FM22 - Pentagon Challenge - Now Completed

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Hi all, thought I would share my FM story. I am attempting to complete the Pentagon challenge
https://www.footballmanagerblog.org/2020/05/football-manager-pentagon-challenge.html


Skin: FM Enhanced https://fm-base.co.uk/resources/fme-zealand-skin.5740/
Newgen faces: NewGan Facepack https://fm-base.co.uk/resources/newgan-facepack.1266/

As I am from Australia I decided I wanted to work on the AFC Championship first.
Started unemployed with no badges, (Nationality Australian) I loaded leagues from Australia, China, HK and South Africa.

First job was with Eastern AA in Hong Kong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Sports_Club

Club overview: (After I left)
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League Rules:
4 foreign players
Achievements:
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Transfers:
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Tactic: 442 (Shadow Strikers)
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Coaching badges obtained:
National C License, National B License, National A License, Continental C License

After 2.5 years I let my contact lapse and quit, ready for the next challenge, I really need a team/league that can challenge for the AFC Championship.

I was then offered the job at FC Anyang in South Korea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Anyang FC Anyang are newly promoted from the second division. This occured the same day the FM22.2 patch was released..... there goes near post corners! https://www.fmscout.com/a-fm22-update-22.2.0.html

I took over mid season with 24 games completed. The team was in second last place.

Club overview:
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Finances:
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League rules:
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Squad review: The 4 foreign players are not top class, as a result 2 have been deregistered

Transfers:
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Results after first 8 games in charge:
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Current Table:
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Current Tactic I switched to after losing the first 2 games:
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Next update in 5 games - (End of the season)
 
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End of the regular season.
Since taking over only lost 2!
Finished in 7th before stage 2.
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End of the season. No change to our overall position.

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End of season 2 With FC Anyang.

Finished top of the league!

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Team stats

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Transfers

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Now to strengthen the team ready for the AFC Champions League!

New Signings - Note the custom player.. my son.

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End of the season. Finished top again!
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Won the AFC champions league, beating perseplis 3-0 pretty easily in the final.

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Having ticked off Asia i resigned and headed for South African.

I was unemployeed for about a month until the position at Orlando Pirates become available. They were in 11th position in the league but more importantly still in the CAF Champions league.
 
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First game incharge was straight into the CAF Champions league.

My main focus was the CAF Champions league as the domestic league was gone.

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Ended up winning the Final of the CAF Champions league 6-0 vs ES Sahel.

The fixture scheduling in FM is crazy. In April we played 10 games for the month!

I have decided to stay another season with Orlando Pirates and try to win the league and all the cups. The Current squad could do with some reinforcements in a few positions. The Club is allowed 5 foreign players with none currently registered so that will be my area to focus on.

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First signing by me: Martin Petrik, he was included in the NextGen 50 list. Loan with a option to buy. $500k

The club needs a set piece taker.

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Players released:
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Players signed:

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Coverage at LB
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New keeper

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End of season with Orlando Pirates!

Another CAF, Domestic league and a few cups.

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Player ratings

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Now to resign and find the next challenge.
 
Next job FC Dallas! I did want a job in Brazil but after I didn't get the Sport Club Internacional job I am heading to the MLS!

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Squad

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Plan is to see out the season then restructure the team. I am going to trade all future draft picks for the next draft in 2028.
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End of the season. Finished a respectable 19th Overall.
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First few trades prior to the end of season
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Draft picks
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Pick 5 in the Superdraft

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End of the season.

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End of the 3rd season with FC Dallas
Won everything, need to wait until next season to complete the Champions League.
Best player by far was Conklin, who wants to leave at the end of the season to play continental football. He won't resign a new contract.

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Its finally mine, the CONCACAF Champions league!

Two days after the final I resigned. Now to find a team in Brazil/ Argentina!

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After 2.5 months I finally landed a job in Brazil! (Just after declining a job with Juventus, oh I was so tempted.)

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Palmerias. Currently 8th in the league after 11 games, and still in the COPA LIBERATORES more importantly.

Strangely the club name fix has disappeared now I am actively in the league.

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Best Player: Dave Terry from America

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And finally the COPA LIBERTADORES final. Losing 1-0 up until the 75min. The switched to 3 up front and magic 2 goals!

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Time for a new challenge! Borussia Dortmund.

Started Mid season (January 2031)

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Best player:
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26 y/o Moukoko. Only 3 stars. Stats are still very good.
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Club vision:

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Season so far:
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Aim at this stage is to finish league and assess what area's need strengthening. Would love to win the Europa League.
 
End of the season.

Finished 2nd in the league, won the DFB-Pokal and lost to Man City in the Europa League final.

Best player for the season by far was 19y/o Topaz

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Focus for the off season with 100M to spend
1. Left sided full back
2. Central defender
3. Central Midfielder.
 
and its done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


16 days, 17hrs, 23 mins (Actual playing time)
12 game years (2033)

Two late goals sealed the deal after conceding early.

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The winning team
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