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OK, today I’ve prepared some information for you about my first steps in the attempt of making Super-Depor in FM 2011. Actually there are news about my transfer policy during the first “window”.
We will start with small reports from Deportivo assistant about weaknesses of the squad:
As you see I have a lot of problems with physical abilities of Depor players. This is the reason why I decided to get some footballers with decent physical attributes. You will see info about them below.
Season expectations
Let’s look what targets I claimed for the first season in La Liga:
The most simple and calm expectations were selected as you see. I don’t want to risk in my first season because:
- Deportivo has large loan debts and restricted wage budget
- I have no experience with tactical tuning in FM 2011 at the current moment
- I need time to rebuild the squad
Transfers
This transfer window was pretty strange for me because of very restricted wage budget. Actually all my squad changes happened in struggle with low wage budget. So don’t be too surprized by signed and sold players.
Players out
First of all I analysed the loaned players and wasn’t impressed by their quality. All loans were terminated.
Then the sales campaign started:
I sold the current captain of Deportivo Manuel Pablo and the most valued player - Ze Castro. Manuel Pablo was too old to become a flank owner (WBR) on a pitch, and too greedy if we talk about wages 
Ze Castro’s transfers was an intention to earn some money. I got $6.5M but unfortunately this sum is planned to be paid part by part every month. Others sales underline my wish to get more money for transfers.
I tried to sell several other players from Deportivo “B” squad but there is no luck. So I didn’t manage to earn enough money I have to concede.
New coaches and scouts
The first newcomers were new staff members. This is because of quite poor situation with staff amount and quality in Deportivo. The club is almost in a financial crisis. Here are new Depor’s coaches and scouts:
Damned wage budget bounded me to decide between signing coaches and players. Therefore I stopped staff search process at the middle. Currently Deportivo trainings overview is like that:
Remember I was mentioning the thoughts of Deportivo assistant about low physics of the squad. I took into account his opinion (especially after my squad analysis described in the previous Depor story post) – therefore Strength and Aerobic categories have 4.5 stars now.
Players in
It’s at first when I don’t buy players at all. Just signings on free. My free players search results helped me in that by the way. Here are the first Deportivo newbies under my management:
It’s important also to mention that the wage budget was increased by means of decreasing transfer money. It’s allowed me to get a better depth of the squad in the end:
Let’s take a more detailed look at the best of the signed players.
Jose Goncalves – DC
Quick and physically strong Portuguese. He will certainly increase strength of Depor’s slow cetral part of defence. Nevertheless I understand his shortcomings: Jose Goncalves is a weak team worker with poor concentration.
Roberto Baronio – MC
This guy is one of the best free players on the market at the start. I needed him because Juan Carlos Valeron is too slow and weak physically to be a playmaker in the complicated matches against stronger clubs. Well, indeed Baronio doesn’t shine with his physics as well. But he is perceptibly better for this role on a pitch.
Pierre Wome – WBL
Guardado, Deportivo leader, got a long-termed injury. This the main reason why I decided to sign Pierre Wome (the best free left wing back at the market) and pay him $17.75K weekly. He lacks Acceleration but all other attributes are very well in my opinion.
Julio Cruz – FC
3 forwards are not enough if you are going to use 2 in your tactical formation. That’s why I signed Julio Cruz and young Ahmed Soukouna. Hope that experience of Cruz will help Deportivo in attack. I think you understand that he is a backup striker.
Abubakari Yakubu – WBR/MC
Yakubu is very good versatile player from Ghana. He is useful in destruction phase either on the right flank or in the center of midfield. Yakubu is also another attempt to increase physical strength of Deportivo.
Conclusion
After all free signings I have a quite good squad depth. It should allow to achieve season expectations. But of course I hope that things will get even better because Deportivo has to be taken out of tight financial bounds.
The next important idea is a smart tactical tuning. I have already started it and arranged a lot of additional friendly matches to work out an efficient tactics…
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Author: Vitaliy Mokosiy
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It's incredible how you signed so many free transfers! Did you have to offer hight wages to fight off other clubs? What's the 'trick'?
