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#661960 Scouting - No reports in inbox?
Rocco17
When I scout a certain player, I don't get a scout report for him in inbox. I have to check it myself under Scouting/Scouted in a week or so.
Is that something new on FM22 or do I somehow have scout reports to inbox turned off?
Thanks
#661093 Strikers OP in FM22?
Rocco17
343 Gegenpress with wing-backs & wingers.
#660925 Strikers OP in FM22?
Rocco17
Anybody else noticed that strikers we manage are really overpowered in FM22?
And that only happens when you manage the strikers, AI's strikers are scoring 'normally'.
#658271 [FM22] Viagem
Rocco17
I very rarely (almost never) do journeyman saves, but I can't wait for this. Good luck!
#658269 FM22 - Time for a trophy-drought to end
Rocco17
Thanks mate! Yeah that Villa game wasn't really good, like we're still finding ourselves.
Edwards started very well, hope he continues this way. And Mariano for €1.5m looks like an absolute bargain so far.
#658173 FM22 - Time for a trophy-drought to end
Rocco17
2021/22 - UPDATE #1
September 1, 2021
It's time for the first update of the first season. Pre-season has been done, transfers
too, also our first four games of the season has already been played. Let's start.
SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW
TRANSFERS OUT
I'll only show you the transfers I've made. We loaned Sanchez to Real with an obligation to buy for €10m.
I didn't count on him as I wanted better options so I decided to move him on. Sessegnon is a quite a big
talent but I don't think he'd ever fit my system. He's not good enough defensively while not good enough
offensively to play as a winger for me.
TRANSFERS IN
We needed a back-up striker so we went for Mariano Diaz who was transfer listed by Real for only €1.6m.
We've got Scarlett, but I want him to play regularly, so we loaned him out to Derby. I also wanted a left-footed
right winger so we signed one of our own - Marcus Edwards. We also got back 50% of his transfer fee as it was
agreed when he was sold to Guimaraes from Spurs a couple of years ago. Third new player is Niakhate, who will
be used as a rotation player. Big reason we signed him is because I wanted a left-footed centre-back.
PRE-SEASON
We played 6 games. A lot of players got chances, we also included some youngsters in these games. The results are not
really the most important at this stage but we looked quite well most of the times.
START OF THE SEASON
We started a season with a great performance against Chelsea. We dominated, created chances and took them well
so I was delighted. Mariano made his debut as Kane got a minor injury 2 days before the game and played brilliantly.
Aston Villa game. A nightmare. If we'd scored 5 goals, that wouldn't be enough. We splashed so many chances it hurts
while they scored from two counter-attacks. Our defending really has to improve.
We also played two UEFA Conference League qualifying matches and managed to qualify for the group stage.
Both games started poor, but then put things in right place. Again, defensively, absolutely shocking.
UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE - GROUP STAGE DRAW
I have nothing much to say here. We'll mostly use the players that doesn't play a lot in the
Premier League and still, anything less than a comfortable first place will be a huge disappointment.
STYLE OF PLAY
This is how we've started the season. We want to control games, creating as many chances as possible
through possession. After a lost ball, we want to press them to regain the possession as soon as possible.
That's the idea, but of course, we'll see how it works through games and see what we can improve or change.
FIXTURES
#658072 FM22 - Time for a trophy-drought to end
Rocco17
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
It's time for my first serious save in FM22 beta and my first story in a very very long time.
I was thinking about which club to pick, in the end I was deciding between Atletico and Spurs.
Finally I decided for Spurs because I love the Premier League, I've had a soft spot for this club
for a long time and their trophy(less) situation pumped me up with motivation.
Story Format
I'll be posting 3 updates per season:
1) End of the summer transfer window
Pre-season, transfers, start of the season
2) End of the winter transfer window
First half of the season results, transfers, upcoming fixtures
3) End of the season
TROPHY CABINET
Tottenham's trophy cabinet. Very commonly mentioned, usually is a laughing stock. The
last time they won a trophy was League Cup in 2008 under Juande Ramos. We'll do everything
we can to end that trophyless nightmare. It's not gonna be easy, but guess what, in football nothing is.
