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Nuno's Wolves 3-4-3 / FM21 Tactics by RDF
This FM 2021 tactic is a replication of Nuno Espírito Santo at Wolves and has a look at why they've been successful thus far.
All Out 4-1-3-2 Attacking Football / FM20
A very intense, strong and attacking variation of the preset Gegenpress that saw my Spurs team win the Champions League and finish as runners-up in the league.
Rossoneri | Part 2: Zlatan’s Final Swansong
Our reign in Milan had gotten off to a solid yet unspectacular start in which we we were seriously lacking goals in the first 30 or so games in Football Manager 2021. Our main source of goals, however, was the 39-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The RE-builders of Pripyat - Season 9 The End...
A review of season nine of my Football Manager 20 save in Pripyat. Features a roundup of the whole save, some creative FM, and a little Geo-Politics.
FM20 User Files on Mac Catalina are stored in a different folder!
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FM21 Scout Editor,
License never arrived I bought a license, Ive been charged but no mail has arrived with the license number or file to active the software...
Not Enough Disk Space? How To Change Where Football Manager 2021 Saves Your Graphics And Save Files
Why have I run out of disk space for Football Manager 2021? Nerdphonic will give you tips on how to to change where your FM21 files get saved.
Retired squad numbers
Help with un-retiring squad numbers Not sure if anyone has asked this in the past decade, but is there any way to un-retire squad numbers? I'm rather anal...
Five One Season Wonders to Manage in FM
On the 2nd of May 2016, Leicester City shocked the footballing world by winning the FA Premier League in what was only their second season back in the top flight after gaining promotion in 2014. Led by the “The Tinkerman” himself in Claudio Ranieri, the Foxes’ brand of fast-paced counter-attacking football combined with Ranieri getting the most out of players such as N’golo Kanté, Danny Drinkwater, Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy and Captain Wes Morgan meant that they defied all expectations and logic to not only win the Premier League but become the first team in over 20 years to do so outside of Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City. Unfortunately the following season proved to be a struggle for post-Kanté Leicester, breaking the record for the worst title defence in Premier League history finishing 12th which ultimately led to Ranieri’s eventual departure from the club. Football is a cruel and unforgiving game…the real question is though, could you have done it differently? Can you do one better by not only recreating a classic underdog story, but keeping said underdog at the top of their respective league? Here are five one-season-wonder champions for you to try and emulate in Football Manager. FC Twente (2010) When one looks at the past winners of the Dutch Eredivisie, FC Twente would appear to be the odd one out amongst the great Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord teams that have won the vast majority of titles in Holland over the past 30 years – so much so that Twente fans themselves can scarcely believe that their team were league champions in 2010 under the guidance of former England Manager Steve McLaren. In a year that saw a 22 year old Luis Suarez bag 35 goals for Ajax, FC Twente shocked the whole of Dutch football by narrowly pipping Ajax to the title by a single point with a squad largely made up of unknown or relatively small name players (Bryan Ruiz being their best player…know who he is?). The following year Twente managed to come second, however thus began their downfall where they fell out of the top four for the next three seasons. Since then they have failed to come even close to competing with Ajax and PSV, and with a relatively unknown squad predicted to finish 17th at the start of FM21 – even the best Football Manager out there might find it a challenge bringing Twente back to glory in one season. Key Players: Joël Drommel, Kik Pierie, Vaclav Cerny Sampdoria (1991) Sampdoria are a Football Manager dream. Steeped in history, nostalgia, underachieving and a host of iconic players over the past 30 years (Lombardo, Vialli, Pagliuca, Mancini, Icardi, Platt, Cassano to name a few) – the club have always shown potential to compete with the giants of Serie A however more often than not have ended up selling their best players to the likes of Juventus and Milan, thus preventing them from ever maintaining consistent form and competing at the higher levels of Italian football. I say more often than not – the exception to this came in the 1990/1991 season, a time when Italian football was dominated by both Milan teams and somehow Sampdoria came out of nowehere to win their first ever scudetto. For context on how remarkable this achievement was – this was when AC Milan boasted the class of Dutch trio Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten, while