Homecoming - FC25 CM Story 2024 to 2026
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@JustinCase0110 wrote:V - vinde
U - uafgjort
T - tabt(Learned some basic Danish for my job...)
Seems you're gonna end up in no-man's land with Viborg this way.
FC.K, FC.M, AGF and FC.N well ahead;
Aab and below well behind.
FC.K is such a balanced team, it will be difficult catching them if you lose any more ground this early. It is good to see others starting to step up. Players like Vally will need to find consistency for the results to turn around.
Have you changed tactics or player roles? Or are you using the default setup for now?
@Danimal5981 wrote:V - vinde
U - uafgjort
T - tabt(Learned some basic Danish for my job...)
Seems you're gonna end up in no-man's land with Viborg this way.
FC.K, FC.M, AGF and FC.N well ahead;
Aab and below well behind.
Exactly 😉
Yes, the top 4 has been incredibly consistent so far, and the bottom 6 has been equally consistently poor. The league is usually more unpredictable than this. But I like the way things are going so far. It certainly doesn't look like I'm running away with things too soon.
@LABoog4 wrote:FC.K is such a balanced team, it will be difficult catching them if you lose any more ground this early. It is good to see others starting to step up. Players like Vally will need to find consistency for the results to turn around.
Have you changed tactics or player roles? Or are you using the default setup for now?
I don't really expect to be in a title race this first season. Brøndby were deep in a title race in 2018 (slipped), in 2021 (won) and now in 2024 (slipped). So it seems fans can now expect such a run every third season... Only difference now is that the club has actually kept the squad pretty much intact this summer, not allowing the same major departures there was after the other two title races, even adding more experience in Jordi Vanlerberghe (January) and Stijn Spierings (August), both 28 years old. So maybe they should have been able to keep up their performances in the new season despite the heartache of the spring.
No changed tactics. I did struggle a bit on Legendary though, so I used World Class in the SønderjyskE and Vejle games to get a few much needed wins. Back on Legendary against Silkeborg and expect to stay there for now.
* All stats are from the beginning of the season
In theory / On paper, I can't see why you wouldn't be able to compete for the league title. For the Danish league, this is an excellent squad.
Equal to København and Midtjylland, better than Aarhus or Nordsjaelland.
You should be able to reach European football based on the league (top 3)
Perhaps they are closer than I give them credit for, but I do feel there is a step to take before being on the same level as the two. Especially when we look beyond the first 11.
That said, the squad is easily better this season than they were when beginning the last one. And the league title was theirs to lose in the end. So why not dream big, now that the squad has been kept pretty much intact? That's a valid point.
So far, not yet the shock-effect from the manager's sacking / replacement.
@Danimal5981 wrote:So far, not yet the shock-effect from the manager's sacking / replacement.
That's true. Now, I also don't see Thomas Frank as the plug-and-play short term solution to get results here and now. In my opinion he's more the long term sort of manager, who may take some time to build something, but then perform consistently over longer periods of time.
A win vs bottom of the table AaB would have been good, obviously, but with the recent defensive troubles I decided to count the clean sheet as a small win.
Stock piling on draws it seems altho the one against København wouldn't be disappointed about right now. Great to bring Frank back and maybe he can get the job done and without hindrance from within. Much work to be done, this season looks to be about laying the foundations
@thurlow885 wrote:Stock piling on draws it seems altho the one against København wouldn't be disappointed about right now. Great to bring Frank back and maybe he can get the job done and without hindrance from within. Much work to be done, this season looks to be about laying the foundations
Yes, absolutely. I was thinking - with 0-0 at the scoreboard vs bottom of the table AaB - should I go all out attacking to try to claim a late winner? Or should I instead make 100% sure that I would not concede late to take that clean sheet after a number of poor defensive performances? Safe to say I chose the latter, a good defence is a must for a winning team.
I like the Frank hire. I think his time is almost up at Brentford, though I expected him to take a role at a bigger club. Going back to his old club is also a nice change and a path someone like Frank could take. I have never heard of 'Oscar-Gate" that is crazy, I might have to look more into that.
The results are trending up, though slow progress. Turn the draws into wins for the second half of the year and you can climb back into the top three race.
@LABoog4 wrote:I like the Frank hire. I think his time is almost up at Brentford, though I expected him to take a role at a bigger club. Going back to his old club is also a nice change and a path someone like Frank could take. I have never heard of 'Oscar-Gate" that is crazy, I might have to look more into that.
The results are trending up, though slow progress. Turn the draws into wins for the second half of the year and you can climb back into the top three race.
I agree. Thomas Frank has been rumoured to bigger clubs, but he used to live in Hvidovre, close to Brøndby, so I thought there might be some personal reasons for him moving back. Plus the urge to set things right after his untimely departure back in the day.
Yes, the "Oscar-gate" was crazy and something of a rollercoaster ride. So basically this new investor came in, almost out of nowhere and invested a lot of money in the club. Practically saved the club from bankruptcy too. Furthermore he even presented himself as a Brøndby-fan, doing his investments by heart and not entirely as a business opportunity. So what not to like?
But over time he took up various roles in the club, being a board member, chairman and other things. And he started pulling strings in terms of new signings etc. Brøndby made three of their greatest ever sales back in 2005 and 2006 with Daniel Agger, Thomas Kahlenberg and Johan Elmander. And suddenly they were all brought back between 2014-16, Kahlenberg a bit longer though. It was a romantic reunion more than a wise one with both Agger and Elmander heavily marred by recurring injuries at the time. It was clearly a fan who brought them back. And not a clever sporting director.
His involvement in Thomas Frank's departure (Oscar-gate) was crazy, but perhaps necessary to realize that the club needed to remove him from his involvement in important decisions. So former player and sporting director of both FC København and FC Nordsjælland, CV Jensen, took over these responsibilities in 2019 and has taken a more sustainable approach. Jan Bech also sold 45% of the stocks in the club in 2022, so he's only a minor shareholder now.
A home defeat against AGF, that's a nasty one. Essentially they are in the spot you like to be in, so to lose out in such a way must sit unwell.
@Danimal5981 wrote:A home defeat against AGF, that's a nasty one. Essentially they are in the spot you like to be in, so to lose out in such a way must sit unwell.
Absolutely. That was awful, even losing the lead along the way. Having lost the league title only months before due to a defeat to the very same. Also with former academy player Mortensen scoring the decisive goal. AGF is currently becoming a true bogey team for Brøndby, both IRL and in this save. Something I'll have to keep a tight focus on in the time to come.
Spotting an old Career Mode favourite in there for me Jordan Larsson. Actually kinda forgot about him a d just looked him and can possibly see why. Still tho, he's young enough to still make an impact on his career.
Got some ground to cover already with a 10 point gap opening up from Top 2. Can Frank turn this season around?