RECENT LEAGUE POSITIONS
It's not been great for Spurs in recent years. Since Pochettino (my favourite coach btw) left, it's
just getting worse and worse. Since that 2nd place literally every season was worse than the one before.
SQUAD
This is the first team I've got. It's good to be honest, I like it a lot. There's some things
to sort out/improve, but in general it's a good squad. The Harry Kane situation is still unknown though.
TRANSFER BUDGET
It's not brilliant, but it's okay. Of course our transfer window depends a lot on a Kane situation.
OFFICIAL GOALS & MY PLANS WITH THE TEAM
The board expectations for the Premier League is very high to be honest. It will definitely be very
tough to compete with the super teams like United, Liverpool, City and Chelsea for the top 4 position.
Expectations for the other competitions seem quite realistic, I think we should win the Conference League.
At the end I'd just like to share my ‘coaching policy’ with you.
As everywhere I've managed I'll try to give chances to as many youngsters from our academy as possible
and build team with as many home-grown (England) players as possible. And also the Brexit will ‘help’ me with that.
Thanks for reading. Hopefully you're gonna like my story. See you at the end of the summer transfer window.
#458029 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
Rocco17
Good luck finding a new job!
#458027 FM19 - Arsenal
Rocco17
#458025 Portsmouth FC - We want the PL back!
Rocco17
@Dan: Thanks a lot, mate!
______________________________________________
2019/20 - Update 1/3 - August 2019
New season is just about to start. Portsmouth are in the Championship for the first time in 8 years and hopefully
we'll not be here for a long time, as my expectations and goals are very high. Papers and bookmakers don't really
believe in us though. In their season preview they see us at 22nd place, which would take us back to League One.
:: SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW ::
Our board has given me a transfer budget of €4m and I spent it all, as I really wanted to build as good squad as possible.
:: DEPARTURES ::
We didn't lose any important players, we also extended contracts with majority of them. The biggest loss will be
Jake Doyle-Hayes, who was on loan from Aston Villa last season. I tried everything to extend his loan, but Villa
decided not to loan him out again. We loaned out some of our players though.
:: ARRIVALS ::
In this section, it was much busier. We've signed 11 new players for a total fee of €4,9m.
We've signed Gregor Bajde from Slovenian champions Maribor for €220k.
The next signing is a very promising striker Jack Clarke from Leeds for 1 million euros.
Adam Gnezda Čerin is another young player we've signed. He came from Domžale for €250k.
Another Slovenian signing is Luka Šušnjara, who came from Mura for €140k.
After Doyle-Hayes loan deal expired, we needed a new creative midfielder and we found one in Sean Goss who's loaned from QPR.
Our biggest signing in this transfer window is definitely Manuel Lanzini. He signed for Leicester last season, but
disappointed so far, so the Foxes decided to loan him out for a season and we grabbed the chance.
Another big and the most expensive signing is a 24 years old striker Jason Cummings. He came from Nottingham
Forest for €2.7m. He impressed on loan at Peterborough last season scoring 23 goals.
Our parent club Man United have loaned us 3 players. Callum Gribbin is staying on loan for another season, while
'new' loanees are left-back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and centre-back Axel Tuanzebe.
:: FRIENDLY MATCHES ::
I'm very pleased with our pre-season. We've trained really well and also played our friendly games very decent.
I was especially satisfied with last two games, where we proved that we really improved since last season.
:: SQUAD ::
And at the end of this update, I just want to show you our squad for this season. I think it's very good for the
Championship and should pretty easily fulfill the board's expectations which is to avoid the relegation.
#457915 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
Rocco17
#457866 FM19 - Arsenal
Rocco17
#457851 Portsmouth FC - We want the PL back!
