I got took over towards the end of the third season who wanted to replace me with some Spanish bloke but they let me keep my job. They upgraded the youth and training facilities too. I'm in my 4th season now. Finished 12th, 7th (with Europa League), 7th and currently 8th with eight games to play in my fourth season. Also in the FA Cup Semi Final v Blackburn. I play: ...............Forster / Enyeamea................... Zabaleta...Cahill........Sakho.......Enrique...... ................Gago......Defour....................... Torje...............Diego................Ben Arfa.... ......................Sow................................ Sow scored 21 league goals last season for me as a poacher. Cahill is currently out with a broken ankle and missed half of last season with a broken leg. Steven Taylor and Kadar are both solid replacements tho. Got Sakho from PSG at the end of season three for £24m, all my transfer budget. Also got Balotelli on loan who is doing well. I need to improve my CM though for next season. I've got Rafinha & Gosling as back-up to Defour and Gago but need a quality CM that has good shooting ability.
Barton 65-70? u mad? He's a strong player mate. And Coloccini can dribble well. He has some excellent skills and is one of the very few players i'm never afraid of when he;s keeping the ball around the box. He can skin players. I'd say it was around 83. Why do you think Barton is that weak mate? He doesn't go down easily at all.
Yeah, but I think he wants to win it not just play it, doubt I would win the CL atm. I thought this was a gaming thread? Was tempted to get Sakho after you said you got him, but for 24mil :S
Has anyone played any of the F1 games? I'm thinking about getting F1 2011 or maybe F1 2010 if it's dead cheap, I don't own any racing games on the xbox yet
Were you talking about FM? I thought you meant real life lol. I was ****ting myself for a second there.
It's the gaming thread tash. Think about it. And Barton goes down easier than Gutierrez recently, probably making sure the refs know he's been fouled.
He goes down quicker than he should sometimes, but at the end of the day he doesn't dive. He simulates falls sometimes, but he has initially been fowled and as you said wants to let the referee know he's been fowled. This doesn't mean he doesn't have strength though mate. If he's running forward and wants to keep the ball it takes a big physical player to make him look weak.
I wouldn't say Tiote or Barton were that strong just average, I think Tiote is more aggressive in his play than strength. Plus having a low centre of gravity helps to.
Why did you ask for our opinions then if you were just going to dispute them all? Barton isnt an especially strong or powerful player, Tiote/Taylor etc are.
Got F1 2010, was pretty disappointed by it. Found it boring. Other people I asked either found it really good or really crap. I was the latter, its too repetitive.
1. Strengths about right. 2. 83 dribbling. Think about it Tash. Compare him to that of Messi or Ronaldo. He is good for a CB at dribbling, but no higher than 75. 3. Sounds about right. 4. Anywhere between 84 - 90. He's rapid! 5. You've given Staylor 82, he's much stronger than Barton. Barton probably around 72?
Look who I managed to nap on a free for my Reading save ... please log in to view this image Maduro! 43k per week wages though.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwiges_Maduro in real life.
please log in to view this image So I still have about 18m to play with.. any suggestions? I'm looking for a strong target man.. already have Frazer Campbell(yes the one from Sunderland.. cost me 5m but bags goals & is very good poacher), Simon Church & Sebastian Ribas(decent target man but could do better).. so?
Haha nice capture I got Paulo Henrique and Neymar on 86 each and sturridge coming in on 70 :S then it's all 56,000 and under. Currently doing my Cameroon games I'm manager of them to doing the world cup qualifiers, was Eng u21 but I left that post for a senior international club. You tried Babacar he still a hot prospect on mine. Sort of an all rounder.
Actually I've decided to play the more flexible and fluid 4231 formation with Campbell as my main man! Great poacher but will need replacing in a few years time because he relys on his pace most of the time & his finishing isn't that great.. or I could go with the experienced Anelka(got on a free) as the lone man.. please log in to view this image
