Sunderland.

By: aman | October 29th, 2009

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Well, it seems like the Arsenal job is no longer on the table. All the better, since my ambition is to be a manager, not a babysitter. Wenger can keep his boys for now.

After being courted by a number of high profile clubs including Liverpool, Valencia, Newcastle, and QPR, I’ve decided to go to work for Sunderland, mostly because there’s a dude named ‘Steed’ on the team. That’s got a lot of jokes in it, I feel, although I can’t come up with one right now. Also, as Mr. /Ms. Ish pointed out in the comments, it’s a nice mid-level club, fitting because Daryl’s club was Newcastle.

Here’s the first team as it appears in the demo:

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I haven’t done much of an analyses yet, but it’s fairly obvious the strength of the team is in the midfield pairing of Cana and Cattermole. I may need to pick up someone as a backup, but I feel I have my two starters there. Both are strong, aggressive, and hardworking, and though lacking a bit in creativity, I feel they can go up against the best of them.

As far as the guys up top go, I feel we’ll have to pick up another striker to go with Darren Bent in the starting lineup. I’d consider playing Frazier Campbell, but he’s too similar a player to Bent, at least according to the FM attributes. At 21 though, I imagine him being a good bet for the future and he’ll probably see a lot of action over the season. Kenwyne Jones can stay as backup, but all he really brings to the table is an aerial presence. I don’t want to bank on him doing much for the team. I think we need to pick up a forward with some creativity, as it’s lacking in the team overall.

The defence is going to need a lot of reinforcement if we’re going to be competitive at all in the league. If I had a bit of cash, I’d replace every single person including Craig Gordon in goal. Realistically, I think we at least need a new first choice right back, and another central defender.

I have yet to advance any time in the demo. Can’t bring myself to click that button knowing the full version comes out tomorrow. Seems a waste. Anyways, Sunderland starts me off with a transfer budget of $21.5 million if I promise a top half finish, which is the very least we should aim for. Anyone have recommendations on how to spend that cash come tomorrow?