bendixkunert2 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) Full name Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax Nickname(s) de Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods),[1][2] de Joden (the Jews), I Lancieri (The Lancers), Lucky Ajax Founded 18 March 1900; 120 years ago Ground Johan Cruyff Arena Capacity 55.500 Owner AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext: AJAX) Chairman Frank Eijken Head coach Erik ten Hag League Eredivisie 2019–20 Eredivisie, 1st (no title awarded) Eredivisie: 25 (1956–57, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,, 2018–19)Football League Championship: 8 (1917–18, 1918–19, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47) KNVB Cup: 19 (1916–17, 1942–43, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10,, 2018–19) Champions League: 1 (1994-95)European Cup: 3 (1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73)UEFA Cup: 1 (1991-92)UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1 (1986-87) Stadium: Reputation: 4 star Training facilities: 4.5 star Youth facilities: 4 star 1st team: GK: You will have a star in Andre Onana at your hands at Ajax who is arguably the best player in the league. He has excellent stats all around and quiet frankly is an absolute beast in this game again. It might be hard to hold onto him beyond 2021 but at least you will get a nice sum. FB: Tagliafico and Mazraoui are the starters and will be wanted very soon as well. Klaiber is a solid backup but a clear LB backup is missing. CB: You can choose between established players like Blind and very good talents like Alvarez, Martinez and Schuurs. You might not have to make major moves here for several years. CM: You can play Klaassen and Gravenberch here. The depth is not the best but you could also play Tadic and Kudus here. OM: Kudus is a very nice talent who has also been playing very well IRL until his injury. Several players like Tadic, Promes and Antony can also play there. LW/RW: This is an embarrassment of riches as AJAX has Antony, David Neres, Tadic and Promes for these positions. Even in UCL comparison, I think these players hold up very well. FW: There is not a clear cut option however you can play Tadic upfront and you also have the experienced Huntelaar who even at 37 should be prolific in the league. Lassina Traore usually has at least 3.5 star potential and could also be used right away. Youth teams: Jong Ajax competes in the 2nd division while Ajax U19 competes in the 1st youth division. Talents include Ünüvar, Taylor, Hansen, Rensch, Timber, Regeer and Kjaer who all could break into the first time really soon. Finances: You will have a transfer budget of 50 million in your first season and will get another 12-15 million during the winter. Over 120 million in the bank at the start of the game. Edited November 27, 2020 by bendixkunert2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Finished my first season with Ajax. I bought Edouard and Morelos and had great success playing a 4-3-1-2 It was close to a perfect season really and everyone performed well but it did come crashing down against Chelsea in the last game. Was overmatched in that game. Traore was absolutely insane for me. Didn't really intend him to play much at first and loan him out but every time I played him he scored. I haven't really sold anyone of note yet but given age and also given market value I want to move on from Tagliafico, Blind and Tadic at least. I will move up a lot of the youth players up in the first team such as Ünüvar, Taylor, Hansen, Rensch and give them a lot of chances in the cup and league to prove themselves. 160 million in the bank and a transfer budget of 46 million but I probably won't spend that much if anything. Need new fullbacks but Eric Garcia, Sergio Gomez and Matias Palacios come on a free so probably don't have to invest that much. I'm also more interested in finding hidden gems and develop youth. I bought Edouard for 30 million and Morelos for 25 and that was more than I hoped for. Wouldn't really be opposed to selling them again but they are very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_karl Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 19/11/2020 at 03:17, bendixkunert2 said: Finished my first season with Ajax. I bought Edouard and Morelos and had great success playing a 4-3-1-2 It was close to a perfect season really and everyone performed well but it did come crashing down against Chelsea in the last game. Was overmatched in that game. Traore was absolutely insane for me. Didn't really intend him to play much at first and loan him out but every time I played him he scored. I haven't really sold anyone of note yet but given age and also given market value I want to move on from Tagliafico, Blind and Tadic at least. I will move up a lot of the youth players up in the first team such as Ünüvar, Taylor, Hansen, Rensch and give them a lot of chances in the cup and league to prove themselves. 160 million in the bank and a transfer budget of 46 million but I probably won't spend that much if anything. Need new fullbacks but Eric Garcia, Sergio Gomez and Matias Palacios come on a free so probably don't have to invest that much. I'm also more interested in finding hidden gems and develop youth. I bought Edouard for 30 million and Morelos for 25 and that was more than I hoped for. Wouldn't really be opposed to selling them again but they are very good. Traore is doing the same for me. 30 goals by Christmas and a lot of those are from the subs bench. Insane. Now he's wanted by Newcastle and Wuhan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 Currently starting my 3rd season. Won UCL last season. Felt a bit dirty signing Tonali on a free and regret it somewhat. But his wages are reasonable and nobody else wanted him from Brescia. Definitely trying to make this an all youth or all Holland squad as the years go by. I sold Neres and Promes last season, this season I sold Edouard and Morelos for some nice money and brought in Zirkzee for an absurd sum. But he does look good. Sontje Hansen is starting to really establish himself and right now is the top scorer in the league. Lassina is still doing his thing as