AS Monaco Team Guide
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AS Monaco
Are you kidding me? Who wouldn't want to manage this awesome French side this year? Giving PSG a massive run for their money in Ligue 1 and currently showcasing some of the finest attacking football we've seen in the Champions League. AS Monaco are definitely one of the hot favorite teams to manage due to their excellent squad. Yes, a truly gorgeous squad, more on that further on.
Name: Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club
Nickname: Les Monégasques - Les Rouges et Blancs
Founded: 23 August 1924; 93 years ago
Stadium: Stade Louis II - Capacity: 18,523
Club Topscorer: Delio Onnis - 223 Goals (for those seeking a side challenge)
Notable Honours:
Expectations
With the squad you have at your disposal, the talents, the balance in terms of age and positions - it really is one of the more balanced teams you can find in the game this year - the least you should demand of yourself, not the board but yourself, is to give a good run in all competitions and compete for silverware till the very end. You start with excellent training- and youth facilities and eventhough the transfer and wage budgets may seem low at the start of your career I can assure you there's no need to touch any of them in your first season with the club. More on that later.
The Staff
Quality staff. However, it's important to note that both Caldeira and Barros are specialized as attacking coaches so you may want to replace one of them for a specialization you don't yet have in your coaching staff. The other coaches are specialized in Defence and Goalkeeping, and of course your own chosen specialty. Fitness, Motivation, General and Youth are your alternatives.
The scouts look good too although most of you probably want to see x3 Gold badges here too, I don't blame you, so you may want to look into that. There's a Gold Tactical Analyst and a Bargain Hunter. The Silver one is a Youth Scout. The physios are perfect as they stand. All Gold with two Rehabilitation and one Prevention, unless you want to opt for the opposite number which is just as good. Depends on a manager's preference and to some extent playing style.
Best Defender
I present the Captain of your team. Lacking pace is a slight issue but problem pretty much solved with a pacey partner by his side. Glik is a quality defender with fantastic numbers where it matters. Reliable, consistent and the first name on the sheet. At 28yo he's right at his peak when you take charge of the club and he's got at least another 5 top seasons in him.
Best Midfielder
Don't let the sea of blue's blind you. Fabinho isn't worldclass yet but don't be fooled, the incredible 10! 14's make him -potentially- your best midfielder. He starts the game as a good player but with gametime and training turns quickly into a real quality DLP or powerful BBM in the middle of the park, whatever you and your tactical set up require of him. I've found him a solid formation for either role and he excels in both. Let me correct myself, Fabinho IS your best midfielder.
Best Forward
Yes, of course it's Falcao. This team has some wonderful talents on pretty much every corner of the pitch but this 30-year-old Colombian Poacher is your best striker for the first couple of seasons. He is as prolific as the game's best so no need to worry about his form, he'll definitely get you the goals. Either as a lone poacher with assistance from the flanks or with an assisting partner by his side, he isn't bothered by either option. Alternatively put him on a fitness training regime to keep his physical attributes from falling unnecessarily quick.
Talents - Future Stars
This is usually the part where I go -Players To Buy ..or.. Positions That Need Strengthening- the beauty of this squad is that there's a fantastic pool of talent at your disposal. The talents are aged 17-20yo and the worst thing you could do is dive into the transfer market on day 1 and deny all these exceptional talents their chance to develop into worldclass players. So I'm recommending no buys at all for Monaco and use these future stars as substitutes. Alternatively for easier Cup games.
In fact, some of them are already good enough to make a serious case for a starting spot..Lemar.. Mbappe.. but be very careful. Some of them are just 17yo and, as confirmed by the developers SI themselves, over-playing youngsters in FMM17 could potentially -and permanently- damage their future development so cherish your stars and nurture them well and smart, they're your club's future.
Players With No Future
Every club we start with or inherit at some point during our careers is bound to carry dead weight in the form of players that don't meet the club's standard, or have simply become abundant players, and AS Monaco are no different. These players have no future at the club and need to re-ignite their footballing career elsewhere. Monaco have only two of such players, namely: Javi Garcia and Elderson Echiejile.
Tactics + Match Settings A
I couldn't tell which of the two formations was the better one as both gave me good results, so instead of going with the usual "main" and "alternative" set ups I simply named them A and B. This one right here features no flanks up the pitch which may seem odd but that's mainly due to having lots of great and talented *but* still young and inexperienced flank players. This formation cuts through an opponents heart when playing 'centered' passing focus. Jemerson (BPD) adds to attack from the back, the 'diamond' in midfield stabilizes the entire tactical set up with 4 quality players sharing all the needed duties, and Carillo acts as provider for Falcao. Refinements untouched, this works well without it. Glik is the team's captain. This is your option A.
Tactics + Match Settings B
Your option B. If things for some reason aren't as satisfactory as you would've liked there is a more than solid B formation which features AML and AMR for your future stars, Boschilia, Lemar, Mbappe, and others .. the 'diamond' is replaced with two in the middle and two on the flanks for a variation in attacking options. If this style suits you better then this is the formation you should go with. I went with an AP (Silva) for attacking support and W (Dirar), to make great use of our, now, TM (Carillo) up front, on either flank in order to stabilize the midfield. But as mentioned earlier, there are talented flank players who could provide you with IFs as well. There's a lot of options for you with this squad and with the versatility of this fantastic group of players you could choose to play nearly any formation you want.
Match settings speak for themselves. We want to make the best use out of our speedy players on the flank so go with attacking mentality + direct passing. Perhaps it's wiser to leave the refinements untouched, just like in formation A, 'pressing' often needlessly tires your players out and forces them out of position, which may de-stabilize your tactical set up, but if you're playing to get results it offers a good alternative. Perhaps use it in-game when results are little more difficult to come by.
I hope you'll find this AS Monaco Team Guide useful and if it made you decide to play them even better. Feel free to drop an opinion, a comment or suggestion. Thank you for reading!
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