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FIFA REBOOTED - An alternative International universe to Sepp's monster!
FIFA REBOOTED - An alternative International universe to Sepp\'s monster! FM24 Download posted on Football Manager Databases - Editor Data Files for Football Manager 2024
Jose Mourinho's Inter 2010 UCL Final vs Bayern Munich 4-2-3-1 tactic
Jose Mourinho\'s Inter 2010 UCL Final vs Bayern Munich 4-2-3-1 tactic FM24 Tactic posted on Football Manager Tactics for Football Manager 2024
Jose Mourinho's 4-2-3-1 Inter triplete 2009-2010
Jose Mourinho\'s 4-2-3-1 Inter triplete 2009-2010 FM24 Tactic posted on Football Manager Tactics for Football Manager 2024
FM24 Guide: Player’s Attributes Explained
FM24 Guide: Player’s Attributes Explained FM24 Article posted on General Discussion for Football Manager 2024
Lyon rebuild | Strategies for player trading in FM 24
Lyon rebuild | Strategies for player trading in FM 24 FM25/26 Update Download posted on Football Manager Databases - Editor Data Files for Football Manager 2024/25
Lyon rebuild
Olympique Lyonnais, relegated to Ligue 2 due to debts, aims for a rebuild in the summer, focusing on young players and affiliations to enhance player trading.
💃🏼 WOMEN in FM24 - Men of Culture (+ facepack) 💃🏼
💃🏼 WOMEN in FM24 - Men of Culture (+ facepack) 💃🏼 FM24 Download posted on Football Manager Databases - Editor Data Files for Football Manager 2024
FM24 Heartbreaker - AS Monaco (2008)
A retro Football Manager 2024 update using the 2007/08 retro database (originally from FM2008). Made possible by TheMadScientist (themadscientistfm.wixsite.com). An update to the conclusion to season 1 with Target Forward Jan Koller at AS Monaco.
Brazil 2025
Brazil 2025 FM25/26 Update Download posted on Football Manager Databases - Editor Data Files for Football Manager 2024/25
Current Ability, Potential Ability and Star Ratings in Football Manager
Current Ability, Potential Ability and Star Ratings in Football Manager FM24 Article posted on General Discussion for Football Manager 2024
Golazzo | Part 2 | Attacking Quartet Destroys Serie B
Heading back 30 years in time, Atalanta have just been relegated from the greatest league in the world, Italy’s Serie A, and are red-hot favourites to be promoted at the first time of asking. To achieve that aim, the club took a massive gamble by turning to a rookie local football lover to deliver a change in fortunes – Bergamo-born coach Roberto Lombardi.
Top Debt-Ridden Clubs to Rebuild on FM24
If you are after a challenging Football Manager 2024 save, you could take one of those clubs and try to clear their debt while making a run at silverware.
Ten Hag's Ajax UCL Semi Finals 5+ Goals Per Game
Ten Hag\'s Ajax UCL Semi Finals 5+ Goals Per Game FM24 Download posted on Football Manager Tactics for Football Manager 2024
Nacka’s Yard: Season 1 (2024)
Great news! It’s Football Manager 25 release day!!! Wait… what? Seeing as we’re stuck with Football Manager 2024 until March, I’m going to fill the void with a new save. I have taken over Nacka FC, who play in the fourth tier of Swedish football after a rapid ascent through the leagues. I also hope […]
hex goalnet - FM2024
hex goalnet - FM2024 FM24 Download posted on Other Football Manager Graphics for Football Manager 2024
OP Tactic that Took Ipswich to 5th place and UCL in first season. GYR HawkEye X BushFowl
XABI ALONSO' S POSSESSION CONTROL BAYER LEVERKUSEN 24-25 TESTED WITH REAL MADRID 116 GS 13 AG WON LIGA AND SPAIN CUPS
XABI ALONSO\' S POSSESSION CONTROL BAYER LEVERKUSEN 24-25 TESTED WITH REAL MADRID 116 GS 13 AG WON LIGA AND SPAIN CUPS FM24 Tactic posted on Football Manager Tactics for Football Manager 2024
XABI ALONSO'S 2023-24 LEVERKUSEN TACTIC WON THE TREBLE, 90 GS 19 AG GOALS SCORING AND SOLID IN DEFENSE
XABI ALONSO\'S 2023-24 LEVERKUSEN TACTIC WON THE TREBLE, 90 GS 19 AG GOALS SCORING AND SOLID IN DEFENSE FM24 Tactic posted on Football Manager Tactics for Football Manager 2024
Enzo's Chelsea Charge!
