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That 4-2 against Liverpool looks solid. The away trip is always difficult, well every game is difficult at that stage of UCL... Good luck! Edit: 4-3, Messed it up.
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[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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Thanks! Don't know if I'll get FM24 or keep playing FM23. I don't usually buy every version. I'll decide by Christmas. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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I was! Couldn't write anything. We had some opportunities but couldn't score; Beier was always on offside; that Endrick disallowed goal... Way too stressful way to end the season. I made a mess in the winter transfer window. But you live and you learn. When fighting for a league, keep the best. When I sold Maxi, Harit and Soumaré I lost the chance to have a more peaceful second half, and maybe we could have fought for a better Coupe de France run and a better UCL run as well as not losing so many points in the league. I don't know if I'll keep playing and if I do, I don't know if I'll have the time to post as I will start a post-graduation course next week, but I'm sure I learned a lot about squad building for big goals. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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May [Ligue 1] vs PSG (H) The game that defines the season. Saka is probably out of the game on their side. Beier rallying the troops! Their expected line-up It’s odd seeing Mbappé on the right. He only played 2 games there this season. However, in their last game (Coupe de France final vs Monaco) he played there. Marquinhos is also outside the expected line-up. His physical has declined a lot but he’s still the second-most-used CB in the squad (after Kimpembe). Clearly their right side is way better than their left, so we’ll try to focus there. Late news: Reis is injured and can’t play. Kündig, the backup DM is also out with an injury. Nagy will play as DM and Carboni as RCB. 15 minutes in, we are marginally better, but it’s very balanced and quiet. Vormer already had some attention from the physios but he can keep going. In the 21st minute ESR scores on a rebound. We were a bit careless inside the box. Around the 30-minute mark we are not doing bad, but we need to find the equalizing goal. Mbappé scores in the 49th minute. After a great team play, Beier scores. 1-2 we are back in the game. It’s halftime! Very balanced game. We had a good reaction, especially after their second goal. We need to keep going! Right after the second half started, Bellingham puts the ball past his own goal. 2-2! Mbappé scored again. This time a header. 2-3. Vormer is hurt and needs to be taken off. ASM comes in as well as Castelli for Fujimoto. They are creating better chances and are completing a lot of passes, but I believe we can do it! 3-3! Beier! As crazy as the second half of this season. They are starting to make substitutions: Milinkovic-Savic and Marquinhos for Mudryk and Tanganga. Gouiri moves to LW. Hakimi, Mbappé and ESR are on poor fitness levels. On our side it’s only Daoud feeling tired. Hakimi for Pavard follows. I responded with Hojlund for Daoud with Beier moving to LW. Çalhanoglu and Charier for Pezzella and Zvonarek. Final Whistle! We couldn’t stop them from creating many chances, but we also created some for ourselves. It’s a draw, everything to be decided in the last game. [Ligue 1] vs Lorient (A) Lorient has secured UCL qualification but they are still fighting for 3rd place. We got Reis back, but Vormer is injured so ASM starts and Nagy goes back to RCB. Sorry about not having many words written and many screenshots but I was quite nervous and focused. Endrick scored for them 8 minutes in but it was disallowed for offside. In the 51st minute, Beier scored after a through ball from Fujimoto. The game went on without much happening until the 86th minute were Nagy was sent off when he was already playing as DM. We then ended the game without a striker. But WE WON! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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It's way more challenging than that. You'll see why in a moment. Sorting Rules: As you said, I have a clear advantage, but my remaining games are: And PSG's remaining games. I play PSG and 3rd-placed Lorient. If we win against them, we are the champions. If we draw, I need to match their result - and that's most likely a win against Nantes (they are in the relegation play-off). If I lose, they have to lose against Nantes and I have to win against Lorient. It would be crazy to win the league at home against PSG. One can only dream! -
Congratulations! Having the option to rest the players in the final stages of the season is great and might tip the balance in your favor. Good luck!
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[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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NXGN 2029 The winner is Andorran. What are the odds? We have 4 players in the top 50. Miath and Kündig are already part of the first team. Sebek will likely be next year. Rahbek will probably go on loan one more season. April [Ligue 1] vs Bordeaux (A) A 10 for Vormer! 6 Key passes; 6 dribbles; 2 goals; 1 assist. Fantastic performance. [Ligue 1] vs Lyon (H) It’s always a tough game against Lyon. They started in 5-2-3, and we adapted and man-marked their DMs with our CMs and their WBs with our Wingers. Changed the RB to CWB-S (from IWB-S); W-S to RMD-A and MEZ-S to DLP-S. We gained control of the match after the changes and eventually scored. They changed to a 4-2-3-1 at half-time, and we reverted to our usual formation. They scored a goal through a dribble down their right flank. Then, Siquet made a two-footed tackle and was sent off. That’s the third time it happens this year… I don’t want how frequent these are in the game, but as a dominating team, seems to be happening way too much. My players aren’t particularly dirty (at least the reports don’t mention that). Anyway, Fujimoto was subbed off, Carboni in. Nagy to RB; Carboni as RCB; Reis moved to LCM and Zvonarek to RCM. The game was balanced until the end but thy managed to find the winning goal. Of course, PSG wins and is now tied with us… [Ligue 1] vs Lens (A) Just before the game, my assistant manager asks if I want to schedule a team meeting. He wants me to tell the players they are not expected to win… I’m not sure about that. I go along, not as exaggerated but I tell them there’s a lot still to be played. Only Badiashile and Daoud react badly, the others are very positive about our talk. 1-0! Not much but it’s 3 points. We were better, we deserved them. PSG also wins. [Ligue 1] vs Troyes (H) This is most likely the end of our challenge for the title. We are now 2 points behind PSG and still have to play against them. Playing against 5 at the back is always tough. Tried to go wide, but our wingbacks weren’t creating much. [Ligue 1] vs Reims (A) Before our game, PSG drew against Lorient! If we win, we can get level again. There’s still hope! After a half without scoring I have to admit I was getting a bit nervous. It’s hot! Budget for Next Season Amidst the games from this month, we ended up being qualified for UCL and the board set the budgets for next season. 