toffeetower
Player Valuation: £1m
So all the exploits of the past few weeks, Cup runs, league finishes and players signing/ rumoured to be signing led to me trying my luck on FM 2009 again.
I'd already played the game once this season, building an Everton team in my image, trying my own formations and tactics. Needless to say I failed miserably and got frustrated, eventually losing interest in it after a few months.
This time however, I've decided to approach EVERYTHING taking into account the Gospel according to Moyes; for example signings have to be right. They have to have all of the attributes Moyes would be looking for in a good signing.
Attributes such as Determination, Concentration, Teamwork, Stamina and Position (feel free to suggest something I have overlooked) all have to be 15/20 minimum in order to qualify as a signing I think Moyes would be looking at.
Tactics is something I am still trying to tinker with so the game engine plays out as if Moyes has influenced it.
Lets say Moyes did play FM
and his strongest team for argument's sake was the following in a 4-1-4-1 formation:
Howard
Hibbert
Jagielka
Lescott
Baines
Arteta
Fellaini
Neville
Cahill
Pienaar
Yakubu
Addressing each player's tactics and playing mentality individually, how would Moyes set them all based on the following:
Mentality; Ultra Defensive to All-out Attack, on a rating of 1 to 20.
Creative Freedom; Little to Much, on a rating of 1 to 20.
Passing Style; Short to Long, on a rating of 1 to 20.
Closing Down; Own Area/ Own Half/ Whole Pitch, on a rating of 1 to 20.
Tackling; Easy, Normal or Hard, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Forward Runs; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Run with Ball; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Long Shots; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Through Balls; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Cross Ball; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
So if we were to apply these to Tony Hibbert, lets say the following would apply:
Tony Hibbert
Mentality; 5
Creative Freedom; 7
Passing Style; 12
Closing Down; 7
Tackling; 3
Forward Runs; 2
Run with Ball; 1
Long Shots; 1
Through Balls; 1
Cross Ball; 2
What would the ratings be for the rest of that starting XI according to how Moyes has the current Everton team playing.
I'd already played the game once this season, building an Everton team in my image, trying my own formations and tactics. Needless to say I failed miserably and got frustrated, eventually losing interest in it after a few months.
This time however, I've decided to approach EVERYTHING taking into account the Gospel according to Moyes; for example signings have to be right. They have to have all of the attributes Moyes would be looking for in a good signing.
Attributes such as Determination, Concentration, Teamwork, Stamina and Position (feel free to suggest something I have overlooked) all have to be 15/20 minimum in order to qualify as a signing I think Moyes would be looking at.
Tactics is something I am still trying to tinker with so the game engine plays out as if Moyes has influenced it.
Lets say Moyes did play FM
and his strongest team for argument's sake was the following in a 4-1-4-1 formation:Howard
Hibbert
Jagielka
Lescott
Baines
Arteta
Fellaini
Neville
Cahill
Pienaar
Yakubu
Addressing each player's tactics and playing mentality individually, how would Moyes set them all based on the following:
Mentality; Ultra Defensive to All-out Attack, on a rating of 1 to 20.
Creative Freedom; Little to Much, on a rating of 1 to 20.
Passing Style; Short to Long, on a rating of 1 to 20.
Closing Down; Own Area/ Own Half/ Whole Pitch, on a rating of 1 to 20.
Tackling; Easy, Normal or Hard, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Forward Runs; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Run with Ball; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Long Shots; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Through Balls; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
Cross Ball; Rarely, Mixed or Often, on a rating of 1 to 3.
So if we were to apply these to Tony Hibbert, lets say the following would apply:
Tony Hibbert
Mentality; 5
Creative Freedom; 7
Passing Style; 12
Closing Down; 7
Tackling; 3
Forward Runs; 2
Run with Ball; 1
Long Shots; 1
Through Balls; 1
Cross Ball; 2
What would the ratings be for the rest of that starting XI according to how Moyes has the current Everton team playing.
