How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

**texasbum06** · 06-01-2016, 11:09 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FIFA 16 - Season 2

The Blades

Tactics

So I mentioned in a reply to Vrabbit last week that I would try to post a tactical update since I plan on overhauling my system starting with this next transfer window. I'll start with what my current system looks like and then wrap it up with what I am trying to switch to and what types of players I want to bring in for each position.

Current Formation

The squad given to me didn't have a whole lot to work with in regards to what I wanted, so after looking it over I decided to run with the above formation. My biggest concern was in the midfield where the team was loaded up with attack minded midfielders and not one true CDM on the roster. I wanted to get the 3 man midfield so that I could have some cover to make up for their lack of defensive ability to start with. Idea was to work the passing triangles and control the possession. Up front I wanted three attackers since none of my strikers seemed like the type to handle the duties alone, so I wanted to get the wingers involved working the outsides and cutting in where my striker could hopefully find one of them rather than trying to do it all himself. The defense was lucky enough to have solid back line players. The outside defenders have done well for me so far, but I could definitely use a bit more pace out there to get them involved more in the attack. Center backs didn't give me much height, with the best rated one being Brayford who is only 5'10, but extremely quick for a CB. I've essentially just made this work for now and it was enough to earn promotion in the first season, but I am realizing that it might not be good enough for the success I need in the Championship.

Planned Formation

Now, here is where I plan to move to as I start bringing in the right players. At the front I want a striker that can do a bit of everything, but mainly, I want him to function as a target man who can go up in the air and win balls. The center forward will be the key playmaker for my team. I want him to have tight dribbling, good passing, and great vision. He will be tasked to connect everything for the attack. Townsend will be slotting into this role and I think he will play it perfectly. I moved the wingers back to be more like outside midfield players instead since I want them to focus on playing more outside and providing outlets that can then send crosses in for the target man in the middle. The midfield will be reduced to just a duo with one playing the role of a true defensive midfielder winning tackles, using his strength to hold off the other team, and providing all around cover for the back line before the ball can get there. The other midfielder will ideally be a box-to-box guy who can get up and down the field all game and help connect the ball between the defense and the center forward up ahead while also still getting back to help out defensively. When it comes to the defense I want my outside defenders to have tons of pace and be able to send crosses into the box after working the overlap with the outside midfielders since they are sitting further back on the field now instead of acting as wingers. The central pairing I want to consist of two types of defenders. I want one to be a big towering brute who can hold off anyone and dominate anything that comes through in the air. His partner I want to be a quicker type of central defender who has some ball skills in order to be the first outlet for the ball to start moving up field once he picks out his pass.

What Am I Missing?

So what is keeping me from transitioning now? I don't have a striker who can play up front and provide any kind of threat in the air meaning I have to rely on my wingers getting inside. There are also no defensive midfielders on my roster which will be a must to bring in if I want to drop to only a 2 man central midfield. And lastly, the outside defenders are okay, but I want more pace and attacking ability from them in order to give the team an added outlet to get the counter attacks going. I am trying to move from a possession style of play to a high pace attacking style where everything is constantly flowing forward.

**vrabbit** · 06-01-2016, 11:34 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by 10cabee

Job Hunting

Cabee’s 2014-2023 Exeter City XI

Subs: Tom Nichols, Jake Sinclair, Matthew Grimes, Saúl, Sam Byram, Shkodran Mustafi, Christy Pym

Here it is; my favourite Exeter City eleven throughout the nine seasons I’ve been there! This is not based on overall or supposed to be a good team all-round but these are the players who made the greatest impressions on me over the years:

Michael Terzi: I managed to get Michael for free at the start of the 18/19 season when he did not have a club. He had an overall of around 71 if I remember correctly and he has improved significantly over the years. He has saved us in some crucial games and I’d back him for being one of the best keepers in the world at the moment. He will definitely be a serious transfer target once I move to my new club.

DeAndre Yedlin: I’ve only had him for a couple of years but he really has been a star on the right, especially last season. Although I admit, I haven’t had many full-backs that stand out but Yedlin is definitely my best performer. Good luck to him at Southampton who managed to pick him up for free.

Ryan Inniss: Oh Ryan, I bought you from Crystal Palace for something ridiculous like £70k in the first two or three seasons and what a signing he has been. His height has really helped us out in the years of service he has provided for us. Whenever the opposition goalkeeper booted the ball up-field, he’d be there just to head the ball back down into the feet of our midfield and he was so consistent about it too. He even had a brief spell up front for us at times and scored some goals. He will definitely be on my shortlist as a potential signing for my new team.

Lucas Magallán: I’m having difficulties remembering when I purchased Lucas but I would guess it was in the 19/20 season and has been one of the most regular starters for us since. Even now, he is young and still has a lot to learn. Here’s a future world-class defender here if he isn’t already.

Conor Compton: I know, I know, Compton’s never played at left back for me but we’ve not really had a prominent left back and Compton is left footed so why not? The man, the myth, the legend was taken from the youth academy for us at the start of the 19/20 season and instantly burst onto the scene as a RAM to play the role of pacey inside winger with a wicked left foot. He’s consistently won the young player of the year (although he’s currently tied with Jean-Paul Hiariej this season in the strawpoll) and has just been on fire. He could definitely be another target when I move.

Liam Secombe: Longest serving player under my management. He stayed with me from league 2 all the way to the Premier League for a couple of seasons and still played a decent chunk of games until he left around the 20/21 season if I remember correctly. He’s a hero to everyone associated with the club and I really hope he is still doing great at Bolton.

Matt Oakley: He was very old, sure, he was very slow, sure but I still fell in love with him as my lone defensive midfielder in the 4-1-3-2 that I used to play in the earlier football league seasons. He provided experience to the team and a cool head which was far from prone to mistakes. Always consistent and always level-headed; he definitely makes it as the role as a third defender in this squad. After being my assistant manager for years, I have requested that the Exeter City give him a trial run as their new manager and I really hope it works out for him in that role.

Adrián Saiz Alonso: All I remember is that I got Saiz Alonso long ago as a free agent. He always appealed to me with his high/high work rate coupled with his exquisite dribbling and speediness. He has been a loyal player for the club and always set an example to the other players whenever he’s on the pitch. He could be one that I’ll look to sign next season.

Kwabena Appiah: An outstanding player; simply outstanding. I don’t have the stats but I believe that either Appiah or Jake Sinclair have scored the most goals for us within my time as manager. Other possibilities for top goalscorer under my management could be Albian Ajeti and Yaya Sanogo but I believe Appiah has out-scored all of them. I remember the days a played the 5-4-1 where Appiah scored a ton of goals as the lone striker. Good luck to him and I hope he has a great time in retirement. I might even try to persuade him to join the world of coaching if he’s up for it.

