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Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Nice so you can pre order now and get beta access?

I never play this game more then 2 or 3 months, but it's still worth getting to few seasons with Juve and one random Brasil campaign (usually Santos or Fluminense).

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Tak!

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Jun 23, 2011
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Nice so you can pre order now and get beta access?

I never play this game more then 2 or 3 months, but it's still worth getting to few seasons with Juve and one random Brasil campaign (usually Santos or Fluminense).

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You can, I have it. But if you are using Mac (as I do) wait until full release because it crashes every min on Mac. Took me two days to pass day 1.

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Before I forget. I like that there is a button in the menu to download the beta when you are obviously playing the beta. Makes much sense.
 
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    other teams keep trying to poach my staff. Haven't even played official game yet both madrid and Bayern make constant offers for different scouts and physios
     

    Osman

    Koul Khara!
    Aug 30, 2002
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    other teams keep trying to poach my staff. Haven't even played official game yet both madrid and Bayern make constant offers for different scouts and physios
    Yeah Real took my sports scientist and Bayern my scout.


    Btw does anyone know a good 3-5-2 tactic for beta? 7 tries manually putting in the one I used in 16 and lol first friendly I lost 7-1 vs Spurs, 6 of them first half! And other two friendlies were nil nil against absolute shit teams. Messed up yo lol.

    You can't insert fm16 tactics files to this one due to different doc formats, and checking the beta forums no one has posted a 3-5-2 tactic.

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    X Æ A-12

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    I couldn't get 3-5-2 to work at all in this so i switched over to an attacking 4-3-1-2 before season started and my record in competitive matches so far is 18 - 2 - 2. One of my losses was a ridiculous 1-4 against Samp where Quags scored two from 30 yards :(. Seems like it takes longer for your team to get used to formations in this one than before so that could be part of your problem

    Higuain is deadly. 19 goals in 22 games so far


    This is what my team looks like:
     

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    Tak!

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    Jun 23, 2011
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    well done! I am trying out Liverpool for a while before giving it all to Juve. Might try Parma before that, though (depending on how much spare time I think I will have, time will tell).
    Undefeated so far but have been forced to tactical switches each game due to form and injuries. I still can't figure out what is best suited for their team and how to get Sturridge and Firmino to shine. They have a decent team but I really don't know how to squeeze the best out of them. Drew Spurs when they scored in overtime in a game we dominated for 89 min, really frustrating. Bought Charlie Taylor (€10m), Danilo (10m) and de Vrij (21+2m). Sold Lovren (32m), Ilori (5,5m) and Leiva (loan 250k/m + future fee 9m). Wanted a RW but wasn't sure who to sign.

    Edit: Regarding tactical switches, I've switched between 352, 4312, 41221, 4231, 4321 and 442 and I have only played 8 games.
     

    shmaspi

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    So I just finished my first season on FM17 with Juve and here are the results. Higuain is a monster, Pjaca is amazing at AMC. My primary formation is 442 with DM, two MC's and AMC. I also used 4411 and sometimes 352.
     

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    this game could be re titled injury manager 2017.

    Never had injury problems like this in a football manager before...i guess its a bit more realistic but still frustrating
     

    Orgut

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    Ok so I played the new FM 17:
    First season only signed a reserve (AM/CF) for a small fee 3M.. Won the league easily won the cup easily and went out in the CL semi finals (went through Real and Lyon although 3-0 was overturned in the 2nd leg to 3-3 and won on PKS) eventually eliminated by Benfica who eliminated Barcelona earlier - PSG won the CL in the end
    2nd season - Had Delle Ali as my star signing + got Witsel on a free transfer + Bernardo Silva as a bargain - Proved to be the missing piece - Won the CL Scudetto and Cup (Treble)
    3rd season I only made signings and stopped playing as I reached my goal of winning the CL... signings I was able to make for the 3rd season - Pogba,Saul Niguez,Wanyama - Sold Pjanic for 30M as he was surplus to requirements and took too much of a high wage for his ability... I also sold Lemina and Zaza to even the books - Zaza was a given while Lemina just didnt improve to a top player and I preferred Sturaro as he is considered a home grown while Lemina isnt...
     

    Ramin

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    I sold Pjanic to Madrid for 83m pounds after the first season in the beta version. Started a new save after the official release. I think I can get more out of Pjanic this time.
     

    Tak!

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    Doing so-so with my first save. Due to injuries and poor form lost title race and ended third place first season with Liverpool. Second season now and almost Christmas, we're in a secure third place but keep making it hard for ourselves when we have the chance to advance. Five points ahead of Stoke and Spurs while two and three points behind Arsenal and United. Managed to beat Barcelona and win the group in ECL, will be facing Milan and hopefully pass through the first knockout phase.

    Pretty much only using a 4-1-2-2-1 formation this season. But this team is made of glass. Long-term injuries on Henderson, Emre Can, Grujic, Origi, Mane, Sturridge, Lallana, and so on, keeps messing everything up and my kids (including Moise Kean) aren't really ready to step up but are continuously forced to do so.

    My biggest concern at the moment is Coutinho. He was a complete beast first season with 21 goals and 12 assists (no PKs or FK) in 29 games, he won a lot of matches on his own. This season he's a ghost! Two goals and one assist in 13 games, from having the average of 7.62 to 6.96 - and I have really no idea what to do. He is playing the exact same role and formation and so forth. I can understand that the opponents have learned how to defend against him but still, should offer a lot more than what he is doing. I have warned him twice and he was encouraged by the talks but there was no real effect. The only difference from last season is that Origi missed out almost all last season and instead Firmino or Sturridge played (depending on who was not injured) and both were used as false nines. This season Origi has been my main starter and done exceedingly well as a complete forward (support). Right now I am testing to play with Firmino instead to see if it can get Coutinho back on track. But if you have any advice please feel free to comment because I am not sure what to do.

    My final concern, if anyone has played in Premier League, how does the FFP work? They keep warning me. The profit/loss margin is no worry, I am expected to make at least €200m profit but I had no idea about the salary part. Pepe and a few others are leaving in January to come closer to the allowed salary of 2.89m/week but I am still projected to have 3.01m/week. But how does it work? Can the allowance increase? Because my economy is well oiled, I have a transfer budget of 86m and a salary budget of 3.3m/week. I have Mignolet (valued 16m) and Markovic (valued 34m but on loan) both on transfer list and expect Mignolet to leave in January to reduce wages. With Mignolet leaving I have a squad (first team) of 20 players and an average salary about 35K/week. When I compare with others in the league I come out in fifth place on annual salary (125m) far off from the once above (e.g. Man City with 222m).
     

    Osman

    Koul Khara!
    Aug 30, 2002
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    @Tak! @Kyle @Ramin I need help with something that should be basic, but its not working for me. I'm trying to use this guys tactic http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/shar...s/361214-high-scoring-arsenal-4-1-3-2-wb.html


    Its FMF file, not tac format as previous FM ones, and I put into my tactics folder in documents/sports interactive/FM17/tactics, but when I press to load it in game, I cant see it?

    I cant convert it either, I tried to restart a new game instead of one I started in beta phase I bought, and still not working. What should I do?
     

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