How you guys doing?
Still only in my first season but Im Arsenal and top in November having only dropped 4 points (2 draws) have won the rest. I lost a game to Rangers in the Champions league 2-1. Man City are right behind me though, they've only lost one game!
Highlight for me was spanking Liverpool 6-0!
I've scored 32 I think and Conceded 6!
So Far I have bought:
Dzeko - £15m + (Bargain! This guys is quality in it)
Sandro - £8 I think
Upson - £5m + another £5m Spread over 24 months I think
Thats it, A couple of youngsters too. I really need a Keeper though who is good and cheap anybody got any for me?
Played it most of Saturday and was off work on Monday, too, giving it a rinsing.
In my first season, I was beaten 6 times. I play a slightly breathed upon 4-4-2 and it works pretty well.
At the end of the season, this was my
Team of the Year :
Gomes
Srna
King
Bassong
Assou Ekotto
Lennon
Sissoko
Palacios
Modric
Keane
Defoe
Defoe banged in around 55 goals, 37 of which in the league! He was on fire, including 7 goals in one game against Hull in a 7-2 win. Even the subs played well, with Crouchy getting around 15-20 goals in total. Pavlyuchenko wasn't used much, in fairness. Bostock was very good, averaging around a 7.80 rating from substitute appearances of debutising for injured/suspended central midfielders. I also had Sandro on loan, who was decent enough. It's fair to say all my players performed well. Special mention to Moussa Sissoko, who is an awesome midfielder (signed from Toulouse)
Lennon has gone to Bayern in the second season window - I could have stopped him but he wanted to leave anyway for some reason, and the £21.5m offer wasn't too bad.
I tried offering about 8 times for Joe Cole from Chelsea, and when I did finally manage to have an offer accepted, Cole refused to even talk about a contract.
In the end I signed Beckham on a free, Ronaldinho for £14m (after lengthy contract negotiating!). I then decided I could do with more pace down the right than the buck toothed wonder, so I switched/adapted him to play alongside Defoe upfront and made an offer for Gourcuff, which was accepted. I also got Jack Rodwell from Everton for £12m, he's eventually going to be my new centreback.
I'm around 12 or so games into the second season, sitting 4th in the league but having only lost once - drawing way too many games.
Great game. Loving it at the moment. I have Commentary only but 3D replays of the goals. I realise that 3D engine is purely for an added bonus, but what a goal Gourcuff scored for me against Hull last night. Ronaldinho picked up the ball on the half way line, fired it to Gourcuff on the edge of the area, who flicked it up with his first touch and smashed it past Myhill on the volley. Incredible goal.
Some of the animations on the 3D view are really good. Goal replays are class.