How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[jamiec47]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

ROAD TO RECOVERY
SEASON 1

Match 11

Birmingham 1-1 Coventry
Saritama 15
Eccleston 53
Saritama beat the defence a hit it hard and low past the keeper. Eccleston equalised with a curling effort after being played through.

Match 12

Coventry 5-3 Middlesbrough
Razak 5
Graham 13 (pen)
Butterfield 16
Adams 21
Razak 70
G. Thomas 78
Butterfield 86
Delfouneso 88
What a game! Razak gave us the lead with an curling effort from close range. Graham converted a penalty conceded by Phillips before Butterfield hit hard and low into the corner. Adams, playing in advanced role volleyed in expertly. Razak gave us the lead again, dinking over the keeper before George Thomas converted. Butterfield smashed in before Delfouneso tackled the keeper and ran the ball into the back of the net.

Match 13

Blackpool 2-1 Coventry
Haroun 16
Webster 51
Goodwillie 59
Haroun and Goodwillie headed in undeservedly either side of a Webster header from a corner.

Match 14

Coventry 1-1 Blackburn
Slew 54
Eccleston 58 (pen)

Match 15

Fulham 2-1 Coventry
Mitroglou 45
Dagnall 65
Ruiz 71
Mitroglou headed in from a corner before Dagnall smashed in on a rebound. Ruiz ran clear though, and smashed in.

Match 16

Barnsley 0-1 Coventry
Dagnall 70
Dagnall ran clear and smashed into the top corner in the only chance of the match.

League Table
1. Hull 46
2. Stoke 35
3. Watford 33
4. Reading 32
5. Nott'm Forest 31
6. Bolton 30
...
16. Coventry 19
...
22. Doncaster 9
23. Leyton Orient 9
24. Barnsley 8

[jamiec47]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

OK, I give up. 6 players going out of contract and no money. 3 wanting new contracts. I give up. So please leave a suggestion for who to do a career with, £15 million budget or more please

[_ChicoBass]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

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ROAD TO RECOVERY
SEASON 2

Match 6

Coventry 0-0 Leeds
Such a dull game, bogged down in midfield.

Match 7

Bolton 2-1 Coventry
Trotter 28
Pedersen 37
Azogue 43
Trotter opened the scoring on the rebound before Pedersen headed in. Azogue headed one back but we couldn't get back in it.

Match 8

Coventry 0-1 Leyton Orient
Batt 51
Batt smashed in from close range to give Orient an undeserved win.

Match 9

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Coventry
Best 61
Former Coventry striker Leon Best smashed in the only goal of the game on the volley, into the top corner.

Match 10

Coventry 0-2 Stoke
Ireland 15
Ireland 86
Ireland headed in the opener before jinking inbetween the defence to chip over McCarthy.

Thoughts

An absolutely awful month. What else can I say. I decided to give this career a chance, but in FIFA 15 I will do a takeover. Will there be a FIFA 15 Career Mode thread like this?

I think so, there was one for FIFA 13 so I'm sure there will be one for FIFA 15. What I've been wondering is if FIFA 15 will even be out on PS3. Has that been confirmed yet by any chance?

OK, I give up. 6 players going out of contract and no money. 3 wanting new contracts. I give up. So please leave a suggestion for who to do a career with, £15 million budget or more please

Sorry I couldn't help with the takeover. Sucks seeing it end but hey, this game is supposed to be fun not frustrating. I hope you find the right team! Are you planning on staying in England or trying out a different league?

I'm currently struggling financially with Wimbledon as well. I've had to make a few cuts to loosen up some funds. I'm taking the domestic cups really seriously as I can get additional funds from them. Even though my last Capital One Cup victory to Wolverhampton earned me a whopping $3,000 prize. -_- lol

[jamiec47]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

I think so, there was one for FIFA 13 so I'm sure there will be one for FIFA 15. What I've been wondering is if FIFA 15 will even be out on PS3. Has that been confirmed yet by any chance?




Sorry I couldn't help with the takeover. Sucks seeing it end but hey, this game is supposed to be fun not frustrating. I hope you find the right team! Are you planning on staying in England or trying out a different league?

I'm currently struggling financially with Wimbledon as well. I've had to make a few cuts to loosen up some funds. I'm taking the domestic cups really seriously as I can get additional funds from them. Even though my last Capital One Cup victory to Wolverhampton earned me a whopping $3,000 prize. -_- lol

Yes it has been confirmed on PS3 and Xbox 360. Also I'm looking at a different country. I was playing around with a career with Inter Milan, but I'm not sure about it. Unlucky with Wimbledon, hope you can stick with it where I can't.

