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From Kingston to Kirkcudbright | PART TWO | You Call That A Summer?
Last month I was delighted to debut my article series with “Dictate the Game”. A reminder to everyone that my FM21 experiment is set up to answer one question once and for all. That question is “are football players from the UK overhyped?”. Here we go again with “From Kingston to Kirkcudbright”. Recap There are […] More
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Read to win: How football books can improve your FM experience
Reading. It’s that boring thing your English teachers tried to get you into. However, I’m guessing that by now you’ve figured out, as most adults do, that it’s not reading that’s boring, it’s 19th Century novels. Any reader’s boredom often comes from the topic or style of the book or article, not the act itself. […] More
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Total Football Journeyman: Perfecting the Attacking Trident
The theme of my last few articles has been the concept of on-the-field partnerships. And how such relationships between players have proved to be so important for some of the greatest winning teams in the history of the game. Today, nobody can think of the great Barcelona team 2000s without remembering the names of Busquets, Iniesta and Xavi. Or Chelsea team […] More
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School of Thought – Develop young managers on FM
With the announcement that Julian Nagelsmann will be taking over at Bayern Munich for next season, that will make it three coaches in succession that have taken German football’s most laureate job after having worked for one of Red Bull’s network of teams. His successor at Leipzig, Jesse Marsch, comes from the same school. Others […] More
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Mastering Substitutions | A Guide To Utilising Your Bench During A Game
Did you know that the players sat with you in the dugout can be just as useful as your Starting XI? I’m sure you did – but are you using them to your full advantage? Friendlies, Cups, League games. Every game you play needs a strategy and this also extends to the bench. In this […] More
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Because No Good Story Starts With A Glass Of Milk
Suggestions For When You Can’t Get Into A Save
We’ve all been there. That awkward moment, staring at the main menu. Struggling to decide on a save. Unable to commit. Whether a function of “decision paralysis” or a bog-standard lack of inspiration, it is a feeling any long-term Football Manager aficionado understands all too well, especially at this stage of the annual cycle. Our […] More
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Recreating Guardiola’s Tactics in FM21 – Part 2
In our previous article, we talked about the history of Pep Guardiola’s tactics and the 4-3-3 tiki taka tactic he utilized at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. In this installment, we will explore the 3-4-3 tactic he has used more recently at Manchester City. Part 1 – https://dictatethegame.com/recreating-guardiolas-tactics-in-fm21/ This of course has roots at […] More
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