Cristiano Ronaldo: When I bought this guy when he was 35 (or 36) for something ridiculous like £12m I was over the moon! I didn’t actually expect him to still be one of the best players in the world but he still is. Two golden boot awards in two years running is mind-blowing. Playing mainly as a forward to the left, he really has become a major player for us. His free-kicks are exquisite too! I’ll never forget his rabona free-kick he scored against Derby.

Yaya Sanogo: This guy was absolutely dominant. He schooled my defence in the Manchester City match earlier this year to prove to me that he’s still got it. He’d get onto any cross into the box but could also dribble with the ball and pick out a pass. I think he broke the record for the most goals scored in a season under my management with 39 in a single season and I reckon he still has it.

The Bench: It’s a shame I couldn’t fit everyone in but there’s only a limited amount of spaces and so many great players. Tom Nichols and Jake Sinclair were scoring goals for fun in the lower leagues before moving on and I thank them for their dominance at that time. Jake is second choice for England right now which just shows how well he has been progressing without me. The emergence of Southampton’s Jake Seager may be a problem for him in the next year or so though. Each player even on the bench I have fond memories of. Thank you all!

Interview with former Exeter City manager Cabee

Q: Firstly, congratulations for winning the treble for a second time in a row; you must feel honoured to be part of the fairly limited list of managers to do so?

A: Of course! I’m just one man and I don’t deserve all the credit, the praise should be spread across to other coaching staff, the fans and especially the players themselves.

Q: Understandably, the fans are absolutely distraught that you’re leaving the club; what do you have to say to them?

A: I understand how they feel but I have done all I can at this club. I’ve won it all and I’ve experienced the lot of it but what I haven’t experienced is moving to another club which I believe will greatly improve me as a manager. I’ll always have the upmost respect for the club I a sincerely hope the fans continue to get the happiness they deserve after I leave.

Q: Why, after all this time, have you decided to not renew your contract with the club?

A: As I’ve said, I will always be looking to improve myself as a manager and moving clubs is the next step forward.

Q: Where can we expect you to go next?

A: I’m really not sure. I love managing here but I’m also open to moving abroad. I could be going anywhere right now.

Q: Which teams have expressed interest in your services and which club will be your next?

A: Looking at my achievements, many clubs are interested in my services right now but it is too early to tell where I’ll be going.

Q: What did you and the lads get up to at your end of season party, then?

A: Aha-ha-ha! Let’s just say what happens at the end of season party stays at the end of season party!

BREAKING: Exeter City have appointed assistant manager Matt Oakley as their new manager on a one-year deal.

Thanks everyone!

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I need to comment on a lot of CM's but you deserve your own response, wanted to make sure I congratulate you on a hell of a career and I really wish I had done this sooner. Just amazing stuff what you were able to accomplish with Exeter and I can only hope I'll be able to do similar things with Newport. BRAVO!

**10cabee** · 06-01-2016, 12:47 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FIFA 15 - Season 10 (2023/2024)
The Road to Retirement

Difficulty: Legendary
Financial Strictness: Strict (60%)
Home Stadium: St James’ Park
League Objective: Qualify for Champions League
Europa League Objective: Win the Cup
Domestic Objective: Reach Round of 16
Budget: £0 / £150,000 (Yep.)

FRIENDLY

Newcastle Utd 1-0 Cagliari
11’ Tiago Silva

An otherwise invisible Cabella provided the assist for Tiago from a corner. The corner was whipped in to the near post where Silva headed the ball up and over the keeper and into the far corner.

We decided to play a slightly modified 4-1-4-1 with high pressing and team pressing on. It worked really well; we were aggressive on the attack but had men to defend when Cagliari got the ball. We pushed up and kept recycling play which meant that they were only able to get a couple of shots throughout the whole match but we weren’t as clinical in the finishing department as I would have liked.

We played decently in our first ever match under my management. Cagliari’s keeper had a lot to do with one or two one-on-ones which we didn’t convert and some spectacular diving saves to deny Bigirimana and Hajrović.

Neto made a magnificent one-on-one save in the second half but other than that, he was hardly tested. His goal-kicks were alright but not as accurate as I have gotten used to. Spajić was solid for us in defence whilst Mitrović seemed to take a back seat and only contributed to some nice defensive headers. I know Lascelles is playing out of position but he really needs to perform better than he did today at right back. It’s definitely a position we’re looking to strengthen with the limited money we have but he must improve, pretty much every part of his game was lacking today.

Bigirimana came on in the 67’ minute and was an instant improvement from the club captain Rémy Cabella. Bauer played OK in front of the defenders, I need a defensive midfielder who can get the ball, turn and pass to wherever needed (among defensive duties and such) and he was a little slow to do this today but I know he’s capable of it when he was at Exeter for a couple of seasons. 19-year-old Daryl van Ooijen came on with quarter of an hour left and played well. I was surprised by the youngster’s eagerness and pace. He’d replaced Tiago Silva who was the defining player for us today. He was a little slow but apart from this, he was pretty much everywhere asking for the ball and he almost always did something meaningful once he had the ball unlike Cabella.

I was expecting Torres to be more prominent but didn’t really stand out much. He managed to get a couple of crosses in and some were blocked but he didn’t contribute very much to our first 90 minutes of football. Hajrovic on the other hand played very well, picking out some great passes and making promising runs on and off the ball.

Josip Drmić played up front being Newcastle’s top goalscorer last season and I can see why. He was dangerous but I just don’t think it was his day as he missed a couple of clear-cut chances.

Below is the squad I played and their ratings (I’ve adjusted them to make it a little more accurate as to how they played.)

The Underperformers: Jamaal Lascelles, Rémy Cabella

The Standouts: Izet Hajrovic, Tiago Silva

The Promising: Gaël Bigirimana, Daryl van Oojien, Josip Drmić

FRIENDLY

AJ Auxerre 2-0 Newcastle Utd
19’ Martín Arias
84’ Gavory

I won’t go into much detail here but I think that was the worst 90 minutes I have participated in for years! We tried the 4-2-2-2 in the first half and reverted to the 4-2-3-1 in the second which made no apparent difference. Drmić came on as a substitute in with quarter of an hour left and had two of his chances cleared of the line. Both of our goals conceded came from sloppy marking on the edge of the area which gave Arias and Gavory time and space to slot their shots into the bottom corner. No one really stood out this game at all.

