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FM23: What Makes a Good Goalkeeping Coach?

FM23: What Makes a Good Goalkeeping Coach?

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A good Goalkeeping Coach on Football Manager are vital. At most clubs on Football Manager, you can have Goalkeeping Coaches for both your main team and youth teams. The modern and future goalkeeper coach is more than just “the guy that prepares the club’s goalkeepers”. In today’s game, he should have a greater role to play in the process of pre-match preparation, particularly in the area of set pieces. This is where he should be liaising with other staff members…

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FM23: What Makes a Good Technical Director?

FM23: What Makes a Good Technical Director?

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A new role was introduced on Football Manager 2020, the Technical Director. My simple advice regarding the role of a Technical Director is if you want to run a fully functioning club where advice is given by staff you can trust, you’ll need to recruit a good and reliable Technical Director. What does a Technical Director do? The Technical Director will be the person (should you give them the responsibilities) that will be in charge of the various departments (coaching,…

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FM23 Feature Reveal – Data Hub Changes

FM23 Feature Reveal – Data Hub Changes

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One of the most eagerly awaited sports games of the year is Football Manager 2023 has been announced to be released on a variety of platforms on November 8th 2022. One of the most intricate and thorough football simulations ever created by Sports Interactive, and each new version of the game adds new elements. In this post, the changes to the data hub will be revealed.

FM23: What Makes a Good Director of Football?

FM23: What Makes a Good Director of Football?

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The Director of Football has been part of Football Manager for a few versions now. The role has been fleshed out to incorporate their responsibilities throughout the game. The Director of Football forms part of your Recruitment Team on Football Manager which consists of the staff member responsible for player scouting and contracts. Do you want to find another type of backroom staff member? Check out the others below! Although there is not an academic definition of a Director of…

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FM23 Feature – UEFA Licences

FM23 Feature – UEFA Licences

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One of the most eagerly awaited sports games of the year is Football Manager 2023 has been announced to be released on a variety of platforms on November 8th 2022. One of the most intricate and thorough football simulations ever created by Sports Interactive, and each new version of the game adds new elements. In this article, one of FM23’s headline features the addition of the UEFA Licences will be looked at. The Football Manager 2023 trailer caught the attention of…

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Football Manager: Teams to Manage in Africa

Football Manager: Teams to Manage in Africa

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 In this article, we look at teams that you could manage in Africa The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the biggest of the six continental confederations of FIFA. The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title of the country’s club champions, and also for places in next season’s CAF Africa club competitions, i.e., the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

FM Tactical Styles – Wing Play

FM Tactical Styles – Wing Play

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Possibly the most famous manager to use this style and dominate is the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson with his use of 4-4-2. Is now the time to mention Mike Bassett? No, let’s move on then. 4-4-2 is the traditional tactic of the English game, epitomised by Sir Alex Ferguson’s treble-winning side. Consisting of the likes of David Beckham and Ryan Giggs controlling the wings at the forefront of this article. The 4-4-2 used by Ferguson was used by himself for…

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FM22 – Tactical Styles: Vertical Tiki Taka

FM22 – Tactical Styles: Vertical Tiki Taka

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In this article, I discuss another tactical style available on Football Manager, Vertical Tika Taka, a style possibly best known as a tactical hallmark of everyone’s favourite chain-smoking Italian, Maurizio Sarri and his ‘Sarri-ball.’ How does Football Manager define Verticle Tiki Taka? “A quick passing style of possession and movement, with a narrower, more direct approach than the standard Tiki Taka.” Vertical tiki taka is a high pressing, possession-based style of play. The aim is to create vertical incisive passes, rather…

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Football Manager: Teams to Manage in North America

Football Manager: Teams to Manage in North America

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North America is a continent that I think is undervalued on Football Manager in terms of management. It is a continent that can produce some of football’s top talents with countries like America, Mexico, and Canada amongst others that have seen players like Landon Donovan, Hirving Lozano, Clint Dempsey, Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David and many others. Granted, in some nations the registration rules are complicated but that makes for a worthy challenge on Football Manager. Below we’ll provide a list…

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Football Manager: Youth Development Saves

Football Manager: Youth Development Saves

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Football Manager allows players to live out their own fantasy of being the manager of any football team. If, like me, you like not only developing players, but developing players through the club’s academy then below are a few teams where you can prioritise youth development.