Recent content by dropkickcuddy

It depends what formation you're playing. If you have two central midfielers then try changing the mentality of one of them to defensive. As long as you're getting the results though, it doesn't matter what your assistant says.

Darijo Srna needs to be downgraded. There's just no way he's that good in real life! It was the same with Barzagli on FM08, he was the best centre back on the game, but on 09 hes nothing particularly special.

When I managed West Ham I was ****** off at how **** they're defence was! I bought Joe Mattock and Davide Santon, then in my second season I bought Barzagli and Nicolas N'Koulou. In my first January transfer window I got really lucky as Real Madrid had transfer listed Gago for 7.75m! I got in...

Hey, I never bother with opposition instructions and I never have any problems. As long as your team instructions and individual instructions for your own players are sorted then you don't need to worry about it.

You definitely need a right winger because Faubert is gash. I've just started a Real Madrid game as well, I bought Srna for 13m and he's an assist machine. Then again, I play a 4-4-2 and play him in his natural right midfield position so he might not work as well for your formation. Also, Pepe...

Hi there, I'm into my second season with a strong Liverpool team who play a 4-2-3-1 formation. Generally, scoring goals is not a problem, however Torres, who is statistically one of the best strikers on the game, is scoring nowhere near the amount he should be and most are coming from my...

Has anyone else noticed that the profile picture of Rafael Marquez looks just like Quagmire from Family Guy? Ooooh yeeeeeah giggedy giggedy

I've been playing championship manager since the 1997/98 version and football manager since 4 years ago and ive never had any problems with tactics and usually win most of what is put in front of me. however, with my liverpool team on the 2009 version i just cant seem to get it right. i like to...