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#154413 FM14 - Susie On Tour #2: Melbourne Heart
BOT Brad
This means that if we were to reach the latter stages of the AFC Champions League in our final season (2015-16), then those games would be after the 1st July 2016 cut-off mentioned in the original post. So we could be playing our 2016 AFC Champions League Final games just as the 4th season starts. Will it be possible to allow us to earn the points from any AFC CL success even if it goes past the July 2016 cut-off?
#154366 FM14 - Susie On Tour #2: Melbourne Heart
BOT Brad
Wow, impressive!
#154345 FM14 - Susie On Tour #2: Melbourne Heart
BOT Brad
Yeah, they started off with 3 players at the back and it just was not working for them as we scored 5 goals from 5 shots on goal in the first 35 minutes. They then put 4 at the back and scored 2 goals themselves before half-time. Second-half they came out with 3 at the back again and were obviously going all out attack to try and get back into it. Again, we scored another 3 quick goals and they followed up with 2 late goals. Crazy.
#154259 FM14 - Susie On Tour #2: Melbourne Heart
BOT Brad
Absolutely smashed the league, scoring goals for fun, pretty much exclusively between the front 3 of Harry Kewell, Jason Hoffman & Mate Dugandzic. Harry Kewell was completely the focus of my attacking tactical setup, and it shows as he scored 21 goals & had 22 assists in 27 games. We won the Series Finals as well with relative ease, again with Kewell bagging 4 goals in the 2 games. Overall a completely dominant season without having to do too much tinkering, got the tactics sorted in the first few games and never had to change them all season. Hopefully the second season goes as sucesfully as this one, but I somehow doubt that, what with Kewell getting a year older and the bloody wage cap meaning I will have to re-jig the squad around.
A-League Regular Season: Premiers = 25 points
A-League Finals: Champions = 10 points
Asian Champions League: N/A
Rivalries
Melbourne Victory: Played 3, Won 3 (2-0, 2-0, 1-0) = 15 points
Sydney FC: Played 3, Won 1 (3-0) = 3 points
Wanderers FC: Played 3, Won 3 (4-0, 8-4, 2-0) = 9 points
Harry Kewell Challenge
Player of the Year = 25 points
Golden Boot = 20 points
Transfers
Season 1 Points = 25 + 10 + 15 + 3 + 9 + 25 + 20 = 107 Points
#154223 FM14 - Susie On Tour #2: Melbourne Heart
BOT Brad
How many goals did Harry Kewell get for you in the league? I'm 5 games in now and he already has 7 goals. His average rating is 8.90!
EDIT:
So, erm, is anyone else getting really high scoring games? Almost every game I play is ending up like 4-2 or 5-1. Not a bad thing mind, as I am winning them all*!
*Almost all of them
#154212 FM14 - Susie On Tour #2: Melbourne Heart
BOT Brad
Hoping to plow through a good chunk of the season tonight. Only made 1 signing so pretty much going the first season with the default squad.
#154103 FM14 - Susie On Tour #2: Melbourne Heart
BOT Brad
#152593 Susie FC
BOT Brad
Height in (cm): 181 cm
Nationality (2nd nationally also if you want): English
Position(s) (Can have a natural and accomplished position): LB/LM
Preferred foot: Right
Best Attribute: Positioning
2nd best Attribute: Strength
3rd best Attribute: Tackling
4th best Attribute: Pace
5th best Attribute: Corners
Worst Attribute: Penalty Taking
2nd worst Attribute: Finishing
#152043 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Just a quick note that after finishing the 3rd season, I got offered the Barcelona job after Gerardo Martino was sacked after they finished 7th (!) in the league the previous season.
It's not about doing fantastic and winning everything, it's about having fun and a little competition with everyone. I am far from what I would consider 'a pro' at FM, and I have averaged around 300 hrs on each game since FM07 and Championship Manager years ago.
Also, your English is great!
#151379 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
All-in-all a great 3 season haul of three League titles, two League cups, a Taca de Portugal and two Supertaca wins.
Sorry for double-post, the Edit button wasn't working...
