Roles picked and explained, it’s time to look at what these players do in my system. I’ll be assessing their stats, how they interact with the wingers ahead of them and some of their general play. (more…)

Roles picked and explained, it’s time to look at what these players do in my system. I’ll be assessing their stats, how they interact with the wingers ahead of them and some of their general play. (more…)
In the first part of this short series, I gave an overview of the system I use and the roles I’ve chosen for my full backs. In this post, I’ll look at why I preferred these roles over others and why I think it’s time to read the role descriptions more.
(more…)The role of the full back has evolved significantly over the past few years. Attacking full backs have been a thing for as long as I can remember, but nowadays, they are more like wingers who defend, rather than defenders who attack. In this blog series, I’m going to talk about how I set my full backs up to be an additional attacking force without leaving us too exposed.
(more…)As a save progresses, I tend to focus on playing and not on updating people on what is happening in my save. Some time has passed since my last update so I’ll give an overview of what has happened and what the plan is going forward. (more…)
I’ve moved forward a bit with Betis and have just started my third season. I just wanted to do a wee update on how things are progressing with the team and building the club up by making small improvements. I also plan to take a look at my transfer business and how the team has changed since I started. (more…)
Each FM player will have their own views on recruitment, maybe they have no views on recruitment? What? No, I know, that’s crazy, everyone is passionate about signings. Nothing sends football fans into a frenzy like a transfer. Here I’m going to delve into my own transfer policy for FM20. (more…)
Taking over a club usually means that people will leave the club. Players are usually most at risk, but a new manager usually has his own coaching team in mind. I rarely have a backroom setup in mind when I join a club, but I know the characteristics I want them to possess. (more…)