on the other side of Milan the German trio of Andreas Brehme, Lothar Matthaus and Jurgen Klinsmann were in the prime of their careers at Inter having just won the World Cup the year before. Sampdoria weren’t bothered though – 19 goals from Gianluca Vialli sealed them their only Serie A title and since then they haven’t come close to ever winning a second. Key Players: Fabio Quagliarella, Adrien Silva, Emil Audero, Manolo Gabbiadini Blackburn Rovers (1995) Shearer and Sutton, name a more iconic 90’s Premier League duo. The 1994-1995 season saw cash-rich (at the time) Blackburn Rovers win their first Premier League title in 81 years, a feat made even more impressive by the fact that this was smack back in the middle of Alex Ferguson’s dominant Man United era. Fueled by Owner Jack Walker’s millions, Rovers won the league by a single point over second place United, with Manager Kenny Dalglish taking the Manager of the Year award accompanied by Alan Shearer finishing as top scorer with 34 goals. Fans of English football will know that Blackburn have since had a somewhat tumultuous journey ever since, ranging from European football to relegation down to League 1 in 2017, and currently in the Championship Blackburn are well overdue a return to the top flight. FM21 might just provide that opportunity. Key Players: Bradley Dack, Darragh Lenihan, Adam Armstrong Montpellier FC (2012) Most people forget that not only have teams other than PSG won the French Ligue 1 during the past 10 years, but also that in the 2011/2012 season Montpellier FC took French football completely by surprise by winning the league title ahead of PSG in second. That season PSG spent €82m strengthening their squad, however it was Montpellier’s record transfer who stole the headlines, scoring 21 goals to help them win the league – that man was €1.7 million signing Oliver Giroud, and the rest as we know is history. Fast forward and Montpellier have since only managed a series of mid-table finishes, while PSG have moved on to completely dominate French football for the foreseeable…have the days of surprise league challengers come to an end, or do Montpellier still have that taste of success ready to be reignited? Key Players: Téji Savanier, Gaetan Laborde, Andy Delort VfL Wolfsburg (2009) Once upon a time there was life before Bayern in the Bundesliga. In the 2008/2009 season, three things happened: Brazilian Striker Grafite scored 28 league goals; Edin Dzeko scored 26 league goals and Zvjezdan Misimović notched up 20 assists – the fact that all three players were playing for the same team meant that VfL Wolfsburg won their first ever Bundesliga title, finishing two points ahead of Bayern and firmly etablishing Manager Felix Magath’s name in the history books as one of the greatest German Managers ever (let’s not talk about his later spell at Fulham). Nowadays and similar to Ligue 1 mentioned above – it’s difficult to see anyone other than Bayern winning the league, and even if that happens it’s likely Dortmund will be the ones to do it. Is the future of German footall written? With young talent such as Xaver Schlager, Marin Pongracic and Josip Brekalo coming though to the first team, there may be life in the old wolf yet. Key Players: Wout Weghorst, Maximilian Arnold, Kevin Mbabu ⭐ Bonus Team ⭐ Greece (2004) The ultimate underdog. Before 2004, Greece had never won a game at an International competition, and after being drawn in a group with Portugal, Spain and Russia most football enthusiasts that they would face an early exit and soon be on a flight back to Athens. They were wrong. After beating Portugal and earning a draw against Spain in the group stages, the Greeks went on to defeat France and Czech Republic, setting up a final rematch with hosts Portugal who themselves had beaten England and Holland to make themselves favourites for the clash. Greece Manager Otto Rehhagel had built a rock solid hard working Greece team, difficult to break down and seemingly set up to win all of their games by a single goal…so why should the final be any different? The Portuguese were frustrated for the whole game, and on 57 minutes Greece took their chance through an Angelos Charisteas header which was enough to win them the game and the tournament. Never has such a feat been experienced or repeated on the international stage – with Greece failing to qualify for Euro 2020, can you make the 20 year anniversary of their epic win one to remember in 2024? There you have it! Whether you are looking for a short-term save (ideal for the FM21 beta) or a longer term challenge with the goal of turning these one-season wonders into regular title contenders or even champions of their respective leagues – either way it should be both a challenge and an entertaining journey trying to emulate these team’s past glories and bringing good times back to their loyal fanbase. Be sure to let me know how you get on either below in the comments or on Twitter etc! Thanks for reading, MaddFM.
