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Championship Manager Season 99/00 English League FAQ
Version 1.2
11th October 2000
by Rich Taylor
e-mail: benoit@thecrippler.freeserve.co.uk
=============================================================================
Copyright:
© Copyright 2000 Rich Taylor. It may not be stolen, altered, or used for
any type of profit. It may be reproduced electronically, and printed
for PRIVATE, PERSONAL use. It may not be placed on a CD, printed in a
magazine or any type of publication. It cannot be placed on any website
without my permission.If you would like to contribute to this FAQ (you will
be credited,) please e-mail me, as well as any questions, comments, or
corrections, to the address above.
If you use a small part of this in your own FAQ, give me credit, and do ask
for permission first.
The only websites that can post this are;
==============================================================================
This is my first ever FAQ for my favourite game ever. If there is anything
that you feel needs to be said to me then please e-mail me as I appreciate
all feedback whether it's good, bad or just indifferent. Just don't send
insults as that is a very childish thing to do. Please e-mail me with any
players or staff that you recommend as well, along with their details,
the same format as below, I will add them in a later update. Please
remember that they should be recommended for the English League, thanks.
If you have read this just please e-mail me and tell me what you thought.
I thought that I would write this as there is no other FAQ for this game
at GameFaqs and I feel that it deserves one. I have only played the
English leagues in any depth but a lot of this can be used in most
leagues, but I find it easier to play the English leagues because
of my familiarity with most of the players and teams.
On another note, for any utilities for the game, as well as new
menu bars to use through the picture editor go to www.thedugout.net
for all your CM needs.
==============================================================================
Revision History
Version 1.0 8th October 2000
Wrote the entire thing
Version 1.1 9th October 2000
Added one new formation, added a few new recommended players. Added someone
else to the acknowledgements. Made a few spelling and grammar corrections.
Version 1.2 11th October 2000
Updated my comedy acknowledgements. Corrected some errors. Changed the
copyright notice as some people don't take them seriously enough. I am
updating this a lot, I keep finding things wrong with it though. Mainly
stupid spelling mistakes. Added more players
==============================================================================
Contents.
1. Introduction
2. Cheats and Tips
3. Recommended Players
4. Recommended Staff
5. Tactics and Formations
6. Acknowledgements
---------------------------------
1. Introduction
---------------------------------
My best advice for people just starting out on the game is to be a First
Division team to get used to the way that the games runs. Be a good team
like Blackburn, Wolves or Fulham. These teams have a decent amount of money
and some decent players. It's a good idea to start in the First Division as
most of the games are League games and the competition is quite level all
round. Then when you feel that you have got used to the game try either a
Premiership team or a Second Division team, so that you can go from one
extreme to another. This FAQ will not include a section about how everything
works, such as Scouting or Training as they are explained very well in the
Instruction Manual and to go over them here would be pointless and time
consuming.
This FAQ is mainly useful for when you are running a succesful team in the
Premiership, it doesn't have to be a team that is good from the beggining,
like Manchester United or Arsenal, it could be a team that you have made good.
Just as long as it hasn't taken too long as the players that I will recommend
later on might be a bit too old.
I have done very well in this game with Manchester United, Leeds United,
Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion (I did take me
5 seasons to get them promoted though). So that will be the basis of what
I will go on. I have also managed the French national side to wins in the
Olympics and the European Championships while I was managing Leeds,
but that can get quite hectic and confusing so I won't go into detail
about managing national sides.
---------------------------------
2. Cheats and Tips
---------------------------------
*To manage a national side without having them ask you.
When you are picking a team to manage, click on a team name and then click
on a player of the nationality of the Country you want to manage and then
click on the nationality then click on Take Control. E.g. If you want to
take over Emgland, clicl on Arsenal, click on David Seaman, and then click on
English to go to the squad of the national team, the click on Take Control.
This can be done for any country that you are running a league from, but Wales,
Ireland and Northeren Ireland can be managed just by running the English
League alone.
*Get players for free.
