Recent content by joethfc

I wanted to basically create my ultimate system which supports the two different ideas of mindful defending and fluid attacking football. I realised that I wanted to be able to include a number of technicians in the middle of the park whilst being able to stretch my opponents. The natural...

Has anybody had luck with these? I keep finding that one broad schedule seems to work better. I had one schedule which focused mainly on strength, attacking and defending. This seemed to improve performances, increased fluidity. We did lack goals though so the strikers now use a different...

They tell you some interesting stuff when you first join but how do I find this out at any other time? Maybe I'd like to know how my team rates in terms of passing after five years in charge. How can I find that out?

Download: Martin Jol arrived in the Premier League in 2004 and was a breath of fresh air when Tottenham had seemed to have given up on innocent attacking football when Glenn Hoddle failed to get the best out of them and Santini (a defensive coach) was hired. As soon as Jol took over...

I find it quite strange that I've had more trouble scoring using "control" than using "standard". I'd be interested in hearing how people use these.

I found that my "press more" style that I always go for never seems to work in Serie A (anyone seen otherwise?) are there any similar patterns in other leagues, I imagine La Liga would be more suited to cautious tackling. Can any tactic work in any league or is there substance to this.

TOTTENHAM (2017-2021) 2018: League Cup: Lost 2019: Europa League: Lost 2020: League Cup: Lost / FA Cup: Lost / Charity Shield: Lost 2021: League Cup: Won / FA Cup: Lost ROMA (2023-) 2024: Italian Cup: Won / Italian Super Cup: Lost Has anyone else suffered the same fortunes? I think I am...

Which is better in FM? Picking real players who actually exist or the challenge of digging up and discovering players who can't be found in the real world? I personally prefer playing in the future, I find it hard to be impartial when managing a Tottenham team in which I have players I already...