What makes a good full-back? In Football Manager Live, it is often considered that full-back is a position that you can get away with having an average player for. That may be the case, but if you want to be a great team and want to nullify the threat of those world-class wingers, a good left/right back can be a massive advantage. There are two types of full-backs that you are likely to come across. You’ve got your ‘Patrice Evras’ of the world and players like ‘Giorgio Chiellini’, who can often play as a central defender, too. The former example will have brilliant attacking instincts, often with brilliant pace. They have a habit of bombing forward with…
Everyone knows that a team needs a good backline to have any success and that is no different in Football Manager Live. Goalkeepers are the last line of defence and, like a top-class striker, they can win you games. There are two attributes that I believe are a must for a good stopper – Handling and Reflexes. Without having those to at least a decent level would probably render them pretty useless. Of course, that isn’t to say that as long as they have high Handling and Reflexes that nothing will ever get past them. It is about recognising the ‘package’ of attributes that the keeper has to offer. Another attribute that is vital is Positioning. As you can…
The skill system inside Football Manager Live is an important aspect of the game and one which makes every manager unique. There are currently seven categories – Coaching, Physio, Scouting, Management, Infrastructure, Tactics and Learning. This article will cover the Scouting skills and how to get the best out of them. The scouting skills start off with a main skill, imaginatively named ‘Scouting.’ This skill is what ties the different strands together and goes up to Level 5. Nearly all the other skills below that are sorted regionally e.g. Scouting Eastern Europe. A good way of getting an advantage over most people when using your scouting skills is to learn some…
