Kristoffer Samstrøm took over Vålerenga on the 18th of May 2020.
Around 200 days later, they were crowned champions of Norway for the first time since 2005.
Continue reading “The Golden Generation | Accidental Title Win”
In my role as Norwegian national team manager on FM21, I need to keep tabs on how my Golden Generation are performing. I’ll be creating separate posts to track the key players who’ll play a big part for the national side while I’m in charge.
Celtic might be getting absolutely panned for their defensive performances at the moment in the non-FM world, but Kristoffer Ajer is still Norway’s best defender on FM21.
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In my role as Norwegian national team manager on FM21, I need to keep tabs on how my Golden Generation are performing. I’ll be creating separate posts to track the key players who’ll play a big part for the national side while I’m in charge.
If you’re managing a big club, I think you might want to snap Sander Berge up early on.
Continue reading “Sander Berge on FM21”
In my role as Norwegian national team manager on FM21, I need to keep tabs on how my Golden Generation are performing. I’ll be creating separate posts to track the key players who’ll play a big part for the national side while I’m in charge.
This post will be tracking Martin Ødegaard.
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In my role as Norwegian national team manager on FM21, I need to keep tabs on how my Golden Generation are performing. I’ll be creating separate posts to track the key players who’ll play a big part for the national side while I’m in charge.
Who better to start with that the man everyone wants in their side, Erling Braut Haaland.
Continue reading “Erling Haaland on FM21”
FM21 is here and I’m heading to Norway.
I’ll be managing both Vålerenga and the Norwegian national team in a Club and Country save.
Continue reading “The Golden Generation | An FM21 Club and Country Youth Development Save”
I’ve finished my sixth and final season at Eibar on FM20.
How did the season go and how would I summarise my time at the club? Read on to find out.
Continue reading “Eskozia La Brava | El Fin”I took the decision to change from my trusty 3-5-2 to a 4-1-2-3 in the second half of my fifth season in charge of Eibar on FM20 and it paid off. We climbed from 9th to 5th to qualify for the Europa League again, actually just missing out on Champions League qualification by a point in the end.
I was excited going into my sixth season. The tactical tweak had shown some really promising signs so far and it was a chance to get the team even more familiar with it with a whole season of playing that way. Vamos…
Continue reading “Eskozia La Brava | Does Misfiring Matter?”I initially planned a post focusing on my 3-5-2/5-3-2 tactic which had been part of our Furia identity for four and a half seasons. The key word there being “had”. After our difficult first half of the season I came to the decision to move away from my trusted tactic.
It served me well and had troubled our LaLiga competitors but it was time for a change. Things had gotten a bit stale, I wanted to see us do something different going forward, to introduce a bit of variation in our attacking play. Enter a classic 4-1-2-3.
Continue reading “Eskozia La Brava | My 4-1-2-3 Tactic”In this extra special bonus blog, I’ll be analysing the reasons why I can’t seem to win (or even progress past a couple of rounds in) the Copa del Rey on FM20 with Eibar.
Continue reading “Why Can’t I Win the Cup?”