How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

**10cabee** · 04-18-2015, 07:40 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Simppu12

Ha Ho He

Spoiler

Transfers Out

Sascha Burchert

Spoiler

, €650,000 to Sturm Graz
Leroy Sane, €3,500,000 to Bayer Leverkusen
Julian Schieber, €6,000,000 to Bayern München
Tolga Cigerci, €7,000,000 to Stade Reims
Thomas Kraft, €9,000,000 to 1899 Hoffenheim

Transfers In

Felix Platte

67 Ovr, Striker, 20 Years Old, Germany

€1,500,000

This transfer happened only because Julian Schieber was sold and Hertha BSC needed someone to be their third-choice striker in case something happens to Kalou and Drmic. The man who they chose was Schalke 04's Felix Platte. Schalke's academy product reached some headlines in 2015 with his wonderstrike against Real Madrid in the Champions League but since then the young striker has failed to reach the starting eleven. Now he will continue to rot in the reserves but this time it will be in Berlin.

Daniel Didavi

77 Ovr, Attacking Midfielder, 26 Years Old, Germany

€4,800,000

Another transfer that was made just for squad depth was the signing of Daniel Didavi from Stuttgart. Didavi, who had only one year left on his contract, was signed for a cheap price of just under five million. The attacking midfielder who has came through Stuttgart's academy will get some playing time off the bench for the Berliners.

Johannes Geis

77 Ovr, Defensive Midfielder, 23 Years Old, Germany

€7,000,000

Johannes Geis was also signed for squad depth and to replace a sold player like in Platte's case. After Cigerci's sell Hertha had only one defensive minded midfielder on the bench and that wasn't enough for a two-front battle in the league and in the Champions League. Geis has huge potential and he has been named the new Schweinsteiger and the German Xabi Alonso many times. The 23-year-old who joined from Maiz is a very balanced player who can also play pretty much everywhere in the middle. Geis will probably be rotated with Fabian Lustenberger as the holding midfielder.

Heung-Min Son

79 Ovr, Left Winger, 24 Years Old, South Korea

€9,000,000 + Genki Haraguchi

The first of two big attacking talents Hertha BSC signed was Heung-Min Son. Son spent just a year in Paris Saint-Germain before coming back to Germany. "The Korean Ronaldo" is a fast, skillful, two-footed and clinical player who always gives his everything. The deal saw Genki Haraguchi, who didn't get a single game last season, join Leverkusen. He can play everywhere in attack and he's a very dangerous attacker.

Ron-Robert Zieler

79 Ovr, Goalkeeper, 27 Years Old, Germany

€12,000,000

Replacements, replacements everywhere. The goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler is another player who gets added to the list. After Thomas Kraft's average season in the last campaign Hertha felt like they needed a change between the posts. According to rumours they made bids for Bernd Leno, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Ralf Fährmänn but their prices were too high so Hertha decided to go for Hannover's Zieler. Zieler is also a good and talented keeper who excells in reflexes in positioning. Zieler came through Manchester United's youth academy but lack of game time lead to a transfer to Hannover where he became the starting keeper. Zieler has played for Germany's every youth level and now he's Joachim Löw's third-choice keeper for the men's national team.

Hakan Calhanoglu

79 Ovr, Attacking Midfielder, 22 Years Old, Turkey

€14,000,000

The final and most expensive signing Hertha BSC made in the summer was Hakan Calhanoglu who arrived for €14 million from Bayer Leverkusen. The Turkish playmaker joined Leverkusen in 2014 after making his breakthrough for Hamburger SV. Since then Calhanoglu has taken some steps towards his potential. He has been compared to Mesut Özil on many occasions and he is known for his amazing free kicks. Calhanoglu's arrival means that Valentin Stocker will either get benched or he'll get moved to the wing.

August 2016

Hertha BSC 3 - 1 VfB Stuttgart
Stocker 45', Kalou 55', Son 79'
Harnik 37'

The first game of the season didn't start perfectly for Hertha. The first half was controlled by Stuttgart and they got the lead after the half an hour mark when Martin Harnik scored with a beautiful volley. The ball came towards him from behind and he timed his kick perfectly to hit the ball into the top net. The lead lasted under ten minutes as Valentin Stocker cut in form the right wing and curled the ball into the bottom left corner. Ten minutes into the second half Hakan Calhanoglu's pass split Stuttgart's defence and Salomon Kalou finished the attack. Ten minutes before the full time whistle Heung-Min Son was played through down the left wing and he scored the winning goal after cutting in from the wing.