Enzo\'s Chelsea Charge! FM24 Download posted on Football Manager Tactics for Football Manager 2024
Salvando Santos | Part 3 | History Makers Corítiba
Impressive performances in their first season back in Série A saw Santos FC finish in the top eight and, unexpectedly, qualify for Copa Libertadores. But rising expectations could present a problem for an inexperienced team that would have to endure massive fixture congestion.
Italy - Serie D (group F) SS'24/25 New! (21/11/24)
Italy - Serie D (group F) SS\'24/25 New! (21/11/24) FM25/26 Update Download posted on SS Kits Forum for Football Manager 2024/25
Italy - Serie D (group E) SS'24/25 New! (17/11/24)
Italy - Serie D (group E) SS\'24/25 New! (17/11/24) FM25/26 Update Download posted on SS Kits Forum for Football Manager 2024/25
South Korea - K League SS'2024 New! (24/11/24)
South Korea - K League SS\'2024 New! (24/11/24) FM25/26 Update Download posted on SS Kits Forum for Football Manager 2024/25
FC'12 North Macedonia - Vtora Fudbalska Liga 2024-25
FC\'12 North Macedonia - Vtora Fudbalska Liga 2024-25 FM25/26 Update Download posted on FC'12 Kits Forum for Football Manager 2024/25
FC'12 France - Ligue 2 2024-25 [v1.5]
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FC'12 Belgium - Challenger League 2024-25 [v2.0]
FC\'12 Belgium - Challenger League 2024-25 [v2.0] FM25/26 Update Download posted on FC'12 Kits Forum for Football Manager 2024/25
Golazzo | Part 1 | Football Italia In Football Manager
Growing up in the early 1990s, some of my earliest memories of “getting into” football news and watching football were formed by Channel 4’s Football Italia. We’ll celebrate that with new series in the 1994/95 database for FM24.
4-1-1-3-1 DM Wide Asymmetric M (CR)
4-1-1-3-1 DM Wide Asymmetric M (CR) FM24 Tactic posted on Football Manager Tactics for Football Manager 2024
La Resurrección – 3
Three blogs in 3 weeks shows you how much I am enjoying this save! We are having a lovely old time in Spain having survived our first season back in La Liga, finishing 11th in the league albeit some 60 points behind winners Barcelona who stormed to a title win without really signing anyone which is an achievement in itself – as was Arsenal successfully defending their title to make it back-to-back Premier League wins in this universe; who knew Youssef En-Nesyri was the answer to all their problems 🤷♂️. Bayern and PSG did the same, while Unai Emery’s Inter Milan side are again champions of Serie A. Buy Low, Sell High Back in Spain though and we have a lot of work to do. As mentioned on Episode 378 of the 5 Star Potential podcast, we have a “Buy Low, Sell High” policy in place for the foreseeable future while we build up the club’s infrastructure and financial position, so we focus on really smart recruitment, relatively low-cost signings and bargain hunting in the hope of unearthing some gems who will either forge a long-term career at Deportivo, or of course be sold on for profit which we will in turn reinvest in the club. Before we get to that though – we have a problem. Having splurged all of our budget in the January window last season, we had two key players come to within 18 months of their contracts ending, and rather than engage in a conversation about it like normal adult humans they both kicked off and decided they want to “explore other options” at the end of their respective deals. Other options?? You can sign up or sign out lads. You may remember in our first season we signed a relatively random 6’4″ 22-year-old goalkeeper for €1.5m from the obscurities of Slavia Sofia in the Bulgarian league, and such were Svetoslav Vutsov‘s performances and development that Bayern Munich came calling, landing in with a €12m fee plus a 50% sell on clause on any profit they make on him going forward. DEAL 🤝. Luca Connell is the other player kicking off – similarly we bought him for €1.5m at the beginning of the save two seasons ago, and he might hopefully fetch a decent price with a few newly promoted PL clubs taking an interest. That means we have a ton of money to spend (around €20 million), some key positions to fill and a much deeper squad to build ahead of the new season – you know what time it is 😎. Goalkeeper Our mission is simple – replace a 6’4″ stopper without breaking the bank, bringing in someone relatively cheap who will either be our #1 for seasons to come, or who will bring us in a tidy profit in a year or two’s time. We identify two top targets and because I couldn’t decide which one to go for, in the end we signed them both – welcome to Deportivo Max Weiß who arrives from Karlsruhe for €2m, and Kauã Santos who signs from Eintracht Frankfurt for €1.5m. BARGAINS. Defence By this point we only really have one first-choice Centre-Back in the squad in the form of half-Irish half-Spanish Anselmo Garcia MacNulty, so we need to bring in at least two who again represent good value, sell-on potential and most importantly are good enough to face the likes of Mbappé and Lewandowski this season to name a few. Koni De Winter is a €2m signing from Lazio, an absolute bargain for a player of his age and quality, and he is joined by Jon Pacheco (also €2m) from Eintracht Frankfurt, who interestingly is a Basque national and therefore may be of interest to Athletic Club down the line due to their Basque-only transfer policy. MAKE MONEY MONEY MAKE MONEY MONEY MONEY 🤘. We’ve been having good fun with Inverted Full-Backs during this save also, and with no competition or back-up on either side we bite the bullet and bring in both a left and a right-sided defender; Alessio Buttaro signs from Palermo for €1.3m, and we keep the Irish dream alive in Galicia with the arrival of Liam Kitching who joins from Wolves for €3.5m ☘️. Midfield With Luca Connell looking likely to leave the club, we need to bring in a top quality midfielder who can take us to the next level in terms of creativity, ball progression, press resistance – all of the above. The dream is to sign a highly mobile, athletic, physical yet technical player with a tall frame and who will literally get us up the pitch in possession and make things happen – ideally playing as a Segundo Volante or a Carrilero of sorts – making runs, arriving late, finding key passes etc. This one takes slightly longer but in the end I think we have found ourselves a superstar – Luca Lipani joins from Sassuolo initially on a season-long loan but with a €15.75m optional fee which hopefully we will be able to afford next summer if the season goes well. I really, really, really like this player. With our captain Nuke Mfulu not getting any younger, we also need to start thinking about succession in that DM role, someone who can protect the back four but also contribute in possession and attacking phases. A lot of options out there, but in the end we drop €6m on a player who I have previously profiled for our Wonderkid Watch series on 5StarPotential.com – welcome to Deportivo Gianluca Busio who signs from Venezia on a 4-year deal 🇺🇸. Forwards With the likes of Cameron Archer and Junior Kroupi to call upon, I think our lone striker role is covered – it’s on the wings where we need an injection of quality and hopefully goals having disappointed in that area last season. We did add Irishman Armstrong Oko-Flex in January last season, but he needs both company and competition so we again hit up the bargain basement – Luka Stojković signs from Dinamo Zagreb for €2.7m, while we also bring in talented youngster Joel Ndala on a free transfer after his contract ended up at Man City; that boy can RUN 🏃💨. It’s early days but I can’t help but feel we’ve done some serious business in this window – €21m spent on 10 players, in an ideal world and if we were to sell them all later down the line, I’d hope we will scoop well over €100m collectively for these lads and that’s if we sell any at all! I’m having a tremendous time here 😄. Player Club Fee Max Weiß Karlsruhe €2,000,000 Kauã Santos Eintracht Frankfurt €1,500,000 Koni De Winter Lazio €2,000,000 Jon Pacheco Eintracht Frankfurt €2,000,000 Alessio Buttaro Palermo €1,300,000 Liam Kitching Wolves €3,500,000 Luca Lipani Sassuolo Loan (€15.75m option) Gianluca Busio Venezia €6,000,000 Luka Stojković Dinamo Zagreb €2,700,000 Joel Ndala Man City Free Transfer Total €21,000,000 There’s only one thing to say: Season 3 And cook we did… We got off to a good start against Alavés, but immediately (and disappointingly) dropped points away to newly