well. Still got Kudus and Gravenberch in midfield, Ünüvar, Antony, K. Dembele as wingers, Grimaldo, Onguene, Martinez and Dodo as my back 4. I am willing to accept reasonable offers for anyone and won't keep anyone at the club. We can easily reload through the youth system. I tried to sell more players but some of them rejected contract offers after other clubs triggered release clauses for our players. They must love it here lol. Don't have the most star studded team but don't intend to have it and rather try to overachieve with great team moral as everyone gets to play their matches. The crop of all the original Ajax U19 players are all on loan right now and quiet a few seem capable to be integrated into the first team next year. Wouldn't mind selling on the entire starting back 4 but we will see what type of offers we can receive. Got Rensch, Milovanovic and Timber still on loan. Also a very promising left back in Prince Aning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Ajax Season 1 Review So I decided to start a save with Ajax and really enjoying it. I managed to win the Eredivisie title and have a massive 13 point gap over 2nd place team AZ. I got knocked out by Bayern Munich in the 2nd round of the Champions League which was a bit disappointing but hopefully I can push on next season. Anthony was my standout player and top scorer. He banged in 41 goals from 39 games. He was amazing and had the best overall average rating. My best signing was unknown Argentinian midfielder Augustin Palavecino signed from Deportivo Cali for £1.9m. He got 12 assists for me and was a massive creative prescence. He also contributed 8 goals. My other favorite signing for the club was another hidden gem in Boli who I signed for £2m from Hungrarian side Ferencvarosi. He took over from Huntlaar in January and worked very well with Anthony. He also managed to get 11 goals from 16 games. An honourable mention to Vincent Janssen who I bought back to Holland from Monterrey for £1.7m. He managed to get 4 goals in his first 2 games and then didn't get any goals in his next 8 games. Hopefully he will settle in and bang the goals in again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhite Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 did anyone have the issue with there being no staff for Ajax on starting a new save? but the full staff list is there whilst searching Ajax on another save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 14 hours ago, jwhite said: did anyone have the issue with there being no staff for Ajax on starting a new save? but the full staff list is there whilst searching Ajax on another save. yep, it's a legal issue. The full staff is on steam to download though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Lacost Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 4 hours ago, bendixkunert2 said: yep, it's a legal issue. The full staff is on steam to download though Which file is this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Season 3 was another great one. We went undefeated in the league again and advanced to the UCL semis, won the 1st leg at home against Inter 3-1 before it all came crashing down at the San Siro and we suffered a brutal 1-5 loss by 2 late goals from Gabriel Jesus. Financially we are by far the richest club in the world as we sold a lot of players on to give this save again a direction and purpose for me and our bank balance is sitting at 800 million right now. We are basically ready to sell every player we receive a reasonable offer for and instead promote youth, raid youth teams around the Netherlands and at times buy a cheap Brazilian or Argentinian. I bought Marcos Leonardo for about 16 million and fully expect 50-60 million offers in a year or less, so he will be gone as well. My scouts brought me to a young CB from Kristiansund who is really good. The current squad is now much more how I envisioned the team at the start. Lots of academic products and promising young players to lead Ajax into the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhite Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 7 hours ago, bendixkunert2 said: yep, it's a legal issue. The full staff is on steam to download though thats good to know, its strange to see their staff when I search from other saves though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemoche Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 2 hours ago, bendixkunert2 said: Season 3 was another great one. We went undefeated in the league again and advanced to the UCL semis, won the 1st leg at home against Inter 3-1 before it all came crashing down at the San Siro and we suffered a brutal 1-5 loss by 2 late goals from Gabriel Jesus. Financially we are by far the richest club in the world as we sold a lot of players on to give this save again a direction and purpose for me and our bank balance is sitting at 800 million right now. We are basically ready to sell every player we receive a reasonable offer for and instead promote youth, raid youth teams around the Netherlands and at times buy a cheap Brazilian or Argentinian. I bought Marcos Leonardo for about 16 million and fully expect 50-60 million offers in a year or less, so he will be gone as well. My scouts brought me to a young CB from Kristiansund who is really good. The current squad is now much more how I envisioned the team at the start. Lots of academic products and promising young players to lead Ajax into the future. Show some squad players profiles please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Guys, just a thought, shall we convert this to a thread for all Dutch teams - would see more action then. I am managing FC Groningen. Alternatively, can start a separate thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 2 hours ago, karanhsingh said: Guys, just a thought, shall we convert this to a thread for all Dutch teams - would see more action then. I am managing FC Groningen. Alternatively, can start a separate thread. will do. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Lemoche said: Show some squad players profiles please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemoche Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 15 hours ago, bendixkunert2 said: Season 3 was another great one. We went undefeated in the league again and advanced to the UCL semis, won the 1st leg at home against Inter 3-1 before it all came crashing down at the San Siro and we suffered a brutal 1-5 loss by 2 late goals from Gabriel Jesus. Financially we are by far the richest club in the world as we sold a lot of players on to give this save again a direction and purpose for me and our bank balance is sitting at 800 million right now. We are basically ready to sell every player we receive a reasonable offer for and instead promote youth, raid youth teams around the Netherlands and at times buy a cheap Brazilian or Argentinian. I bought Marcos Leonardo for about 16 million and fully expect 50-60 million offers in a year or less, so he will be gone as well. My scouts brought me to a young CB from Kristiansund who is really good. The current squad is now much more how I envisioned the team at the start. Lots of academic products and promising young players to lead Ajax into the future. How much you manage to get ihatteren from psv for ? Show me hi profile please ! I started ma ajax save aswell thats why im asking all this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just started off with Groningen, will post an update soon. Aim is to get Robben an Eredivisie title before he retires Which would mean having to overhaul Ajax somehow. Also I just noticed that 4th to 7th qualifies for the European places playoff in the division, that should be fun! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Lemoche said: How much you manage to get ihatteren from psv for ? Show me hi profile please ! I started ma ajax save aswell thats why im asking all this 2 million. He was unhappy at PSV and didn't want to extend his contract. Had a contract agreement with him for 2022/23 but managed to pick him up 6 month earlier. That said, I think in most saves he isn't available. Getting players for reasonable prices from PSV and AZ seems to be really difficult, especially AZ. They aren't selling anyone. Tried for Wijndal, Boadu and a wonderkid LB regen and they won't accept less than 100M for anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemoche Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, bendixkunert2 said: 2 million. He was unhappy at PSV and didn't want to extend his contract. Had a contract agreement with him for 2022/23 but managed to pick him up 6 month earlier. That said, I think in most saves he isn't available. Getting players for reasonable prices from PSV and AZ seems to be really difficult, especially AZ. They aren't selling anyone. Tried for Wijndal, Boadu and a wonderkid LB regen and they won't accept less than 100M for anyone. Broo i tried the same i cant get them its so annoying ! Ill keep watching your season updates bro👊🏾👌🏾 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilik Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Anyone tried Sparta Rotterdam before? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 2 hours ago, kilik said: Anyone tried Sparta Rotterdam before? No but I like their logo so I might manage them at some point. Any good reasons to manage them then ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsychoshow Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Started my beta save with PSV Eindhoven. Mallen is such a beast and Ajax doesn't lose a single game; it's like Juventus in FM 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 18 hours ago, bendixkunert2 said: 2 million. He was unhappy at PSV and didn't want to extend his contract. Had a contract agreement with him for 2022/23 but managed to pick him up 6 month earlier. That said, I think in most saves he isn't available. Getting players for reasonable prices from PSV and AZ seems to be really difficult, especially AZ. They aren't selling anyone. Tried for Wijndal, Boadu and a wonderkid LB regen and they won't accept less than 100M for anyone. I guess they don't want to sell to ajax which is understandable. 6 hours ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: No but I like their logo so I might manage them at some point. Any good reasons to manage them then ? Second team from Rotterdam, after Feyenoord. So potential to become a big club. I don't think there's a second club from Amsterdam in the game, not playable at least. 4 hours ago, apsychoshow said: Started my beta save with PSV Eindhoven. Mallen is such a beast and Ajax doesn't lose a single game; it's like Juventus in FM 19 Ajax are indeed head and shoulders above the rest. But with PSV you have a good chance of catching them soon. Best of luck. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemoche Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 5 hours ago, apsychoshow said: Started my beta save with PSV Eindhoven. Mallen is such a beast and Ajax doesn't lose a single game; it's like Juventus in FM 19 Psv have a good team ! Deal with good signings you can cath up ajax Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsychoshow Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Lemoche said: Psv have a good team ! Deal with good signings you can cath up ajax Actually, I've catched up Ajax. They lost to Utrecht and tied two other matches. But Antony is on fire! They're playing him as a striker in a 4-2-3-1 and he's bagging a lot of goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsychoshow Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 We've been in a good run in Europa League. Our group was strong (with Tottenham and Hoffenheim), but we didn't take it for granted. But Tottenham are crossing our path again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsychoshow Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 21 hours ago, bendixkunert2 said: 2 million. He was unhappy at PSV and didn't want to extend his contract. Had a contract agreement with him for 2022/23 but managed to pick him up 6 month earlier. That said, I think in most saves he isn't available. Getting players for reasonable prices from PSV and AZ seems to be really difficult, especially AZ. They aren't selling anyone. Tried for Wijndal, Boadu and a wonderkid LB regen and