FRIENDLY

Newcastle Utd 3-0 RCD Espanyol
10’ Tiago Silva
32’ Mitrović
66’ Campbell

Simmed.

Transfers and Gossip

**Denotes Official Transfer

Inside sources suggest that there was a ‘monumental mishap’ in the handing of Newcastle’s finances which reportedly leaves Cabee with only a slashed amount of the money promised for him to use during the transfer window. (30/06) (Guardian)

**Matt Oakley’s first managerial decision has been to sell Exeter centre back Nathan Aké, 28, to Juventus for £17.5m. (06/07) (Sky Sports)

**Newcastle have loaned 22-year-old French wide man Cédric Thauvin to Real Zaragoza. (06/07) (BT Sport)

Arsenal have confirmed talks with Juventus over Aymeric Laporte, 29, whose position is under threat by the newcomer Nathan Aké from Exeter. (08/07) (Eurosport)

Exeter City are apparently interested in signing 32-year-old Chelsea winger Eden Hazard. (08/07) (Sun)

Valencia are interested in English striker Jake Seager, 21, from Southampton. (09/07) (TalkSport)

Mainz have declared their interest in Newcastle centre back Jamaal Lascelles, 29. (09/07) (Guardian)

Reports say the Gunners are only a few days away from signing Juventus centre back Aymeric Laporte. (10/07) (BBC)

Through recent interest from Valencia, Southampton striker Jake Seager has said he is not interested in moving to Spain. (12/07) (Fichajes.net - in Spanish)

**Barcelona have sealed a £16m deal for Manchester United striker Yassine Benzia, 28. (13/07) (Sky Sports)

**QPR have signed Anthony Martial, 27, for a fee rumoured around £7.5m. (17/07) (Sky Sports)

**Crystal Palace have bought Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland, 30, for £7.5m. (19/07) (Sky Sports)

Man United and Newcastle have been in talks over Óliver Torres, 28, for the past couple of days. (23/07) (Chronicle)

Manchester United have put in a £40m bid for Óliver Torres but Cabee wants the bid to be pushed up to around £50m. (25/07) (Star)

**Moussa Dembélé will move to RC Lens for £3m after Cabee accepted another offer for the 27-year-old French striker. (27/07) (Talksport)

If Exeter City fail to capture Chelsea winger Eden Hazard, they may also look into the availability of Bayern Munich’s Neymar, 31. (28/07) (Sun)

**Fulham have accepted a £1.3m offer from Fiorentina for 33-year-old right back Edenílson. (31/07) (BT Sports)

**Manchester United have purchased Newcastle United star Óliver Torres, 28, for a fee of £45m. (03/08) (Sky Sports)

Cabee has finally got the money to bring in new players after the Torres sale and has initiated his rebuild by declaring interest in a number of players. (05/08) (Independent)

Ayoze Pérez has declined a move to Marseille after Cabee accepted a £3m bid for the 30-year-old striker. (06/08) (BBC)

Palermo are considering former Fulham striker Roger, 32, as a potential target. (10/08) (Express)

Valencia are inching ever closer to signing Exeter City striker Marlon Vacca, 22. (11/08) (Guardian)

**Bilbao defensive midfielder Rubén Muñiz Gallego, 21, will be moving to Newcastle for £5.5m. (16/08) (La Gazzetta dello Sport)

**PSG have signed Marlon Vacca from Exeter City for £18.5m and the 22-year-old has agreed upon a 100k-a-week contract lasting 4 years. (18/08) (EuroSport)

Fulham will allow wide midfielder Patrick Roberts to leave after the 26-year-old handed in a transfer request earlier this week. (19/08) (Sky Sports)

Rémy Cabella’s, 33, transfer request has been leaked to the public and it states that he has ‘come to the end’ of his time at the club, adding that he ‘needs to move in this transfer window’. (23/08) (Sun)

Newcastle United’s Europa League group includes PAOK, KV Mechelen and Marseille. (24/08) (BBC)

It is thought that Newcastle United’s attacking midfielder Rémy Cabella, 33 has attracted interest from clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. (27/08) (Independent)

**Exeter City have sold the unsettled Lucas Magallán, 24, to Barcelona for £26m. (28/08) (Sky Sports)

**Exeter City have bought Fulham wide-man Patrick Roberts, 26, for £13.5m. (28/08) (Sky Sports)

Deadline Day

**Fulham have accepted Newcastle United’s £11.2m offer for Spanish midfielder Jesús Sanchez Ayala, 22. (Sky Sports)

**Newcastle have announced their second deadline day signing of promising English striker Jake Seager, 21, who scored 12 goals in the league for Southampton last season as a player swap for 31-year-old Josip Drmić. (Sky Sports)

**Wolfsburg keeper Yuriy Lodygin, 33, has accepted a move to Manchester City for £5.5m. (BT Sport)

**Rémy Cabella will be moving to Bayern Munich for a £15m price tag. (Sky Sports)

**Real Sociedad have sealed a £4.4m deal for Newcastle striker Ayoze Pérez, 30. (Sky Sports)

**Everton have signed 28-year-old Espanyol midfielder Jodhua Kimmich for £11m. (Liverpool Echo)

**Newcastle United have announced their fourth signing of the transfer window in 30-year-old Yaya Sanogo for £11m from Manchester City. (Sky Sports)

**Cabee has announced five deadline day signings with the purchases of Exeter City youngsters Kris O’Hara, 17, for £11m and Conor Compton, 20, for £13m. (Sky Sports)

Newcastle Utd’s Transfers:

Players In

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Players Out

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Muñiz Gallego
Position: CDM
Age: 21
Overall: 74
For: £5.5m
From: Athletic Bilbao
Purpose: Depth and pressure on Bauer

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Cédric Thauvin
Position: LM
Age: 22
Overall: 69
For: Season-Long Loan
To: Real Zaragoza
Purpose: To develop

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Sanchez Ayala
Position: LM
Age: 22
Overall: 78
For: £11.2m
From: Fulham
Purpose: Needed a winger

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Moussa Dembélé
Position: ST
Age: 27
Overall: 73
For: £3m
To: RC Lens
Purpose: Was dead weight

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Jake Seager
Position: ST
Age: 21
Overall: 79
For: Josip Drmić
From: Southampton
Purpose: New leading striker

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Óliver Torres
Position: LW
Age: 28
Overall: 85
For: £45m
To: Manchester United
Purpose: We needed the money

