Football Manager for Dummies - Guide

Squad DNA - Knowing your squad's strengths and weaknesses

Knowing your squad's strengths and weaknesses



Before we move on to create our tactical plan, it's crucial we know what our players can and can't do. As of Football Manager 2021, Role Ability ratings take Current Ability into account when rating players for different Roles, so even just selecting your squad based on those should give you a good enough starting point. However, I still recommend you get fully familiar with your squad.

Although a player might be considered decent in his Role, he could be missing some key attributes and still be a huge liability. Creating a custom Squad View can help you identify such weaknesses at a glance.

For example, no one wants central defenders with poor Jumping Reach, midfielders with poor Work Rate, or strikers with poor Off The Ball movement.

You can create your own custom Squad view, or download mine. It includes attributes I deem key for:

• Defend Duties
  
• Support Duties
  
• Attack Duties