The FM Thread

[Stats 7,055]

Probably wait till next patch. The current me is just riddiculous

That is a major problem the SI team are trying to fix. There has been many complaints about the ME.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

Just beat Shakhtar 2-0, Torres and Damiao (the dream partnership ) scoring a goal each. 4-1-2-1-2 is working a treat.

[communicate 2,703]

That is a major problem the SI team are trying to fix. There has been many complaints about the ME.

Yap,I heard they have fixed some of the problems but they are not ready to release it just yet.

Because right now the ME is just ridiculous, dribble long shot

[Kojo 4,676]

What annoys me the most is the amount of dumb long shots the team makes...

You can change it you know?

I didn't know you could, because i was on the verge of throwing FM 13 out the window, my team were just constantly shooting from long range it was pathetic, i used to have an average of 20 odd shots a game with 10 on target and be lucky to score a goal.

Go on tactics then on the slide where it has "Overview" and such, go on "player", then click a player on the team sheet, and press show instructions and you can select them what to do such as long shots and passing, mine now rarely shoot and pass the ball more.

[Leif 6,006]

2nd season with Schalke. Won nothing in the first season but finished behind Bayern by like, 6 points. Line-up is decent IMO:

Courtois;

Zimmermann, Howedes, Papadopoluos, Fuchs;

R.Khedira; Lampard ( );

Farfan, Oscar, Draxler;

Huntelaar.

Courtois + Oscar are on loan + Lampard I signed on a perm. Khedira is the younger brother of Real Madrid's Khedira.

Despite stats not looking great on some of the players, they just gel perfectly in my formation. Once Oscar returns to Chelsea I'll be moving Draxler into the centre and pursuing Griezmann for the space on the left.

[Kojo 4,676]

Playing 4-3-3 with 3 strikers upfront on counter attack

So far 23 games in the Serie A and i am first place with 20 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, 82 goals, 14 conceded and a total of 62 points.

Team is playing amazing football, i love the deep lying playmaker and the wing backs all attacking, it just adds so much attacking options, it's almost impossible for the other team to play against if you have quality players. I have Neymar as trequartista, and Cavani as advanced forward, they both have 21 goals each, and i play Erick Lamela as deep lying forward and he has grabbed about 12 goals and 14 assists.

My team is just playing fantastic, loving FM at the moment, can't get enough of it.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

Beat Shakhtar 2-0 at home and just beat Stoke 3-0. Using 4-1-2-1-2 to get inform Torres and Damiao both in the same team at Eden Hazards expense haha. Playing Mata as my AM. Lampard and Moutinho as my CMs and De Rossi/Mikel as my DM.

[The Skipper 20,593]

You can change it you know?

I didn't know you could, because i was on the verge of throwing FM 13 out the window, my team were just constantly shooting from long range it was pathetic, i used to have an average of 20 odd shots a game with 10 on target and be lucky to score a goal.

Go on tactics then on the slide where it has "Overview" and such, go on "player", then click a player on the team sheet, and press show instructions and you can select them what to do such as long shots and passing, mine now rarely shoot and pass the ball more.

Oh I've done that a long time ago, I still end up having over 10 long shots in some games. It's a known bug in the ME, they're trying to fix it.

It happens mostly with possession based tactics. Otherwise you're fine.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Playing 4-3-3 with 3 strikers upfront on counter attack

So far 23 games in the Serie A and i am first place with 20 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, 82 goals, 14 conceded and a total of 62 points.

Team is playing amazing football, i love the deep lying playmaker and the wing backs all attacking, it just adds so much attacking options, it's almost impossible for the other team to play against if you have quality players. I have Neymar as trequartista, and Cavani as advanced forward, they both have 21 goals each, and i play Erick Lamela as deep lying forward and he has grabbed about 12 goals and 14 assists.

My team is just playing fantastic, loving FM at the moment, can't get enough of it.

Erick Lamela turns out to be such a good player! I'm managing QPR on one of my saves (I know, wanted a bit if a challenge) and he's a machine goal + assist wise. I'm in the 2014/2015 season and he's probably going to end up being my best player.

My QPR team:

Ospina - Free. Surprisingly been excellent, has taken over from Julio Cesar. A lot more solid.

Clyne - £10m. Really recommend if you need a great attacking right back, he's pushed out Walker and Johnson in the England team and is always one of my best performers.

Kirchhoff - £10m. Another magnificent coup. Monster at the back. One of the best in his position in the PL.

Salvatore Bocchetti - Free. Another coup signing considering he was free, him and Kirchhoff have developed a mean CB partnership.

Fabio - 3m. Signed after his loan spell. Terrific attacking fullback with good potential.

Capoue - £13m. Dominant player, really drives the team on. Excellent DM.

Benat - £16m. My DLP. Keeps the ball rolling and always instigates the attack.

Lamela - £18m. Don't need to say much about this guy, special talent.