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Yaya Sanogo
Position: ST
Age: 30
Overall: 80
For: £11m
From: Manchester City
Purpose: Needed a backup striker but will also put pressure on Seager

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Rémy Cabella
Position: CAM
Age: 33
Overall: 83
For: £15m
To: Bayern Munich
Purpose: Did not want to be at the club

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Conor Compton
Position: RB
Age: 20
Overall: 75
For: £13m
From: Exeter City
Purpose: Can play in full back and wings

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Ayoze Pérez
Position: ST
Age: 30
Overall: 74
For: £4.4m
To: Real Sociedad
Purpose: Their offer was good and we needed the money

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Kris O’Hara
Position: GK
Age: 17
Overall: 75
For: £11m
From: Exeter City
Purpose: Has potential to be better than Neto

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Josip Drmic
Position: ST
Age: 31
Overall: 80
For: Jake Seager Player Swap
To: Southampton
Purpose: Jake Seager is more promising as a lone striker

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Full Squad
Player in red has recently arrived

GK: Neto : 77 : Age 34
GK: Kris O’Hara : 75 : Age 17
GK: Karl Darlow : 72 : Age 32
GK: Daniel Quiroga : 68 : Age 25
GK: Jack Alnwick : 65 : Age 30
GK: Jamie Neville : 63 : Age 23

RB: Conor Compton : 75 : Age 20

CB: Adem Mitrović : 80 : Age 26
CB:Uroš Spajić : 77 (+1) : Age 30
CB: Jamaal Lascelles : 74 : Age 29
CB: Daniel Dibble : 73 : Age 23
CB: Marius Papp : 67 (+1) : Age 19

LB: Massadio Haïdara : 71 (-1) : Age 30
LB: Davide Santon : 68 : Age 32
LB: Sergio Varas Herrera : 66 : Age 23
LB: Paul Dummett : 66 (-1) : Age 31

CDM: Robert Bauer : 75 : Age 28
CDM: Rubén Muñiz Gallego : 75 (+1) : Age 21
CDM: Daryl van Ooijen : 68 : Age 19

RM:Izet Hajrović : 75 : Age 32

CM: Gael Bigirimana : 67 (-1) : Age 29
CM: Dan Gosling : 66 (-1) : Age 33
CM: Mehdi Abeid : 64 (-1) : Age 31
CM: Mehdi Ouaamar : 62 (+1) : Age 18

LM: Jésus Sanchez Ayala : 78 : Age 22
LM: Sammy Ameobi : 71 : Age 31
LM: Rolando Aarons : 69 (-1) : Age 27
LM: Cédric Thauvin : 69 : Age 22 (On Loan At Real Zaragoza)

CAM: Tiago Silva : 77 (-1) : Age 30
CAM: Jan Navaratil : 75 : Age 23
CAM: Andy Ashton : 70 (+1) : Age 25
CAM: Siem de Jong : 65 : Age 34
CAM: Haris Vučkić : 64 (-1) : Age 31

CF: Adam Armstrong : 74 : Age 26

ST: Yaya Sanogo : 80 : Age 30
ST: Jake Seager : 79 : Age 21
ST: Adam Campbell : 73 : Age 28

Current Starting XI

This is the team I have currently decided on for next month. What's probably going to cause some questons being asked is why not play Ayala on the left and then play Navaratil at CAM? This is a perfromanced-based decision where Ameobi has been one of our dangerous players which means I want to give him a chance to prove he can continue that. Although he has not yet played in the position as of yet, I think Ayala could be more threatening in the CAM position than LW. Another question would be 'why are you playing the 28-year-old Bauer over the 21-year-old Gallego?' and I have chosen to do this because Gallego has a low defensive work rate and a medium attacking work rate; I think if we want more defensive solidity, we should go with Bauer at least for the moment.

What are you thinking, Cabee?

What happened to the transfer budget? - I actually have no idea. I joined the club and noticed that I only had £150k in wages and nothing in transfer budget. I was furious that they said I'd have about £14m in transfer budget and around £1m in wages. Luckily, Manchester United saved us with a £45m bid for Torres which I couldn't refuse. If that hadn't of happened, I would have been under immense pressure to deliver with what I had.

Expectations - The board's expectations were to qualify for the champions league which I find absurd with hardly any budget to make the team my own! Now that I've managed to purchase some of my own players, I think we definitely have a chance of a top four finish. What I find interesting is that the pundits and bookies think we'll be finishing 5th so we got a lot of fighting to do! Talking about predictions, Exeter City are expected to finish second and Chelsea to finish first! Another surprise was to see Manchester City's prediction on 7th!

The first couple of passes with my Newcastle team in the Cagliari friendly made me realise that this was the correct decision. The game feels so different but in a good way. I can't wait to get back on fifa to play some more games!

The Players - Newcastle have an alright squad. I can definitely work with them but they needed some transfers to make them more capable of a top four finish and that's exactly what I tried to do. Newcastle have kept hold of a lot of old players which I don't mind but I think most will be dead weight and'll be gone in the next year or two.

Thank you everyone for your continued support and I hope you've enjoyed yourselves reading something a little different!

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**southernmetalhead** · 06-01-2016, 12:55 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

10cabee Cool that Lukaku is back, and Coutinho coming over on a free from PSG is a great move. Really tough battle there with Cardiff in the FA Cup, but you pulled through. Huge wins against Stoke and Bilbao and congrats on winning the Capital One Cup over Chelsea. A 120th minute winner from Ronaldo is incredible.

vrabbit You're right about the inconsistent performances with Kayserispor. Despite that lack of solid form, some good wins over Antalyaspor and Fenerbahçe. Türüç and Stojiljković are really shining for you. Crazy game against Bursaspor as well, finishing 3-3. Necid used to play in Russia, so I know a good bit about him, and he's having a solid season. Back to your squad, Gianakos is a great prospect and 4th in the table, even ahead of Galatasaray is very good. With Newport that was a tough loss against York City with the stoppage time goal. I had something similar happen and it's crushing. 8 wins to follow isn't too shabby, however. Like you said, promotion to the Championship is almost a lock at this point.

JHedges Wild 3-3 tilt versus Bordeaux. I see that has prompted you to make some changes in order to fix the leakiness. Sucks to lose the Merseyside Derby, but you really turned things around after that, getting a Europa League win, a Capital One Cup win, and some solid league results. Good luck with your youth scouts as you send them across Europe and Brazil.

That gets me to page, 1761. I will try and get completely caught up on comments later today (I've already read through everything).

