How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[doyce7]

Quote: Originally Posted by indiblue

Update on Nottingham Forest, season 2 Went ahead and raided Arsenal for Yaya Sanogo for 1m pounds, and Gnabry on loan for the rest of the season. I turned down three deadline day offers for Fraser Forster in excess of 8m pounds, from Porto, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich (Neuer got sold to Barca for 20m). My first game in February was a league encounter with Bolton, which I lost 1-0. The board promptly e-mailed me stating it was imperative that I "experiment with squad dynamics" to ensure a good result against QPR. Fine-tuned the shape and work rates of my custom 4-2-3-1 and I pulled off a 2-1 win that brought my entire starting XI from okay form to good. Continued the good fortune in the Euro League R32 against AZ. First leg was away in the Netherlands, and I pulled off a sweeping 3-0 win. Gomis opened the scoring within 30 minutes when he was brought down in the box and awarded a penalty, dispatching it with power down the middle. Went into the break 1-0 up and came out all guns blazing. Around the hour mark, Mackay-Steven latched onto the rebound from a corner and thundered one past the keeper, before Mutch played Gomis clear through for him to get a brace and a third away goal. Returning home, I scored in minute 18 with Sanogo to secure progress to R16. My next game was the Capitol One Cup final against Sp*rs at Wembley. I scored the first and second goals in quick succession (8', 14') with Chalobah and Gomis. But Spurs managed to pull one back with Lamela in minute 19. From then on, I set out to maintain possession and go forward only if I had a clear chance. I kept my nerve to win 2-1 and lift my second cup, making it two trophies in two years. Next up were Crystal Palace and Manchester City in the league; I had to win the first, and avoid loss in the second. Gomis managed to score within 30 minutes in both, and I took six points from both games in 1-0 wins. The City scalp really pleased me as it helped me to get 6th on the table with a huge cushion (11 points) over seventh, and cut the gap between me and City (5th position) to just 5 points. With 27 games played, I'd say my mid-table finish is virtually guaranteed barring a freak collapse. I drew Athletic Bilbao in the Euro League R16. The first leg in England was an electric affair, with both sides going forward in abundance and defending well. It was a late goal from super sub Victor Andrade in the 83rd minute that gave me a comfortable 1-0 win and denied Athletic any chance of an away goal. I go into the second leg expecting to grab a first-half away goal and then hold the ball in the second; let's see how it goes. Gomis has become really easy to play with ever since I changed his work rate and positioning. He's no longer a link-up striker, but a decent target man with great hold-up play. Gomis is now the league's second-highest scorer on 14 goals (21 in all competitions); Jovetic has had a bit of a drought and been stuck on 16 since December, and I just found out he suffered a metatarsal fracture and is going to be out a bit longer. Gomis catching up and claiming the Golden Boot would really help me command a big fee for him in the summer. ***** Team Setup I started with a standard 4-2-3-1 and moved the CAM more withdrawn, to the tip of the midfield triangle closer to the two defensive midfielders (10 clicks). Mutch now drops deeper to pick up the ball from midfield/defense, allowing Diaby and Chalobah to hold position until they need to come forward in support. I also moved both wide AMs 5 clicks forward so that they're almost like inside forwards. With his new work rates, Gomis now plays further away from the penalty spot and is offside much less, which I really like because his long shot rating is a respectable 84. He's been smashing his goals in mostly from volleys off keeper rebounds, and semi-long rising shots from just outside the box. Very confident of getting him to 25 league goals at this rate. Work rates below: RB: M/H RCB: L/H LCB: L/H LB: M/H RDM: L/H LDM: M/H RAM: H/M CAM: H/M LAM: M/L ST: M/L Bringing Oscar in is going to take my team to a whole new level. He's got a bit more pace and shooting than Mutch, so I'll probably play him in one of my inside forward roles and keep Mutch at CAM. And my team next season is shaping up to have SERIOUS potential: ST: An upgrade from Gomis to a tall, strong, fast target man with Sanogo as capable backup should do the trick. I might go in for a third striker if Sanogo doesn't impress by then, but he already feels really good at making space for others. Inside FWD/Wide AM: Oscar, Mackay-Steven, Biabiany, Abdoun, and Andrade are excellent depth. European competition means I'll be able to keep them all happy with game time. CAM: Mutch has this position locked down, but I need a good backup player. Bertrand Traore on loan hasn't impressed over the past two seasons. I'm thinking of getting an attack-minded CM for this, someone like Gundogan or Xavi/Iniesta but younger. CDM: Diaby and Chalobah is my preferred first-choice pairing, but Lansbury is making a strong case to take over from Diaby. Lansbury refused my new contract offer, so I gave him 50% more than he asked for, which he should accept. Cattermole is great backup. RB/LB: Byram and Cresswell, with Lichaj and Martins Indi as backup. Sorted. CB: Dier plays 9/10 games at RCB unless he's injured or severely fatigued. Ake is good in the other spot but I need a third CB to rotate. Lascelles as backup in case of fatigue/injury/suspension is a good shout. GK: Forster holds this for sure, but I need a better backup than Darlow for next season. Perhaps Butland will agree to a limited role if Stoke get relegated as they seem to be doing. Youth: In addition, I have a CDM, a CM, a RW, and a ST from my youth academy (all 84+ potential) as future 1st team players who can contribute here and there when required. Next season is the year my squad will finally have gelled to the point that winning becomes a habit, especially with the enormous development of Forster, Dier, and Mutch. I also expect to have the money to make significant improvements at CB, CM, and ST (should get in excess of 30m pounds if I win the Euro League, taking into account PL winnings and what I still have in my budget). A top-four spot is not out of the question, especially with Mutch and Oscar (still can't believe my luck) driving my attack. Sorry for all the long posts, hope I'm not pissing anyone off with them!

