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Torquay United Semi-Pro End year 3 Transfer budget: 5.0M
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No.| Name |Pos | Skl | Bought from | Special
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1 | Dobri Dobrev |GK | 68 | In Torquay | Created Player
2 | Glen Johnson |RB | 70 | In Torquay |
3 | Celestine Babayaro |LB | 73 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
4 | Kevin Nolan |CAM | 56 | In Torquay | Was 48
5 | Roman Szewczyk |CB | 54 | SV Salzburg |
6 | Olivier De Cock |CB | 63 | Club Brugge |
7 | Valeri Boijinov |ST | 44 | In Torquay | Hard Training
8 | Gianluca Pessotto |RCDM| 55 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
9 | Velamazan |CM | 62 | RCD Espanyol | SA: 80 SP: 90!
10 | Simon Charlton |LB | 58 | In Torquay | Training
11 | Damief Duff |LM | 75 | Chelsea |
12 | Mohamed Kallon |ST | 76 | Inter Milan | Picture :-)
14 | Seo Jung Won |RAM | 58 | In Torquay |
15 | Kevin Wills |CAM | 56 | In Torquay |
20 | Ben Camara |ST | 51 | In Torquay |
21 | Bosko Balaban |CF | 71 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
22 | Scott McLaughlin |ST | 58 | In Torquay |
23 | Kain Bond |ST | 54 | In Torquay |
24 | Stefan Moore |CF | 69 | In Torquay |
25 | Anthony Le Tallec |CAM | 69 | In Torquay |
26 | Salvatore Bruno |ST | 59 | In Torquay | Training
27 | Ronny Johnsen |CB | 69 | In Torquay |
28 | Scott Corderoy |GK | 50 | In Torquay |
29 | Nam Gi Il |CM | 51 | In Torquay |
30 | Lee Jong Min |RWM | 58 | In Torquay |
31 | Martin Petrov |LS | 67 | Wolfsburg |
32 | Christial Lell |RWB | 55 | In Torquay |
34 | Stelios Giannakopoulos |CM | 58 | In Torquay |
35 | Danny Livesey |CB | 62 | In Torquay |
63 | Richard |ST | 61 | In Torquay |
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Analysis:
Not a bad team for first division. Still, to compensate for the low cash, I had to do some transfer tricks. I bought Mario Stanic from Chelsea and sold it for a higher price (B: 2.1M; S: 2.8M) in invested these money in
Mohammed Kallon - my best striker in First division. This time though, in the lineup I'll give you my first team plus my substitutes, so that you get a better idea what was I trying to tell you by "keep balanced squad".
Tactical Scheme: 4-3-3
2 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
9 Midfielders
10 Attackers
Again, total of 29. This time, with some balance, at last!
I used a trick here. Martin Petrov has great shooting skill, and is fast.
He is a striker, but sometimes I used him as a LCAM. He did great work on that position, so I suggest that switch if you purchase him.
With this squad, I had little trouble winning the First division and advancing to the Premier League.
Best lineup (with subs):
(LS-ST-RS)
(LCAM-CM-RCAM)
(LB-LCB-RCB-RB)
(GK)
M. Petrov Balaban Richard
(McLaughlin) (Moore) (Kallon)
Le Tallec Pessotto Velamazan
(Nolan) (Giannakopoulos) (Duff)
Babayaro Johnsen Livesey Johnson
(Charlton) (De Cock) (Szewczyk) (Lell)
Dobrev
(Corderoy)
And of course for the toughest matches (like the finals), I used my best team. Just substitute Petrov with Moore, Richard with Kallon and Pessotto with Duff and there you go.
Torquay United Semi-Pro End year 4 Transfer budget: 9.0M
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No.| Name |Pos | Skl | Bought from | Special
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1 | Dobri Dobrev |GK | 72 | In Torquay | Created Player
2 | Glen Johnson |RB | 70 | In Torquay |
3 | Celestine Babayaro |LB | 73 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
4 | Kevin Nolan |CAM | 61 | In Torquay | Was 48
5 | Ciro Ferara |RB | 70 | Juventus |
7 | Valeri Boijinov |ST | 49 | In Torquay |
8 | Gianluca Pessotto |RCDM| 57 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
9 | Velamazan |CM | 62 | In Torquay | Hard to train!
10 | Mark Pembridge |LM | 66 | Fulham |
11 | Damief Duff |LM | 75 | In Torquay |
12 | Mohamed Kallon |ST | 76 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
13 | Fabien Barthez |GK | 78 | Manchester Utd. | Picture :-)
16 | Dimitar Berbatov |ST | 73 | Bayer Leverkusen |
17 | Tobias Rau |LB | 70 | Bayern Munich |
21 | Bosko Balaban |CF | 71 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
22 | Scott McLaughlin |ST | 58 | In Torquay |
23 | Kieran Richardson |LM | 71 | Manchester Utd. |
24 | Darren Fletcher |CM | 68 | Manchester Utd. |
25 | Anthony Le Tallec |CAM | 70 | In Torquay |
26 | Salvatore Bruno |ST | 59 | In Torquay |
27 | Khalilou Fadiga |LM | 70 | Inter Milan |
28 | Ronny Johnsen |CB | 69 | In Torquay |
29 | Richard Dunne |CB | 71 | Manchester City |
30 | Stefan Moore |CF | 69 | In Torquay |
31 | Martin Petrov |LS | 71 | In Torquay |
32 | Christian Lell |RWB | 55 | In Torquay |
34 | Stelios Giannakopoulos |CM | 61 | In Torquay | Was 52
35 | Danny Livesey |CB | 62 | In Torquay |
63 | Richard |ST | 64 | In Torquay |
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Analysis: For premier League at semi-pro difficulty, this team is outstanding. I had little problems winning the league, although teams like
Man Utd, Chelsea and such were putting stiff resistance. A lot of good transfers really strengthened the team and made it work the same way throughout the year. This actually compensated the fact that the other teams were always at their best.
