FM Log 08-03-2011 - New Beginnings

Yesterday a new career was initiated. My challenge is a team called FC Svendborg located in Denmark.

The team is playing in the Danish Second Division West and is expected to finish in the top half. The wage budget is £500/week and the transfer budget is £0.

Playing in Denmark is a special kind of beast as there is a 3-4 month break running from the latter part of November to the early parts of March. This break is longer than the seasonal summer break and if the team has been doing poorly 3 months is a long time.

The goal is to win the Danish Premier Division (Superligaen) within 10 seasons! And then? Move abroad!

First look of the squad tells me they are a decent lot. Not spectacular, but not horrible either (considering the division). This is good news as there isn't much chance of improving the quad given that we are nearly $1k over the wage budget and have no transfer budget. We look a bit weaker than I like in midfield so some loans might be needed.

I'm looking to focus on defense and will be playing a counter attacking strategy. The formation will depend on the opposition, but a 4-5-1, a 3-3-2-1-1 and a 3-3-2-2 have been defined on the match preparation screen. This should allow us to exploit most formations (kudos to Kenny for showing me how to use 3 at the back :-)).

Friendlies are coming up and tomorrow I'll tell you all about the first steps towards world conquest.