When you bid for a player make a high bid that will definitely be accepted,
even if you don't have enough money. When the offer is accepted go to the Offer
Contract screen and when you are on the first screen (the one with the player
status on it, i.e. Indispensible, Important, Squad Player etc) click on the
players name, then go to action and withdraw the bid. Then, while still on
the player stats screen, go to action, go to Bid For Player and bid ЈO for
him, then click on OK. Click on OK again and you will be back on the offer
contract screen, offer the player a contract and if he accepts you will
sign him for free.
*Players Fines
Be careful that you fine players consistently and fairly. If a player
gets a two match ban from a red card fine him two weeks wages. If a player
plays at least 45 minutes, gets a 5 rating and gets sent off for a 1 match
ban, you can fine him two weeks wages, but do it seperately, once for the
ban and once for the poor performance.
Follow this chart for performance fines;
Rating Fine
5 1 week
4 2 weeks
3 3 weeks
2 4 weeks
1 4 weeks + go back and fine him an additional week for poor
performance again.
---------------------------------
3. Recommended Players
---------------------------------
All of the players info will be laid out in the following format;
Name
Nationality
Club
Value
Age
If there are any mistakes on the clubs of the players, or their ages e-mail
me at benoit@thecrippler.freeserve.co.uk with the subject CM99/00 FAQ
corrections. There may be some errors as I have used a game update on my
version so some players may have been changed incorrectly and I am going by
memory on some of the past clubs. If you tell me of any errors I will change
them.
a)Goalkeepers.
Always get a Goalie from within the EU, there are a vast number of
Keepers from there and it seems pointless to waste one of the three
foreigners on the Goalkeeper.
Sander Westerveld
Dutch
Liverpool
Ј3.3m
25
Alex Manninger
Austrian
Arsenal
Ј3m
22
The keeper to buy. Incredibly consistent, and he is second choice
behind Seaman, so he is very willing to leave. Expect to pay around
Ј5.5m for him.
Francesco Toldo
Italian
Fiorentina
Ј5.75m
28
Richard Wright
English
Ipswich
Ј3.3m
22
If you can't get Manninger, get him.
Edwin Van Der Sar
Dutch
Juventus
Ј6m
29
Fabian Barthez
French
Monaco
Ј5m
28
My favourite keeper in the world (I am biased as a Manchester
United fan though). Very tough to get.
Magnus Hedman
Swedish
Coventry
Ј4.6m
26
Shay Given
Irish
Newcastle
Ј3.9m
23
Nicky Weaver
English
Manchester City
Ј2.2m
20
b) Defenders
Get central defender who are quick and can use both feet.
Kieron Dyer
English
Newcastle
Ј5.75m
20
Buy him now.
Rio Ferdinand
English
West Ham
Ј5.25m
21
Buy him as well
Moreno Torricelli
Italian
Fiorentina
Ј5.25m
29
Phil Neville
English
Manchester United
Ј5m
22
Forget what he done in Euro 2000, he's class in CM 99/00
Bixente Lizarazu
French
Parma
Ј5m
30
Lillian Thuram
French
Parma
Ј5m
27
The best defender in the game
Sol Campbell
English
Tottenham
Ј4.5m
25
The best English defender
Chris Morgan
English
Barnsley
Ј110k
21
A fantastic defender for the price
Sami Hyypia
Finnish
Liverpool
Ј4m
26
Jonathan Woodgate
English
Leeds
Ј3.7m
19
A great young defender
Ben Thatcher
English
Wimbledon
Ј2.2m
24
Juan Manuel Lopez (Rivihunt@aol.com)
Spanish
Atletico Madrid
Ј1m
30
Quite old, but good for the price
c) Midfielders
Every midfielder needs to have good passing, pace and tackling or
finishing.