they won't accept less than 100M for anyone. Here we secured our wonderkid from greedy eyes 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilik Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: No but I like their logo so I might manage them at some point. Any good reasons to manage them then ? no just always been fascinated by the name as im a big 300 fan and i know Strootman came through their academy. Edited November 28, 2020 by kilik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavi Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, kilik said: no just always been fascinated by the name as im a big 300 fan and i know Strootman came through their academy. Many pDutch players came through their academy and Van Gaal started his career there if I remember correctly. They are also the oldest professional club of the Netherlands and were a strong team in pre-war years. Bring them back to the top is a nice challenge and being based in Rotterdam you would have room to grow in terms of stadium/public. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilik Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Pavi said: Many pDutch players came through their academy and Van Gaal started his career there if I remember correctly. They are also the oldest professional club of the Netherlands and were a strong team in pre-war years. Bring them back to the top is a nice challenge and being based in Rotterdam you would have room to grow in terms of stadium/public. will be my next save then, im doing my yearly Brentford save right now but these new brexit rules have ruined it imo. cant even sign young foreign players at all anymore 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 9 hours ago, kilik said: will be my next save then, im doing my yearly Brentford save right now but these new brexit rules have ruined it imo. cant even sign young foreign players at all anymore Is it not worth you downloading a no Brexit file off the Steam Workshop so you can sign whomever you want with Brentford. That is what I have done or else I wouldn't manage in England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixkunert2 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 28/11/2020 at 09:48, apsychoshow said: Here we secured our wonderkid from greedy eyes and he is gone lol 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilik Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 17 hours ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: Is it not worth you downloading a no Brexit file off the Steam Workshop so you can sign whomever you want with Brentford. That is what I have done or else I wouldn't manage in England. would it work mid game? im in my second year on the file Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 11 hours ago, kilik said: would it work mid game? im in my second year on the file No don't think so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Guys, a quick plug for my FMCU thread. Posting regular updates from Groningen in there. Just finished the first season, came 4th in the league, and qualified for the UEFA Conf. league as a result. Arjen had a decent season, but it was too stop start due to multiple injuries which meant he missed a third of the season. Hopefully can keep him fitter for the next one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 6 hours ago, karanhsingh said: Guys, a quick plug for my FMCU thread. Posting regular updates from Groningen in there. Just finished the first season, came 4th in the league, and qualified for the UEFA Conf. league as a result. Arjen had a decent season, but it was too stop start due to multiple injuries which meant he missed a third of the season. Hopefully can keep him fitter for the next one. I am surprised how well Robben has done to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StePratt Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Does anyone know how to get the staff at Ajax sorted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: I am surprised how well Robben has done to be honest. Well I was maybe expecting a bit more. 3 minutes ago, StePratt said: Does anyone know how to get the staff at Ajax sorted? What do you mean? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StePratt Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: What do you mean? There's me and Marc Overmars. No other staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, StePratt said: There's me and Marc Overmars. No other staff. And you can't hire people? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StePratt Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: And you can't hire people? I can hire people but it seems odd that there are no staff here at the beginning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 52 minutes ago, StePratt said: I can hire people but it seems odd that there are no staff here at the beginning. Very. Will check on my save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StePratt Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: Very. Will check on my save. I think it's a licensing issue. I've found a work around online. Just means I have to restart my save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 FC Groningen - Season 2 Winter Update The summer was not very busy. Just a few ins & outs. Two free transfers in, Saddiki to provide another option in midfield, and van Beek in defence. Mahlambi becomes our biggest signing and is an exciting winger who will hopefully complement Robben on the other side. I wonder if FM recognizes the similarities between Dutch & Afrikaans and helps him settle easier in Holland. Anyway, finally we did a rather expensive loan deal for Marquinhos from Shakhtar as we could not find any other good option for LWB. Delighted to find a buyer for Labyad, the worst professional I have managed on FM! Suslov the young winger had shown some promise and a similar playing style to Robben, but I thought the money was too good to turn down as we have better options in the squad currently. We also renewed loan deals for Lassina Traore from Ajax and Ko Itakura from Man City - the first in particular would be critical! This is the new tactic for the