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DF11 Faces Megapack & Updates

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General information:

DF11 Facepacks are unique in the Football Manager community
by their style and large size (260x310pix).
The 84.800 large sized portrait faces do cover almost all playable leagues in FM2016!
Players, staff, chairmen, referees.... it's all in here.

The DF11 graphics team is working daily on missing faces and still renewing the
outdated faces by releasing monthly update packs since 2010.

This DF11 Facepack intended to use in FM16, but will also work in earlier versions of FM.

There are several downloads and service pages available further down on this page,
to get the best out of this amazing facepack!




Leagues overview:

82 leagues / 84.800 DF11 faces

Find out what you'll get!



DF11 Megapack & More:

  1. Download DF11 Megapack by pressing the red 'Download Now' button on top!
  2. Set your ingame preferences correctly.
  3. Download all available update packs. (available further down on this page)
  4. Pick up the optional DF11 downloads (skins / panels / default face). (available further down on this page)
  5. Please follow instructions precisely. This will avoid 90% of all FM related problems



DF11 Update packs:

DF11 Megapack was released october 2015
Download and install all the update packs in correct order!


Need help? Please check the DF11 Update pack page first!

Release data next update pack - May 29



DF11 help guide/manual:

- DF11 online Guide
Check the guide for help. Optional (torrent) downloads available.
- DF11 troubleshooting page
Fix the most common facepack problems!
- DF11 Skins manual
A manual to install DF11 skins correctly.
- DF11 Facebook
Contact us whenever you 'like'!





DF11 Optional downloads:

  • Without the optional skins or panels the DF11 faces will be automatically
    displayed in default size! (180 px)
  • When using the DF11 skins or panels the DF11 faces will be displayed in their
    original large size (320 x 260 px)
  • The skins are ready to play!
  • Read the included manual when using the seperate DF11 panels.



Download DF11 panels for FM16

Simply add these panels into the 'panel' folder of the skin.


Download Panels mod for FM16

Simply add these panels into the 'panel' folder of the skin.


Download DF11 default face

The DF11 default face will show up to replace a missing face.
The download includes several different default faces and a manual.





Skins for DF11

These skins are completely modified for DF11 faces.
All skins are made by their original authors. They deserve the credits for their incredible work!


Available on FMScout:
YACS2 NEW! Screens: 1 / 2 / 3
DF11 Light skin V2
DAZS8 Beta skin 16
FMTema v1.1
Flut skin light
Flut skin dark

Please post questions about these skins in their own topic.

Available in DF11 Guide:
Andromeda 1.7
AndroFlut
Vitrex16
AndroFluX and more...




How to add the DF11 Megapack to FM16

  1. Download and Extracted the downloaded file using 7-zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac OS X.

  2. Move the extracted folder "DF11 Megapack" to the following location:
    \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\Graphics

  3. Run Football Manager 2016 and go to Preferences > Interface:
    Click the "Clear Cache" button.
    Enable Reload Skin when confirming changes in preferences.
    Click the "Reload Skin" button.... Done


  4. Contact us whenever you like!

JuniorBaggio FM16 Skin

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This is my first skin for FM16.
Skin designed using 1366 x 768 full screen.

General Features
  • New ticket for pre match screen
  • Background Selector
  • Instant result button
  • TV Logo Selector
  • New Morale Faces
  • New player profile overview
  • New team report screen

JuniorBaggio Special Thanks:
  • FMTGW FM16
  • Vitrex16 Skin by EmilDebski
  • Andromeda FM16 Skin
  • OPZ Elite FM16 Skin
  • Aurum FM16 Skin

Released: 19/2/2016


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HOW TO ADD JuniorBaggio FM16 SKIN

  1. Download and extract the .rar file (using either 7-Zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac).

  2. Place the "JuniorBaggioOfficial Skin" folder here:
    Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\skins
    Create the folder "skins" if it doesn't exist.