Priisek Dark FM21 Skin inc TOUCH Pro Versions (Updated 18.50 21.07.21)
Priisek Dark FM21 Skin inc TOUCH Pro Versions (Updated 18.50 21.07.21) FM21 Download posted on Football Manager Skins for Football Manager 2021
Need some advice
Formation Hey guys, hope you’re FM21 as much as I am. I’m currently on my first save with Manchester United and it’s going really...
Pass & Dance: 1 Centre-Back Possession Tactic for FM21 by RDF
This 3-3-3-1 tactic for FM2021 is a risky but very rewarding possession tactic. Expect high possession and also lots of goals scored. Defence is also (surprisingly) strong.
Latvia - Virsliga SS'2020 New! (18/11/20)
Latvia - Virsliga SS\'2020 New! (18/11/20) FM21 Download posted on SS Kits Forum for Football Manager 2021
6 South American Clubs to Rebuild in FM21
The first episode of a series of clubs to manage in South America challenges you to get these clubs back to the glory days they once had. Football Manager 2021 save ideas.
Kojuro v2.5.0 with Purple + Dark + Low Res + DF11 Version (Updated 11-04-21)
Football Manager 2021 alternative skin with a default version, dark version, multiple screen resolutions and DF11 2021 Panels version.
Roth Raivers | Part 28: Farewell to Raith
The monumental rise of Raith Rovers had culminated in well and truly ending the Old Firm domination of Scottish football. The Fife side had wrapped up successive titles in 2026/27 and 2027/28, as well as winning two of the last three League Cups.
5 One Season Wonders to Manage in FM
MaddFM brings you 5 one-season wonder teams to emulate in Football Manager.
Chao Jinxao - Preserving the Chinese Star
Chao Jinxao, former Assistant Manager of Chinese Club Dalian Pro, has found himself wound out in a whole new world of managerial experience! But will the increasingly growing pressure of his Nation and other... factors get to him? July 6th, 2020. Dailan, China [img]https://fmshots.com/images/2020/11/15/10051f000001gstws14D7_[/img]...
Attacking 4-2-3-1 // V2.0 - Quicksta Gegenpress for FM21
Great FM21 Gegenpress Tactic that worked wonders with Dortmund.
Arsenal - Project keep it somewhat real
Hi! First of all, sorry for wall of text, and bad formatting, might fill in pictures later on. My Betasave this time...
FMSE 21 loading game data for 5 minutes
data doesnt seem to load into fmse 21 ive purchased my FMSE21 licence and installed editor all was working fine no issues until i come to load in game date...
Choosing a Club in Football Manager
I wrote this piece for Football Manager’s The Byline at the start of FM21 – click here to read the published version. Life is full of important decisions. Choosing a save in Football Manager is one of them. Here are five things to consider when choosing a team to lead in Football Manager. Realism There are circa 400,000 real players from over 50 playable leagues in Football Manager, with data compiled by a network of 1,000+ researchers globally each year. This isn’t for no reason; with each new addition, the game brings in more and more additional features, roles, aspects and data points to further enhance the sense of realism in the game, as well as frequently consulting with real-life Football Managers and experts year-on-year to make the game as close to real-life football management as possible. Because of this, gone are the days whereby you could take a non-league team to the Champions League in six seasons. Repeat multiple back-to-back promotions are almost unheard of in real-life, so don’t expect to go from Sunday League to Premier League without putting in the hours. Many new Managers often set-up to fail if they cannot adapt to a couple of years in each division before progressing, therefore it’s important to taper your expectations rather than being disappointed at a perceived lack of success. Remember when Leicester won the league? It took them 8 seasons to get there from League 2 alone.. 2. Backstory It’s all about the narrative. Of course managing your local club or the team you support is usually most FM players save of choice at the start of a new game, it can be equally if not even more rewarding to take on a team or save challenge where there is already a backstory in place or alternatively creating your own save narrative as you navigate your way to managerial greatness. Whether it’s Fallen Giants, Rags to Riches, Unemployed, Bottom at Christmas, Homegrown or a good old fashion Journeyman – having that storyline in place gives an extra layer of enjoyment and immersion to the save, 3. Expectations We spoke a little about tapering your own expectations when it comes to managing in modern day FM so as not to become disillusioned at a save not going as planned