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FM21 | Let them go if they don't want to be here
If some of my players don't want to be part of my team, I let them go and sell them. At least in my Football Manager 2021 save in Sweden with GAIS.
Atalanta: 2024/25 Andata
With fmadventure's contract at Atalanta due to expire at the end of this season, it's not quite turning out to be the most perfect goodbye. Trouble at La Dea!
Trabzon Times | #6
ATHLETE ENTERS TURKISH HALL OF FAME Trabzonspor boss, Frank Athlete, has this week been inducted into Turkish football's Hall of Fame after his side secured their third consecutive league title after just four years in the job. The news comes in the same week that Trabzonspor lost out to Besikta
Infamous : FM21 : Alan Shearer - Newcastle United
Can I do what Alan Shearer could not and rescue Newcastle United from relegation on Football Manager 2021? Welcome back to my Infamous series...
FM21 | The importance of the right man for corners
Try to select the best possible player for the corner kicks in the Football Manager.
FM21 | SC Verl: 2022/2023
(The following post is a two part series from the old Youth Intake site) Hello there, Glad to have you back! After being promoted to the Bundesliga, it meant that we needed to improve the team in several areas and prep for a difficult season ahead.
Infamous : FM21 : John Barnes - Celtic
John Barnes had a nightmare time as Celtic manager, can I do what he could not and keep The Bhoys competitive against arch rivals, Rangers? Infamous...
Atalanta: 2024/25 Pre-Season
It's potentially the last season for Atalanta in this save and there are seismic moves being made in the pre-season transfer window...
Royal Antwerp - The Great Old - Season Three. #FM21
A review of season three of my Football Manager 21 save with Royal Antwerp.
The Golden Generation | Invincibles
Change is constant at the Intility Arena. Talented players join Vålerenga, they train in the best facilities in the country, are coached by the best coaches, get meaningful minutes on the pitch, show off their talent, and leave for bigger clubs. Over the past season, nine first team squad players h
Atalanta: 2023/24 Ritorno
Season Four with fmadventure's Atalanta draws to a close. There's no Coppa Italia to play for, any idea of a Serie A title challenge is almost fantasy and you can forget about progress in the Champions League. Is 'just' top four worth fighting for? You bet it is...
FM21 | GAIS: Always prepared? Season 7!
The seventh season within my Football Manager 2021 save in Sweden with GAIS.
Atalanta: 2023/24 Andata
fmadventure's fourth season at Atalanta gets underway. Is this the most ridiculous champions league group table you've seen? Quite possibly.
Atalanta: 2023/24 Pre-Season
As preparations ramp up for Season Four with fmadventure's Atalanta, there's a significant departure triggering the new recruitment strategy principles.
Figli Della Dea
A look at solving the recruitment and squad composition issues in fmadventure's FM21 save with Atalanta.
Atalanta: 2022/23 Champions League Final
Seven Time Champions League Winners Liverpool face first time finalists Atalanta in the 2023 Champions League Final at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Atalanta: 2022/23 Ritorno
The third season of fmadventure's time at Atalanta sets up an entirely unexpected showpiece game.
Atalanta: 2022/23 Andata
The European domestic season has been disrupted by a Winter World Cup in 2022 and Atalanta have taken full advantage of any unease by pushing themselves to the summit of Serie A.
Atalanta: 2022/23 Pre-Season
Preparations for a third season with fmadventure's Atalanta get underway with some famous faces turning up in Bergamo. Sign high reputation players? Check!
Atalanta: 2021/22 Ritorno
Season Two of fmadventure's time with Atalanta draws to a close. The final match of the season starts disastrously with La Dea trailing by two goals to nil with just 10 minute on the clock...
Atalanta: 2021/22 Andata
Two half transfer windows, a solid showing domestically and an epic Champions League group stage are what’s on offer in this blog. Season Two at Atalanta begins!
Atalanta: 2021/22 Pre-Season
It's time for Pre-Season of fmadventure's second year with Atalanta. Enter the first wonderkid of the save: a certain Argentine playmaker!
Atalanta: 2020/21 Ritorno
The second half of fmadventure's debut season at Atalanta. It begins with the first transfer signing of the save and ends with a battle for European football in Serie A.
Atalanta: 2020/21 Andata
The first half of fmadventure's debut season with Atalanta. It's time to break down the tactical set up with a look at the 3-4-1-2 I expect to be the main system throughout the save.
Atalanta: 2020/21 Pre-Season
Pre-Season of fmadventure's first season with Atalanta. It's a time to get to know the club's plans for the short and long term future. There's an update to the coaching roster with the arrival of two new coaches - one an Arsenal legend and the other one of the finest right backs to grace the Bundes
Atalanta: La Festa della Dea
An introduction to the FM21 save of fmadventure. Settling in the Northern Italian region of Lombardy, Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio are the club of choice.