FC Schalke 04 0 - 1 Hertha BSC
Kalou 82'

This game was very exciting and the only reason why more goals weren't scored were Stefanos Kapino and Ralf Fährmann. The keepers saved almost everything that came towards them. Finally in the 82nd minute Salomon Kalou was played through on goal and he shot the ball into the top right corner to secure the three points.

Hertha BSC 1 - 1 Mainz 05
Son 39'
Nedelev 22'

A shocking result for the defending champions, especially at home! Mainz defended extremely well and they didn't let Hertha have that many chances. The away team got the lead twenty minutes into the game when a cross was played into the box from the right wing. Poor marking lead to Todor Nedelev getting the ball and the Bulgarian winger just tapped it into the net. Luckily fifteen minutes later Heung-Min Son managed to equalise the game when he once again cut in from the wing and shot the ball into the net.

Borussia Dortmund 0 - 2 Hertha BSC
Kalou 21', Calhanoglu 90'

It's official, Hertha Berlin play much better when they play against bigger teams. After a draw with Mainz Hertha took a solid win home from Dortmund's Westfalenstadion. The Berliners defended well, passed well and attacked well. They got the lead in the 21st minute when Heung-Min Son's cross reached Kalou's head and the Ivorian put it in. The second goal came in stoppage time when Hakan Calhanoglu got into the box, dribbled past two defenders and curled the ball into the bottom left corner. After that Hertha had a chance to score one more but Salomon Kalou's penalty was saved.

Player of the Month

Heung-Min Son

The fast and talented Korean took no time to get adjusted to his new team. He scored two important goals and assisted one more in the four games Hertha played this month. Son showed real quality on and off the ball and right now he's looking like a great signing.

Champions League Group

Real Madrid
SL Benfica
FC Basel
Hertha BSC

Bundesliga Table

1. Bayern München, 12 pts
2. Hertha BSC, 10 pts
3. VfL Wolfsburg, 10 pts
4. VfB Stuttgart, 9 pts
5. Bayer Leverkusen, 7 pts
6. Hamburger SV, 7 pts
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16. Fortuna Düsseldorf, 2 pts
17. Mainz 05, 2 pts
18. FC Köln, 2 pts

Starting XI
After August
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Thank you for reading this post! I hope you have enjoyed it! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

Some great transfers that can really improve and make an impact in the team straight away. Whilst I was reading about your transfers, I was most impressed with the acquisitions of Heung-Min Son and Hakan Calhanoglu. They've really have stood out for you in their first month too! (especially Heung-Min Son!)

You've had an amazing first month and you only dropped two points against Mainz which gives you (unsuprisingly) first place in the league table.

You've got a great squad and you can hopefully push for total domination this season and the seasons to come!

**Simppu12** · 04-18-2015, 09:55 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Chico - You are having some poor luck with injuries. Luckily they are usually pretty short ones. You have been in great form recently! Arsenal, Barca, Sevilla... and you are second in the league. Great season so far and you could even snatch the title if Barca slip. Also, I just went on a little trip to pages 526-528. That's where we had our little Godfather reference conversation

Cabee - Only one loss and it was against Liverpool? That's a very good month! You're on tracks to European competitions right now and I'm still surprised about how well you are doing.

Jamie - What a season! The domestic treble is a huge achievement! The last league games must've been very intense with that little gap between you and City. Some players that I'll suggest are Varane, Otamendi, Iñigo Martinez, Eric Dier, Samuel Umtiti, Kaan Ayhan, Illarramendi and Mason.

Keano - Sami freaking Khedira scored against you?!?! I'm very, very disappointed. An up and down month but you're still sitting in sixth pretty comfortably. The Ecuador draw with Colombia didn't look that good. Then to Portsmouth. You're doing very well in the league but it's a shame that QPR beat you in the cup.Taylor is amazing for you.

Tex - Pretty much a perfect month. Beating Barca, Atleti and Zenit is very nicely done and you're very close to RM in the league! You could even win the league.

Cruzerr - Damn, that's a lot of transfers. At least you're making the squad more British. The results weren't that good but you probably need to get used to the new players.