47M! That’s a pretty nice sum. And the wage budget has 1M/month of space (we only have 1 player over 500k/month). -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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March [Ligue 1] vs Monaco (H) Beier with 3 more and an important win for us. [Champions League] vs Dortmund (A) We were good in the first half, but non-existent in the second. They scored, so they carry the advantage to the second leg. [Ligue 1] vs Rennes (A) Reis was sent off too soon and left us a man short for an hour. We managed to hang for a lot of the time, but then they scored. 3 points away from PSG. [Champions League] vs Dortmund (A) It’s ridiculous but I didn’t want to risk my first eleven, so I played a full-rotation eleven. I need to be totally focused in the league. 2-2, two goals from “The Mountain”. Vormer was subbed in and out. He came on early and was tired by the 70th minute. We lose on aggregate, now we can focus on the league. We leave the UCL for another season. [Ligue 1] vs Saint-Étienne (H) We started with a goal just 25 seconds into the match and were superior every minute of the game. 7 matches to go and only 3 points between us and PSG. We play them in the second to last game of the season. Hope they lose points by then. They are still in the UCL and Coupe de France so at least they have more risk of injuries and fatigue build-up. Youth Intake Decent potentials, awful personalities and worse-than-expected starting ability. All the investments in junior coaching and these lot feel quite bad. The star of the bunch: Kyllian Terrien. Interest in my players I know we are not a big team in Europe yet, so it’s only natural the sharks come after our players. This is the one I’m most concerned about losing. Not only because of his skill and contribution to the team, but he’s a French player and I would love to have a French-dominant team and Daoud is a key piece to achieve this goal. Turati is also wanted by many teams and I agreed to let him go for 39M. Elsewhere, Chelsea want Siquet; Lens want Castelli and West Ham want Ludovit Reis. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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Development Name Best Pos TOT TEC MEN PHY Andrei Nagy DM 6 1 4 1 Lovro Zvonarek AM (L) 0 0 0 0 Mettin Vormer AM (L) 4,5 3 0,5 1 Karim Daoud AM (L) 2 1 0 1 Mickael Charier M (C) 0,5 0 0,5 0 Tammo Kündig DM 4 0,5 2 1,5 Jonathan Castelli AM (C) -1 -1 0,5 -0,5 Thomas Scherrer M (C) 1,5 1 0,5 0 Gustavo Blanco AM (L) 1 0 0 1 Birkir Porarinsson D (C) 0 0 0 0 Gérald Miath ST (C) 3,5 0 2,5 1 Abdou Diallo AM (L) 6 1,5 2,5 2 Sacha Jammet AM (L) 15 2,5 8 4,5 Arthur Carriere D (R) 2 0 0,5 1,5 Daniel Simon ST (C) 14 2 8 4 Antonin Pellegrin D (R) 3 0 1 2 Mateo Lambert DM 3 0,5 1,5 1 Rodrigo Patrocínio D (L) 1 0 0,5 0,5 Yaovi Alassani D (L) 10 2 5,5 2,5 Cheikh Ndaw M (C) 4,5 1 0,5 3 80,5 15 38,5 27 I decided to gather the data only for U23 players with a potential of over 3 stars (and due to the restraint of data access, only players in any of the squads). Glad to see Nagy, Vormer, and Daoud getting close to their full potential. Charier had some chances but needs more playing time. I wanted to loan Scherrer but he's important as Homegrown. Blanco, Castelli, Birkir, and Miath need a lot more playing time at this level or higher so they can develop. The kids are doing alright. I was expecting a bit more from Diallo, but Jammet and Simon are developing really well. UCL Round of 16 Draw It’s the round of 16 in the UCL, so it’s not terrible but Dortmund is fighting Bayern for the league title. February [Ligue 1] vs Strasbourg (H) Remember that striker I had who was scoring over 1 goal/90? His form since the contract renewal: Don’t know what’s happening with Beier. Not that I expected him to keep that outrageous form, but wasn’t expecting such a dip either. [Ligue 1] vs Nice (A) Beier back to scoring and we win. PSG lost. [Ligue 1] vs Montpellier (H) Great win. Not rated very highly, but Pezzella had a great performance. Passed the ball 104 times with a 91% completion rate, 7 dribbles, 2 key passes, 3 tackles on 100% completion rate, and 2 interceptions. [Ligue 1] vs Lille (A) We were winning 1-0 and I was probably too hungry and wanted that second goal to give us some rest, instead, we suffered one and when I tried to get the 3 points back, they scored another one. A bit unfair, but probably also a bit stupid on my part. We end the month 6 points above PSG. Last month we both lost points to Sochaux, this month we both lost points to Lille. As long as we are copycats we have the title in our hands. It’s easy to tell Mbappé is regaining form as he’s surging through the player stats rankings. Youth League After a great league phase run, we ran into Bayern and lost 1-0. I’m happy for them. