![]() Instead, keep your tactics simple, defending deep and hitting teams on the counter. However, as a newly promoted side, it will be ill-advised jumping in the deep end using fancy roles like the trequartista and libero, who will most of the time leave your defence exposed. We all have different ideals for playing football in a manner that is pleasing to our eyes. When signing scouts, ensure they come from different regions of the world, as they will immediately improve your club’s knowledge of those areas and as a result reveal more players. Having good quality staff is the first step in surviving the tribulations of a demanding season. The staff determine what kind of reports you get on players, how they develop and how they recover between matches and from injuries. Talk to the board and ask for increased number of coaches, physiotherapists and scouts for both your senior squad and the youth teams. With the bump in reputation and finances that come with being promoted, take advantage of it and sign better staff that were previously unavailable to you. Just be patient, as their demands will drop as the transfer season progresses and no high reputation clubs come after them. However, note that not all the released players will be interested in speaking to your club immediately. You will easily get at least 8-15 players who can improve your side significantly. Select all of them and have your scouts to send you a report. Sort them in descending order according to their age and restrict them to below 33 or 34 years.ĭepending on the number of leagues you loaded, you will have a considerable number. On the 1st of July, when contracts expire, visit the scouting centre and set a filter for players with no clubs. ![]() Only resort to triggering them if the club will not entertain a more conventional transfer fee structured with instalments to be paid over several years. However, be careful triggering release clauses as they are paid in full upfront with no monthly instalments. Others will also have relegation release clauses, which you can take advantage of to improve your side. You can sign good players for way below their market value using this method. Once on the transfer list, you can lowball the clubs with low offers, as they will be desperate to sell and also get rid of their huge wages. Key players with high ambition in relegated sides will demand to be put on the transfer list. Once the FM save ticks over to the new season, normally on 1st July, the effects of promotion and relegation will start being felt. Instead, lower their squad status from key player to first team or rotational, and then their influence will slowly drop as the better players you bring in start commanding respect. In the same vein, do not sell Team Leaders or Highly Influential players if you do not want a dressing room revolt. However, do not make wholesale changes as the squad’s morale will drop with no one knowing whether they are next in line to be shipped off. Signing better players to replace the ones you have will be difficult if you are too sentimental towards them. A step-up in difficulty in the new league will render most players who were key in your promotion run near useless. Show No Loyaltyĭo not get too attached to the current players you have. However, their good mental attributes will prove invaluable when you are on a bad run and the squad’s morale is low. Although, be careful when signing 30+ year olds, as their physical attributes can drop significantly when they suffer an injury. Aim for players at their peak, 25-32 years is a good age group. Only sign players who will improve your squad immediately. Unless the young player you are eyeing will immediately go straight into the starting eleven, leave him alone. Signing young players at this time will deplete your finances without improving your squad. Therefore, this is not the time to invest in wonder kids who will potentially come good in five years time. How To Survive the Relegation Battle Only Sign Players at their PeakĪs a newly promoted side, your finances will be severely lacking compared to the opposition. However, it isn’t all doom and gloom as with some clever planning, you can safely battle relegation for a few seasons as you stabilize your club as a mid-table side with potential to kick on and win some serious trophies. You will also have to deal with new player registration rules such as the maximum number of loan players you can have, while affiliate partnerships will be terminated once you are in the same league as your parent club. Earning promotion in your football manager save always brings numerous challenges, especially if the league you are being promoted to is significantly stronger, with clubs having more than thrice your transfer budget and much bigger reputations to convince transfer targets to choose them over your newly promoted side. ![]()
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