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FM19 Guide | Finding Wonderkids easily

FM19 Guide | Finding Wonderkids easily

Finding Wonderkids on Football Manager Everyone has different methods when looking at bringing in the next Wonderkid for Football Manager. In this particular guide, I will explain the methods I have used in my online FM19 save which has allowed me to take a Vanamara National League team in to the Premier League. Before I start, I use these easy methods across all of my saves, and this one in particular is the save where I have reaped the rewards….

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Comparing FM19 Tactics: FM Statistics Lab

Comparing FM19 Tactics: FM Statistics Lab

Last time in the lab, we worked out the attributes that formed the DNA of my hoofball side. In this post, we’ll be comparing FM19 tactics. To do that, we’ll compare that hoofball tactic against a range of others from Dictate the Game in a tactical showdown. We discovered, as a result of the analysis, that for my angry hoofballing side the (common sense) attribute of aggression was not the only key for success. So were surprise attributes like positioning…

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Top 5 Italian Sides to try in FM20

Top 5 Italian Sides to try in FM20

Italian football historically has had some of the most fascinating storylines over the 21st century. You can create more with your Italian sides in FM20. At the turn of the millennium, Italian clubs were outspending their other European counterparts. The likes of Juventus, Lazio and Inter, amongst others, spent large amounts of money on bringing the top stars to their teams. In the mid-nighties, Calcio was plagued by the infamous Calciopoli saga; various clubs were found guilty of match-fixing. More…

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FM19 Guide | Adjusting to Promotion

FM19 Guide | Adjusting to Promotion

Recently I wrote an article showing how to start a new save well, if you missed it you can check it out here. With a strong start in the league, I decided to continue my Brentford save and see where we ended up. After an expected finish of mid table, we won the league, finishing with 88 points. Here’s my guide to adjusting to promotion in FM19. After the success I’d had, I decided to give it a go in the…

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FM 2020 Special: Dictate The Podcast #17 + The Northman

FM 2020 Special: Dictate The Podcast #17 + The Northman

In this weeks FM 2020 podcast, we’re joined by the usual gruesome twosome of Dom and Guy, as well as Pelham and Paul aka The Northman! Paul joins us to talk about Football Manager 2020. With the new video released by the Football Manager themselves, we discuss we discuss our plans for the game. If you’ve not heard of Paul, check out his twitter and YT here: FM19 | How to use data to improve your save Mason Bradshaw |…

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Using data to improve in FM19

Using data to improve in FM19

Data is a powerful tool in the world of football. It can be even more powerful when utilised within Football Manager. This makes using data in FM19 essential. FM is essentially a huge database of attributes and statistics, which can be manipulated and analysed to produce better results for your team. In this post I’m going to outline my tips for utilising this data to improve your save.

Marseille- the most fun team in FM19?

Marseille- the most fun team in FM19?

If you’re looking to squeeze out a bit – or a lot – more fun in Football Manager 2019 before FM20 comes out, Marseille could be the perfect team to coach. They have so much attacking flair and some exciting young talents, but you’ll have to be man enough to deal with the unpredictable Mario Balotelli. Read on to find out why Marseille might be the most fun team to manage in FM19. No pressure You play in a competition…

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The Sweeper Keeper in FM19 – Running with the Wolves #3

The Sweeper Keeper in FM19 – Running with the Wolves #3

Just as Roma was not built in a day, you cannot create a successful tactic in one season. Especially not without taking into account the input of the innovations that came before. My 4-2-3-1 tactic is no different. It took me a few months of experimenting with various tactical setups and teams to arrive to its current form. In my second season as AS Roma manager I am about to take a brave new step into the future. But first…

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