Re: FIFA 13 Thread

[The Franchise]

Just entering Jan window for 2nd season after having a couple days off.

Playing kids in the cup, got knocked out by Sevilla. Not going to get time so going to loan them out.

Adriano crying about being homesick (after like a decade in Spain you never know when you it can strike) and with his contract out soon anyway im selling him.

Puyol has become a mess, he is 81 to Bartra's 78 but the kid is without a doubt superior now. I was going to sell Villa at the start of the summer but only got one below par offer. So hopefully this winter something can happen.

Grimaldo is not ready, he can stay with Barca B. going to get a 27 year old+ untill I think he has come along enough.

Messi and Mascherano back after 4 months injury each, after struggling early and sitting midtable I picked up steam and won 8 games in a row or something. I am top of the league by a point. Cesc took Messi's place and leads the league in assists while scoring goals along with Neymar and Pedro.

Rafinha been playing midfield in the cup so I can get Cesc rest plus more minutes for forwards.

My team is looking like


-------------------------------Valdes (85)/Leali (69)------------------------------

-------------Pique (89)/Bartra (78)-------Mascherano(87)/Puyi(81)------------

Alves (85)/Montoya(78)----------------------------------Alba(85)/Adriano(79)

----------------------------------Busquets(87)/Song(85)------------------------

---------------------Xavi(87)/Thiago(82)----------Iniesta(91)/Cesc(89)------

--------------------------------------Messi(93)/Rafinha(75)---------------------

Pedro(86)/Deulofeu(72)/Alexis(89)---------------------Neymar(89)/Tello(78)


Might sell Alexis if a offer comes in, despite being 89 he isnt very good. Neymar dominates the left and Alexis cant play on the right.

[RealGunner]

lmfao at Adriano

Team looks good. If you want a CB, look at Isaac Vorsah. Decent player.

[The Franchise]

Guy is a lanky monster.

Puyol is retiring at the end of his contract, so something will happen. I have narrowed down my targets to Casimero conversion to CB or Tomáš Kalas.

[RealGunner]

Yea i was looking at Kalas as well but i wanted a guy with 90 strength at least so went for Vorsah

[Abramovich]

Starting my 2nd season

Sold Cazorla to barcelona for 35m
Sold Giroud to Valencia for 7.5m
Sold Arshavin for 2m to Aston Villa


Bought Benzema for 23m
Bought Pjanic for 13m
Bought Isaac Vorsah for 6m
Bought Aaron Creswell ( Back up for gibbs ) for 3m
Bought Kim Ojo (big strong lad ) for 5m

How the *bleep*?

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

Bought Kim Ojo (big strong lad ) for 5m

[RealGunner]

Starting my 2nd season

Sold Cazorla to barcelona for 35m
Sold Giroud to Valencia for 7.5m
Sold Arshavin for 2m to Aston Villa


Bought Benzema for 23m
Bought Pjanic for 13m
Bought Isaac Vorsah for 6m
Bought Aaron Creswell ( Back up for gibbs ) for 3m
Bought Kim Ojo (big strong lad ) for 5m

How the *bleep*?

They put him on Transfer list after they got Gomez () I inquired about him and they said 23m, i just offered it and they accepted

[RealGunner]

Bought Kim Ojo (big strong lad ) for 5m

insane strength G

[RealGunner]

Kim Ojo Scored a hattrick on his debut

Benzema is still injured, Podolski and walcott are my front two but it will be hard to ignore Ojo now

[The Franchise]

Gonna buy Clichy for backup leftback, 28, seems to have improved since the start of the game. Let him keep Grimaldo's seat warm till he gets here.

[The Franchise]

BTW has anyone got this same issue?

All the new players that come into the season for various clubs, young players who just randomly appear at clubs.

For some reason, most of them are feet 8 tall monsters with speed, two footed and usually 5 or 4 star skill moves.

[RealGunner]

lmao not checked that out but let me see Sounds funny

[RealGunner]

speaking of funny

[The Franchise]

Messi: I know this is coming as a shock, but I can no longer player football at this club. I want a transfer immediately.

F*** you EA...F*** you.

[BarcaKizz]

Messi: I know this is coming as a shock, but I can no longer player football at this club. I want a transfer immediately.

F*** you EA...F*** you.

[The Franchise]

Who to replace him with?

Cesc?

buy another forward and move Neymar center.

Buy a normal number 9?

Silva, Falcao, Aguero, Gotze, Hazard even?

First game back after 4 months out, scores a hatrick, tells me he wants to leave.....the imagination from EA really has no limit.

[B-Mac]

Started a career with Palermo....wonder how long until Zamp sacks me any bets? lol

[Gil]

Built a stacked team in just 3 transfer windows.

Playing with a 433 False 9 formation

Neymar (91) Suarez Pablo
Thiago Banega Canales
Enrique Martinez Ruiz Juanfran
De Gea

Notable bench players
Fernando Llorente
Lucas Piazon (77)
Diego Lugano
Godin
Gabriel (75)
Bojan
Raul Meireles
Oliver Torres (79)
Filipe Luis

3rd place in La Liga atm

Had to sell Benzia for like 15m

Pablo sucks so I'm looking for a new RW. Any suggestions? Thinking about Navas or maybe Hulk.

[B-Mac]

Built a stacked team in just 3 transfer windows.

