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Editors note: Cagiva once again has produced a work of great tactical analysis of his current game. This time he 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. He will show how he balances these two expectations tactically. Here is […]

Every Football Manager 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 tactics with the bigger picture in mind. From the first match of […]

The following conversation between Gareth Millward (Millie) and Jordan Cooper is a transcript from Part 5 of the audio compliment for Communication and Psychological Warfare ’10. Both of them sit down to discuss the finer points of Squad Gelling and how it is essential if you are looking to gain long-term success at any level. Gareth explains the importance of […]

The concepts here are taken from Communication & Psychological Warfare ‘10. Recently the an FM-Britain survey found that tactical consistency to be one of the biggest problems facing you. For many Football Manager players, being able to go through a season with consistent results is difficult, even if you are Manchester United or Luton Town. The days of finding one […]

Communication and Psychological Warfare ’10 is an in-depth guide to all matters of squad management, it takes you from the match day team talks through to the post match press conference and beyond. The guide is meant as a learning aid - teaching readers the importance of player personality and how to motivate players with different needs and desires. By […]

The concepts here are taken from our Communication & Psychological Warfare ‘10 eBook. A lot of Football Manager players have complained in recent years of the repetitiveness of press conferences. They argue that in most cases they can tell the answer they want to give without even reading the question, mindlessly clicking through. A number of them leave all this […]

These concepts are taken from Communication & Psychological Warfare ‘10. Manuel Pellegrini has arguably the hardest job in football. He is not only expected by the fans to win every competition available in his first full season in charge. But he has to deal with the fact that the club has spent a quarter of a billion pound on some […]