official football manager 2010 hype thread imo

[uistbhoy]

Originally Posted by dkgojackets

sick match to finish the season. Entered down 1 point on the table and needed a win to have a chance at the title

http://rapidshare.com/files/30166425...jax_5-2-10.pkm

run better

[sharkstevie]

Anyone finding it harder to be successful in this one than in previous years? Guess i just have to get more used to it. Or i suck.

[dkgojackets]

Originally Posted by sharkstevie

Anyone finding it harder to be successful in this one than in previous years? Guess i just have to get more used to it. Or i suck.

I think it is a bit tougher overall. I'm definitely not able to score as much as I have in past games.

[TehVader]

I'm having the opposite problem, I score a ton (helps having a striker who scored 37 goals in 37 games my first season in the PL) but I concede a lot as well. Playing as Newcastle and barely got promoted the first season, then got taken over before the first season in the PL so I could improve my squad a fair bit and ended 8th but I was the 2nd highest scoring team.

[dkgojackets]

Starting to score with more regularity now, controlling the eredivisie as expected and have generally solid depth. Made a huge signing at the start of the year for Artem Milevskyi, has 37 goals in 43 games this year in all competitions.

Squeaked thru to the first knockout round of champions league but got an unfortunate draw vs barcelona, lost 4-1 at home and still have to go there. Spent 17M on CB Cristian Zapata but I'm gonna need a lot more quality overall before I can compete with those teams.

[sharkstevie]

finding it hard to get addicted to this game. too many things to do!

[Leo19]

Oscar Cardozo goal machine for Benfica. Moved to Athletico after 3 years and 4 trophies in Portgual, will be tough to win something in Spain with Madrid and Barca dominating.

[liekomgzors]

Originally Posted by Leo19

Oscar Cardozo goal machine for Benfica. Moved to Athletico after 3 years and 4 trophies in Portgual, will be tough to win something in Spain with Madrid and Barca dominating.

Cardozo is sick in this game. PSV signed him in my Feyenoord game and he scored 36 in 29 appearances.

[dude113]

Dont know if this has been mentioned yet, but anyone looking for skins/kits/logos/facepacks, check out www.fmglive.com.

Started as Liverpool, 4 games in, 4 wins, shocking injury list though. Sold Kuyt for 7m and Aurelio for 2.6m. Only signing i have made is Defederico from Corinthians on loan, 2 goals on his full debut

[ZengZang]

Anyone tried Fifa Manager 10 ?? Which of the two games would be a better choice ?
Also which game has better online gameplay ?

[Gas_Hunsen]

I think the injuries are broken. They changed the offseason condition drop off but if you watch any game on tv where they list the distance covered statistic midfielders simply don't run twice as many kms as the rest of the squad.

This means your mids in FM 2009 always drop to below 70% every match, no matter what. And I still get 1-2 injuries requiring substitution every game. I've already had 10 injuries requiring substitution through preseason (4 friendlies) and 3 regular season games.

I don't understand why they didn't address this issue. I realize they wanted to make it more realistic, but even with careful monitoring of player conditions the best I can do is barely get by with a healthy squad, it just takes all the fun out of the game.

[dkgojackets]

i have not experienced that at all, I think Ive had 10 or so in-game injuries requiring subsitution in a little over 2 seasons

[mcfly21]

so the game has been out for a while. is it worth it?

[moronchad]

Bump for the EPL guys.

Originally Posted by cashy

lol how unrealistic is FM10?

after 12 games:
Spurs 1st(11 wins) 9points clear of manu(2nd) and 16 points clear of me rofl
bolton 5th and 5 points ahead of me

Originally Posted by Oski

Cashy: You must have a problem with your tactics. On FM10, Arsenal is good enough to win 3 trophies with minimal roster changes.

Originally Posted by kitaristi0

In my game I'm in early March and Arsenal having bought only Zuiverloon and sold only Denilson in the summer are currently in 12th lolol.

Originally Posted by philipsaurus

Yah this, I remember winning the league just by buying Balotelli and keeping the roster pretty in tact. I can't remember if I bought Dzeko in the winter signing period but I don't think so.

Originally Posted by cashy

i run so bad

dominate every game, generate 5 clear cut chances but still lose 0-1 at home vs blackburn or bolton cause they score a screamer from 30 yards :/

Originally Posted by PlzBeALevel

Sounds pretty realistic.

Originally Posted by philipsaurus

The GK play in FM10 is super tilting. They'll make some ridiculous saves on absolute screamers, but then, the GK will rush out on a random 2 on 2 and the CPU will just dribble around him and score a tap in.

