Previously in /trb/:
>>77672564
>FM18 info:
http://www.fmscout.com/a-what-we-know-about-football-manager-2018.html
>Real names and German/Japanese NT fix
https://sortitoutsi.net/downloads/view/29149/fm2017-real-names-and-german-national-team-fix-file-beta-v11-for-fm17-beta-20102016
>Logos
http://www.fmscout.com/c-fm17-logos.html
>Hairpack
http://www.fmscout.com/a-debski-newgen-hairstyles-fm17.html
>Pastebin: FAQ, guides and extras:
https://pastebin.com/qwvspy9X
>Macca's official /trb/ database 2015
http://pastebin.com/uj27eQhe
>2016
http://pastebin.com/7e3Vv0ap
1st for >>>/vg/
>>77710163
Why is it called trb?
Beat shaktar twice in a row, if I can beat stoke I might be through to the knockouts....
>>77710569
>[Deleted]
why?
>>77710376
Being good at the game sometimes feels like cheating
>>77711068
it really does, but I've never had more >fun with a game ever than when I grossly overachieve like this
>>77711068
>>77711092
What role(s) should I use in a 2 striker system? I usually use an AF, because for me, it's the best performing ST role in the game, but it feels like no matter what I put next to it, it just doesn't do well.
>>77711213
>strikers
i cant answer this question w/o knowing your AMF setups
>>77711213
https://www.passion4fm.com/football-manager-player-role-combinations-duty-pairs/
fuck off lmao
Why has mexico called my best LB up for international duty when he should be playing in the champions league final?
That is some bullshit
>>77712146
I thought I heard there was a way to stop that from happening
Awwww yeah!
We did it
managed to pry away my number 1 player over the last season in a half from the club he was on loan from AMA
Place bets
>>77712849
Croatia 3 - 2 Brazil
PSG paid 82M for this guy. Why? Do they think he's a CM rather than a left back?
>>77712892
is pep the PSG manager?
>>77712849
croatia
argentina
germany
france
ivory coast
spain
usa
brazil
argentina
germany
spain
brazil
germany
spain
spain
>the city of Rome
>>77712849
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA
>win last two league games 3-1 and 2-1
>all 5 goals have been ridiculous free kicks from this madman
Best 200k I've ever spent
>>77712849
Ukraine beats Germany 2-1
>>77713093
son of a bitch this is the exact player i need to improve my finishing
Germany vs. Spain finals
>non euro
>having reputation
How?
regen faces fixed for fm18
>>77710861
posted an OOTP screenshot that only /trb/ could relate to without realizing it had my name on it. greentext story short, drop a multiple Cy Young winning pitcher at 38 after he spent 2 1/2 years of the past 3 seasons on the DL. He demands $10+ mil, I drop him, he signs with the Yankees and cucks me twice in the World Series on his way to a Cy Young at 39.
an update
This fuggin name.
>>77713714
Hey Paul.
Can he do it?
>>77713714
Got damn I forgot about OOTP. I've always loved that game because I could sign people I played baseball with when I was younger, kind of surreal.
>>77713714
I was asking why it was deleted.
>>77713714
Paul... Go Brewers
>>77713742
18 is fantastic.
Time for a new challenge boys
My old team signed Allegri
this is the best player on the team
my starting keeper
they better shower me in offbrand electronics after i win this shit
>>77713747
>>77713714
I literally can't read.
>>77713923
>Kicking 4
Iktf
RIP Spain
>>77713719
two of them
>Set player transfer status to "Reject all offers"
>DoF sets asking price at 17M and accepted a 12M bid
God, what a fucking pointless and retarded staff role.
>>77715043
dont let him be in charge of your transfers?
>>77707071
He's not breaking into Madrid's first team anytime soon, but I can see him ending up at Napoli, Lazio, or Palace. After a decent first season, he'll struggle to get into the first for the following few seasons and then end up in Russia. Screencap this
rate my season so far lads
>>77715119
He's not in charge of transfers, and he never was at any point. I simply set transfer status to "Reject all offers" and he goes and does the opposite.
>>77715234
if your staff responsibilities screen says that you're in charge of transfers that shouldn't've happened...
I've been handed Roma in the knockouts.
predictions??
>>77715234
Was it the DoF or did the board sell the player?
>forced to sell first team
>still got 130mil for him
>>77715282
I won 2 nil on aggregate.
I've got Ajax in the round of 16
Comeback and one of the longest penalty shootouts I've ever seen.
>>77715489
10-9? jesus. that's hockey shootout levels
>>77715501
It was 13 rounds in total, so some players got to take two pens.
>>77715521
penalties in this game give me aneurysms
>>77711205
>David Mills
>Se7en shots on target
Uncanny
reeeeee. cercle won their first 2 games, too
Why do people say modern defenders aren't like those from the early 90s when goals scored per game has been pretty constant since at least the mid 70s?
Defenders aren't able to tackle like the 90s anymore, but surely they have become better through the years otherwise we would have seen an increase in goals scored per match, but we haven't.
>>77716804
Everything was better in the 80s and 90s mate.
The defenders, the strikers, the refs, the crowds, even the mascots.
Trust me i'm a baby boomer
>>77715489
>>77715501
This happened to me in the FA Trophy, but it's FM15 where penalties are basically unmissable
Also speaking of penalties
>have a narrow 2-1 lead in an important match
>get a penalty around the 70 minute
>designated pk taker is playing, never misses
>instead striker who has scored twice in the game takes it
>misses
Fortunately we won the game, but I was pretty annoyed at the time, I didn't know that FM pulled shit like that.
>>77716933
Players on a hattrick always take the pens, it's been like this on FM for as long as i can remember
>>77716948
Even if it's a CB with 1 penalty taking whose scored twice from corners?
>>77716962
Yes
A CB with 1 PKs is probably only slightly less likely to score than a striker with 20 PKs anyway
>>77716991
>February
>Offer player for loan til end of season
>He chooses some Saudi club
>Sure, why not?
