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Month: September 2019

4-1-3-2 Velvet Blitzkrieg Tactic – Recreating the Mighty Czechs

4-1-3-2 Velvet Blitzkrieg Tactic – Recreating the Mighty Czechs

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This article is dedicated to that amazing team from 2004 which was able to take Czech Republic national football to heights it never experienced since. I believe that modern managers can learn something from the Czechs tactic. Recreating this 4-1-3-2 Velvet Blitzkrieg Tactic, as I like to call it, will be the focus of this article. It will be my last tactical experiment in Football Manager 2019. It is also my attempt to get back to the essence of what…

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Getting expected goals or xG into FM19: FM Statistics Lab

Getting expected goals or xG into FM19: FM Statistics Lab

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Football Manager 19 introduced a huge range of match stats and analysis for us to use, and with FM20 soon upon us it’s probably safe to say that the new features will add even more to our experience. Despite all the improvements, the player pathways, development hub and even the club vision there are certain details that are probably yet to make an appearance even in FM20. Match statistics like shots on target might be our FM bread and butter…

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Brexit - Source - CIGI
Brexit is coming. How could it affect FM20 and British football?

Brexit is coming. How could it affect FM20 and British football?

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Brexit is coming into FM20. No, that’s not the tagline to Boris Johnson’s Game of Thrones themed leaving-do but instead a reality that the United Kingdom is facing, whether we like it or not. Regardless of if or what you voted in the referendum, because fundamentally this is Dictate the Game and not Newsnight, many of us are sick to death of hearing about it. Britain will likely leave the European Union at the end of October. When it happens,…

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Counter-attacking slickly in FM19

Counter-attacking slickly in FM19

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What a surprise, huh? I’m used to describing my possession tactics every week; now I’ll tell you about counter-attacking slickly in FM19. Strangely, my WBA side is still set up to control possession patiently. However, there are a few alterations, which have made the passing style slightly more mixed. Obviously, I will explain this in the article below! Hamburg 1-5 West Bromwich Albion I did not expect to concede 56% of the ball in this game. I also didn’t expect…

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Dictate The Podcast #19 | Community Content & FM Central

Dictate The Podcast #19 | Community Content & FM Central

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This weeks podcast sees host Dom, manager Ryan and Pelham (FM Tahiti) Talk website, football manager and more. We discuss our favorite content producers and our new ties with FM Central! Don’t forget to check out The NorthMan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu31SvaD9VhK3FRGNnMJJLw Check out our other podcasts! https://www.facebook.com/groups/FMCentral/

FM19 Guides | Tips & Tricks for Transfers & Contracts

FM19 Guides | Tips & Tricks for Transfers & Contracts

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After our article this week on “Finding Wonderkids easily on Football Manager” I’ve decided to add further information to this article and essentially a follow up. In this article I will be teaching you some nifty tricks to sign the best wonderkids and stars. I’ll also be teaching you how to keep them when bigger clubs come sniffing. These tips should help with your Transfers & Contracts and work in 2020 too! Tip 1: Sneaky Transfers & Contracts This is…

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Great Sides of FM – AS Roma, The Most Fun Club to Play

Great Sides of FM – AS Roma, The Most Fun Club to Play

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Part of Great Sides of Football Manager Series We finally did it! Roma has won its 3rd Serie A title after a long 20 year drought. The fairy-tale run we had in my 2nd season, solidified my belief in Roma as the most fun club to play on FM. Luckily the club’s talented core remained unchanged in real life. So it should be another great year with AS Roma in FM20. Here are some of the reason why I love my FM19…

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