Career Fire-Power on FMM (Challenge Completed)

[Kanegan]

Ok, i am back with another career and once again looking to go top of the leaderboard.

The challenge that i am attempting will be:

The club i am using will be:

Edited July 2, 2019 by Kanegan

[Kanegan]

Ok, so onto 1st season.

Stage 1 - India: Buy 1 Indian PP. Transfer budget = €44M

Spoiler

July 2018 - Jan 2019: Welcome to your first stage of the challenge. We're going to test our first GFP nation; India. You need to buy your first Power Player (PP). The reason India dropped all the way down to 10th spot is due to a single factor only; Player availability in the DB. You may find as few as just one player, so not many options here I'm afraid, this results in limited damage too. Silver lining is India's chunky defense budget of $51B (€44M in FMM language) that you may use to strengthen your team with. Could this player be making the difference in the end? (PM me if you have trouble locating Sunil) 

Without any other option, you need to buy only Sunil Chetri.

Sunil Chetri Performance

Not good. Only 10 goals and 3 assists from 27 matches giving us 13 points.

 

Stage 2 - Turkey: Buy 1 Turkish PP. Transfer budget = €8M

Spoiler

Jan 2019 - June 2019: Next up is Turkey, for the second half of your first season. Buy a Turkish tank and do as much damage as you possibly can. In FMM terms, as many assists/goals as you can squeeze out of this Turk. Since all stages last half a season only, you'd better make the most of that precious time. Big downer here is the tiny budget we're given. It's literally nothing for us FMM dawgs, so it's going to be hunting for that quality bargain who can still deliver that killer shot. 

We had 8M to spend, so we miss out on Emre Mor and Cenk Tosun. So, it was 33 yr. old Burak Yilmaz for just 1.8M

 

Burak Yilmaz Performance

Marginally better than the Indian but still just 19 goals and 2 assists giving only 21 points. 

 

League Performance & Cup Runs

Spoiler

Finished second behind Barcelona and missed out on all trophies on my 1st season which was a first for me in FMM.

 

Season 1 Total -> Stage 1 (13) + Stage 2 (21) = 34

 

So, we fall off the pace in 1st season. Need to get our act properly if we are to challenge the leaderboard.

 

Next season, it's, the Asian Invasion in Atletico

Edited June 24, 2019 by Kanegan

[Ian]

Nice challenge this and I’ve been tempted to try it a few times. 

Good luck for season 2.

[danovic78]

Good luck, its a fun challenge and like most of these you will need some luck with injuries with such a short time to get points.

[Ran7777]

Good first season👏👏

[Kanegan]

On 25/06/2019 at 13:35, 1759 said:

Nice challenge this and I’ve been tempted to try it a few times. 

Good luck for season 2.

 

On 25/06/2019 at 14:04, danovic78 said:

Good luck, its a fun challenge and like most of these you will need some luck with injuries with such a short time to get points.

 

22 hours ago, Ran7777 said:

Good first season👏👏

Thanks guys. Hopefully the second season will be better than the first.

[Kanegan]

We arrive in second season with the Asian powerhouses, Korea and Japan invading Atletico

Stage 3 - South Korea: Buy 1 S.Korean PP. Transfer budget = €42M

Spoiler

July 2019 - Jan 2020: You've made it into your second season and hopefully things are looking better for you at this point. Next to-be-tested nation is South Korea. There's a few decent South Koreans in your DB so make sure you pick the most destructive one with your available funds. If you're lucky they have yet to move on to bigger clubs and your pocket money is just enough for what you seek. Careful tho, stay within your budget or you will suffer severe repercussions. 

With a meager transfer budget, Heung Min Son was out of question. So, we turn to Hwang Hee Chan as he cost us 22.5 mil.

Hwang Hee-Chan Performance

A much better return than the veteran Indian with 24 goals and 5 assists giving us 29 points.

