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I've started a game with Arsenal. Normally I know what to do, but now I'm a bit confused.
I've the latest update so I got Ozil.
I'm actually looking for a LB who can also play asl ML. Criscito comes to mind, but he's a bit old.
I'm also looking for a winger that can score quite some goals, so I can switch my formation up and play him as one of my 3 AMC's backing up my striker. A bit like Rafinha or Hazard, but those are ofcourse not available in season 1.

Hopefully somebody got some nice suggestions.
Two other things.
I'm very reluctant to sign anyone older then 25 (that is why I'm not sure about Criscito).
I don't sign African players. Don't want to screw my cups and league up because of the African Cup.
 
Alaba for LB... Lamela fits your winger description perfectly but sadly he is off to tottenham... You might wanna look at Xherdan Shaqiri for your winger? You have to however unlearn one of his PPM and he will start becoming really good.
 
Alaba is not possible with Arsenal. Players from Byern don't see Arsenal as a step forward. Lamela is defenately not an option aswell. Maybe I should train Anderson from Man Utd (who always gets transfer listed) as winger.
Hopefully there are some other suggestions.
 
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Luke Shaw can be retrained to play on the wings. You also have Kieran Gibbs who can play left wing if you get another left back. Or alternatively if you want someone specifically for left wing role you can try Konstantin Rausch or Everton Ribeiro.

The thing that's wrong with FM13 is that it's too influenced by people and the media. That's what I miss about the old games. There's no real room to grow and the only decent players are in a very, very small pool to choose from. So the more they try make it "more realistic" the less realistic it actually gets. There are plenty of players in the world who will do a job and a good example is Lewandowski who was never good in the updates till he started doing good in real life. Really? A 184cm striker, with pace, power and a great shot was never seen as a prospective leading striker? It's bs. Same goes for most other positions in FM except maybe GK and AMC where you have plenty, plenty of options!
 
For left back/mid i'd look at Juan Sanchez Mino, just signed him at the start of my 3rd season with Liverpool.

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Not the quickest but has great crossing ability, passing and technique.
 
Sanchez Mino is defenately an option.
The other options mentioned are not that great to be honest. Gibbs looks nice, but is made of glass. I don't like spending wages on players that never play.

I am still looking for a deadly attacking midfielder that has a good right foot. No lefties anymore. Got enough of those.
 
LB: You've already got one of the best young attacking left backs on the game! Gibbs!
Winger: Got to be Muniain. One of the best goalscoring "wingers" I've had (That are available to you on an update). However, Griezmann is also fantastic, although not a goal scorer. Ben Arfa, Susaeta, Abel Hernandez (Retrain him to the wing) are good options too.
 
luke shaw? baines? wingers erm ruben rochina afellay erm thomas drage mattheus
 
LB: You've already got one of the best young attacking left backs on the game! Gibbs!
Gibbs is made of glass. Unless some update since january (only time I made the list) changed him, he has an Injury Proness of 17 or more. He is on my "glass men list".

Furthermore I am looking for a winger that I can play as AMR and as AMCr (AMCr is the right AMC in a tactic that plays with 3 AMC's next to each other behind the striker with a middle one that is a playmaker and the two on the side that can score goals).
I do see some interesting suggesions here. Rochina and Muniain are players I will look into. Furthermore I am also thinking about maybe Giuliani and Bernard. Money is not a real problem. I can spend 25-30 mil on a goalscoring winger in installments.
 
Gibbs is made of glass. Unless some update since january (only time I made the list) changed him, he has an Injury Proness of 17 or more. He is on my "glass men list".

Furthermore I am looking for a winger that I can play as AMR and as AMCr (AMCr is the right AMC in a tactic that plays with 3 AMC's next to each other behind the striker with a middle one that is a playmaker and the two on the side that can score goals).
I do see some interesting suggesions here. Rochina and Muniain are players I will look into. Furthermore I am also thinking about maybe Giuliani and Bernard. Money is not a real problem. I can spend 25-30 mil on a goalscoring winger in installments.

He became one of the best fullbacks in the world on my Arsenal save, which was on the very first database, and he has not been changed since (On the official one's at least). He did miss a few months in total, but over the course of 6 seasons that's not too bad.

