Sam Perkins
Samuel Perkins is a freelance sports journalist and teacher of Media and Sport
specialising in Further and Higher Education. He has contributed to
SkySports.com, football fanzines Hotspur Magazine and the Evertonian and
worked for the Football Association.
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Tactics Tested: Manchester City
Barca Style of Play
Pep Guardiola started to implement his playing style upon his Man City team almost as soon as he arrived last season, but with an ageing squad and after a disappointing season with Bayern, he couldn’t reach the dizzying heights of his...
How to choose the best player role for your number 10
Pure Number 10 players are the kind of species that we, football fans, love to admire. The number 10 position it is indissolubly linked with skills, vision, and creativity. They are the players people buy ticket for, the ones that can turn a match around....
Recreating Klopp’s Tactics in FM17
Jurgen Klopp has been winning praise for the way he aims to be only the 3rd manager to take Liverpool into the top 4 within the last 10 years, but is it possible to replicate his “heavy metal” style of football in FM17?
To work...
How to Create Gegenpressing in FM17
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Introduction
Before I get started, I’ve got to make two things absolutely clear to before going into detail. Firstly, this is MY guide to gegenpressing within Football Manager, not THE guide. The guidance, recommendations and information proposed throughout the piece...
FM18 Formation Guide: 3-4-3
Three at the Back?!
Louis Van Gaal was laughed at when he tried to implement a three-at-the-back system at Man United a few years ago. Partially because it didn’t work, but mainly because it was new, and the Premier League doesn’t like change.
However, when Antonio...