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Thanks for making this. Not started a CM yet myself as I can’t decide who to use/have been trying to learn the new mechanics and work out some good slider settings. However, I’ll start the discussion by bringing up the topic of Ajax’s impending relegation 👀
@Alastairhufc wrote:Thanks for making this. I’ll start by bringing up the topic of Ajax’s impending relegation 👀
😞 Careful now. There is still a winter transfer window to get though 😉
@Danimal5981 wrote:
@Alastairhufc wrote:Thanks for making this. I’ll start by bringing up the topic of Ajax’s impending relegation 👀
😞 Careful now. There is still a winter transfer window to get though 😉
Even more opportunity to lose your good players
@Alastairhufc wrote:
@Danimal5981 wrote:
@Alastairhufc wrote:Thanks for making this. I’ll start by bringing up the topic of Ajax’s impending relegation 👀
😞 Careful now. There is still a winter transfer window to get though 😉
Even more opportunity to lose your good players
If only we had any left...
@Alastairhufc wrote:However, I’ll start the discussion by bringing up the topic of Ajax’s impending relegation 👀
In my dreams I'd have never imagined Ajax being below PEC Zwolle in the table... Neither in the PEC Zwolle career I'm currently playing with FIFA 14 from time to time (and indeed it's not happening, we're like 11th)... Let alone in real life!
I'm going to quit the Ajax-story and focus on a new story.
Might do another Ajax one in a while, but then simulating up until summer 2024
@Alastairhufc please remove my Ajax thread
i can't figure out how to start a thread for my CM, so any tips are appreciated. until then:
waiting until the january transfers are updated before starting my next manager career save with manchester united. this is the time of year when i move on from pretending it's the current season and, instead, pretend it's the start of next season. this means no more turning off the transfer window, selling players who i wouldn't have sold before the january squad update (casemiro, varane, antony), and potentially even replacing the manager as sir jim and his team take the reins.
the plan is to utilize a blend of solid scouting and recruitment to find promising up-and-coming players, along with returning the academy to its former glory with year-round scouts in england and scouts sent to other countries throughout the year. there's also the potential for that odd icing on the cake luxury signing to add a bit of stardust and class, a la robin van persie in 2012/13.
decisions, decisions, right? first things first: who will be manager? does the ineos group stick with ten hag or will they want to start fresh with a clean slate? as far as the new manager goes, i've narrowed down the options to the following: diego simeone, hansi flick, ruben amorim, and graham potter (complete with tactics to match). i'm open to suggestions. i thought about including antonio conte, but decided against it after considering the new recruitment strategy and the direction the club is looking to go in.
next will be assessing the current squad after sir jim and his team have had most of the season to consider outgoings and priority positions to strengthen, along with taking a look at the youth to see who may be ready to fill a spot as a squad player. at the moment, i'm looking at a striker to help carry the load and ease a bit of that pressure on 20 year old hojlund's shoulders. a right-footed centerback is next, as varane can either accept a new role or move elsewhere. it'll be a summer transfer saga for the ages as it's anyone's guess if casemiro will go (italy, france, portugal, or turkey, perhaps?) or stick around for one more season to act as a leader in the dressing room and mentor to the younger defensive midfielder united will be targeting. finally, it's a toss-up if a right winger or a left-back is next on the list, as ineos aren't convinced by antony's lack of adjustment to the premier league or luke shaw's injury record.
i have targets in mind for these positions and i'll be detailing them in a future post. again, i'm open to suggestions, as well. i'll also be listing the players united will be putting up for sale or loan, as well.
once i've decided which manager to choose, these updates will be more immersive and engaging, i promise. for now, i thought it best to simply outline the immersion, the plan, and the first steps. feel free to share your input on manager, players to sell, priority positions to strengthen, and targets.
Beware of the following: many English clubs make mistakes (Man U, Chelsea, Tottenham) when it comes to picking a manager - this has to do with the rather closed football culture England has, where they judge what's going on in mainland Europe through English eyes; that is, based on results and statistics and not so much the characteristics of a person, whether a person would fit into the culture, the job, the club.
The cultural aspect is being vastly underestimated: not many football coaches from mainland Europe have it in them to adapt to England as a (very closed) football culture, the job of a manager (instead of a coach) and the characteristics of a specific club (mismatch: some people just don't fit at certain clubs).
Erik ten Hag is a very good example. Great coach, great football crazy guy - but a manager? And just because he previously had excellent results at Eagles, Utrecht and Ajax, does not mean you're suitable for a managerial job in the English Premier League. The results might say yes, but he was head coach in the Netherlands, not manager of an England based football corporation. And he was excellent in the Dutch system, where we're used to sell off our stand out players and instead integrate up and coming youngsters. Quite different from what is expected of you at Man United, where you need to lead a squad of mostly well established stars.
Anyway, about your options. Again, I look if a person would fit in the country, in the job, at that club...:
- Diego Sieone is stuck at Atlético Madrid and I don't see him move outside the Latin spheres (Southern Europe, South America)
- Hansi Flick is another character of whom I think won't make it outside his beloved native area.
- Ruben Amorim is an interesting one - for him, Man United would be another step up the ladder. His 3-4-3 is attractive and attacking. Good one
- Graham Potter is overrated I believe. He had a good run at BHA but if you put it next to what is successor De Zerbi is able to do, Potter's achievements were modest at best and his results at Swansea or Chelsea weren't that great either. His great plus however, is that he does know what it takes to be a manager in the English sense of the word.
So, I'd narrow it down to Amorim and/or Potter.
And then, Ratcliffe needs a good PR-/Communication director to get across that it will be (another) transition period for Man United first. The position as Communication Director is something where you could put yourself into the story.
