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Taking on the World | FM20 Story | #1

Taking on the World | FM20 Story | #1

Welcome to a brand new Football Manager 2020 story called ‘Taking on the World’. This FM20 story is a classic journeyman save as we attempt to travel around the world and ticking off as many countries as we can. The aim of this FM20 story is not to stay at the same club for more than one full season. I am not allowed to accept a job offer from another club in the same country if I am already managing…

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Targetman: Superhero Striker for FM20

Targetman: Superhero Striker for FM20

Targetman. Sounds like a low-budget Marvel character but in reality they are the no-nonsense hero your FM20 team might need. Playing a Targetman up front as one of your striker roles might not be popular amoungst fashionable teams. You might not see the likes Manchester City, Barcelona and Liverpool doing it. Or even generally across top divisions like La Liga and the EPL. The striker role of Targetman might have negative links with brutal and direct teams but that is…

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FM20 | Moneyball | Part 1

FM20 | Moneyball | Part 1

Welcome back to Moneyball. It’s been a while. After starting my Data Analysis Masters this September, I haven’t had as much time as I would have liked to sink my teeth into FM20 and get started with my Moneyball series. With a gap in the calendar, and a free January, I’ve decided now is a good time to get writing.

Three in One Tactical Planning – Colours of the Flag

Three in One Tactical Planning – Colours of the Flag

Welcome to Three in One Tactical Planning, part of the Colours of the Flag series which will be running on Dictate the Game, in this post we will be looking at how in Football Manager 2020 you can create three tactics, all to aid and work together to get you the points needed in this virtual world of FM20. Don’t forget to head over to other posts on the website after you have enjoyed this Three in One Tactical Planning…

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How to tell if your Goalkeeper is any good using xG against in FM20

How to tell if your Goalkeeper is any good using xG against in FM20

The Goalkeeper. We need them, but I am terrible at working out whether mine are actually any good. With us being deep into our FM20 saves, whether we are in the Premier League with high fliers like Liverpool or in the lower leagues fighting against relegation, were are all probably looking at how to improve out teams. This could be through the transfer market, via training, or even tactically. However we plan on making changes we have to work out…

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Recreating Total Football in FM20

Recreating Total Football in FM20

Is it Possible in a Football Manager Game? 1974. To some football enthusiasts (and Ajax fans), this was the year when football reached its apotheosis as a sport. The highest point in the development of the beautiful game, when it was the closest it would ever be to an art-form. Some would even argue that the game has been on the downturn ever since, as the sport gets more and more violent and mechanical and VAR discussions dominate the media….

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Young Devils – Creating Overloads 2.0

Young Devils – Creating Overloads 2.0

The Hammer and Anvil Tactic (download below) FM20 Followup To: My obsession with overloads first started in FM19 with Roma. At that time I fell in love with this simple and effective strategy. The consistent results it led to with the Giallorossi, made me even more respectful of Pep Guardiola’s football philosophy and his achievements. More recently while researching for my current Young Devils series, I started to realize how much of an effect Marcelo Bielsa’s ideas had on Pep’s…

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Top 20 Free Transfers – FM20 – Premier League

Top 20 Free Transfers – FM20 – Premier League

Welcome to this Football Manager 2020 guide to help you find the best free transfers for the Premier League, the top 20 free transfers! In this Top 20 Free Transfers – FM20 post we save you clicking, searching and failing to find the gems to help you get to the top of the league! This was done with Watford in the Premier League, there is a chance one or two players might have not wanted to join Watford who would…

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Top 20 Free Transfers – FM20 – Non League South

Top 20 Free Transfers – FM20 – Non League South

Welcome to this Football Manager 2020 guide to help you find the best free transfers in non league South, the top 20 free transfers! In this Top 20 Free Transfers – FM20 post we save you clicking, searching and failing to find the gems to help you get to the football league if you are starting in the South of the country. Miles Jacobson@milesSIWinner of Twitpoll roulette – 26314. When players are released, particularly when at lower levels or youth…

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FM20 Guide | Starting A New Save

FM20 Guide | Starting A New Save

With the release of the FM20 beta last week, many players have already sunk their teeth into their first saves, well on the way to getting Woking into the Champions League. I’m about 2 months in to my beta save with Chesterfield FC. For those of you who are new to Football Manager, or have come back after a hiatus, this is your guide to starting a new save on FM20.