Football Manager 2014

[Baddar]

What have they replaced sliders with? Are all of them gone?

[Gazz]

Yup, all of them. They've been replaced with more 'shout' options, both for the team as a whole and individual players.

[Pesci]

Bizarre Blackburn result aside, I'm doing alright so far using a 4-5-1/4-3-3 as Liverpool. Beat Cardiff and Man Utd at home by two-goal margins and won all my friendlies away from home, including a tricky tie against Porto. I mean, Chelsea smashed me when I played them at the bridge, but I won't lose too much sleep over that. I haven't been able to get to properly get to grips with the tactics since 2011, so the lack of sliders is better for me. Loving the new Half-Back role at DM too, gets Lucas properly slotting between the two centre backs so the full backs can push on, Busquets style.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

So seeing as people have played this now, would any of you personally recommend it and why? Last picked up '12, and after it possessed my life for six months and I almost failed my first year of uni, I'm wary about picking it up again unless it's just as awesome.

[JasonM]

It's a fun game, but wait until they have patched the game some more. Defenders are non-factors and either stand around with their dick in their hands, or ''close down'' on attackers by running past them and giving them an open hole.

Also, the AI is ridiculously effective from set pieces it isn't even funny.

[stokeriño]

Also, the AI is ridiculously effective from set pieces it isn't even funny.

Bullshit. Not a single person scored from a freekick throughout my entire season.

Although that was on the 14.1.1 (or whatever) beta version. I managed to just reach the end of the season before being forced to update to 14.1.3, so come August I may be in for a nasty surprise.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Who am I kidding, I'm buying it anyway, glitchy or not. Goodbye life.

[Gazz]

Who am I kidding, I'm buying it anyway, glitchy or not. Goodbye life.

That's the spirit.

[MDK]

I tried playing the demo but I just can't get into this :/

[Gazz]

Can't recreate the unbeatable mighty O's

[MDK]

Pretty much.

Media prediction, 8th? Fucketh offeth

[9 to 5]

Well aye, fuck the media.

[Lineker]

Fuck you too!

[9 to 5]

But especially Lineker!

Besides, no point playing this version until the match engine is sorted. Everything else pretty much works well and is great.

[MDK]

Its not the match engine or anything like that, I just can't get into FM any more.

I feel its time to have a social life

[METALMAN]

I haven't really played FM for like a year or something either.

I think I'm just too good at it.

[stokeriño]

I largely dropped out of FM for 2 or 3 years after FM08. I think you can just not be in the mood for it for some...years...without it necessarily being a direct result of the game's quality.

[9 to 5]

Multiplayer FM keeps me going.

[Gazz]

I think I once dropped out of FM for about a week.

[Ant]

Just installed this. Quick question..what/how does the Steam Workshop thing work? Just got a tactic (well installed it anyway) but i can't seem to access it straight away. I have to go in via the Import Menu etc