This is not unlike Arsenal's GK play in real life

Originally Posted by cashy

gkers have been good and realistic so far(adler was a great buy)

Originally Posted by kevin21

When I used to play it I would always pick a league 2 team and go from there. Not the same if you pick a good PL team. Took MK Dons from League 2 to the Champions League QFs.

Lost to R Madrid with David Villa scoring a hat-trick at the Bernabeau.

Originally Posted by Ra_Z_Boy

In my FM10 game I am in 5th place in the C'Ship with Swansea. Wooo!

Top of the prem are Chelsea, 6 points clear of Liverpool and Man United who are joint 2nd. 4th is Man City. 5th Arsenal. 6th Sunderland. Strangest position is probably Aston Villa who are 18th.

Originally Posted by ThaSaltCracka

don't play FM10, but I did start a new MM in FIFA10 with SM Caen in Ligue 2. My striker is so woefully aweful. Like 49 overall.

Originally Posted by Oski

I got Bromley up to the Prem from Blue Square South. (Yes, my eyeballs are fried out and I don't want to touch that game ever again).

Originally Posted by Ra_Z_Boy

Yeah I have done similar feats. Mostly in champo 1997-2001 where I was hopelessly addicted.

Originally Posted by cashy

LIFETILT

north london derby at the emirates I complety dominate those ****s 22-3 shots 65% possession 7 to 1 clear cut chances, 90th minute corner, 1-1 crouch

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10th now, spurs still 1st htnmjpq3rhjeöo

Originally Posted by Wee-Bey

haha

4-3-3 like the one we play now doesn't work very well in FM10, plus Walcott is actually good in that game :S, i still keep him on the bench though

Originally Posted by KDawg

i was really bad at how often I played CM3. I'd have friends over, they'd be trying to talk to me, I'd be staring away at the screen and shouting obscenities in random places. I was able to take peterborough all the way from division three to a top 6 place in the prem (where I then got sacked for no ****ing reason). I had a friend win the CL with Chesterfield. Oh, those wonderful european nights at saltergate, its what we all dream for

Originally Posted by sethypooh21

Back in the day when Robbie Keane would score like 70 goals a season.

edit: also I had Tottenham former trainee (?) Jonathan Black get 60+ in consecutive seasons. Yay me.

Originally Posted by cashy

i change formation depending on who is available but standard formation is ah 4-1-2-1-2 with Arsha in the whole behind RVP and Bendtner

Bendtner, RVP and Eduardo all were injured for 1-2 months at the same time tho LOL

Originally Posted by PlzBeALevel

I still play mainly FM07 because I haven't liked the more recent games as much. Right now I'm in my second year with Juve. First year I was in Serie B with 15 points deducted but I still won the league easily and only lost one game.

I'm about 60% through my second season and I'm top by 4 points but Inter have 2 games in hand. I doubt I will win the league but my squad is decent now.

Originally Posted by kevin21

When you managed a lower divison team you got to know alot of lower league players. So when Saturday comes around in the real world and you see the scorers of the goals you actually know who they are and what position they play etc...Loads of useless info

Originally Posted by Ra_Z_Boy

Yeah. I haven't really played much FM other than mess about a bit for a season or two the odd time (like this year when I borrowed a copy). However back in my CM heyday I knew every damn obscure lower league player going and watching Soccer Saturday I had heard of every player it was ridic lol.

Also you definitely know loads about upcoming youngsters. Saviola etc. Knew about all these wonderkids way before people in real life did.

Khouma Babacar the next Drogba. You heard it here first! lol.

[kitaristi0]

I'm over midway through my first season with Man Utd. This is the first FM game I've ever played so didn't want to jump straight to a lower league team though I'll probably do that after a few seasons with United. I bought Balotelli, Gourcuff, Lloris and Moussa Sissoko in the summer along with a couple of kids and I just bought new RM wonderkid Canales in the winter window. I play either 4-4-2 diamond with Sissoko the anchor and Gourcuff the attacking mid or 4-3-3 with three strikers (Rooney, Mario and Welbeck usually, **** Berbatov and Owen the useless humps). I've lost two games so far (one League Cup, one EPL (to ****ing Bolton of all teams)) but somehow am only second in the table due to Chelsea being on epic godmode so far. It's only a few points dif though, I'm confident I'll win it. Just started the CL knockout stages where I beat Lyon away from home 5-2. Then I spent hours hiring and firing my coaches/physios/scouts to where I'm finally happy with the people I have.

In case anyone can help, I need help with my training schedule for Balotelli. He's constantly unhappy about the training load but when I reduce it his overall training progress goes down every month (like five months in a row it went down, only last month did it go back up again). At least some of his attributes are still going up but it's kind of annoying. Anyone know how I should train him? All my other players are fine.