Season 67 ended in a disappointing fashion for me & Real Madison. The final table looks like this:

Admittedly, I lost my last match (which was inconsequential) & finished 5th instead of 4th. 

So what went wrong? Well, that's the question I've been asking myself for the last 2 weeks. I've boiled it down to three key failures on my part:

1. My team was not adequately prepared to play on the road. Although I increased my team morale to >80 by the first Wednesday of the season (something I consider a good mark--am I wrong?), my team failed to win a road match until round 16--against a team that turned bot. In fact, Emerycat FC--relegation candidate--was the only team I beat on the road all season. I'll be making an effort to change this for next season. I may be taking the Coach Bus upgrade after the 10/26 AM training. I don't know how much this will help, but going 5-5-5 on the road with 4 bots is not going to cut it. 

2. I failed to adequately adapt my team in league matches.  Based on the best overall Q, I should have been playing 3-4-3 or 3-3-4. Later in the season I began employing a 4-4-2 setup after seeing my team perform better & gain more in friendlies using this set-up. I'm now looking at which setups give my team the best performances in friendlies & will hopefully be able to better utilize my team in the future. Anyone have any suggestions on what might be the best setup for my team going forward?

3. I did not improve my team stats as effectively as I should have. I am sitting at +8 non-morale attributes this season. I spent too much time & money trying to improve my high stats--attacking/defending--& not enough on bringing up some lower team stats which *seem* to gain quicker. 

QUICK SEASON 68 PREVIEW 

I fully expect to win the department next season. I've set a budget & know how much I can spend on player acquisitions & will make more of an effort to improve my team stats & play friendlies early in the season. After the season change, I'll post a more in-depth Season 68 Preview. 

FINAL COMMENT:

I've brought a few friends into ML & will be hosting regular *FREE* cups of 8-16 teams. If you would like to be invited & can be counted on to abide by maximum lineup Q that is set, please send me a message & I'll put you on the invite list!