FM20 OI, You! A Simplistic Approach To Opposition Instructions
The premise of this guide is to provide you, a simplistic approach on how to use Opposition Instructions (OIs) effectively. I'm going to be going against a future Chelsea (2029) squad who are currently still pretty strong. (Below is from the Scout Report, knowing the roles helps a little too, however, this may not marry up to the line-up you're against so always worth checking the OIs within the match). Tight Marking Used to prevent the opposing player(s) from getting the ball, or restrict
Ryan Atkins
6 min read
25 January 2020
FM20 FM20: 5 Things To Do Before Pressing Continue
Okay, so you’ve created your manager, sorted out the profile, selected whether you’re going to be a tactical or tracksuit manager. You’ve been hired to whichever club you have selected - congratulations! But wait, do not just press continue before reviewing certain screens which will allow you to implement your managerial vision on the club that you’re managing. In this article, we’re going to go through a list of things to do before pressing continue. Please note that certain screens may look
Ryan Atkins
6 min read
25 January 2020
FM20 FM20: Best U21’s Playing in the Premier League
Looking for the best U21 players in the Premier League? Take a look at this list of players created by IconicFM [https://twitter.com/fm_iconic]. Prepare for Brexit these players will help you with the homegrown player rules. Aaron Ramsdale Position – Goalkeeper Nationality - English Age – 21 Aaron Ramsdale has had a breakthrough season becoming the starting keeper at AFC Bournemouth. Following an impressive loan spell at AFC Wimbledon, Ramsdale showed his quality during pre-season and e
Ryan Atkins
3 min read
25 January 2020
FM20 FM20 Team Guide - Plymouth Argyle
Founded in 1886, Plymouth Argyle is a professional football club based in the South-West of England in Plymouth, Devon (The biggest city in England yet to have a football club feature in the English first division). Traditionally floating between the second and fourth-tiers of English league football, ‘Argyle’ is a club that found their best successes during the late 2000s under the stewardship of Bobby Williamson, Paul Sturrock and (the often divisive amongst the Argyle fanbase) ‘Hollowords’ –
Ryan Atkins
8 min read
25 January 2020
FM20 Strongest Players in FM20
Sick of your coaches saying … “This isn’t the best squad in terms of strength” Yeah well, we’ll show you Coaching Team, here’s a list of five of the strongest players in Football Manager 20. With their strength ratings of 20, it leaves me wondering if they've all been exposed to some pretty heavy gamma radiation. 1. Bill Hamid 2. Vitaliy Vernydub 3. Alan 4. Lewis Crosbie 5. Mark-Anthony Okoye Have a better look at their FM 20 profiles below.
Ryan Atkins
1 min read
25 January 2020
FM20 Jonny(FM)Bass' Wonderkid Strikers
Wonderkids are a very divisive topic amongst Football Manager aficionados, and not one player will ever develop precisely the same so all these lists of top 10 this and top 10 that are all really subjective. What we have today is a list of 10 high determination strikers across all budgets that should, when coached the right way, do the job at a variety of levels in the game. We’ll take a more in-depth look at each players profile below but here are the top 10 wonderkid strikers according to Jo
Ryan Atkins
2 min read
25 January 2020
FM20 Football Manager - 5 Major Changes
“I’ll be there in a minute, I’m just finishing this game!” The same lie we’ve all been shouting to our Mums, Dads & significant others for over two decades, in some cases. “Just one more game, then bed”, is another personal favourite of the Football Manager-isms we all know so well. You may have been here from the start, staring at scrolling text, three-day loading screens and databases of made-up player names in 1992. You may have joined us recently, wooed by the dynamic match engine, the reali
Ryan Atkins
7 min read
23 January 2020
FM20 Football Manager: The Wonderkids That Never Were
Although Sports Interactive does a great job with the database every year in Football Manager, no one can predict the future in terms of a players development. Every one of us who have played the game down the years has a hidden gem or two that came from nowhere before going absolutely nowhere in real life. In this post, we will run through some of our favourite wonderkids who never quite made it from the last decade of Football Manager games! Carlos Vela (ST) FM2009 An absolute beast! Grea