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

AD Alcorcon - '16-'17 Season Update
Youth Academy review

I've been talking a lot about the youth movement that I created here. As soon as I arrived to Alcorcon I was faced with a limited roster and even more limited funds. For reference this was my first ever update when I initially made the move to AD Alcorcon on January 2015

Spoiler

I'm in my send 2nd season as a Manager. Started at Boca Juniors since they've always been my favorite team and I was excited that the Argentinian League is now in the game. Started on Pro and found it too easy so I moved to WC. I came up short in two initial league and one final league. While on my 2nd season I started applying for jobs in Europe and was turned down a lot but was finally offered at AD Alcorcon in Liga Adelante which I immediately accepted since I'm looking for this sort of challenge. I've got everything I wished for: crappy roster, tough battle ahead. I've only got one player at 70 OVR with everyone else in the mid 60's and NO FORWARDS. Yup, no blue anywhere to be found lol. I also have no depth. Since I got the gig just after the transfer window I'm unable to sign anyone so I hired 5-star scouts and send them out to Argentina/Brazil and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna sign 16-year old kids as strikers.

CAN'T WAIT. Started in 18th place and I've moved up to 14th or 15th. Glad that I'm out of contention for La Liga this season because I'd get DESTROYED there next season and would be sent back down.

Fortunately I had a bit more budget here than I have at the start of my Dagenham career and I was able to recognize the plan early, so I went out and hired two scouts: Andre Osorio from Canada has 5-star experience and judgement, while Andres Ramos from Spain has 4-star experience and 3-star judgement. I immediately sent them to Brazil and Argentina to find me some talent. Unfortunately because of the limited roster I had to promote a lot of the kids right away and some of them may have become a bit of an after thought. There are currently 37 players on my squad, 10 of them out on loan. Of the 27 on my roster more than half of them (14) came from the Youth Academy, including 3 starters and most of my main subs.


(NOTE: this post got larger than anticipated so the spoiler below will show you all players currently on my squad - starters, bench, reserves, out on loan - that have come from my YA.)

Spoiler

The starters
* Zeshin Yamura (CM/CDM, 71 OVR, 16 Y/O): A pleasant surprise out of Japan, timing was perfect for him as I brought him to the YA just before the May update last season and he was soon a starter for the team (came in at 66 OVR I believe). Has 4-star skill moves and his top ratings are Ball Control (86) and Dribbling (85). He did suffer an ACL injury at the end of last season and just recently started getting out on the pitch again. He has potential to be special.
* Giorgio Barraco (LM/RW, 70 OVR, 16 Y/O): This lefty italian has a 4-star weak foot that allows him to play on either side. 3-star skill moves. He was also promoted after the last May updated immediately becoming a starter (came in in the high 60's). His top rating is Ball Control (80) but I'm really intrigued about his speed/acc combo (73/74) at his age and I hope he'll develop into a nice speedster. He's showing great potential.
* Alessandro Farago (CF/CAM, 68 OVR, 16 Y/O): After my first half season here I brought in Gaona Lugo from Boca Jrs for $200K, proceeded to score 20 goals with him in the league, then shipped him to Tigres in Mexico for $1.2 million. Yeah, I made a $1 million profit on him along. Selling him also didn't hurt because in came in Farago, who already has a higher rating than Gaona Lugo. He has 5 goals and 3 assists this season. The Italian righty has a 5-star weak foot that allows me to play him as a LS. 3-star skill moves. Top ratings are Dribbling (81) and Ball Control (79). He has potential to be special.

The bench
* Lucas Aguirre (LM/RM, 67 OVR, 16 Y/O): Was a starter this season until Yamura came back from injury. Now he's one of my top two subs. The lefty from Peru has a 4-star weak foot and 3-star skill moves. He's definitely more of an attacker at this point with his top ratings being Att. Position (78), Dribbling (78), and Finishing (73) while also having solid Long Shots (72) and Ball Control (72). Has potential to be special.
* Jose Miguel (CAM/CF, 66 OVR, 18 Y/O): My other top sub, the Argentinian has been a regular off the bench since called up back in late 2015. He's a lefty with a 5-star weak foot and 3-star skill moves. Proof that youngsters develop better through the YA than on the field, he's older than my other top prospects but none of this top ratings reach the 70's. Att. Position (69), Long Shots (68), Vision (68), and Accelaration (68) are his best ratings. Nonetheless, he has potential to be special and will continue to get regular PT, though I wonder if I should send him out on loan to be a starter ...
--> The rest of my subs are Martin Costa (CAM/CM/CF, 64 OVR, 17 Y/O) from Spain, Manuel Adolfo (ST/CF, 64 OVR, 16 Y/O) from Spain, Bruno Carmona (CM/CDM/CAM, 62 OVR, 17 Y/O) from Argentina, Jose Romero (CM/CAM/CDM, 61 OVR, 18 Y/O) from Peru, and Martin Pardo (CDM/CB, 54 OVR), 16 Y/O) the kid from Venezuela who recently demanded to be signed and whom I'm trying to get on the field one way or another.

