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Friday, October 29, 2010

Tips for Football Manager 2011

Today begins my series on tips and hints for Football Manager 2011. Over the next few days I will be giving tips on:
-Training
-Team Talks
-Transfers
-Player Interaction
-Matchday Tips
-Scouting Tips
-General Hints and Tips

I will begin this series with

                                                                     
                                                                  Training
Players who are very versatile are more likely to successfully retrain to a new position. High determination and work rate may be contrinuting attributes to a player that would do well if asked to retrain to a new position.
Players who are very versatile are less likely to lose new positions they've learned through retraining when they're not playing or retraining the position.

When managing a semi-professional club, it's a good idea to try and tie down key players to full-time contracts to maximise their training time.

Staff on part-time contracts have less time to train players than full-time staff so try to tie them down full time to maximize trainings.

Intense physical training is best carried out in pre-season, before the domestic season is under way but keep a close eye on the injuy lists as players are more likely to have worse injuries and be out for longer when training intensely. Too much intense physical training during the season is likely to tire your players out faster and increase the risk of injuries.

Player's attributes will naturally decrease during the off-season, when they are away on holiday or doing very little training but do not worry as these can be rebuilt very easily during the pre-season.

  • The strength training category covers a player's natural fitness, stamina, strength and work rate.

  • The aerobic training category covers a player's acceleration, agility, balance, jumping, pace and reflexes.

  • The goalkeeping training category covers a player's aerial ability, handling, kicking, throwing and one-on-ones.

  • The tactics training category covers a player's anticipation, decisions, positioning, movement, team work and command of area.

  • The defending training category covers a player's tackling, marking and concentration.

  • The attacking training category covers a player's passing and creativity.

  • The shooting training category covers a player's finishing, long shots and composure.

  • The set-pieces training category covers a player's crossing, corners, free kicks, penalty taking and long throws.

When assigning coaches to training schedules, take care not to overwork them. Even the best coaches can't give the players the attention to detail they want if they've too much to do. Try to have as many coaches as your club and wage budget allows as it will really help your team in the long run.

Remember that your youth players are still developing and as such will tire quicker. Be considerate with your workloads when devising youth schedules.

  • Youth team coaches only train youth players, they do not work with or train senior players.

  • Goalkeeping coaches work with and train both senior and youth goalkeepers.

  • Fitness coaches work with the senior and youth players, but only deal with the physical aspects of training.

  • First-team coaches only work with and train the senior players, they do not work with or train youth players.

  • General coaches work with and train both senior and youth players.

Retraining a player to play in a new position can be a cost-effective way of providing additional cover for your team without having to make a new signing.

When training players for lower league clubs, it would be important to focus more on the physical aspects such as pace and stamina.

Overall try many different training schedules with your players and your coaches and see what suits your team best. Always make sure to keep an eye on how your playersfeel about their schedules as a player happier with their training will put in more effort than one that is not!

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