 

Stage 4 - Japan: Buy 1 Japanese PP. Transfer budget = €47M

Spoiler

Jan 2020 - June 2020: It's Rising Sun time in these freezing winter months. There was little difference between this and the previous power nation, so you may not see a very big difference in points during the remainder of season 2. There's a fair budget to spend in this winter window, a 5M increase over your last purse, so use your pennies wisely. A few words of strategy may be in order, if the money is on the low side, why not add a lil "gift" on the side too? Player exchange anyone? 

It was the Land of the Rising Sun and who better than Muto from Newcastle for just 14 mil.

Yoshinori Muto Performance

Brilliant from Muto as he scored 26 goals and 7 assists from 25 matches giving us 33 points @AvR of 8.04

 

League Performance, Cup Runs and Muto Hattricks

Spoiler

We again finished second behind Barcelona but this time the difference was just 2 points. We win the Spanish Super Cup and Champions League to register my first two trophies in this career.

 

Muto Awards

Spoiler

Muto played just 18 league matches but he scored 23 off them giving him the Golden Boot and Player of the Year. Incredible.

 

Season 1 Total -> Stage 1 (13) + Stage 2 (21) = 34

Season 2 Total -> Stage 3 (29) + Stage 4 (33) = 62

Total = 96

Next season, the superpowers French and Germans make their presence felt

[broodje kip]

Damn! Muto looks pretty nice especially for relegation battle teams

[Ran7777]

Great progress mate👏👏

Muto's attributes looks decent and he performed so well👌👌

[Kanegan]

56 minutes ago, Lord Danish said:

Damn! Muto looks pretty nice especially for relegation battle teams

 

51 minutes ago, Ran7777 said:

Great progress mate👏👏

Muto's attributes looks decent and he performed so well👌👌

Thanks. Muto surprised me and i did not expected that. He really looks good.

[Kanegan]

Season 3

Third season see us using two power players for every stage.

Stage 5 - Germany: Buy 2 German PP. Transfer budget = €39M

Spoiler

July 2020 - Jan 2021: Oh dear, the Germans have arrived. Look at that stunning local industry.. uhh I meant Current Ability. Some weapon diversity.. argghh Attribute Diversity rather.. apologies. There's some serious firepower to be had in this stage. This nation means business and you are now allowed not 1 but 2 Power Players to wreak permanent havoc with. I'm expecting assists and goals to be raining down upon us. Do your homework well if this challenge means anything to you. 

So, we pick up Schurrle and Richter for a combined 38 mil.

Marco Richter Performance

 

Andre Schurrle Performance

Disastrous. The two Germans combined for just 57 points. Let's hope the French does better

 

Stage 6 - France: Buy 2 French PP. Transfer budget = €35M

Spoiler

Jan 2021 - June 2021: Wrap up your third season with some of the best French firepower - I sense the introduction of a Double Trouble - at your disposal. Where's the increased difficulty, you wonder? Sorry to bring you this disappointing news then, this is FMM FirePower Challenge and the further we reach the more powerful we become, that's half the intention tho. I hope you're enjoying raking in the points at this point. But brace yourselves, things are only going to get bigger from here on. 

So, Haller and Yedder join us for a combined 32.5 mil.

Sebastian Haller Performance

 

Wissam Ben Yedder Performance

Haller was very underwhelming and Yedder as marginally better but still disappointed as they combined for just 46 points. Pathetic.

 

League Performance & Cup Runs

Spoiler

We continue to fail domestically but Europe was a different story altogether as we win back to back Champions League title.

 

Season 1 Total -> Stage 1 (13) + Stage 2 (21) = 34

Season 2 Total -> Stage 3 (29) + Stage 4 (33) = 62

Season 3 Total -> Stage 5 (57) + Stage 6 (46) = 103

Total = 199

Next season, featuring Welsh-English co-op and a Chinese triplet

[Ian]

Going ok this and it seems like a tough challenge to me especially with having to change things up halfway through each season.

[broodje kip]

On 28/06/2019 at 22:44, Kanegan said:

Season 3

Third season see us using two power players for every stage.