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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Winter Transfer Window Marra was on loan and he’s back. Soumaré is the first to leave. Didn’t want him to go, but his wages were always too high and his contract ended this season, so we managed to still make some money out of him. I’m considering moving Nagy to DM and keeping Birkir or Marra as 4th option CB or recalling Jofré from his loan. Jofré can play DM, CB and RB. I can also recall Kündig who has the potential for 5 stars and is a DM. Eventually, he decided for Kündig. GREAT NEWS! Beier accepts a new contract! Harit is the second to leave. I recalled Gustavo Blanco from loan. He’s still a bit far from the level needed but he wasn’t playing much and he was occupying a national loan vacancy. Harit only participated in 5 games, so I don’t expect to need Blanco that much. Maxi and Turati had offers. Accepted the one for Maxi has he’s not a starter but don’t want to lose Turati right now. I compromised with him on letting him go for 39M. He’s my starter, Italian international. Man City made a ridiculous bid of 23M with installments. They are way too far. To replace Maxi, we go back to the options I laid out before for Soumaré: Birkir, Marra and Jofré. I’m tempted to keep Birkir, loan Marra and let Jofré keep his place at Brest (they are fighting for promotion in the 2nd tier). Marra goes to Vitesse on loan. Maxi signs for Man City. 36M, maybe 55M. Bought him at the end of the contract. A massive piece of business. Wasn’t expecting it when I signed him. He was cover for RB and CB, and eventually became an important part of the squad. I’m sad to see him leave, but can’t say no to such business. By the way, Man City already have Arda and Maxi and are interested in Turati. I might move there next as I already know the players… Along with these sales comes a new record: There was some interest in Badiashile so I decided to offer him a new contract. Interest is gone for the time being. We used some of the money we gathered to invest in some young players. I let the DOF make some purchases for our 2nd Team. Some players have questionable potential and interest for us, but they are cheap so we don’t have much to lose. Name Best Pos Personality Age Def Physical Speed Vision Att Tech Aerial Mental Total Status FB CB CM AM WF ST Niclas Rahbek ST (C) Perfectionist 18 5 14 14 11 11 13 9 11 55% P5 57% 48% 59% 59% 63% 61% Dexter Sneddon D (R) Driven 20 11 14 15 9 6 9 9 14 54% P3,5 63% 59% 58% 42% 53% 52% Jaime Garcia ST (C) Fickle 19 6 10 13 10 13 12 12 10 54% P4,5 51% 49% 54% 57% 61% 60% Nicolò Bozetto M (C) Fairly Determined 20 7 11 11 15 12 12 7 10 53% P3,5 51% 43% 57% 66% 61% 57% Max Nordh D (C) Driven 18 13 12 11 8 8 8 12 13 53% P4 57% 61% 52% 40% 45% 49% Tomás Villa M (C) Fairly Professional 18 11 11 10 13 10 12 6 11 53% P4 55% 47% 56% 60% 56% 51% Sérgio Silva AM (R) Spirited 20 3 12 15 9 13 12 7 10 51% P3 52% 41% 55% 55% 63% 60% Emilio Montesinos AM (R) Mercenary 19 4 12 12 11 10 14 8 9 50% P4,5 51% 41% 54% 60% 61% 56% Dani AM (L) Perfectionist 19 4 13 14 10 9 13 5 12 50% P4 56% 41% 57% 55% 61% 54% Milos Manic AM (R) Determined 20 8 12 15 7 8 9 9 12 50% P3,5 56% 52% 53% 40% 53% 52% Marco Manuzzi M (C) Mercenary 17 4 11 11 14 9 12 5 9 47% P4,5 47% 35% 53% 61% 57% 51% Atubolu, as expected, will leave when the season ends. Have the option to sell him now, but I really want to keep him here as backup for Turati. Deadline day didn’t have any action besides some loan-out deals. Overall, it’s not a transfer window I like. We lost a lot of quality in our second string and when you want to compete in various competitions, you need a good second string. However, no one from the first eleven left and we even got them new contracts. And we have some more prospects to work on. January [Ligue 1] vs Ajaccio (H) 5-0! Tastes even better after PSG and Lyon lose points. PSG drew against last-placed Sochaux! [Ligue 1] vs Nantes (H) Easy win, made easier after the red card. Lyon lost again, and so did Rennes. Rennes is now 17 points away; Lyon is 14. It’s between me and PSG now unless something catastrophic happens. [Champions League] vs AC Milan (H) After the Tuesday games, we were through to the knockout round. I’ll still play my strongest team as I’ll try to go for the Round of 16 directly. 2 goals in 7 minutes sets us in the way, but Nagy is sent off for a hard tackle in the halfway line. Daoud comes off and Beier plays on the left. Challenging to play one man down against one of the best teams in Europe. They score in the 88th minute and we still have an injury and have to play with 9 men which seems like an eternal time (but in fact only 2 minutes). We secured the win. They played their hearts out. Love these guys! [Ligue 1] vs Sochaux (A) Shameful performance… They have 6 points in the league, there’s no excuse to not win this game. [I was laughing about PSG drawing against them... Almost instant karma] We end January 6 points above PSG. [Champions League] vs Tottenham (A) A draw is good enough. We get through to the Round of 16. PSG is with us. Rennes and Nice have to go through the Knockout Round. Lyon was eliminated. [Coupe de France] vs Nancy (H) Home humiliation… Nancy is in the relegation zone in the 2nd tier… Unbelievable! The transfer window is probably starting to show. I’ve played my second team and with the loss of Maxi, Soumaré and Harit it is much worse. We can’t rely much on depth. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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December [Ligue 1] vs Reims (H) This one felt really good. It wasn’t just about this game, but mostly because PSG drew against Lorient, which gives us a 3 point lead. Individually: Beier scored 2 more; Atubolu has played 4 matches and yet to concede a goal. [Champions League] vs Malmö (A) Should have been a more comprehensive win, but we got the 3 points and managed to rest some players for the big game ahead. [Ligue 1] vs PSG (A) Just 2 days to prepare for the game against PSG so I decided to keep the same formation. Their starting line-up. They have been using SMS as a striker. 7 minutes in we score following a corner. Badiashile is the goalscorer. In the 20th minute they scored on a rebound, but it was disallowed as SMS was offside in the first ball. Mbappé’s fitness is dropping sharply. This will certainly help us. Half time arrives and they have 2 yellow cards: Hakimi (RB) and Kimpembe (LCB). I’ll ask Daoud to play as W-S so he plays wider and into Hakimi. Hope we can get a second yellow on him. Besides our goal we haven’t done much, but we are also keeping them at bay. Around the 60th minute, they took Hakimi away, probably afraid of the second yellow. Pavard came in. Daoud is also tired, so ASM comes in. Mbappé is also out. Mudryk comes in. A couple more changes and some minutes after, they desperately change to a 4-4-2 with Tanganga upfront. Switched my LCM to BWM-S (now was Castelli) and DM to A-D. In the 86th minute, they have one more goal disallowed for offside. And in the last minutes, we get to keep more of the ball and close out the match. It wasn’t a beautiful game, but we played head-to-head with PSG and won. Lyon drew against Nice. Rennes lost to Monaco. This was the last league game before Christmas break, so we went on holiday after a 15-0-2 half of the season; 6 points