Hi all. I've played several versions of FM and I'm getting ready to play this one. What I've always done before is create myself and start as unemployed/Sunday league footballer and end up managing some miserable team in a low league. It's fun since it's realistic and a real challenge, but this time I'd rather do something much different: create a real former player and be able to manage one of the top clubs almost right away. As a Real fan, I was thinking Zidane (my favorite player ever) makes a perfect candidate, since even now he's the assistant coach and it looks very likely he'll be the head coach in a few years. However, I don't want to simply create Zidane and start right away in Madrid, I don't think it's realistic at all since Florentino Perez has said that "Zizou needs more experience before he can become Real Madrid's head coach". I think it would make much more sense to start managing maybe a French Ligue 1 team, do a good job there for 1 or 2 seasons and then get Madrid's job as soon as it opens.
Now I have a few questions:
-How likely is it that Real Madrid's job will open in the next 1 or 2 years at most since the beginning of the game? I really don't have much interest in coaching anywhere else and it's my main target, I don't want to spend several seasons waiting in vain. I'm sure many of you who have played the game a lot have seen many different things, what should I expect?
-Even if Mourinho gets fired or leaves in-game, considering that I'll have International player experience and will be coaching a Ligue 1 club, how likely is it that I'll be able to land the job?
-Is there anything that I can do using the editor to make me more likely to land the job? Such as adding to my manager all the past experience of Zidane as a player in Real Madrid? I've never tried to do anything like this before, seems like it would make sense.
I would also consider doing exactly the same thing with Eric Cantona and Manchester United. Although in his case, I could actually believe he could have become Manchester's head coach right away. Also, is there a way to have Ferguson retire and his position vacant before I start my game? I'd hate to see "United fire Ferguson, hire Cantona" as the headlines right at the beginning of my game because that would have never happened.
I know it looks like I'm making it very hard to have fun, but I just can't stand way too unrealistic moves and would like my game to make some sense. I'll appreciate any ideas if they can help me with what I'm trying to accomplish. Thanks!
Now I have a few questions:
-How likely is it that Real Madrid's job will open in the next 1 or 2 years at most since the beginning of the game? I really don't have much interest in coaching anywhere else and it's my main target, I don't want to spend several seasons waiting in vain. I'm sure many of you who have played the game a lot have seen many different things, what should I expect?
-Even if Mourinho gets fired or leaves in-game, considering that I'll have International player experience and will be coaching a Ligue 1 club, how likely is it that I'll be able to land the job?
-Is there anything that I can do using the editor to make me more likely to land the job? Such as adding to my manager all the past experience of Zidane as a player in Real Madrid? I've never tried to do anything like this before, seems like it would make sense.
I would also consider doing exactly the same thing with Eric Cantona and Manchester United. Although in his case, I could actually believe he could have become Manchester's head coach right away. Also, is there a way to have Ferguson retire and his position vacant before I start my game? I'd hate to see "United fire Ferguson, hire Cantona" as the headlines right at the beginning of my game because that would have never happened.
I know it looks like I'm making it very hard to have fun, but I just can't stand way too unrealistic moves and would like my game to make some sense. I'll appreciate any ideas if they can help me with what I'm trying to accomplish. Thanks!