The season starts again in two weeks and i'm wondering where he is
>Loan contract ends 31/12/2031
>CANNOT BE RECALLED
It's been a while since i fucked up this bad
>good passing (supposedly)
>good first touch
>bad tackling (69% last season)
>no midfielders (above 3.5*) and no depth
What tactic would you use with this team? Are we the Barca of the Championship?
whats the most broken match you've ever played? for me its pic related, and i dont know how the fuck it happened.
what annoyed me most were the post-match social media reactions. my striker got a perfect 10, scored 5 times and an assist, and you still had some idiot going OH COME ON GUYS HE DIDN'T PLAY THAT WELL, STOP OVERREACTING
fuck you. i hope they either scrap social media or completely overhaul it so it doesn't follow the same 2-good-1-bad formula.
>Seemed determined to respond.
You cunts better prove it with trashing the next opponent.
how can you play this engine beyond the 2020 season?
>>77718333
It only gets good after 2025
>>77718333
I like a world full of regens more, I can't wait til regen managers start coming in.
Henderson took over at the Wigan game-is he the greatest manager of all time?
Huddersfield are a lot more comfy in top flight than i expected them to be.
>>77718794
Wagner is a very good manager tbf
>>77717291
3-6-1
>>77718832
true, and he's one of Jurgen's buddies too.
i know it's only two matches into the season, but i'm hoping they can continue in this current vein for some time.
>>77713568
underrated post
Surprised how well we're doing. Getting back-to-back promotions wasn't too big of a challenge for the squad that was mostly there already, but I wasn't expecting us to be bossing the first division in our first season.
>>77719377
>450-1
It's funny seeing Maribor and Olimpija both sacking their managers halfway through the season. Olimpija sacked two already, actually.
will the English dominance of European football ever stop?
>>77716899
CHRIST
>>77717291
3-5-2-1
time to get slaughtered by ajax
>Spuds
lmao.
also, i know this isn't /fifa/ but this goal i just scored is ridiculous.
>>77719798
(Cautiously) I think I might win the Europa cup
>>77720187
Doesn't it get boring being that good at the game? I imagine if I was THAT much better than the AI I would try to disadvantage myself, like only signing French players or only using youth academy players or whatever.
I'm kind of glad im mediocre at this game just because it's still challenging.
>>77720119
Terrible goalkeeping though, you could tell that guy wasn't commiting to bringing his keeper out-weak minded.
>>77720426
It's actually quite fun for awhile, and with a game tht's so traditionally hard it really makes me feel like I've accomplished something
I don't think this is a real football team, they actually seem scared of the ball
i'm absolutely loving the fact that Sideshow Bob is back to being a defensive liability.
>>77720426
exactly. either way, when people pull their keeper out it's almost a guaranteed goal for me. chipping the keeper has been my specialty since FIFA 12.
>>77720542
That's fair enough.
Also Harry Kane confirmed to never ever score in August lmao. He's just a 3 season wonder.
is this an acceptable tactic?
Spurs getting FM'd by Chelsea right now
wtf is this shit?
That "shot" bounced twice before the keeper had an epileptic fit as the ball rolled over the line
>>77720805
completely fm17core. it'll work
>>77720805
You don't need 2 BPDs
No attacking threat in your midfield
Switch your DLP to an APa and switch your AP to an AMs
>>77720844
>implying chelsea aren't the user-controlled team
I tried to sort ease into having a team of players from the UK & Ireland but I've sort of just went fuck it in this window too.
>>77720995
How much is too much to bid for him?
>>77720955
you need only BPDs
>Key player
Hahhaaha
>>77721131
~8.5
>>77721133
Enjoy watching your CBs pass it between each other for 90 mins
What determines the staff stats a player will have?
Bonus terrible Ronaldo manager, he's about to get fired from his 2nd club in a row.
>>77721182
>>77721256
It must be set in the database or heavily tied in with hidden attributes.
>Casillas on tactics training
I don't think it was supposed to be like that
Here's a fun game, find the odd team out in this league 1 table (the one that usually doesn't belong there).
>come back from holiday
>first thing I do is check if the town is in any fm db
>>77721304
Oh well, it must work perfectly and there's no way you could improve things by using a real defensive partnership
>>77721532
you're 100% right it is in fact perfect
>>77721478
Based York
>mitchy
>Chelshit
lmao
At least he finally scored another goal
>be pissed off at ref
>get booked
>score the winning goal
lmao Spuds
>ugo lorries
>>77719377
>>77719399
>Surprised how well we're doing
You shouldn't be. Maribor is relevant only for as long as they get European money. When that's gone, they're dead; even if they get a couple of wins against (You).
Why is Pochettino such an asshole? Sissoko didn't even touch the ball and finally subbing in Janssen with literally no time left.
He seriously sucks when it comes to substitutions, Wanyama needed to be out by halftime.
>Spuds
>>77722167
>Why is Pochettino such an asshole?
because he didn't get the move to Barcelona that he wanted.
>Kane now has more yellow cards than goals in August
>>77722221
e x p o s e d
x
p
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>>77721182
Actually they just hoof and believe they're Beckenbauer.
>>77722221
>>77722241
Always knew Vardy was better
>>77722197
Yeah, but I wouldn't put it against Janssen if news got out that he kicked Pochettino's ass.
>"Janssen needs to find his confidence"
>Plays Janssen for 1 minute
>"Janssen, why won't you score?"
>>77722289
but he's the manager of the future!!1!
>tfw i have batshuayi, kane, and vertonghen in my fantasy team
>>77722316
No, fuck him. The Spurs' team is great and have amazing chemistry but Poch has man management at 0.
>>77722428
You are starting to sound like a Arselel / iverpoo supporter
>>77722428
how do you get squad chemistry without man management you silly sausage
>>77722459
No, I'm a Janssen supporter.
