The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed a subtle difference to my ongoing Saving Sporting series. That's because I discovered the work of Laura, aka Chilled Moose, with her awesome looking regen faces and a really exciting database she's created.
I've built some exciting young teams during my time playing Football Manager but this new-look Sporting Lisbon side has to be one of the most inexperienced but exciting. However, all of my good work could come to a dramatic ending after a ridiculous move by the club's incumbent President.
Ahead of a big summer international tournament, which is my first on Football Manager 2020, I thought it'd be a good idea to provide a brief rundown of the squad. There'll be some familiar names and some players I've probably mentioned by name and you're thinking "who's that guy then?"
After securing their place in the Nations League Finals in the summer of 2027, the England staff and players had plenty of time out to prepare for future exploits.
Two games into Primeira Liga season three and we'd started well with two wins, including an impressive 4-0 defeat of Vitória de Setubal. But that promising start was soon to hit a bit of a bump.
Our first matches as England manager began with a draw in Italy and a win over the World Champions, which set us up nicely for the conclusion of the Nations League group.
I'm not sure I've ever managed England on Football Manager, I can't remember doing so on recent versions that's for sure. In fact I've rarely done international management, and it's obviously very different.
When I said that the next post in this 24 hours of Football Manager challenge would reveal where we've ended up after holidaying while on a Zoom call, I most definitely did not expect this to be the end result.
This Atalanta team is utterly dreadful, and I don't have the patience, the interest nor the inclination to try and rebuild it.
It was a proud moment when, following several months of unemployment, I was asked to become the manager of Atalanta. This is a club I had a great save - maybe my greatest ever - with in Atalanta Avventura on Football Manager 2019. But the club is not in a good way on this save.... Continue Reading →
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