FM21 | SC Verl: 2021/2022
(This blogpost was originally a two part post taken from the old Youth Intake site) Hello! Welcome back to my second season at SC Verl. Let’s take a look at the 2021/2022 season.
FM21 & GAIS | Season Six - prove the tactics!
The unfortunate injuries during the second part of the previous season (2024) brought the tactical changes to my FM21 save with GAIS in Sweden. We moved our wing-backs up to the MR/ML positions . It allowed us to try something new despite the main core of the formation was very similar, mainly in a
The Golden Generation | Chop and Change
Don't worry, the title of today's post doesn't mean I'm abandoning Vålerenga. It refers to my fourth season in charge at the club being one where things were chopped up and changed. It was time to move some players on to make way for the next raft of talent to take their place. Would this unsettle
My Scandinavian scouting network
Around the Lake, Search for Set Pieces, El Buitre filters and many more. The FM21 took me to Scandinavia. That means my scouting and recruitment policy will be very straightforward and easily find out.
Royal Antwerp - The Great Old - Season Two. #FM21
My review of season two of my Football Manager 21 save in Antwerp. Features a cup final and GIFs.
FM21 & GAIS | Season Five = goodbye wing-backs
FM21 & GAIS | Season Five = goodbye wing-backs is part of the Football Manager 2021 save in Sweden with GAIS and it summaries 2024.
FM21 & GAIS | The European tactical tweaks
The first proper European appearance for my GAIS within the Football Manager 2021.
My FM21 Tactic: 3-3-2-1-1
I recently read Wings of Change , a book from Karan Tejwani in which he goes in-depth on how Red Bull has infiltrated the footballing world. Julian Nagelsmann previously transformed Hoffenheim from 17th place in the Bundesliga when he took over to them becoming “one of Germany’s most exciting tea
My FM21 Attacking Corner Routines
My FM21 attacking corner routines including short and near post routines, and also some info about the searching filter or training.
Toulouse 5.02: Left (Back) 4 Dead
Welcome back to Toulouse. We are sitting in what has become our almost permanent, very comfortable second place spot as the calendar turns over. We have looked decent so far, but I have some ideas on where we can improve, and hopefully we can run our rivals from the capital close this year.
Toulouse 5.01: Déjà vu
Hello again. A bit of a quicker turnaround this time. It’s back to a more routine half season update today, mainly because Ted’s summer dealings have given us quite a lot to talk about…
Toulouse 4.01: Room 101
Welcome back to Toulouse. It’s been some time. I’ll perhaps cover why that is at the end of the post, but let’s do the actual save first. This will be a bumper post, covering the entirety of season four, with two appearances from Tedderz. You lucky people.
FM21 & GAIS | Season Four
The fourth season of my FM21 save with GAIS in Sweden started with releasing players and saving money. We were able to offload players/wages around €30k per month and it helped our budget a lot. But probably none expected we will look at this number with a big smile at the end of the season because
My Approach to Recruitment on FM21
I'm putting a huge focus behind developing young players on FM21. I've spoken before about improving the abilities of young players, playing them in my first team and selling them on. While that could be taken as me doing a solely homegrown save, where I'm only allowed to play my own youth product
FM21 | Wayne Rooney: Keeping the biggest star fit
Wayne Rooney as a player of the Swedish club GAIS? Yes, it's possible thanks to the Football Manager.
FM21 & GAIS: Season three - drama until the end
I didn't know what to expect from the first season in the top tier with GAIS. But it's clear it exceeded all expectations I had before the season started. My team continued to play with the 3-5-2 formation and I enjoyed it with slight tweaks here and here during the season. We overachieved and didn'
Rensie Custom Skin for FM21 v2
The custom skin for the Football Manager 2021 created by FM Rensie.
Royal Antwerp - The Great Old - Season 1 Recruitment
A post reviewing my Season 1 recruitment in my Football Manager 21 save with Royal Antwerp.
The Golden Generation | Domination Begins
Vålerenga's hold on the Eliteserien continues. We're champions yet again. There's a difference this season though. We're treble winners, dominating domestically. We retained the Mesterfinalen and won our first Norwegian Cup since 2008. Here's the story of that dominance and a look at a player who
Trabzon Times | #5
ATHLETE MAKES HISTORY IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Trabzonspor have qualified for the First Knockout Round of the Champions League for the first time in their history. After impressing during the Group Stages, the Black Sea side finished second in Group G with a tally of 12 points. Trabzonspor will now pla
Toulouse 3.02: Rotation, Rotation, Rotation
How do you do, fellow kids? Welcome back to Toulouse, where things are very comfortable indeed, despite the 2022 World Cup making the schedule look disgusting, prompting me into rotating the side to the extreme. Honestly, some of the players I put in the side will have Ted in tears at one point…
My counter-corner ballad
My way how to defend corner kicks in FM21 and be dangerous thanks to counter atacks after clearing the ball.
FM21 | Next match only
Some thoughts about how I use the Next Match Only option within the Football Manager 2021.