***The Official Football Manager Thread***

[Suntan Superman]

I feel cheated. Madrid didn't feel a very good squad in the second leg, and I won, 6-1. It feels great beating Madrid to make it to the Spanish Cup Final(vs Valencia), but it's kind of a hollow victory.

[Kobalt]

Losing in the PK for a chance at a promotion is the worst

Finished my first year with Leeds in 3rd place. I was on 1st for after 16 games, then slid to 2nd during the next 18 games, and then finished the year at 3rd after that.

I use the 3-5-2 formation which is terrible. I rarely have the possession, crosses kill my team, but I'm too stubborn to change. Cameron Jerome(loaned from Stoke) scored 27 goals for me, but when I needed him, he disappeared down the stretch. My other striker Luciano Becchio broke his leg on the last match so I need to find some strikers, not sure how much the board will give me.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Another Christmas swoon for Rangers, but this time, I'm actually losing games and my 21 point lead in the Scottish First Division is now down to 12 points heading into February. Yet I beat Hearts in a Scottish Cup replay 2-0.

As for the January transfer window, I signed two guys to pre-contracts....

32-year-old DM Serginho Greene (Vojvodina) - valued at $190k
20-year-old ST Gaetano Monachello (Metalurg D) - valued at $3.4M

Also got 20-year-old DC Remie Street (Newcastle) on loan till the end of the season.

Also, I was able to extend the loan of James McFadden until the end of the season (and now I'm not contributing any salary), however, Southhampton refused to extend the loan of Steven Whittaker until the end of the season. He finished with 30 apps, four goals, six assists, and four player of the match awards (7.24 average rating). I cancelled the loan of Luke Williams from Middlesbrough. He made 12 appearances and was very underwhelming.

And the other big news was Carlos Bocanegra announcing his retirement at the end of the season. A shame to because he is the anchor of my defense and still has plenty in the tank.

[jb12780]

Ever had those silly goals where a winger can run through a defense and tap one in and the defenders do absolutely nothing? Just had two of those happen. I am furious.

[HKPound]

Fernando Torres is abysmal for me in my Chelsea save lol. Quite difficult to sell him. Looks like I'm gonna have to go with Sturridge. Oscar is struggling mightily for me as well. Gonna have to go with Hazard-Mata-Moses. Looking for a strong crosser temporarily though, probably will try to get Jermaine Pennant, always been solid for me.

[electrickeeper]

Quote: Originally Posted by HKPound

Fernando Torres is abysmal for me in my Chelsea save lol. Quite difficult to sell him. Looks like I'm gonna have to go with Sturridge. Oscar is struggling mightily for me as well. Gonna have to go with Hazard-Mata-Moses. Looking for a strong crosser temporarily though, probably will try to get Jermaine Pennant, always been solid for me.

What about Downing?

[PurdueEmma]

I played my first game and lost 1-5. I don't think I quite understand how to play this game. Do you have any tips on assigning players to roles correctly?

[elprez98]

Quote: Originally Posted by PurdueEmma

I played my first game and lost 1-5. I don't think I quite understand how to play this game. Do you have any tips on assigning players to roles correctly?

On the player cards in the bottom left corner there is a scouting report by your scout. Use this link to see how your scout believes a particular player is best utilized. Find a formation that will put your best players on the pitch in their mist effective positions.

Start from there.