A few weeks back Soccerlens posed a question to FMS, ‘how does one get the best performances in FM13 out of Marouane Fellaini?’ An interesting topic and one that got us thinking. After much deliberation and then testing I wrote two articles for Soccerlens on player development, below is an overview and sneak peak.
Part one sees me layout a few theories, using a player over 21 and hotshot under 21 for testing. Below is a sneak peak from that article.
I have just taken charge of Manchester United in FM13 and my first signing is Fellaini, a big bulky midfielder with more strength than the Hulk. But how should Fellaini be deployed, every other action I take will evolve around that one question.
While Fellaini’s strength and defensive abilities scream ball winning midfielder, I feel he can offer something very special going forward. Who else has such power and ability to hold off any defender? Fellaini is such a rare gem and assigning him a defensive role maybe wasteful….
Read the full article here: Football Manager 2013: Player Development Strategy
Part two reveals the results of my research, after testing my theories on two Guinea Pigs I share all including stats and attribute increases.
The 18 year old poacher joined my Newcastle United side from Sao Paulo in 2012. I had many theories on how to develop Ademilson but my main aim was to increase some troubling attributes. I managed this through individual training; Ademilson had fairly low pace, dribbling and first touch for a poacher…
Ademilson’s second season just epitomized his development to date. Confidence carried forward from the first season resulted in….
Read the full article here: Football Manager 2013: Player Development In Action