This is a winger out of my intakes I retrained as a Libero out of spite. I'm surprised with the results.
>>77720187
>be me in Vaduz save a few years back
>end up with Real Madrid in either the playoff round or first knockout round
>btfo their scrubs 8-1 in liechtenstein
>one of the happiest times in my /trb/ career
>go to the bernabeu
>get btfo 7-0 by their first team
rip in peace europa league
>>77722600
I always retrain wingers as fullbacks. They make amazing players.
FUCK OFF
Full Pep.
>>77722949
>GK on the bench
>>77722507
>how do you get squad chemistry without man management you silly sausage
Ancelotti is famous for having zero man management but great squad chemistry
>>77722949
>full Pep
>only 3-7-0
>not 2-8-0
What are some tactics when using a Liverpool start? I assume that most people would try to utilise the strengths of the players by playing what the team would usually play in real life, A high pressing 4-3-3 with Firmino, Coutinho and Mané?
Will it be me?
It's the day.
>>77723025
The players should be versatile enough to play in different formations.
rate my youth product, already got 82 matches played
>>77723162
At last, a Wonga who can naturally play as a WB. Too bad he's wank.
>>77723161
Not quite the Holy Grail but I'll take it. Of course we still have to beat Wycombe..
>>77723179
>Bravery 4
Won't play in this club.
So I was planning on replacing a couple of players and keeping the core of my squad.......
>mfw he has a better first touch than almost every English player
>plays for Maidenhead who have been relegated from the 6th tier
Yeah I think you're getting signed
Why would Monaco want him?
>>77723022
Aight, let's do this.
>>77723284
Much better.
>>77723301
>Win through a penulty
Truly Pep.
Why is this happening? I bought him last season and I've been starting him most games to give him experience so he'll get to his potential, How do I stop his stats from degrading?
>>77723428
>55% possession
Dissapointing.
>>77723462
No instructions tho'. Sure with shorter passing, Defensive mentality, lower tempo, retain possession and work ball into box we'll have 80+. But since it's sin to watch...
Carrick is injured and can't play at his testimonial, feeling pretty sad anons.
>have decent youth facilities as Stockport
>in my 4th season now
>spawned 4 players in the first intake that are now first team regulars, 3 starters and one who is the main CM back-up
Think I must have got really lucky
get a load of this guy locking in "rotation" so i can only offer 4k wage even though i could offer him the 18k he wanted if i could increase his team role
>>77723801
Most frustrating thing around.
>>77722603
ive drawn the turkish champs in the QFs
>>77723801
>increase his team role
Then he would ask for even higher wages. Adjust your transfer/wage budget. Just dump everything into wages, you can adjust later on.
Now that's the type of midfield performance I like to see
YES
>crotone
xd
>>77724417
>19 shots, 8 on target and not a single goal
tell me mate, how do you do it. what are you even running?
farewell, GOAT :(
>>77724508
3-5-3-0 sometimes and sometimes a 3-5-2-1
also I managed to sign and develop a keeper whos going to be world class someday
When Poortuguese construction works meets Italian defending. How can I justify a one goal lead?
Why does FM 17 feel so much harder than years past?
>>77724770
Because you can't just cross your way to victory.
>>77724807
But the last FM I played was 15 though.
>>77724826
Then it's not so different and you need to git gud.
Fucking cutrone
https://streamable.com/yi661
>the city of backup striker kalinic
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG
>>77724956
>those faroese CCC's
by the skin of my bollocks
>board accept an offer of £425k for our best player
>I manage to get £500k and 50% of next sale from offering him to clubs
I hate how bad greedy boards are, the least they could do is make sure they actually have the best offer possible offer before accepting
I wonder how their relationship will be.
>Nerman scoring on his home debut
w r i t t e n i n t h e s t a r s
>>77725513
Ballon D'Or confirmed
>>77725569
Rabiot's goal right then was N I C E
>>77725569
shit, forgot to say Rabiot's goal right then assisted by Neymar was N I C E
>>77725281
>>77723256
I know that feel. Best player, should've gone for at least 1.5m
any tricks to increase a poor country's league standing and compete with the top leagues?
>>77725706
win
>batshuayi scored more goals for Spuds than Harry Kane
>>77725706
>increase a poor country's league standing
Win.
>compete with the top leagues
Won't happen.
>>77725741
>>77725761
I'm doing my part, but I would like other clubs to also improve
>>77725790
You have to start outright intentionally helping them by giving the ones in europe great players on loan and overpaying for their players to boost their finances
>>77725790
Youre gonna have to do their part too
You'll retire when I say you can.
>>77723461
I've never played this game before but it's clearly burnout
>>77725790
>I would like other clubs to also improve
You'll have to babysit them. Some money but not too much as they do very retarded things with it (or don't do anything at all), but mostly offer them good players consistently for free or on loan. Like the Juventus Gambit (link below) but without making as much money.
>https://strikerless.com/2017/02/18/the-juventus-gambit-why-hoarding-players-can-pay-off/
it was fun while it lasted
>>77726095
I already do this though. I sign any player under 20 for less than 500k that has potential (I have 48 first team players in my squad right now, of which 20 are out on loan). If I could get a feeder club in my own division, then I could loan them good players for free so they would improve. Unfortunately I can't seem to get an affilate club in my own league going, and they don't offer for my players when I offer them on loan :(
>>77726260
>to get an affilate club in my own league going
It's fucking forbidden, that's why. If you feel like it, you could however manage two teams at once. Or and bounce from team to team in your league, resigning when you're done building them.
>>77726260
Try offering for loan for free. In your Staff Responsibilities, put the required monthly wages and loan fee at zero. On the loan offer window, exclude foreign clubs.
>>77726381
>On the loan offer window, exclude foreign clubs.
That's an elite tip
I'd manage in Kyrgyzstan before I'd consider Bottleham.
