Author: Espen Høgli

Part 5 of The Mentality Ladder – Football Manager Rigid Mentality Structure The time has now come to take a closer look on the Rigid Mentality Structure within the Football Manager Mentality ladder. Here will ‘The Hand of God’ analyze the gestalt tactical system which organize tactical priorities according to player positioning rather than the duty of the player role. This part about rigid mentality will let you discover how the rung of task and tactical priority will change for the different player roles when selecting a rigid mentality. Learn more about the sweeper and trequartista effect and the benefits…

Football Manager Mentality Ladder about the Balanced Mentality Structure Following the structure of the Football Manager Mentality Ladder, here is part 4 about the balanced mentality structure. Here ‘The Hand of God’ analysis the balanced mentality, a setting or structure which can often be entitled as asymmetric shapes when creating a Football Manager tactics. This part will provide you an in-depth look on the different player roles and positions rung of task and tactical priority in the balanced mentality.

Football Manager Fluid Mentality Structure – Part 3 of The Mentality Ladder Welcome to part 3 of ‘The Hand of Gods’ Mentality Ladder series. Today we will focus on the Fluid Mentality Structure and how players tactical priority and rung of task will be decided under each of the 7 mentalities in Football Manager; from contain to overload. It will give you the chance to learn how the player responsibilities will change from one strategy to another within the fluid mentality setting. Learn more about the Football Manager fluid mentality structure and its influence on players tactical priority according to…

Part 2 of The Mentality Ladder – Football Manager Very Fluid Mentality Structure For every one of you who read part one of The Complete series of the Football Manager Mentality Ladder by ‘The Hand of God’ I assume you are all eagerly anticipating the next part in the series. Today you will get the chance to understand the Football Manager Very fluid mentality structure and how tactical priorities and duties are covered within this type of fluidity setting. It lets you understand the different player roles tactical priority within the very fluid fluidity and the collective responsibilities which creates…

Understanding Player Duties and Fluidity Structures | A Football Manager Guide to Mentality Welcome to the very first part in the ‘The Hand of Gods’ 8-step guide on mentality ladder for Football Manager 2014. In this first part and introduction to understanding fluidity and managers philosophy versus team philosophy, the author will analyze the four versions of the mentality ladder for the different player duties (attack, support, cover/stopper/defend and goalkeeper). The first part of the mentality ladder series will make you understand how general tactical responsibilities and individual players rung of task will vary and change depending on which level…

The Ultimate Football Manager Guide to Understanding Mentality, Player Duties and Fluidity Using the Football Manager tactics creator can be an easy way of creating the formation and playing styles you want, but have you ever thought about how you can influence the individual player responsibilities and level of mentality within your chosen team mentality and tactics fluidity settings? Sports Interactive Tactics moderator The Hand of God has written a 8-step walk through analyzing how a tactic can be organized under the different mentality structures and fluidity settings in Football Manager 2014. These excellent Football Manager guides gives you a…

Football Manager Tactics Guide to Presets and Playing Style; Possession Football, Counter-Attacking and Pressing Styles One major issue when creating Football Manager tactics are finding how you want your team to play in order to make your tactic the most efficient. Today we will take a closer look on how to create certain playing styles in Football Manager by the use of team instructions. We will also look on what’s required of the players for each playing style in terms of player preferred moves and player attributes in order to create a successful Football Manager tactic. When creating your Football…