Some Thoughts as the Game goes on.

[legendqueen]

For 1* you need to plan long term really.
Don't be worried about the odd season 'tanking' (purposely not getting promoted to consolidate the team and save up reds and greens).
Here's my squad this season, I'm top of the league, through to CL KO stages and looking good in the cup as well.
My top player is Q130 and my lowest player is Q68.
The 68 quality player is 30 yo and has been in my squad since an academy youth, as have all my 1* players.
All the players highlighted in yellow are bought on the third day of this season.
Most of them will be sold on on the last day of this season along with a couple of others who have just reached 'past usefulness' stage so I'll start next season with probably six 5*+ players and eight 1* (I'll sign another academy player before the end of the season), I'll get rid of one of the 1* and fill the remaining places with 5* (hopefully close to 6* if I', lucky) transfers.

Good tips, Im gonna use your strategy later on, when my youth academy gives out some young players.
Now i'm level 3, if i want 1 star players i'm supposed to bid against level 1 managers, it's quite painful though, they have nothing to lose

We play at the same level and pretty much the exact same mentality... It's true that home cup games boost the players morale (this season never lost, now at Top 16) but even then I play defensive formations. Goals win you ties but away goals are more important since they break the tie in goals if any. So it's always better to have a clean sheet at home than a clean sheet at away (an away draw is what you need). But your strategy will confirm a win of the tie if you have 1st leg at home.

I dont play defensive at home, we should score as much as we can when at home and isnt' it true that playing defensive will descrease the number of goal you score?
Home goal is not a big deal though, if you notice when at home the defenders/goalie are usually the guys who excel most, they always perform well enough to be trusted

And if you play 10 matches in Cup i think there will be only 1 match with tied result, should we pay too much attention on away-home goals?

[gogs67]

Good tips, Im gonna use your strategy later on, when my youth academy gives out some young players.
Now i'm level 3, if i want 1 star players i'm supposed to bid against level 1 managers, it's quite painful though, they have nothing to lose

Sorry, I forgot your facilities weren't fully built. I get 3 sets of academy youths a season and just took it for granted everyone else did!

[talisman]

I dont play defensive at home, we should score as much as we can when at home and isnt' it true that playing defensive will descrease the number of goal you score?

Home goal is not a big deal though, if you notice when at home the defenders/goalie are usually the guys who excel most, they always perform well enough to be trusted

And if you play 10 matches in Cup i think there will be only 1 match with tied result, should we pay too much attention on away-home goals?

Not necessarily - most of my games (especially in the Cup) are played with defensive/counter mentality as I'm usually playing against higher Level/better Q teams. I win more than I lose, and score more than one goal in the game about 80% of the time... One of the Palace Casuals League Championships listed below was achieved by playing almost the whole season using 4-5-1V formation, with defensive/counter tactics.

Another tactic I've used in away Legs where I've won at home without conceding in the 1st Leg in the Cup is to go attacking until I get the away goal then change to defensive. Usually the away goal in this instance means that the opponent has to score one more than you have to win the tie, and it eliminates the possibility of extra-time and penalties...