Your best bet is probably to just download the demo and see how it goes:
Play the FM17 Demo
Put yourself in the digital dugout now with the Football Manager 2017 or Football Manager Touch 2017 Demo - both completely free to download for PC, Mac and Linux.
Football Manager 2017 gives you complete management control whilst Touch is a thorough, but fasted-paced experience.
Your demo career lasts for 6 in-game months and if you later decide to upgrade and purchase Football Manager 2017 or Touch your progress can be carried forward into the full game – and you won't have to start from scratch!
To play the demo you will need to download and install Steam which is an online game platform. Once you’ve created your free account please follow the instructions below:
1. Type Football Manager 2017 or Football Manager Touch 2017 into the search bar
2. Click the Download PC Demo* button on the right hand side of the page (you may need to scroll down to see this)
3. Follow the instructions to complete the download