Ryan Atkins
9 min read
22 January 2020
FM20 FM20: The Athletic Bilbao Challenge
Athletic Bilbao, a challenge that is worthy of those that like to develop their own. So what is The Athletic Bilbao Challenge? Well, it is quite well known around the football world but, if you don’t know Bilbao only sign players from the Basque region in Spain or who have had their footballing education in the area so you can only sign players with Basque nationality or Spaniards who are 16-years-old or younger. The big aim, to try and conquer Spanish and European football within these restric
Ryan Atkins
5 min read
21 January 2020
5 Real Football Managers to Watch and Learn From
FM2020 is unlike anything we’ve played before. It’s much more focused on strategy and punishes heavily for wrong decisions. Sometimes, I wonder if it’s even intentional, or completely random like those casinos using Nektan software [https://www.newnektancasinos.com/]. Hate it or love it, you’ve got to play it smart. And a little inspiration from real-life greats won’t hurt. So here’s my list of 5 football managers to watch and learn from. 5. Pep Guardiola A rare gem; Guardiola is a great manag
Ryan Atkins
3 min read
21 January 2020
FM20 Two Best Formations in Football Manager 2020
We've tested a lot of tactics Don't just take our word for it though. In Football Manager 2020, the game encourages you to build a philosophy, something that can take a long time. Sometimes, instant success isn't the be all end all. Without further ado, here's our recommended formations for quick success. 4-4-2: Simple & Effective 3 of our top 10 tested tactics are based on the original 4-4-2 formation. It's super simple and effective. What exactly should we be looking for when setting u
Ryan Atkins
2 min read
5 January 2020
FM20 3 Challenges for the New Year
Happy New Year It's a new year and perhaps you're looking for a new challenge. Let us help you decide. We've put together 3 awesome teams that might prove to be an interesting challenge in Football Manager 2020. Good luck! I'm sure you'll see huge success. The magic of Club Olimpia Have you ever thought about a managerial career in Paraguay? No? Well, perhaps you should. Take over Club Olimpia and guide the veteran striker Roque Santa Cruz to few more years of success before his eventual
Ryan Atkins
2 min read
5 January 2020
FM20 Teams to Manage before the January Transfer Update
The January transfer window is fast approaching which means change is upon us. Before the clubs start going mad with transfer activity, we've compiled a list of clubs to manage before the January transfer window. Arsenal Newly appointed Mikel Arteta has just taken over as manager following the dismissal of Unai Emery. It is clear that change the squad needs transfers to rejuvenate the team to churn out some winning performances. Arteta has said himself that the club needs to rebuild the relat
Ryan Atkins
3 min read
31 December 2019
Whatever happened to Sherman Cárdenas?
Predicting the future of wonderkids in Football Manager has historically been hit and miss, for every Mbappe there's a Freddy Adu. It's impossible to predict. You'd have an easier time placing a successful bet on newcasinostar.co.uk [https://newcasinostar.co.uk/]. Who is Sherman Cárdenas? It all begins 12 years ago with Football Manager 2007. That's one crazy throwback, right? Sherman was an Attacking Midfielder plying his trade for Colombian team Atlético Bucaramanga. He had a huge poten
Ryan Atkins
1 min read
27 December 2019
FM20 Touch: Compatible Devices
Do like to play Football Manager on the move? Football Manager Touch has been made available on a multitude of devices. We've provided a full list of compatible Apple (iOS) and Android devices that have the compatibility to play Football Manager Touch IOS iPad Air 1 & 2 iPad Air 2019 iPad Mini 2, 3 & 4 iPad Mini 2019 iPad Pro 12.9, 11, 10.5 and 9.7 iPad (2017) iPad (2018) iPad (2019) Note: - The minimum supported operating system is iOS 10.0 - If you have an iPad mini and are unsure if it is c
Ryan Atkins
1 min read
16 December 2019