**jamiec47** · 04-18-2015, 12:05 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Simppu12

Jamie - What a season! The domestic treble is a huge achievement! The last league games must've been very intense with that little gap between you and City. Some players that I'll suggest are Varane, Otamendi, Iñigo Martinez, Eric Dier, Samuel Umtiti, Kaan Ayhan, Illarramendi and Mason.

Thanks for the suggestions. Otamendi was my number 1 target but Valencia wont let him go for any less than £40 million, which is way too much. I think I'll go for Mason and Martinez from those suggestions and I'll have to take a look at Ayhan.

**BiloxiSmitty** · 04-18-2015, 12:16 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Sorry if I have been lax in updating my Valencia CM. There were 3 factors.
1. Real life work has been getting in the way.
2. I've noticed that my settings were set lower than I thought, so I have been testing out a new set of sliders to give me a little more challenge.
3. I started playing GTA V again. Forgot how much I love that game.

**Keano16** · 04-18-2015, 12:31 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Simppu12

Keano - Sami freaking Khedira scored against you?!?! I'm very, very disappointed. An up and down month but you're still sitting in sixth pretty comfortably. The Ecuador draw with Colombia didn't look that good. Then to Portsmouth. You're doing very well in the league but it's a shame that QPR beat you in the cup.Taylor is amazing for you.

I know, I know, how did that happen? My defence isn't strong enough. A couple more seasons and it should be built up a lot more. I'll take even a lower midtable finish since we don't have a great squad to be honest. That Ecuador game was one of those really frustrating ones where you can't score no matter what. Still its 4 points and 2 clean sheets so I'm happy with that.

QPR simply outclassed us with several good chances. In all fairness they should have won by more. Taylor has been a beast up front and as I've said before he had a good combination of pace and power which I love.

**10cabee** · 04-18-2015, 12:50 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Exeter City F.C

FIFA 15 – Season 4
17/18 Season

The Grecians

Difficulty: World Class
Game Speed: Slow
Sliders: OS Gameplay Sliders
Controls: Full Manual
Half Length: 10 Minutes
Financial Strictness: Strict (60%)
Stadium: St James’ Park, Exeter
League Objective: Avoid Relegation

Full Squad:

GK: Jonathan Bond : 65 : Age 24
GK: Sylvain Gbohouo : 60 : Age 28 (On Loan At Oldham Athletic)
RB: Carlos López Ruano : 63 : Age 19
CB: Daniel Marchesín : 63 : Age 19
CB:Ryan Inniss : 70 : Age 22
CB:Luis Paredes : 63 : Age 21
CB:Joseph Gomez : 67 : Age 20
LB: Anthony Arce Jr.* : 65 : Age 17
LB: Evan Davies* : 61 : Age 16
LB: Krisztián Tamás : 64 : Age 22
CDM: Robert Bauer : 68 : Age 22
CDM: Diego Poyet : 64 : Age 22
CM: Liam Sercombe : 67 : Age 27
CM: Tim Payne : 65 : Age 24
CM: Reece Brown : 65 : Age 21
CM:Adrián Saiz Alonso : 66 : Age 19
CM: Yoëll van Nieff : 66 : Age 24 (On Loan From FC Groningen)
LM:Aaron Dean* : 68 : Age 18 (On Loan At Aston Villa)
LM:Alan Morgunov : 66 : Age 18
LM:Jason Banton : 65 : Age 25
CAM: Maxime Blanc : 66 : Age 25
RW:Kwabena Appiah : 69 : Age 25
LW:Reise Allassani : 70 : Age 22
ST: Inters Konate : 72 : Age 20
ST: Will Grigg : 67 : Age 26
ST: Benjamin Feudjou : 67 : Age 21

* Denotes player graduated from youth academy

Starting XI:

GK: Bond
RWB: Ruano
RCB: Gomez
CB: Inniss (C)
LCB: Arce Jr.
LWB: Tamás
RM: Banton
RDM: Saiz Alonso
LDM: Bauer
LM: Allassani
ST: Appiah

5-4-1

Transfers In:

Jonathan Bond

Nation: England

Position: GK

Age: 24

Overall: 65

For: £1,000,000
From: Watford

Daniel Marchesín

Nation: Argentina

Position: CB

Age: 19

Overall: 63

For: £725,000

From: Hull City

Transfers Out:

Glen Mabil

To: Aston Villa
For: £1,300,000

Jordan Moore-Taylor

To: Birmingham City
For: £400,000

Jared Williams

To: Peterborough
For: £200,000

January:

Barclays Premier League Match:

Everton 2 – Exeter City 1

EXE – Konate (11’)

After a goal scoring drought of nine games, Konate finally gets a goal! Séamus Coleman wins the ball from Appiah on the right and passes back to Phil Jagielka who takes a shaky touch before being dispossessed by Konate who then bombs forward, uncontested. He gets into the box before smashing the ball with his left foot just inside the keeper’s near post.

