FM 2014 PLAYER TO SIGN: Zeli Ismail

Name: Zeli Ismail

Nationality: England/Albania
Contract: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Age: 19
Value: 220k£
Salary: 500£/week
Position: MR/AMR

Summary: Ever heard of this guy? No? Well he isn't the most famous player in neither the real world nor in the FM communities. But this guy isn't nobody, he has represented England U16 and U17 and is about to break through in the lower divisions as a 19 year old talent. In FM this guy starts off as a pretty poor player, I am not going to lie to you, when I managed Wolves in FM 2014 the only reason I kept him was because of the lack of alternatives. Zeli Ismail isn't the biggest talent in the game but he isn't that bad either, he develops ok and he has some potential, never world class but he'll be a descent midfielder in the Premier League. He is quick and strong with an okay technique. I schooled him to be an AML were he plays as an inner forward, that way I believe you get the most out of him. The thing is if you have a very tight budget and can't get those supertalents, you might be looking for this guy because he is very cheap and he is willing to leave his League One team. Unfortunately he isn't top class or even close even when he reaches his top potential, but as I previously wrote he is a good signing if we are talking about really stretched budgets.
Recomendation: 5/10

FM 2014 PLAYER TO SIGN: Memphis Depay

Name: Memphis Depay

Nationality: Holland
Contract: PSV
Age: 19
Value: 2,7M£
Salary: 4800£/week
Position: AML/AMR/ST

Summary: Great player overall for his position. Like many wonderkid he starts off pretty decent but even at start you can pretty much guess what his strong abilities will be: Set piece. This guy is all you need for your set piece. I signed him pretty early in the game and now he is imensive as a free kick and corner taker but since I've used my my corner tactic this guy scores a lot of assists. I use him on the left side as an inner forward and that role suits him perfectly. Though I recommend you to use in as a inner forward in a AML position I must make it clear, he is fully capable playing on the right side and as striker but the risk is you won't use his full capacity. He is a weaker version of Cristiano Ronaldo if you ask me. This guy is otherwise all-round good only one thing he lacks: defending abilities. But even if you ignore his defending stat which most of the time isn't used by him if you position him right, the biggest problem for this guy is that besides free kicks and corners he hasn't any other specialties. He is absolutely on of the top offensive wingers in the world if he reach his potential but we aren't looking at any miracle player here, he is one in the line in a top club. He always produce assists and goals, but we aren't talking about a goal machine, more a safe card. In other words he always gets assists and goals every season, but is never the player of the year for your team. He isn't a bargain, be prepared to pay something in the region of 9M£ early in the game and more if youy attempt later, still he is good enough to be worth every penny.
Recomendation: 7/10

I mean look at his free kick stats in 2019: 20 FK, 18 Long Shots. Perfect guy for the job!

FM 2014 PLAYER TO SIGN: Rodrigo Gómez

Name: Rodrigo Gómez

Nationality: Argentina
Contract: Argentinos
Age: 20
Value: 1,1M£
Salary: 1900£/week
Position: AMR/MC/MR

Summary: At start he is already 20 years old, very mediocre stats and playing for Argentinos a team usually at the bottom half.of the league Doesn't sound like a world class talent? Well Rodrigo Gómez is a world class talent. Playing for Maradona's old team Argentinos he is available for a bid around 3M£. What happens to this 20 years old midfielder is a mystery because his development is as fast as it gets on FM. Give Gómez regular match time and he'll do the rest and become the best talent from Argentinos since Diego Maradona. You will end up with a midfielder that is good allround except for his Aerial stats which are very poor and he is a very short (165 cm, which is exactly Maradona's height) player. To compensate his poor aerial stats he is outstanding when it comes to speed and technique. The only negative thing about Gómez is his age wich means he cannot wait at all to get rugular match time and a season long injury at start could be fatal for Gómez's career as a top-side footballer.
Recomendation: 9/10