  3. Start FM16 and go to Preferences screen and then into the Interface tab.
    You should see JuniorBaggio Official Skin as option in the skin drop down of the Overview box.
    Hit the Confirm button.

Please note this skin is provided as is. It has nothing to do with Sports Interactive or SEGA and won't be supported by them.

Corinthians' Tite Tactics for FM16

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Just like Mano, Tite always liked 4-3-2-1 and so he's using this formation at Corinthians with a line formed by Sheik, Renato Augusto and Lodeiro. But the coach has prepared a variation: 2 lines of 4 with Sheik and Guerrero stuck in the area.

It is important to defend with all players and not give space to the opponent. 8 players are forming two lines, with space 5-10 meters between them. This compactness gives defensive security to the team, one of the strong technical points.

Pressure. These are some guidelines that Tite gives when Corinthians loses the ball. Press high to force opponents to return the ball near the goal and the keeper. Always try to have 1 extra player defending and this numerical superiority induces the opponent to error and facilitates the recovery of possession.

Stam:
The submission was in Brazilian Portuguese, therefore the translation was done only in part by using Google translate.

Clinched FM16 Skin

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Thanks for the great skins and the major assistance of the following geniuses:
  • DazS8
  • michaeltmurrayuk
  • ivan
  • Emil Debski
  • flut
  • ArtDekDok
  • theBantams
  • wannachupbrew
  • a31632
Sorry if I missed anyone.


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HOW TO ADD CLINCHED FM16 SKIN

  1. Download and extract the .7z file (using either 7-Zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac).

  2. Place the "CLINCHED" folder here:
    Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\skins
    Create the folder "skins" if it doesn't exist.

  3. Start FM16 and go to Preferences screen and then into the Interface tab.
    You should see CLINCHED 2.0 as option in the skin drop down of the Overview box.
    Hit the Confirm button.

Please note this skin is provided as is. It has nothing to do with Sports Interactive or SEGA and won't be supported by them.

VSC 4-1-3-2 Counter Attack

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I use this tactic in my save with Vitoria Sport Club and in second season I finished in second place in the Portuguese league. It is also a good tactic to use in champions league.





CAF African Competitions 16.3

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The "CAF African Leagues, Cups & Competitions" for 16.3 patch.
All leagues have real competitions name, foreign players rules, transfer windows, money prizes etc.

African Leagues Update - Content Leagues

Algeria (2 levels + cups)
Angola (1 level + cups)
Cameroon (2 levels + cups)
Congo (1 level + cups)
Egypt (1 level + cups)
Ethiopia (1 level + cups)
Ghana (1 level + cups)
Guinea (1 level + cups)
Ivory Coast (1 level + cups)
Liberia (2 levels + cups)
Mali (1 level + cups)
Morocco (2 levels + cups)
Nigeria (1 level + cups)
Sudan (1 level + cups)
Tunisia (1 level + cups)
Uganda (1 level + cups)
Zambia (2 levels + cups)

Continental competitions

CEDEAO Cup
CEMAC Cup
Kagame Interclub Cup
UNIFFAC Clubs Cup
WAFU Club Championship

As a official african researcher for SI, I tried to close all my knowledge on leagues in this file, I think this is the best file for african competitions
For all questions or problems please contact me here or on my profile at Sigames.com http://community.sigames.com/member.php/262017-lukafanzer


Installation Instructions

  1. Extract the contents of the .rar file using a free tool such as 7-zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac.

  2. Move the extracted .fmf files to the following location:
    Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2016 / editor data
    Create the "editor data" folder if it doesn't exist.

  3. Open FM 2016 and start a new save-game selecting the updates you wish to include.

Harchester United - The "Dream" Continues...

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8 years on from the Dragons' Lair stadium disaster... Harchester United are back. It's been a rocky road for the Dragons since the fateful day when they achieved their Premier League dream and their stadium, The Dragons Lair, was burnt to the ground by then club captain Danny Sullivan pouring petrol around the ground.

