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DEFENCE Despite the fact that there are four ways to play a diamond formation on FM, the differences between them are few and usually subtle. As a starting point, one thing each of them do have in common is a back four in defence. The defence will generally have more protection in the middle than with a flat 4-4-2, especially […]

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José Mourinho’s recent unveiling as Real Madrid manager has united possibly the most self-aggrandising manager with the most self-aggrandising club. After success in Portugal, England and Italy, the ‘Special One’ will go to Spain to attempt to win a hat-trick of Champions League medals and to break the dominance of FC Barcelona. Which got me thinking – how will Mourinho […]

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve seen both Barcelona and Arsenal, arguably the best sides in Europe right now at “possession football”, have been 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 tackling very much at all. In both of the matches […]

Sports Interactive have long looked to develop a football management game that is as close to reality as it can be. Employing real world tactician Ray Houghton and working with knowledgeable members of the Football Manager community, helping develop the best possible Football Management gaming experience. With the realistic developments of Football Manager, the game is made easier if we […]

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 system, tailored to individual need at different stages of […]

The 24-page Tactical Theorems ’10 appendix has been updated, and is available for download. 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 its appendix. What’s new in the appendix 1.1? The […]