I for one find them insightful and a joy to read.

[Lonestar210]

Just had my 3rd match with Monterrey against Tigres; they have one of the most talented teams in Liga Mexico. It felt like one of those matches where CPU was able to dissect my defense for some reason. They also were able to force a few turnovers and at the half they were up 1-0.

Things were looking grim til my young striker Jurgen Locadia scored a scorcher from outside the box. He single handedly dribbled around 2 defenders about 10 feet outside the box on the right side. Then with only a sliver of space he took a shot aimed toward the far left post. The ball literally curved 5 feet to the right and was placed just inside the left post which left the goal keeper flabbergasted. The pace on the ball was brilliant.

I felt really stagnant on offense and struggled but in the 75th minute my other striker Suazo dispossessed a defender just outside their box and sent in a finesse shot past the keeper with his left foot. Then CPU went into overdrive and I felt like it was gonna be one of those matches you are destined to lose or draw. It culminated with a B.S. handball call which gave them a penalty shot. With a stroke of luck my keeper read it correctly and saved it. It was a battle to keep them out of my box in the final minutes but I held them off for the win.

Opare was not able to make but one cross and if it wasn't for Locadia's skill, we probably would have lost. In other news I managed to buy young striker Petar Sliskovic for $1,400,000 since I was not able to afford Jonathan Dos Santos. He is 22 years old has 81 strength. I needed a 4th striker and felt he was the most affordable option.

In summary, I am glad I made the decision to go ahead and pay $5.4 million for Locadia instead of $2.5 for an older not as talented striker just so I could have enough money leftover for Jonathan Dos Santos. I like Dos Santos a lot but Locadia has been the best player on my team through 3 matches and I can see him doubling his value in one season.

[celinhohyoga]

I'm looking for some sliders to make Legendary a bit more easy and realistic, World Class looks so easy. The Orion's Sliders are manual and they look unrealistic, Xavi passing the same as a random player . Anyone can help me?

English is not my first language, sorry .

[Gonira]

Quote: Originally Posted by celinhohyoga

The Orion's Sliders are manual and they look unrealistic, Xavi passing the same as a random player

sliders don't widen or reduce the ability gap between players, it's unfair to criticize a slider set using this criterion.

[eF 5ive]

Hey guys sorry can't find the Q&A thread. How do I read offsides. I don't really understand it as it always seems to be moving.

[Gonira]

a player is offside if, at the moment that the ball was passed to him (i mean at the moment the ball left the foot of the passer, not the moment it was received), he is in front of the midfield line, in front of the ball line and has less than two opponents in front of his own line (the opponent goalkeepers is counted). if he's exactly at the same line of the penultimate opponent, he's not offside. if an offside player doesn't participate in the play, there is no call. the offside rule isn't applied to corner kicks and throw-ins.

[celinhohyoga]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gonira

sliders don't widen or reduce the ability gap between players, it's unfair to criticize a slider set using this criterion.

I want to use assisted because the stats make difference, in manual they don't make difference, I wanted a sliders setup for assisted.

[Gonira]

Quote: Originally Posted by celinhohyoga

I want to use assisted because the stats make difference, in manual they don't make difference, I wanted a sliders setup for assisted.

oh, i get it. the problem is manual passing, right?

well, player ratings still have some effect with manual passing, although really not as much as they would have with assistance.

if you like the core gameplay of sets like orion's or mine, you should probably try bringing pass errors of user and cpu to closer values between them while keeping everything else the same. that huge gap between user and cpu pass error is only there to compensate the higher ammount of errors we do using manual passing.