The Dragons struggled to recover from the stadium disaster, sharing grounds with local clubs until 12,000 capacity New Dragons' Lair was opened in 2010, but the club hit financial trouble and were subsequently relegated all the way to the Vanarama National League North and stripped of all their past honours by the FA.

To make matters even worse for Harchester, every player they had on their books last year has left. They need a whole squad to be ready for this new season coming.

But, things are looking up for the Dragons. Lynda Block is back with a substantial cash injection to help The Dragons' back up the leagues. Can you take Harchester back to the top?


PS* I have a Harchester badge and Harchester kits that I made, this is the one part I did struggle with, with this being my first attempt at making a database, I'd really appreciate it if someone could implement in the game so everyone else can too as I have exercised all the ideas I had, they're attached in this for anyone who wants to have a crack!

Enjoy being Harchester once more!




Installation Instructions

  1. Move the downloaded .fmf file to the following location:
    Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2016 / editor data
    Create the "editor data" folder if it doesn't exist.

  2. Open FM 2016 and start a new save-game with this database selected.

European Leagues by VincelaBera

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In this DB I made 20 leagues with the highest reputation clubs from Europe.
Leagues 1-18 include 20 teams each with 3 relegation and 3 promotion (except 1st league ofcourse) spots.
League 19 include 20 teams with 3 promotion spots and 15 relegation spots.
League 20 include 15 sub leagues with 20 teams each, all 15 champions will promote to 19.

I got rid of all other European leagues and cups, with the exception of the national team tournaments.
The nation I used to base the league in is England.

Also included are awards for all leagues separately with the exception for the 20th tier. The 20th tier sub leagues share the same awards (so one best player of the season award for all the 20th tier sub leagues for example).

There is a Cup tournament too which include all 680 teams from the 34 leagues in total.

HAVE FUN.


Installation Instructions

  1. Move the downloaded .fmf file to the following location:
    Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2016 / editor data
    Create the "editor data" folder if it doesn't exist.

  2. Open FM 2016 and start a new save-game with this database selected.

  3. Select England as the nation to load, choose team (or not) and enjoy the/your save.

TCS FM16 Skin v1.7

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Some things may not work correctly at the higher resolutions.


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Background used in screenshots:
http://www.fmscout.com/a-debskis-backgrounds-fm16.html


Credits

Massive Thanks to wkdsoul and D LO for lots of help over various projects.
michaeltmurrayuk - Check out his skinning blog - http://michaeltmurrayuk.blogspot.co.uk/
Ivan bossland and his YACS Skin
Wannachupbrew
TheBantams
EmilDebski
Daz8
Edd 17


How to Install the TCS 2016 Skin

Video:


Steps:
1: If you have a previous edition of TCS, close the game and delete it.
2: Install Winrar
3: Download the TCS 2016 v1 7 file, and save it into the skins folder.
4: Right click on TCS 2016 v1 7.rar and press extract here.

FM16 Backgrounds MyPack v2.2

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For a number of years (about 5 I think), I have been working on this pack. A year ago I posted it up online and it seems to be popular so I have released regular updates.

It contains images for over a thousand clubs and international sides across the world.

Each team has an image for the club reflecting the exterior of the stadium and another for the interior often during a match. For the exterior images I try to get images giving a bit of flavour for things going on around the stadium. Fans going to the game is my favourite but also just local life around the stadium.

I try to keep the quality high and am rarely happy to compromise over the quality of an image. I would rather leave a club without an image than use one of substandard quality.

The intention is to add good quality images of lower league teams in England down to level 9. Currently the number completed stands at 51%. All teams down to level 7 are complete now.


