All posts tagged Football Manager 2010

Eduardo Salvio

In my opinion, Eduardo Salvio is the next ‘Marquinhos’ on Football Manager 2010. He is a creative AMR that can also play up front so we already have similarities to Marquinhos. Salvio has some of the biggest clubs in the world after him, and in the summer he turned down a move to english giants Manchester United because of the competition for places. Good move my friend :) Eduardo Salvio is a 19 year old Argentinian who plays his trade at Lanus. On Football Manager 2010 he has some great stats with a lot of potential.

Stats

It’s obvious Salvio’s strength’s are his pace and acceleration. Any winger with great attributes in these two areas, mixed with high agility and flair is going to be an awesome player up and down the touch line. His lightening pace will scare a load of defender. Eduardo Salvio’s technical attributes are a bit of a let down but he is still developing at 19 years of age. Saying that, his passing, technique and crossing attributes are not that low and these are 3 key technical attributes for a winger. Salvio has bags of potential. I have always believed that a high determination stat on a youth will help them develop faster. Will have to get word from SI on this soon!

Tactics

In my current Arsenal career, I am playing Salvio as a winger set to support. This is the best setting for him because he has all the right attributes to play as this type of winger. His stats may not be as good as some of the wingers in your squad, but I still reccommend giving him some action as that is what he will need. If you read my Marco Verratti Player Profile, you may have started to understand my concerns with playing youth too young, but Salvio is a little bit older than Verratti so giving him more first team action will be vital. I still think a tutor would be good for Eduardo Salvio, find a suitable winger in your squad who you would like Salvio to take tips from and try to become like him. I have no set schedule for Salvio, but continue to use Tugs Training for Football Manager 2010.

Price

Eduardo Salvio starts the game with a value of 2.1 million, like 95% of the wonderkids on the game, the clubs are reluctant to let go. I managed to get him for 4.1 million, which is a bargain for someone with so much potential in my opinion. If you have the funds available at your club, definitely  try to snap him up before someone else does! He does not ask for much wages (£6,000 a week) so definitely a great long term invenstment.

My Rating: 6/10

Potential Rating: 9/10

7 Things To Do If You Find Yourself Bored in Football Manager 2010

We all have them periods in our lives as Football Manager’s where we just cannot truly be bothered to carry on with our game. This can be down to a number of things from results going bad to a load of injuries…sometimes we just lack the inspiration to carry on with the game so we quit. I have put together a brief list of 10 things to do if you find yourself in these positions.

Go as an obscure or lower league team

An obvious one, but many people usually stick to the bigger teams on the game, I will admit I am one of these people. Going as a lower league team can be difficult but it is also a great challenge. The joy you get when you bring a club from nothing to domination is a great feeling. It will be a long game with a lot of ups and downs but stick with it and I can guarantee you will enjoy it. Check out How to cheat financially in the lower leagues for a good lower league tip and http://www.fmstory.com which is a great lower league story written by fellow blogger Lye.

Set yourself a challenge

Setting yourself goals before you start your career is a good way to make sure you stay determined. You have the mind and power to give yourself any type of challenge, however ridiculous it is. From getting Barnet to champions league glory, or like me winning a competition with a team from each country. It can turn out to be a lot of fun and help keep you focused.

Use the editor

The editor is an extremely powerful tool, and it’s under used. Spice up your game by creating your own database and doing whatever you want with it. Mixing up players, competitions, or creating your own club can be a good boredom killer and keep you interested in FM2010.

Downloads

The Football Manager 2010 community is amazing and we should be lucky to have some of the people we do participating. Many fans are creating there own fantasy databases and these are a good way to keep you interested. FM-View released a Bayern Munich Legends databse last week which I downloaded and tried out, it is a great idea and if it was not for my challenge and the blog I would definitely be playing a proper save with it. Check out http://www.sortitoutsi.net/forum/forum/122-custom-databases/ where you can find a whole load of cool databases for FM2010.

Graphics

You may not think so, but just changing the appearance of Football Manager 2010 can do a lot of good. Sometimes when I am lacking inspiration, I change the skin or install some facepacks to brighten up my game and give myself a change of scenery. Two blog posts that can get you started 60,000 Image Facepack and 5 of the best Football Manager Skins

Football Manager 2010 Time Machine

The Football Manager 2010 Time Machine I created is a good way to fast forward years in the game. The first season in my opinion is the worst and seems to drag on and on. The time machine allows you to start a game from 2010-2025 in England, Spain, Italy and Germany. I will be looking to add more countries to this list, including France which will be available to download tonight. Read more about the time machine and downloads here.

