Long run career with Manchester United.
(My apologies for bad english during this article)
Background(My apologies for bad english during this article)
For as long as I can remember I have been a fan of Manchester United. To see the team over the last couple of years (included the last title season) have been frustrating at times. United looks boring and weak often.. I usually play FM with lower rep teams than my favourite team for obvious reasons, but I suddenly decided to start a long run career with The Red Devils.(6)
Goals
My goals from the start of the game was to make the whole club a real force. To make the youth system unique and powerfull (develop youth teams/players for attacking football from the very start), winning the league by the second season and the Champions League by the third season, expanding Old Trafford as soon as possible and to get rid of the club's debt at some point (it's a huge debt, so I have no clue how long it will take).
Philosophies
I wanted my team to play attacking minded possesion football, and wanted that printed in the head of every player in the club, starting at youth level. So I made board request's for possesion football, attacking football and give youth a chance.
I made a philosophy for my self regarding transfers. For every other transfer to the senior squad, we should sign one youth/hot prospect player, to assure quality for the future.
Tactics
Tactically I more or less stole the tactical foundation made by "Passion 4 Football Manager" in the articles regarding Barcelona's tiki taka mentality. I used the base of those tactic's with some minor tweaks (obviously because of the players available), and implemented them on the youth squad aswell.
Barcelona Tiki Taka Tactics | Football Manager 2015 Possession Tactic | Passion for Football Manager
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(Picture is from near the end of first season)
Transfers
I will make this short. For this spesific tactical approach I felt that I needed more creativity and speed up front, and some passing skills in the centre back position and of course wingbacks for the right flank.
Players in:
- Memphis Depay (PSV); 22M pounds, some more if he reaches 20 internationals etc. maximum 28M pounds. Inside forward.
- Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid); 32M pounds, if you include the value of Rafael. I did a swap and some additional cash.
- Gabriel Barbosa (Santos); 10M pounds. His starting stats really matched what I want for my false 9!
- Kenedy (Fluminese); 21,5M pounds, maximum. 10 up front and some if he reaches league goals and int. caps.
- Lucas Romero (Vélez); 5,75M pounds. Superb stats for DLP (CM or CDM). Cheap!
- Éder Balanta (River); 14,25M pounds. 5 up front + rest spread 48 months. CB with a lot of qualities! Needed a left footed.
- Youri Tielemans (Anderlecht); 2,5M pounds,+ 9M over 24 months
Players out:
- Rafael - Real Madrid; A swap for Dani Carvajal.
- Ashley Young - Swansea; 10M pounds.
- Ben Amos - Southampton
- Johnny Evans - Newcastle
+ A lot of players on loan.
Robin Van Persie didn't deliver for my, so I got rid of him later on.
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