I've often though about playing just three at the back, but the couple of times i have in past game, i've always shipped in goals.

The way I have Kompany playing almost makes him a 4th Centre Back, which means trying to get through is tricky. I may not score loads of goals, but i make certain that they can't either, which gives me an advantage

Went into the final game of the season with my Swansea team a point behind leaders Sunderland but with a much better goal difference.
Sunderland lose 2-1 at Anfield and I manage a 0-0 away to Hull City depsite being all over them from the final whistle. But what's this? Manchester United win their last game and leapfrog us both to win the title. Who said the game isn't realistic?



I was already into the Champions League final, which is a massive achievement in itself, against a very strong Juventus side. 3-1 down after 54 minutes and I gave up hope thinking I was going to end another season with nothing to show for all the hard work and clever buys I'd made. Hang on, has my Dutch u21 international centre midfielder just leathered one in from the edge of the box? I think he has! I've no idea what happened to my boys, or Juve, but they started playing like they were possessed and went on to score another 3. Yes that's right, Swansea City beat Juventus 5-3 in the Champions League final.
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What made it all the sweeter was that the Juve side contained a former player of mine who refused to sign a new deal and moved to the Italians on a free transfer and €115,000 a week. I wouldn't have minded but he was valued at €32 million and I could really have done with that money.

Tweaked my Belgian formation a bit now, it's a 3-5-2 sort of


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LW=#FFFFFF--------RW

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Kompany just in front of the back 3, with Fellaini and Defour being the midfield monsters. Drew Germany, Austria, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in my Euro qualifying group. Currently top after 4 games, having drawn with Azerbaijan and Germany (Missing Defour and Kompany through suspension!), and beaten Turkey and Kazakhstan.

I might start another game with Belgium again, loads of potential in defour, witsel and hazard and cultred players like kompany and felliani,

Lukaku is quickly developing into a monster up from with Mirallas, they've really gelled as a combination. Just need a keeper who's a bit more consistent.

Bayern always snap him up straight away on every game i play, anyone signed him? Whats he like?

Blackburn got him for 25 million at the end of the 1st season.



10 goals in 17 caps for me so far, just got MOTM against Turkey. 1 more win and we could qualify as champions!

Did Blackburn sell Pederson to get the 25million or something? He must of reall y developed in the 1st year

Samba and Robinson both left IIRC, Samba to Everton and Robinson to Sevilla, where Defour is now as well.

Regen right winger at Liverpool worth 4 million at the minute, he's had a couple callups for me so far, looks to have my right wing spot secured for the future.

Sounds like your getting a solid squad together then, i love the regen aspect of the game

I won the Bundesliga in my first season with Stuttgart. I turned down the Ivory Coast and Mexico jobs too in hope of better offers that never came which has annoyed me a lot. My Stuttgart squad :

1. Michael Rensing
12. Rene Adler

2. Gregory van der Wiel
3. Ricardo Osorio
4. Khalid Boulahrouz
5. Serdar Tasci
15. Arthur Boka
17. Mathieu Delpierre
23. Marius Stankevicius
35. Christian Trasch

10. Carlos Eduardo
13. Aliaksandr Hleb
19. Roberto Hilbert
25. Christian Gentner
28. Sami Khedira
32. Zdravko Kuzmanovic

8. Lukas Podolski
9. Ciprian Marica
18. Cacau
29. Pavel Pogrebnyak

Looking to retain the Bundesliga again and challenge for the German Cup and honours in europe.

Starting 11? and formation ?

Just started a new game enticed by the Belgium talk and took over them.

Formation: 3-4-3.

GK
CB CB CB
DM
CM CM
AM AM AM
ST

4th in qualifying after a great 1-1 draw with Spain won Armenia 0-2 lost against Turkey 1-2 and won Estonia 3-0.

Great little game if you like bringing players through the ranks, next aim is Euro 2012

Just started a new game enticed by the Belgium talk and took over them.

Formation: 3-4-3.