The reserves
4 of my 9 reserves are youngsters. They're all loan listed (as are the rest of the bench guys). Dani Barrera (CM/CAM, 61 OVR, 17 Y/O) is an Argentinian who gets a spot on the bench every now and then. He has a 5-star weak foot. Sergio Alvarez (CM/CDM, 60 OVR, 17 Y/O) is an Argentinian who got regular PT as a sub last season but has been sort of forgotten this season due to the improved roster. Fabian Lopez (CAM/CM, 58 OVR, 17 Y/O), is a kid from Spain who also I also try to put on the bench for possible PT every now and then. Also has a 5-star weak foot. Luciano Couto (CAM/CM, 53 OVR, 17 Y/O) is a Brazilian kid victim to my needs for bodies when I first came to the team. Promoted when he was rated in the high 40's, he got some PT that season but soon found his way down the depth chart and hasn't even gotten interest to be taken on loan. He has a 4-star weak foot and 3-star skill moves but his top rating is Vision (62).

The kids out on loan
Raul Parrela (GK, 51 OVR, 17 Y/O) from Brazil is with MK Dons but not improving much. I'm assuming he's not a starter. Carlos Alberto (GK, 60 OVR, 18 Y/O) from Argentina is with Stevenage and has improved his rating by 3 points this season. He's an intriguing prospect standing at 6'5". Fabio Pauleta (CAM/CM/CDM/LM, 58 OVR, 18 Y/O) is the other side of the coin from Couto's experience. Came from Brazil with Couto at the same time and after playing in 2015 for me has been able to go out on loan the last two seasons, now with S****horpe Utd he's improved his rating by 4 points this season. Jose Cruz (CDM/CM, 55 OVR, 17 Y/O) from Argentina is currently at Vestsjaelland and has improved his rating by 3 points this season. He's someone I hope to develop and sale as he doesn't have the size I'd like for a CDM (he's 5'6") and may not develop the speed to play RM/LM (57/61 speed/acc combo). Jose Vidal (CM/CDM, 61 OVR, 18 Y/O) from Argentina has always been a contributor when on the roster but I've been happy to get him out on loan, currently at Doncaster. He's only improved 1 point this season so I hope that increases. Att. Position (77), Vision (76), but other than that made in the same mold as Cruz and may ultimately end up being sold. Fernando Alonso (CM/CAM, 57 OVR, 18 Y/O) from Colombia is at Morecambe this season having already improve his rating by 3 points. 5-star skill moves. I'm cautiously excited to track his development. Franco Gomez (CM/CAM, 64 OVR, 16 Y/O) from Spain is someone who played the first half of the season as a constant sub for me and now is on Granada where I hope he'll get even more PT. He improved by 2 points in the first half of the season so I hope to see more improvement in the second half. Att. Position (77), Ball Control (74), Dribbling (74). Finally, Francisco Moya (CF/LB, 60 OVR, 17 Y/O) is a kid from Venezuela that I hope to develop if anything so I can use him on the national team. He has nice size (6'2") and 5-star skill moves. Currently on Recreativo after not getting a lot of PT from me in the first half of the season.

The Youth Academy (as ranked by me)
1. Alex Navas (GK, 60-64 OVR, 89-94 Potential)16 Y/O from Venezuela. I know from coaching the national team that he's currently a 61 OVR with no relevant rating in the 70's. My hope is that he'll stick in the YA until May 1st and get a boost in ratings that will allow me to call him up and sell my 78 OVR starter for over his value of $6 million.
2. Maximilian Knoll (MID, 48-56, 80-94) 16 Y/O from Germany. Projects as a CAM.
3. Patrick Sobiech (MID, 44-52, 69-83) 15 Y/O from Germany. Projects as a CDM.
4. Florian Nickenig (DEF, 36-42, 70-82) 15 Y/O from Germany. Projects as a CDM/CB.
5. Hiroya Tamazaki (RM/RW, 56-60, 73-79) 16 Y/O from Japan may get the call after May of this year (2017). Will come in with decent speed (64-70 acc, 58-64 spd).
6. Patricio Estrada (RM/RW, 52-56, 74-80) 17 Y/O from Peru may get the call after May of this year.
7. Hiroya Imada (ATT, 48-50, 74-80) 16 Y/O from Japan could very well be a CAM/CF/ST.
8. Xavier Camacho (CM, 53-57, 73-79) 18 Y/O from Spain probably won't wait too long to demand a call up. Hopefully he waits till May.
9. Kevin Vrancic (DEF, 37-45. 66-82) 15 Y/O from Germany. I think he may end up being a LB.
10. Marco Bungert (DEF/MID, 42-46, 72-80) 17 Y/O from Germany. At 6'5" I hope he'll be a CB but I will settle for a CDM.
11. Markus Goretzka (DEF, 34-42, 65-81) 15 Y/O from Germany will likely be a CB.
12. Mathias Unnerstall (DEF/MID, 42-46, 71-79) 16 Y/O from Germany will be either a CDM or CB.
13. Adam Lee (DEF/MID, 41-45, 71-79) 16 Y/O from England will be either a CDM or CB.
14. Craig Agyakwa (DEF, 38-44, 67-79) 17 Y/O from England projects as a CB.
15. Simon Mustafi (GK, 46-50, 72-80) 16 Y/O from Germany had much higher potential when first signed and may end up being a candidate for early promotion/loan or cut from the academy.

