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Finding young players in FM19: Lucky Leipzig’s Golden Generation

Finding young players in FM19: Lucky Leipzig’s Golden Generation

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To add a bit of context to this piece, I’m currently managing RB Leipzig and I’m in my second season. After finishing a respectable 4th place in the league and reaching the Europa league final (but losing to PSG) I made some good additions to the squad including a transfer listed Reuben Loftus-Cheek, Benjamin Henrichs from Monaco and Donny Van de Beek from Ajax. Finding young players in FM19. After the summer we set out on another season in the…

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FM20 features: what we’d like to see.

FM20 features: what we’d like to see.

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With any annual sports game, the Football Manager franchise always seems to hit a slight dip around this time. And usually over the summer interest is restored due to lots of people having time off of work and/or school. However it’s usually around this time that we start to review the current game after a fair amount of game time. As the 7th most played game on steam with around 60,000 players daily; we’ve definitely had a chance to enjoy…

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How to defend with a high line in FM19

How to defend with a high line in FM19

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It looks like you’ve got enough men back. The next thing you know, someone ends up ghosting behind your flabbergasted defence. Your first instinct is to blame your players, but the game’s animation often makes players look slower, or less alert, than they actually are. High line in FM19 Your next instinct might be to change your centre-backs; either in personnel or roles. Nothing wrong with this at all. That said, without suitable protection, isolated centre-backs in a high line…

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A Different Way to Look at Camera Angles in FM19

A Different Way to Look at Camera Angles in FM19

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Within Football Manager you can select a number of camera angles, which you think suits you best. These reasons could be to allow close-action game play or an angle which covers the whole pitch so you can see what players are doing what and when. Camera angles in FM19. This is something that I haven’t really seen many guides on, but I have always wanted to write about. Camera Angles: sounds fun, right? Well, I personally use two camera angles…

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Italian football in FM19: Fantasista Quest

Italian football in FM19: Fantasista Quest

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I would like to invite you all on a world-spanning, time-bending journey. It is a side project of mine, ran parallel to my main Dynamo Kyiv save. Also, as it is likely to be the last save I start on FM 2019, it must be one of epic proportions and ambition. Being a huge fan of Italian calcio, I find much of my tactical inspiration in Italy while I enjoy watching English football. England is where the beautiful game began…

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3-5-2 in FM19: Dynamo Project Tactic Creation Part 3 – Offensive Trio

3-5-2 in FM19: Dynamo Project Tactic Creation Part 3 – Offensive Trio

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I planned this as a three part series. I intend to go step-by-step through the process of creating a 3-5-2 tactic, from examining the formation’s strengths in the context of its three units: defensive, transition and offensive to showing you what kind of players you need. The first part dealt with the 3 Men Defence Unit. The 2nd focused on the Transition Unit of midfielders and wingbacks. This third and final part will examine the Offensive Trio and how their…

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Does Finishing in FM19 Make a Difference in a Striker? | Football Manager Experiment

Does Finishing in FM19 Make a Difference in a Striker? | Football Manager Experiment

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As a manager, I always look for strikers with the highest finishing attribute and then assess their other attributes. However, I wonder what would happen if I created two identical players and only adjust their finishing in FM19 attributes and see what the result is like. In my last article where I looked at age, which can be read here – Does Age Make a Difference in a Striker? | Football Manager Experiment. It was slightly difficult to create a conclusion on…

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Inverted Wing-Backs in FM19: How to Utilise Your Silent Assassins.

Inverted Wing-Backs in FM19: How to Utilise Your Silent Assassins.

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Inverted wing-backs in FM19: what’s the point? Inverted wing-backs are often just seen as full-backs standing in central midfield. An excuse to pass sideways. An excuse to bring natural full-backs out of position. An excuse to play 20,000 bleeding passes for the sake of it! However, believe it or not, using inverted wing-backs correctly can give your side an unrivalled attacking threat. If you’re still with me, I’ll try to explain how!

How to transition effectively in FM19: Dynamo Project Tactic Creation Step 2

How to transition effectively in FM19: Dynamo Project Tactic Creation Step 2

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I planned this article as a three part series. In this extensive guide I intend to go step-by-step through the process of creating my 3-5-2 tactic, from examining the formations strengths in the context of the primary three units: defensive, transition and offensive to showing you what kind of players you would need for this tactic. The first part dealt with the 3 Men Defensive Unit. This following one will be looking at the Transition Unit of the two midfielders…

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