Harry Kewell
Australian
Leeds
Ј11.75m
21
Jose Mari
Spanish
Atletico Madrid
Ј11.25m
21
Must buy
Ryan Giggs
Welsh
Manchester United
Ј11.25m
26
Another must buy
Paul Scholes
English
Manchester United
Ј8.75m
25
A great attacking midfielder
Roy Keane
Irish
Manchester United
Ј5.5m
28
Just take over Man Utd it'll be easier
Patrick Viera
French
Arsenal
Ј7.25
23
Jorg Heinrich
German
Fiorentina
Ј3.6m
30
Mehmett Scholl
German
Bayern Munich
Ј5m
29
Robbie Keane
Irish
Coventry
Ј9m
19
Joseba Etxeberria
Spanish
Atletico Bilbao
Ј9.75m
22
Javi Gonzalez
Spanish
Atletico Bilbao
Ј5.75m
25
Simon Davies
Welsh
Peterborough
Ј500k
19
Matthew Etherington
English
Peterborough
Ј500k
19
Buy both of these Peterborough players, Simon Davies can play now and
Etherington comes good in 2 seasons.
Ivan De La Pena
Spanish
Lazio
Ј9m
27
Edgar Davids (Rivihunt@aol.com)
Dutch
Juventus
Ј6.25m
26
A must buy
Juan Sebastian Veron
Argentinian
Lazio
Ј13m
24
A fantatstic all round midfielder, attacking or defending.
d) Attackers
They need good pace, finishing and passing.
Robbie Fowler
English
Liverpool
Ј11.25m
24
Best English attacker
Alan Shearer
English
Newcastle
Ј5.75m
29
Second best English attacker
Dwight Yorke
Trinidad & Tobagan
Manchester United
Ј8.75m
28
Mark Burchill
Scottish
Celtic
Ј5.75m
19
Javier Saviola
Argentinian
River
Ј3.9m
18
Christian Vieri
Italian
Inter Milan
Ј10.75m
26
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Dutch
PSV
Ј9m
23
Sa Pinto
Portuguese
Real Sociedad
Ј7.5m
27
Olivier Bierhoff
German
AC Milan
Ј6.75m
31
Gabriel Batistuta
Argentinian
Firoentina
Ј13.5m
30
My favourite attacker.
Martin Palermo (Rivihunt@aol.com)
Argentinian
Boca
Ј11m
25
---------------------------------
4. Recommended Staff
---------------------------------
I will follow this pattern for the staff;
Name
Nationality
Age
I don't usually follow the reputations of the staff as they can be overated
the attributes are a much better way of finding out how good they are.
All of the staff that I recommend can all speak English, which is needed
otherwise they can't communicate with any of the players.
Assistant Managers
Terry Gibson
English
36
A good assistant with good man management skills
Tony McAndrew
Scottish
43
The best assistant that you can get, any that are better are usually at good
clubs and won't leave.
Coaches
You need 5 coaches, so try and get all of the ones that I recommend. If
they won't come make sure that the ones that you get have at least 18 for
both of their Coaching Attributes (Outfield players and Keepers)
Joop Hiele
Dutch
40
Sepp Maier
German
55
Neil Bailey
English
53
Antonio Pintos
Italian
58
Martin Haas
Dutch
34
Scouts
Make sure that any scout you get has at least 18 for both scouting
youth players and judging players potential. You need at least
4 scouts.
Kit Carson
English
54
Steven Brown
Scottish
48
Matthew Atela
English
56
Jon Burton
English
38
Frans DeKat
Dutch
53
Dean Gripton
English
33
Shaun North
English
59
Ralph Puncheno
English
36
Physios
Make sure that you get 2 physios and that they have good attributes
for physiotherapy and man management.
Jimmy Conway
Irish
53
Paul Knapp
Dutch
44
Denis Circuit
English
38
---------------------------------
5. Tactics and Formations
---------------------------------
I always use the default tactics that are on the game, but I make the passing
short. I also go to pressing when I am losing after about 55 minutes into
the game.
My formations differ, but always have a similar format.
(These formations only really work when you have good solid midfielders).