>>77726447
Doesn't mean foreign clubs won't be interested, but at least you'll see if your league clubs are interested for completely free. If not, it probably means that the reputation of the player/club is such that the player/club won't even consider the loan. It's annoying but it happens, especially when loaning to lower division clubs.
>Verrati
>this ref
>that make-up call
i see the NHL is now exporting its ref quality abroad.
>>77726908
No, it's standard French referring. When was the last time we hard a ref in an important CL/EL match, or even in Intl competitions? Can't remember? That's why.
>Sacked for no reason
Wew.
>>77726985
yikes, you're right.
>>77727017
sounds like Slovenia's Chelsea 2bh
>that Pastore goal
B E A U T
Good draw.
>>77727049
They're the #3 club in the country that believes they're #2.
>1 goal
>2 assists
>1 penalty earned
Balloon Door confirmed.
>Paulinho wasn't even on the bench
>>77727244
hey, now Finlandbro, you need to #respect Barcelona. they asked you nicely while tapping up your favorite player and low-balling your club repeatedly.
ahahahaha Jean is fucken PISSED
WHAT.
exposed
>mfw we've scored almost double the number of goals as the team in second place have
>>77727997
It's your GD that should be twice as good.
>>77727997
>Against
>39
>Played
>26
Panic.jpg
>>77727912
>losing to fucking tarxien
lmao
>>77728290
Hey now they're challenging for Europe where i'm tipped to go down and every team has 5* players and I don't.
>>77728278
That's kinda what happens when you play an attacking formation like this
>>77728431
If you dropped them back to WB DM DM WB and played direct I wouldn't be surprised if it was really effective
Might try it once my third striker gets fit
>>77728450
that's 3 strikers too many
>>77728672
Strikers are fantastic, it's AMs that suck with their awful mix of roles
Holy shit, i couldnt find this thread 5 min ago and panicked
Besides Chillwave none of the old fellas is here, feelsbadman
Nice
>>77728736
AMCs are all you need
>>77728886
>shit false 9: the position
>Gelsenkirchen vs. Never Ever
The stoppable force against the movable object.
Heh.
One of these teams is not like the others..
>>77728917
my record speaks for itself 2bh
>>77728830
i saw F20 a lil while ago.
not seeen anyone else in a while...
>>77728956
>Null Fear
Jej.
>>77729121
morzikei, grenville, yer dinner, lots of lads gone
>best position is FB Wingback defend
que
rate the absolute MAN
>>77729241
>long throws 5
>>77729241
>Mentluls
Awful.
>>77729241
nat fit is awful
>>77729302
He's Australian, it's a hidden 20
>>77729241
>flair 7
>>77729347
pffff
>>77729145
>Crashed with no survivors
Fuck's sake I liked my terrible joke.
>>77729353
mad as Jean bruh
>>77729241
what a shit skin uh. That player info panel is awful, took me 10s to find his age.
Worth retraining as a DLF?
He does get good results as a treq, it's just not very flexible tactically
>>77729404
no its not
>>77729408
Complete Forward, not DLF. DLF would be a waste.
>>77729412
it is
>>77729401
>he didn't land halfway across the pitch in a dive
Is he growing up?
>>77729412
the skin is indeed shit, the playe is good enough to be a regista.
>>77729434
at this point in the game he was so tired of trying to get a foul called against him he was almost zen-like.
also, he already dove for a penalty 2-3 goals earlier.
>>77729429
Even with his acceleration and jumping?
His dribbling isn't great either
We're in the finals!
>>77729463
Doesn't matter, he's an excellent creator and finisher with good movement Off The Ball. You don't have to be Ibrahimovic to be a Complete Forward.
>>77729464
anyone but PSG please
>>77729514
My best player ever fucked off to PSG. I kinda want to make sure he doesn't win it without us.
What is a good attacking tactic that uses wingbacks and as many AMCs as i can fit?
>>77729564
Narrow 4-2-3-1
>>77729528
fuck PSG
the entire reason I picked PFC was to dethrone PSG someday
>>77729564
3-5-3-0
>>77729464
What will you do when you leave the CL, move to a new club or get Slovenia to no1? TFW you're going to win it quicker with Triglav than I did with Neverkusen.
>>77729579
Something like
AF
AMa APa AMs
CMd BWMs
?
>>77729605
I need at least one striker
>>77729627
>Going to
Won it thrice in a row m8.
>>77729588
It was an incredible kerfuffle. PSG got interested mid-season and I wasn't too much against selling him. I worked an offer during the winter window, say him goodbye and he told me he'd much rather stay. So he stays, and at the end of the season he goes unhappy on me because I won't let him leave... to PSG. He's arguably the best player in the world bar Dollarumma.
>>77729653
3-5-2-1
>>77729669
ugh, thats rough
in other news....
>>77729653
More or less, can always drop the CMs to DMs as well.
>>77729564
2-3-2-3
>>77729693
do you not play with a goalkeeper or something? everytime you suggest a formation it has eleven players in it instead of ten?
>>77729729
Hybrid GK/CB
>>77729564
>>77729729
>>77729735
I'm a fucking fool, it's meant to be 3-4-3-0
i used to run a 3-5-2-0 and i got the fuckin numbers mixed up in the middle. whoops
>>77729719
Hmm interesting
How exactly would a 3 striker setup work?
>>77729762
Very narrowly
>>77713568
>Explosive winger
>>77729739
>we're getting out numbered in the midfield today
(Make changes)
>>77729784
Offside trap works a treat though, half the time
>>77729762
3 Shadow Strikers narrow
>Is 38 yo
>Has one month left of contract
>Encourages another striker to come to the club
What a gigantic cuck.
>>77729911
He must be hungry.
never thought id see the day
breaking down a back three like chelsea's? i play a lone striker.
Nope, no new contract. I'm only sticking around to play at least one match in a stadium with my name on it. Then I'm holidaying for a year to see if Katanec fucks off already.
>>77729965
Please tell me Katanec is as much as an useless piece of shit IRL than he is in FM.
