich investors so should have much better money to spend a few years in.
One fix that I haven't noticed in previous versions is that a player that is out of form and loses his place to an in-form player shouldn't refuse his fate as often as they do. Also a player that accepts your decision shouldn't turn around a few weeks later and be upset for the next 18 months because he doesn't trust you anymore.
The other is players that demand a contract extension, reject a reasonable offer and then refuse to talk to you for more than a year because you couldn't find a deal with his agent within the week that he gave you.
The other is players that demand a contract extension, reject a reasonable offer and then refuse to talk to you for more than a year because you couldn't find a deal with his agent within the week that he gave you.
That's exactly what I do. I take a struggling team and try to turn things around, I also only pick clubs that have actual competition in the short to mid term. And I don't stockpile players.
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