Welcome to Dan's guide on the second team in Madrid, Atlético Madrid
Club Information
Club Name: Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D.
Chairman: Enrique Cerezo
Division: Liga BBVA
Last year: 9th
Nicknames: Atléti, Los Colchoneros
Rivals: Real Madrid, Espanyol, Barcelona, Sevilla, Osasuna
Manager: Quique Flores
Recent History: 2010 Europa League Champions
Expectations and Budgets
On Football Manager 2011, when you take over as manager of Atlético Madrid, you get a choice of three expectations and three budgets:
Continental qualification through league finish - £6,000,000
Title Challenge - £7,500,000
Winner - £8,000,000
I recommend that you choose the first one, Continental qualification. This is due to, I believe that they have not got the strength to challenge the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Due to this, I do not believe it is worth having the extra £2,000,000 in risk of being sacked if you do not meet expectations.
Advice : You get given a great wage budget and you can extend it to get over £40,000,000 in transfer budget, but do not abuse this.
Staff
At Atlético Madrid, you have a pretty poor group of staff.
Santi is your Assistant Manager. He is not bad but you may probably want to get another one.
Reccomendation: Werner Kern
In matter of fact, there are no staff that are worth keeping but I am probably not the guy to ask about that.
Please check this thread for help with coaches:
Essential Coach List
Reccomendation for scouts:
Tord Grip
Players
Goalkeepers
David De Gea
Sergio Asenjo
Joel Robles
In my opinion there is no need for investment here. David De Gea is one of the best young goalkeepers in the world and Sergio Asenjo is a brilliant back up. The third goalkeeper, Joel Robles is a good young prospect and will be a pretty good keeper if given the right training.
Central Defenders
Alvaro Dominguez
Diego Godín
Tomas Ujfalusi
Luis Perea
Juanito
This is not a bad area of the team. For the first year, Diego Godín and Tomas Ujfalusi should probably be your main partnership at the back. After season one however, Ujfalusi will drift off so someone else may need to be brought in. Alvaro Dominguez is a very good back up and is very young so will only improve. Luis Perea, I found, is a backup at best. Juanito is poor and is getting on, it may be worth releasing him to free up some wages.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Sebastien Coates (£2.4 million release clause)
Leonel Galeano £5-8 million
Raphael Varane £2 million
Out:
Juanito (Free Transfer)
Full Backs
Filipe
Alvaro Dominguez
Tomas Ujfalusi
Antonio López
Luis Perea
Juan Valera
Your best two out of these lot are probably Felipe for the left back position and Valera for right back. Antonio López is decent backup to Felipe and may be sold to free up some wages. If you do sell López you may want to invest in a young left back to take over from Filipe. Ujfalusi, Perea and Dominguez are unreliable back ups in these positions. Right back is probably the weakest position in the team. Juan Valera may do for now but you will probably want better than him.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Diego Renan (Cruizeiro) £14.5 million
Rafael (loan)
Dodo (Corinthians) £2 million
Mikael Lustig (Rosenborg) £2.5 million
Lorenzo De Silvestri (Fiorentina) £9 million
Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim) £5 million
Out:
Antonio López? £4 million
Defensive Midfielders
Paulo Assuncao
Mario Suarez
Raul Garcia
Ignacio Camacho
This probably is not the strongest part of the squad and I would not recommend playing with a defensive midfielder, however if you do, you would be best investing in a new one. Camacho is probably the best of the bunch but only starts reaching his potential after a season or more. I did not use Suarez much so if you don't use a DMC he can be sold.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Anthony Annan (Rosenborg) £5 million
Radosav Petrovic (Partizan) £6 million
Yaroslav Rakitskyi (Shakhtar) £6 million
Out:
Mario Suarez £4 million
Central Midfielders
Tiago
Paulo Assuncao
Mario Suarez
Raul Garcia
Ignacio Camacho
Fran Merida
This part of the team with a quite a bit of depth but not much quality. Fran Merida and Tiago are not bad but you probably want better. Once again, Camacho is good after one season but you will probably want to invest in the short term.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Server Jeparov (Bunyodkor) £700K