Formation 1
GK
DR DC DC DR
MC MC MC
AM
CF CF
I use this when I am against opposition that isn't really bad or really
good, i.e. Coventry. You need a really good attacking midfielder to
pull this off, someone like Ryan Giggs or Robbie Keane usually fit
the bill.
Formation 2
GK
DC DC DC
DM
MC MC MC
AM
CF CF
I use this against equal oppostion as it packs the midfield and helps you
win the ball easier. You need a good defensive midfielder for this, like
Roy Keane or Patrick Viera as you need protection for your 3 defenders.
Formation 3
GK
DR DC DC DR
DM
MC MC MC
CF CF
I use this when I am away in Europe as it packs your midfield and gives the
defence extra protection to try and stop the counter attack from the
opposition.
Formation 4
GK
DC DC DC
DM
MR MC MC ML
CF CF
My mate has used this formation, it works well against weaker teams.
---------------------------------
6. Acknowledgements
---------------------------------
I would like to thank the following people;
Andy Stone for playing the game with me, helping me master it and for
putting up with my mood swings when I lose.
Perkin Doorknocker for his amusing e-mails to keep me happy.
Eidos and Sportsinteractive for making the game in the first place.
Kittie, Metallica, Kid Rock, Super Furry Animals and Limp Bizkit for keeping
me sane as I didn't have to sit in silence while playing the game and writing
this FAQ.
Charisma Carpenter and Amy Dumas just for being so beautiful. (Nothing to do
with the FAQ specifically, but they just make my life better).
John Shuttleworth for ruling the earth.
Milo.
Gary Coleman.
Jenna Jameson for keeping my wrists strong.
Scoff Cruddle for introducing me to the beautiful game of Frogging, as Shania
Twain
has it, that don't impress me much.
My agent Ken for getting me this gig, he is still trendy in his cuban's and
with his afro and bum bag. "What's the matter Ken, have you seen a ghost?"
GameFAQ's for putting this up in the first place.
Weird Al Yankovic.
Championship Manager Zine, a link can be found at www.sigames.com/eng. One of
the
most fantastic things on the Internet. (After porn).
Mark Geneste for his site, www.thedugout.net.
Championship Manager Season 99/00 English League FAQ
Version 1.2
11th October 2000
by Rich Taylor
e-mail: benoit@thecrippler.freeserve.co.uk
=============================================================================
Copyright:
© Copyright 2000 Rich Taylor. It may not be stolen, altered, or used for
any type of profit. It may be reproduced electronically, and printed
for PRIVATE, PERSONAL use. It may not be placed on a CD, printed in a
magazine or any type of publication. It cannot be placed on any website
without my permission.If you would like to contribute to this FAQ (you will
be credited,) please e-mail me, as well as any questions, comments, or
corrections, to the address above.
If you use a small part of this in your own FAQ, give me credit, and do ask
for permission first.
The only websites that can post this are;
==============================================================================
This is my first ever FAQ for my favourite game ever. If there is anything
that you feel needs to be said to me then please e-mail me as I appreciate
all feedback whether it's good, bad or just indifferent. Just don't send
insults as that is a very childish thing to do. Please e-mail me with any
players or staff that you recommend as well, along with their details,
the same format as below, I will add them in a later update. Please
remember that they should be recommended for the English League, thanks.
If you have read this just please e-mail me and tell me what you thought.
I thought that I would write this as there is no other FAQ for this game
at GameFaqs and I feel that it deserves one. I have only played the
English leagues in any depth but a lot of this can be used in most
leagues, but I find it easier to play the English leagues because
of my familiarity with most of the players and teams.
On another note, for any utilities for the game, as well as new
menu bars to use through the picture editor go to www.thedugout.net
for all your CM needs.
==============================================================================
Revision History
Version 1.0 8th October 2000
Wrote the entire thing
Version 1.1 9th October 2000
Added one new formation, added a few new recommended players. Added someone
else to the acknowledgements. Made a few spelling and grammar corrections.
Version 1.2 11th October 2000
Updated my comedy acknowledgements. Corrected some errors. Changed the
copyright notice as some people don't take them seriously enough. I am
updating this a lot, I keep finding things wrong with it though. Mainly
stupid spelling mistakes. Added more players
==============================================================================
Contents.