EVE – Zapata (49’)

The Everton squad cannot be tackled as the game re-starts and a one-two with Ross Barkley allows James McCarthy to be free on the left and whip the ball into Duván Zapata who rises above Ryan Inniss to head the ball into the top right corner.

EVE – Zapata (68’)

James McCarthy slots the ball through the Exeter City defence and to the back post where Duván Zapata smashes the ball past Mabil and into the back of the net from a very tight angle.

F.A Cup Round 3 Match:

Cardiff City 0 – Exeter City 3

EXE – Konate (3’)

The Cardiff City defence look a little rough as Robert Bauer sprints down the right and cuts the ball back to Inters Konate who’s rocketing shot hits the underside of the crossbar and over the line.

EXE – Konate (32’)

Van Nieff slots the ball through the defence and to the feet of Jason Banton on the right. He makes his way into the box and then chips it to the back post where Konate can easily nod home.

EXE – Sercombe (49’)

Appiah takes a corner from the right. He passes it to Inniss on the corner of the box who then delivers a strong, low ball into the near post where Liam Sercombe gets his toe to it. David Marshall makes a great save to get down low in a flash but the rebound falls straight to Sercombe again who then toe pokes it into the roof of the net.

Our Best Performer: Inters Konate

Barclays Premier League Match:

Exeter City 2 – QPR 1

EXE – Allassani (26’)
Jason Banton skips into the middle from the wing where he unleashes a powerful shot along the ground. The keeper gets down low to get a hand to it but the ball pings out into the box where Allassani lifts the ball over the helpless keeper and into the roof of the net.

EXE –Bauer (68’)
A corner from the left is cleared away to the edge of the box where Robert Bauer controls the ball before having an attempt on goal. The ball heads to the left post but a massive deflection by Steven Caulker makes the ball fly past the off-balance keeper and into the opposite corner.

QPR – Leeuwenburgh (77’)
Young, Lars Leeuwenburgh tackles Liam Sercombe deep in the Exeter half and Lars sprints forward. Ryan Inniss cannot keep up but Anthony Acre Jr. manages to block the QPR man’s shot but all it does is roll back to him for and easy finish past Sylvain Gbohouo at the near post.

Our Best Performer: Anthony Acre Jr.

Barclays Premier League Match:

Exeter City 1 – Sunderland 0

EXE – Appiah (62’)

Reece Brown slips the ball through the Sunderland back line and onto the foot of Appiah who dribbles past the wide frame of Costel Pantillimon to easily guide the ball across the line.

Our Best Performer: Kwabena Appiah

Barclays Premier League Match:

Southampton 1 – Exeter City 2

EXE – Appiah (20’)

Allassani chases the backtracking Jack Stephens, who’s eventually tackled. The ball trickles out into space where Appiah can run onto it and place the ball with his weaker left foot, into the bottom left corner.

SOU – Rodriguez (56’)

Gastón Ramirez gets the ball on the right and whips a lovely ball into the near post where Jay Rodriguez heads the ball with the very top of his head so that it rises over Sylvain Gbohouo and dips at the last moment so that it goes into the far corner from a tight angle.

EXE –Appiah (82’)

Appiah gets his fifteenth in the league as Jason Banton sprints down the right and delivers a hard, low ball which zips across the ground and into the penalty area where Appiah gets the necessary touch on it to just guide it into the far corner.

Our Best Performer: Kwabena Appiah

F.A Cup Round 4 Match:

Everton 2 – Exeter City 0

EVE – Zapata (4’)

López Ruano clears the ball badly and the ball falls straight to Duván Zapata who flicks it past a challenge by Ryan Inniss before beating Gbohouo at his near post.

EVE –Barkley (14’)

Reece Brown is tackled in his own half and the ball finds its way to Ross Barkley who smashes it from outside the area and into the top left corner.

It’s the first time that a team has got a clean sheet against Exeter since mid October.

