Recently Posted Articles From The Staff At FM-Britain

FM-Britain’s Football Idol 2009 · Mar-23-09

Welcome to Football Idol, FM-Britain’s FM09 experiment in which we will aim to parody Pop Idol and the X-Factor by granting a player blessed with mediocre talent the chance to become his nation’s first choice striker. ... [Read more]

Football Manager Live: Tactics Skills for TT&F Tactics · Nov-23-08

Some of you out there will be settling into your first seasons of Football Manager Live or eagerly waiting to sign in to your new game world. Many of you might be thinking though – what skills do I need? Where should I specialise?... [Read more]

Tactical Theorems & Frameworks ‘09: Opposition Instructions Theories ·

Opposition Instructions Theories A thoughtful use of Opposition Instructions can turn a good tactic into a great one by targeting opponent strengths and weaknesses prior to every match.  They can also be used to counter potential... [Read more]

Tactical Theorems & Frameworks ‘09: Specialist Position Theories ·

Specialist Position Theories In general, it is inadvisable to give specialist instructions until you have a well-gelled and world-class squad, the respect of your players plus enough managerial experience to design a tactical system... [Read more]

Tactical Theorems & Frameworks ‘09: Individual Player Theories ·

Individual Player Theories Most managers are forced to cut their tactical teeth at clubs with somewhat less than world-class squads.  Prior to taking on the cream of the football world, it is important for any manager to understand... [Read more]

Tactical Theorems & Frameworks ‘09: Match Strategies ·

Match Strategies The Standard Match Strategy This is arguably the most important of all match strategies as, by carefully balancing risk and reward, it enables a manager to assess the match situation and how well his team is playing... [Read more]

Tactical Theorems & Frameworks ‘09: Strategy Assumptions ·

Match Strategy Theories This section explains the assumptions behind the Defensive, Standard and Attacking match strategies and details how to translate them into the slider system.  It also looks at how you can transform these three... [Read more]