away from PSG and 9 points away from Lyon. Individually Beier has been a monster. And the team as a whole has been great. xG table shows how good we have been. [Coupe de France] vs Ajaccio (H) A bit unlucky on the draw as we get a tier 1 team in the first round we play. At least it’s Ajaccio who are 17th in the league. Once again, we made it harder against Ajaccio than what was supposed. Had to bring in Zvonarek and Beier. Funnily enough, Scherrer, the kid, scored the goal that settled any doubts. [Coupe de France] vs Bordeaux (H) We get another team from the 1st tier. Looking around, PSG and Lyon have drawn each other. Great way to end the year, although we were only dominant after their red card. I tried Nagy as DM; Vormer as LW; and Daoud as ST. Vormer scored and assisted in that position; Nagy controlled that space quite well; and Daoud scored one as ST (the other one was as LW). Miath got some minutes and scored 2 more. I don’t want to rush him, but I always love playing him. Youth Intake Preview Even after all the improvements we had, it doesn’t seem like we’ll have any luck this year. Winter Transfer Window Preview Heading into it, I must say I’m a bit afraid. Too many of our players are wanted by other teams, some of them powerful teams and they might disrupt our squad. Let’s hope not. The wanted ones: Turati and Atubolu; Maxi, Birkir; Fujimoto, Castelli, Soumaré; Beier. Harit also asked to leave. He hasn’t been played that well, he’s 31 and he’s on quite a high wage, so I’ll let him go. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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Best Manager of the Year It’s not a big award, but it’s nice to be recognized and add an award to the trophy case. GOAL 50 We don’t have any players as expected. Nice to see Guendouzi taking #50. Besides Mbappé, the French league only has Bellingham #13, Saka #35, Donnarumma #40. Regarding French players, besides Mbappé: Camavinga, Real Madrid, #7; Tchouameni, Real Madrid, #10; Koundé, Barcelona, #11; Manu Koné, Arsenal, #22; Theo Hernández, AC Milan, #25; Maignan, AC Milan, #27; Upamecano, Juventus, #29; Aït-Nouri, Man City, #45; Nkunku, Leipzig, #47 and as said before Guendouzi, Juventus, #50. There are still no regens in the list. They should be near. An english midfielder, a spanish striker and a french winger have high reputation and are first-choice players in big teams. Improvements November [Ligue 1] vs Lyon (A) The month started with a challenge. Lyon, Away. Just a few days after we both had a UCL match. We started with our strongest eleven except for Daoud who had been suffering from food poisoning. Instead, ASM got the nod. They were a bit low on fitness. I thought from the start we could take advantage of that. It was a balanced first half and Beier got a got just before half-time. In the 51st minute, they drew level. That’s when I decided we had to punish their fitness. Increased our pressing and harder tackling all over. Daoud came in. Zvonarek was feeling tired so Castelli was also in. Then Vormer was tired and I had no other winger on the bench so decided to convert Siquet to WB-A and play Fujimoto on the wing as AP-S. Then, Siquet got tired. Had to get Maxi to that position even though he has “Stays back at all times”. We were pressing, regaining the ball, and getting the ball into the box, but with no end product. All-in, it had to be. Hojlund got in, and moved Beier to the wing as IF-A. I knew we’d be narrow because Maxi wouldn’t give us the width, but I didn’t have any better options. Then, Beier got a 1v1 against the GK but he missed. And in the 88th minute, a handball from them in their box gave us a penalty and Beier took it. 5 points away from Lyon and 8 points away from Rennes as they lose their match. We have beaten Lyon and Rennes, our main opposition for the 2nd spot. Can we beat PSG and claim a very much-deserved 1st-place? PSG is 4 games away still. First, we have other matches to play and we have to win them to have a chance. [Ligue 1] vs Lens (H) Another dominating performance against rivals. 9 key passes from Fujimoto, 8 dribbles from Vormer (in 74 minutes). I was expecting a bit more from Castelli, but he still got the assist, so that’s okay for now. Speaking of Vormer, we bought him for 6M last season. He’s now valued 71-93M! We owe 30% of the profit to Sparta Rotterdam, but we can still make a decent profit out of him and sportingly he’s been an immense asset. [Champions League] vs Besiktas (H) So, let’s do some math. From the last 4 seasons we know: 17+ points guarantee Round of 16 qualification; 10+ points guarantee Knockout Round qualification; 14 points guarantee being seeded in the Knockout Round (13 was enough in every season except last). We have 7 points and we still have to play: Besiktas (H), Malmö (A), Milan (H), Tottenham (A). Milan is 1st in the Serie A with 6 points over Inter; Tottenham are 9th in the Premier League (Son and Kane are 35+ and still in the starting eleven…). Beating Besiktas and Malmö is a must, although we only need 10 to qualify. We have the chance to be seeded if we beat or draw with Milan or Tottenham (considering we win the other 2 games). To qualify to the Round of 16, we need 3 wins and a draw at least. I feel like that’s going to be quite hard and I would prefer to keep my players fresh for the league and just go for the 13/14 points. In summary, the plan is: to get the win against Besiktas and Malmö, play a rotated squad against Tottenham and Milan, and whatever happens, happens. Something I’m trying especially against teams we are superior to is turning the MEZ-S into MEZ-A. Since the striker is mostly our only goalscorer, I have been thinking about having a second player join him in the box. In this game, I asked Charier to be our MEZ-A and it proved a good option as he netted 2 goals. [Ligue 1] vs Troyes (A) Statistics suggest a different match than what happened. We scored early, but the rest of the match was dominated by Troyes. We defended well and they didn’t manage to create any clear chance on goal and only got 1 shot on target. It’s also this type of games that proves we are on the right track. We don’t need to play well to win and keep the opposition at bay. About why we had some trouble in this game: I think it’s fitness. My players were tired around the 60 minute mark. We remain in first place, still only one point away from PSG but now we have 7 points to Lyon. Loanees In the meantime, Casian Porumboiu, our striker on loan to Marítimo shows great form. He was both Player of the Month and Young Player of the Month in the Second League. Ante Balazic was also nominated Young Player of the Month but he won the award in the Portuguese top tier. Overall our players have plenty of playing time. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
