It turns out 'no pain, no gain' is as outdated as you might think. FM 19 lets you combine sessions tailored to you squad's needs, with schedules designed to prepare for specific, hypothetical scenarios throughout the season.
Conversely, my players were always knackered or injured or both. By prioritising physical drills, I found that fitness levels across my team spiked, as did the pace, stamina and strength of the squad as a whole. Or perhaps the tipping point was running my team into the ground. In hindsight, my downfall at Bayern likely began when I refused to play on-form youth players ahead of my underperforming old guard, despite what the training reports said. Being able to see the direct effect of training on individual players is perhaps the new setup's most important feature, whereby your best and worst players are readily identified ahead of match day. While it's still possible to delegate elements to your backroom staff, FM 19's overhauled training system also grants players more autonomy on the training ground than ever before. An extension of last year's Dynamics system -which lets you manage player behaviours and social hierarchies on and off the pitch -players can also undertake so-called 'extra-curricular' activities, such as team bonding and community outreach programmes, both of which can help boost team morale. Split into 11 categories, players can now choose from 40 different sessions -such as attacking, defending, set pieces, counter attacking, goalkeeper handling and distribution and loads more. And let's be honest: Tiki-Taka sounds more like a happy hour cocktail than it does a style of play characterised by short and fast passes.Īll of this is complemented by Football Manager 2019's reworked training system. I switched to an industrious 3-5-2 set up, with a focus on wingers and wide long balls. Doing so led me down a path of experimentation at Bayern-fully-licensed in Football Manager for the first time, alongside the entire Bundesliga-which has evidently failed the (probably not for long) champions of Germany.įootball Manager 2019 marks another impressive stride forward for the all-encompassing footie management simulatorĪfter a successful first season, I decided to step away from club's renowned strength, pace and one-touch football philosophy -a style masterfully refined by Pep Guardiola.
Creating your own entirely bespoke lineup is still possible, but borrowing from reality lets you mix and match tried and tested strategies with your own far-fetched plans. A thorough but intuitive tutorial leads to the new 'tactical styles' system, which makes replicating real-world formations easier than previous series instalments.
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