Recent content by MonagHusker

I am trying to make sense of this message I received about a Striker being prepared to influence the Right Wing. He doesn't have any familiarity with the role and I didn't do any training yet. Is this just tell me that a coach thinks he has the skills to do so? Thanks!

Like many things with FM, the answer is likely "it depends," but I am hoping for some general discussion. One of my first Youth Intakes had a superstar in the making, who I have kept close and played as much as possible. At 19, he is almost a regular on my first team squad (he sometimes splits...

When putting your entire organization together what is your ideal roster/squad? What is your ideal squad size for each tier (main, reserve, and U-teams)? How do you handle your rosters with the youth intake? Do you cut them loose early?

My top youth intake player so far is regularly appearing for the first team a couple years after he came aboard. I signed him to three year deal with an additional couple of optional contract extension by club years. By my count, he has two years left on his current deal and then I can...

Being from the US, I am more familiar with teams trading "assets" (draft picks, players on contract, etc.). There is a player exchange option in FM, but I am having trouble getting it to work. I can get the other team to accept the deal, but it falls through when the team is unable to work...

I am in the US but I have yet to take on an MLS club. I want curious of those that are doing it now. I watch one save one YouTube which is funny . Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it?

I hesitate to use the term “broken,” but are there options that are part of the game that don’t work or seem to have no purpose? I like the various options to mean something. As if there are advantages and disadvantages to each rating or move. FM is incredibly deep, but I feel there are...

What unusual or quirky things do you do in your game? Things you wouldn't necessarily recommend, but you do anyway? Do you like to sign the tallest or shortest players? Do you always scout youth intake from a specific country regardless of its football prowess? Do you keep the fastest around...

I am managing a Serie A club. When I first took over I signed a couple promising American youth players. During the off season I signed a non-EU Ukrainian striker. My Ukrainian is one of my top first team players, my American player is in loan but may be the teams best RB right now. I am a...

I was messing around with some tactical changes (of which I am terrible). I edited the GK tactics to distribute to a specific player. With the extended highlights on, I don't think I saw him pass to that player the whole game. He almost always kicked it to our most advanced players on the...

I have a nasty habit of taking tactics here or on Steam and plugging them into my system. It seems like everything I see is possession based. Does More Direct passing / go route one work with the right players? What attributes do you need to run this? Are there any good tactics already made...

I have managed a team in the Bundesliga and Serie A through four years. I went over to look at my profile. Most of the favorable and unfavorable other manager opinions are from those leagues. That said, the top unfavorable manager is Jose Morinho. I am not really sure why as our paths have...

I recently accepted a position with a Series A team. The squad has a lot of players and far more than I need or can handle. They are a bit of a burden on the wages. Putting them on the sell or release unwanted list didn't lead to as much movement as I hoped. I thought my director or whomever...

I like the idea of the "diamond in the rough" or the rags-to-riches, underdog,Rocky cliche, especially if you have relatively week youth intakes. I know in FM star ratings are only as good as your scout, but is it possible to take a raw 15 year old with low ratings and develop him through time...

On my last Youth Intake my club produced a fee decent prospects, unfortunately, most don't play a position my tactics currently utilize. I could sell them or make tactical adjustments, but let's say I keep them? 1) Changing positions/roles? Best ways to go about it? 2) Do you focus on what...