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How does he fare: Martin Braithewaite

How does he fare: Martin Braithewaite

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Martin Braithewaite was transferred to FC Barcelona last month. And his transfer sparked many a debate in world Football. Despite the La Liga having very particular rules about transfers, Barcelona were given the right to sign a replacement striker after Ousmane Dembele picked up a long-term injury. Overall, his sporadic transfer after Barcelona triggered the Leganes striker’s release clause sparked many a footballing fan up in debates on whether he would make the cut at the Blaugrana, and whether it…

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Red Star Alliance: Shithousing the Shithousers (Socceroo Style Survival Tactics)

Red Star Alliance: Shithousing the Shithousers (Socceroo Style Survival Tactics)

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After two seasons playing variations on the Allardyce 4-5-1 (4-3-3) system, I decided it was time for a change.  Considering we had grossly overachieved with Red Star Wrexham and gotten into the Championship ahead of schedule, I am faced with the daunting prospect of avoiding relegation.  Given that we’ve already mastered the dark arts of defensive, pragmatic, resultism football, where else could we go? How does a team of shithousers get even shithousier? After a few days of reflection, the…

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FM20 | Anti-Football | Simeone’s Symphony

FM20 | Anti-Football | Simeone’s Symphony

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In the past, I have put a lot of emphasis into playing football “the right way”. In my FM18 save, I played Total Football with Ajax, the founders of the Cruyffian way of playing. A year later, I was experimenting with Arrigo Sacchi’s variant of total football in my save with Uniao de Madeira. In my current Moneyball save I have gone with a spin on the Hungarian Golden Team’s fluid style, an attacking 4-2-4. A change was required. I…

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5 Teams to Manage with FM20’s January Update

5 Teams to Manage with FM20’s January Update

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  It’s that time of year again. Football Manager release their January update and everyone looks for a team to manage. We have 5 teams to manage with FM20’s January Update that might be worth trying out. Due to the release of the updated January database, it would only be right if we gave a few suggestions. Unfortunately, Football Manager already released their own version of this. However, I have decided to go with 5 teams, instead of 10 and…

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Red Star Alliance: Resultism (30 Ways To Not Lose)

Red Star Alliance: Resultism (30 Ways To Not Lose)

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As mentioned in my previous articles in this series, I wanted to achieve success playing pragmatic football. Considering we’ve taken Red Star Wrexham from the VNL to the Championship in just three seasons, pragmatism doesn’t quite cut it as a good description. To use a term attributed to our lord and saviour Big Sam, we can only call it one thing: Resultism.  If pragmatism is the acceptance of who you are and making the best of what you’ve got, resultism…

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How to manage in a crisis on #FM20

How to manage in a crisis on #FM20

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You’re on a roll. You’re winning without having to break sweat. Keep everything the same, you say: you’ve found a winning formula. Except, as every experienced FM campaigner will know, it’s never that easy. Sooner of later, the wheel of fortune will turn. In my experience, the turning point can be undramatic. Just an underwhelming performance or two. Perhaps a draw in a match you should have won. And then it happens. Your team plunges into a terrifying descent. And…

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Unsung Heroes: Deep Lying Playmaker

Unsung Heroes: Deep Lying Playmaker

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Learn how to use a Deep Lying Playmaker in your team, using real life examples of players. In history, football has seen many heroes grace the pitch. From Pele to Maradona, mastering the arts of scoring goals. To Lev Yashin and Peter Schmeichel keeping them from hitting the back of the net. But in between these two extremities, between scoring goals and stopping them, what happens in the middle of the pitch? We at Dictate the Game love this role,…

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Why FM Touch might be the game for you

Why FM Touch might be the game for you

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A lot of people think FM Touch isn’t the same as the full Football Manager 2020 release, but there are a lot similarities. The game itself can still offer the same satisfaction, and excitement but in a toned down version.There are so many reasons people don’t consider, as to why FM Touch could be a perfect alternative to the full game. This article will explain those, from a personal perspective.

FM20 | Moneyball | Part 2

FM20 | Moneyball | Part 2

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Welcome back to my Moneyball series. If you missed part 1 you can check it out here, and if you have no idea what Moneyball is you can check out my FM19 series here. This time we will be looking at how the tactics I’m using are shaping my search for signings. We’ll also take a dive into my results so far, and compare my January targets with similar players and my own squad.

Red Star Alliance: Big Sam’s Greatest Hits (Tactics ala Allardyce)

Red Star Alliance: Big Sam’s Greatest Hits (Tactics ala Allardyce)

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This instalment of the Red Star Alliance series continues my current obsession with all things Sam Allardyce and outlines my FM Interpretation of a “greatest hits” (pun intended) album from his time at Bolton. These tactics were developed in conjunction with Big Sam’s Fantastic Four data metrics for my Red Star Wrexham save. Recreating IRL tactics is my preferred approach to FM. I watched Bolton matches from their most successful period (2003-2007) where they competed in Europe and made Cup Finals….

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