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From Giant to Underdog: Managing a Bulgarian Giant Part 2

From Giant to Underdog: Managing a Bulgarian Giant Part 2

August 18th, 2010 in Strategy

The Tactics Given the fact that I have players, which don’t possess the all-round skill to transition between the phases well enough, I think it’ll be more productive to stick to rigid type of players positioning  and movement on the pitch. With such a formation, the separated lines... Read more
From Giant to Underdog: Managing a Bulgarian Giant Part 1

From Giant to Underdog: Managing a Bulgarian Giant Part 1

August 16th, 2010 in Strategy

Editors note: Cagiva once again has produced a work of great tactical analysis of his current game. Cagiva this time manages in his home country of Bulgaria where he takes on a team with huge expectations in their domestic competitions. But in Europe are seen as the underdogs. Cagiva will show how... Read more
Strategies to Tackle Pre-Season

Strategies to Tackle Pre-Season

August 9th, 2010 in Strategy

Every Football Manager 2010 player will use their pre-season friendlies for a slightly different core purpose but you should approach this important part of the season with as much care as you do other parts of the year. This means selecting your matches carefully, your team selection and your... Read more
Defending Against Possession Football: Lessons From Mourinho and Redknapp

Defending Against Possession Football: Lessons From Mourinho and Redknapp

April 29th, 2010 in Strategy

Over the past couple of weeks we've seen both Barcelona and Arsenal, arguably the best sides in Europe right now at "possession football", be beaten by two hard-working defensive sides. But they didn't do it by kicking their more technical opponents off the park. Indeed, they did it without... Read more
Building your defence: From the forwards

Building your defence: From the forwards

February 15th, 2010 in Strategy

Traditional thinking of forwards are those of goal threats. When you think of great players, you think of Ronaldo who scored in his last two seasons 30 to 40 goals as an inside forward. When he is scoring goals it is easy to forget about the defensive duties performed by the likes of Rooney,... Read more
Building your defence: Centre Backs

Building your defence: Centre Backs

January 27th, 2010 in Strategy

You can't lose a game if your not conceding. Although you may argue you can't win without scoring, but 1 point can make a big difference opposed to losing 3 to your league rivals. What elements of your squad and tactics make up a good defence? Starting a series of posts I start with the last line... 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
Statistics only tell less than 51% the story

Statistics only tell less than 51% the story

December 23rd, 2009 in Strategy

Quite a lot of Football Manager players will argue that things are not working as they should when they dominate the statistics but still lose the match. The argument being that teams who have more possession and more shots should win more matches. But is this true? What is the real logic here?... Read more
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