season, necessitated by wanting to get both my best strikers on the pitch together. The results so far have been great for the most part, with the exception of the rather early exit in Europe. So we missed out on the fun of the Conference league, and the money that comes along with it. However, as you can see the league form has been great, a particular highlight being the famous (and totally undeserved) 4-1 win away at Ajax! However they got some revenge on us by beating us at our place. Incredibly, this run of form has us sitting at the top of the Eredivisie! Still a way to go obviously, and Ajax definitely remain favorites for the title. Both our strikers have been excellent so far - Ajax must be really regretting extending the Traore loan deal. And the main man as you can see is having a cracking season. In some way I think this season is our best shot now at the title, because Robben of course will continue to decline, and there is no way Traore will be back with us next season as well. So let's see how we get on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 53 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: FC Groningen - Season 2 Winter Update The summer was not very busy. Just a few ins & outs. Two free transfers in, Saddiki to provide another option in midfield, and van Beek in defence. Mahlambi becomes our biggest signing and is an exciting winger who will hopefully complement Robben on the other side. I wonder if FM recognizes the similarities between Dutch & Afrikaans and helps him settle easier in Holland. Anyway, finally we did a rather expensive loan deal for Marquinhos from Shakhtar as we could not find any other good option for LWB. Delighted to find a buyer for Labyad, the worst professional I have managed on FM! Suslov the young winger had shown some promise and a similar playing style to Robben, but I thought the money was too good to turn down as we have better options in the squad currently. We also renewed loan deals for Lassina Traore from Ajax and Ko Itakura from Man City - the first in particular would be critical! This is the new tactic for the season, necessitated by wanting to get both my best strikers on the pitch together. The results so far have been great for the most part, with the exception of the rather early exit in Europe. So we missed out on the fun of the Conference league, and the money that comes along with it. However, as you can see the league form has been great, a particular highlight being the famous (and totally undeserved) 4-1 win away at Ajax! However they got some revenge on us by beating us at our place. Incredibly, this run of form has us sitting at the top of the Eredivisie! Still a way to go obviously, and Ajax definitely remain favorites for the title. Both our strikers have been excellent so far - Ajax must be really regretting extending the Traore loan deal. And the main man as you can see is having a cracking season. In some way I think this season is our best shot now at the title, because Robben of course will continue to decline, and there is no way Traore will be back with us next season as well. So let's see how we get on. Lassina Traore was excellent for me in my Ajax save recently. If you want a bargain then take a look at the Peruvian version of David Beckham. His name is Yuiel Celi. He was available on a free in the first season. He might have already gone to a big club but take a look at him if you want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rik Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I´m also playing with Groningen. I am currently in season 3 sitting in 4th place after 5 games. Finished 7th in the first season and 4th second season but won the cup so I got to the playoff for Europa League. In the playoff i won over CFR Cluj quite easy but then I got drawn in a group with Arsenal, Celtic and Fenerbache so i'm not so hopeful of the upcoming matches. Current squad after selling Gudmundsson on deadline day. I also accepted a bid for over £30M for Poll but he denied it. I have loaned in Esposito two seasons in a row now and he is incredible. 28 goals in 28 matches last season! My biggest talent is João Paulo Soares. He probably going to be great. A steal when i bought him from Vitoria de Guimares for £1M. Having some motivation problems right now. Probably because the Europa League group. I don't know what to do but I want to change things up somehow. Maybe a formation change or i'm resigning and taking over a smaller team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Robben still going? He retired after season 2 on mine for some reason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rik Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, karanhsingh said: Robben still going? He retired after season 2 on mine for some reason He is still going strong. 7G +5A second season. Now I have switched to a formation without wingers so his stats are probably going do degrade faster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilik Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 You should play him at CAM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rik Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) 3rd season over with Groningen and it went very well. Won both Eredivisie and TOTO KNVB Beker. Won the league with one match to spare after PSV collapsed. In Europa League I got demolished by Arsenal with 0-4 in the Second knockout round. I really hope for a decent CL group next year. The team stats for the season. Esposito was too good for the League once again and despite some injuries he scored 26 goals in 28 matches. Somehow I managed to get him on loan for a third season as well. Robben is retireing after the season and did not play as much this season, mostly because of injuries. Soares in now one of the best players in the league. It's going to be a big summer in sells I believe. Edited December 8, 2020 by 3rik added pic 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Well done, that's a great effort! Soares looks phenomenal. Surprised that Inter are continuing to send Esposito out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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