Screenshots




MyPack VERSION 2.2 contains:

international - 201 pics of 198 teams
England - 646 pics of 330 teams
Scotland - 107 pics of 54 teams
Ireland - 24 pics of 12 teams
Wales - 24 pics of 12 teams
Northern Ireland - 72 pics of 38 teams
Italy - 84 pics of 44 teams
Germany - 116 pics of 60 teams
Spain - 86 pics of 43 teams
France - 110 pics of 55 teams
Portugal - 34 pics of 17 teams
Netherlands - 34 pics of 17 teams
Belgium - 49 pics of 25 teams
Austria - 46 pics of 24 teams
Switzerland - 48 pics of 25 teams
Denmark - 24 pics of 12 teams
Norway - 52 pics of 26 teams
Sweden - 79 pics of 44 teams
Finland - 43 pics of 22 teams
Iceland - 24 pics of 12 teams
Faroe Islands - 5 pics of 3 teams
Russia - 74 pics of 39 teams
Ukraine - 62 pics of 33 teams
Poland - 32 pics of 16 teams
Belarus - 22 pics of 12 teams
Croatia - 24 pics of 14 teams
Serbia - 28 pics of 14 teams
Czech Republic - 30 pics of 15 teams
Romania - 35 pics of 18 teams
Bulgaria - 25 pics of 13 teams
Montenegro - 12 pics of 6 teams
Slovenia - 18 pics of 9 teams
Slovakia - 22 pics of 11 teams
Greece - 34 pics of 17 teams
Turkey - 35 pics of 18 teams
Cyprus - 4 pics of 2 teams
USA - 37 pics of 19 teams
Australia - 19 pics of 10 teams
Brazil - 39 pics of 20 teams
Argentina - 40 pics of 20 teams
Mexico - 36 pics of 18 teams
Uruguay - 32 pics of 16 teams
Chile - 36 pics of 18 teams
Colombia - 30 pics of 17 teams
Egypt - 4 pics of 2 teams


My Pictures

158 of the images I have contributed myself from pictures I have taken at grounds I have visited. When I have a chance I'll swing by a stadium and get some pictures so I can add my own into the pack. Images are Mainly from the north of England but I aim mainly for the lower league teams who are difficult to get images for, right down to level 9 of the football pyramid. I'm not a professional (or even amateur really) photographer but I'm pretty pleased how the images have come out. I know what I'm looking for in an image after a few years doing this so tend to get good images for the pack (in my opinion anyway).

The clubs for which I took at least the exterior image are below.

scotland, burnley, everton, hull, leicester, liverpool, man city, man utd, newcastle, sunderland, blackburn, bolton, leeds, middlesbrough, sheff wednesday, wigan, barnsley, bradford, oldham, preston, rochdale, scunthorpe, sheff utd, accrington, burton, bury, carlisle, hartlepool, mansfield, alfreton, fc halifax, gateshead, grimsby, macclesfield, bradford park avenue, chorley, colwyn bay, guiseley, harrogate, hyde, northferriby, stalybridge, stockport, stneots, ashton, belper town, blyth, buxton, curzon ashton, fc united, whitby, brighouse town, clitheroe, darlington, droylsden, farsley, harrogate railway, kendal, new mills, ossett albion, ossett town, padiham, radcliffe borough, scarborough athletic, brigg town, goole, leek town, mickleover, rainworth minerswelfare, sheffield, stocksbridge, bishop auckland, celtic nation, dunston uts, jarrow roofing, penrith, sunderland rca, worksop, worksop parramore, garforth town, thackley, cleethorpes town, bridlington town, tadcaster albion, albion sports, glasshoughton welfare, pickering town, barton town, liversedge, silsden, colne, nelson, barnoldswick town, celtic, hamilton, kilmarnock, motherwell, partick thistle, dumbarton, hibernian, rangers, st mirren, airdrie, albion, ayr, berwick, queens park, bsc glasgow, gretna 2008, connah quay, prestatyn town, rhyl and toulouse


How to install MyPack Backgrounds in FM 2016

Download the .zip file and extract its contents to the "DOCUMENTS/SPORTS INTERACTIVE/FOOTBALL MANAGER 2016/GRAPHICS/BACKGROUNDS/".
You may need to create the graphics/backgrounds folders if they don't exist.