Osorio and Ramos are currently out in Nigeria and South Korea respectively looking for wingers (SPEED). Their second month report will come in less than a week. Here's what they've found so far:

Osorio (Nigeria)
* Joshua Yeboah (DEF/MID,36-46, 70-94, 15 Y/O).
* Kwaw Aldoo (MID/ATT, 44-60, 64-88, 16 Y/O).
* Mohammed Odoom (MID/ATT, 48-64, 65-87, 16 Y/O).
* Obafemi Ankrah (MID/ATT, 41-55, 63-85, 16 Y/O).
* Zende Delle (DEF/MID, 43-57, 67-89, 16 Y/O).
--> Yes, I have my eye on Yeboah but will wait to see if his potential will stay there after the 2nd report. I feel like a lot of the Germans I have in the academy had higher potential when I signed them).

Ramos (South Korea)
* Hyeon Chui Cho (DEF/MID, 32-42, 56-74, 16 Y/O).
* Sang Hun Lim (DEF/MID, 34-46, 56-76, 16 Y/O).
* Sung Su Kim (DEF/MID/ATT, 45-59, 63-85).

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I would love feedback on this post. Do you guys find interesting/useful or over the top?

[indiblue]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

Wow, my problems seem a lot less worse than yours.

Since the 2-2 against Fulham, I've been failing to get a win. I'm at the point where I've dropped out of the top 4 in January, and I'm slightly demotivated. Buckley has lost his dribbling skills, Bendtner is getting isolated, Hajrovic is struggling to find scoring form, and the midfield seems disjointed. But the defence is in shambles, Dunk is being caught out so often (Kongolo broke his ankle in early December, out until March).

Really thinking of packing it in and moving to a bigger club, taking Buckley/Bridcutt/Forster with me. I'll play out this season with Brighton, but I can't see myself staying past the summer.

[cathal]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

Don't do it Indi. Be Brighton's Fergie and be there for at least 10 years! Or at least set yourself a goal like winning every trophy at least once before leaving.

I agree. I know the feeling looking at all those offers, but you've done brilliant work here so far, so why stop now? In a couple seasons time you'll be better then all those teams that are offering you to join. Can't a man run a successful football club without being offered a job?
That's just my opinion, if you feel it would be more enjoyable elsewhere then it's your choice no one's stopping you.

[Notsle12]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

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AD Alcorcon - '16-'17 Season Update
Youth Academy review

I've been talking a lot about the youth movement that I created here. As soon as I arrived to Alcorcon I was faced with a limited roster and even more limited funds. For reference this was my first ever update when I initially made the move to AD Alcorcon on January 2015



Fortunately I had a bit more budget here than I have at the start of my Dagenham career and I was able to recognize the plan early, so I went out and hired two scouts: Andre Osorio from Canada has 5-star experience and judgement, while Andres Ramos from Spain has 4-star experience and 3-star judgement. I immediately sent them to Brazil and Argentina to find me some talent. Unfortunately because of the limited roster I had to promote a lot of the kids right away and some of them may have become a bit of an after thought. There are currently 37 players on my squad, 10 of them out on loan. Of the 27 on my roster more than half of them (14) came from the Youth Academy, including 3 starters and most of my main subs.


(NOTE: this post got larger than anticipated so the spoiler below will show you all players currently on my squad - starters, bench, reserves, out on loan - that have come from my YA.)

Spoiler

The starters
* Zeshin Yamura (CM/CDM, 71 OVR, 16 Y/O): A pleasant surprise out of Japan, timing was perfect for him as I brought him to the YA just before the May update last season and he was soon a starter for the team (came in at 66 OVR I believe). Has 4-star skill moves and his top ratings are Ball Control (86) and Dribbling (85). He did suffer an ACL injury at the end of last season and just recently started getting out on the pitch again. He has potential to be special.
* Giorgio Barraco (LM/RW, 70 OVR, 16 Y/O): This lefty italian has a 4-star weak foot that allows him to play on either side. 3-star skill moves. He was also promoted after the last May updated immediately becoming a starter (came in in the high 60's). His top rating is Ball Control (80) but I'm really intrigued about his speed/acc combo (73/74) at his age and I hope he'll develop into a nice speedster. He's showing great potential.
* Alessandro Farago (CF/CAM, 68 OVR, 16 Y/O): After my first half season here I brought in Gaona Lugo from Boca Jrs for $200K, proceeded to score 20 goals with him in the league, then shipped him to Tigres in Mexico for $1.2 million. Yeah, I made a $1 million profit on him along. Selling him also didn't hurt because in came in Farago, who already has a higher rating than Gaona Lugo. He has 5 goals and 3 assists this season. The Italian righty has a 5-star weak foot that allows me to play him as a LS. 3-star skill moves. Top ratings are Dribbling (81) and Ball Control (79). He has potential to be special.

