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Lessons from Hinckley – Training Schedules

Lessons from Hinckley – Training Schedules

February 24th, 2010 in Training

Recent discussions on the forums about training have got me thinking. There seem to be, broadly speaking, two camps. One that likes to sort their training by position alone, creating schedules based on roles, duties and the types of players they want to mould. The other looks at a more fluid... Read more
Solving Your 5 Biggest Tactical Problems In Football Manager 2010

Solving Your 5 Biggest Tactical Problems In Football Manager 2010

February 22nd, 2010 in General

A few weeks ago, we asked readers of Tactical Theorems '10 what their biggest tactical problems were. We got hundreds of replies (thank you so much to everyone that sent in a survey!) and the most prominent issues many seem to be having are in the following areas: Figuring out the best players... Read more
Lessons from Hinckley – How to Improve Morale

Lessons from Hinckley – How to Improve Morale

February 8th, 2010 in Management

A lot of people trot out the old Brian Clough mantra about tactics, and try to convince us that players are the only deciding factor in football. Let us suppose, for one brief moment, that they are correct. Why, then, do clubs make such a big deal about who the head coach is, especially in the era... Read more
Lessons from Hinckley: Experienced Players Win Promotions

Lessons from Hinckley: Experienced Players Win Promotions

February 1st, 2010 in Players

Thomas Levin wrote about ageing playmakers on his site FM Pundit last month. Can older players really make the difference? Well, in the case of my career save, it was certainly the experience of one player that helped gain promotion from the Blue Square North league. At the lower levels,... Read more
Tactical Theorems ‘10 Translated

Tactical Theorems ‘10 Translated

January 29th, 2010 in General

Over the past few months, we've had many requests to translate Tactical Theorems '10, and now we are delighted to announce the following have been completed: Danish - Thanks to the good folks at fmfreaks.dk, Danish Football Manager fans can get their hands on TT10 in their mother tongue. Head... Read more
Tactical Theorems ‘10 Appendix Update – 19 Tactics from the Community

Tactical Theorems ‘10 Appendix Update – 19 Tactics from the Community

January 25th, 2010 in General

The 24-page Tactical Theorems '10 appendix has been updated, and is available for download now! Thank you to all those who downloaded TT10 this year (around 40,000 of you so far!). Some of you have not only supported us by downloading the guide, but you've also been on the forums contributing to... Read more
The Debate Download – Can you play a libero in FM10?

The Debate Download – Can you play a libero in FM10?

January 20th, 2010 in Strategy

No sooner had I written this article than I saw Fantastic's post on his experiments with a libero in Football Manager 10. Great minds think alike, as they say. So I would urge all of you to join in the debate on Fantastic's thread. This week's download is about the libero, or "free" defender.... Read more
The Debate Download – Why is Pellegrini thinking outside the box?

The Debate Download – Why is Pellegrini thinking outside the box?

January 14th, 2010 in Formations

This is the first in a series looking at real-world football tactics and how they might work in football manager. In each of these articles, we will look at a talking point in world football and then we will provide you with a tactic to download. For more discussion on real-world tactics and styles... Read more
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