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Opposition Report PSG is clearly still above the rest. We are now second, although very close to Lyon. I feel we will get some distance with some of the youngsters' development. September [Ligue 1] vs Strasbourg (A) We started the game after PSG had drawn and Lyon had lost, so was a good time to win them some points. But we had injuries to Beier and Daoud and with Arda just leaving there was a fair bit of rotation needed. We messed it up… Miath still managed to get a goal and maybe I should have started him over Hojlund who isn’t familiar with our tactic yet. [Champions League] vs Juventus (A) Started well, but we couldn’t maintain the rhythm. We are still not at this level, especially when we have to field a second-string team. [Ligue 1] vs Nice (H) We are finding it a bit hard to move past Arda and Beier still out isn’t helping. Still, we got the win. Nice only has 2 points in 6 games, which is bad for a team predicted 8th. [Ligue 1] vs Montpellier (A) They are 17th, got a draw against PSG, and won against us… Unbelievable… We finished the game with 0! shots on target… 4 points away from PSG already. [Ligue 1] vs Lille (H) With Beier and Daoud near full fitness, the game went smoother. Their goal made us tremble a bit, but we managed to see it off. PSG defeated Rennes, Lyon drew against Lens and Lorient drew against Monaco. Every rival besides PSG lost points. And this is how September ends in the league: [Champions League] vs PAOK (H) We left it late, but Daoud changed the whole game. He came in the 57th minute, we scored our first in the 58th. He then proceeded to create 6 key passes and 3 chances. October [Ligue 1] vs Monaco (A) Important win away from home. On the same day, Rennes and Lorient drew and Lyon lost. If PSG could lose some points, “that would be great”. [Ligue 1] vs Rennes (H) The first big test of the season. We were better throughout the match, but those last minutes were nerve-wracking. Rennes is now 5 points away. [Champions League] vs Roma (A) Balanced game. We had to rotate some players after the Rennes game. 1 point, might be important. [Ligue 1] vs Saint-Étienne (A) Just before we played, Lyon beat PSG 4-1! Not sure if this is good or bad for us, but I’ll take PSG losing points. It was harder than it looks. We had to get Castelli on the field with his high work rate to take control of the midfield as Charier wasn’t being capable of handling this task. We end the week just one point away from PSG. It’s on! [Ligue 1] vs Bordeaux (H) Before we played, PSG lost some more points, drawing 1-1 against Lens. Marvellous! 4-0, 3 for Beier. We are top of the league! We just have to keep this up for 22 more games... Just that. Beier has been in brutal form! 15 goals in 9 and 1. Daoud, Zvonarek and Vormer are in the top-4 in assists. I’ve been very impressed with Vormer and Zvonarek with a lot of progression and danger created. [Champions League] vs Aston Villa (H) And a win against Villa with almost a full squad rotation. Only Turati, Daoud and Zvonarek started and Daoud and Zvonarek were eventually substituted. -
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[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
lfds89 replied to lfds89's topic in FM Career Updates
Final Transfers & Squad It was all quiet from my last update until the deadline day. Then Arda and his agent came into my office. And the offer is terrible for a player of his quality. I tried talking to him and convincing him to stay but he really wants to go. I don’t want unhappy players here to disrupt the whole squad. Especially when we are doing so well (as you’ll see next). I won’t sign anyone to replace him as Charier can replace him. Fujimoto, Castelli and Zvonarek can also play his position. Opted to use the money in some more prospects. Hermes Marra, CB and Tammo Kündig, DM. They’ll both stay at their clubs on loan until the end of the season. Hermes Tammo In the last minute, I decided to make a bid for Emil Hojlund. I had talked about my interest in him before. He’s good enough for backup and I feel Miath isn’t ready yet to be a first-team player (he’ll still be around). This is the final squad. 22 players and 1 prospect defender, 1 prospect midfielder and 1 prospect striker. I feel like I have depth. It was a big blow to lose Arda (especially in such a bad deal), but hope others can make up for him. And the prospect squad (although some are already included in the first team). With the end of the transfer window, the season preview was reviewed and now we are expected to finish 6th by the media, Arda is naturally out of the media dream eleven and key players list, but Nagy got in. August [Ligue 1] vs Lorient (H) The season opener and against a candidate for UCL. We lined up with: Turati; Siquet, Nagy, Badiashile, Pezzella; Reis, Arda, Zvonarek; Vormer, Daoud, Beier. If this is a preview of what is to come, it’s brilliant. Totally dominating. They only scored on a pass that was too short from Zvonarek and Endrick with his quality created the goal. 2 for Beier to start the season, and Daoud also got on the scoresheet. On the creative side: Zvonarek, Vormer and Reis created the goals. [Ligue 1] vs Ajaccio (A) I wasn’t expecting many difficulties by Ajaccio and it got easier with a red card in the 9th minute. Both CBs scored but we had some trouble breaking them down. We should have created more chances. [Ligue 1] vs Nantes (A) Took a bit to break the deadlock, but once we did it turned into a very easy game. Restrained them to 0,01 xG. Besides the starters, some good feelings about Charier who came on in the 60th minute and still made 3 key passes, and Çalhanoglu who scored. Note for future fixtures: Beier as AF-A seems to get in an offside way too often; improved massively when I changed him to DLF-A. [Ligue 1] vs Sochaux (H) A 4-0 win rounds off a perfect month. Although the schedule has been kind to us facing 3 teams who will most likely be involved in the relegation battle but leaving no doubts in these games speaks volumes of our level right now. In this game, also changed Beier to DLF-A midway through the first half. Also tried Arda as MEZ-A (got an assist and a goal after the change). The only downside is Beier is out for 3 weeks. Luckily the next one is just international games, so that leaves only 2 weeks of competitive matches. As Hojlund has just arrived, Daoud will likely play in his place with Vormer moving to the left and ASM back in the starting eleven. Impressive start to Lyon as well and they had more difficult matches. They have beaten Rennes, Monaco, Lille and Montpellier. Performing very well as a team. Individually, Zvonarek has really been shining. With 2 goals and 2 assists to add to the statistics shown on the screen. UCL Fixtures Much tougher than last season. 