Rocco17
2018/19 - Update 3/3 - 12 May 2019
My first season as a Portsmouth manager is finished. It was very long and enjoying. I can say I'm very happy
with how we've done and I'm really excited for the summer and the next season.
JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW
OUT
We got rid of the players that didn't play a lot or just didn't deliver. One of those is Chris Samba, who signed for
us in the summer and we all had big expectations, but the veteran completely flopped and left after just 17 appearances.
IN
We had some problems with centre-backs, so the priority of the transfer window was to bring in another one.
I decided for Paul Downing, who came on loan from Blackburn. He's done his job very good so I'm seriously
considering to make his stay permanent as his contract with Rovers is up at the end of the season.
The next signing is promising West Brom's Jonathan Leko, who we took on loan for a back-up to our wingers.
And the last one is another loan, from our parent club Manchester United came Angel Gomes. We signed
him with the same reason as Leko, to be a back-up for no. 10 position.
LEAGUE ONE
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! What a season! Our official goal for this season was to reach the playoffs, but we've
done so much better than this. We won the title pretty much easily. 22 points clear. Yes, twenty-two.
CHECKATRADE TROPHY
I hoped we could've won that cup, but it just wasn't to be. We did really well until the semi-final where the
Arsenal's U23 team knocked us out, even though we were a much better opponent.
PLAYER STATS
The team performed really well this season. Hopefully we can keep a player or two that were on loan. But it
doesn't only depend on us, we'll see how things work out in the transfer window.
Here's player stats.
Youth Intake: What a story for a 15 years old striker!
This season's Youth Intake wasn't really the best of all time for Portsmouth, I believe, but one player really
attracted my attention. It's 16 years old (15 when he was signed) Eddie Byles. And what a story that's been.
Of course he has a lot to improve, but for a such a young lad, he looks promising, considering other U18 players.
And what happened. Whole season I practically had only one proper striker who I can rely on - Brett Pitman.
In the last couple of months he had some problems with injuries and form, so I decided to give a chance to 15 years old Byles.
He became the youngest player to ever wear a Portsmouth shirt. And in his second appearance, he came on as
a substitute at half-time in a derby match against Peterborough and scored a winner in 93rd minute for 1-0.
And as if the moment wasn't special enough for the youngster, it was a goal that clinched the title for us.
Unbelievable.
#457798 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
Rocco17
#457766 Portsmouth FC - We want the PL back!
Rocco17
I am kinda disappointed too, but only because we were knocked out by a really poor team. But ok, one and only goal this season is promotion and now we can completely focus on that.
#457760 Portsmouth FC - We want the PL back!
Rocco17
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2018/19 - Update 2/3 - January 1
It's time for the winter update. Every season I'll post 3 updates on my career:
1) Summer transfer window and pre-season
2) Winter update on how we're doing in all competitions
3) End of the season update
LEAGUE ONE
A brilliant start of the season (10-2-0) has given us a nice advantage, but in December we've started to slowing
down. The most painful result is of course a disgraceful home defeat against then 18th placed Southend. I can't
even describe what happened that game. We were playing our strongest team and completely switched off from
the 1st minute. All in all I can say I'm very pleased with our current position and hopefully we can keep it.
FA CUP
We started the FA Cup with a nice win against Walsall, but then got knocked out by one of the worst sides in
our league, Shrewsbury. But I don't really care about any other competition than League One this season.
CARABAO CUP
We had a bit better run in the Carabao Cup, where we knocked out a Championship side Ipswich Town.
As you can see, Everton were too big obstacle for us. Way too big.
CHECKATRADE TROPHY
The only cup competition we're still in, despite playing all our games with players who don't get much playing
time in the league. We should knock out League Two side Northampton this month and then who knows,
maybe this is our chance for my first silverware at Fratton Park.
PLAYER STATS
So far we've had many players that have played really good so far, but also a couple of those I've not been impressed
with. Especially in central defense, where we've made too many mistakes and have to fix that. The most outstanding
performers so far are our captain, 30 years old striker Brett Pitman, who's league's 3rd top scorer with 15 goals, our
midfield engine Tom Naylor, RB Nathan Thompson, promising winger Ronan Curtis and GK Craig MacGillivray.