Steven Defour (Standard) £7 million
Wingers
Simao
Jose Antonio Reyes
Eduardo Salvio (out on loan)
Juan Valera
Fran Merida
This is an area with quality but not much depth. Simao is by far the best wingers at the club and works brilliantly as an inside forward on the right flank. Reyes is definitely the best left winger, working on the same role as Simao. The rest are merely backups and some better back up is required.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Alexis Sanchez £13.5 million
Adam Hlousek £2.8 million
Strikers
Sergio Aguero
Diego Forlán
Borja Bastón
José Antonio Reyes
Diego Costa
Eduardo Salvio (out on loan)
In Aguero and Forlán, you have potentially got one of the best strike forces in Europe. However, Diego will not last forever and you will probably want someone to take over from him. Reyes is a decent back up but not one to rely on up front. Costa and Bastón are decent young players but are not yet ready for the first team.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Sergio Araujo (Boca) £3 million
Daniel Pacheco (Liverpool) Loan
Recommended Transfer Summary
In:
Sebastien Coates (£2.4 million release clause)
Leonel Galeano £5-8 million
Raphael Varane £2 million
Diego Renan (Cruizeiro) £14.5 million
Rafael (loan)
Dodo (Corinthians) £2 million
Mikael Lustig (Rosenborg) £2.5 million
Lorenzo De Silvestri (Fiorentina) £9 million
Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim) £5 million
Anthony Annan (Rosenborg) £5 million
Radosav Petrovic (Partizan) £6 million
Yaroslav Rakitskyi (Shakhtar) £6 million
Server Jeparov (Bunyodkor) £700K
Steven Defour (Standard) £7 million
Alexis Sanchez £13.5 million
Adam Hlousek £2.8 million
Sergio Araujo (Boca) £3 million
Daniel Pacheco (Liverpool) Loan
Tip: Be aware when buying players of the maximum of the 3 non-EU player rule. I have been caught out by this as many of you may see from my recommended signings. Only 3 non-Eu players can be registered for the league.
Additional Information
Captains
Antonio López is the current captain but I do not see why. I recommend Diego Forlán for captain as he has a high influence attribute, you will not regret it. Simao is good as vice.
Recommendations:
Captain: Diego Forlán
Vice Captain: Simao
Tactics
For the tactic, I would highly recommend using a 4-4-2 formation with advanced wingers. Forlán and Aguero work brilliantly as a partnership as Complete Forward and Poacher respectively. My tactic below that I have developed myself may prove to help you.
Dan's Atlético Tactic
Club Information
Club Name: Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D.
Chairman: Enrique Cerezo
Division: Liga BBVA
Last year: 9th
Nicknames: Atléti, Los Colchoneros
Rivals: Real Madrid, Espanyol, Barcelona, Sevilla, Osasuna
Manager: Quique Flores
Recent History: 2010 Europa League Champions
Expectations and Budgets
On Football Manager 2011, when you take over as manager of Atlético Madrid, you get a choice of three expectations and three budgets:
Continental qualification through league finish - £6,000,000
Title Challenge - £7,500,000
Winner - £8,000,000
I recommend that you choose the first one, Continental qualification. This is due to, I believe that they have not got the strength to challenge the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Due to this, I do not believe it is worth having the extra £2,000,000 in risk of being sacked if you do not meet expectations.
Advice : You get given a great wage budget and you can extend it to get over £40,000,000 in transfer budget, but do not abuse this.
Staff
At Atlético Madrid, you have a pretty poor group of staff.
Santi is your Assistant Manager. He is not bad but you may probably want to get another one.
Reccomendation: Werner Kern
In matter of fact, there are no staff that are worth keeping but I am probably not the guy to ask about that.
Please check this thread for help with coaches:
Essential Coach List
Reccomendation for scouts:
Tord Grip
Players
Goalkeepers
David De Gea
Sergio Asenjo
Joel Robles
In my opinion there is no need for investment here. David De Gea is one of the best young goalkeepers in the world and Sergio Asenjo is a brilliant back up. The third goalkeeper, Joel Robles is a good young prospect and will be a pretty good keeper if given the right training.
