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#796422 FM24 Challenge #1 - Ipswich Push for Europe

Daragh Milsom

2 years ago

1 year ago

23 Sep 2024 14:15:53

Fun save idea, short term.

Think the thing that hurt me the most was the lack of time to get Team Cohesion up, if you want to properly overachieve thats so so vital to have as high as possible. Injuries and the Afcon/Asian Cup didnt help either in January, Managed FA Cup Quarter Finals while rotating the team every time which is something. Delap also absolutely banged them in which surprised me, traditionally using this tactic the goals tend to spread around the attack, but Delap led the line exceptionally. Ended up with 22 goals as joint 4th top scorer. Lief Daviers meanwhile was joint top assister with 14 assists as a CWB.

Top of the table simply disappeared, even Spurs won something like 7 in a row ahead of me, with 5 to go I was 16 points behind Spurs in 5th but 6 ahead of Newcastle and Everton in 7th and 8th. Both Philips and Johnson got injured in the last 5 too which made things even harder, but Spurs were in the Europa final. If they won that, and England got the extra coeffiction spot, 6th place would get UCL football. I confirmed 6th and Europa League football on the second last game with Newcastle losing to City, so it was down to Spurs (and Chelsea in the Conference League final) to both win. I even attended the Spurs vs Atalanta final to watch.

Atalanta lined out in a 5-2-1-2, while Spurs played a strong 4-2-3-1 that had spanked me 4-2. Atalanta scored first just 4 minutes in, and again in the 10th and my hopes of UCL football was rapidly dwindling. Zaniolo got the 3rd for Atalanta, but Son made it 3-1 before HT. Spurs were playing well though and evenly matched on XG, and dominated the second half but just couldnt find the net as they lost 3-1 on the night. England did get the extra coeffiction though, so despite losing Spurs ended up with CL football. A shame.