**southernmetalhead** · 06-01-2016, 01:01 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Simppu12

SMH - Solid signings there! Gümüs and Krotov look like talented players with some potential for the future. As far as results go, August and September were tough for you as you failed to pick up that many points. Your league position is quite poor at the moment, as well, but I'm sure you will manage to raise up the table. Why do you think you are doing poorly so far? Also, on the bright side, the mighty Bulgarian Georgi Peev was the player of September

Yes, happy to have Gümüs and Krotov even if it's just loans. Gümüs is a regular in my Starting XI and has already gone from a 67 to 69. Krotov jumped from 65 to 66 despite not playing as much. The results were very tough, a combination of a really hard opening schedule and evidence that it will take some time to retool this squad. We just can't score goals...hardly at all. Our defense is pretty solid, but our creativity and finishing is miserable. Peev is only 63 overall, but he's 86 on penalties, so he's like my special weapon there. Zanev (the other Bulgarian) is really solid as well.

**Cruzerr** · 06-01-2016, 03:44 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FIFA 16
Everton Career Mode
Really, Season 2, Cruzerr? Is this a prank?
Season 2

Squad

Spoiler

Just a quick post about the CL teams. I don't really know what to write, what do you think of them, and what do you think of our chances of advancing? Which group is the "Group of Death"? Which one is the weakest?

**southernmetalhead** · 06-01-2016, 04:14 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FC Amkar Perm
Krasno-chernye

October 2015

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MOTM - Gerus

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Prudnikov 81'

MOTM - Butko

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Shavaev 10'
Gümüş 24'

MOTM - Shavaev

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MOTM - M.Kerzhakov

Amkar Player of the Month

GK Roman Gerus, 67 Ovr, 35 years old, Russia

After a sluggish start to the RFPL campaign, Amkar Perm responded in October by going 2-2-0 and not conceding a single goal in the 4 matches. Veteran goalkeeper Roman Gerus started 2 of those contests, and earned a Man of the Match honor in a 0-0 draw at Terek Grozny. Evgeniy Pomazan also deserves credit, as the new acquisition from Anzhi Makhachkala also had 2 clean sheets.

Russian Premier League Table
1. CSKA - 25 pts
2. Krasnodar - 21 pts
3. Zenit - 19 pts
4. Dinamo - 18 pts
5. Spartak - 16 pts
6. Rubin - 15 pts
7. Lokomotiv 14 pts
8. Terek - 14 pts
9. Kuban - 13 pts
10. Amkar - 13 pts
11. Rostov - 12 pts
12. Krylya - 11 pts
13. Anzhi - 10 pts
14. Ural - 7 pts
15. Ufa - 6 pts
16. Mordovia - 3 pts

Russian Premier League Top Scorers
1. Kuzmin (Dinamo) - 7 Goals
2(t). Danny (Zenit) - 5 Goals
2(t). Kerzhakov (Zenit) - 5 Goals
2(t). Eremenko (CSKA) - 5 Goals
2(t). Kasaev (Lokomotiv) - 5 Goals

Russian Premier League Clean Sheets
1. Akinfeev (CSKA) - 5 Clean Sheets
2(t). Dikan (Krasnodar) - 3 Clean Sheets
2(t). Gerus (Amkar) - 3 Clean Sheets
2(t). Rebrov (Spartak) - 3 Clean Sheets
2(t). Abaev (Lokomotiv) - 3 Clean Sheets

Manager's Thoughts
After a rough August and September, we really needed a big month, and we did that in October. The game in Chechnya was probably more favored toward Terek Grozny in terms of play, but Roman Gerus held strong to earn us a hard-fought point. Then our goal scoring drought mercifully ended against FC Krasnodar on a brilliant header from Alexandr Prudnikov to hand the visitors their first loss of the campaign. Our squad got another needed result in a 2-0 win against bottom side Mordovia Saransk, before grinding out another goalless draw against giants Zenit Saint Petersburg. In total, 8 of a possible 12 points. I can't complain with that return.

November 2015 - Fixtures
11/7 - at Ufa
11/21 - vs Rostov
11/28 - at Ural

The schedule eases off dramatically in November as FC Rostov is our highest-placed opponent at 11th in the table. Two of the matches are on the road however, so that won't be easy. If we could get 2 wins and a draw, I'd be more than satisfied.

**Josh4** · 06-01-2016, 04:17 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Cruzerr

Just a quick post about the CL teams. I don't really know what to write, what do you think of them, and what do you think of our chances of advancing? Which group is the "Group of Death"? Which one is the weakest?

Pretty good group for Everton. I feel like Arsenal are in a tough group and that might be the hardest.

What a start to the season! Barkley has been on a tear with his assists.

**Keano16** · 06-01-2016, 04:22 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Cruzerr

FIFA 16
Everton Career Mode
Really, Season 2, Cruzerr? Is this a prank?
Season 2

Squad

Spoiler

Just a quick post about the CL teams. I don't really know what to write, what do you think of them, and what do you think of our chances of advancing? Which group is the "Group of Death"? Which one is the weakest?

No group really stands out as the "Group of Death" for me, possibly yours, Bayern/Spurs/St. Eitienne, Dortmund/Arsenal/Marseille? I think you've a good chance of progressing, you've avoided the big guns with Villarreal and Zenit around your level. Should be four interesting games!

SMH: much better month! Great draw against Zenit and not conceding the whole month is good going. Just need to continue the momentum, and it looks like you can with that fixture list, and push further up the table.

**10cabee** · 06-01-2016, 05:08 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FIFA 15 - Season 10 (2023/2024)
Exeter Who?

August

Barclays Premier League (12/08)
Newcastle | 1-1 | Everton
19’ Stones (og)
85’ Ledson

We tried the 4-1-4-1 and we were pretty lack-lustre once again. Sammy Ameobi sprints down the left and drifts inside to have a shot. Everton keeper Dimitri Sainsbury makes a great save but the ball is taken to the edge of the area where Davide Santon flings his foot at it. The shot is initially going wide before a heavy John Stones deflection takes the ball past the helpless keeper.

In the 43th minute of the game, Everton attacking midfielder Mirnes Sobiech slots the ball through the Newcastle defence and to Erick Torres who flicks the ball around Neto but can only watch as the ball hits the post and harmlessly rolls away to a Newcastle defender.

With five minutes left of regulation time, Pione Sisto finds space in the box to shoot but Neto makes a top-class save before Ryan Ledson pounces on the rebound to get Everton the point.

