Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

[Blaxican8504]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

I just completed my sixth season in my BAL. I made myself a Dutch striker in hopes that I could eventually turn into the player that the Netherlands would need in order to capture some international honors. I started my career with the biggest club in the country, Ajax.

2010-2011

This season started off as I expected. I played a lot in training matches and would get subbed on in the league matches. Our top striker got injured early on in the season which gave me the opportunity I needed. I was inserted into the starting lineup and never looked back.

League: 34 appearances, 31 goals, 4 assists
KNVB Cup: 4 appearances, 7 goals, 1 assist
Europa: 9 appearances, 5 goals, 1 assist
Champions League: 8 appearances, 2 goals

Our performances in the Champions League were awful. We got through the qualifying round but were knocked out at the group stage. We rebounded nicely to advance to the final of the Europa League where we lost to Fiorentina in the final. We won the league and cup double, with me being named player of the tournament.

2011-2012

Our main focus for this year was getting out of our Champions League group, which we did. I also got my first call-up to the national team towards the middle of the season.

League: 34 appearances, 30 goals, 9 assists
KNVB Cup: 3 appearances, 1 goal
Champions League: 10 appearances, 10 goals, 2 assists
International: 4 appearances, 1 goal

We won the league again (no one else came close) but we lost in the semifinals of the KNVB Cup. We were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarterfinals. I was also named to the Netherlands' European Championship squad, which was a huge accomplishment. It provided me with the stage to showcase my ability to the world.

European Championships: 6 appearances, 6 goals

We barely escaped our group on goal differential, but rode that wave all the way to the final where we eventually fell to Italy.

2012-2013

During the summer, I was getting worried because no teams had made any offers, nor had Ajax offered me a contract extension. After the Euros, I was informed that I had been deemed surplus to Ajax and they were letting me go. I agreed to a four-year deal worth £600,000 annually with French club, Lille. My arrival didn't get off to a good start. I had played centrally the last two years at Ajax but quickly learned that Lille planned to play me out on the wing.

League: 36 appearances, 30 goals, 10 assists
Coupe de France: 2 appearances, 2 assists
Europa: 13 appearances, 11 goals, 1 assist
International: 6 appearances, 4 goals, 2 assists

More European heartbreak as we were knocked out of the Europa League at the quarterfinal stage. We also finished 4th in the league, missing out on Champions League play. However, there was quite a bit of good news. I was awarded the Ballon d'Or as the Player of the Year. I was surprised as I didn't think I had done anything to really deserve it, but I am assuming that my performance in the European Championship had a lot to do with it. This also marks the first time in my career that my club went trophyless.

World Cup Qualifying: 6 appearances, 2 goals

The less that is said about our qualifiers, the better. The team never gelled and we finished at the bottom of our group, failing to qualify for the World Cup.

More to come...

[Blaxican8504]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

2013-2014

My second season at Lille saw me add to my game as I became a more complete player. We wanted to advance further in Europa. I was getting tired of always losing in the quarterfinals.

League: 38 appearances, 23 goals, 23 assists
Coupe de France: 1 appearance, 1 goal, 1 assist
Europa: 12 appearances, 12 goals, 4 assists
International: 7 appearances, 6 goals, 4 assists

We started out the season quickly, jumping out to a lead in the league. We hit a rough patch where we were eliminated from the Europa League and lost our lead in the league. But we rebounded and won the title from Marseille on the last day. The manager has developed a habit of resting me in the Coupe de France so we have been eliminated twice early on.

2014-2015

I spent the summer watching other teams participate in the World Cup. Despite this, I felt confident that I would be up for another Ballon d'or trophy after the season I had. I was determined for us to perform in the Champions League as I hadn't been there in four seasons.

League: 38 appearances, 36 goals, 12 assists
Coupe de France: 2 appearances, 3 goals
Champions League: 13 appearances, 16 goals, 7 assists
International: 7 appearances, 10 goals, 1 assist

What an amazing season! My expectation of winning the Ballon d'Or took a hit when I wasn't even nominated. And our league performance dipped at the end of the season and the title slipped through our fingers as we finished in third, barely hanging onto our Champions League spot. However, there was much to celebrate as we were crowned Champions of Europe after defeating Barcelona. In addition, we also took home the Coupe de France.

