If someone stood behind me while I was playing this pre-release version of FM22, it would be some time before they realised it wasn’t FM21. The second wave will make landfall later that evening when people start playing matches and discover that it actually is quite different and they can’t win so easily now. The first will come when hundreds of thousands of people download a game that really doesn’t look very different from its predecessor at all. So please bear in mind that all of what follows is based on 20 hours on an Alpha preview version of the game that isn’t finished and may or may not bear a strong resemblance to whatever appears on November 9.īut with that disclaimer duly flagged, let me make two predictions: first, that some sections of the passionate FM community will deem this to be the most controversial release in several years and, second, that by the time we get to December we’ll wonder what all the fuss was about. This is a game that takes some serious time to assess. Let’s be honest, no one knows how good Football Manager is until some point in December when you’re three or four seasons deep and talking about a talented new-gen wing-back like he’s a favourite nephew. How good is the new Football Manager? That’s a tough question. Given that it's a luxury position in which many youth coaches play their best talents in the hope that they'll develop their technical abilities - and thus make them more valuable - you can move for quality teenage no.10s.īut if you're looking to build a side that might not accommodate a young, pass-heavy starlet, a lot of these players can be re-trained either to wingers or midfielders - some of these, too, are more like second-strikers who can become conventional centre-forwards in time.Football Manager 2022 won’t be released until November 9, but Iain Macintosh spent the weekend playing a preview version. This is the heart of your side, so it makes sense to buy a wonderkid or two who will become the longterm spine of your team.Īttacking midfield is perhaps where you'll find the majority of wonderkids in Football Manager on any given year. If you're playing a three-man midfield, you can afford to give a youngster a spot in the side every week. A good CM could well be remoulded into just about anything - an attacking midfielder, a controller, a wide-man. These picks are all specialist DMs - but they can just so easily slot into a more central position, too.Ĭentral midfielders might be the players with the most scope for development of any players on the pitch in Football Manager. In the modern game though, there are plenty of youngsters who can thrive at the base of a midfield. ![]() In Football Manager 2022, there are plenty of good options under the age of 21 who can flourish into top left-backs, left-wing-backs or even centre-backs.ĭefensive midfield is somewhere in FM that you need someone with strength, stamina and good reading of the game - so you might not want to entrust such an important role to such a young star. Left-back might well be the most difficult spot in the team to find a world-class player, just because of how few specialist left-footed full-backs are out there. Some of these lads might be able to fill in at full-back for you or even in defensive midfield, should you be trying to hold onto a lead. While many defenders on the game come with adjustment periods, however, it's more than possible that you can use a wonderkid as your third- or fourth-choice in defence.Īnd with a lot of centre-backs in Football Manager, versatility is your friend. Always look through the stats to see what kind of full-back you're signing.īuy a dominant centre-back now and you can sort your team for the next 15 years. ![]() One thing to look for in the modern game: a midfielder profile now playing at right-back. Perhaps they're natural defenders not good enough in the centre - or maybe they're rapid wingers, capable of man-marking. There are naturally more right-footers than left in the game, leaving a clutch of footballers who were shunted out to right-back for a variety of reasons. ![]() If you take over an English side in FM, chances are your academy will have five right-backs ready and waiting for you, right?Īll jokes aside, right-back is an interesting position of potential.
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