Europa League Qualifying (17/08)
Newcastle Utd | 4-0 | Partick Thistle
13’ Navratil || 43’ Spajić || 45’ Campbell || 77’ Hajrovic

The 4-3-3 setup really changed our game this match. It was against Partick though so I will be looking to use this formation for the Bolton game we have up next in the Barclays Premier League.

Sammy Ameobi once again being a threat on the left manages to find acres of space and cross the ball into the box for attacking midfielder Jan Navratil who heads the ball up and over the keeper to open the score.

The Partick Thistle keeper boots the ball up field where Spajic wins his header to give the ball to Navratil in the midfield. The ball finds its way to the right wing where Hajrovic holds the ball before delivering a great ball to the penalty spot with his preferred left foot and onto the head of the running Spajic who lifts his header over the keeper for a magnificent goal.

Sammy Ameobi clears the ball away from danger and to a Thistle defender whose first touch is appalling which allows Adam Campbell to pounce on the ball and counter attack. He uses he pace to get one-on-one before chipping the keeper which clips the underside of the crossbar before going over the line.

A low Navratil cross from the right goes straight to Hajrovic in the 77th minute and he smashes the ball past the keeper to make the score 4-0.

MotM: Izet Hajrović (9.6)

Debuts For: Rubén Muñiz Gallego (7.7)

Barclays Premier League (20/08)
Bolton | 0-2 | Newcastle
45’+1’ Ameobi || 65’ Hajrović || 72’ Ameobi

This was an interesting one to judge how good of a team we really are. We decided to go with the 4-3-3 once again to be a little more attacking.

Bolton left back Matt Connolly pushes in front of a Sammy Ameobi run but Sam doesn’t give up and manages to chase the full back and the ball into the area where he regains the ball before angling his shot into the far corner. Hajrović added to the score in the 65th minute after a perfect corner from the left by Cabella is simply headed in for the two goal lead.

All I can say about the red card is that it never should have been one.

MotM: Izet Hajrović (7.9)

Europa League Qualifying (24/08)
Partick Thistle | 0-0 | Newcastle Utd

After our 4-0 win over Partick last time, I decided to play my B-team. There’s not really much to say about this game in all honesty. We dominated but started to waver near the end and Drmić was one of the only first team starter and had an appalling game, missing two open goals.

MotM: Scott Basalaj (7.6) (GK)

Barclays Premier League (26/08)
Newcastle | 4-0 | West Ham
24’, 54’ Drmić || 27’ Campbell || Spajić 62’ (Armstrong)

After Cabella’s transfer request yesterday, he has been dropped to the bench (we simply do not have enough depth to leave him out completely) with Ayoze Pérez replacing him at CAM in the 4-3-3. We had quite a tired team and no Ameobi so I was forced to play Ayoze Pérez, Campbell, Armstrong and Drmić in a very attacking side. Our young centre back Marius Papp also makes his first appearance in an unfamiliar position at right back.

Adam Campbell uses his pace on the left to absolutely rocket past the right back and Drmić manages to slide in and poke the low cross into the back of the net. Three minutes after, Jonathan Bond makes a massive mistake; he tries to be the sweeper keeper but absolutely makes a hash of his clearance which pretty much goes directly upwards. He tries to head the ball away but Adam Campbell wants it more and lifts his long-range shot up and over the last defender and just underneath the crossbar for the second. The third came from a magnificent tackle by Drmić who then used his time and space to chip the ball over the rushing keeper in the 54th minute.

MotM: Uroš Spajić (9.8)

Capital One Cup Round 2 (29/08)
Newcastle Utd | 3-2 | Nott’m Forest
10’ Hajrović (FK) || 83’ Mitrović || 118’ Navratil
10’ Fuller || 33’, 45’ Mongongu

After only ten minutes, Hajrović makes Nottingham Forest pay for a reckless tackle through the back of Navaratil by smashing his free-kick low and into the bottom corner with ease. Jacques Mongongu’s goals were purely counter attacks that were executed exquisitely. I was starting to worry nearly forty minutes after with only 8 minutes left a regulation time. I ordered one of my centre backs to act as a second striker and before I knew it Adam Campbell initiates the counter attack. The keeper, who’d been magnificent, manages to stick a leg out in the one-on-one but the rebound comes to Adem Mitrović outside the box who places the ball first-time along the ground and into the bottom right corner with precision that I’d only expect a striker to have.

With only two minutes left of extra time, Ayoze Pérez runs inside from the left. He’s eventually tackled but the ball rolls out to Navratil on the edge of the box who takes his time to assess the situation before jogging forward and closer to the penalty area. He uses a sudden burst of pace to get past a slide tackle before flicking the ball onto his left foot and places the ball across the keeper and into the far corner. Jan Navratil has saved us there!

MotM: Felipe Ochagavía (9.5) (GK)

Newcaste United’s August Player of the Month

Izet Hajrović

Izet, in 5 games, already has 3 goals and an assist to his name. The 32-year-old has consistently been a threat on the right wing and I expect he’ll be doing more of the same in the months to come.

League Table:

1. Arsenal – 9 Points
2. Newcastle Utd – 7 Points
3. Tottenham – 7 Points
4. Manchester United – 7 Points
5. Chelsea – 7 Points
6. Southampton – 6 points
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9. QPR – 4 Points
10. Exeter City 4 Points
11. Swansea City –4 Points
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16. Stoke City – 2 Points
17. West Ham– 2 Points
18. Aston Villa – 1 Point
19. Leeds United – 1 Point
20. Bolton – 1 Point

* Denotes team with a game in hand

Barclays Premier League Top Goalscorers

1. Aleksandar Mitrović – 3 Goals for Manchester United

2. Miralem Pjanić –2 Goals for Liverpool

3. Stevan Jovetić – 2 Goals for Arsenal

September’s Games:

(09/09) Arsenal (A)
(14/09) PAOK (H) EL
(17/09) Crystal Palace (H)
(20/09) Aston Villa (A) COC
(23/09) Tottenham (A)
(28/09) KV Mechelen (A) EL

My Thoughts:

The lads have played really well in a weakened team without Óliver Torres and not very many signings this month. The only player who’s had his debut for us is Gallego and he’s been performing well. Izet Hajrović and Uroš Spajić have been our standout players so far on the wing and at centre back respectively. I can’t wait to play Arsenal with our new signings!

I’m loving this! Having to play a different style of football and having vulnerabilities has made this career change so exciting! The Nottingham Forest game had me so animated in my chair and I was having a blast even when we were losing (although I certainly didn’t have a smile on my face when we went 2-1 down).

