Soldato
I've just started to play this with Leyton Orient.
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Football Manager 2021
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Soldato
Don't have Gamepass but it's wishlisted on Steam so I'll watch out for a sale. It's a shame they don't sell the previous versions slightly cheaper; once the new one comes out, they seem to get withdrawn.
Caporegime
My home team
Soldato
CM01/02 looks interesting, for the laptop anyway so I’ll give that a go definitely. Can’t complain for free!
Soldato
I apologise to your family as you'll forget they exist.
As it doesn't seem you are too fussed about having the 'latest' version, I would recommend Football Manager 2020. I thought that was an excellent iteration, one of the strongest in the series, and it's less than £10 on Amazon. You can also download a data update via e.g. SortItOutSi/FMScout to bring the squads more in line.
Slightly biased here as I played FM20 far more than I have FM21 so far, but if you are not a hardcore player then it's a good £££ saver.
In case you didn't realise, Football Manager 21 has a demo.
You get the first six months of the season before it locks and progress carries over if you purchase the full version.
Soldato
Thanks for the info guys.
Must admit this thread piqued my interest and I did the old Gamepass/Ultimate conversion trick to get it. 3 years of Ultimate for £69 is not too shabby at all.
Anyway, started the game unemployed with no coaching badges or football reputation and Oldham were the first club desperate enough to offer me a job. Wish me luck!
Anyway, started the game unemployed with no coaching badges or football reputation and Oldham were the first club desperate enough to offer me a job. Wish me luck!
Soldato
Oh dear what have the Latics let themselves in for!?!Must admit this thread piqued my interest and I did the old Gamepass/Ultimate conversion trick to get it. 3 years of Ultimate for £69 is not too shabby at all.
Anyway, started the game unemployed with no coaching badges or football reputation and Oldham were the first club desperate enough to offer me a job. Wish me luck!
Don't worry, if I get them promoted I'll be back with a screenshot.
Soldato
What tactics are people using in this game?
I've been trying all the tactics I can find online.
The best one for me is one called Parisienne Walkways.
But as you can imagine once you start experimenting with tactics you can't stop. Just so many out there.
But this one is my go to atm as it gives me the best results.
I've been trying all the tactics I can find online.
The best one for me is one called Parisienne Walkways.
But as you can imagine once you start experimenting with tactics you can't stop. Just so many out there.
But this one is my go to atm as it gives me the best results.
Soldato
Oh wow I'd use that tactic just for the Gary Moore reference.
Associate
Best plug and play tactics I've found for FM21 are Phoenix by Magician (a quick google should link you to the tactics)
Soldato
With tactics being brought up when joining a new club do you guys choose a formation and get/pick players to fit or do you put the players first and try and find a formation to fit the players?
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For me, definitely pick a proven tactic that works then fit players into the tactic. Only problem with that is if your clubs best players don't fit into the tactic!
Associate
Worth mentioning all of the best tactics so far on FM21 are strikerless i.e. you play two attacking midfielders with Shadow Striker role - ideal player for this position would be a Striker who can also play AM C i.e. Messi / Aguero / Dybala. That said you can retrain most strikers with decent versatility to play as AM C Shadow Striker.
The tacticians have found a flaw in the match engine and have exploited it by playing strikerless which is a bit sad really!
The tacticians have found a flaw in the match engine and have exploited it by playing strikerless which is a bit sad really!
Soldato
I can't do that as it takes away the realism side of things for me.
Associate
Totally agree which is why I said it's sad they've exploited a flaw in the match engine. Intriguing nontheless - the match engine in the greatest football management simulation since the dawn of time is still so bad that the most effective tactic is to play with no strikers. The joys of being a computer game programmer...
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Strikerless do work well this year, but to be fair it is fairly easy this year to create something simple and win.
I am currently 3rd season with Newcastle. Finished 4th in the first season and 2nd last year - will give the title challenge a real good go this year. All with a very basic 4-2-3-1.
I am sure strikerless works really well, but there is no need to use it.
I am currently 3rd season with Newcastle. Finished 4th in the first season and 2nd last year - will give the title challenge a real good go this year. All with a very basic 4-2-3-1.
I am sure strikerless works really well, but there is no need to use it.