FM14 - The Red Bull Challenge

Football Manager 2014 is a game I am obsessed with. I can't explain why.. I hate that I love it. It tortures me, it takes away hours of my life and it pulls me in - and I'm not even that great at it.

So for the sake of this blog, I'm going to set myself a challenge.

The Red Bull Challenge involves winning league titles and cups whilst being in charge of a club owned by Red Bull. There are 4 such teams on the game; New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig and Red Bull Brasil.

 

I would love to complete this all in one file, but I'd need jobs to open up at the right time and I find it unlikely that this will happen - so I'm going to start with RB Leipzig in the German Division 3, and see what happens from there. I will load the other leagues anyway, just in case the opportunities do arise.
 

I'll be using the 14.3.0 update, and will be using FM rather than FMC. I will use a large database, and load the leagues from Brazil, USA, Austria and Germany from the start. I'll also be starting as myself, with a Sunday League reputation.

 

I imagine that the journey from the German Division 3 to Champions League champions will be quite a long one, and I also imagine that somewhere along the way I'll get sacked before completing the challenge - but never mind! Let's be optimistic shall we? Let the challenge begin!

RB Leipzig

Founded in May 2009

'Die Bullen' (The Bulls)

Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Capacity: 44,345

Transfer Budget: £0

Wage Budget: £95k per week

Target: to finish the season in the top half of the table

Having a look at the squad, I think I have a good chance of reaching my target and even pushing for promotion. There are a number of reasonable defenders, a couple of high potential wingers and one striker who looks like he'll bang in plenty of goals. I need a bit more in the midfield areas, but beyond that I'm quite happy with the current crop.

I'll be making a few changes to the backroom staff, but nothing major as I think changing too many things at once will be detrimental to my career.

Keep an eye out for my next FM14 post, which will be posted after the pre-season.

 

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