Since I have been pretty engrossed in FIFA recently I thought I would make a bit of a career mode diary for a new Career I started, hopefully once I come into a bit of money to upgrade my laptop and buy a recording device I can turn this into a Youtube/Twitch thing, but at the moment I am going to have to stick to the written form. Just a bit of background information, I am not too crash hot at the new FIFA currently so I am playing on professional, I turned off the transfer window to start the season as a bit of added realism, and I am going to simulate the friendlies and the Capital One Cup, but play all the others. I am going to try and get a couple of games an entry in, except the first where it will be purely opening up the career mode. So without further a do I bring to you the Stoke City career mode:
Entry 1: ‘Stoked’ to be Manager
‘This city deserves a better class of football, and I am going to give it to them. Tell your players they work for me now, this is my team.’ (Keegan Best, 2014…. with a little bit of movie inspiration)
So its 2014, and this team has been sitting in the middle of the table for far too long, with no improvement in sight, always safe but no signs of trying to push on, it seems that they are just happy to be stuck, well that isn’t how I get it done.
I have a massive list of players that I want to bring into the squad to improve it, to give the people of this fair the city the team they deserve… But unfortunately the board left it way too late to bring me into the fold and I won’t be able to make any transfers until January!
So, great, I have this team of goobers to use until January… That makes it slightly harder, but I will persevere. I also get a notice from the staff that suggests that they want me to purchase a new striker, well its a bit late for that now lads, could of told the old manager about that…
The board also comes at me with their demands, a mid table finish. Wow, way to shoot for the stars board, don’t worry I’ll be aiming for a top half table finish, perhaps even a Euro league spot. They would also like me to make it to the quarter final of a local cup competition, I think that can be done rather easily.
So now, is the all important team make up, I need to create something that is half way competitive and will get me through to January.
I have made 2 teams, one is going to be my primary XI, and one is going to be my fitness/cup team.
Stoke City First XI
Arnautovic (77) – Diouf (78) – Bojan (77)
Ireland (76) – Adam (73)
N’Zonzi (74)
Muniesa (72) – Huth (76) – Shawcross (78)(C) – Cameron (73)
Begovic (82)
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Stoke City Second XI
Assaidi (74 ) – Crouch (75) – Odemwingie (73)
Whelan (73) – Palacios (69)
Sidwell (74)
Pieters (73) – Teixeira (61) – Wilson (72) – Bardsley (72)
Butland (73)
Reserve Players:
ATT: Alabi (61), Nardiello (60), Waring (57), Skapetis (56)
MID: Moses (75), Walters (70), Ward (57)
DEF: Wilkinson (72), O’Reilly (57)
GK: Sorensen (71), Eve (58)
Out on loan:
MID: Edu (71), Shea (68), Ness (64)
So that is the situation at the moment, the first team looks pretty filthy, and could be so much better. Charlie Adam will be one that I am looking to replace quick smart, also Cameron and Muniesa really need to be replaced ASAP. However, in all the filth that is the Stoke City playing list, there are some diamonds.
Diouf, Bojan and Arnautovic are all class up front with Assaidi being a decent back up. N’zonzi, Shawcross and Begovic all provide some decent coverage on the defensive side.
Everyone else: consider yourself expendable! (Except Crouchy, wouldn’t give you up for the world mate.)
Well, there you have it. An opening to my career mode, who do you think I need to be scouting and targeting in January?Also do you think there are any improvements I could make to to the teams or the diary itself? Let me know.
The Rainbow Road 