#151373 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Liga ZON Sagres: 1st (22W,7D,1L,63GF,19GA,+44GD,73Pts)
Taca de Portugal: 5th Round Exit (0-1 @ Gil Vicente)
League Cup: Winners (3-3 on pens v Rio Ave)
Champions League: Knockout Round Exit (4-4, 1-1, 5-5 agg away goals v Dortmund)
Season 3 Point Totals
Liga ZON Sagres: 1st = 25 Points
Taca de Portugal: KO in 5th Round = 0 Points
League Cup: Winners = 15 Points
Champions League: Knockout Round Exit = 5 Points
Rivalries;
- FC Porto: 3 Competitive wins, 2 in the League (1-0, 3-1), 1 in the League Cup (2-0) = 15 Points (Not counting 3-2 Supertaca win)
- Sporting: 3 Competitive wins, 2 in the League (1-0, 3-2), 1 in the League Cup (1-0) = 15 Points
- Belenenses: Relegated in previous season, never played. = 0 Points
Total for Season 3 = 25+0+15+5+15+15+0 = 75 PointsFinal Score = 90 (Season 1) + 51 (Season 2) + 75 (Season 3) = 216 Points
#150918 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
#150844 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Yeah same for me now in the 3rd season.
#150826 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Group B
#150797 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
He is currently on £60k per week. I had a large amount of transfer money left so just paid him a load of Loyalty bonus and agent fees I think.
#150746 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Nowhere near as good as the first season. A poor start to the season, but eventually managed to go through a good 10-match win streak for a bit of breathing space at the top. A minor blip towards the end but ultimately just did enough. Very poor in the Taca de Portugal, and a disappointing Final loss to Porto in the League Cup. Did better in Europe this time, and very nearly took Spurs to extra-time, however fell short to a late goal. Spurs got romped 9-1 on aggregate in the next round by Dortmund, so a bit of justice there.
League: 1st Place
League Cup Runners-Up, Taca de Portugal KO in 3rd Round
Champions League: Qualified in 1st from Group E, KO by Tottenham (0-3,3-1, 4-3 agg) in Knockout Round.
Transfers In/Out (Outgoing loans removed because there were a LOT)
Points for 2nd Season
Liga ZON Sagres: 1st = 25 Points
Taca de Portugal: KO in 3rd Round = 0 Points
Taca de Liga: Runners-Up = 10 Points
Champions League: Knockout Round Exit = 5 Points
Rivalries;
- FC Porto: 1 Competitive win, 1 in the League (2-0) = 5 Points
- Sporting: 0 Competitive wins = 0 Points (Not counting a Supercup win)
- Belenenses: 2 Competitive wins, 2 in the League (5-0, 4-0) = 6 Points
Total for Season 2 = 25+0+10+5+5+0+6 = 51 PointsRunning Total = 90 (Season 1) + 51 (Season 2) = 141 Points
#150708 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Also into the League Cup Final v Porto as well.
EDIT: Oh we were so unlucky. Were beating Spurs 3-0 in the 88th minute when their defender scores a ridiculous header from the edge of the box and we win 3-1, but go out 4-3 on agg. Gutted!
#150622 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Through to the 1st Knockout Round in the Champion's League, drawn against Spurs. I can take 'em!
#150608 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
In good news, I just need a draw or better against Juve at home (I drew 1-1 away) to progress to past the group stages.
#150574 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Probably a slightly tougher group than last year, but I was a bit unlucky last season.
Also, I won the Community Shield (Supertaca I think) against Sporting. Does that not count as a competitive fixture or cup win?
#150384 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Haha, why did you sign Friedel, if I may ask? Jan Oblak was pretty consistent for me all season.
#150281 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Photoshop to compact them together a bit. I play FM on a large monitor so the image would be over 2000 pixels wide otherwise. As for trimming them down without the extra info, I just crop them using imgur's tools.
#150276 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Cheers. If there is any info you want to see that I forgot to screenshot let me know.
As for signings, I only made 2, Sofiane Feghouli from Valencia for about £12M, and Eric Mathoho from Kaizer Chiefs for £800k.
Nicolás Gaitán and Óscar Cardozo scored pretty much like 70% of my goals, with the 2 centre-halves Luisao and Garay chipping in with a few from corners.