Career Record (W: D :L): 379-87-62

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**_ChicoBass** · 06-01-2016, 06:26 PM

How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Josh4

Hello everyone! I have been reading through the posts on here for a bit now and wow this seems like a great community. I have been playing FIFA nonstop but I mostly just keep all the info and stats to myself in OneNote. I did not know of a place like this where you can discuss your career and whatnot.

I'd love to start posting updates, I am about to start a Tottenham career. They are my favorite non-MLS club and since FIFA doesn't like to make the MLS that great, EPL sounds like a better league.

I just had a few questions if you guys don't mind? What are the rules for posting here? And what do people enjoy reading about the most?(Youth academy, game results, transfers?)

thanks everyone!

A word of caution here: DO NOT leave without giving us a heads up. If you leave without saying anything and then come back, the guys here will make you post a picture of your wife. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji16][emoji16] oh AND your dog too hahah welcome to the thread!! Looking forward to Spurs just careful with the Gunners we have here [emoji33]

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**Josh4** · 06-01-2016, 06:28 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by _ChicoBass

A word of caution here: DO NOT leave without giving us a heads up. If you leave without saying anything and then come back, the guys here will make you post a picture of your wife. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji16][emoji16] oh AND your dog too hahah welcome to the thread!! Looking forward to Spurs just careful with the Gunners we have here [emoji33]

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As long as you can tell the difference between my dog and my wife I'll be happy. [emoji1]

But really, I'm excited to get going. I'm updating a few ratings right now (Leicester players) then I'll start the career tonight.

**texasbum06** · 06-01-2016, 07:33 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FIFA 16 - Season 2

The Blades

December 2016

Birmingham City 1 - 1 Sheffield United
BIR - Kieftenbeld 7'
SHU - Coutts 57'
MOTM: Coutts

Match Summary: Caddis laid the ball off on a free kick and Kieftenbeld ran in for the stunning first time strike from outside of the box into the top left corner leaving the keeper helpless in the process. Woolford sent a low ball in from the left side for Coutts on the back post but it was deflected slightly backward where Coutts tracked it down and then slotted it through the keeper's legs for the equalizer.

Capital One Cup Quarter Final
Sheffield United 0 - 2 Crystal Palace
CRY - Wickham 48', Williams 59'
MOTM: MacArthur

Match Summary: Baxter was in position to clear the ball until MacArthur thew him out of the way in what looked like an obvious foul, but with nothing called he crossed it to the edge of the box where Wickham hit a stunning volley into the top right corner. Ledley played a long cross from the left and found Williams running through behind Nugent and he beat the keeper easily to double the difference.

Sheffield United 0 - 1 Ipswich Town
IPS - Toure 28'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Long played outstanding, and in the end his team let him down. He made save after save, and even the only goal of the match was a result of the ball being picked up by Toure off of a spectacular save and he finished it while Long was still recovering. Campbell-Ryce almost equalized off of a free kick in the 89th minute, but his effort smashed off the crossbar and was cleared to safety.

Fulham FC 1 - 1 Sheffield United
FUL - Cairney 85'
SHU - Cuvelier 82'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Scougall played the ball to Cuvelier on the edge of the box and he used a great turn to get between two defenders and finish over the keeper to take the lead for the Blades. Just 3 minutes later Cairney played a 1-2 with Mitroglu and no one stayed with Cairney and he was able to slot it past the keeper for the equalizer.

Sheffield United 0 - 2 Burnley FC
BUR - Pavez 2', 56'
MOTM: Long

Match Summary: Jutkiewicz got the ball at the top of the box and he played it first time to Pavez running into the middle of the box and he fired it inside the left post for the opener only 2 minutes after the whistle blew. Agyei won the ball after the Blades failed to clear a corner and he played it to Pavez on the left side of the goal and he curled a ball perfectly across to the far post to double the lead and secure the win for Burnley.

League Table

Youth Academy

U-18
N/A

U-17
Marcus Emptage - CDM, England, 57 OVR, 75-81 POT
Greg Pedroza - LW, England, 49 OVR, 71-77 POT
Ezekiel Clayton - LB, England, 65 OVR, 77-83 POT

U-16
Tom Linley - CM, England, 59 OVR, 74-80 POT
Paul Tollitt - LW, England, 55 OVR, 73-79 POT
Bassala Barcham - GK, England, 59 OVR, 75-81 POT
Brad Douglas - CDM, England, 60 OVR, 71-75 POT
Joe Mbuti - RW, England, 61 OVR, 75-81 POT

U-15:
N/A

**vrabbit** · 06-01-2016, 08:12 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

The Globetrotter CM

2017-2018 Roster Review

I was definitely satisfied with my first season here in Turkey, accomplishing the goals I set for the club. I didn't try to bite on more than I thought we could chew (wasn't dying to fight for a league title or even a CL spot as I don't think the roster is ready for it) but there was a standard I thought this group of guys could meet and we did that even if we had our ups and downs over the season. As I've only been at the club for a year you might expect a lot of moves in the upcoming transfer windows but for now let's grade the guys that helped us out this season.

Starting XI

GK - Abdulaziz Demircan (70 OVR) - 34 apps, 10 clean sheets: The 27-year old from Turkey was arguably the best player in our defense, regularly surprising us with his performances to make up for a back line that, as a group, didn't perform too well. Some of you may recall I made the conscious decision to play the whole season without a backup GK on the roster and Demircan made the gamble pay off by staying healthy all season. Nevertheless, I'll probably look to acquire a second GK this coming season. The question is, will it be a backup to Demircan or competition for him? Grade gets a bump due to him getting TOTS honors.8/10

RB - Dion Cools (72 OVR) - 33 apps, 1 goal, 2 assists: Context is needed to understand the value of our fullbacks this season. I took a roster with Cüneyt Köz and Berkan Emir as projected starters and that just would had been a disaster. I acquired Cools in the summer and he did more than fill in admirably, making up for his lack of pace by working hard on the defensive end. Additionally he was surprisingly effective on the attack so I was very pleased with that AND he earned TOTS honors. At the very least the 22-year old from Belgium made the RB position not an immediate concern going into next season so I'm very happy about that. 7.5/10

RCB - Larrys Mabiala (72 OVR) - 33 apps: The 30-year old from DR Congo was our captain all season long but captains need to lead by example and unfortunately his performances weren't up to my standards this season. He was fine, not great, and in a system that tries to remain balance we just need better play out of our CB's. His spot on the starting lineup may be in danger as we head into next season. It doesn't help that he didn't make any scoring contributions on set plays. 6.5/10