>Is selected for France U20s
>Doesn't speak a lick of French and never has been in France in his life
Wew.
>>77730032
baka
I'm close to a quintuple...
>>77730032
Here's what he's like.
>>77730062
I'm close to a sextuple. In a row.
But then I play in Slovenia and can field two different teams for league and CL and still breeze through it. The kind of shit I'm pulling wouldn't be happening in a bigger league that's for sure.
Time to settle things once and for all.
lol @ New England
>>77729992
Oh yes, he is. It's a shame that he's managing probably the most talented generation that we ever had, his call-ups are just as big of a joke as his tactics. He's clueless, the latest big scandal around him was a couple of months ago, when it was discovered that he hired some kind of spiritual healers into the national team, to "cleanse" the players and the stadium. The FA obviously don't care about the toxicity that he brings though, he's a joke. Unable to adapt, he's stuck somewhere in the 90's.
2018.
wheres the guy who was talking shit about AMCs
>>77730096
I'm in 2018 with PFC and
>>77730199
>>77730199
>lille
hurrr
>>77730196
Basically webm related. It's sad, it's almost like we're talking about the Serbian FA.
I've got napoli in the final for Europa next week.... pray for me.
>>77730304
While in Ligue 2?
>>77730304
Im befuddled how you managed to meme your way that far
Ironically, this isn't even part of TSSSUUUUU's resume. His most recent landmark is getting a National A licence.
>>77730315
yes
>>77730333
i gave myself the herb brooks speech in the mirror before every big match, no joke
>>77730315
i qualified by winning the french cup while still in NAT, drew a group with Milan, Stoke, and Shaktar. Took second place with 9 points, then beat roma, a turkish club, ajax, chelsea, and now Napoli
>>77730396
How many reloads?
>People will argue that strikerless isn't cheating
>>77730416
i reloaded once after a group stage match with stoke that was a draw (that i lost after the reload) because 3 of my starting players tore their ACLs
>>77730416
He progresses to fast to be reloading unless hes just running games on only commentary
>>77730442
nope, Key highlights
2 games in a row, come on now
crying emoji
>>77722221
I hope you're happy. They also finished second the the EPLEL for a point behind Sheikty. Reminder that despite being undefeated, they finished second last season.
Also, >Gelsenkirchen finished second to Buyern... despite having the same number of point AND the same goal difference as well as losing less matches (1 loss to 3)!
39M€ doing what, exactly?
>tried to change to differents wierd tactics
>failed
>have to come back to use 3-4-3, 4-2-3-1 and 4-5-1
>>77730867
strikerless my friend
>>77730898
duh my 3-4-3 is 2AMC and 1 F9 so it's basically strikerless
>>77730906
thats a good formation as long as your two AMCs are SS or Treqs
Perfect timing.
YES. YEEEEEESSSSSS. FUCK YOU GAY-SG, FUCK YOU ROSERO!
>>77730906
>>77730898
Is narrow striker-less the it thing in 17?
>>77730950
>Is Ballon d'Or
>Doesn't make it into the CL Dream Team
Inch perfect.
>>77730950
NICELY DONE!
>>77730969
see
>>77730556
>>77730969
It's the modern day grid, shit like 3-7-0 with 3 Shadow Strikers break the ME.
>>77730983
Yeah I've seen your shit but dont recall your tactics post em.
>>77730987
In 15 or 16 beta I remember strikers being dogshit and had to go striker-less, at least it is not that.
>>77730969
Replacing a ST with a AMC as a SS simply creates a lot of space and forces your other players to use their brains to make shit work instead of just hoofing it to the striker because that's his job to score, why would they give a shit.
>>77731022
just a mo', gotta open the game back up
>>77715489
Why of all teams Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn?
>>77731022
>>77731050
>Facilities downgraded due to "technological advances"
>Request facilities
>Best club in the world
>Willing to accept less than perfect facilities
Faggots.
>>77731113
sometimes I'll move the Treq foward and play him as a false 9
>>77731074
There is no greater club in Argentina.
>>77731113
How do you get away with that midfield? Do the WBs do enough defensively or is it down to the stoppers closing the gap
>Ricci
hmm I've broken the game
>>77731462
Can still play him...
settings/shouts for a back three?
yeah i need to get striker sorted, i know.
>This stadium has a roof
Quality work SI.
>>77731628
Depends how good they are technically. No DCB FFS.
>>77731265
the stoppers are the key to making the formation work
>>77731265
this >>77731775
WBs are the speedsters occasionally defending but mostly helping on the counter
>>77731961
yup, and the entire tactic is about the counter
that being I said I have no idea how I manage to average 61% possession a game, even against much bigger clubs
>>77731628
>forced to sell Sane, Coutinho and Firmino
Used to be Countinho, Firmino, Lallana up top
Happy to know I was >"""almost""" bigger than Triglav.
>>77731988
I remember having 82% against a team like Chelsea. Think my average is in the high 60s or low 70s
>>77731988
You're flooding the midfield. That's why you have the ball.
>>77731997
>not using three BPDs
>>77732006
christ, how far along in your save?
my best matches were in the low 70s but against chelsea in the Europa i was at 59 over both legs
>>77732013
that was my thought too but in my counter tactics in older FM games i'd only end up with about 40% no matter what I was doing
to be fair I've not tried to counter since FM14
>>77732006
only 4 years in so far.
>>77732020
Possession in FM is just time you have on the ball, not what you do with it. IRL, Opta's possession percentages are also heavily linked to passing, much unlike FM. You can have buckets of possession in FM and be constantly in danger if it's your CBs who dwell on the ball and keep losing it stupidly.
>>77732038
Ah, makes sense
I think a lot of high possession numbers in strikerless is also due to there not being a man or two up front for your midfield to just feed the ball to, they pass smarter
>>77732038
when I had high possession game, its usually a close game
>>77732053
That's why winning the possession battle in FM isn't too hard: you play on Defensive and pull all brakes: shorter passing, lower tempo, retain possession, play out of defence, dribble less, work ball into box... You'll have the ball, guaranteed. Generally you'll be in danger too if you play that fucking slowly, but you'll have the ball.
