Super Depor Part 5 – Unfinished Business
A recap. My mission was to return Deportivo la Coruna to their Super Depor status. After four seasons I stepped away to attempt the 1000 goal challenge (which was completed…
Story Telling – Part One
Sport is simple. We win, we lose or we have deadlock (in some cases deadlock is resolved by use of another mechanism). On this scale a coach has a simple…
FM Tactic Build – 3-BOX-3
For a very long time I have used a version of 4-4-2 on FM. The match engine seems to be set up in such a way that two striker formations…
The Importance of Goals
Balls, bibs and cones. The essentials for every coach. With this equipment we can transform any space into a football play area. We can create a perfectly viable, educational, environment…
The Truth Of Football
Philosophy is the quest for the truth. Philosophy and football generally have very little to do with each other (with a few notable exceptions). This does not mean that football…
FM Transfers: How we do it in Brazil
Transfer stories are the lifeblood of sports media. Of course match reports and build up are a huge part of coverage but they only account for a few days a…
Talking Racism
Racism is a society problem, not a football problem. Whenever there is an incident that catches the attention of the media a phrase along those lines will be produced…
Cult Of Personality
We Raced. We Found The Bottom. Look in my eyes, what do you see? The cult of personality.* When the 21st century began the world changed. It changed…
THE ART OF FOOTBALL – APPLYING SUN TZU TO FOOTBALL (A TAKE)
The Art of War is a globally iconic book, revered for the wisdom within. The quotes have been applied across industries. The military quotations are rarely applied to football…
Celebrating Ten Years
The Spion Kop. A towering edifice of English football. Once the largest stand in European football, it remains as a symbol of the greatness of Liverpool football club. Just…