This one might be a little longer than you are used to. The season summary too. Alongside a recap of our first season in League 2 as part of the Dafuge challenge, I’ll also be covering a preliminary analysis of my team’s DNA. We already know it’s partially made of chips, rock (the eating kind), and violence. The blood of […]
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When it comes to tactics I don’t want to rehash too much of my earlier violence and pragmatism post from FM20. But to be honest, a lot of it still applies. What is maybe a little different for Football Manager 2021 is the way I’ll be assessing it. The stats in the game are a little (a lot) bugged but […]
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When people talk about great teams or memorable teams they are often referring to teams with a very clear identity, a DNA that runs through them. It’s such an important part of club and team identity that this idea of a club vision or ethos has made its way into FM20. Certain teams are now categorised by their desire to […]
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I’ve written at length about expected goals (xG), expected assists, xG against and even received pass impact for Dictate the Game. I’ve also covered it here and on YouTube. xG and other metrics aren’t in the base game but can be really useful when trying to assess tactics or players. They can be pretty painful to work out though.
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La Orana! (Hello in Tahitian for those in the know). I’ve got some squad views. They might be helpful. They might not be. But they are what I’m using currently. I made mine for FM19 but they should still work for FM20 I’ve also made a special squad view for my By the Numbers series. A lot of the inspiration […]
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