u/Intrepid_Routine_917

That’s not really true. The issue is that the town travel teams around here, which I coach, are not really fun or productive for him or the other advanced kids at this point. Too much goofing around, etc (I think they’re more fun for me than him, I like the kids). And then I’m also worried about burnout with six days a week of scheduled soccer. I would play with him whenever he wants. This other coach for his new team is suggesting we still do town travel regardless.

So you’re saying you didn’t get the State Farm bundle?

Thanks for this. I’m working with an ND who prescribed itraconazole and anpheceritin b nasal spray, then said I should get nasal irrigation when those didn’t help my symptoms. She left out the part about the cat scan or fungal mass. I’m going to retest my urine and go from there. I had Lyme and bartonella so there’s a good chance there’s something else such as MCAS that’s causing my lingering symptoms (low energy, depersonalization, vague neuropathy). I don’t have any sinus issues and never have. Thanks again!

I've been trying to time runs with my attackers and loft passes with R1 + Square particularly if my opponent is attacking aggressively. Sometimes I just loft them for fun and they work out, or my opponent is taken by surprise and I'm able to win the ball back with my wingers. I do end up doing it at the end of the game not purely to waste time but kind of half to waste time half to improve, you could try that. It's more effective than just clearing the ball and a skill worth trying to improve on.

Oof. Thanks for doing that. I tried doing a bunch of these along with the other upgrades with my son and it was a total flop.

Congrats! For me after saving all the packs and doing all the upgrades I got Rodri and Martinez (GK). Pretty excited about Rodri - he's so much fun that I decided to use the defender EVO on another CDM with Pinged and Tiki Taka plus. Eusebio looks pretty great - have fun with him!

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My current squad - all EVOs and untradeables, I got Kounde out of on of the 82 x 14s yesterday and randomly pulled Courtois as well. In Div6 and trying to improve, only been playing seriously since last year's TOTS when I bought the game for my kid after 20 years off or so lol. No real affiliation besides rooting for the English national team from across the pond so it's all over the place.

I did, it definitely helped! I lose the ball constantly lol

Love the posts, keep them coming. Thanks for the L2 tip.

You could try a 4411 with Alvarez as a CAM with shadow striker - might help with the link up play. I have that version and put him there sometimes and he's good. Also Bellingham gold for 50k is a good deal.

Well you're a better player than me so feel free to ignore this but I also struggled with the 41212 wide. I have since moved to a 4213 and had a bit more luck. Also I'm not sure what you have for player roles but I've had the most luck with a back line all on fullback/defend or defender/defend, that way the AI keeps everyone locked in a grid. Maybe switch out one of your strikers for a CDM and see if that helps at all? This is my current setup if it's helpful.

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I would go for a 5212 with two attacking wingbacks with speed and whipped pass and one or two big guys up front... only problem is people will hate you for playing it (which is why I stopped). There are a few good videos on it out there on Youtube. In general crossing seems cooked right now as much as it's built into the way I play (got into the game last year after 20 years off when the crossing meta was super strong). Back in the day it was all crosses and headers. I still have a hard time with crosses in FC 25 and am focusing most of my energy these days on improving timed runs and over the top balls through the middle. Good luck!

Thanks for the heads up on Kessler - just picked her up and that incisive plus is great. I'd been using the Arda Guler evo'd card without playmaker plus and I'm going to stick with her.

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You should be fine... I did it in div 7 lol.

I did it with Raphinha and really like the card. I'm div 7 (mostly skill issue partially time issue) and had no problem getting it done. It's basically the identical stats as the SBC which cost what 750k or something?

Prices drop off a cliff because everyone dumps their tradeable cards on the market, then the prices go up again over the next day or so going into weekend leagues.

Great post, thanks. I've also had luck with the BPM this year. In my experience it's also worth listing some of the major club consumables, like Barcelona tifos and the like, as I've sold a bunch of them for 200, but as you say quick selling the others is definitely way to go. I've been doing this and also flipping players on Rivals rewards day as it's a pretty predictable time to play the market and it's been working pretty well. It's too much for me to keep up with all the market ups and downs but between these two things and some good pack luck I already have a few hundred thousand coins.