I recall that against stronger teams I used to use Play Out Of Defence. I'd have possession... in my own half and not beyond because the press from the opposition forced my players off the ball by hoofing it or losing it. Meanwhile the opposition would get many opportunities despite having the ball less often simply by playing faster and more incisive football. All that with just one instruction. Of course it's circumstantial, hoofing it isn't a cure-all either.
One little touch I like about FM 17 is when a player is complaining about not playing, the players who back you up are the ones who play in the same position. Same thing with leaving to a new club.
It's a small, but appreciated touch.
>>77732166
i've left the game for three-four years and it got crazy in-depth with the drama dinnit
>>77732166
huh, never noticed that
for me it always went like this
>player has complaint
>basically entire squad is concerned on his behalf
>go to team meeting
>every single concerned player (other than the original complainant) does a complete 180 the second you open your mouth
>problem instantly evaporates
Which one?
Left is 3m right is 3m + 3m after 20 games
>>77732361
Right is better rounded, but I like HG players so I'd always go on with players 18 and under.
>t. Arsène Wenger
>>77731113
Did you make this formation because you somehow had 3 BPD and SS or did you force your team to adapt?
>>77732465
>BPDs
>French Ligue 2
No.
>>77729401
>he didn't try to break moN€ymar's leg at all
pathetic
>>77731999
Simulate a season without you and watch them go straight back to the mediocrity.
>check favoured personnel
>chairman made it on there
lol
>>77731113
What mentality?
>Bochum are live on BT today
neat
>>77732465
Retrained em
>>77733545
counter always
>>77733545
>77733545
also very fluid and training team cohesion and match tactics until all areas are 100%
>>77734406
shame you don't have fmrte for your posts too lol
>breezed through lower leagues
>get BTFO in pre-season friendlies by much better teams
>defense in shambles
>notice I don't have "Get Stuck In" in instructions
>first game we get 4 CCC counter-attacks
feelsgoodman
>>77734548
something something success jealousy
(on the real I haven't posted from mobile for ages and thought frenchanon was telling me not to use BPDs in ligue 2)
if you think im editing shit im more than happy to post proof im not, or I can encourage you to use my tactics and replicate my results if you're good enough to
>>77734590
nicely done
Gonna take a little break from my Venezia save, should I go Estonia, Iceland or Faroe Islands?
>>77735108
Iceland is very comfy
>>77735108
go poland
>>77733268
Well it can't really happen, I sorted out the house before leaving and we were the best club in the world, so by virtue of money and rep. It's not like I won the CL and quitted immediately.
My Ass(Wo)Man took over. She kept winning the 1. SNL (tough hun?). She didn't win the CL again until 2028/2029 however. The two CLs after my four wins were won by City, then Utd, then >us, then City again. And yes, at age 67, Mou still manages Manure. City is managed by Zidane at the moment, who was free after he was sacked from France but wasn't contracted by Triglav, oddly enough. Benitez was the manager before him; he won the CL in 2025/2026 but got sacked immediately after lifting it.
Katanec didn't resign until 2028 that faggot. Slovenia hasn't had any better player ever since I resigned, the best regen still playing for Never Ever.
Maribor is still eternally #2 in Slovenia and has won a two Pokal and a Super Pokal ever since. Olimpija won a Pokal and a Super Pokal. Not much to write home about the other Slovenian clubs.
>>77734662
>thought frenchanon was telling me not to use BPDs in ligue 2
No, it just meant that it's highly unlikely there are defenders who are qualified to be BPDs in Ligue 2. Doesn't prevent you to play them as such obviously...
>all those CCC's
wew
>http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41005778
i wish my board was this nice
>>77736398
that's great news. now they won't need to snipe all other german teams' best players anymore, right?
>>77736463
they'll do what city do and steal them all at age 12 instead
>>77736398
>not even half a Neymar
Good banter
>want to try new tactic
>always feel I have to make a new save for this
I heve a problem
>>77736398
Nah, incremental improvements and fixed youth rating is where it's at.
https://www.sport.de/news/ne2863863/viererpack-12-jaehriger-moukoko-glaenzt-fuer-bvb-u17/
>12 years old
Classic Africa
great name
>chance to ultra defensive tactic
>score two goals from fks in first game with it
I have the spirit of pulis in me
>Managing Juventus
>14th place in the Serie A
I don't think I'm cut out for this >game anymore
>>77737055
How many games in? If it's just the start of the season you can always pull back.
Also what would people here say is the comfiest league to play? One where there isn't much pressure and where I can just relax.
>>77737118
iceland? i like the swiss league too.
somehow we always perform well against celtic.
>they fell for the Pep meme.
Exposed.
>they fell for the English defense meme
>ever paying £40 million for Englund defenders when there are cheap teenage Brazilians waiting to be liberated from some slum.
>>77738362
>>77738498
>What is HG quota?
>>77738533
City have 4 British players in the squad so probably that.
anyone in this thread smoke weed
i qual. for CL by winning europa if I end up memeing my way to a CL win in three years with a lower league club im retiring forever
>>77738819
Drugs r bad
>>77738819
Smoking is for the Devil :-)
>tfw entering a pep guardiola phase where i get bitchy if i don't win and refuse to analyze my tactics
>It's a "Sterling has 3 players open at front and goes for a blooter"-episode
>>77739310
big same
>>77739310
i'm on reboot/ragequit number fifteen against tottenham and can't help it
>>77739398
who are you playing that you need to save scum against spurs of all teams
>tfw chairman actually rejects the offers for your hottest prospect
proud.jpg
>>77739042
this
>>77739434
liverpool. no real strikers. might 'splash the cash' on dybala or something. huge stats on him in this game
>the absolute state of everton
>>77739711
If you cant beat spurs as liverpool u need to like, reevaluate
>>77739852
i know. i'm getting impatient.