promoted Racing Santander and at home to Valencia. Very early days but in both of those games I became less and less convinced by our 4-2-3-1 tactic which we have persevered since gaining promotion in our first season – it is often said that when teams are promoted, it’s very difficult to maintain the same tactic and playing style (see Vincent Kompany at Burnley or Russell Martin at Southampton). So at the flip of a hat we changed over to a 4-3-3 and in particular we changed 3 key roles in the team: The results were far better than I expected… Bar a blip away to Osasuna and excluding defeats away to Barcelona and Real Madrid (they just don’t count anymore, 7-1 ffs) – we beat almost every team in front of us, the highlight beating Atlético Madrid 4-2 away in the Metropolitano and as you can see, it very quickly became the Cameron Archer show as he brought his goal tally to 13 goals by the end of December 😮. That role change has suited Archer far beyond what I could have imagined which becomes particularly evident when we compare his stats for this season (so far) compared to last season after he joined in January: Stat This Season (so far) Last Season Games Started 14 13 Goals 13 4 XG 7.59 4.41 Sprints per 90 10.06 6.69 Shots on Target % 69% 57% Minutes Per Goal 96 296 Average Rating 7.40 6.7 Deep Lying Forward > Advanced Forward Cameron Archer – Season on Season Comparison Archer’s on fire doesn’t even begin to cover it – not only do his goals rocket us up to 3rd place as we move into January 2026, they also put him in rather esteemed company here in La Liga 🔥🔥 Can Deportivo keep this up? The question on everyone’s minds in Northwest Spain and beyond; Deportivo La Coruña – fallen giants, forgotten men, laughing stock (for Celta Vigo fans at least) – on course for a Champions League place? Surely not… We lose Archer for pretty much all of January which forces us to move Kroupi up top where he has been largely ineffective for us so far (been bossing it as a CM on Attack duty though). Losing Archer has a massive impact as we drop 7 points in the league and get ourselves knocked out of the Copa Del Rey at the hands of Eibar – FUCK. It’s usually at this point that we end up knee deep in a slump and tumble down the league during the business end of a season – we’ve all been there in FM. But not for Cameron Archer. Oh no. The 25-year-old returns from injury and picks up right where he left off, scoring 4 goals in February as we win 6 on the bounce and despite another defeat to Barcelona (during which he casually bags a brace), by the end of March we have suddenly opened up a 9 point gap between ourselves in 3rd and Atlético Madrid in 4th, who as you can see have stormed up the league compared to the earlier table above. With 4 Champions League places up for grabs in La Liga, surely it’s ours to lose?! Deja-Vu For the third season running, we were told exactly what we wanted to hear in the earlier Youth Intake Preview. GOLDEN GENERATION. EXCELLENT INTAKE. TERRIFIC GROUP OF PLAYERS. Fast-forward to April and needless to say it’s not as impressive as we were led to believe – Marco Antonio the stand-out youth prospect, promising but unlikely to be a world-beater; so far only Guillermo from our Season 1 intake looks good enough to get close to our first-team, over to you Marco. Showtime 🍿 7 games. 7 games to not make a balls of it and bring Deportivo La Coruña back into the promised land of the Champions League Group Stages for the first time in over 20 years. Let’s f*cking do this 🚀. Despite Diego Simeone’s best attempt to spoil the party, 3 consecutive wins against Betis, Espanyol and Real Sociedad are enough to seal the deal as are Cameron Archer’s 4 goals during the same period; DEPORTIVO ARE BACK IN THE BIG TIME!! 🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳 An outrageous achievement, completely unexpected and though we finished some 27 points behind Real Madrid and 30 behind champions Barcelona (again!), take nothing away from what this group of misfit low-cost outcasts have achieved. Archer finishes on 24 goals for the season – an absolute bargain considering we only paid €6.25m to bring him in, now…
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