LCB - Victor Alonso (76 OVR) - 15 apps, 1 goal: Our 19-year old superstar-in-the-making from Mexico wasn't able to make the adjustment to the Turkish league right away after joining the squad mid-season so he gets a bit of a pass. However, for someone with "potential to be special" we'll be expecting better performances than his 6.3 rating in those 15 games this season. 6.5/10

LB - Georgiy Tigiev (71 OVR) - 33 apps, 4 assists: Citing back to the concerns we had at the fullback position going into this season, this 23-year old from Russia was superb for us this season, bring a bit of pace on that left wing to make up for defensive skills that aren't quite developed yet. He also improved his stamina which was a must in order to be full-season starter for us. I was quite surprised to see him named in the TOTS but hey, I'll take it. 7.5/10

CDM - Samba Sow (73 OVR) - 33 apps, 4 goals, 7 assists: The 29-year old from Mali was solid for us this season both in the 4-2-3-1 and then on his own in our diamond midfield. I was really impressed with his stamina after our formation change as he was able to play a full game from time to time (which is a lot for a CDM for me where they can often be running box-to-box and side-to-side). Well done by him to earn TOTS honors and he's penciled in as a starter at this position going into next season. 8/10

RM - Oğulcan Çağlayan (76 OVR) - 33 apps, 5 goals, 4 assists: This 22-year old local product is some of the best news I have on the roster. He has potential into the low 80's and he showed it this season. He develops very well and has even played well in the CAM role when needed. We were comfortable including Ömer Bayram in the deal to acquire Alonso because we felt Çağlayan was ready to step into the starting lineup and he didn't disappoint. I look forward to seeing his stats after a full season in the diamond. 8/10

LM - Diego Biseswar (75 OVR) - 34 apps, 5 goals, 6 assists: The 30-year old from Netherlands followed up an excellent pre-season with a very good season, playing in every game. His pace makes him a handful out on the wing and even as a wide midfielder in the new formation, as shown by his naming in the TOTS. His progression has probably peeked but he should remain one of the key players for us next season. 8.5/10

CAM - Deniz Türüç (79 OVR) - 34 apps, 15 goals, 12 assists: It should come as no surprise to anyone who followed us this season that Deniz has been named our MVP. The stats (2nd in the league in both scoring and assists) speak for themselves. The 25-year old from Netherlands (I was surprised he isn't Turkish) flawlessly adjusted to this role even though he prefers to play out on the wing and he's engraved into the same role for next season. 9.5/10

RS - Adalberto Peñaranda (74 OVR) - 14 apps, 5 goals: It took some time for the 21-year old from Venezuela to adjust to the Turkish League but once he settled in he showed his potential, racking up his goals on a five-game scoring streak from late March through most of April. That's one of the main reasons we gambled on him and we hope the move will pay off big next season. He is tied with Çağlayan for the highest potential on the roster after Alonso. 7/10

LS - Nikola Stojiljković (74 OVR) - 15 apps, 4 goals, 5 assists: The 25-year old from Serbia had no problems adjusting to life in Turkey, netting a couple of assists in his first game with the club. As opposed to Peñaranda, even when he wasn't scoring he was being a difference maker for us, whether it was being a scoring threat or a facilitator on offense.I I definitely look forward to what he can do in a full season. 8/10

The Bench

Srđan Mijailović (71 OVR) - 27 apps, 2 goals, 5 assists: The 24-year old from Serbia was actually solid for us as a starter in the first half of the season and was consistent in his performance off the bench as well in the second half. 7/10

Andres Tello (72 OVR) - 26 apps: The 21-year old from Colombia was almost unnoticeable ... he wasn't a liability off the bench was but he wasn't impressive either. He's on loan for another year so he'll get another chance to impress before we decide whether we will acquire him. 6/10

ST - Yakubu (66 OVR) - 25 apps, 2 goals, 1 assist: The 35-year old Nigerian legend had the highlight of his season in ... well, preseason, when he scored a hat-trick. He was serviceable off the bench all season but his best days are definitely past him and we need to bring in some depth at this position. 6/10

CB - Marko Simić (67 OVR) - 25 apps: The 31-year old from Montenegro didn't take advantage of the first half of the season to impress me and therefore lost his starting spot after the acquisition of Alonso. However, he does provide good depth off the bench so hopefully he'll continue to accept that role. 6/10

CDM - Barış Özbek (65 OVR) - 13 apps, 1 assist: The 31-year old from Germany was a regular off the bench for us in the first half of the season but after the formation switch he was stuck behind Mijailović for playing time and didn't get much action. He was serviceable when called upon but we should probably upgrade our depth at the position. 6/10

The Academy

CAM - Argus Gianakos (67 OVR, 92-94 POT): This 16-year old prospect from Greece is someone we're obviously very excited about. Described as a playmaker, he's a very good passer for such a young age and we're doing our best to develop him properly before what will surely be a call up to the senior squad at some point next season.

LM - Athanasios Niarkhos (59 OVR, 82-88): 17-year old from Greece (Technically Gifted) whose agility (79), ball control (76) and dribbling (74) stand out. Doesn't possess the speed we desire for the position but we're hopeful that will come as he continues to grow.

CB - Emre Karaer (62 OVR, 81-87): 15-year old from Turkey who is Physically Strong and displays excellent aggression (81) to the ball. We're excited about his development and in no rush to promote him until we feel he's ready.

LW - Dragen Rennich (59 OVR, 77-83): 16-year old from Croatia with good acceleration (79) and balance (75). We expect a little growth from his current frame of 5'1" and 139lbs.

LW - Javier Fernandez (54 OVR, 74-88): 17-year old from Venezuela with good pace (79 acceleration, 70 speed) that will hopefully continue to grow. Good competition for Niarkhos and Rennich in the academy.

RW - Pavel Župan (55 OVR, 69-85)*: 17-year old from Serbia with good acceleration (73) and agility (73). We're still working on getting a full evaluation on him.

LW - Dragutin Puhovski (49 OVR, 68-86)*: 16-year old from Serbia with good pace (74 speed, 71 acceleration). He's a bit behind in the picking order at this position in the academy at the moment but hopefully he can catch up quickly.

RB - Fabian Lopez (56 OVR, 69-81): 17-year old from Venezuela who needs a lot of development. Doesn't possess the desired pace for the position at this point in time but hopefully he'll develop that. We don't expect him to grow taller than his current 5'11" frame so a move inside won't be an option for him.

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I'll leave the World Cup update for next time

**Cruzerr** · 06-02-2016, 07:27 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by _ChicoBass

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