LADS
Is it worth picking up 17 for £12, or should I stick with 16.
>>77739940
17s better
>>77736398
Kek'd audibly
>>77737118
The way Italy does things is actually pretty nice once you get to the top division, but you'll actually have to play a half-decent team from time to time.
How do I sign this fine young man for my Prem side?
>goat name
>goat potential
>>77740238
>15 year old booty
Reported
guysez rate this lad
>>77740238
dat (brown underage) booty, i'd say
>>77740265
Should I go for the heading or finishing joke?
>>77740265
>13 Sep 2531
what
>>77740238
I raise your booty brown a pace cocks
>>77740279
go for both my man, my body is ready
>>77739977
What is better about 17? I didn't buy it as it looked the same, but I guess I'll get 18 for christmas if there is an actual difference from FM 16.
Will this work?
how do i beat the 4-1-2-3 dm wide formation?
i use the 4-3-3 narrow formation set to control and retain possession to try to counter it but still cant beat it.
that formation cost me promotion last season. PLS HELP. ;_;
Why can't I sign this guy on a bosman?
16m for him is way too much right?
I desperately need a striker though
>>77740667
I would guess Bosman doesn't apply to Russia since it's not EU.
>>77740626
i was actually going to ask a similar question;
what is the best formation that uses 2 AMC's? i would try the striker-less formation but my forwards are too good to go to waste.
>>77740711
just get Dolberg
>>77740653
Retain possession is a meme, if your tactic is good enough players will hold onto the ball without it enabled.
>>77740783
it's a defensive tactic, you put it on to slow down and control the game
>>77740813
this
I couldn't live without retain possession/waste time, but I'd only ever use them to fuck up a game's flow and hold a scoreline
new thread?
>>77741136
No?
>>77741136
For what purpose?
>tfw have a stellar record of 1 win in 11
>still comfortably out of the relegation zone
epic
>>77740757
I got him at the start of my 3rd season at wolves, worth every penny
>>77741136
Nice try Jendrok
>>77741151
>>77741147
>>77741212
it's been years since i /trb/'d. i forget the limits.
anyone know a good destroyer to get? i'm in my first year of a save in fm17. got like 40m pound but he shouldn't be that pricey
We are in 2nd in the Championship 2 points behind 1st and 6 ahead of 3rd-why are you saying this you dumb twat, you said you were willing to stay and get us promoted straight away like 3 weeks ago! >:O
>>77740563
64-bit version.
>>77742013
Does that just mean it runs quicker? Pretty cool if true because having 2 managers in 2031 is slow af.
>>77742046
Yes. Apart from that there are minor improvements here and there, it won't be any different this year, I guess. Unless you wait a few years in between, you won't see massive changes.
>>77741254
Balotelli destroys the goals
anyone ever pick up zeca? looked like a nice hipster pickup for wingback. he's a LB but is right-footed so i'm training him at that side instead.
>>77742731
and ya i see the pun and i like it.
why the fuck is mls scheduling so bad? i have games on thursday and saturday at least half a dozen times this season
Do you guys ever have this thing where your monitor will try to adjust the shade of the screen anytime you go from different tabs or to match screens. Just out of the blue started happening like the monitor is trying to be over dynamic and mesh with the colors of the game too well.
>>77743337
Like any time I click on anything say for example to change a transfer fee during negotiation, the whole game gets darker around that tab.
Why the fuck do I keep getting FACING UNCERTAIN FUTURE AFTER A ROW when I'm not even getting talks I can argue with them in?
>>77743415
skin i bet
Out of curiosity what are your guy's interface settings?
Is Rooney still the best player in the world?
>>77744993
this post was made 10 years ago and only just now uploaded
>>77745030
>>77744993
>that SI smackdown on his stats this year
i'm playing as liverpool. should i try to buy dybala? it's like 100m
reverse trb
>>77745081
>playing as liverpoo
>>77745100
don't change the fucking subject. let's start talking about that magnificent GOAT paulo dybala. where did he come from and why is he so worthy of 100m pounds??
hnnnngggggg
>>77745137
how can i let this man go?
how can i abandon all that bright highlighter green?
where is the board of directors at, i need a payday loan for this guy.
>>77745146
Just buy Neymar
>>77745137
>flair 17
Also he came from Argentina
>>77745137
it's not easy being cheesy
top english talents to poach? fuck this country and it's domestic rules. danny ings is a fucking talent at this rate.
>>77711943
well well well.
just bayern away
>sign a player in August who had been on a free transfer for month
>top clubs want to sign him by January
So nobody scouted italy where he was released from but every club is scouting moldova?
>>77746369
utterly fuck yes
this may be the lowest amount of points I've gotten and still topped a CL group
liverbro still awake here lads.
>>77746611
No-one asked
Can anyone link me arts league before I forget?
>>77746708
https://www.kicktipp.de/fmgtipps/
>>77746717
Thanks buddy
>>77729412
>>77729241
I saw some similar skin, what's it called?
the position view should be swapped with the attribute clock at the very least, so you more easily can highlight attributes for positions
>>77745137
a shame I can never accept a light hearted person in my squad, and he's too old/high rep to be tutored. nice attributes
tfw you'd quite happily sell a player but nobody is offering close to a good deal
>>77745137
>long throws 5
release from contract
11 goals in 4 matches, i'm just waiting for the news of his year-long injury now
F
17 is garbage isn't it
>>77747398
better than 16
>>77747398
player predictions are really far-fetched.
Good lad with good legs
why is Donnarumma always ineligible to play for my games. i dont understand.
>>77747780
Is he playing for your youth team?
>>77747793
I think he got set as available for U18 squad. Any idea how to remove him and make him only available for the senior team?
Anyone have a corner attack guide? I never score on corners.