#457754 A journey from the bottom to stardom - A Journeyman Career
Rocco17
#457752 FM19 - Arsenal
Rocco17
#457751 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
Rocco17
Good luck in Malaysia!
#457749 [FM19] Shedender's British Steel Challenge
Rocco17
#457596 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
Rocco17
#457555 FM19 - TONGEY travels the world.
Rocco17
#457554 A journey from the bottom to stardom - A Journeyman Career
Rocco17
#457514 Portsmouth FC - We want the PL back!
Rocco17
It's time to get started. Pre-season was in my opinion very successful in every aspect. In the save I'm already 2
months ahead, but in this update I'll only talk about the pre-season and especially transfers that we made.
:: STAFF ::
We've made quite a big changes in the staff. I think there's no point of speaking a lot about these people as
I believe nobody really knows them, so I'm just gonna show you the screen.
:: TRANSFERS ::
DEPARTURES
Since I've joined Pompey, we've got only 1 departure. Danny Rose. I didn't want to lose him to be honest, but
we've got an offer for him and he wanted to leave. So I decided to loan him out to Bristol City and put the
mandatory future fee of €100k.
ARRIVALS
We've got many players on trial, even some big names as Kranjčar, Cassano, Bassong, Anichebe and Agbonlahor. Nobody
of the mentioned stayed on a permanent deal though. We wanted to sign Anichebe, but his demands was too high for us.
So we turned our attention elsewhere and signed 23 years old winger Jack Barmby. Ex-Manchester United youth player,
who also tried his luck in the MLS was a free agent. I think he's still a real deal for the League One.
The next arrival is Aston Villa's young midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes who has joined us on 1-year loan. The lad looks
very promising and could be a big addition to our midfield options.
We've made a very good loan deal for Brendan Galloway. Everton wanted to get rid of young defender and were
prepared to let him go without any cost for the team who take him on loan.
Here's a player who has been on trial with us for 4 weeks and earned a permanent deal. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
has played for many teams in his career and made the grade in a very few of them, can he make it at Fratton Park?
And here's our most experienced signing in this transfer window, Chris Samba. A 34 years old central defender
has got so much experience, also many Premier League games under his belt. We have a couple of very talented
centre-backs in our squad and they could gain a lot from the Congolese veteran.
And the last one. We've signed a partnership with Man United, which became our parent club and will send their
players on loan to Portsmouth without any cost for us. We've already taken Callum Gribbin on a season long loan.
:: FRIENDLY MATCHES ::
We've played 6 pre-season friendly games and I can say that I'm very pleased with how it went. Our performances
are giving us a lot confidence, but we must still stay on the ground, because competitive games are whole another story.
:: STRONGEST XI ::
The tactics gave me a lot of thinking, we were trying 3 different formations in pre-season, but the one which works
the best seems to be 4-2-3-1. I think it's a great fit for our players and hopefully it will be working in the league games too.
#457503 [FM19] Shedender's British Steel Challenge
Rocco17
#457476 Portsmouth FC - We want the PL back!
Rocco17
Hey guys. After a long time I'm back again. This year I've decided for something different than I usually do in FM.
Usually I play in better divisions, with much better clubs, so I really hope this save will be long and successful.
At the start I also have to apologize for my English. It's good, but far from perfect.
PORTSMOUTH F.C.
Why did I choose Pompey? I think it's a perfect pick if you love challenges and also promises a long and interesting
save. I've always liked this club, don't really know why, I just have. And I think they deserve to play in the PL again,
GOALS
My main goal of this save will be to take the club back to the Premier League as soon as possible.
Then, we'll set new goals. A long-term target is also playing in the European competitions, of course.
I hope you're gonna follow the story and have fun reading it.
