Recreating specific styles of play requires specific players to be able to pull of, what you’re creating. This means that over time you need to identify possible transfer targets so when you do have the resources to improve the squad, you make the correct player choice. For me this is one of the most important …
For those who have followed me for a while on social media, you’ll have seen me mention David Brooks pretty much constantly for the past two years or so. He’s a special talent and when you see him play you can see. Even in training, he looks head and shoulders above everyone else technically and …
This is written by guest author @DistanceCovered who is a very talented football writer. You can check some of his work out here; http://anfieldindex.com/author/DistanceCovered Be sure to give him a follow on Twitter. Introduction For those that aren’t aware, the club that I’m currently managing in FM18 is Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga. Dépor are …
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Last season we pushed the top four before falling away so I had a good feeling that the squad for the most part would be able to get a champions league spot, as the quality was there but perhaps not the depth so the first thing I did was set about selling squad players, while …
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If you’ve followed my articles before you’ll have heard me talk about how important it is, that you understand how the roles, duties, team instructions and player instructions all work as a system and come together to give you the end product. When I talk about this I always get comments asking how someone does …
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This is the introduction for a new story from guest author @SegundoVolante1 Be sure to give him a follow if you enjoy his story. First of all let me introduce myself, my name is Youssef Amin and I’m from Egypt. I somehow lucked my way into being a journalist for the very reputable the Guardian covering …
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The first three seasons were always going to be about getting results and possible back to back promotions and then establishing ourselves as a Premiership side. The early years are all about laying the foundations for what I’m trying to achieve and while it might not look like much, over time you’ll see how important …
I often get asked how I set up for pre-season and make the best of the time available. Pre-season is one of the most important times at the club because if you get this right you can start the season in the right frame of mind and hit the ground running. The majority of my …
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When playing football manager and selecting player roles, a few individuals choose a role and think that is it and expect it to perform instantly. But in some cases it’s much more than the role you’ve selected and is about the team as a whole, especially for roles that are creative or for the ones …
In this article I carry on the 4-2-3-1 deep discussion. This time with a focus on the standard mentality and the attacking mentality settings. Hopefully it will highlight some of the differences between the two settings and explain a little bit about how they differ and the pros and cons of both methods. For the …