Paul Buchanan

**Paul Buchanan** (born 27 June 1965) is a professional English football manager who currently manages the premier league team Manchester City and the England National Team. Known for his knack for finding the best out of the worst situations, Paul is deemed one of the best managers in the world.

## Trophies (City)

2 FA Community Shield, 2 UEFA Supercups, 2 Carabo, 2 FA, 2 Prem, 2 UCL

## Transfers

### 23/24 Season

#### In

Jules Kounde - 75M

Rafael Leão - 135M

Stefan Bajcetic - 10.2M

#### Out

Kyle Walker - 25M

Kalvin Phillips - 21M

Stefan Ortega - 10.1M

Nathan Ake - 28.5M

### 24/25 Season

#### In

Benjamin Sesko - 27.5M

Joshua Kimmich - 80M

Matthijs de Ligt - 105M

Antonio Silva - 45M

#### Out

Mateo Kovacic- 40.1M

John Stones - 70M

Manuel Akanji - 37M

Julian Alvarez - 130M

### 25/26 Season

#### In

Gianluigi Donnarumma - 70M

Gavi - 57M

Oscar Acuna - 22M

### Out

Ederson - 98M

Matheus Nunes - 88.5M

## Past Career

### AFC Bournemouth

Once retiring from football Paul took the managerial spot at Bournemouth, albeit waiting a while to take the manager job, finishing 14th in his first season and then 12th in his second.

### Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves signed the manager in the hopes he would boost their playstyle, which worked well and Wolves finished 8th in his season with them.

### RB Leipzig

An offer that attracted the manager came from RB Leipzig, who saw Paul's youth development plans and knew he was the man for them. He got to third in the Bundesliga in his first season and second in his second season, losing to Bayern Munich by just a point. However, his managerial career took a hit when his boyhood club Manchester City beat Leipzig in the UCL with an aggregate score of 8-1. He won one DFL-Ligapokal and two DFB-Pokal Frauen's with the team before departing when Manchester City came calling.

## 23/24 Season

### Tactics (3-2-4-1)

Taking the helm after Guardiola left, Buchanan had huge shoes to fill. He played a similar style to Pep Guardiola but much more attacking with less emphasis on defence. He liked passing it around and keeping possession in their half, then using his back three to get through balls into the wingers, they would then keep direct passes through the midfield and either send it to the striker and score or pass it to the wingers to cross or cut in. The unpredictability of his tactics makes him a dangerous opponent for any club, although he will use the same formation a lot. He is also known for rotating players a lot more than other managers, giving each player what he thinks is their fair due. He is also keen on developing youth talents and will get rid of older players to make way for the new. He is liked by most of his players and commands respect. He has huge aspirations for the club, it being his boyhood club which he supported through thick and thin. Perhaps in a way, it was fate, taking the club that he watched struggle in the past finally succeed and him to get his chance. When not in possession, his players do a basic press, conserving energy mostly. The CDM role is his most valued role, normally playing one as an attacker and the other as more defensive. Both drop back in a counter attack and he creates a back three.

### The Season

In his first 14 games of the Premier League, he won all of them. This was broken by a 3-3 draw to Aston Villa, however, the manager made history by going undefeated throughout the whole Premier League, winning on 110 points.

## 24/25 Season

### Tactics (3-2-4-1)

Paul played the same formation as he did in the 23/24 Season but would occasionally play a 4-2-3-1. However, he felt more comfortable assigning roles. In the 3-2-4-1 formation, the left centre-back and right centre-back (both effectively playing as fullbacks) would attack up the pitch, leaving the left-sided CDM (usually Kimmich) to stay behind and help defend with Ruben Dias. He also had the left-sided winger normally come and help defend (Grealish). He also deployed a more central take on passing, no longer just sending it down the wings but across the whole field. This was done to get past the high presses commonly deployed against his team, although the press was still an issue for Manchester City, most goals conceded being from the pass being intercepted.

### Tactics (4-2-3-1)

Paul changed his tactics up, playing four at the back to be more defensively solid. The two fullbacks would continue to help the attack and the two centre-backs would both stick to defending a main central area, not marking as much. The CDM's would mark, Kimmich going up to attack and Rodri stayed behind, opposite roles to the 3-2-4-1. The main CAM would swap between De Bruyne and Silva interchangeably. It was clear Paul now had his perfect tactical set-up with the correct players.

### The Season

Someone tell this mf it ain't Career Mode... oh wait. Anyways he won the quadruple again. I promise I'm raising the difficulty man.