Exeter City’s Player of the Month:

Kwabena Appiah

Barclays Premier League Table

1. Manchester City* - 52 points
2. Chelsea - 47 points
3. Spurs - 47 points
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4. Exeter City* - 47 points
5. Manchester Utd* - 43 points
6. Liverpool - 42 points
7. QPR - 41 points
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8. Arsenal - 36 points
9. Southampton* - 35 points
10. Aston Villa - 34 points

11. Newcastle Utd* - 34 points
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12. Everton - 27 points
13. Stoke City - 25 points
14. Sunderland - 23 points

15. Watford* - 23 points
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16. Hull City - 20 points
17. West Ham* - 19 points
18. Swansea City* - 18 points

19. Crystal Palace* - 15 points
20. West Brom* - 9 points

* Denotes a team that has played an extra game over the rest

Barclays Premier League’s Top Goalscorers

1. Exeter City – Kwabena Appiah (15 Goals)

2. Arsenal – Santi Cazorla (12 Goals)

3. Spurs – Emmanuel Adebayor (11 Goals)

Youth Academy:

Aaron Davis (United States) 15 years old 65-69 OVR 87-93 POT
- This 5’10 right-footer looks to be an amazing striker. His best attributes are his heading accuracy, shot power, finishing and ball control. This physically strong youth player should be the real deal once he joins the ranks of the senior team.

Danny Winnard (United States) 16 years old 50-54 OVR 81-87 POT
- Danny Winnard is a midfielder playmaker who’s left-footed and stands at 6’0. He’s looking at being a very well-rounded player with a range of passing stats, good vision and formidable long shots.

* Denotes a new graduate

Manager’s Thoughts:

I am not very happy with the board. They sold Glen Mabil for one point three million! I got an offer a year and a half ago that wanted him for that much! I could have easily have got around five million for him if the board hadn’t stepped in. I’m not really sure what to think now. I’ve got this team through the leagues and I’ve stuck with them despite getting big offers from the top clubs that offer me so much more money but I’ve rejected them. Doesn’t that show how dedicated I am to the team? So if someone’s not happy, I would let them go but the board thinks that I would stab a player in the back so they step in without any knowledge on the matter and they sell him for a fifth of what he’s actually worth. Now that just dumps me in a position where I have to find a goalkeeper that is a hundred percent ready for the Premier League which is difficult due to my transfer network scouts losing their files on the players that they had scouted for me. So I pretty much had to shoot blindly into the distance and that’s how I found Jonathan Bond, who makes his debut in the Chelsea game in a couple of day’s time. If this happens again, the board better not get involved or it could be a deal breaker.

I’ve also been knocked out of the F.A Cup which is a real shame because the players and the fans deserve at least to go to Wembley but we could not give that to them. This does give us a chance to focus on the Premier League more and it allows the players to get some rest between games.

Talking on resting players, we only have three games next month that are far apart so there should be no reason for fatigue. Despite of this, we do have three very difficult fixtures up against Chelsea, Spurs and Newcastle so we will have to plan accordingly and try to hit them hard.

February’s Games:

Chelsea (H)

Spurs (A)

Newcastle (H)

* Denotes a cup game

Career Record (W: D :L): 139-32-23

Thanks for reading! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

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**indiblue** · 04-18-2015, 01:35 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Decided to enable the first transfer window, and it has made this career a lot more enjoyable than the stock team, which was lacking some very crucial components. Doubt I would have been able to get to January given how wonky that team was playing, but man... this side I have put together is FUN. I'll post in greater detail tomorrow. Fans of MLS and El Tri (Chico, that means you) keep your eyes open.

**_ChicoBass** · 04-18-2015, 05:33 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Simppu12

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[B][SIZE=5]Ha Ho He

Great signings as usual and great month! You only received one goal all month which is impressive. Looking forward to seeing more of how Son is doing because so far it sounds like he's living up to the Korean Ronaldo name. I had the pleasure of using him in 13 when he was still at Hamburg, however I forced myself to trade him to Leverkusen since that had become his current team IRL. The champions league group you're in sounds very competitive, with Madrid and Benfica being your main obstacles. Your squad is looking really good though so I have faith you'll survive the group! Especially considering your team plays best against big teams

**_ChicoBass** · 04-18-2015, 05:58 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Simppu12

Chico - You are having some poor luck with injuries. Luckily they are usually pretty short ones. You have been in great form recently! Arsenal, Barca, Sevilla... and you are second in the league. Great season so far and you could even snatch the title if Barca slip. Also, I just went on a little trip to pages 526-528. That's where we had our little Godfather reference conversation

