This happens routinely. It happened in FM2011, 2012, and now 2013. My team does spectacularly for the first half (or so) of the season, then suddenly loses 7 games in a row. For the life of me, I can't figure out what's going on. I'll give you a few examples:
FM2012: 2nd season Unterhaching: near 1st place most of season, end up 3rd place (lose playoff to Hertha)
next season: no change in tactics, minor change in players. Get to 3rd or 4th place midseason, hit losing streak, end season in 10th
FM 2012: 1st season Chieti: dominate C2B
2nd season: in midtable by midseason, end up 14th
3rd season: same
4th season: challenge for promotion most of season, end up 6th (lose playoff)
5th season: stay around 8th for most of season
6th season: make few changes to team, stay around 12th whole season (if few changes to successful team, why so bad?)
FM 2013: 1st season Chieti: same formula as usual (Einstein's definition of insanity, I know): start best players, pick up a few great, low salary free transfers to strengthen squad, max fluidity in 3 tactics (1 standard, 1 attack, 1 defense to get players used to various instructions)
1st half of season: hover around 5th-6th place, even challenge title at some point. earlier, might lose 4 out of 7, but would have 2 wins.
MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES
7 game losing streak
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm frustrated that tactics, players, etc. that worked PERFECTLY earlier in the season are now collapsing in a heap. The seven-game losing streak in 2013 is happening at the SAME TIME (analogous) as an equal WINNING streak earlier. My job security has gone from "very secure" to "insecure" and I have no idea how to fix it.
FM2012: 2nd season Unterhaching: near 1st place most of season, end up 3rd place (lose playoff to Hertha)
next season: no change in tactics, minor change in players. Get to 3rd or 4th place midseason, hit losing streak, end season in 10th
FM 2012: 1st season Chieti: dominate C2B
2nd season: in midtable by midseason, end up 14th
3rd season: same
4th season: challenge for promotion most of season, end up 6th (lose playoff)
5th season: stay around 8th for most of season
6th season: make few changes to team, stay around 12th whole season (if few changes to successful team, why so bad?)
FM 2013: 1st season Chieti: same formula as usual (Einstein's definition of insanity, I know): start best players, pick up a few great, low salary free transfers to strengthen squad, max fluidity in 3 tactics (1 standard, 1 attack, 1 defense to get players used to various instructions)
1st half of season: hover around 5th-6th place, even challenge title at some point. earlier, might lose 4 out of 7, but would have 2 wins.
MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES
7 game losing streak
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm frustrated that tactics, players, etc. that worked PERFECTLY earlier in the season are now collapsing in a heap. The seven-game losing streak in 2013 is happening at the SAME TIME (analogous) as an equal WINNING streak earlier. My job security has gone from "very secure" to "insecure" and I have no idea how to fix it.