It’s that time of year where people are looking forward to the release of the latest edition of Football Manager and slowly losing interest in their current saves. People are playing less and less. I have a few ideas and tips which could help you find that spark to your save again. Keeping an interest in your FM19 save. In this article I break down five different categories in which I find to be the biggest influences in terms of…
I love summer break. But I’m not nostalgic for those days when we had a break from school and all worries. No, unfortunately as much as I would love to, this is not about that. Rather, I love the summer preseason break in Football Manager. It is a great time to take stock of what worked/not worked in the previous season. And start planning for the challenges of the next. For me all tactic building happens in preseason. Ideally only…
When we think of the inside forward in FM19, we might imagine Messi or Neymar showing off with their fancy tricks and blasting shots home from 30 yards out. Our players probably have boots made of bin bags, so what else is this role useful for?
I’m going to start by making a bold claim that Luka Jovic is the best striker in the world now. There is a lot of buzz around him lately. The likes of Barcelona, Chelsea and Man City linked with his name. This has as much to do with his scoring ability as the promise of future potential in this 20 year old. His wonderkid status in Football Manager 2019 is greatly merited. Simply put no other forward has the same…
In a game where complicated build ups are difficult to engineer, I can see the appeal of the 4-3-3 in FM19. A traditional 4-3-3 allows you to play vertically. You can pass behind the opposition’s backline as if there’s a shining halo there; it has half a chance of reaching one of your strikers. It’s also an effective system for keeping possession. With players close to each other in a narrow formation, it’s easier for players to find their teammates…
My second season with Dynamo Kyiv has drawn to a close. Once again we have lost the title to our arch-rival Shakhtar by a margin of 6 points. There are definitely things I need to improve in the league. We have not been doing all that well abroad either. Our European trophy cabinet remains meager. Winning UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1975 and 1986, and UEFA Super Cup in 1975 are distant memories. In recent two seasons, there was some…
The Football Manager Editor is a very powerful tool that allows the community to really express their creativity and showcase the huge potential of the Football Manager database. Firstly those unaware the editor is a free tool created by Sports Interactive that allows players to see the in-game stats and then edit and create players, teams and competitions. A few of the following points will be covered in this guide: How do I use it? What can I do with…
Should they press? Should they restrict our opponents? How do we make them calm on the ball but also make a killer pass every two touches?
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Every year, around January when the arrival of the Winter Update is imminent, I start asking myself the same question, and this year is no different; who should I manage on football manager 2019? Now that the game is fully-updated what long-term save do I do? Do I start a Lower League Management saga, or a campaign to revive a Sleeping Giant? Do I manage in top 5 Leagues with their guaranteed riches? Or in the more obscure ones and…