kandersson
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After a one year hiatus I finally feel ready to start http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/football-manager-2012-stories/87029-not-another-san-marino-story.html on FM14!
Hopefully this will be a success story like the last one, though I have to say I still have a lot to learn in FM14, and current ME probably isn't helping much but still...
As per tradition I have started as both club & national team manager from day one, I like to be the one and only responsible for every little thing going on in San Marino 8-|
So the club starts in in Italian Serie C1 (third tier), and board's expectations are... well not much! This year Serie C won't have any relegation due to future change of format, and the board is happy to just consolidate and build for the future. Which is great for me as I can start my own legacy almost from scratch and experiment a bit with tactics, new players, new staff and youth development all without risking my job.... while of course trying to get out of Serie C misery as soon as possible!
As of January 2014 I can say I'm feeling optimistic about our season:
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First place after 20 games, despite an average squad for this standard of football and my early season struggles with tactics. I was determined to play a flamboyant 4-2-3-1 with creative attackers and technical forwards and put together a squad full of gifted attacking midfielders, wingers and playmakers... only to fail miserably everywhere and blow everything up!
Eventually I found both defensive balance and offensive efficiency in a 3-4-2-1 based on simple wide play and crosses for a supporting Target Man! Which is pretty much the opposite of how I like to play, but it's working very well at the moment so...
Meet my 'star' players so far:
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My big bad target man Fausto Rossini - originally a backup in my plans - has been on fire since embracing our new style of football: he's scoring at impressive rate finishing everything that comes from the flanks, and being the focal point of whole offence. Fellow veteran and former Portuguese international Luis Boa Morte is our main assist man and has become a key player on the left flank providing deadly crosses and the occasional goal.
I like having a strong veteran presence in lower leagues, maybe it's because I can't afford anything else... though I feel the likes of Lorenzo Stovini and Bobo Balde (!) are very useful to lead the team and work with the more inexperienced young players on loan at the club. Actually my first team players are either very old (35+) or very young (18-19), a curious mix working quite well so far though!
Next update with a frightening year 2013 for the NT, including the heaviest loss in my long CM/FM career...
Hopefully this will be a success story like the last one, though I have to say I still have a lot to learn in FM14, and current ME probably isn't helping much but still...
As per tradition I have started as both club & national team manager from day one, I like to be the one and only responsible for every little thing going on in San Marino 8-|
So the club starts in in Italian Serie C1 (third tier), and board's expectations are... well not much! This year Serie C won't have any relegation due to future change of format, and the board is happy to just consolidate and build for the future. Which is great for me as I can start my own legacy almost from scratch and experiment a bit with tactics, new players, new staff and youth development all without risking my job.... while of course trying to get out of Serie C misery as soon as possible!
As of January 2014 I can say I'm feeling optimistic about our season:
View attachment 458955
First place after 20 games, despite an average squad for this standard of football and my early season struggles with tactics. I was determined to play a flamboyant 4-2-3-1 with creative attackers and technical forwards and put together a squad full of gifted attacking midfielders, wingers and playmakers... only to fail miserably everywhere and blow everything up!
Eventually I found both defensive balance and offensive efficiency in a 3-4-2-1 based on simple wide play and crosses for a supporting Target Man! Which is pretty much the opposite of how I like to play, but it's working very well at the moment so...
Meet my 'star' players so far:
View attachment 458943View attachment 458942
My big bad target man Fausto Rossini - originally a backup in my plans - has been on fire since embracing our new style of football: he's scoring at impressive rate finishing everything that comes from the flanks, and being the focal point of whole offence. Fellow veteran and former Portuguese international Luis Boa Morte is our main assist man and has become a key player on the left flank providing deadly crosses and the occasional goal.
I like having a strong veteran presence in lower leagues, maybe it's because I can't afford anything else... though I feel the likes of Lorenzo Stovini and Bobo Balde (!) are very useful to lead the team and work with the more inexperienced young players on loan at the club. Actually my first team players are either very old (35+) or very young (18-19), a curious mix working quite well so far though!
Next update with a frightening year 2013 for the NT, including the heaviest loss in my long CM/FM career...
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