GK
CB CB CB
DM
CM CM
AM AM AM
ST

4th in qualifying after a great 1-1 draw with Spain won Armenia 0-2 lost against Turkey 1-2 and won Estonia 3-0.

Great little game if you like bringing players through the ranks, next aim is Euro 2012

Belgium sounds like a game I may have to start this weekend.

Apart from the Belgian leagues, which other leagues are recommended to load?

Flying in my 2nd season at Spurs (5th in total). 2nd in table 4 behind Liverpool (who i've beaten twice), in the QF of the FA Cup and QF of the Europa League, and Manager of Brazil for upcoming World Cup.

Squad:

Guilermo Ochoa - Tried to sign when at Wigan but couldn't afford
Gomes

Alan Hutton
Chris Gunter
Sebastian Bassong
Ledley King
Diego Godin - Major signing of this season from Villareal
Gojko Kacar - Signed when at Wigan and then spent £12m to bring to Spurs
Emiliano Insua
Gareth Bale

Giovanni Dos Santos
Aaron Lennon
David Bentley
Tom Huddlestone
Wilson Palacios
Fernando Gago - First signing in charge from Real Madrid
Niko Kranjcar
Andrew Driver

Jermain Defoe
Peter Crouch
Dimitar Berbatov - Had already been re-signed. Current top scorer.
Edu Obasi - SIgned after impressing my scouts in the African Cup.

Usual line-up when all fit and fresh:

Ocoha

Hutton Godin Bassong Insua

Lennon Palacios Huddlestone Bale/Driver

Obasi Berbatov

Crouch/Kacar/Santos/Driver-Bale/Defoe/Gunter/Gago

France and Holland have some of the quality players, and i've found a few of my youth players have come from Morocco as well oddly enough.

Started a new game as Doncaster out of boredom, and managed to get Lukaku, Enyeama and James McArthur all at the start of the season. Lukaku has 3 goals in 2 games already!

Just started off at the Gers.

£0 in the transfer kitty so had to get rid of a youngster to try and improve the squad. Only ended up with £800k so i got Chris Basham on loan for the year.

Cant really do much with them other than push for the SPL as we wont do much in Europe.

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this guy, but sign Anderson Costa on a free transfer in 2009. I signed him for Bradford on a about 3k a week. 46 goals in League 2, 38 in League 1, 42 in Championship and 19 in premier league with 6 games to go . This guy is a goal machine and i'm really surprised no one has tried to buy him off me.

His stats don't look that good, but he's been worth it for me.

Is he on Large data-base? I normally just play on medium as my laptop is going tits up but dont think i've ever come across him, maybe worth a punt after i win the World Cup with Belgium at a lower league game.

So on with the Gers. Very limited budget of £0 but adjusted to £750k which allowed me to get Basham in on loan.

3rd in the league with a 2 point gap behind the leaders.
Wins against AC Milan (in the San Siro) and Copenhagen in the CL
7-1 victory against Arbroath in the cup

So all seems to be going well with such a small squad (half of them are on loan and some injured)

Team is:

GK McGregor
RB Whittaker
LB Papac
CB Basham
CB Bougherra

CM (D) Edu
CM (S) Thompson
AML Fleck (18 y.o from reserves bagging goals for fun)
AMR Naismith

ST Boyd
ST Miller

Hopefully with bring some siverware home and progress well in the CL - will be happy with the quarters. Oh and i hope i get a new owner!

Get Fleck signed up on a long term deal his stats go crazy for a young jock Bolton West Hamteams like that seem to always sniff around.
Are you offering Boyd a new deal or letting him go on the Bosman?

Fleck and Danny Wilson both turn into monsters usually on my games.

Wilson has made his Scotland debut at 17 and Weir keeps complaining that he isn't getting a game internationally. 39 vs 17



Will sign Boyd up again although either one of the strikers plays well, neither of them can both perform.
Offered new deals for Wilson and Fleck at the begining of the term and got them both til 2014!