Will hopefully start the 2nd season tomorrow night, hoping for a bit more success in Europe this time!
As for my formations, I pretty much rotated with a 4-1-2-2-1 and 4-2-3-1 throughout the season. Played the 4-2-3-1 at home and against the weaker teams, and stuck with the 4-1-2-2-1 away and against the tougher teams.
#150271 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
League
Taca de Portugal & League Cup Winners
A bit useless in Europe mind. Finished 3rd in Champions League group, then lost on penalties to Celtic.
Points for 1st Season
Liga ZON Sagres: 1st = 25 Points
Taca de Portugal: Winner = 15 Points
Taca de Liga: Winner = 15 Points
Champions League: Group Stage Exit = 2 Points
Europa League: 1st Round Exit = 2 Points
Rivalries;
FC Porto: 3 Competitive wins, 2 in the League (4-0, 2-1), 1 in the Taca de Portugal 6th Rnd (3-0) = 15 Points
Sporting: 2 Competitive wins, 1 in the Taca de Portugal Final (3-1), 1 in the Taca de Liga Final (3-1) = 10 Points
Belenenses: 2 Competitive wins, 2 in the League (2-0, 5-0) = 6 Points
Total for Season 1 = 25+15+15+2+2+15+10+6 = 90 Points
#150256 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
League Cup won. League virtually in the bag, and Taca de Portugal to come. Can I do the treble in the first season?
#150245 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Got knocked out of the Europa League by Celtic on penalties though!
Managed to get through to the Final of the League Cup, and in the Semis of the Taca de Portugal. Done the double over Porto and Belenenses. Drew with Sporting both times.
#150191 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
League Table
#150057 FM14 - Susie On Tour #1: S.L. Benfica
BOT Brad
Been drawn in Group E of the CL with Milan, Basel & Copenhagen. Not bad, but not great.
Wow, group A has Chelsea, Lyon, Juventus & Napoli. Insane.
#81108 What am I doing wrong?
BOT Brad
I am pretty sure it was something to do with the way the original tactic was setup (Just a default one) and after another season I managed to concede a lot less goals.
2019-20 Dortmund 28W 3D 3L - 87 Points - 118 Goals, 36 Conceded, +82 GD
2020-21 Dortmund 24W 8D 2L - 80 Points - 84 Goals, 25 Conceded, +59 GD
As you can see, although I played slightly less 'offensively' throughout the season, and we scored a lot less goals, and we got less points, we also lost 1 less game, and both of these losses were totally unlucky and we dominated both games (2-1 @ Kaiserslautern & 2-1 @ Augsburg). Plus, we had already won the league by the time we played these games, and I was experimenting with our youth players somewhat.
I think with a bit more tinkering and sorting out defensive problems - my players still make stupid mistakes quite frequently - I can manage to put together an unbeaten season within the next few seasons.
EDIT: Just some other points.
1 - The First Division seemed a bit tougher the second season, and some teams strengthened quite well and instead of it just being a 2-horse race in 2019-20 (Dortmund & Munich), the 2020-21 season saw 4 teams all near the top and all finish quite close
1st - Dortmund - 80 Points
2nd - Leverkusen - 75 Points
3rd - Munich - 74 Points
4th - Hannover - 69 Points
2 - I have noticed my team have been hitting the bar/post so much its untrue. I actually have been keeping count in the 2021-22 season, and from 7 games so far, we have hit the bar an amazing 11 times! We have currently won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1.
#80913 What am I doing wrong?
BOT Brad
Thanks for your advice. I finished the season with 28 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses which I am really pleased with. I definitely think improving my team-talks helped a lot, although my team is still quite vulernable defensively, we often score a lot of goals and most games seem to finish 4-2 or 3-1 or something similar. However I am starting to think this is just because my defensive players simply arent good enough, as my coaches say even my 'best' defender would only be a 'good' First Division player.
Also, I have tried some new tactics and found the 4-5-1 'V' suits my team quite well, and I used that throughout the Champions League and managed to get to the final, where I was promptly thrashed 4-1 by Man United!