Alternative config files

In the file are three .zip files. These contain different config files each loading the interior and exterior images slightly differently.

exterior on club and squad interior on stadium.zip - This is the default option, exterior images are loaded on club screens and interior image on the stadium image (small stadium pic)
exterior on club interior on squad and stadium.zip - The club info page displays the exterior stadium image while the squad screen displays the interior image.
interior on club and squad exterior on stadium.zip - Reverses the default option with interior images loaded on club screens and exterior image on the stadium image.

To use the alternatives simply locate the file in the Pictures folder, right click and select "extract here". Select to overwrite existing files if popups appear.

Competitions

There are also images for many of the competitions (Premier League etc.). If you do not wish to use these, simply delete the 'Competitions' folder in the pictures folder.

Marcelo Bielsa Tactics for FM16

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Marcelo Bielsa


Who is "El Loco"?


Marcelo Bielsa is an Argentinean manager who in the last 10 years has set the footballing world alight, though you might not have realised it yet. Born in Rosario yet supporting neighbouring team Newell’s Old Boys, Bielsa challenged opinion at an early age by opting not to support the team his father had followed passionately for many years, Rosario Central. The trend continued as he grew older choosing not to continue the family’s tradition of going into politics and law, he instead decided to devote his life to football. He became a defender playing for his boyhood club, but later retired at the age of 25 after moving around the lower leagues so that he could concentrate on coaching. After qualifying as a physical education teacher he became first-team coach at Newell’s and with the team went on to win the 1990-91 Argentine Primera División and the 1991-92 Argentine Primera División Torneo Clausura.

He went on to have brief stints as a coach at Mexican clubs Club Atlas and Club América and Argentine club Vélez Sársfield before being offered the job of manager at Espanyol in 1998. He accepted the role but left shortly after, having been offered the chance to coach Argentina’s national team. Under Bielsa Argentina qualified for the 2002 World Cup but were knocked out disappointingly in the first round. Despite this setback Bielsa remained in charge and lead Argentina to be runners up in the 2004 Copa América (losing 4-2 to Brazil on penalties) and the winners of Gold at the 2004 Olympic Games. Bielsa then resigned from the national team at the end of 2004 blaming fatigue. In 2007 Bielsa became the national coach of Chile, leading them to the success of qualifying for the 2010 world cup after missing out on the previous two successive tournaments. This success caused a great deal of popularity in Chile for Bielsa, with fans campaigning for him to remain as coach. Bielsa was rewarded for this popularity as Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the president of Chile’s Asociacíon Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, announced that Bielsa would remain as coach of Chile until 2015. However Bielsa resigned in February 2011 after threatening to quit if Jorge Segovia was elected President of the Football Federation of Chile, following through on his promise.

In 2011 Bielsa returned to club football by taking up the manager’s post at Athletic Club in Spain, who enjoyed a relatively successful first season under El Loco’s reign. Disappointingly finishing 10th in La Liga, they qualified for the Europa League after finishing as runners up to Barcelona in the final of the Copa Del Rey while also enjoying a good run in Europe, finishing as runners up in the Europa League to Atlético Madrid. After Javi Martinez was sold to Bayern Munich and Fernando Llorente was used sparingly due to contractual disagreements, the following 2012-13 season ended disappointingly for Bielsa. His side finished in 12th place in La Liga, were knocked out in the round of 32 to Segunda B (Spanish 3rd division) side Eibar, and failed to get out of the Europa League group stage. This season’s disappointment was reflected when president of Athletic Josu Urrutia announced that Bielsa’s contract would not be renewed at the end of the season. Bielsa subsequently left the club on June 30th 2013.