Bernard is good, but he will cost you at minimum ?37m, possibly more if he has signed a new contract. Muniain sounds perfect for what you want, although Isco would be better I am guessing he is at Madrid on your database. Take a look at El Sharaaway too - sometimes he develops fantastically, othertimes he is not so good.
 
He became one of the best fullbacks in the world on my Arsenal save, which was on the very first database, and he has not been changed since (On the official one's at least). He did miss a few months in total, but over the course of 6 seasons that's not too bad.

you gotta to understand he can't handle glass... :) He is a manager good enough to handle the tanks only.
 
you gotta to understand he can't handle glass... :) He is a manager good enough to handle the tanks only.
I'm an economist who specializes in winning who doesn't like paying millions to people that are not available for a substantial amount of matches.

I've solved my left back position now with a sub and with the uber expensive Criscito.
I'm going to try to get Giuliano and still have the money for one more.
I'm thinknig of getting Phil Jones to strengthen my midfield.
I'm thinking of switching Koscielny for Inigo Martinez. Probably would cost me about 10mil extra, but I will get a younger, better and left footed defender to compliment my right footed beasts Papadopoulos, Maicon and Zouma.

What do you guys think about the plan to go for Jones and what should be that one more AM?
 
I'm an economist who specializes in winning who doesn't like paying millions to people that are not available for a substantial amount of matches.

I've solved my left back position now with a sub and with the uber expensive Criscito.
I'm going to try to get Giuliano and still have the money for one more.
I'm thinknig of getting Phil Jones to strengthen my midfield.
I'm thinking of switching Koscielny for Inigo Martinez. Probably would cost me about 10mil extra, but I will get a younger, better and left footed defender to compliment my right footed beasts Papadopoulos, Maicon and Zouma.

What do you guys think about the plan to go for Jones and what should be that one more AM?

Hahaha Koscielny could become one of the best LB in the game if you train him into a LB... Talk about economist? You only thought of players you can buy first instead of who you can use that you currently have to make your squad more versatile... You are essentially paying extra because you stick to one player focus on one role... I have won 2 champions cup along with club world championship and all the title I can earn in 2 seasons with 18 players in my first team... Just 18... I have never found myself short of options due to injuiries before even tho I have players who are glass... Talk about economist? You can't even think about playing to what you have and you say economist?
 
Hahaha Koscielny could become one of the best LB in the game if you train him into a LB... Talk about economist? You only thought of players you can buy first instead of who you can use that you currently have to make your squad more versatile... You are essentially paying extra because you stick to one player focus on one role... I have won 2 champions cup along with club world championship and all the title I can earn in 2 seasons with 18 players in my first team... Just 18... I have never found myself short of options due to injuiries before even tho I have players who are glass... Talk about economist? You can't even think about playing to what you have and you say economist?

Ah mister Wolfthegreat, you amuse me for making this a personal fude instead of just reading what I wrote and give me some usefull hints from your superior brain. I am btw very happy for you with your accomplishments that are quite the same as I did with my Chelsea game. Bravo!
I do have the money to spend. Defenately after I sold a lot of the dead weight that Arsenal has plenty of. I do not like players that either lack severly at some important stat for their position, are very injury prone and/or have a bizar dirtyness. I want a dependable squad.
Now back to the reading part. I have never said that Koscielny is a bad defender. Actually he is really good. The thing is that I have three central defenders that are better then him or become better in the near future (Papadopoulos, Maicon and Zouma). The problem is that they are all right footed and for some formations that I use I need a left footed cental defender that can play a bit more to the left side of the field. Since Koscielny is 4th in line and Vermaelen is out for many more months, I am thinking of selling Koscielny and buying Inigo Martinez who is together with Sakho and Varane (both unoptainable and only Sakho left footed) about the only young defender in the game that is better then Koscielny. On nearly all important points except for heading he has a point more and he is a competent passer and has half a star more potential then Koscielny according to my 20/20 scouts. Vermaelen will be sold aswell when he is not injured anymore and has played some games again to have value again.
Even with buying Crisetig, Lucas Romero, Papadopoulos, Maicon, Criscito, Corchia, Ongenda and Obiang I still have more transfer funds then I started the season with. So that economist part is working quite well I think.

