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, and I hope you enjoy your read
Latest blog posts
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…
The Art of Moving On
I wrote a blog piece on this site for Football Manager 2023 called ‘The Art of Squad Building’, in which I looked at a number of factors I utilise to initially improve, and then maintain, squad depth and quality. These included the importance of having a balanced squad, with little inequality between wages; player personality…
The Art of Player Data Analysis – FBref style
In previous iterations of Football Manager, I’ve used data analysis to assess player performance at the end of a season by extracting data from the game due to a lack of analysis within the game. Since then, data analysis has become a key feature, with the additions of recruitment and performance analysts. This has been…
The Art of Youth Development – Football Manager
Following the release of my previous in “The Art of” series, “The Art of Squad Building”, I had a number of people ask me questions regarding youth recruitment and development, so this post is going to expand further into the approaches which lay the foundations of youth recruitment and development that I look to utilise.…
A FM Old Timer 