or where success does not immediately arrive as expected. Similarly, it’s important to also consider a club’s expectations and philosophy before settling into the hotseat as this too has an important bearing on the direction and evolution of the save. Taking over a club with lower expectations than your own can often lead to disappointment in that the club may not be equally as aspirational as you when it comes to club vision and ambition, therefore you may lack the buy-in and commitment/resource to bring the club where you want them to be. Similarly – if you have plans to build a foundation and focus on youth and long-term success, then taking the reigns at a club with much higher short-term expectations will also be detrimental to the cause. Over and under-achieving are very much a real thing – make sure that you and your new club share similar ambitions in terms of expectations and philosophy to ensure a healthy partnership as you embark on a new journey. 4. Connection A long-term save needs to be meaningful. Football is a game of emotion, of passion, of sentiment – what some consider dots on a screen, others view as a deep emotional investment and rightly so. The average regular FM player plays over 1,000 hours of absolute committed game play each year, and most of this is a result of successfully establishing a deep connection with the club or save at hand which in turn facilitates a long lasting affiliation, nay, legacy with each annual version of the game. Finding that affiliation or connection with a player or club makes your save yours and yours alone. 5. Club Colours Football Manager isn’t just about data and numbers; it’s also about style and class, and this year’s game brings even more of this with the improved colour schemes and team-specific frames/backdrops which you will notice as you embark on a new save adventure. The club you choose not only dictates who and where you will be managing, but also the look and feel of the game which has become far more aesthetically appealing in recent years. Most importantly and no differently to real-life, your team’s kit is an essential component of your save and connection to the club – remember, if you’re there for the long haul it’s the kit you will be looking at for years to come in-game which translates to hundreds of hours of gameplay! We’ve even seen FM players donning the kits of teams they’ve managed in-game, so much so that it’s not uncommon to see a Newgen’s name on the back of a well known jersey as you walk down the street – heck, even Football Manager now have their own awesome kit such is unique style and swag the game now possesses! As well all tell ourselves, it’s not all about looks – but it helps. Thanks for reading – hopefully this will help you as you look to embark on a brand new save adventure in this year’s version of the game. At the end of the day what’s important is that you find a team and a save that you can invest in and enjoy managing, it’s a long year too so multiple saves are often required! Your club, your way. Cheers, MaddFM.
Bolton
Hi. I started to play beta. Does anyone know some decent players for first season at this project? so far i got Doni...
Localize Genie Scout and win
Updated for Genie Scout 12 If you want to help localize GS in many languages, you may post here about your interest and also submit your completed language...
Wrexham
new save Hi When will the new owners be added to Wrexham on FM21? I'd love to start this as a save but don't want to if the new...
FM21 Tactic: Viking Hammer 4-1-1-2-2 by WHUkasin21
Very well balanced FM21 tactic with amazing results. You will have highest XG i the league, you will create many chances you will play concrete football.
FM 21 Tactic: 4-1-4-1 The Composer
This FM 2021 tactic is designed around the RPM; he is the hub that makes the team tick. Won the treble with Spurs scoring over 100 goals.
FM21 Tactic: Cautious 4-4-1-1 by FCC
A cautious 4411 tactic for the Football Manager 2021 beta by fc.cadoni.
Ligue 1 Season 1998-1999 for FM17
French championship in 1998/99 copied from Championship Manager 3 to Football Manager 2017.
FM21 Tactic: Thiago Infiltrator v1.0
A tactic for FM 2021 that relies on short and quick passing, aiming reach the goal through killer passes and infiltrations.
De Zerbi's 4-2-3-1 Sassuolo FM21 Tactics by RDF
Recreating Roberto De Zerbi's tactics at Sassuolo. His team played a brand of entertaining football. The passing and movement have made Sassuolo one of Serie A’s teams to watch!
FM21 Display Issue
FM21 Display Issue I cannot fit a proper display resolution for FM21. My display is set (as recommended by my laptop) to the following: -...