Moose

AdMo's 4-4-2 works a bloody treat.

GK - defend

FB - support ; CD - defend ; CD - defend ; FB - support

W - atttack ; DLP - defend ; BBM - support ; W - attack

DLF - support ; AF - attack

Attacking; balanced.

Play down the flanks, drill crosses, play narrow, short and slowly.  You don't need any outstanding players, just some nice pacey wingers and someone who can pass the ball in the DLP role.  You get hunners of goals from the flanks.  Give it a try.  You should clean house with Celtic. 

I have some good tactics, but their more reliant on certain players (i.e. you need good players to pull them off). 

What are your individual roles within the team though?  You probably don't have enough players setting up to attack.  What are your philosophies, etc?  I'm just interested. 

What tactic are you using? 

http://www.football365.com/f365-says/9388609/An-Ode-To-Antonio-Di-Natale

I haven't closely followed Italian football since about 2007, but I've always closely followed the career of this dude.  I know, put into perspective, he is still a very rich man, but to think what he might have achieved - and earned - elsewhere shows a true gent of the sport.  A dying breed, without a doubt. 

Yup.  I thought the next round was the playoff, but if we get as far as Sociedad, we play them in the 3rd qualifying round, then a playoff to determine if we get into the group stages!!  That's insane.  I suppose we only came 3rd in the SPL, not really a big deal in terms of European football.  Still. 

AEW, last night, before the dons game.  I don't know what kind of stalk you'd call this: a shun stalk?  I walked past him, literally 3 yards away, and shouted "Adam" about 3 times as he approached me.  I even waved my hand next to his face, continuing to go "Adam".  Nothing. 

My Dad was like "do you even know that guy?"  I think you might be blind in your right eye, and deaf in your right ear, mate. 

Oh dear lord. 

United under Van Gaal:

De Gea

Rafael - Smalling - Jones - Shaw(?)

Herrera - Vidal - Kagawa

Mata

Rooney - RVP

Jeepers.  Not sure whay's going on in that midfield: only one out and out CM.  I agree with Joda, Smalling and Jones or Evans and Jones should be allowed to thrive now, and Van Gaal is good at working with young CBs.  He just got a team of young CBs to 3rd place in the World Cup, FFS. 

Cahill's volley edges Rodriguez's wonder goal for goal of the tournament for me.  My reaction to that Cahill's goal was outstanding.  I fell to me knees, put my hands in my hair and shouted "WHAT THE FUCK?!"  Yep, Cahill's goal for me. 

I've made the mistake of not bothering my arse for about 3.5 weeks.  Usually means I'm back to square 1!  Don't know why I late laziness win, it benefits me in no way!

Yeah, I'll tak it.  Can't pick up until Sunday/Monday though.

I might be keen on this.  Just need to work out where I can brew. 

Did Pele not say before the tournament that this is the first time a Brazil team has been better defensively than in attack?  Go Pele and your enlightening public statements. 

Chris Hughton is the current Scotland manager in my game, after taking Norwich into the top six and winning the EPL manager of the year twice.

Yeah, Norwich have got into the top 6 consistently in both my games on FM14, and that's without big bucks. 

Anyone had daft shit in their game? 

England won both the 2014 and 2018 world cups in my game. 

40 year old Frank Lampard is still in every England 1^st 11 and gets 30+ games a season for Chelsea! 

John Terry was the manager of Aberdeen for a while too. 

Rafa Benitez has been Liverpool manager for a 2^nd and 3^rd time during my game too, getting the sack both times.

I own and array of sexual torture instruments. 

Are you jumping on my band wagon there Joda?

I got a 32 year old Rooney to my newly promoted Nottingham Forrest in my last game and he was monstorous for a season - despite hating all my team talks - and then declined rapidly over the summer.  He was my worst striker the following season and was on far more than I could afford.  Probably a pretty accurate representation of a player who peeks around 24!

I think he's always been fairly rubbish.  Still, checked out their performance on youtube last night and thought it was great.