Category Archives: Commentary

Football is about opinions as well as what happens on the pitch, that’s what makes it such a sociable game, we all think we know best. Here I give my own opinions on how FM works now and how it could in the future

Football Manager 2011 released November 5th

Football Manager 2011 has finally got a release date of November 5th. Let the countdown and excitement begin. Continue reading

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FM Pundit Newsletter: What you could be missing?

An indepth look at the 451/433 tactic made famous by Mourinho. Produced for the FM Pundit newsletter Continue reading

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Football tactics are dead

Football Manager 2011 will see an overhaul in training I give my thoughts on why match preparation is so important for a football simulation Continue reading

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Football Manager 2011 Screenshots

The latest Football Manager 2011 Screenshots. Continue reading

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‘Inverting the Pyramid’ can make YOU! a better Football Manager

Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics by Jonathan Wilson is the book that all the tactical geniuses and football geeks have in their collection many as their bible of choice. Jonathan Wilson takes us through the birth of football right through to modern football mapping out the major developments in football tactics Continue reading

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South Africa in the World Cup

South Africa as the World Cup started were the underdogs, the team everyone was hoping would at least overcome some of the underdogs as they hosted the World Cup. I attempt to go a bit further than the Bafana Bafana side in Football Manager. Continue reading

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Football Manager myths

As people struggle to compete with the computer in Football Manager each version, it goes without saying that these people will come with conspiracies to why they aren’t winning. I look at a few that have been going around for some time. Continue reading

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How do you win a cup competition?

I seem fantastic over a 38 game season, but should you be doing something different in order to win the cup competitions? I have failed at the semi finals of many cup competitions, crumbling under pressure. I investigate some solutions, what do you think? Continue reading

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The Capello Dilemma: How Football Manager gives us another perspective

People maybe quick to jump on the back of England’s World Cup failure in South Africa. But can Football Manager give us a different perspective to what is wrong with the England team? Continue reading

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3 Things you can learn from the English Premier League 2009/10

As the recent Football Manager Pundit poll suggest many Football Manager players are basing their tactics on modern football (23%) or the tactics of the real managers themselves (23%). Showing the influence of what happens on the pitches every Saturday … Continue reading

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