These injuries are killing me, but at the same time it keeps me on my toes. What I hate on my disc is that when the injury happens I don't get to see what it is during the match so I have to wait until the end of the match to get the report. I'm seriously considering renting another copy of 15 and seeing if there is any other differences. I'm starting to wonder if I just got a glitched disc.
Ah yes, the Godfather quotes. One of my personal highlights of this forum. What's impressive is that we were able to keep it going for about 2 pages lol

Cabee Looking at your squad I can't believe that that's the team that has had you at the top of the premier league and on LEGENDARY! It has to be your tactics. I ran that very same formation wih Wimbledon in League 1 and that's the formation that qualified me to the Europa League. As for the board, we League 2 folk feel your pain. In every League 2 career the board is your greatest enemy. I didn't make peace with mine until about my 6th or 7th season :0

Indi Man really looking forward to your next update now! [emoji16][emoji16]

**_ChicoBass** · 04-18-2015, 06:04 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Keano16

I believe that he has the Cut Inside instruction as well. Ideally I'd prefer a different player for this role as he isn't best suited I believe. Good to see that Torres is working well in this role for you.

I see. I'll make sure to try that out in my next league match! Thanks for the tip.

Jagger: You should open up the 'Possession' tactic details next time you're in your CM. I used to use it all the time as well until recently that I checked the numbers. I don't use it anymore and I've found my team plays a lot better without it.

**Keano16** · 04-18-2015, 06:45 PM

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Started season 4 of Swansea today. Have about £30million to spend but no idea who as I like my squad as it is and want to try and give my youth players chances. I have nearly 10-12 guys promoted now which I'm loving! Preseason update tomorrow!

**10cabee** · 04-18-2015, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by _ChicoBass

Cabee Looking at your squad I can't believe that that's the team that has had you at the top of the premier league and on LEGENDARY! It has to be your tactics. I ran that very same formation wih Wimbledon in League 1 and that's the formation that qualified me to the Europa League. As for the board, we League 2 folk feel your pain. In every League 2 career the board is your greatest enemy. I didn't make peace with mine until about my 6th or 7th season :0

I hate to put a dampener on your thoughts but i'm actually on World Class.

I did once say that I was thinking about changing to legendary but i decided against it and will wait until my next CM to try it out

I am soooo fustrated with the board but i hear what you're saying, i'll just have to wait and proove myself even more.

**southernmetalhead** · 04-18-2015, 08:46 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Chico Excellent work disposing of Arsenal in the Europa League. I thought you might be done when they got those 3 away goals, but you pulled it out at the Emirates. Then you go and beat Barcelona on top of that. Palacios and Guillermo were really good this update for you. The Sevilla result was nice to see as well. It's real tight at the top of the La Liga table, but good to see you holding off Real Madrid and putting pressure on Barca. I'm liking the international management too. That was a real solid win against your rivals the USA.

Simppu I really like the transfer moves. A lot of quality German talent, supplemented by Son and Calhanoglu. Kalou still has his touch from last season where he scored those incredible 43 goals. The new signings seem to be paying off with Son getting player of the month honors and Calhanoglu also scoring against Dortmund. Your Champions League group looks manageable, so I'm excited to see that get under way. It's early in the season, but second is nice and I know you have no fear of Bayern anymore, so I'm interested to see if Hertha can defend their Bundesliga title.

10cabee Man Zapata of Everton really killed you in those 2 matches. Sad to see you out of the FA Cup. Still, good to see you in 4th place and Appiah leading the Premier League in goals. Sorry to hear about the board selling Mabil on the cheap to Aston Villa, that's brutal! February looks tough. Hopefully you can find your way through it with some results.

Cruzerr Love the English emphasis in this Manchester City manager mode. I'm doing something very similar, and it definitely adds another layer to the experience. Good to see you already taking home hardware with the Community Shield, but the rest of the month was a bit of a struggle. Sterling seems to be paying off immediately though, so hopefully some of the other new guys like Wilshere and Barkley can start contributing too.

texasbum Unbeaten in 18, wow! Great results against Barcelona and Atletico. With this form you just may be able to take La Liga. Hopefully you can keep it up. Still a lot of football to be played though, so it's best to just take it one match at a time. Zenit really gave you a scare in the Europa League, but nice that you advanced on away goals. Manchester United will definitely be a challenge. Sorry to see Guardado injured again. Definitely frustrating to lose such a quality player.

jamiec Domestic treble, nice! That was certainly thrilling with you edging out Manchester City. A four way tie for the Golden Boot is pretty crazy, but good to see Sturridge get in there and Mingolet take home the Golden Glove. Looking forward to what comes next.

