Re: Um....Manager Advice - Possible HUGE MOVE
In what can only be described as a very painful decision, I have decided to end my FIFA13 career mode. I started with Sporting KC in MLS and 264 games later after my second Allsvenskan League title I have decided that I have had enough. I was also the manager of the Northern Ireland national football team for a spell last season, we didn't qualify for the 2018 World Cup, but we did manage a draw against Germany. Looking back I should have stayed at MLS for an extra season to increase my prestige, I had just won the MLS Cup and was offered the job at IFK Goteborg, I took it almost immediately without thinking and I'm afraid I became mired in an unprestigous league that hindered my ability to be hired on by bigger clubs. I was offered the job at SL Benfica midway through last season, but foolishly turned it down. My team only had one loss in league play last year and three losses overall. I drew twice with LOSC Lille and ManU in the Champions League, so my team was far out reaching its expectations. I couldn't see this team losing a league game during the upcoming season and I was afraid that would get very, very boring. I applied for several jobs including Huddersfield and Wolverhampton, but was turned down and that I'm afraid is what made my decision easier. I guess in the back of my mind I know that no matter where I went I would follow the same plan for building a roster and eventually become too dominant and even managing Liverpool of FC Barca would be a chore rather than a pleasure. I have the difficulty and slider maxed out to a point where I think the game plays as well as it can, challenging and rewarding, but when my team is 4 stars overall and the next best in my league is 2 1/2, it's hard to find that challenge. I keep rambling because I'm hoping I can talk myself out of leaving, but I can't find the passion to stay on. Another large elephant in the room is the stats. As I posted in the forum, I am a stats guy and this game doesn't allow me to take in as much information as I'd like. I want to know who wins the Korean League, if for no other reason that just to know and be able to put it on a spreadsheet, I can't do that unless I play the league outside of my career mode. I haven't been this into a game since...I've never been this into a game, it really drew me in. As an American with a love of baseball, soccer was always something that intrigued me. I remember watching the 1986 World Cup with my friends and asking what was the big deal with soccer, 2 matches later I knew. It's a wonderful, powerful sport and even though I'm not continuing my career now, I will keep it out there so one day I can return if I choose to.
Farewell.
In what can only be described as a very painful decision, I have decided to end my FIFA13 career mode. I started with Sporting KC in MLS and 264 games later after my second Allsvenskan League title I have decided that I have had enough. I was also the manager of the Northern Ireland national football team for a spell last season, we didn't qualify for the 2018 World Cup, but we did manage a draw against Germany. Looking back I should have stayed at MLS for an extra season to increase my prestige, I had just won the MLS Cup and was offered the job at IFK Goteborg, I took it almost immediately without thinking and I'm afraid I became mired in an unprestigous league that hindered my ability to be hired on by bigger clubs. I was offered the job at SL Benfica midway through last season, but foolishly turned it down. My team only had one loss in league play last year and three losses overall. I drew twice with LOSC Lille and ManU in the Champions League, so my team was far out reaching its expectations. I couldn't see this team losing a league game during the upcoming season and I was afraid that would get very, very boring. I applied for several jobs including Huddersfield and Wolverhampton, but was turned down and that I'm afraid is what made my decision easier. I guess in the back of my mind I know that no matter where I went I would follow the same plan for building a roster and eventually become too dominant and even managing Liverpool of FC Barca would be a chore rather than a pleasure. I have the difficulty and slider maxed out to a point where I think the game plays as well as it can, challenging and rewarding, but when my team is 4 stars overall and the next best in my league is 2 1/2, it's hard to find that challenge. I keep rambling because I'm hoping I can talk myself out of leaving, but I can't find the passion to stay on. Another large elephant in the room is the stats. As I posted in the forum, I am a stats guy and this game doesn't allow me to take in as much information as I'd like. I want to know who wins the Korean League, if for no other reason that just to know and be able to put it on a spreadsheet, I can't do that unless I play the league outside of my career mode. I haven't been this into a game since...I've never been this into a game, it really drew me in. As an American with a love of baseball, soccer was always something that intrigued me. I remember watching the 1986 World Cup with my friends and asking what was the big deal with soccer, 2 matches later I knew. It's a wonderful, powerful sport and even though I'm not continuing my career now, I will keep it out there so one day I can return if I choose to.
Farewell.
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