1. Introduction
2. Cheats and Tips
3. Recommended Players
4. Recommended Staff
5. Tactics and Formations
6. Acknowledgements
---------------------------------
1. Introduction
---------------------------------
My best advice for people just starting out on the game is to be a First
Division team to get used to the way that the games runs. Be a good team
like Blackburn, Wolves or Fulham. These teams have a decent amount of money
and some decent players. It's a good idea to start in the First Division as
most of the games are League games and the competition is quite level all
round. Then when you feel that you have got used to the game try either a
Premiership team or a Second Division team, so that you can go from one
extreme to another. This FAQ will not include a section about how everything
works, such as Scouting or Training as they are explained very well in the
Instruction Manual and to go over them here would be pointless and time
consuming.
This FAQ is mainly useful for when you are running a succesful team in the
Premiership, it doesn't have to be a team that is good from the beggining,
like Manchester United or Arsenal, it could be a team that you have made good.
Just as long as it hasn't taken too long as the players that I will recommend
later on might be a bit too old.
I have done very well in this game with Manchester United, Leeds United,
Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion (I did take me
5 seasons to get them promoted though). So that will be the basis of what
I will go on. I have also managed the French national side to wins in the
Olympics and the European Championships while I was managing Leeds,
but that can get quite hectic and confusing so I won't go into detail
about managing national sides.
---------------------------------
2. Cheats and Tips
---------------------------------
*To manage a national side without having them ask you.
When you are picking a team to manage, click on a team name and then click
on a player of the nationality of the Country you want to manage and then
click on the nationality then click on Take Control. E.g. If you want to
take over Emgland, clicl on Arsenal, click on David Seaman, and then click on
English to go to the squad of the national team, the click on Take Control.
This can be done for any country that you are running a league from, but Wales,
Ireland and Northeren Ireland can be managed just by running the English
League alone.
*Get players for free.
When you bid for a player make a high bid that will definitely be accepted,
even if you don't have enough money. When the offer is accepted go to the Offer
Contract screen and when you are on the first screen (the one with the player
status on it, i.e. Indispensible, Important, Squad Player etc) click on the
players name, then go to action and withdraw the bid. Then, while still on
the player stats screen, go to action, go to Bid For Player and bid ЈO for
him, then click on OK. Click on OK again and you will be back on the offer
contract screen, offer the player a contract and if he accepts you will
sign him for free.
*Players Fines
Be careful that you fine players consistently and fairly. If a player
gets a two match ban from a red card fine him two weeks wages. If a player
plays at least 45 minutes, gets a 5 rating and gets sent off for a 1 match
ban, you can fine him two weeks wages, but do it seperately, once for the
ban and once for the poor performance.
Follow this chart for performance fines;
Rating Fine
5 1 week
4 2 weeks
3 3 weeks
2 4 weeks
1 4 weeks + go back and fine him an additional week for poor
performance again.
---------------------------------
3. Recommended Players
---------------------------------
All of the players info will be laid out in the following format;
Name
Nationality
Club
Value
Age
If there are any mistakes on the clubs of the players, or their ages e-mail
me at benoit@thecrippler.freeserve.co.uk with the subject CM99/00 FAQ
corrections. There may be some errors as I have used a game update on my
version so some players may have been changed incorrectly and I am going by
memory on some of the past clubs. If you tell me of any errors I will change
them.
a)Goalkeepers.
Always get a Goalie from within the EU, there are a vast number of
Keepers from there and it seems pointless to waste one of the three
foreigners on the Goalkeeper.
Sander Westerveld
Dutch
Liverpool
Ј3.3m
25
Alex Manninger
Austrian
Arsenal
Ј3m
22
The keeper to buy. Incredibly consistent, and he is second choice
behind Seaman, so he is very willing to leave. Expect to pay around
Ј5.5m for him.