European Championship Qualifying: 6 appearances, 6 goals, 4 assists

Qualifying went simply enough as we finished at the top of our group.

2015-2016

Feeling determined that we could carry our good form throughout another season, I was looking forward to this season. I had turned down offers from Inter and Juventus that would have paid me £10,000,000 annually over five years to stay with Lille.

League: 37 appearances, 38 goals, 15 assists
Coupe de France: 0 appearances
UEFA Super Cup: 1 appearance, 1 assist
Club World Cup: 1 appearance, 1 goal
Champions League: 10 appearances, 9 goals, 3 assists
International: 7 appearances, 10 goals, 2 assists

The league was ours from the first kick of the season. We never dropped out of 1st and won the league by 20 points. We lost in the UEFA Super Cup, but were victorious in the Club World Cup. We went undefeated in our group of the Champions League before being upset in the quarterfinals by Hoffenheim. After drawing the first leg 2-2, we jumped out to a 2-0 lead before allowing 3 goals after the break. Individually, I was awarded my second Ballon d'Or trophy as the best player in the world as well as the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award for my performances in the Champions League.

European Championship: 6 appearances, 10 goals, 4 assists

Four years makes all of the difference. We had a lot of time to think about that loss in the final to Italy. The national team had performed well all year and we continued that good form. We topped our group, defeated Italy, outlasted Sweden after 120 minutes, and crushed Greece in the final.

I turned down an offer from Barcelona of £10,000,000 annually and an offer from Sevilla for £13,500,000 annually and signed an extension with Lille worth £13,800,000 annually which ties me to the club until 2020.

[RA30]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

Started a SS with 63 rating and midway into the season, he is now 67.
National team is China but now I regret it as I would probably not be able to win the WC.
Chose China as I thought I would get more international playing chances.
It's true that I already have 2 international appearances.

Playing with a team in the PES league on Regular and currently leading the league.
Top scorer with about 33 goals and 8 assists in 29 games.

However, I'm out of position and playing in CF so I dont have any Manager's rating. Another 18 training weeks before I can get the CF second position.

Hope to sign with a better team next season for more money.

[jesmith29]

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2018-2019

The year of form what form!

We finished 4th in La Liga. 26W 7L 5D (39W 9L 10D)

Won the CL and Runner-Up in the Copa del Rey.

We are now ranked the #1 team. Only because we won the CL IMO.

We never really played consistantly, IMO, beat the teams we should have in league and struggled against the top 3. Once Inzaghi bolted and Khalifa regained his starting position, he really scored well and finished with 26G 9A. Ozil had 19G 10A.

Sevilla won it. They scored 108 G's and racked up 97pts.

In the transfer window, we signed Hazard(28yrs)-SMF 82 OVR, Kolarov(33yrs)-SB 87 OVR, Aguero(31yrs)-SS 97 OVR. We definitely spent some money!

Season Stats:
54 Apps 16G 13A 6.4R 1Y 0R
UEFA Best Midfielder
La Liga Best 11 MOM X6
Copa MOM X1

On to 2019-2020 and Glory.

EDIT: Already to start week 1, so I looked to see what the manager would do for a line-up and see Hazard isn't in the starting 11 or on the bench. Scrolled thru the team, and he's hurt! For 15 weeks! Good God! What a way to start things off.

EDIT: Before the season started, Stoch decided to leave for Marseilles. Thanks for playing for half a season! Spend big money on him and Inzaghi only to see them leave after half a season.

[Qb]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

Has anyone played as a fullback? I've tried BAL a few times as a ST & AMF/CM, so if I do it again I want to do something different. I'd probably add SMF and eventually WF to give me a chance to move forward occasionally.

[jesmith29]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

Played the UEFA Super Cup against Ajax and let's just say their team was loaded.

After 15' we're down 2-0 and it wasn't looking to good. We scored a PK right before half to at least give us hope in the 2nd half. I scored in the 65' and it ended up going into extra time. First 15' nothing happend and in the 116' we won a FK on the right side of the box. Ozil put in a great cross to the left post, and I managed to slip it past the keeper. We held on for the 3-2 victory. What a come back.

[RA30]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

For some reason, my guy in his 2nd season has a purple Downwards arrow and so isnt earning much xp. His progress chart is shown as flat...