The bench
* Lucas Aguirre (LM/RM, 67 OVR, 16 Y/O): Was a starter this season until Yamura came back from injury. Now he's one of my top two subs. The lefty from Peru has a 4-star weak foot and 3-star skill moves. He's definitely more of an attacker at this point with his top ratings being Att. Position (78), Dribbling (78), and Finishing (73) while also having solid Long Shots (72) and Ball Control (72). Has potential to be special.
* Jose Miguel (CAM/CF, 66 OVR, 18 Y/O): My other top sub, the Argentinian has been a regular off the bench since called up back in late 2015. He's a lefty with a 5-star weak foot and 3-star skill moves. Proof that youngsters develop better through the YA than on the field, he's older than my other top prospects but none of this top ratings reach the 70's. Att. Position (69), Long Shots (68), Vision (68), and Accelaration (68) are his best ratings. Nonetheless, he has potential to be special and will continue to get regular PT, though I wonder if I should send him out on loan to be a starter ...
--> The rest of my subs are Martin Costa (CAM/CM/CF, 64 OVR, 17 Y/O) from Spain, Manuel Adolfo (ST/CF, 64 OVR, 16 Y/O) from Spain, Bruno Carmona (CM/CDM/CAM, 62 OVR, 17 Y/O) from Argentina, Jose Romero (CM/CAM/CDM, 61 OVR, 18 Y/O) from Peru, and Martin Pardo (CDM/CB, 54 OVR), 16 Y/O) the kid from Venezuela who recently demanded to be signed and whom I'm trying to get on the field one way or another.

The reserves
4 of my 9 reserves are youngsters. They're all loan listed (as are the rest of the bench guys). Dani Barrera (CM/CAM, 61 OVR, 17 Y/O) is an Argentinian who gets a spot on the bench every now and then. He has a 5-star weak foot. Sergio Alvarez (CM/CDM, 60 OVR, 17 Y/O) is an Argentinian who got regular PT as a sub last season but has been sort of forgotten this season due to the improved roster. Fabian Lopez (CAM/CM, 58 OVR, 17 Y/O), is a kid from Spain who also I also try to put on the bench for possible PT every now and then. Also has a 5-star weak foot. Luciano Couto (CAM/CM, 53 OVR, 17 Y/O) is a Brazilian kid victim to my needs for bodies when I first came to the team. Promoted when he was rated in the high 40's, he got some PT that season but soon found his way down the depth chart and hasn't even gotten interest to be taken on loan. He has a 4-star weak foot and 3-star skill moves but his top rating is Vision (62).

The kids out on loan
Raul Parrela (GK, 51 OVR, 17 Y/O) from Brazil is with MK Dons but not improving much. I'm assuming he's not a starter. Carlos Alberto (GK, 60 OVR, 18 Y/O) from Argentina is with Stevenage and has improved his rating by 3 points this season. He's an intriguing prospect standing at 6'5". Fabio Pauleta (CAM/CM/CDM/LM, 58 OVR, 18 Y/O) is the other side of the coin from Couto's experience. Came from Brazil with Couto at the same time and after playing in 2015 for me has been able to go out on loan the last two seasons, now with S****horpe Utd he's improved his rating by 4 points this season. Jose Cruz (CDM/CM, 55 OVR, 17 Y/O) from Argentina is currently at Vestsjaelland and has improved his rating by 3 points this season. He's someone I hope to develop and sale as he doesn't have the size I'd like for a CDM (he's 5'6") and may not develop the speed to play RM/LM (57/61 speed/acc combo). Jose Vidal (CM/CDM, 61 OVR, 18 Y/O) from Argentina has always been a contributor when on the roster but I've been happy to get him out on loan, currently at Doncaster. He's only improved 1 point this season so I hope that increases. Att. Position (77), Vision (76), but other than that made in the same mold as Cruz and may ultimately end up being sold. Fernando Alonso (CM/CAM, 57 OVR, 18 Y/O) from Colombia is at Morecambe this season having already improve his rating by 3 points. 5-star skill moves. I'm cautiously excited to track his development. Franco Gomez (CM/CAM, 64 OVR, 16 Y/O) from Spain is someone who played the first half of the season as a constant sub for me and now is on Granada where I hope he'll get even more PT. He improved by 2 points in the first half of the season so I hope to see more improvement in the second half. Att. Position (77), Ball Control (74), Dribbling (74). Finally, Francisco Moya (CF/LB, 60 OVR, 17 Y/O) is a kid from Venezuela that I hope to develop if anything so I can use him on the national team. He has nice size (6'2") and 5-star skill moves. Currently on Recreativo after not getting a lot of PT from me in the first half of the season.

