PES 2012 - Football Life/Master League

[kaka_ivan]

OMG Waldo, your squad is just FANTASTIC! I`m happy to see my favourite player (Shimizu) with 93*. Fellaini is very good player and can improve "The Air Play" of the team! Romeu, hmm I wondered is this Oriol Romeu, but I`m not think so... BTW I`m never heard him but look good in the center of the pitch! Also Shovkovsky maybe young keeper, look very strong at defending the soccer net. I`m only not understand that did you sell Ettori and Irjescu?
PS: Good luck and kick som asses in CL!

 

[Waldo1639]

Thanks, my friend!

It's that Oriol Romeu (Chelsea), just he was at Leverkusen at my ML.

You can see Irejscu as a sub on that squad picture cause I uploaded this picture before I released them, on Irjescu place is Brocchi now, my bad, I fixed it now. It was hard to me to release both of them. Ettori didn't play last season, but Irjescu was important player. And since Fellaini and Romeu joined it became very cowded in midfield: Ballack, Camacho, Albelda and Brocchi, all youngster, but I wanna give them a chance.

Shovkovsky is "reborn" player, its a Ukrainian GK. I have 5 "reborn" players in my team now: Del Piero (17), Shovkovskyi (17), Albelda (18), Ballack (18) and Di Michele (18). All teenagers!

well done dude. awesome team.

i managed to buy ganso finally. very good player, strong, good pass. but not too fast n doesnt hv a great shot. good enough though.

hv also moved shimizu upfront as SS. playing as our team's "messi". we love playing through the middle, so was a bit of a waste putting him on the right midfield.

Thanks!
Nice for Ganso, I also tried to buy him, he was no keen on a move, but Romeu was.

You see I never tried Shimizu as SS, will definetely try.

Good luck to you, also!

 

[Waldo1639]

My squad:
- CF D. J. Campbell (19)
- CF Zarate (23)
- SS Schwarz (21)
- SS Di Michele (18)
- SS Del Piero (18)
- SS Rossi (29)
- SS Podolski (31)
- AMF Ballack (18)
- LMF Lucaino (20)
- RMF Shimizu (23)
- CMF Camacho (22)
- CMF Fellaini (28)
- CMF Brocchi (19)
- DMF Albelda (18)
- DMF Romeu (25)
- CB Hummels (27)
- CB Jemal (29)
- CB Dias Caires (20)
- CB Palmieri (22)
- RB El Moubarki (29)
- RB Andre Almeida (26)
- LB Tafforeau (20)
- GK Shovkovskyi (17)
- GK Amos (26) - Loan
- GK Paulo Santos (23)

So, this is my team now.
Cinalton and Guiza (he was only half season in my team) left the club, they put their contracts on hold and weren't interested for renewal. I also sold R. Gardner as he wanted to leave, transfer worth about 2 millions. There are sill 2 days of transfer window, I maybe sign someone, but it will probably be from Youth Academy, if I sign anybody.

Cheers!

 

[kaka_ivan]

Yes Waldo, its Chelsea`s Oriol Romeu. Very nice! It`s prety nice you have much young players which is good! Hmmm I`m look in your sqad and see that maybe Podolski soon will retired, taht`s not good. But also see that you not use him much and he`s not realy needed for you because you have 2 terribly players in atack in face in Rossi and Zarate. BTW again good luck!
PS: Also I see D. J. Campbell as "reborn" player

 

[Waldo1639]

Oh, yea, I didn't know he play for QPR, I just google it, you're right. And Christian Brocchi is also reborn, so there are 7 now. Yea, Podolski is at the end and will probably not play much, especially now when Zarate showed amazing form and when Luciano is on LMF, but I'll will put him as a sub regularly. I played 2 matches in Liga BBVA so far, won both. In last match Zarate scored 3, Fellaini 2 and Shimzu 1, it ended 6-1, and so far I'm very pleased with Fellaini, he's great. I hope Zarate will continue to be in good form. Also, Brocchi and Ballack as a pair are doing great in midfiled, I was forcing them in friendly matches and they were awesome, especailly Brocchi who once picked the ball at the center of the pitch and I sprinted straight to the goal, avoiding all the defenders, and scored a nice goal. Good pace from Brocchi, and Ballack have devastating long shot. Though, I'm still waiting for De Michele and Schwarz to show their quality. I was hoping for a loan, but no.

Here are draws for CL. It's good!

City might be tricky, Zenit also, but with current team I must aim for 1st place, no doubt.

 

[kaka_ivan]

Hmm City and Zenit, unconfortable group! But you have chance for your team! Hope you get 1st place.