Signed 2nd season with Catalania in Italy.
Leading the league and top scorer so far.

[Whitesox]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

Reading this thread has convinced me to have a serious go at this mode. The question, what shall be my position, and where shall I hail from. It's unfortunate that only European nations have qualifying, as I'd like to maybe not be from Europe, but those extra caps are too good to pass up.

I'm kind of intrigued by QB's notion of playing anywhere besides the attack, but I fear it will become boring. I'll look into it and update my progress here.

[rckabillyRaider]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

Reading this thread has convinced me to have a serious go at this mode. The question, what shall be my position, and where shall I hail from. It's unfortunate that only European nations have qualifying, as I'd like to maybe not be from Europe, but those extra caps are too good to pass up.

I'm kind of intrigued by QB's notion of playing anywhere besides the attack, but I fear it will become boring. I'll look into it and update my progress here.

Sox, you been missing out man. As far as position, the manager usually moves you all over the place, at least when you are beginning in the first year. I usually play as an AMF, but I've gotten starts on the wing and on the back line.

[RoyceDa59]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

Reading this thread has convinced me to have a serious go at this mode. The question, what shall be my position, and where shall I hail from. It's unfortunate that only European nations have qualifying, as I'd like to maybe not be from Europe, but those extra caps are too good to pass up.

I'm kind of intrigued by QB's notion of playing anywhere besides the attack, but I fear it will become boring. I'll look into it and update my progress here.

Depends what you want, I did SMF & WF (later added AMF & SS) and had loads of fun in my BAL. I will say it is a slow process in the beginning, but make sure you sign to a team that will play you at that position. My guy didn't become a goal scorer until the 3 season when I moved to a team that used WF and I was able to be more versatile. I will say it is very fun to whip crosses into the box with your player.

Also try SB when you get a chance I found it to be fun for a while but it isn't for everyone. I didn't play many season with it as it does get boring in some matches. I found myself learning the SMF position in hope to get some playing time there. I hated my team subbing me out and in for that position as it seemed unrealistic, so it is recommended to build stamina early if playing SB in BAL. Just don't expect to score any goals or rack up assists.

[jesmith29]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

For some reason, my guy in his 2nd season has a purple Downwards arrow and so isnt earning much xp. His progress chart is shown as flat...

Signed 2nd season with Catalania in Italy.
Leading the league and top scorer so far.

Form changes based on performance, starting, sitting, etc. Try to get a better agent to help your form.

[Whitesox]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

So, after sorting some issues out with the game, I'm ready to give this another go.

My player is Russian striker Strelok Ivanov, playing for Terek Grozny in the Russian Premier League. The 5 leagues I have playing are: EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Russian Premier League, and the Bundesliga. FCTG are playing in the Europa league, and to my surprise, I've been rated their best striker. So, I expect to accrue a nice amount of goals and perhaps move to a big league 2 years from now. It's also worth noting that Russia is running alongside the other leagues in this save, whereas in real life it runs on a different schedule.

[Whitesox]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

When you guys say training match, do you mean the ones against other clubs, or the ones that I saw last year when it was yellow against blue in a practice type setting? If it's the latter, then I haven't played in a single one. I suppose that's because I'm one of the best players on the team, though.

I kind of regret picking my club, they're really bad. I get starts, but it's hard to score and we'll never win anything. Do I have to suffer through another season or can I request transfer somehow?

[jesmith29]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

On your schedule, it will show training matches. If you don't play in one, your agent will let you know you've rested.

You can have your agent search for a club or wait for offers to come in if you feel like moving.

My 1st 2 seasons were with Mallorca and at the end of year 2 Real Sociedad offered me a contract.

[KG]

Re: How's Your 'Become A Legend' Mode Going?

Reading this thread has convinced me to have a serious go at this mode. The question, what shall be my position, and where shall I hail from. It's unfortunate that only European nations have qualifying, as I'd like to maybe not be from Europe, but those extra caps are too good to pass up.

I'm kind of intrigued by QB's notion of playing anywhere besides the attack, but I fear it will become boring. I'll look into it and update my progress here.

Glad you finally jumped into this mode. Hopefully you'll get some run in before '12 drops. Who knows, maybe use your Russian connects to sign with Chelsea????