Stage 5 - Germany: Buy 2 German PP. Transfer budget = €39M

  Reveal hidden contents

July 2020 - Jan 2021: Oh dear, the Germans have arrived. Look at that stunning local industry.. uhh I meant Current Ability. Some weapon diversity.. argghh Attribute Diversity rather.. apologies. There's some serious firepower to be had in this stage. This nation means business and you are now allowed not 1 but 2 Power Players to wreak permanent havoc with. I'm expecting assists and goals to be raining down upon us. Do your homework well if this challenge means anything to you. 

So, we pick up Schurrle and Richter for a combined 38 mil.

Marco Richter Performance

 

Andre Schurrle Performance

Disastrous. The two Germans combined for just 57 points. Let's hope the French does better

 

Stage 6 - France: Buy 2 French PP. Transfer budget = €35M

  Reveal hidden contents

Jan 2021 - June 2021: Wrap up your third season with some of the best French firepower - I sense the introduction of a Double Trouble - at your disposal. Where's the increased difficulty, you wonder? Sorry to bring you this disappointing news then, this is FMM FirePower Challenge and the further we reach the more powerful we become, that's half the intention tho. I hope you're enjoying raking in the points at this point. But brace yourselves, things are only going to get bigger from here on. 

So, Haller and Yedder join us for a combined 32.5 mil.

Sebastian Haller Performance

 

Wissam Ben Yedder Performance

Haller was very underwhelming and Yedder as marginally better but still disappointed as they combined for just 46 points. Pathetic.

 

League Performance & Cup Runs

  Reveal hidden contents

We continue to fail domestically but Europe was a different story altogether as we win back to back Champions League title.

 

Season 1 Total -> Stage 1 (13) + Stage 2 (21) = 34

Season 2 Total -> Stage 3 (29) + Stage 4 (33) = 62

Season 3 Total -> Stage 5 (57) + Stage 6 (46) = 103

Total = 199

Next season, featuring Welsh-English co-op and a Chinese triplet

Going pretty great but that Haller goals were a real meltdown as TM always score 30+ halfway through the season for me

[Kanegan]

43 minutes ago, 1759 said:

Going ok this and it seems like a tough challenge to me especially with having to change things up halfway through each season.

 

19 minutes ago, Lord Danish said:

Going pretty great but that Haller goals were a real meltdown as TM always score 30+ halfway through the season for me

Thanks guys but this season sucked overall as i expected a lot more, especially from Haller who has turned out to be a beast for me in some of my other saves.

[Kanegan]

Season 4

This season saw us opting for an English-Welsh co-op for Stage 7 and Chinese triplet for Stage 8. I decided to change things up a little and instead of two strikers, i went for a striker and a midfielder.

Stage 7 - United Kingdom: Buy 2 UK PP. Transfer budget = €46M

Spoiler

July 2021 - Jan 2022: This is a real test for you next. Starting your fourth season you have the option to buy a UK co-op. That's Power Players from England, N.Ireland, Scotland and/or Wales. How's that for some weapon diversity. Tho to be honest, it's not going to be easy to outscore the Germans or French. Not in the slightest, but there's bound to be very big points for you in this either way. Well, if you haven't forgotten how to inflict pain onto the enemy that is. 

So, we pick Tammy Abraham from England and the Welsh Harry Wilson for 42 mil.

 

Tammy Abraham Performance

 

Harry Wilson Performance

Tammy Abraham was outstanding while Wilson did his best as we pile up 66 points - the highest of this career so far.

 

Stage 8 - China: Buy 3 Chinese PP. Transfer budget = €155M

Spoiler

Jan 2022 - June 2022: We're arriving into the latter stages of the challenge and we're really upping the ante now. Perhaps not a lot of PPs to choose from per se, compared with the previous three nations, but China's huge defense budget of over $160B (Google Calculate leaves you with €155M) allows you to build a very very strong team. That in addition to not 1, not 2, but 3 Power Players of Chinese origin. Can you find the three for a quality performance? 'Quality', that remains to be seen. 