>>77747818
>>77747793
Nevermind, I fixed it. Dumb mistake.
>Wears a suit for CL final
Is he /ourguy/
>mfw I gave him a start out of pity and he pulls this off
>>77747829
Get the modern day Rory Dulap for long throw and Michael Jordan up front.
Just use every part of the sideline as a corner.
>japan in charge of not choking
>Hi gays, this is my new Lower league save, hope you learn some cool tips about getting right to the Premier League
>so we're setting up the save here, I always play with attribute masking off because th...
tfw selling world class potential players so I can afford to sign decent potential domestic players
>>77748180
just bought reece oxford for like 40m m8
>>77748180
you should sell them in order to improve facilities and staff.
you should not sign any players
bets
>>77748222
HOPP SCHWEIZ
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>>77748204
I can afford the facilities all the way to max with my yearly income
Just gotta wait like 15 years for it to finish upgrading
>>77748222
Spain wins in the final vs Ukraine EZ PZ
>>77748239
should've started earlier desu
FM should have random low-chance events where your players die. i.e car crashes, plane crashes, dying on the pitch
>>77748484
No.
>>77748484
nah, but hope they incorporate stadium building the way it was done in one of the manager games from the 90s, you could improve your stadium section by section.
>Down to 10 men
>The City of Southampton
>Youngsaeng High School Academy
>>77748484
They need to up FM by letting you buy some local club from lower leagues.
>leltic
Shame they will still qualify
>>77748552
>playing as the best and easiest team in the game
>>77749237
He isn't playing as PSG though.
First football practice in 3 years in an hour, wish me luck.
>>77749274
good luck
lets go
i hope this database doesn't fuck up on me and I get portugese regens instead of whats supposed to be chinese regens
>>77749321
>>77749328
the fuck are you doing, m8?
is that portuguese seventh level?
>>77749343
I know, it'll probably crash and burn
or i'll get bored as fuck
but it's a laugh
>>77749237
>having fun
(Calm) I'm pleased with how things are going lads, keep it up
>>77749353
i didn't mean it dismissively, it looks like it could be interesting
i just literally don't understand what you're doing
why is everyone on your team chinese? why would you get chinese regens as well?
>>77749447
>Being pleased with anything ever
What are you, their mother?
>>77749453
It's a Chinese club in Portugal, I assume to help train up Chinese kids using Portuguese facilities.
or it's just an immigrant club
and I assume I'd get Chinese regens because it's a Chinese club.
Romania FC in UK gets only Romanian regens
>>77749453
>>77749502
Are they based in Macao or something?
>tfw travel costs
>>77749502
Check your under 19s/21s
if the generated players are chinese you'll be fine
>>77749502
that is pretty cool
good luck, anon
>>77749482
It is what I assume Rodgers' team talk was
Would love this Brenny choke
Are expectations still fucked in FM?
>>77750027
I get to set mine a month after the transfer window closes
>>77750027
Expectations were never really broken except in the instance of you massively overachieving and you could argue that isn't unrealistic since we've sen teams overachieve before and the manager getting the chop when they perform averagely next season.
Having a club founded recently is always fun for the writeups
Everything is "historic"
Someone make a new thread quick
This strange popped up in the social feed. Zero interest in signing him. No idea where the 'minor' interest is coming from either.
>1-0 down at half time in cup final
>bollocked team
>had to go afk to help my nan with some stuff
>came back to 2-1 (52, 90+1)
...I'm never making subs again
>2 broken legs in a week
He changed skin colour...
I want to play football IRL but I am really bad at it how can I play without getting bullied? I try to join groups but they are mean to me and I have mental health issues as it is.
not joke post pls to help.
>>77750534
where do you live
are you at least a little normal?
>>77750534
You could always go to pedal to the metal on conditioning and become a winger/right-left back then you join some team of older men.
Beware of their tackles, but if you're serious about wanting to play you can get away with a lack of skill if you have great conditioning.
>>77750557
I live in England. Like I can take a joke but if the people there genuinely don't like me because I'm bad then it's not really fun-like if everyone else is crap and you just joke about it that's fine I am not completely incompetent but you know it's not really fun to be the black sheep in a bunch of good people who are actually tryhards+good.
I am willing to put the effort into that sort of thing but I have naturally bad co-ordination, although I am pacey at least.
>>77750534
Git gud or play with friends
>>77750567
I'm not great fitness at the exact moment but I used to be a great runner, I naturally have a runner's build so it won't take much effort to get into a degree of fitness since I am incapable of getting fat.
>>77750586
All my friends are fat and hate sports :/.
>>77750575
sounds like it's more about finding a squad that's on your level then I guess.
not sure why you'd want to take football serious though it's not like you're gonna become pro (unless you're 8 years old ??)
Just have a laugh with it and play with shitters
>>77750603
Bully them into playing with you. Take notes from the hierarchy of society
>>77750618
Yeah that's what i mean, I just want to play with shitters and have a laugh but I don't know where to find other shitters like myself cos my friends are all fatties who hate sports.
>>77750679
go to local pubs and ask about lol idk
most ppl i know who are shit and play for a laugh are playing 5 or 7 a side
Wtf is Carabao Cup?
>>77750865
league cup
why do people still get confused about england's annual sponsorship deal changes?
>>77750865
what do you think wet boy
Predictions for Nice v Napoli? I think maybe 1-1
>>77751017
2-0 for Napoli, Nice weren't looking too hot on the first leg
>>77751017
1-0 Nice
>>77751671
If Napoli play Mad Vlad in defence, then it will be 6-0 Napoli + Chiriches snaps Balotelli's cock off
Tfw every major substitution-necessary injury crashes your game so it cheats for you by default
Have you guys had this problem? I only have a badge pack in terms of mods
>>77752192
fix'd (I had a skin that I forgot to mention because i'm a dumbfuck)
i tried
>>77752365
>>77752365
>>77749274
I survived
>>77751046
nice