Playing with a 433 False 9 formation

Neymar (91) Suarez Pablo
Thiago Banega Canales
Enrique Martinez Ruiz Juanfran
De Gea

Notable bench players
Fernando Llorente
Lucas Piazon (77)
Diego Lugano
Godin
Gabriel (75)
Bojan
Raul Meireles
Oliver Torres (79)
Filipe Luis

3rd place in La Liga atm

Had to sell Benzia for like 15m

Pablo sucks so I'm looking for a new RW. Any suggestions? Thinking about Navas or maybe Hulk.

Rodriguez from Porto

Carrillo from Sporting

i got rodriguez for 13 mill somehow in my career mode with United, even tho he is worth well over 20

[BarcaKizz]

Who to replace him with?

Cesc?

buy another forward and move Neymar center.

Buy a normal number 9?

Silva, Falcao, Aguero, Gotze, Hazard even?

Depends a little on how you play. I reckon if you depend on intricate passing in the final 3rd definitely try Cesc, he's good at everything.

If you use dribbling moves, speed etc a bit more to create chances and shots then I would try Neymar and Sanchez.

You're also going to get a load of cash for Messi. So you may as well use it to strengthen your forwards anyway.

I'm tracking Reus, Gotze and Aguero at the moment. I think Gotze might work perfectly and Hazard could too.

I bought Cavani in the last game and played him on the wing a lot and it worked. So someone like him or Falcao could also be worth a test.

[BarcaKizz]

At the same point as Dani. January in 2014.

Just had 2 unlucky draws so I'm 2nd on 53pts, 2 behind Madrid.

Star stats:
Messi: 31 apps, 31 goals, 12 assists.
Neymar: 27 apps, 19 goals, 7 assists.

Team:

Valdes (88)/ Ter Stegen (80)
Alves (84)/Monty (79) - Pique (89)/Bartra (78) - Dede (83)/Puyol (80) - Alba (86)/Adriano 77)
Busquets (88) / Song (84)
Cesc (88)/ Xavi (86) - Iniesta (91)/ Thiago (82)
Pedro (87)/ Deulofeu (72) - Messi (97)/ Sanchez (89) - Neymar (88)/ Tello (79)

Inigo Martinez (75)- Just bought him. Nice stats, will see how he develops.
Oliver Torres (73)
Sergi Roberto (78)
Rafinha (70)
Grimaldo (69)

On loan- Ryan (69), Muniesa (75), Fontas (79)

Still can't loan those youth players... At the end of the season I will try to find some of them somewhere to go and grow.

Puyol is useless now, I may bring back Muniesa or use one of him or Inigo as my 4th choice. Otherwise I'm tracking N'Koulou and Vidal (would use him as a versatility player).

Also might ditch Adriano. Looking at M'Bengue and Clichy.

[The Franchise]

Who to replace him with?

Cesc?

buy another forward and move Neymar center.

Buy a normal number 9?

Silva, Falcao, Aguero, Gotze, Hazard even?

Depends a little on how you play. I reckon if you depend on intricate passing in the final 3rd definitely try Cesc, he's good at everything.

If you use dribbling moves, speed etc a bit more to create chances and shots then I would try Neymar and Sanchez.

You're also going to get a load of cash for Messi. So you may as well use it to strengthen your forwards anyway.

I'm tracking Reus, Gotze and Aguero at the moment. I think Gotze might work perfectly and Hazard could too.

I bought Cavani in the last game and played him on the wing a lot and it worked. So someone like him or Falcao could also be worth a test.

My thought process right now is, if I want the out and out best player get Gotze and let him and Cesc scrap it out for the position while rotating deeper in midfield.

If I want a Messi like for like I think Silva is actually the most likely. I use him in a very similar style to Messi, obviously without the goals.

Aguero if I want some cross between a similar style to Messi but also have a chance at replacing his goals.

If I want to change completely, go for either Falcao or tempt Madrid for Benzema.

I hvent decieded yet, havent played since Messi told me he wants to leave.

I plan on signing one of these guys, selling Messi and then trying to sign Messi back at the end of the season. I will see E.A fakery and raise it by buying Messi back from where ever I sell him lol

[The Franchise]

I also noted Kizz the slight differences in our players.

Dani Alves has declined in yours, but not mine.

Xavi has declined a bit more in yours too.

Meanwhile, Alba and Busquets have improved more in yours.

[BarcaKizz]

I will see E.A fakery and raise it by buying Messi back from where ever I sell him lol

You could also just refuse his tranfer? I think I did this before (though maybe in last game), and then they change their mind.

The main difference I noted was Rafinha is 75 in yours... How on earth did that happen? Or did you get it wrong?

Also, I can't figure out whether they grow more if you play them more, or if they are in your team and not elsewhere.

In my game Rafinha isn't anything special. Really like Deulofeu though.

[The Franchise]

In the last game I did that (funny how Messi wants to leave Barca every year) and the board went above my head and sold him cheap.

On Rafinha maybe I got it wrong, I wasnt looking at the screen while doing it. I have now noticed I got Pedro and Montoya wrong also by a point.

I used Rafinha only in cup games, so that tells you he isnt very special.

I dont know about the growth. You sent Muniesa out on loan 2 years in a row, has he improved? On mine I think he has, but not enough for me to think about bringin him back.

[BarcaKizz]

Muniesa has grown 3 this season. I think he starts out as 69 and in 2 seasons he's gone to 75. Similar to Fontas, who has grown about 7 points to be a 79.

More importantly there is impressive growth in vital areas.

Muniesa could be an option, but still would like him maybe another +4 or so in vital areas.

They seem to grow fast on loan maybe? Though I think its more just their age / stage of development. I bought a few players like Rafinha mainly to send on loan. If they don't become good enough, I can always sell them for profit.

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