Oh...you might want to at least know something about which players to go for though.
Firstly, there isn't really a good RB in the league (unless you can fork out the cash for a very rare Ajax van der Wiel and that defeats the point because it's expensive) and only two good LBs - one of which is bronze. So I would recommend a 3-back formation, and have one CM geared for defense. Unfortunately it isn't one of those leagues like the Serie A where you can have two defensive side midfielders and basically act like you're playing 5 at the back.
The best formation for a team in the league is 3-4-3 - because there are a lot, and I mean a lot, of good wingers in the league. If you play a little more central, like me, and wanna pay a little more for position changes, you can play 3-4-2-1 and use the front three with killer effect. 3-4-1-2 and 3-5-2 is just wasting the wingers you could use, plus there aren't really enough good CDMs in the league to make 3-5-2 work.
(On the subject of position changes, you will need quite a few - you will certainly need an RW>RM, LW>LM and without the use of one certain player, definitely an expensive CAM>CM - though you can skimp on chemistry a little with the right setup)
There are plenty of CBs in the league with at least 70 pace, which is what you really need at least to succeed. Most of them are even from alternate nations so you can use them in hybrids for future squads. The most notable of these is Vitesse's
Tomas Kalas - non-rare, but has 80 pace. Of course, you might want to take a gold CB with less pace but more defense, seeing as the league is so weak defensively.
Douglas does a good job in this regard.
The 4 wingers will be the main part of your team possibly, so choose them carefully. All 4 of them should really be at least 4* skills, and while not necessarily required, you may wish to only get those with at least 80 pace. There are plenty of players for both sides on this regard.
On the right, Narsingh is superb - I use him as an LF in two of my squads and he never, ever disappoints. He really is pretty immense when linked up with a striker and an opposite forward. But his 94 pace means he obviously is very good as an RW. His PSV mate Lens is similarly good, but works better as an RF because his aim for goal is also very good. Tadic is a good RM because he has superb passing coupled to a strong dribbling ability.
There are a two very quality silver options as well - namely
Jody Lukoki and
Virgil Misidjan. Both properly quality wingmen.
As for the left side, Mertens and his IF are obviously very good on all accounts, but it's the silvers you want to aim for here. That said, there's only two I really like too much -
Giorgi Chanturia and
Memphis Depay.
Chanturia might not be all that fast, but my god does he have good dribbling. 83 on UT, 86 on full chem (and both in game and in FIFA 12 last year too), plus 5* weak foot and 4* skills. I just wish he was still 5* as he was last year...he wasn't in UT but he was the best player in the game last year. Depay is really, really good - if you've seen Owusu-Abeyie (the best player stats-wise in this game for me), you'll know what Depay is all about, because Depay's stats are very similar. Similarly high pace, surprisingly good strength, good dribbling and a cracking shot as well. He is truly brilliant, certainly for his price.
Of course, with your CMs you will need one geared for attack and one for defense because you are running three at the back. There are only two really good defensive midfielders in the league -
Leroy Fer and
Eyong Enoh. Fer is particularly superb - he has only 3 red stats in stats that don't really matter. His lowest base stat is 73, and he is a great all-rounder. Enoh on the other hand has very well-rounded physical stats and some extreme tackling stats.
For your attacking midfielder, there are probably 6 good options - which I'm gonna list
here.
To be honest, I've never quite seen the appeal of Eriksen. He is the highest overall player in the league but he doesn't turn me on at all. Wijnaldum and Djuricic do the job a lot better for me - Wijnaldum is a classic speedy, dribbling, agile kind of guy, whilst Djuricic is just pretty good all around. Duarte has the great advantage of not requiring a position change and he is a damned good player - especially when you see his physical stats - but I don't actually use him...don't ask why, I don't know why - I just sort of don't. Kakuta is a good player because of his dribbling stats, but Vilhena will surprise you a lot. His stats don't look all that epic but he is actually an awfully good player in career mode - none less so in career mode, seeing as he was born in 1995...and you know what that does to his potential.
The final position of ST is a little weaker than you might be led to believe but it is not bad on any accounts. While there is an ST in the league with 4* skills -
Anass Achahbar, who is a good player on all accounts - I wouldn't blame you for taking someone else. Certainly, the Americans in here might want to try Jozy Altidore, but Luc Castaignos is also a very good shout, with 85 pace and both great physical and shooting stats.
This is the Eredivisie team I like to use consistently. It often gets the job done, and very well. Certainly, this and my Serie A team can cause some real damage to teams at times. That's why I prefer to buy cheaper teams as opposed to blowing a full budget on a big team that has big names - because cheap ones are just as effective if you get them right.
^ Apologies for this wall of text -_-
Freaking Sterling, being all expensive and junk.
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