3 of them should be clear wins, the other 5 are quite balanced. The registration is difficult and have to leave someone out. Castelli was the chosen one. We have other players who can play in his position and his place in the squad hierarchy is still low so if he gets unhappy won’t be hard to deal with it. As expected he wanted to talk and it went fine, he understood it was a difficult decision to make. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
lfds89 replied to lfds89's topic in FM Career Updates
Staff Overhaul Had plenty of staff ending their contracts in the end of last season so took the chance to make an overhaul and increase the staff quality. Most of them answered an advert and we signed them; only a few were picked from the database. Preseason Matches and Training I followed @danielgear and @Jtomsett11 preseason training and schedule. Gave it my twist. Played my second line in the first game of each cup and the first eleven in the final. There was a training camp scheduled so had to play Huesca there with no second match that weekend. Could’ve probably played better teams in the last cup, but it was a test. Next year might do it a little differently. Schedules: Tactic Review The changes are: Slightly Higher Tempo: we are better than most teams, with highly technical players, so makes sense to play a bit faster and with more purpose. Plan to drop it to control the game late. Focus Play Down Both Wings: tried it and liked the result. The team tilts towards the sides and creates numerical advantages near the ball. Downside: if they recover the ball and send it to the other wing, we’ll lack players there. I also plan to drop it when we are winning comfortably so it’s easier to maintain shape. High Press: Last season, I dropped both the pressing and defensive lines. Don’t think I need to do that. Beier has a high work rate (16), Daoud has 13 and Vormer has 12. They are all fast so they can recover easily if their opposition gets past them. I also have a second tactic with a slight tweak in roles I want to use throughout the season: RB to WB-A/CWB-A; RW to AP-S; RCM to CAR-S/BWM-S. Season Preview 5th? Don’t think so… But nice to see some of my players in the key players list of the Ligue 1. -
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[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
lfds89 replied to lfds89's topic in FM Career Updates
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[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
lfds89 replied to lfds89's topic in FM Career Updates
Transfer Window I want to make my team capable of battling PSG. In my mind, I want a starting RB and a starting CM, if nobody leaves. I plan to sell Haidara, Soumaré and Balerdi. Probably will get around 40M for them. Just negotiated a clause for Ristic. We had 40% of the profit and they bought the clause for 10M (he would have to be sold for 50M, which I don’t think he will). We had 45M inherited from last season as I had already spent 9,5M in a prospect GK and a prospect RB. Jofré will most likely be loaned out to have game time, but it will be between him and Sebek to fight for a place in the first team. He’s non-EU so that might be a deciding factor. Bruno Luís is a massive talent. Will be on loan this season so he can play more often. But I expect him to be a starter in 2 years. For the RB spot there are 2 targets right now: Hugo Siquet and Diogo Travassos. Siquet is a bit better in the air, Travassos is a bit more technical, but they are quite balanced. Statistically, Siquet had 8 assists, Travassos only had 2 in a better team. Funny that Siquet plays at Freiburg and their striker was the one I had arranged for a transfer had Beier not accepted the offer. He was top scorer in Germany so my scouting got it right in both players. They also have Emil Hojlund (the younger brother of Rasmus) with a 6M release clause for teams in UCL. I feel tempted if he accepts being a backup. Not that different from Beier as well: Another player in the squad, although this one is only on loan, is Zvonarek. He was also on loan with us. I picked him up cheaply at the time and mainly wanted him as a backup option for several positions. Now, he seems like a good fit for the CM vacant role. Still, the benchmark is Guendouzi and he’s a bit off but not so far. Nkili is also an option but he’s very expensive and I don’t think I’ll have the money for him. He was on loan with us when I arrived, and there was an option to buy I didn't take to gather funds for Beier. We have other two options in sight: Kephren Thuram and Gulliksen. This would weaken our rivals while making us stronger (and to some extent PSG…). Tried Thuram but he doesn’t want to join due to our rivalry. Even asked Badiashile to talk to him as they are friends, but he kept his word. I respect that. He ended up at Napoli. Good enough for me as he’s no longer a rival. Gulliksen doesn’t enjoy big matches… I can’t play both him and Güler in big matches, so he’s mostly out of the question. And he wants 700k+ in wages Siquet has a release clause of 41M for UCL teams. Zvonarek is valued below 30M so I would need a budget of 70M plus wages. Doable. I also expect to sell some youngsters which might help with some money. Siquet has increased his wage demands to 435-571 which is not doable for me right now. Got into negotiations with Travassos and his agent demanded 500+. Back to square one. I’ll probably have to work with Sebek/Maxi/Jofré. Travassos ended up in Lens with a 700+ wage. Done deal with Zvonarek. Balerdi and Haidara are out. 13 + 25 = 38M in the bank! And around 500k per month saved. Got around 50M to spend. I returned to Siquet and managed to get a deal. Not ideal, but I wanted a more attacking right-back and there were not many choices in the market. He'll be our highest earner. Can’t understand the mathematics here, but this transfer still left me with 35M to spend. Morales received some offers, but he isn’t developing