The Youth Academy (as ranked by me)
1. Alex Navas (GK, 60-64 OVR, 89-94 Potential)16 Y/O from Venezuela. I know from coaching the national team that he's currently a 61 OVR with no relevant rating in the 70's. My hope is that he'll stick in the YA until May 1st and get a boost in ratings that will allow me to call him up and sell my 78 OVR starter for over his value of $6 million.
2. Maximilian Knoll (MID, 48-56, 80-94) 16 Y/O from Germany. Projects as a CAM.
3. Patrick Sobiech (MID, 44-52, 69-83) 15 Y/O from Germany. Projects as a CDM.
4. Florian Nickenig (DEF, 36-42, 70-82) 15 Y/O from Germany. Projects as a CDM/CB.
5. Hiroya Tamazaki (RM/RW, 56-60, 73-79) 16 Y/O from Japan may get the call after May of this year (2017). Will come in with decent speed (64-70 acc, 58-64 spd).
6. Patricio Estrada (RM/RW, 52-56, 74-80) 17 Y/O from Peru may get the call after May of this year.
7. Hiroya Imada (ATT, 48-50, 74-80) 16 Y/O from Japan could very well be a CAM/CF/ST.
8. Xavier Camacho (CM, 53-57, 73-79) 18 Y/O from Spain probably won't wait too long to demand a call up. Hopefully he waits till May.
9. Kevin Vrancic (DEF, 37-45. 66-82) 15 Y/O from Germany. I think he may end up being a LB.
10. Marco Bungert (DEF/MID, 42-46, 72-80) 17 Y/O from Germany. At 6'5" I hope he'll be a CB but I will settle for a CDM.
11. Markus Goretzka (DEF, 34-42, 65-81) 15 Y/O from Germany will likely be a CB.
12. Mathias Unnerstall (DEF/MID, 42-46, 71-79) 16 Y/O from Germany will be either a CDM or CB.
13. Adam Lee (DEF/MID, 41-45, 71-79) 16 Y/O from England will be either a CDM or CB.
14. Craig Agyakwa (DEF, 38-44, 67-79) 17 Y/O from England projects as a CB.
15. Simon Mustafi (GK, 46-50, 72-80) 16 Y/O from Germany had much higher potential when first signed and may end up being a candidate for early promotion/loan or cut from the academy.

Osorio and Ramos are currently out in Nigeria and South Korea respectively looking for wingers (SPEED). Their second month report will come in less than a week. Here's what they've found so far:

Osorio (Nigeria)
* Joshua Yeboah (DEF/MID,36-46, 70-94, 15 Y/O).
* Kwaw Aldoo (MID/ATT, 44-60, 64-88, 16 Y/O).
* Mohammed Odoom (MID/ATT, 48-64, 65-87, 16 Y/O).
* Obafemi Ankrah (MID/ATT, 41-55, 63-85, 16 Y/O).
* Zende Delle (DEF/MID, 43-57, 67-89, 16 Y/O).
--> Yes, I have my eye on Yeboah but will wait to see if his potential will stay there after the 2nd report. I feel like a lot of the Germans I have in the academy had higher potential when I signed them).

Ramos (South Korea)
* Hyeon Chui Cho (DEF/MID, 32-42, 56-74, 16 Y/O).
* Sang Hun Lim (DEF/MID, 34-46, 56-76, 16 Y/O).
* Sung Su Kim (DEF/MID/ATT, 45-59, 63-85).

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I would love feedback on this post. Do you guys find interesting/useful or over the top?

I like seeing all your players so I don't think it's over the top.

Wow, my problems seem a lot less worse than yours.

Since the 2-2 against Fulham, I've been failing to get a win. I'm at the point where I've dropped out of the top 4 in January, and I'm slightly demotivated. Buckley has lost his dribbling skills, Bendtner is getting isolated, Hajrovic is struggling to find scoring form, and the midfield seems disjointed. But the defence is in shambles, Dunk is being caught out so often (Kongolo broke his ankle in early December, out until March).

Really thinking of packing it in and moving to a bigger club, taking Buckley/Bridcutt/Forster with me. I'll play out this season with Brighton, but I can't see myself staying past the summer.

I would like to see you stay at least one more season, but I will read everyones updates regardless you do whatever it takes to keep you interested in your career mode.

[_ChicoBass]

Re: How's Your FIFA 14 Career Mode Going?

Wow, my problems seem a lot less worse than yours.



Since the 2-2 against Fulham, I've been failing to get a win. I'm at the point where I've dropped out of the top 4 in January, and I'm slightly demotivated. Buckley has lost his dribbling skills, Bendtner is getting isolated, Hajrovic is struggling to find scoring form, and the midfield seems disjointed. But the defence is in shambles, Dunk is being caught out so often (Kongolo broke his ankle in early December, out until March).