#404296 4231 Quadruple with Juve
Rocco17
Watford was the first match I've used it. Screen tells you everything.
#391049 FC Porto - Road to the top
Rocco17
Yes, he's really good. Strong, quick and very prolific. But unfortunately he wanted to leave and we already sold him to Atletico. Thanks a lot mate.
And here, just for fun.. Look how my today looks like.
#391014 FC Porto - Road to the top
Rocco17
11 AUGUST 2017
Hi guys. After good first season when we brought the league title back to Dragao, now is the time for an "upgrade".
Hopefully this season will be even better. At first we just have to do better in domestic cups where we totally disappointed
last year. Also in the Champions League I think we can go at least to the quarter-final with the team we have.
:: SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW ::
OUT
There has been quite a lot changes in this transfer window. So far no less than 43 players has left us. 24 permanent deals/free transfers
and 19 players have been loaned out. Mexicans Herrera and Layun and Spaniard Casillas are the only from the first team who left.
Herrera was not in my plans anymore and Layun wanted to leave because he wasn't used as often as he would have liked.
Casillas' contract expired and we decided not to extend it so he left on a free transfer - joined Brighton already.
And we still expect one more departure. Unfortunately our last season's top goalscorer Vincent Aboubakar decided
that he wants to play in better league. Atletico Madrid are interested in him for a long time now, Vincent is also interested,
and now we're still waiting for their first offer. He is valued at 24m€, but it's definitely not the money we're prepared to let him go.
IN
And here's even more interesting topic - arrivals. Also lots of them, we have spent 95 million euros.
Here's first one and one of the biggest transfers in Portugal this summer, Federico Bernardeschi. He didn't play a lot
at Juventus and Bianconeri decided to sell him for 11m€. Of course he'll be my first choice at right wing.
As I said Aboubakar wants out and I didn't wait long to bring a replacement. Promising French striker Moussa Dembele
is coming from Celtic for 8m€. He's had great pre-season so I'm still not decided who will be my first striker. He's going to
compete with Lucas Alario for the starting spot.
This is the player I've liked for a long time - Bruno Fernandes. Last season he signed for Sporting but didn't get enough
chances so he decided to move on. We spent 6m€ on him. He'll be a backup to Brahimi at AMC, also can do a job as a MC.
I'm sure we all know this lad very well. Lincoln, a big talent from Gremio who we signed for 5,5m€. He will also have to
fight for AMC position with Brahimi and Fernandes. I was thinking to loan him out but at the end decided to give him a chance in our first team.
Another wonderkid. Emanuel Mammana signed for Zenit last year but wasn't really in their first plans so they loaned him
out to Saint-Etienne in January. He was solid in France so I decided to sign him for 8m€. He's still 21 and I'm sure has great future.
The next one is another great talent who so far couldn't do it at the big stage. Memphis Depay was a flop at United and
then tried to save his career at Lyon. Last season was decent for him. He did enough to break our transfer record at 28m€.
The only player who joined us on a free transfer is Miguel Angel Moya. Our replacement for Iker Casillas. Experienced
Spaniard didn't play at all in his last season at Atletico (1 appearance) but I hope he can regain his form at Dragao.
And the last one is 23 years old Portuguese centre-back Ruben Semedo. Another product of Sporting Lisbon who played
at Villarreal last season. To get him we had to meet his release clause which was 27,5m€. I expect him to be Portugal's top CB in coming years.
:: FRIENDLIES ::
We conceded way too many goals but it's also consequence of rotationing - I gave chances to youngsters from U19
team and lots of players who came back from loans. And I can say we did pretty well against the big teams like PSG and Milan despite losing.
:: SUPERTAÇA 2017 ::
As expected, here's our first trophy in the new season. We completely outclassed Vitoria Guimaraes and won 2-0.
I also played Aboubakar, that could be his last game for our club. In this case, thanks for all Vincent.
#390886 FC Porto - Road to the top
Rocco17
Yes, he really does. Hopefully Portugal will finally get a top class striker.