well, so I accepted it and went for a backup. Better than Morales, understudy to Pezzella. Also, not a coincidence: one of Beier’s favored personnel. Morales goes to Real Sociedad. Not much money in but he has a 25% future profit clause. I'll have to find another prospect LB. Also got an offer for Friedrich. I’m really not interested in letting him go, but he’s 32 and he wanted me to accept one of the offers, so I did. Eventually, he opted for Braga. Funny they mention a “princely 120k per match”. He scored 9 goals in a season and a half, I’m happy with everything he gave us. Got Odriozola in. I’ll move Maxi to RB and have Odriozola as a backup to Siquet. Then we got an offer for Maxi that got me thinking. If it was negotiable and I could change the installments and the number of games until we got the rest of the payment, I would have accepted it. 51M is fantastic for a 2nd eleven player. I really like him, but he’s not a great CB nor a great FB so he doesn’t really fit. And he occupies a non-EU slot (out of 4 available). We got him on a free so that would be crazy profit and pretty sure the board would have liked it. He wasn't interested so decided to refuse it. A few days later, Bayer (who made this offer) came for me and asked me to attend an interview. I politely declined. Still have work to do here. I had my eyes on a young French midfielder, Charier. Not cheap, but I like his potential and always like to have more domestic players. He played a full season in the French and in the Belgium first tier already, so quite experienced for his age. He certainly won’t get as many minutes here, but he’ll be a nice option to have around. I was planning on keeping Sebek in the squad but had to involve him in the transfer. He’ll go to Troyes for this season and have minutes in a Ligue 1 team, it’s probably the best. One month to go until the summer window ends, but from my side, it’s done! Summary (so far) : GK: Stays the same. RB: Nagy and Maxi play CB, Hateboer left; Siquet and Odriozola in. LB: Morales out; Çalhanoglu in. CB: As said before, Nagy and Maxi are “full-time” CB; Friedrich and Balerdi are out. DM: Stays the same. CM: Haidara out, Svanberg’s loan ended; Charier and Zvonarek in, Castelli back from loan. RW: Stays the same. LW: Stays the same. ST: Stays the same. The plan is to have 23 or 24 players in the squad and I want all of them to be able to play in the first-team. More on the squad when the transfer window officially ends. I believe we are better overall right now. Vormer, Daoud, Miath, Maxi and Nagy are youngsters who developed last season and the ones who were bought are better than those who left the club. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
lfds89 replied to lfds89's topic in FM Career Updates
Individual accolades Beier dethrones Mbappé who won the last 2 editions. An all-French-League podium in the European Golden Shoe. Turati gets his first cap. Up in the Rankings And we helped get Nice into the UCL. Naturally, our reputation grew a bit. We are now 2nd in Ligue 1 and 26th in Europe. This is a small update before the transfer window. It's almost over and it was a busy one. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
lfds89 replied to lfds89's topic in FM Career Updates
I would have loved some silverware and 2nd place was attainable, but I'm happy. Rennes has Kalimuendo, Terrier and Gulliksen who make them run. Just hope somebody buys Kalimuendo and I'm pretty sure they take a tumble. (They must be thinking the same about Beier and us) Never thought Guler would accept this wage, but his reputation is still low when compared to his ability so I get to keep him. Regarding transfers, there are 2 positions to fill in the starting lineup: RB and CM. Do I have the money to make them is a good question. Who can I bring in is also another good question. For the RB spot I don't have many doubts. My scouts have found 2 players with interesting statistics. Either one is around 40-50M. So that's my budget gone... For the CM, I'm looking into some players: 2 players who have been here before and 2 players from our league. Value range from 25-70M ... I need to sell for at least one of them. -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
lfds89 replied to lfds89's topic in FM Career Updates
May [Coupe de France] vs Lyon (N) Don’t know if it’s good or bad that the board doesn’t expect us to win this. But our supporters want it and I want it as well. We start with: Atubolu; Nagy, Friedrich, Badiashile; Svanberg, Soumaré, Fujimoto, Pezzella; Arda; Beier, Daoud. I was planning on playing again in the 3-4-1-2 but just as the game started I noticed they were playing in 4-2-3-1 so back to 4-3-3. Fortunately, my players can play multiple positions so we can switch between formations easily. They scored in the 37th minute through a counter and that was it. I eventually threw everybody up in a 4-2-4 but we couldn’t create anything… It was our first chance at silverware and we completely bottled it. The fact that we had prepared for a completely different game, ruined it all. Maybe I could have stayed in 3-4-1-2 and see how it played out. Congratulations to Lyon! [Ligue 1] vs Lens (H) Now we only have 2nd place to fight for and that’s not particularly interesting (same European qualification and 2M more prize money). I would love to have Beier and Arda as top scorer and top assister in the league, though. Right now, Beier has 2 more goals than Mbappé and 6 more than Kalimuendo; Arda is 1 assist behind Saka. We win, but Beier didn’t score and Arda didn’t assist… In fact they were our worst performers. Shame! Rennes won their game so they have 2 more points than us. They play Troyes (10th) in the next game. [Ligue 1] vs Nice (A) Rennes played before us and won their game, which means we finished in 3rd. This time, we lost, but Arda assisted Beier. And the season finally ends. We made 9 more points than last year; scored 12 more and conceded 7 less. The xG table puts us in 2nd. We have the top scorer in Beier with 32 goals in 31 games and Arda is joint-second in assists with 13 in 29 and 2 sub-appearances. The youth team won their league again. 4 more goals for Miath. What a beast! His form in the last matches of the season was insane! Clearly a level above the competition. End of Season Stats 50 games for Beier and almost 4000 minutes! I can’t do this to him or any other player again. 41 goals for Beier, 12 for Arda and 11 for Daoud. I was too reliant on Beier, need to diversify. 