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I'm managing Liverpool. It's January 2015. I've won the league both previous seasons and am currently sitting top, 6 points clear of Man City.
Reina is now 32. He's been on good form for me. Very few mistakes and consistently high ratings. I have a long term replacement signed on a free at the start of the season - Maxym Koval, 22. He's played a handful of games and also done well. He could be a top, top goalkeeper.
Reina has started to question my managerial abilities; my new assistant reports that he struggles to motivate himself playing for me. I suspect he'll be looking to move at some stage in the future anyway (new challenge etc). Koval wants to go out on loan. He won't accept Hull (my affiliate); Real Madrid made a loan offer which I rejected; he wouldn't be a starter and he's better warming my bench than theirs. My DoF hasn't found another suitable loan club.
I don't think I can keep both of these players happy for the rest of the season as things stand. I have five options I think - keep both, rotate regularly; keep both, start Reina, annoy Koval; keep both start Koval, annoy Reina; Sell Reina; Let Koval go to Real and risk him deteriorating out of my control/deciding he prefers Madrid.
Reina has 18 months left on his contract at £90,000 a week. He's currently valued at £10.5m but I can get more for him - a world class keep in his prime. I'd probably be happy with £15m or more. Koval has a 3 year contract on £15,000 a week and is valued at £2.4m.
Reina is rated at 5* for current ability. Koval at 3.5* with 5* PA. Reina has slightly better aerial, speed and physical ratings; Koval is less eccentric and a marginally better shot stopper. Mental/communication ratings are pretty much the same. According to my assistant, Reina is consistent, Koval is good for important matches. The big weakness with Koval is rushing out (poor rating for that and speed).
This is a slight concern as I play with a high line and typically like to have my keeper as an SK. Checking the stats he's typically not exposed that often. I suspect small adjustments, training and time will take care of that.
I'm assuming that if I sell Reina and promote Koval to starter that he'll be happy not going on loan - I can't communicate this to him in advance however. None of my players have Reina listed as a favourite, but there's obviously a chance of upsetting the team.
Should I sell him?
Reina is now 32. He's been on good form for me. Very few mistakes and consistently high ratings. I have a long term replacement signed on a free at the start of the season - Maxym Koval, 22. He's played a handful of games and also done well. He could be a top, top goalkeeper.
Reina has started to question my managerial abilities; my new assistant reports that he struggles to motivate himself playing for me. I suspect he'll be looking to move at some stage in the future anyway (new challenge etc). Koval wants to go out on loan. He won't accept Hull (my affiliate); Real Madrid made a loan offer which I rejected; he wouldn't be a starter and he's better warming my bench than theirs. My DoF hasn't found another suitable loan club.
I don't think I can keep both of these players happy for the rest of the season as things stand. I have five options I think - keep both, rotate regularly; keep both, start Reina, annoy Koval; keep both start Koval, annoy Reina; Sell Reina; Let Koval go to Real and risk him deteriorating out of my control/deciding he prefers Madrid.
Reina has 18 months left on his contract at £90,000 a week. He's currently valued at £10.5m but I can get more for him - a world class keep in his prime. I'd probably be happy with £15m or more. Koval has a 3 year contract on £15,000 a week and is valued at £2.4m.
Reina is rated at 5* for current ability. Koval at 3.5* with 5* PA. Reina has slightly better aerial, speed and physical ratings; Koval is less eccentric and a marginally better shot stopper. Mental/communication ratings are pretty much the same. According to my assistant, Reina is consistent, Koval is good for important matches. The big weakness with Koval is rushing out (poor rating for that and speed).
This is a slight concern as I play with a high line and typically like to have my keeper as an SK. Checking the stats he's typically not exposed that often. I suspect small adjustments, training and time will take care of that.
I'm assuming that if I sell Reina and promote Koval to starter that he'll be happy not going on loan - I can't communicate this to him in advance however. None of my players have Reina listed as a favourite, but there's obviously a chance of upsetting the team.
Should I sell him?