Keano You are starting to gain some separation in League 2. Ryan Taylor was on fire with those 6 goals. Tough loss to QPR in the Capital One Cup, but still a solid effort against a Premier League side. Hopefully you can meet your expectations for the month of October and take 12 of 15 points. I believe you can, so looking forward to what unfolds.

**southernmetalhead** · 04-18-2015, 09:51 PM

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FC Terek Grozny

Game: FIFA 14
Half Length: 10 Minutes
Difficulty: Professional
Board Difficulty: Lenient
Summer Transfer Window: Disabled

Chairman: Ramzan Kadyrov
Manager: Rashid Rakhimov
Scouts: Roman Yagudin (Russia) - 2 Star
Makar Takarev (Russia) - 1 Star
Havard Henriksen (Norway) - 1 Star
Youth Academy Scout: Vasili Manakev (Russia) - 1 Star

Transfer Budget: €8.45 million
Wage Budget: €20,000 (week)

League Objective: Finish Mid-Table
Cup Objective: Reach the Quarterfinals

History: FC Terek Grozny was founded in 1946 as Dynamo Grozny, changed its name in 1948 to Neftyanik, and finally settled on Terek in 1958. Hailing from the capital of the Chechen Republic in the North Caucasus of southern Russia, the club was disbanded in the 1990s due to the war in Chechnya and once re-established, did not begin playing matches again in Grozny until 2008. Terek worked it's way up through the ranks of the Russian football leagues and in 2004 won the Russian First Division to gain promotion to the Russian Football Premier League. In that same year, Terek won the Russian Cup to qualify for the UEFA Europa League, the club's first and only venture into European football. Terek was eliminated from Europe by Swiss side FC Basel, and also were relegated back to the Russian First Division following a 16th place RFPL finish in 2005. 2007 saw Terek finish 2nd in the Russian First Division to again gain promotion to the RFPL where Terek has been ever since. Since returning to the Russian top flight, Terek's best league finish has been 8th place in 2012-13.

Domestic Players (Russian Rule): To comply with RFPL standards on Russian players, Terek must have at least 5 Russians on the pitch at all times.

Transfer Targets: Terek will focus primarily on bringing in Russian talent in order to be compliant with RFPL standards on domestic players. The club will look for up-and-coming Russian youngsters, as well as established players that have fallen out of favor at bigger Russian clubs. On the secondary market, Terek will look at players from former Soviet countries, Eastern Europe, and South America as these players typically fill RFPL rosters.

The Squad

Goalkeepers

GK Yaroslav Godzyur*, 69 Ovr, Ukraine, 28 years old
(*also has Russian citizenship)

GK Evgeniy Kobozev, 63 Ovr, Russia, 23 years old

GK Evgeniy Gorodov, 62 Ovr, Russia, 27 years old

GK Arbi Mezhiev, 56 Ovr, Russia, 20 years old

Defenders

RB Rizvan Utsiev, 67 Ovr, Russia, 25 years old

LB Fedor Kudryashov, 67 Ovr, Russia, 26 years old

CB Antonio Ferreira, 66 Ovr, Brazil, 28 years old

CB Marcin Komorowski, 65 Ovr, Poland, 29 years old

LB Dmitriy Yatchenko, 63 Ovr, Russia, 26 years old

CB Juhani Ojala, 60 Ovr, Finland, 24 years old

CB Murad Tagilov, 59 Ovr, Russia, 23 years old

CB Dmitriy Yashin, 53 Ovr, Russia, 20 years old

RB Magomed Adaev, 50 Ovr, Russia, 20 years old

Midfielders

LM Maciej Rybus, 73 Ovr, Poland, 23 years old

CDM Adílson, 71 Ovr, Brazil, 26 years old

CDM Facundo Píriz, 70 Ovr, Uruguay, 23 years old

CM Maurício, 69 Ovr, Brazil, 24 years old

LM Igor Lebedenko, 69 Ovr, Russia, 30 years old

RM Jonathan Legear, 69 Ovr, Belgium, 26 years old

CAM Kanu, 69 Ovr, Brazil, 25 years old

CAM Oleg Ivanov, 68 Ovr, Russia, 26 years old

RM Maciej Makuszewski, 64 Ovr, Poland, 23 years old

CM Ivan Temnikov*, 55 Ovr, Russia, 24 years old
(*on loan from Rubin Kazan)

