You’re finally set on the ultimate tactic, and you now understand the perfect roles for all your players and constantly dominate the teams you play against. However, your high possession percentage and multiple shots are not reflected on the scoreline. If you have played Football Manager for a while, then I’m sure you’re familiar with …
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Star ratings in Football Manager can easily deceive you, especially if you’re coming straight from games like eFootball or FIFA. Both of these games have an ‘overall’ rating system. For example, FIFA assigns a 1-5 star rating to each team, based on the average rating of each player. When I first started playing Football Manager, …
Do Stars REALLY Matter In Football Manager? (Deep Dive) Read More »
While tactics, talent, and overall ability are essential in football, you can’t deny the importance of emotions and a good mentality. In Football Manager, there are times when everything starts to go wrong. Your five-star Norwegian striker can no longer find the net, and your defense is leaking goals every game. Sometimes, this issue persists …
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Developing players is an integral part of any FM career. You could go ahead and only buy players at their peak, but that’s both expensive and inefficient. Instead, you should focus on developing your best prospects and recognising when older players have passed their peak. By paying attention to player growth, not only will you …
Why Your FM Players AREN’T Developing (And 5 Ways To Fix It) Read More »
What’s your favourite football highlight ever? An audacious shot that flew into the top corner from long range, or maybe a silky run that saw defender after defender end up on their backside? For all the skill that goes into defending, it is the flamboyant forwards that stick in everyone’s mind. Flair is what makes …
In Football Manager, everything has a reputation. Your club has one, and so do your players, your staff, your country, and your league. Even you, the manager, have a reputation! However, it’s still not entirely clear what it influences. I mean, it’s pretty understandable that Man City is a more reputable club than some mid-table …
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I’ll come right out and say it, managing teams in the lower leagues are not for the faint-hearted. The process, though rewarding, is extremely frustrating! Before you embark on this type of save, be prepared for a series of rage quits and constant screaming at your computer screen. Nevertheless, don’t let me discourage you from …
The Top 5 Lower League Attributes To Focus On (FM) Read More »
So, you’re trying to balance your club’s finances. You’re going through your squad and notice three or four once-great players who won’t cut it anymore. Maybe you’re trying to get rid of ‘stepping-stone’ players just like Man City had to do a couple of years ago while rebuilding its squad. Either way, they have to …
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There’s nothing more exciting in Football Manager than finding a player in your scouting pool or your youth team with a crazy-high stat. 20 Pace? Defences will never be able to push up their defensive line against your promising Usain Bolt wannabe. 19 Tackling? Looks like you’ve got clean sheets sorted for the rest of …
The Ultimate Guide To Eccentricity (Football Manager) Read More »
Last updated on October 16th, 2022Some attributes are far easier to understand than others, especially mental ones. It’s all good and well when it comes to dribbling and heading, but what about concentration, off-the-ball or flair? Aggression is another odd attribute – it’s hard to notice what it actually modifies. Worse yet, most people don’t …
