Questions about players and system

[himynameisyan]

Hi guy, i'm new around here but i've been playing FM since it came out (FM05) and has been around this forum as long as i can remember

cut to the chase, i am curious as do you guys usually fit the players to your system/formation/philosophy or get a system to suit your players? Example like buying players like Messi to a Route One type of team and change it to a possession base team due to Messi alone, or buy a player similar like Messi to fit in your 'Barcelona' team.

 

[WJ]

Depends.

If I can afford it, I'll buy the 2 or 3 players I need to play "my" way. I always start my one and only save (if nothing goes wrong) at the bottom, so money isn't available to do what I want. Then it's easier to just devise a system that suits my team and players.

 

[skphew2]

I usually start right at the bottom so have to work with what I have got or can get in on loan or frees.

As I go through the game I normally develop a system and bring youth players through to suit it but thats years after signing anyone in order to move up the leagues