Get Involved!

If you have simply had enough of Football Manager for the moment, have  look around the FM Community. There are some great fansites out there with amazing discussion forums where you can get involved and chat about Football Manager 2010 with other fans of the game. My person favourites are FM-View, Los Wonderkids, Football Manager Fanboys, FM-Britain and of course the official Sports Interactive Forums.

There is nothing wrong with being bored in FM2010, it happens to me all the time on every version, and sometimes little changes to the game or doing something different can spice things up for us and rekindle our love for the game!

Regen Creation Dates in Football Manager 2010

Something I discovered earlier today by browsing http://www.theawaystand.co.uk was the fact that the regens  in Football Manager 2010 are created on a specific day dependant on there nationality. Although this was nothing like a shock, It was just something useful that I thought I would share with my readers.

Firstly, if you are wondering what a regen is, they are the players that are generated through out your Football Manager save so that there is never a shortage of players. When the old players retire, new players must come through the youth academies etc in the game to make sure there is no player shortage, and if you get far enough in the game every play will be a regen/’made-up’ player.

Anyways, I found the creation dates interesting because it will allow me to know the dates of certain countries creations, so in future on a certain day in my game I can search for the regen’s (u16′s) from that country to try to find a hidden gem or wonderkid before anybody else does. A pretty useful piece of information if you, like me are one that is always on the hunt for the next generation of players and enjoy developing them from a young age.  The regen creation dates are as folllows:

January 1 Brazil, Chile
January 5 Rep. Ireland, Iceland
January 7 Finland
January 10 Colombia
January 15 Africa (except South Africa)
January 20 Norway
January 28 Peru
February 14 Belarus
June 7 Baltic States, Georgia, Bosnia, Cyprus, Armenia, Montenegro, Albania
June 20 Germany, Ukraine, Portugal, France, Turkey, Israel, Australia, Scotland, Hungary, Croatia, N.Ireland, Greece, Switzerland
June 24 England, Austria
June 29 Slovakia
June 30 Italy, Czech Rep, Poland
July 1 Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia
July 7 Denmark, Holland
July 10 Serbia, Spain
July 15 South Africa
July 20 Mexico
August 1 Argentina, Uruguay
September 19 North/Central America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay
December 9 Japan, Middle East
December 27 Russia, USA, China, Sweden

Hopefully this information will be of good use to you, I am hoping it can help me in my current save to bring in some amazing wonderkids!!

Marco Verratti

I can almost guarantee you will not find a 16 year old as good as him, and if you do,  I urge you email me and I will share it with the community. Marco is widely regarded as one of the hottest prospects in world football and many top clubs are interested. On Football Manager 2010 it is no different. He plays his trade at Italian side Pescaro Calcio as a centre midfielder, and has been dubbed by various journalists as the next Francesco Totti.

Stats

Verratti’s stats are already better than a lot of experienced players on the game and that says it all. His 11 for passing and creativity is very good for someone of his age, and with the right training these two stats will shoot up very quickly. His set pieces are more than special with 16+ for technique, corners, penalty taking and free kicks, this usually means a lot of assists and will should always get himself on the score sheet a few times a season. His comparison to Totti in real life is partly down to the flair and agility and this has been highlighted in Football Manager 2010. All round great stats for someone as young as he is and they can only get better with the right coaching and training.

Tactics

Marco Verratti is only 16 years old, and if you carry on following my blog you will find out that I do not like playing youngsters too early. I would recommend using Verratti as a sub if you are a big team, and bringing him on when you are in a comfortable position towards the end of the game to give him some experience and keep his match fitness. It is up to you, but I think it can really help. If you have a great centre mid or AMC at your club at a good age, Eg Fabregas at Arsenal, I suggest using the tutoring option in Football Manager 2010. This will reap great benefits for both players but especially Verratti as he will start to resemble his ‘mentor’ and become a great player. I also recommend putting him on a youth training schedule, or download Tug’s Training 2010 which can be found here http://tugstraining.co.nr/

Price

Marco Verratti starts the game with a value of around £200k. Pescaro Calcio are very reluctant to sell as he has such great potential, but usually a fee of between £300k and £400k will secure his services. I suggest getting the bid in as soon as possible as lots of other clubs come sniffing early on. I have bought him several times, including  Football Manager Live and he always becomes one of my star players.

My Rating: 7/10

Potential: 10/10

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