Really thinking of packing it in and moving to a bigger club, taking Buckley/Bridcutt/Forster with me. I'll play out this season with Brighton, but I can't see myself staying past the summer.

One of those strange bad runs of form. Have you tried switching to a formation that would address the problems you listed?

We're with you on whatever you decide Indi! You've spent quite some time in England already, perhaps one of the reasons why you've grown bored with it?

[indiblue]

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One of those strange bad runs of form. Have you tried switching to a formation that would address the problems you listed?

We're with you on whatever you decide Indi! You've spent quite some time in England already, perhaps one of the reasons why you've grown bored with it?

I did try a few new formations, including five and three at the back. Nothing's working out, and I really think it's a case of Kongolo being so vital to the way I play. Defence feels so weak without him to keep things in balance.

And yeah, I have been in England for a while now. Only league I haven't won yet in this year's game is Bundesliga, but I don't want to move to Bayern, and the club I choose has to give me enough money to bring Buckley, Bridcutt and Forster with me.

I don't know, the more I look at it, the more sense it makes to stick around. Perhaps I'll do just that and leave for a bigger club once I've brought the EPL and UCL trophies to Brighton. For now, it's January and I have to sell Dunk and bring in a new centre back who's good with both feet.

[_ChicoBass]

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Breaking News

There's been a lot of firsts in the Chavez Era at AFC Wimbledon, and now we have another to add to that list! Aaron Morris has just became the first ever AFC Wimbledon player to be called up to a senior national team!

The 27 year old Centre Back from Wales was a non-negotiable starter in the League 2 and League 1, but following the formation change at the beginning of this season he has been relegated to the bench for the first time since Chavez's arrival. Regardless of his decreased playing time, he's still a very important player for Wimbledon as he can cover all positions in a back line of 4, as well as a holding and/or central midfielder. His versatility is most likely one of the stronger reasons behind his international call up.

Last season Wales approached Chavez for the available international coaching job, but Chavez respectfully declined. It is believed that he declined to jump on the international stage because he wanted his players to be called up before him, most likely to avoid controversy if he was the first coach to give his players an international cap. If that is true, then now comes the possibility of Chavez picking up an international job.

A rather jubilant Morris pulled over for us as he was driving out of the Wimbledon facilities:

"The feeling is incomparable. Not only for my club's achievement, but for my own as well. The last time I played international football was at the U-21 level and I've been dying to get a chance to prove myself and show what I've learned under Chavez."

Morris will have the chance to be shoulder to shoulder with players like Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale. Wimbledon fans can expect great things from him in the future following the experience that can only be achievable through international football.

Wales will be facing Romania and Bulgaria this week. Thank you for tuning in, as always a pleasure. This has been ChicoBass. Until next time!

[indiblue]

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Breaking News

There's been a lot of firsts in the Chavez Era at AFC Wimbledon, and now we have another to add to that list! Aaron Morris has just became the first ever AFC Wimbledon player to be called up to a senior national team!

The 27 year old Centre Back from Wales was a non-negotiable starter in the League 2 and League 1, but following the formation change at the beginning of this season he has been relegated to the bench for the first time since Chavez's arrival. Regardless of his decreased playing time, he's still a very important player for Wimbledon as he can cover all positions in a back line of 4, as well as a holding and/or central midfielder. His versatility is most likely one of the stronger reasons behind his international call up.

Last season Wales approached Chavez for the available international coaching job, but Chavez respectfully declined. It is believed that he declined to jump on the international stage because he wanted his players to be called up before him, most likely to avoid controversy if he was the first coach to give his players an international cap. If that is true, then now comes the possibility of Chavez picking up an international job.

A rather jubilant Morris pulled over for us as he was driving out of the Wimbledon facilities:

"The feeling is incomparable. Not only for my club's achievement, but for my own as well. The last time I played international football was at the U-21 level and I've been dying to get a chance to prove myself and show what I've learned under Chavez."

Morris will have the chance to be shoulder to shoulder with players like Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale. Wimbledon fans can expect great things from him in the future following the experience that can only be achievable through international football.

Wales will be facing Romania and Bulgaria this week. Thank you for tuning in, as always a pleasure. This has been ChicoBass. Until next time!

Excellent! I love seeing a player I've developed get called up to represent his nation, but also feel weird to be the one to do so first. Great work, be interested to see which national job you take up.

[_ChicoBass]

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Excellent! I love seeing a player I've developed get called up to represent his nation, but also feel weird to be the one to do so first. Great work, be interested to see which national job you take up.

Exactly. Or at least, since no one from this club has ever been called up ever since the club was founded I don't think it would have felt as fulfilling had I been the first to call anyone up from this team. I've only received offers from Peru and Venezuela this season so I'm gonna wait and see what else I get. It's been two years I think it's time I accept a national team

[indiblue]

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Brighton & Hove Albion
Taking Flight



December 2015

Brighton 1-1 Spurs

Poor draw that ought to have ended in a Brighton win.