Tactical scheme: 4-3-3
2 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
10 Midfielders
9 Attackers
Again, 29 players, but finally, a balanced team! The marks of the players aren't that different, which means this team will have same strength throughout the season. Nice. This is the thing we were striving for!
Best lineup:
(LS-ST-RS)
(LCAM-CM-RCAM)
(LB-LCB-RCB-RB)
(GK)
Richard Balaban Kallon
(Petrov) (Moore) (Berbatov)
Duff Fadiga Velamazan
(Le Tallec) (Richarson) (Fletcher)
Babayaro Johnsen Dunne Johnson
(Rau) (Lell) (Livesey) (Ferara)
Barthezz
(Dobrev)
There it is. You may blame me for using different types of defense (one stronger, the other weaker), but keep in mind that defenders at "contain" tactic get tired slowly and you are free to use one set of defenders for a long time. For insignificant (or surely won) matches, swap the defenders and all's fine.
Torquay United Semi-Pro End year 5 Transfer budget: 9.0M
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No.| Name |Pos | Skl | Bought from | Special
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1 | Dobri Dobrev |GK | 76 | In Torquay | Created Player
2 | Glen Johnson |RB | 70 | In Torquay |
3 | Celestine Babayaro |LB | 73 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
4 | Kevin Nolan |CAM | 64 | In Torquay | Was 48
5 | Radostin Kishishev |RB | 69 | Charlton |
6 | Bernard Mendy |RWB | 62 | PSG | Fast; Useful
7 | Valeri Boijinov |ST | 53 | In Torquay | Balanced
8 | Gianluca Pessotto |RCDM| 59 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
9 | Velamazan |CM | 62 | In Torquay | Hard to train!
10 | Mark Pembridge |LM | 66 | In Torquay |
11 | Damief Duff |LM | 75 | In Torquay |
12 | Mohamed Kallon |ST | 76 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
13 | Fabien Barthez |GK | 78 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
14 | Svetoslav Todorov |ST | 74 | Portmsmouth |
15 | Thiago Motta |CM | 64 | Barcelona |
16 | Dimitar Berbatov |ST | 73 | In Torquay |
17 | Tobias Rau |LB | 70 | In Torquay |
20 | Emerse Fae |SW | 60 | Nantes |
21 | Bosko Balaban |CF | 71 | In Torquay | Picture :-)
22 | Florent Sinama Pongolle|ST | 73 | Liverpool |
23 | Kieran Richardson |LM | 71 | In Torquay |
24 | Darren Fletcher |CM | 68 | In Torquay |
25 | Anthony Le Tallec |CAM | 72 | In Torquay |
27 | Khalilou Fadiga |LM | 70 | In Torquay |
28 | Ronny Johnsen |CB | 69 | In Torquay |
29 | Richard Dunne |CB | 71 | In Torquay |
30 | Stefan Moore |CF | 70 | In Torquay |
31 | Martin Petrov |LS | 73 | In Torquay |
34 | Stelios Giannakopoulos |CM | 64 | In Torquay | Was 52
35 | Danny Livesey |CB | 64 | In Torquay |
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And this was the team with which I finished the game. My final result was about 15800, which isn't bad, but isn't good either, because the best result is 18000. No need for analysis, the roster speaks for itself.
The next game I completed was with Bolton Wanderers. Since I started with a better team, I felt that it was prudent to start a higher difficulty game.
So I picked them and started the game. I can only say one thing - it was difficult, but not THAT difficult. Bolton is regarded as a bottom-of-table team, which means that most of the simulated matched will be lost unless you've put a good lineup and you're doing will in the league.
Since Bolton's squad was incomplete, I allowed myself the luxury of adding
Mario Jardel, Ibrahim Ba, Emerson Thome and Youri Djorkaeff to the list. It wasn't cheating, since these are real Bolton Wanderers players and they should've been in the roster.
With the real Bolton's team, I decided to start the season and the new manager career. I strongly suggest adding players using the editor I mentioned before, because as I said - this game is far from complete in terms of players and so on. Still, EA have made a great game with plenty new things :-)
NOTE: Added players will never draw other clubs' interest, unless they replace existing ones!
Bolton Wanderers Professional Year 1 Transfer budget: 11.0M
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No.| Name |Pos | Skl | Bought from | Special
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1 | Kevin Poole |GK | 54 | In Bolton |
2 | Anthony Barness |LB | 54 | In Bolton |
3 | Mohammed Kallon |ST | 76 | Inter Milan | Came with û3
4 | Kevin Nolan |CAM | 51 | In Bolton | Was 48
5 | Bruno N'Gotty |CB | 62 | In Bolton |
6 | Youri Djorkaeff |LCAM| 65 | In Bolton | Created player
7 | Stelios Giannakopoulos |CM | 53 | In Bolton |
8 | Per Frandsen |CM | 65 | In Bolton |
9 | Henrik Pedersen |ST | 78 | In Bolton |
10 | Jay-Jay Okocha |CM | 80 | In Bolton |
11 | Ricardo Gardner |LCB | 64 | In Bolton | LCB??? No way!
12 | Jonathan Walters |ST | 67 | In Bolton |
13 | Mario Jardel |CF | 85 | In Bolton | Created player
14 | Kevin Davies |ST | 69 | In Bolton |
15 | Ibrahim Ba |CM | 64 | In Bolton | Created player
16 | Ivan Campo |CM | 73 | In Bolton | Picture :-)
17 | Florent Laville |CB | 64 | In Bolton |
18 | Nicky Hunt |CB | 52 | In Bolton | Was 48
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