The following year Bielsa was hired by Marseille and would start his 2 year contract after the 2014 FIFA World cup. His first season again had mixed results. Marseille were knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue round of 32 to Rennes and were knocked out in the French Cup round of 64 by French fourth tier side Grenoble. Despite poor cup form Marseille finished the season in 4th place in Ligue 1 achieving automatic qualification to the Europa league group stage for the 2015-16 season. After losing the opening game of the 2015-16 season to Caen, Bielsa resigned from management of the club after stating he “completed [his] work [there].” This was following the club attempting to change details within his contract which he would not accept, and previously signing players Bielsa did not want.


Failure?


So what has Bielsa achieved? With minimal success at both national and club level, what is so special about El Loco? Why have managers, such as Mauricio Pochettino described Bielsa as “one of the best managers in the world.” Whilst Pep Guardiola said in 2012 that Bielsa “is the best coach there is in the world at the moment.”

It’s simple. The man is obsessive. Having become famous for collecting video tapes of football, he has spent hundreds of thousands of hours watching and analysing the beautiful game. When he took over as coach of Newell’s in 1990 he immediately made changes, not only in terms of training but also tactically. He implemented a 4-3-3 system which was capable of changing to a 3-4-3 when required, similar tactics to which we have seen Guardiola use during his spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich today.

He reduces his philosophy to 4 terms: “concentración permanente, movilidad, rotación y repenitización.” Translated to concentration, movement, rotation and spontaneity. He believes in winning the ball back as close to the opponent’s goal as possible and translating this defence into attack, using movement to create space, allowing for players to express themselves fully and act with imagination and spontaneity. What is this style of football? It’s loco.

Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino are only two people on a long list of managers to have been influenced by Marcelo Bielsa. Bielsa often seeks to overload his defence with a spare man and play an enganche behind 3 forwards when in attack. The transition time taken between these two tactics is constantly looking to be shorted by Bielsa so that his defence is stronger and so that attacks are more threatening. This is something we have seen Pep Guardiola implement both at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Bielsa often seeks to have his team transition between a 3-3-1-3 formation when in attack and a 5-3-2 formation in defence.



Whilst in attack the two central defenders spread apart allowing the libero to step forward to make a back three. The two full backs move into central midfield alongside the midfielder to create a 3 man midfield. The other midfielder moves forward behind the striker and the two wingers seek to cut in with the ball. Creating his famous 3-3-1-3 formation.

When transitioning into defence the libero steps back into the role of a sweeper whilst the two centre backs come closer together to narrow any space which the opposition can attack. The two full backs move out wider whilst remaining close to the centre backs, and the wingers move in centrally to help the lone defensive midfielder. The enganche keeps his role as playmaker behind the attacker and serves as the main outlet when defence is transitioning to attack.



This is very similar to how Pep Guardiola has implemented tactics in the past with Barcelona and more recently Bayern Munich. At times he has opted to play two full backs Lahm/Rafinha or Alaba/Bernat. This tactic not only allows faster transition, but also a much stronger defence. By doing it this way Guardiola seeks to exploit either the left or the right when attacking, depending on which full backs he deploys. Giving his team a greater level of fluidity than Bielsa’s while keeping the core thoughts and ideas of the coach he deemed the best in the world in 2012.



Mauricio Pochettino’s adaption of the Bielsa’s tactics can also be seen during both his spells at Southampton and Tottenham. When attacking he likes to use a similar 1-3 formation in his attacking third. However only opts for two at the back, perhaps due to the defensive capabilities of Dier in midfield and his ability to drop back or the sweeper keeping prowess of Lloris in goal. In defence Pochettino also adapts a similar tactic by getting his wingers to get close to the two central midfielders whilst also getting the full backs to drop back, creating a solid block which is able to quickly turn defence into attack through Eriksen when they win the ball back.



