

This is a great opportunity to instill new belief and determination into your players, particularly if they’re under performing or losing to a much better team. If you want to talk to your players directly in FIFA Manager 10, you will have to wait until half time. One-Two (pass to a nearby player who will then return the pass when the first player has advanced)Įach of the above options has its own keyboard shortcut for quick use.Square It (pass to a player positioned perpendicular).Instead, you can instruct your players to: FIFA Manager 10 ShoutsĪlthough a useful way to push your players to move the ball about in the banner you want, shouts should be used sparingly as their effect will wear off the more you use them.Ĭuriously, all shouts are tactical or gameplay based – there is no option to encourage your players, other than to tell them to attack more. This element of football manager games is unique to FIFA Manager 10 - 17 shouts are available. While they usually have more of an affect during a game, the real strength of the in game menu is the Shouts menu, a way to directly shout orders at your 11 men on the pitch. Via the Tactics, Individual Orders and Shouts menu options, you can instruct your team to play in a certain way, depending on the situation.įor instance, if you are losing to inferior opposition, you might opt to change formation in the Tactics menu to move another player forward, or from the Individual Orders menu, change the individual Positioning Bias of your players to make them attack more.ĭuring a match, the Tactics and Individual Orders menus are pretty much the same as they are pre-match. There is even an option to alter the camera view and the display options, as well as keyboard shortcuts to replays and a toggle to switch between the standard camera and a top-down view. Thanks to a useful menu bar at the foot of the screen, you can keep your eye on the condition of the players on the pitch (both the opposition and your own men), keep an eye on player and team statistics, adjust your team’s tactics, alter individual orders and even shouting orders from the touchline. Managing Your Team in the 3D Match EngineĪs you enter the match, the line-ups and formations of each team are displayed in smooth graphics as your team walks out on to the pitch – there is a resemblance with watching the action unfold on TV. The next screen allows you to choose whether or not to watch the action unfold in Text Mode, Videotext Mode, Instant Results – or FIFA Manager 10’s eye-candy, the 3D Match engine, a common element in modern football manager games. Once you are ready to proceed to the game, click on the green whistle button. Using the comparison screen in the lead up to the match, you can see how the opposition are expected to line up, as well as deciding on a player to focus your defensive marking on. You should have already scouted the opposition, and know about their strengths and weaknesses, what formation they’re likely to play and who the danger men are. Managing Games through the 3D Match EngineĪfter choosing your first 11 players, your substitutes, team and individual orders and your team’s formation, it is time to enter into a game of football.