Central Defenders
Alvaro Dominguez
Diego Godín
Tomas Ujfalusi
Luis Perea
Juanito
This is not a bad area of the team. For the first year, Diego Godín and Tomas Ujfalusi should probably be your main partnership at the back. After season one however, Ujfalusi will drift off so someone else may need to be brought in. Alvaro Dominguez is a very good back up and is very young so will only improve. Luis Perea, I found, is a backup at best. Juanito is poor and is getting on, it may be worth releasing him to free up some wages.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Sebastien Coates (£2.4 million release clause)
Leonel Galeano £5-8 million
Raphael Varane £2 million
Out:
Juanito (Free Transfer)
Full Backs
Filipe
Alvaro Dominguez
Tomas Ujfalusi
Antonio López
Luis Perea
Juan Valera
Your best two out of these lot are probably Felipe for the left back position and Valera for right back. Antonio López is decent backup to Felipe and may be sold to free up some wages. If you do sell López you may want to invest in a young left back to take over from Filipe. Ujfalusi, Perea and Dominguez are unreliable back ups in these positions. Right back is probably the weakest position in the team. Juan Valera may do for now but you will probably want better than him.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Diego Renan (Cruizeiro) £14.5 million
Rafael (loan)
Dodo (Corinthians) £2 million
Mikael Lustig (Rosenborg) £2.5 million
Lorenzo De Silvestri (Fiorentina) £9 million
Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim) £5 million
Out:
Antonio López? £4 million
Defensive Midfielders
Paulo Assuncao
Mario Suarez
Raul Garcia
Ignacio Camacho
This probably is not the strongest part of the squad and I would not recommend playing with a defensive midfielder, however if you do, you would be best investing in a new one. Camacho is probably the best of the bunch but only starts reaching his potential after a season or more. I did not use Suarez much so if you don't use a DMC he can be sold.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Anthony Annan (Rosenborg) £5 million
Radosav Petrovic (Partizan) £6 million
Yaroslav Rakitskyi (Shakhtar) £6 million
Out:
Mario Suarez £4 million
Central Midfielders
Tiago
Paulo Assuncao
Mario Suarez
Raul Garcia
Ignacio Camacho
Fran Merida
This part of the team with a quite a bit of depth but not much quality. Fran Merida and Tiago are not bad but you probably want better. Once again, Camacho is good after one season but you will probably want to invest in the short term.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Server Jeparov (Bunyodkor) £700K
Steven Defour (Standard) £7 million
Wingers
Simao
Jose Antonio Reyes
Eduardo Salvio (out on loan)
Juan Valera
Fran Merida
This is an area with quality but not much depth. Simao is by far the best wingers at the club and works brilliantly as an inside forward on the right flank. Reyes is definitely the best left winger, working on the same role as Simao. The rest are merely backups and some better back up is required.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Alexis Sanchez £13.5 million
Adam Hlousek £2.8 million
Strikers
Sergio Aguero
Diego Forlán
Borja Bastón
José Antonio Reyes
Diego Costa
Eduardo Salvio (out on loan)
In Aguero and Forlán, you have potentially got one of the best strike forces in Europe. However, Diego will not last forever and you will probably want someone to take over from him. Reyes is a decent back up but not one to rely on up front. Costa and Bastón are decent young players but are not yet ready for the first team.
Recommended Transfers:
In:
Sergio Araujo (Boca) £3 million
Daniel Pacheco (Liverpool) Loan
Recommended Transfer Summary
In:
Sebastien Coates (£2.4 million release clause)
Leonel Galeano £5-8 million
Raphael Varane £2 million
Diego Renan (Cruizeiro) £14.5 million
Rafael (loan)
Dodo (Corinthians) £2 million
Mikael Lustig (Rosenborg) £2.5 million
Lorenzo De Silvestri (Fiorentina) £9 million
Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim) £5 million
Anthony Annan (Rosenborg) £5 million
Radosav Petrovic (Partizan) £6 million
Yaroslav Rakitskyi (Shakhtar) £6 million
Server Jeparov (Bunyodkor) £700K
Steven Defour (Standard) £7 million
Alexis Sanchez £13.5 million
Adam Hlousek £2.8 million
Sergio Araujo (Boca) £3 million
Daniel Pacheco (Liverpool) Loan
Tip: Be aware when buying players of the maximum of the 3 non-EU player rule. I have been caught out by this as many of you may see from my recommended signings. Only 3 non-Eu players can be registered for the league.
Additional Information
Captains
Antonio López is the current captain but I do not see why. I recommend Diego Forlán for captain as he has a high influence attribute, you will not regret it. Simao is good as vice.
Recommendations:
Captain: Diego Forlán
Vice Captain: Simao
Tactics
For the tactic, I would highly recommend using a 4-4-2 formation with advanced wingers. Forlán and Aguero work brilliantly as a partnership as Complete Forward and Poacher respectively. My tactic below that I have developed myself may prove to help you.
Dan's Atlético Tactic
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