Hi! I started a new save, unemployed, playing FM Touch. I picked 15 leagues, and instantly got a job with Werder Bremen (my initial reputation was set on automatic). Using first V5 and then V7 version of the tactics, I finished two seasons with Werder, both finishing as 2nd in Bundesliga, and reaching two semi finals of the DFB Pokal. At the start of the third season, Bayern offered me a job and I accepted. They didn't win Bundesliga in those seasons. They bought Paulo Dybala before I arrived. In my first season I won Bundesliga easily, and reached DFB Pokal final, losing it to Borussia Dortmund. What suprised me most was droping from my Champions League group with Juventus, Sporting CP and Dinamo Zagreb, losing first three games, 1-2 (A) Dinamo Zagreb, Juventus 0-1 (H) and Sporting CP 0-5 (A)!, while maintaing excellent form in Bundesliga. Later, I finished 3rd in the group and went to Europa League, where I knocked CSKA Moscow and then got knocked by Basel on away goals. They had 3 shots in the reverse fixture and scored 3 goals (no suprise in FM, I guess). At the start of the second season I bought Pietro Pellegri, Andres Christensen, Dele Alli and Marco Asensio, as Bayern has a transfer budget over 200 million €. I sold James Rodriguez, and some minor players.
My question is; why do I have problems in Europe? I have a great team and I play matches on instant result, as there is no team talks in FM Touch. Are press conferences before matches so important that they can determine the result of the game?
Thank you! Hrvoje