
Why would weight or height be important? Because you might want to develop your tactical approach around those elements.

Here you can check where your players are in relation to their rivals, in terms of attributes and some potentially important information like height and weight. The other important part of the Team Report is the comparison of your team against the rest of the league, which now lives in the Analyst Report tab. It’s useful to take in those recommendations as well as taking the ‘Best XI’ into account, so you can be fully informed from your first day in the job. Here you can also get the opinion of many different members of your staff, from the Assistant Manager to coaches who’ll all have different takes depending on their individual attributes. I’ve got the ability to change the formation shown to me, so I can try out a few different options that look like they might get the most from our best players. This gives me a really quick introduction to my new squad, especially if I don’t know too much about them. I usually start with the Squad Depth tab. This is where you can get the opinions of your backroom staff and compare yourself against your domestic rivals. One of the best places to start is the Team Report. When you’re managing a minnow, it’s more important than usual to know your squad inside out so you can make the most of their strengths.

That might not appeal to everyone, but for some of us there’s no better feeling than giving the league’s big hitters a run for their money.Ĭhoosing an underdog isn’t too difficult, but how are you going to defy expectations and set them up for success? FMSamo walks us through the things we should take into consideration when setting up an underdog.

a club which has to fight tooth and claw for every point and where draws often feel like wins. So, you’ve decided to manage an underdog.
