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February 3rd, 2010 in Players
Injuries, lack of money or even both can at times make it impossible to field a full side of players in their natural positions. During these bad times when you will look at your existing players to step up into positions away from their natural preference. Therefore, it can be useful to have... Read more
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
November 23rd, 2008 in Players
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 around certain types of player and the confidence to change... Read more
November 23rd, 2008 in Players
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 how to get the best out of basic football positions. Failure... Read more
November 23rd, 2008 in Players
Player Roles & Forward Runs (FWRs) When assigning forward runs to your players, it is important that you are very clear as to their role in the team. Player roles are defined in the following way: Defend: The player will focus heavily on defensive duties Support: The player will... Read more
November 23rd, 2008 in Players
Frameworks Every tactic is based around a framework that decides the basic ‘shape’ of the formation by employing variations of mentality, defensive line, closing down, runs and passing settings. In order for any tactic to work effectively, these key ingredients must be set correctly. The... Read more
July 15th, 2008 in Players
Targetmen Introduction When you think of the archetypal target man, players like James Beattie, Duncan Ferguson, or for those of us with longer memories, Paul Mariner, spring to mind. Tall and strong with a good touch for a big man (Mariner possibly excepted) whose job it is to win flick-ons,... Read more
October 20th, 2007 in Players
How to set up a modern, playing keeper. Until today, the FM engine seems to know eleven football players, and there is by bad luck or destiny one very unfortunate guy who does do strange things like almost never leaving his own penalty area and catch the ball with his hands. This is probably... Read more
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