Amazing how you managed to sign that many free transfer targets! I tried my best to get a lot of them to Leeds as well, but I could not offer the salaries they can earn at clubs like yours ;)
Oh btw, if you need some cheap coaches I might have 2 free transfer candidates for you ;)
Robert Prosinecki - 4 stars Shooting, Ball control - €500 per week
Mark Chamberlain - 4 stars Tactics, Ball Control - € 900 per week
I signed them both to Leeds, so I'm sure they would like to come to Depor as well.
Hi Vitaly, why don't you sign Marco Verratti?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6n3cJjpcgg
What makes a good Assistant Manager?
I'm looking forward to see ur tactics vitaliy :D
I signed Julio Cruz and Abukadari Yakubu for my leicester team, Cruz was mainly a rotation but has 14 goals in 13 apps so far!
hi... good luck with depor... im with almeria. amazing squad
how do you approach ''match preparation feature'' ?
Andrew,
I think club reputation helped me. In addition I was very careful with wages rejecting other free players who asked too much. Surely several fights for free players were lost to other clubs.
Mohammed,
because I have no money to transfer Italian wonderkind to my club
Georgi,
I think all attributes matter for good assistant manager. Especially Man Management, Tactical Knowledge and Motivation
Ramsey Reyswan Junior,
not so quickly. May be the tactics is bad - who knows? ;)
antonio pedro,
I set High Workload and 3 formations. Following the progress of level indicators now...
Hi! I was wondering about your opinion on a few things...
1) do you ever use backroom advice?
2) Do you use the private chat feature
3) What do you think about new manager to manager interaction, if you use it!
4) when you sold the captain and most valuable player did you simply put them up for sale or did you offer them? did you get a fan backlash?
thanks!!
Nice Transfers man, hope your are successful in spain as you were in england mate. do you think you will be able to qualify for the euro cup? Cause i think your team is capable, as you have strength in depth. Good luck:)
Hey Vitaly,
You've made some good siginings, and you should do well this season. I like Yakubu, I used to sign him in FM10.
Arjuna
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Your list of players without a contract is incredible. Denilson and Mendy works wonders on my team (Steaua Bucharest).
This is my list of transfers:
- Free: Yakubu, Denilson, Mendy
- 45k Tom and Petar Zanev from Litex - Winter transfers: MC Server Jeparov (Bunyodkor) for 900K and AMC Eric (Gaz Metan Medias) for 3M
You must follow Bogdan Stancu from Steaua Bucharest, is wonderkid
This is probably going to sound a bit stupid, but how do you get images of players and other stuff off of FM. I've tried doing print screen for a FM2010 one I've just started (I do plan on eventually getting FM2011, don't worry), but as a test went into Microsoft Word and pasted the print screen and it had somehow, whilst I was in FM, print screened my desktop, or in one instance, word itself!
For anyone interested:
http://mrdnra.blogspot.com/
Thomas,
1) yes, I use it pretty much. Especially when I receive advices about tutoring and PPM training
2) Yes, I like private chat. It helps to change moral level of player.
3) I don't use now. But I am going to start using - may be there are some changes in FM 2011
4) Ze Castro sale was ignored by fans. Though they were disappointed by transfer of Pablo.
Lewis,
don't know at the moment. I feel my team is capable but I didn't estimate strength of all other Spanish clubs yet.
MRDNRA,
screenshots can only be made in Windowed Mode. Mate, press 'Alt+Enter'
Hey Vitaliy, you really have it tough at Deportivo. The financial problems are pretty bad but hopefully you'll guide them to glory and solve all that. Some wise moves in the market as well so well done.
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Hy.
Deportivo is my favourite club.
I hope you will make a big succes with Depor.
Good luck and don't forget you have a excellent prospect striker Adrian.
I Like to get: Bernand Mendy, Abubakari Yakubu and Leon Kantelberg on Free Transfer.
Then i Get Cheaply: Ragnar Sigurðsson (DC), very good player and Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (Younger brother of Andri Sigþórsson if any of you remember him) Both very cheap and perform GREATLY in the English PremierShip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTqJKlJBJhM
Hello
Yves Desmarets can play in almost every positiopn in the left. try him as a WBL you will not regret.
rundesa,
thanks.
By the way Adrian didn't impress in the first matches...
Nelson,
thanks!