Francesco Toldo
Italian
Fiorentina
Ј5.75m
28
Richard Wright
English
Ipswich
Ј3.3m
22
If you can't get Manninger, get him.
Edwin Van Der Sar
Dutch
Juventus
Ј6m
29
Fabian Barthez
French
Monaco
Ј5m
28
My favourite keeper in the world (I am biased as a Manchester
United fan though). Very tough to get.
Magnus Hedman
Swedish
Coventry
Ј4.6m
26
Shay Given
Irish
Newcastle
Ј3.9m
23
Nicky Weaver
English
Manchester City
Ј2.2m
20
b) Defenders
Get central defender who are quick and can use both feet.
Kieron Dyer
English
Newcastle
Ј5.75m
20
Buy him now.
Rio Ferdinand
English
West Ham
Ј5.25m
21
Buy him as well
Moreno Torricelli
Italian
Fiorentina
Ј5.25m
29
Phil Neville
English
Manchester United
Ј5m
22
Forget what he done in Euro 2000, he's class in CM 99/00
Bixente Lizarazu
French
Parma
Ј5m
30
Lillian Thuram
French
Parma
Ј5m
27
The best defender in the game
Sol Campbell
English
Tottenham
Ј4.5m
25
The best English defender
Chris Morgan
English
Barnsley
Ј110k
21
A fantastic defender for the price
Sami Hyypia
Finnish
Liverpool
Ј4m
26
Jonathan Woodgate
English
Leeds
Ј3.7m
19
A great young defender
Ben Thatcher
English
Wimbledon
Ј2.2m
24
Juan Manuel Lopez (Rivihunt@aol.com)
Spanish
Atletico Madrid
Ј1m
30
Quite old, but good for the price
c) Midfielders
Every midfielder needs to have good passing, pace and tackling or
finishing.
Harry Kewell
Australian
Leeds
Ј11.75m
21
Jose Mari
Spanish
Atletico Madrid
Ј11.25m
21
Must buy
Ryan Giggs
Welsh
Manchester United
Ј11.25m
26
Another must buy
Paul Scholes
English
Manchester United
Ј8.75m
25
A great attacking midfielder
Roy Keane
Irish
Manchester United
Ј5.5m
28
Just take over Man Utd it'll be easier
Patrick Viera
French
Arsenal
Ј7.25
23
Jorg Heinrich
German
Fiorentina
Ј3.6m
30
Mehmett Scholl
German
Bayern Munich
Ј5m
29
Robbie Keane
Irish
Coventry
Ј9m
19
Joseba Etxeberria
Spanish
Atletico Bilbao
Ј9.75m
22
Javi Gonzalez
Spanish
Atletico Bilbao
Ј5.75m
25
Simon Davies
Welsh
Peterborough
Ј500k
19
Matthew Etherington
English
Peterborough
Ј500k
19
Buy both of these Peterborough players, Simon Davies can play now and
Etherington comes good in 2 seasons.
Ivan De La Pena
Spanish
Lazio
Ј9m
27
Edgar Davids (Rivihunt@aol.com)
Dutch
Juventus
Ј6.25m
26
A must buy
Juan Sebastian Veron
Argentinian
Lazio
Ј13m
24
A fantatstic all round midfielder, attacking or defending.
d) Attackers
They need good pace, finishing and passing.
Robbie Fowler
English
Liverpool
Ј11.25m
24
Best English attacker
Alan Shearer
English
Newcastle
Ј5.75m
29
Second best English attacker
Dwight Yorke
Trinidad & Tobagan
Manchester United
Ј8.75m
28
Mark Burchill
Scottish
Celtic
Ј5.75m
19
Javier Saviola
Argentinian
River
Ј3.9m
18
Christian Vieri
Italian
Inter Milan
Ј10.75m
26
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Dutch
PSV
Ј9m
23
Sa Pinto
Portuguese
Real Sociedad
Ј7.5m
27
Olivier Bierhoff
German
AC Milan
Ј6.75m
31
Gabriel Batistuta
Argentinian
Firoentina
Ј13.5m
30
My favourite attacker.