 

[Mitsui889]

nice group. did city buy any crazy players in ur game? mine bought c ronaldo lol.

yep i quite like shimizu in SS as hes tricky to mark and gets into good areas. but his finishing is poor unless youre in the 6 yard box.

i really want to buy chichirito but he rejected due to competition for places in my squad. what do i hv to do to get him? release all my strikers? lol

 

[Dano2012]

Great team Waldo I was just wondering how you got Rossi I've been trying to sign him for ages but he wont accept.

 

[Waldo1639]

nice group. did city buy any crazy players in ur game? mine bought c ronaldo lol.

yep i quite like shimizu in SS as hes tricky to mark and gets into good areas. but his finishing is poor unless youre in the 6 yard box.

i really want to buy chichirito but he rejected due to competition for places in my squad. what do i hv to do to get him? release all my strikers? lol

City bought only Modrić, others are mostly the same players. CR7 is in Manchester United currently, he was was in Arsenal and Milan before that.

Yea, Shimizu's finishing is poor, he have very soft foot which is good for freekicks, but shot from distance - not. Rossi, Podolski and Ballack have devastating shot, especially Ballack who have Special Ability of Long Ranger. I already scored few nice long shots with him.

Few players also didn't want to come due to competition for place in my ML. I guess Chicharito wants to be in first 11, but you have too much players in his position. Eriksen and Svensson weren't interested cause of that, but Fellaini and Romue were, so, I don't know exactly.

I hope Totti will retire soon, he is very old, and even Drogba still plays. I must sign those two, but I'll need to be quick. It's my 6th season now.

I played first match in CL, against Zenit, it ended 3-1 in my favor, 3 points in the pocket. City won Stade Rennais 2-1.

 

[Waldo1639]

Great team Waldo I was just wondering how you got Rossi I've been trying to sign him for ages but he wont accept.

Thanks!

Rossi was free player, as I started with Villarreal in which he play, so it wasn't that hard for me to get him. I bought him for 14 millions or so in the beginning of 5th season, I think I bid for him earlier but he wasn't keen on a move no matter he was a free player. It was the same with Hummels, when I signed him I didn't have PES Edit Patch installed so he was free player. If you don't play with Villarreal I believe it will be much tougher to get Rossi, but don't quit, mate.

 

[kaka_ivan]

Guys I`m continue wit SS Lazio. So here`s the progress:

SS Lazio 1 – 0 KS Szelawce. Goal by Barzola after a cross by Shimizu.

SD Quaztolla 0 - 1SS Lazio Goal by Ordaz

Johachnaard V.V. 2-1 SS Lazio Goal by Ordaz.

CUP Draw:

FC Nortovka 0 – 0 SS Lazio (Cup 1st leg)

SS Lazio 1 – 1 FC Nortovka (League)

SS Lazio 1 – 1 CS Iolceanicu

SS Lazio 2 – 0 FC Nortovka (Cup 2nd leg)

SS Lazio 4 – 0 Jorudberg FF

Wondengine Town 0 – 1 SS Lazio

SS Lazio 1 – 1 WE United

Juventus 4 – 1 SS Lazio (Cup 2nd Round)
- They smashed me very bad. In first half result was 1 – 1 but in second my team start play bad and they scored me 3 goals.

 

[Waldo1639]

Good you're back, bro. Keep it up and good luck in further matches!

 

[kaka_ivan]

Good you're back, bro. Keep it up and good luck in further matches!

Thanks, mate.

 

[Waldo1639]

New update.

Where to start... Okay, Fellaini and Romeu fit to my squad very nicely, especially Fellaini who is flying all over the pitch, he's great in both attacking and defensing tasks. Romeu had very slow start, but he picked good form now and with Fellaini is the main man in the midfield, I'm very glad for both of them. Rossi and Zarate are great in attack. Podolski and Del Piero are often on LMF where they do good. Luciano is growing with rapid pace, he didn't played a lot in Valencia, but in my team he always have place in first 11 if he have good form.

I'm currently 2nd in Liga, with 8 wins and 1 draw (against Real Madrid). Barca is doing significally better then last season, but I still didn't played against them. Athletic Club is a big surprise, I played against them, and won 2-1, but barely, Del Piero scored in last minute for 2-1. They have amazing and talented team, and this is reflected in their position in Liga. I hope they'll keep doing good.

In CL I draw with City, won Zenit, and then I underestimated Stade Rennais (They're 2nd in their league) and lost 2-1. I was warned that they have very fast and technically gifted team with great counter, but I started very offensively and received two stupid goals. Fellaini fixed result a bit in last min. It's completely my fault.

