Recent content by Zaltys

...the heck? Why should that require a screenshot? It has happened for as long as I remember. Not exactly the most common 'injury', but not one of the rarest either. I don't know how easily it repeats, I've only had it happen to older players who were already near the retirement age.

...and that's how I won the Ligue 2 play-off. (There was obviously something badly wrong with my tactics. But sometimes it doesn't matter.)

Whoa. I just started managing Nimes Olympique (French Ligue 2) after they sacked their old manager. The club is currently overspending more than twice the wage budget. Seems like all the Ligue 2 clubs are deeply in red. I just finished my first round of negotiations with the players whose...

Natural Fitness is very low on my priority list. I consider Work Rate, Determination, player personality and mental stats in general to be far more important. But that's partly because of my playing style. Natural Fitness mostly affects recovery times, which is not a big deal if you rotate. Low...

To be completely honest... I exploit the AI a lot to win. I'm sure that some would consider it cheating. For instance, you can give yourself quite an edge by changing the formation as soon as the match starts. Then changing back to your first formation right after the half-time. AI never seems...

Easiest formation to play against? 0-5-5. Not that anyone ever fields that. I probably misunderstood the question..

Get better/more youth staff too. I'm almost positive that it affects the regens. I spent a couple of seasons investing in the staff, and since then there's been a lot more regens who start with at least one preferred move. Better regens with better personalities in general. Most of them have my...

It's kind of difficult to recommend any, since it largely depends on who's currently unemployed etc. You could just go to the Job Centre and place a couple of adverts. Those usually work surprisingly well, sometimes you even get applicants who wouldn't sign for your club if you asked them...

Scouting shows you the potential rating, but the accuracy depends on how good your scouts are...

Might just be the board. Chairmen have hidden stats too. If I remember correctly, Randy Lerner has high Business but low Resources. Which means that he's looking for maximum profit without investing much into the club. ...maybe hope for a takeover?

You just have to fire him. FM13 doesn't model tier 9 (or 7-8) well. Teams don't have budget for any spare players, but the AI doesn't comprehend that and keeps signing them...probably because it thinks that they're good enough to eventually play in the main squad.

I haven't seen any successful takeovers. Just one failed fan takeover that completely disturbed my season plan. Transfer embargo during January window...and it took until April for the negotiations to break down.

I'd say that it's more important. Technical and physical attributes are secondary to the players personality and mental attribs. I know jack squat about tactics, but if you hire professionals and keep them in good form and happy... it's almost too simple to win every game.

I won the world cup with Sweden. But still couldn't anyone who didn't laugh at my job applications. That included the minnows. I was so desperate for a new job that I even applied for Egypt. They too laughed and appointed a completely unknown newgen manager instead. The only time I've ever got...

I've played two seasons since the update: spent one season in Brazil C league, then took over Leyton Orient mid-season and saved them from relegation. Then spent the rest of the year in Norway. Thirteen penalties so far, none missed. Might not be anything wrong with your penalty taker... maybe...