In FM2007 I'd spent a lot time in various clubs when I got the job at a struggling Serie C2 team around 2015. In around 5 seasons I got them up to Serie A, another 2-3 and we were pushing for Euro qualification places. I finally managed to get my youth system upgraded (to good) but so far it hadn't produced anything save a half decent striker I sold for 2.6m.
But then he came...
When the new intake came along, my assistant said the best player was called Simone Barone. Didn't think about it much until a bit later I was checking my U18 team when I saw he was a D CRL which is quite uncommon for regens. I checked him and was stupified... 16 years old, all physical stats above 10, Pace and Acceleration at 16. Tackling, Anticipation, Positioning at 15 and most other defensive stats around 10 and add to that, Influence 19...
At 17 he was in the main squad, at 19 a starter, at 20 the captain. He stuck with my team for his entire career, retiring at the age of 36. He led us to 12 Serie A titles, 6 CL titles, 4 Uefa titles and various Italian cups. He also won 2 Euro's and 1 World Cup with Italy, captaining them.
My favorite part however was that in is immense career over 20 years, he scored 3 goals and made about 20 assist and despite that averaged around 7.1. He couldn't cross, shot or dribble but no-one got past him in the back and always made loads of key interceptions and tackles.
All in all, definatey my favorite regen
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