Pastore - £15m. His stats are insane, PSG weren't playing him for some odd reason so I signed him on loan during my second season and bought him at the start of the third after an pre agreed fee. Due to his excellent physique, high technical stats and above average mental stats he easily dominates games, producing moments of magic now and then (given him a free role).

Granero - already at club. My set piece specialist, has been a revelation in all 3 seasons. Just doesn't stop producing.

Bony - £15m. I love this guy on the game. Scored around 30 goals for me in his first season and now he's well on his way to do that again.

Majority of this QPR team won me the title in my second season! Now I'm in the CL, had Bayern in my group. A park the bus tactic at theirs got me a 1-0 victory then when they came to the almighty Loftus Road I managed to destroy them. 3-0 scoreline didn't reflect how dominant we were.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Beat Shakhtar 2-0 at home and just beat Stoke 3-0. Using 4-1-2-1-2 to get inform Torres and Damiao both in the same team at Eden Hazards expense haha. Playing Mata as my AM. Lampard and Moutinho as my CMs and De Rossi/Mikel as my DM.

You dropped Hazard for Torres?!

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Just about to start my third season with Malaga after finishing in third (behind Barca and Real obviously) the 2 first seasons. The team is really developing and i have added Affelay, Albiol, Mario Suarez and Vladimir Weiss (Great and Cheap winger). AND THEN IT HAPPENS! FUCKING DORTMUND ACTIVATES THE CLAUSE IN ISCO CONTRACT! fucking hell....

[Jype 6,398]

2nd season with Schalke. Won nothing in the first season but finished behind Bayern by like, 6 points. Line-up is decent IMO:

Courtois;

Zimmermann, Howedes, Papadopoluos, Fuchs;

R.Khedira; Lampard ( );

Farfan, Oscar, Draxler;

Huntelaar.

Courtois + Oscar are on loan + Lampard I signed on a perm. Khedira is the younger brother of Real Madrid's Khedira.

Despite stats not looking great on some of the players, they just gel perfectly in my formation. Once Oscar returns to Chelsea I'll be moving Draxler into the centre and pursuing Griezmann for the space on the left.

I'm playing with Schalke too. Just started my fifth season with the club, in the first four seasons I've won three league titles and the DFB Cup once. So far no success in Europe, although I have reached the Champions League semis two seasons in a row.

Here's my best XI at the moment:

Cavani (£54m )

Rodrigo El Shaarawy

Ayew - Holtby - Nainggolan

Fabio - Papadopoulos - Höwedes - Schelotto

Ter Stegen

I rotate my team a lot so I need very good options on the bench too and that I indeed have with Mata, De Bruyne, Strootman, Pukki and Matip. I also have a couple of exciting regen prospects who are already good enough to get plenty of minutes in my team.

Rodrigo is easily the best player in my team, he gets a lot of assists and also scores a goal per game on average despite playing on the wing.

[Rmpr 8,977]

I'll be honest I have never actually owned a football manager... Always just played fifa. Is it worth getting?

Not at full price, the best time to buy it is at Steam Holiday Sales...

[Rmpr 8,977]

2nd season with Schalke. Won nothing in the first season but finished behind Bayern by like, 6 points. Line-up is decent IMO:

Courtois;

Zimmermann, Howedes, Papadopoluos, Fuchs;

R.Khedira; Lampard ( );

Farfan, Oscar, Draxler;

Huntelaar.

Courtois + Oscar are on loan + Lampard I signed on a perm. Khedira is the younger brother of Real Madrid's Khedira.

Despite stats not looking great on some of the players, they just gel perfectly in my formation. Once Oscar returns to Chelsea I'll be moving Draxler into the centre and pursuing Griezmann for the space on the left.

That is a fucking awesome team!

[Jase 43,479]

Probably wait till next patch. The current me is just riddiculous

Have seen many people complaining about the match engine. It was quite pathetic playing it. It's the main reason that I stopped playing it and just go back playing the older FM.

Just beat Shakhtar 2-0, Torres and Damiao (the dream partnership ) scoring a goal each. 4-1-2-1-2 is working a treat.

Is it just me or your team will only play well with a narrow formation like the one you mentioned there? When I started playing FM13, I played my usual 4-3-3. Didn't work. Tried 4-2-3-1. Didn't work either. Press high, defend deep and still it didn't work. Can't even seem to create a chance and was getting dominated all game long every time. Struggled to get results. Then when I switched to the diamond midfield formation, suddenly things just turned completely opposite. Dominate opponents. Creating the chances. And winning games.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

Not at full price, the best time to buy it is at Steam Holiday Sales...

There are easier ways to attain the game, if you know what i mean

[Rmpr 8,977]

There are easier ways to attain the game, if you know what i mean

I do, but I dont like doing this stuff. Prefer to pay 20 pounds and get the game by legal means...

[SinineUltra 1,170]

I do, but I dont like doing this stuff. Prefer to pay 20 pounds and get the game by legal means...

20 pounds? When the game arrives to Estonia it usually is double that value. Only russian CD keys come cheap.