So please mister wolfthegreat, give me advise on the questions that I ask and don't make a fool of yourself by making comments about stuff that you have no insight of or not enough information about. Thank you.
 
Sorry, but I have to admit it really doesn't matter Wolfthegreat, you don't need to say anything back to him just because he said something you didn't agree with.

Did you still keep Gibbs Tulaugu, or did you sell him? Sorry but I am not going to read through the last few posts on this thread, as they are too long and are mainly you two having digs at each other (probably). So what other positions are you looking for? :)
 
Sorry, but I have to admit it really doesn't matter Wolfthegreat, you don't need to say anything back to him just because he said something you didn't agree with.

Did you still keep Gibbs Tulaugu, or did you sell him? Sorry but I am not going to read through the last few posts on this thread, as they are too long and are mainly you two having digs at each other (probably). So what other positions are you looking for? :)
I'm selling Gibbs since I bought Cristico who is better and doesn't have an IP of 17 or more like Gibbs and I bought Sanchez Mino for just 3 mil like suggested a few posts before by somebody.
I'm looking for somebody who can give a good awnser on the following three cases:
1. I have Papadopoulos, Zouma and Maicon. Should I sell Koscielny for Inigo Martinez so I got a left footed defender which is great in certain tactics I'm using.
2. Should I add Phil Jones as BWM/BBM since I only have Lucas Romero, and Obiang for those positions and I play both positions in all tactics I use. And Phil Jones is transfer listed so not expensive.
3. I need a nice young right footed AMC who can score a goal. I don't need a playmaker. I need more like an inside forward. I'm going to buy Giuliano I think, but I need one more. Bernard fits the bill, but 35mil euro's is a bit steep for somebody that is not a key player and Valencia from Man Utd is obviously not available tho he would be nice too.

So oppinions and suggestions about those three points would help me a lot.

p.s. I know I had Chamberlain and Walcott. But they don't develop enough technical skills and also lacks some mental skills.
 
I'm selling Gibbs since I bought Cristico who is better and doesn't have an IP of 17 or more like Gibbs and I bought Sanchez Mino for just 3 mil like suggested a few posts before by somebody.
I'm looking for somebody who can give a good awnser on the following three cases:
1. I have Papadopoulos, Zouma and Maicon. Should I sell Koscielny for Inigo Martinez so I got a left footed defender which is great in certain tactics I'm using.
2. Should I add Phil Jones as BWM/BBM since I only have Lucas Romero, and Obiang for those positions and I play both positions in all tactics I use. And Phil Jones is transfer listed so not expensive.
3. I need a nice young right footed AMC who can score a goal. I don't need a playmaker. I need more like an inside forward. I'm going to buy Giuliano I think, but I need one more. Bernard fits the bill, but 35mil euro's is a bit steep for somebody that is not a key player and Valencia from Man Utd is obviously not available tho he would be nice too.

So oppinions and suggestions about those three points would help me a lot.

p.s. I know I had Chamberlain and Walcott. But they don't develop enough technical skills and also lacks some mental skills.

Inigo Martinez question is about your preference. I myself like to have left footed CB on left side of central defence. Phil Jones especially if transfer listed is good signing so go for it.

For the inside fwd role go for Marco Reus. Can play pretty much everywhere in attack and If I remember right has release clause in region of 30m.
 
Inigo Martinez question is about your preference. I myself like to have left footed CB on left side of central defence. Phil Jones especially if transfer listed is good signing so go for it.

For the inside fwd role go for Marco Reus. Can play pretty much everywhere in attack and If I remember right has release clause in region of 30m.

Look at Julian draxler from Schalke, can play wing and cam and is both footed!
 
Look at Julian draxler from Schalke, can play wing and cam and is both footed!

Great suggestions. Tho Draxler is not that great imo since he lacks the same attributes as Walcott and Chamberlain.
Reus is fantastic but doesn't want to join Arsenal. Atm I am looking at Florenzi. What do you guys think of him?
 
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