I'm glad to hear you guys are as excited about this story as I am! I'm in the middle of finishing off the offseason friendlies right now and will have a proper update as soon as that's done. Some things of note thus far:
* It seems like half the team are on loan. I'm certainly not complaining because many of those loaned players are talented, but it worries me going forward. I don't like the feeling of having to rely on loans every year to be successful. This means our goal of being a midtable team is very important. I want to achieve enough success in the first year to attract talented players in the coming years; preferrably on permanent contracts.
* We are looking like world beaters during the preseason! I've lined up friendlies against every big team and we are winning the vast majority of them. I'll have a screenshot up of our full preseason schedule soon, but we've beaten the likes of AT Madrid and only lost to Barca (Messi did not play) by one goal. At the very least I take these results as a sign that the team is adapting well to the 442 tactic that I've developed over the years.
* I don't like the way the La Liga has their teams set up. I'm spoiled and have gotten used to the Premier League having a reserve team and a U18 team. With Granada, my roster feels horribly cluttered because I have all the 'reserve' players on the main team. All we have is a U19 squad at our disposal. We do have a B team, but that requires players moving back and forth to an affiliate that I don't have control over. I much prefer having a reserve team that I can control in terms of tactics.
* It seems like half the team are on loan. I'm certainly not complaining because many of those loaned players are talented, but it worries me going forward. I don't like the feeling of having to rely on loans every year to be successful. This means our goal of being a midtable team is very important. I want to achieve enough success in the first year to attract talented players in the coming years; preferrably on permanent contracts.
* We are looking like world beaters during the preseason! I've lined up friendlies against every big team and we are winning the vast majority of them. I'll have a screenshot up of our full preseason schedule soon, but we've beaten the likes of AT Madrid and only lost to Barca (Messi did not play) by one goal. At the very least I take these results as a sign that the team is adapting well to the 442 tactic that I've developed over the years.
* I don't like the way the La Liga has their teams set up. I'm spoiled and have gotten used to the Premier League having a reserve team and a U18 team. With Granada, my roster feels horribly cluttered because I have all the 'reserve' players on the main team. All we have is a U19 squad at our disposal. We do have a B team, but that requires players moving back and forth to an affiliate that I don't have control over. I much prefer having a reserve team that I can control in terms of tactics.