Norwich 4-3 Brighton

Absolutely ripped apart in the rain by a clinical Norwich. Our first loss of the season.

Brighton 0-2 Chelsea

Chelsea were just too good for us. The bad form continues.

Southampton 2-1 Brighton

Hard-fought, but we managed to come away with all three points.

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January 2016

Brighton 3-1 Man. United

Excellent performance from us, but it needs to keep going from here.

Stoke 0-2 Brighton

Clinical win. Nothing pretty, just did what we had to do.

Brighton 5-0 S****horpe (FA Cup, Round 3)

Match simmed.

Chelsea 3-3 Brighton (Capital One Cup, Semifinal 1A)

Ridiculous. We scored, they scored. They scored, we scored. Two goals in injury time.

Brighton 3-1 Liverpool

Ravaged by injury, Liverpool were forced to play Iago Aspas and paid for it. Coutinho scored and was sold to Barcelona for £29 million a day later.

Nott'm. Forest 2-3 Brighton

Two goals we didn't need to concede, but at least we won.

Brighton 5-4 Chelsea (Capital One Cup, Semifinal 1B)

The game that almost gave me a heart attack. The ref favoured Chelsea, but we managed to win and score a late penalty to go through to the final.

Brighton 3-1 Millwall (FA Cup, Round 4)

Match simmed.

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February 2016

Brighton 1-0 Southampton

Clinical win. Buckley's solo effort takes him to 12 league goals for the season.

Brighton 2-0 Sunderland

Shambles from the Wearsiders, excellence from us. Hajrovic at the double.

Leeds 1-2 Brighton (FA Cup, Round 5)

Match simmed.

Brighton 2-1 United (Capital One Cup, Final)

Gut-wrenching to concede an early goal, spiriting to equalise soon after, and unbelievable to win it. Brighton's first major honour and my first trophy with them. Buckley scores the winner and gets man of the match, deserved.

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Indiblue's Analysis

Wow, just wow. What an absolutely belting few months for us. December was fairly poor as we picked up just 4 out of 12 possible points, but things really turned around in the new year.

Greer moved to Birmingham because he missed playing regularly, while McGovern was transfer listed and moved to Ross County. I brought in Trent Sainsbury, an Australian centre back, as a replacement. He's pacey, good in defence, and has a 4-star weak foot. Cost me £3.6 million, which was no issue as the board gave me an additional £6.5 million to qualify for Champions League.

We went from strength to strength in January, winning all four league fixtures including Manchester United and Liverpool. The two legs of the Capital One Cup semifinals against Chelsea were insane. We progressed to the final 8-7 on aggregate, with Buckley winning it with a last-minute penalty in injury time of the second leg.

I've decided to stay at Brighton, so I made preparations for next season. Maxime Gonalons and Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon, and Gregory van der Wiel from PSG were signed on pre-contract agreements using almost all my transfer money pumped into wages. A last-minute deal that would have seen Bendtner switch to Roma fell through at the last minute because Mattia Destro didn't want to leave Italy.

February was quite good. We had two league games and won them both, then beat Leeds to make the FA Cup quarterfinals against Aston Villa, who we play in the league that same week in March. But the icing on the cake was the Capital One Cup final against Manchester United.

Darren Fletcher scored in the third minute from a well-delivered corner, but we didn't lose hope. About 20 minutes later, Liam Moore popped a right-footed volley that hit the post and went in. Late in the second half, Bendtner was put through by Buckley and shot low and hard. Lindegaard saved, but Buckley chipped the rebound over him and grabbed the winner! Cue Brighton's first piece of major silverware, and my first with the Seagulls!

Buckley is a phenomenon. He's on 20 goals in all competitions, with Bendtner on 19 (with 11 assists) and Hajrovic on 14. Forster has played over 30 games and kept 19 clean sheets. We're second on the table as of February 1, a point behind City but with a game in hand, and three points ahead of Chelsea on level games. The title is very much still a possibility, but I won't be leaving even if we win it. I need to give Champions League a go with Brighton!

Oh, and a matter of pride for me as Buckley was finally called up to the England national team. Of course the man of the moment scored a hat-trick on his international debut against Romania. I will be taking an international job, either this summer after the Euros or later this year. I've been getting offers from big nations like Uruguay and France, but I'm holding out for either England or Netherlands to make an offer. Fiorentina came calling as well, but I said no thanks.

[jamiec47]

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For my new career mode I am going to play through the transfer window of 5 different careers. I will post all 5 here and afterwards, tell me which you enjoy most. I will then take into account my enjoyability and your enjoyability as factors. Also, for FIFA 15, I shall bring back Coventry, playing the first season and the performing a financial takeover.

Disclaimer: My Liverpool and Coventry careers are not gone, just don't expect them. There may be another update of Liverpool and Coventry this week. Also, on Friday I am going to the Italian Alps with school for 8 days, but when I get back prepare for a barrage of updates