I have very thick schedule now, players will play a lot of matches in very short time. I'll have to rotate my squad a lot cause many will not bear that kinda schedule. And sh*t, there is Barca also.

 

[kaka_ivan]

Well done Waldo! That is bad you lose from Stade Rennais, but you have again chance. Good luck with team rotating in next 3 weeks...

 

[rabi3]

hi Waldo

great work, i hope i will have such success as you do. but i am struggling with my tactics. i like 4-4-2 same as yours, but i can't set the sliders right.

how much you set support range, pressing and the other ones?!

thanks man

 

[Maghrabi81]

I really don't understand how to play the Master League as a manager. I am losing everything. I put up a strategy and when I simulate, i'm always losing. Tried a bunch of strategies and different players in the line-up, but still losing every game.

It is also hard to get a player to your club. I bought the game yesterday, but untill this moment did not have any plessure with it.

Can someone help me by giving me some tips?

 

[Waldo1639]

hi Waldo

great work, i hope i will have such success as you do. but i am struggling with my tactics. i like 4-4-2 same as yours, but i can't set the sliders right.

how much you set support range, pressing and the other ones?!

thanks man

Hi, Rabi! Here are my sliders for 4-4-2 (4-2-2-2)

I was struggling a lot with tactics also, but so far this above suits me the most. If you play with fictional squad then first 2-3 seasons will be very hard in terms of adjusting the proper tactics, as players aren't capable to follow it. Also, don't forget to train Tactics from time to time, I didn't train Tactics in my 4th season and all my players had Team Work 1, which costed me a lot. It's good to change formation during match if you lose and need to catch the result. When I'm losing and I feel that 4-4-2 is not doing good I always change to 4-3-3 with sliders set to Counter Attack. So, try that also, but first set it properly.

And one more thing, try to change whole formation to 4-1-3-2 or 4-2-3-1. I changed my complete formation and tactics in 2nd season when I struggled to win (check picture), and it was good for some time, but I didn't felt comfortable so I switched back to 4-4-2.

Try my sliders, I usually play a lot of short passes. I know it's hard to set proper formation, especially in the beginning, but don't quit. I was pissed a lot, few times I almost crashed my keyboard and was thinking to quit Master League, but all that is behind now. First is hell, then paradise. My road to this team I have now, and this comfort, was very rocky. Just keep it up, don't quit.

Good matches, mate.

Cheers!

 

[Waldo1639]

I really don't understand how to play the Master League as a manager. I am losing everything. I put up a strategy and when I simulate, i'm always losing. Tried a bunch of strategies and different players in the line-up, but still losing every game.

It is also hard to get a player to your club. I bought the game yesterday, but untill this moment did not have any plessure with it.

Can someone help me by giving me some tips?

Hi, Maghrabi!

I never played ML as a manager so can't really tell, but I believe it's hard, especially if you play with fictional squad. Unfortunately there aren't many users here that play PES, but maybe someone will know better. Anyway, have you tried Club Boss, you can unlock it in Extra Content? I didn't try it, but will after ML saga.

As about signings, yes, it's very diffcult to sign good players if your team is not in the top. You have big success if you try to bid for someone from List of Tragets that your scouts made, try there, and look for Transfer Listed players. Youth Academy is very important, but youngsters will paid off only after 2-3 seasons, you'll need to be patient.

Cheers, mate!

 

[Waldo1639]

Hi, it's been a while since I posted my progress, so, lets get started.

It's half season now and so far I'm doing good, great actually. Check standings:

Barca lost last 2 matches, against Malaga and I cant remember who was the other one. Anyway I lost against Barca 2-1, and draw with Valencia. 58 scored and only 15 received goals in 19 matches. Not bad at all. My new GK Shovkovsky is responsible for that and offcourse great stoping pair Hummels and Palmieri. Rossi is having another great season with 24 goals and 7 assists (in Liga BBVA, Cup and CL) and overall rating 7.2. Fellaini and Romeu are amazing, midfield is totaly different (worse) without them and they adapted fantasticly. Albelda, Brocchi and Del Piero showed themselves as enormous potentials and I definitely need not to fear for the future of my team. Transfer window is opened now, I will try to sign someone as I have 15 millions budget, and possibly sent someone on loan. I already sold my 2nd GK Paulo Santos to FC Koln for 2.5 millions. Zarate is having great season also, but he is still struggling with his form, and my young CB Dias Caires is showing great talent.

More updates soon!

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EDIT: Oh, I forgot, I finished 1st in CL group stage. And I'm also in quarter-finals in Spanish Cup, I play against Granada CF. Cool, ay?