Welcome to a blog about various things Football Manager related.
From player and team statistical analysis, in-depth investigations into finances, squad balance, signings, player development and tactical breakdowns, you’ll find it all here.
I’ve been blogging about Football Manager for around eight years now, on and off, with some different takes on various aspects, and have even tried my hand at dabbling in real-life football. However, I’ve been playing Football Manager for more years than I can remember, starting with Championship Manager 2 and Championship Manager 2 Italian Leagues.
I hope you enjoy your read.
Latest blog posts
The Art of… The Artwork
I’ve had requests from a few people to show how to make the graphics I use for various aspects of my blogs. In particular, the squad age against minutes, overall minutes across the squad by position and age profile against peak age. In this blog post, I’ll take you through how to extract the data…
Liverpool Matters – Summer 2025 Squad Analysis & Transfers
Moving on from a club legend Liverpool probably couldn’t have hoped for a better season. For Slot to come in to replace a club icon in the form of Klopp, who left after nine years in charge after reinvigorating the club, alongside FSG, into what became largely his image after Michael Edwards left, and to…
Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool – Recreating Liverpool’s tactic
After watching this game on TV and seeing how fluid the Liverpool team were in their movements, as well as how they exploited an under strength Tottenham side, I wanted to see if I could attempt to recreate the tactic within Football Manager. It’s worth saying that tactics, roles and team shape can and do…
The ‘Juan’ in the Box – my take on a 2-3-5 tactic
Even before the release of Football Manager 2024, there was a lot of discourse about the new match engine and how it would enable positional play. It has allowed for formations within a tactic to now vary greatly from when a team is in possession to when it is out of possession (or OOP for…
A FM Old Timer 