Now this was certainly true on previous versions of Football Manager. When your team is being outplayed by better quality teams, you need players who will Get Stuck In! Teams may not take you seriously Players like these complement your more technical players when promoted to the top division. Here’s hoping he can repeat the performances for us at Norwich! He gave us that bite in midfield, doing the dirty and aggressive work on the way to survival in the Premier League. He was worth every penny of the £74,000 (not a typo) we paid to Blackburn to take him to Wigan initially. This man is only 25 years old but has the mental attributes of someone in their thirties. Jacob Davenport: Seriously good mental attributes in the battle for survival. One player I bought with me from Wigan (with these amazing mental attributes below) was Jacob Davenport. So if you take Enfield Town from Tier 7 to the English Premier League, don’t assume you will be buying wonderkids from your first season there!Īre you going to trust that 17 year old youngster or the experienced veteran when surviving your first season in the top division (Be honest!)? Mental attributes make all the difference in a relegation dogfight and bringing in strong, mentally tough players with top flight experience can aid you in key matches.Īfter leaving Wigan, I currently manage Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship with the aim of promotion the Premier League. Bear in mind as well your club reputation will affect the quality of players you can bring in as well. But this time, you are buying to survive. Yes, transfers get many a football manager licking their lips at the bargains and the talent they can buy. This gave me confidence in my squad after promotion. With both clubs in the Premier League, it was clear we could compete, except against the big clubs of the division. Despite this, we played Nottingham Forest in the previous round and should have beaten them, but drew 0-0 before winning on penalties. How did the players perform? Was it a close game or were you smacked around the pitch for 90 minutes? Also, did your team destroy your league en route to promotion or just scrape through in the play offs? Cup games against top division opponents should give you an idea if you can survive with your current squad.įor my Wigan team, we played Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup Quarter Final and (not surprisingly) were beaten 4-1. The best way to decide was to look at any games you played in the previous season against top flight teams.
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