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Keeping backup keeper happy

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themcster55

17 years ago

4 months ago

15 Jun 2013 15:23:28

Hey, I have had several backup goalkeepers over the past decade in my game and I can keep non of them happy. I always have their squad status as backup for the first team!

Long story short how can I keep them happy???

RealityCheck

11 years ago

4 years ago

202

15 Jun 2013 15:51:51

I always play my backup keepers in the cup matches and the group stage of the Champions League or Europa League.This way they don't get unhappy.

Franck

17 years ago

4 weeks ago

4,255

15 Jun 2013 16:57:09

Without playing them you simply can't keep them happy. The Steve Harper types who sit happily without playing for several seasons in a row simply don't exist in FM.

Shedender

17 years ago

2 months ago

13,751

16 Jun 2013 11:34:20

By themcster55 | Permalink | On 15 June 2013 - 16:23 PM

Hey, I have had several backup goalkeepers over the past decade in my game and I can keep non of them happy. I always have their squad status as backup for the first team!

Long story short how can I keep them happy???

Whenever they start bitching, talk to them saying you'll give them game time but don't bother.

Should keep them happy for a while until they become unhappy again.

themcster55

17 years ago

4 months ago

16 Jun 2013 21:32:27

By Shedender | Permalink | On 16 June 2013 - 12:34 PM

Whenever they start bitching, talk to them saying you'll give them game time but don't bother.

Should keep them happy for a while until they become unhappy again.

How long can you realisticly keep it going for?

Nani17

16 years ago

6 days ago

414

17 Jun 2013 12:29:51

Helps generally if you have an old keeper who signs a back-up contract, but generally play them in cup games or vs easy opposition.

Crane

14 years ago

4 days ago

2,432

Premium

17 Jun 2013 13:05:05

Don't play a keeper on the bench and just let them play all your reserve games. If they become unhappy, tell them they're needed for back up. Works for me.

wil

11 years ago

10 years ago

18 Jun 2013 12:57:49

My method is let the back up keeper take all the cup games, including the final itself. The Champions League is of course a whole different story. Another is to sign a youngster as a backup keeper, normally these youngsters are less prone to whining for first team football and if they do, flog them on loan to your feeder club for a few months.

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