So, with a huge transfer budget but low on quality players, it was time to improve the squad. We pick up Wu Lei, the highest rated Chinese player available, Lin Liangming and Ji Xiaoxuan for a combined 28 mil.

 

Wu Lei Performance

 

Lin Liangming Performance

 

Ji Xiaoxuan Performance

These three combined for just 36 points. Well, you cannot expect anything more.

 

League Performance & Cup Runs

Spoiler

 

Season 1 Total -> Stage 1 (13) + Stage 2 (21) = 34

Season 2 Total -> Stage 3 (29) + Stage 4 (33) = 62

Season 3 Total -> Stage 5 (57) + Stage 6 (46) = 103

Season 4 Total -> Stage 7 (66) + Stage 8 (36) = 102

Total = 301

 

We need a huge last season if we are to come anywhere close to leaderboard. So, join me next time for the explosive finale featuring a Russian and American Triple Threat.

[broodje kip]

Last season is going to be nice especially because US is my supported country 

[Ran7777]

Good going mate👍

[Kanegan]

Season 5

The last season will see us taking a Russian Trio and the American trio

Stage 9 - Russia: Buy 3 Russian PP. Transfer budget = €95M

Spoiler

July 2022 - Jan 2023: Mama. Smokin'. Mia. This power nation is the real destructive deal. It's giving us mere FMM mortals some serious options here for blood-thirsty point-collecting. Which 3 Russians should we pick. Creators? Finishers? Perhaps even a formation swap to accommodate the 3... in a mini Triple Threat? With a fairly healthy budget we need to get strategic now and force a strong finish to our final season. Plenty of Russian power people to choose from so I'm thinking: POINTS! 

It was Miranchuk, Smolov and Pronichev for 57.9 mil

Maximilian Pronichev Performance

This man did great with 23 goals and 5 assist for 28 points.

 

Fedor Smolov Performance

Disappointed big time with only 8 goals and 8 assist for 16 points.

 

Anton Miranchuk Performance

Miranchuk worked fine with 14 assist and 2 goals to give us 16 points.

Points for Stage 9 -> 16+16+28 = 60

 

Stage 10 - USA: Buy 3 American PP. Transfer budget = €585M

Spoiler

Jan 2023 - June 2023: Good lord, look at this. That budget!! Bonkers me!! With a real-life defense budget of close to $600B leaves the FMM Community with a jaw-dropping transfer budget of €585M. Hello, squad revamp? Let's nuke the livin' nuts out of this stage! No wonder USA had to be the nation bringing this challenge to an epic finish. The 585-million-euro question tho is "Can you buy yourself 3 Americans for the best point-plundering you've ever done in your entire life"? I surely hope you do, you brave FMM Chief you. You might even have to sell allies to reach that budget. Dilemmas! Can't wait to see what you've got in store for us. 

Lynden Gooch, Haji Wright and Bobby Wood joined us for the last stage.

Haji Wright Performance

18 goals and 3 assist for 21 points

 

Bobby Wood Performance

17 goals and 5 assist for 22 points.

 

Lynden Gooch Performance

3 goals and 11 assist for 14 points.

Points for Stage 10 -> 21+22+14 = 57

 

We won the league for the first time in this career.

 

Final Manager Profile

 

Season 1 Total -> Stage 1 (13) + Stage 2 (21) = 34

Season 2 Total -> Stage 3 (29) + Stage 4 (33) = 62

Season 3 Total -> Stage 5 (57) + Stage 6 (46) = 103

Season 4 Total -> Stage 7 (66) + Stage 8 (36) = 102

Season 5 Total -> Stage 9 (60) + Stage 10 (57) = 117

Total = 418 points.

 

A poor attempt really. The 1st and 3rd stage really let me down as i had expected more, especially from my French and German duo.

@BatiGoal, when you next log in, kindly add me to the leaderboard.