Martin Palermo (Rivihunt@aol.com)
Argentinian
Boca
Ј11m
25
---------------------------------
4. Recommended Staff
---------------------------------
I will follow this pattern for the staff;
Name
Nationality
Age
I don't usually follow the reputations of the staff as they can be overated
the attributes are a much better way of finding out how good they are.
All of the staff that I recommend can all speak English, which is needed
otherwise they can't communicate with any of the players.
Assistant Managers
Terry Gibson
English
36
A good assistant with good man management skills
Tony McAndrew
Scottish
43
The best assistant that you can get, any that are better are usually at good
clubs and won't leave.
Coaches
You need 5 coaches, so try and get all of the ones that I recommend. If
they won't come make sure that the ones that you get have at least 18 for
both of their Coaching Attributes (Outfield players and Keepers)
Joop Hiele
Dutch
40
Sepp Maier
German
55
Neil Bailey
English
53
Antonio Pintos
Italian
58
Martin Haas
Dutch
34
Scouts
Make sure that any scout you get has at least 18 for both scouting
youth players and judging players potential. You need at least
4 scouts.
Kit Carson
English
54
Steven Brown
Scottish
48
Matthew Atela
English
56
Jon Burton
English
38
Frans DeKat
Dutch
53
Dean Gripton
English
33
Shaun North
English
59
Ralph Puncheno
English
36
Physios
Make sure that you get 2 physios and that they have good attributes
for physiotherapy and man management.
Jimmy Conway
Irish
53
Paul Knapp
Dutch
44
Denis Circuit
English
38
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5. Tactics and Formations
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I always use the default tactics that are on the game, but I make the passing
short. I also go to pressing when I am losing after about 55 minutes into
the game.
My formations differ, but always have a similar format.
(These formations only really work when you have good solid midfielders).
Formation 1
GK
DR DC DC DR
MC MC MC
AM
CF CF
I use this when I am against opposition that isn't really bad or really
good, i.e. Coventry. You need a really good attacking midfielder to
pull this off, someone like Ryan Giggs or Robbie Keane usually fit
the bill.
Formation 2
GK
DC DC DC
DM
MC MC MC
AM
CF CF
I use this against equal oppostion as it packs the midfield and helps you
win the ball easier. You need a good defensive midfielder for this, like
Roy Keane or Patrick Viera as you need protection for your 3 defenders.
Formation 3
GK
DR DC DC DR
DM
MC MC MC
CF CF
I use this when I am away in Europe as it packs your midfield and gives the
defence extra protection to try and stop the counter attack from the
opposition.
Formation 4
GK
DC DC DC
DM
MR MC MC ML
CF CF
My mate has used this formation, it works well against weaker teams.
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6. Acknowledgements
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I would like to thank the following people;
Andy Stone for playing the game with me, helping me master it and for
putting up with my mood swings when I lose.
Perkin Doorknocker for his amusing e-mails to keep me happy.
Eidos and Sportsinteractive for making the game in the first place.
Kittie, Metallica, Kid Rock, Super Furry Animals and Limp Bizkit for keeping
me sane as I didn't have to sit in silence while playing the game and writing
this FAQ.
Charisma Carpenter and Amy Dumas just for being so beautiful. (Nothing to do
with the FAQ specifically, but they just make my life better).
John Shuttleworth for ruling the earth.
Milo.
Gary Coleman.
Jenna Jameson for keeping my wrists strong.
Scoff Cruddle for introducing me to the beautiful game of Frogging, as Shania
Twain
has it, that don't impress me much.
My agent Ken for getting me this gig, he is still trendy in his cuban's and
with his afro and bum bag. "What's the matter Ken, have you seen a ghost?"
GameFAQ's for putting this up in the first place.
Weird Al Yankovic.
Championship Manager Zine, a link can be found at www.sigames.com/eng. One of
the
most fantastic things on the Internet. (After porn).
Mark Geneste for his site, www.thedugout.net.