4 guys broke the double-digit mark in assists: Arda with 17; Daoud with 14; Harit with 11 and ASM with 10. Accolades & Finances Beier is the German Footballer of the Year but isn’t going to the Euros with the National Team… Odd that his goals didn’t grant him the record for most goals in a season. Just checked: Josip Skoblar scored 49 in 70/71. We made money! Lots! Contracts We are 6th in salary in the league. With 50M in the transfer budget, it doesn’t make sense to keep it like this when we want to keep some players with us. The first one to be offered a new contract was Arda. He still had a “squad player” status. He’s interested in a new contract so that’s an easy one. After talking with his agent, DOF takes control of the negotiations. Wage: 337k. Wants: 435-555k I also tried Beier, but he has some interest in him, and his agent tells me he doesn’t want to talk about contracts now. Then we have some players ending their contracts next season: Pezzella, ASM, Soumaré, Haidara, Friedrich, Hateboer, Atubolu, and 2 youngsters: Carrière and Husser. The first is Pezzella. He ends his contract next season, is on a big wage, turned 30 this season and he’s not the greatest fit for the LWB position as I want a more attack-minded player. But, he’s one of the best players I have and makes no sense to let him go now. I talked to his agent and he demands more than what he has now. Tricky situation. I stalled, but I’ll have to handle this one myself. Wage: 351k. Wants: 377-477k I want him for 2 more years. Maybe I jumped too soon when talking with his agent. He has a club option to extend his contract, so I don’t need to negotiate with him. Done! Next is ASM. 31, but he was on the first eleven all season long. Next year I plan on playing Vormer there. Wants a big wage and big status. I’ll have to handle it. Wage: 419k. Wants: 430-546k. I’ll try to convince him to stay for 2 years. Had to offer him 455k for 2 years as an Important Player. Next season, I’ll drop him slowly and change his status. Soumaré: 29, switched with Reis in the first eleven. Not the best fit for the position, but he’s a good player to have in the team. Also wants more money and a big status. Wage: 322k. Wants: 343-435k. I’ll possibly try to sell him. Don’t think he merits all that and a big place in the squad. Haidara: 30, he’s been a backup. Can play DM, CM and RW so I like to have him, but he isn’t fulcral. Also wants to play Mezzala. Wage: 217k. Wants: 231-300k. I’ll most likely sell him. Friedrich: 32, he’s the one who gets us goals from corners and has been our best CB alongside Badiashile. Next year, Maxi and Nagy will probably play more as CB and I have Carboni who can also play there. I would like to keep him next season, but don’t see a reason to keep him longer. Being 33 at the end of next season, I don’t think he’ll be worth much (he isn’t already), so no offer for him. Hateboer, 34, captain. He’s been declining and doesn’t have the skills to be an option any longer. I also have some young players coming through. I don’t even want him in the squad for next season, so that’s definitely a decision not to offer him a contract. Atubolu, 25, backup GK. He was statistically my best GK this season, but his attributes are quite far from Turati, so it might be only related to the easier games he played. Next season I already have a young GK incoming and Atubolu has a low transfer value, so no point in offering another contract. Regarding youngsters, there are two different situations. Husser has been training with the first team all year while I tried to change his personality, but couldn’t. He isn’t developing a lot, so unless he improves next season, I won’t offer him a contract. Carrière seems to have decent potential and has been developing well. Lucky me, he has a trigger to extend his contract and I’ll use it. Career & Most Used 11 Season Year Club League Position Cup Stage CC Stage 01 2022/2023 Sertanense PT4 1st TdP First Round DNP - 02 2023/2024 Sertanense PT3 3rd TdP Sixth Round DNP - 03 2024/2025 Sertanense PT2 3rd TdP Third Round DNP - 04 2025/2026 Sertanense PT1 9th TdP Third Round DNP - 05 2026/2027 Marseille FR1 3rd CdF Third Round UEL Semi-Final 06 2027/2028 Marseille FR1 3rd CdF Finalist UCL Quarter-Final Season Year League PPG League Win % League GF League GA 01 2022/2023 2,27 69% 70 32 02 2023/2024 1,56 44% 33 26 03 2024/2025 1,76 50% 59 36 04 2025/2026 1,29 35% 46 50 05 2026/2027 1,79 50% 70 37 06 2027/2028 2,06 62% 82 30 Season Year Most Goals Most Assists Most POM Highest AvR 01 2022/2023 Karamoko – 31 Quaresma – 9 Karamoko – 8 Kisley – 7,42 02 2023/2024 Karamoko – 23 P Mendes – 10 Karamoko – 5 L Madeira – 7,26 03 2024/2025 Karamoko – 21 Miccoli – 8 Karamoko – 7 Karamoko – 7,10 04 2025/2026 Karamoko – 22 Costinha – 9 Costinha – 4 Karamoko – 7,02 05 2026/2027 Beier – 30 A Harit – 12 Beier – 10 Beier – 7,34 06 2027/2028 Beier – 41 A Güler – 17 Beier – 9 Beier – 7,38 Season Year Income Expenditure Profit Avg Attendance 01 2022/2023 1 353 447,00 € 1 411 118,00 € -57 671,00 € 662 02 2023/2024 1 485 040,00 € 1 942 059,00 € -457 019,00 € 1266 03 2024/2025 9 730 336,00 € 11 047 343,00 € -1 317 007,00 € 1876 04 2025/2026 6 747 649,00 € 7 290 128,00 € -542 479,00 € 5296 05 2026/2027 269 469 620,00 € 252 138 019,00 € 17 331 601,00 € 56937 06 2027/2028 409 927 727,00 € 354 595 554,00 € 55 332 173,00 € 62557 Some Marseille players already make the team of my most used players. Name Position Apps Goals Seasons Club Daniel Azevedo GK 78 0 23-26 Sertanense Tiago Melo RB 67 4 23-26 Sertanense Luís Ferreira CB 121 11 22-26 Sertanense Leonardo Balerdi CB 75 2 26-28 Marseille Giuseppe Pezzella LB 75 0 26-28 Marseille João Castro CM 99 12 23-26 Sertanense Luís Madeira CM 99 9 23-26 Sertanense Arda Güler CM 90 18 26-28 Marseille Allan Saint-Maximin RW 81 11 26-28 Marseille Denilson LW 117 21 22-26 Sertanense Mohamed Karamoko ST 129 97 22-26 Sertanense Around the World Nation Top3 Relegated England Liverpool, City, Tottenham Brentford, Fulham, Blackburn France PSG, Rennes, Marseille Metz, Auxerre Germany Bayern, Leipzig, Dortmund Mainz, Augsburg Holland Feyenoord, Ajax, PSV Zwolle, Volendam, Emmen Italy Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Genoa, Pisa, Benevento Portugal Benfica, Porto, Braga Lourosa, Boavista, Casa Pia Spain Barcelona, Real, Atlético Almería, Girona, Cádiz Competition Winner Finalist UCL Bayern Liverpool UEL Leeds Monaco UECL West Ham Rennes -
[FM23] Jacinto Leal - Story of my Managerial Life
lfds89 replied to lfds89's topic in FM Career Updates
Yeah... About that... Update coming soon