Creating a Unique Tactic in FM23
A walkthrough on building a unique tactic with the tools at your disposal. “Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have.” Saul Alinsky
FM23: What Makes a Good Sweeper Keeper?
In the modern era of football, there’s an increasing expectation for Goalkeepers to have “outfield” attributes in their repertoire. In some cases, goalkeepers are encouraged to push higher up the pitch to take on the role of another defender and to assist the outfield build-up play. This is what has become known as the ‘Sweeper Keeper’. In this post, we will look at what makes a good Sweeper Keeper on Football Manager.
How I Won The League With a Counter Attacking 4-3-3 – FM23
My current Journeyman in Football Manager 2023 has made me play different systems. I have never really settled with one particular style, until I took over Radomiak Radom in the Fortuna Liga, Poland. This system won the title and promotion to the PKO Ekstraklasa with a club record breaking 3rd placed finish. Fast forward a year, with a failed spell at Viktoria Plzen, I have took over recently relegated Aston Villa. Where I have recorded a record 110 points, scoring…
Jogo Bonito: Guide To Brazilian Game (Part 2)
If you followed this series then you know that in Part 1 I have set the scene with the historical background and highlighted a few roles important to the style. Thus in this section, I will explore my FM23 tactic in greater detail. A few important questions remain. How am I to create a tactic that is closely inspired by Brazilian Jogo Bonito style? What are some essential elements that I will attempt to convey on the pitch? The roles…
Most Obscure Challenges on Football Manager
When playing Football Manager, we all have our favourite saves or challenges we love to do, no matter if they are obscure or common. But sometimes, we fancy something different, a new challenge. And that is why I have scoured Internet articles for some of the most obscure challenges to perhaps entice you into a new path. Read on below for the Most Obscure Challenges in Football Manager.
Six Tips to Manage Finances in FM23
Regardless of which club you choose in FM23, one area you will need to manage every time is the club finances. Ensuring you have enough money in the bank balance and therefore your transfer budget is crucial to the long term success of your club. Not everything is in your control finances wise (your Board need to be competent!) but you can make a difference to how much money you have available. So with that, here are six tips to…
Football Manager Basics (2023 Edition)
Are you new to the game? Is it a bit overwhelming or intimidating to get started or pick the game up? Well you’ve come the right place! I’m going to go through the Football Manager basics so you can get into the flow of the game as quickly and easily as possible. So let’s hit continue (or maybe not) and get started! Loading the game When you first start up Football Manager you will be asked to select your database…
FM23: What Makes a Good Regista?
The term ‘regista’ is taken from the Italian word for ‘director’. The regista is quite literally the director of the football match – they retain their deep position and dictate their team’s play with their distribution. A regista likes to move forward up, sometimes even near the opponent box and to organize the buildup play — that’s why he’s called regista, Italian for regisseur, the one who conducts an opera. He needs to be a skilful player, and creative but…
Breaking Tradition: Attributes v Statistics
It’s tough to break with tradition. To start something over in a different way to the way it’s always been done. Since the first versions of Championship Manager began to appear, the players in game have been graded in a Top Trumps kind of way; graded on the attributes that make a footballer. Not that long ago, these attributes moved from an Alphabetical Listing to a Categorised Listing. Attributes were noted as Technical, Mental or Physical Qualities. Managers would then…
Jogo Bonito – Beautiful Game: Guide to Playing 4-2-3-1 Like a Brazilian (Part 1)
This is meant to be Part 1 in a planned multi-part series about Jogo Bonito, Brazil’s signature style of football. It’s more of a historical origin story, tracing the winding path that Brazilian unique style of football followed over the years. It is by no means a complete history. That would take an entire book! And besides, Jonathan Wilson does it way batter in his seminal “Inverting The Pyramid”. I just wanted to set the scene and give us context…