CDM Bekhan Usmanov, 54 Ovr, Russia, 19 years old

Forwards

ST Aílton, 68 Ovr, Brazil, 28 years old

ST Magomed Mitrishev, 63 Ovr, Russia, 20 years old

CF Zaur Sadaev, 63 Ovr, Russia, 23 years old

RW Stanislav Murikhin, 61 Ovr, Russia, 21 years old

ST Khalid Kadyrov, 57 Ovr, Russia, 19 years old

ST Apti Akhyadov, 50 Ovr, Russia, 19 years old

Formation: 4-2-3-1

*Russian Player

**indiblue** · 04-19-2015, 01:46 AM

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Transfers

Diego Colotto signed for Toulouse for £1.2M, Felipe Mattioni and Juan Rafael Fuentes joined Granada for a total of £1.8M, Christian Stuani moved to Celta for £1.4M, Lanzarote signed for Almeria for £1.8M, David Lopez moved to Real Sociedad for £2.6M, and Abraham Gonzalez joined Levante for £1.2M. After the board had taken their cut of the £10M we had raised, we were left with a total of £13M and more than £150K in wages.

I brought in Yassine Chikhaoui from Zurich by swapping Sergio Garcia, who was valued on paper at £4M. Rodri's contract with Barcelona B was expiring, so we picked him up for £2.8M. Jose Juan Vazquez signed for us from Club Leon in Mexico for £4M, and Osvaldo Alonso joined from Sounders in the MLS for £4.5M. On deadline day, we brought in Frank Bagnack from Barcelona B for £1.2M before making a pair of loan signings in Kepa Arrizabalaga and Guillermo from Athletic Club.

Released from the club were Aday, Rober, and a number of other academy players who would never realistically make the first team. I am also yet to begin urgent contract negotiations with Victor Sanchez, Raul Rodriguez, and club captain Kiko Casilla. But we now have a 23-man squad that should be capable of achieving slightly more than our target of a mid-table finish.

Preseason

Espanyol 1-0 Empoli
6' Caicedo

Not much to write home about. We scored early, bossed possession, and had a late scramble to keep our slender lead. It wasn't the best performance, so I played around with the tactics to create a more cohesive shape during the build-up phase.

Saint-Etienne 0-2 Espanyol
18' Vazquez
31' Chikhaoui

Our opponents fielded a weakened side, allowing our two of our new boys to score a couple of crackers. Vazquez put in an inch-perfect pass that Caicedo rocketed towards goal, but their keeper punched the ball back to Vazquez, who put his foot through it from the edge of the box. Chikhaoui tricked two defenders with a pirouette before blasting a shot into the top corner.

Espanyol 3-1 Frankfurt
2' Valdez
6' Montañes
11' Montañes
24' Bifouma

We conceded early but came back with three goals in the first half, so there are signs of improvement. Now that the tactics are sorted, we have been using different formations. The custom 4-3-1-2 seems unfit for La Liga, or at least for the players I have right now. Today's choice was a 4-3-3 false nine with Montañes filling the role, picking up a brace and assist for his efforts.

August

Almeria 0-1 Espanyol
38' Victor Sanchez

Using a 4-2-3-1 with three attacking midfielders, we managed to hold 67% possession. But despite taking a first-half lead, Almeria were all over us in the second period. Casilla was our trump card, making 11 saves to keep a clean sheet and deny Almeria the equaliser. Caicedo made a poor case for starting our next game, having failed to make any sort of impact since his goal against Empoli.

Espanyol 5-1 Sevilla
24' Chikhaoui
30' Chikhaoui
36' Salva Sevilla
39' Bacca
56' Bifouma
75' Chikhaoui

I moved Chikhaoui from wide right to centre forward, bringing in Bifouma to replace him on the wing. Our man scored a hat-trick to repay my faith, one of the goals being a stunner hit from distance with the outside of his right boot. Salva Sevilla was handed a start following a failed attempt to farm him out on loan, scoring a goal before injuring his rib and being ruled out for up to 2 weeks.

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