These are just two managers Bielsa have influenced, but perhaps his greatest successes. Guardiola has had undoubted success with both Barcelona and Bayern Munich, while Pochettino in recent times has been touted as the best manager in the English Premier League by several journalists and fans alike. However the list of other managers who have been influenced by him boasts the likes of former Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino and current Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone.

After influencing a few of the best managers in the world to become who they are today it could be argued his influence has brought the most success in football over the past 10 years. So whilst his trophy cabinet may not be impressive, the world class list of managers who all admire Bielsa and use his ideas is unquestionable. El Loco a failure? Think again.


Football Manager Tactics


I am going to try and replicate Bielsa’s tactics using Real Sociedad. The main focus on general training I will set to “fitness” due to the high levels of stamina needed in a Bielsa tactic because of the high pressing game he plays. I’m also going to set the match preparation to defensive positioning. This is due to the awareness his players must possess as well as Bielsa’s need to fit players into his tactic. There are no stars in a Bielsa team, when one player is injured he is replaced and the tactic always stays the same.

The team will play attacking and structured with 7 team instructions. Reflecting Bielsa’s attacking sides who work with order and discipline both in attack and defence. Pressing high, playing narrow in attack and attacking with pace whilst retaining possession. While the player roles work to create the formations which Bielsa plays with both in attack and defence.






Player Instructions

Target Man (Support) = Move into channels
Left Inside Forward (Support) = Get Further Forward, Roam From Position, Cross Aim Centre, Sit Narrower
Right Inside Forward (Support) = Get Further Forward, Roam From Position, Cross Aim Centre, Sit Narrower
Enganche (Attack) = More Direct Passes
Left Inverted Wing Back (Support) = Tackle Harder
Right Inverted Wing Back (Support) = Tackle Harder
Regista (Support) = Shoot Less Often, Get Further Forward, More Direct Passes
Limited Defender (Stopper) = Tackle Harder
Ball Playing Defender (Stopper) = Dribble Less, Tackle Harder
Libero (Support) = Shoot Less Often, Dribble Less, Ease Off Tackles, More Direct Passes
Goalkeeper (Defend) = N/A

The Target man in this tactic will hold up the ball for the inside forwards and the enganche who will be looking to push forward when in attack. The enganche will sit in behind, looking for the perfect pass when in possession, and looking to get further forward and into space whenever a team mate has the ball. The inside forwards will look to sit narrowly, cutting in and effectively making a front 3 in front of the enganche. Behind the enganche the regista will be looking to pull the strings, and will form a midfield alongside the two inside forwards. The back three will see the two centre backs spread and the libero step forward creating a defensive back 3 whenever in possession of the ball. Creating Bielsa's famous 3-3-1-3 formation when the team is in possession and attack.





When out of possession the team will look to revert to the 5-3-2 which Bielsa plays. The inverted wing backs will step back alongside the centre backs. The libero will drop slightly deeper and look to provide the defensive cover in that "spare man" role which Bielsa loves. The two wingers will drop into midfield alongside the regista to create a centre midfield 3 whilst the enganche and target man will remain up front to provide a counter attacking option whenever the ball is won back.






Conclusion


Bielsa's attack and defense transitioning side has been successfully replicated using the Football Manager match engine. This was the main aim I set out with when creating this tactic, not for results but so that people can look at and analyse his style, tweak it and make it work for their team. Just like great managers such as Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino and Diego Simeone. Best of luck, and I hope you enjoyed my tactic.

OutsideTheBox

DF11 Faces Megapack & Updates

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General information:

DF11 Facepacks are unique in the Football Manager community
by their style and large size (260x310pix).
The 84.800 large sized portrait faces do cover almost all playable leagues in FM2016!
Players, staff, chairmen, referees.... it's all in here.

The DF11 graphics team is working daily on missing faces and still renewing the
outdated faces by releasing monthly update packs since 2010.

This DF11 Facepack intended to use in FM16, but will also work in earlier versions of FM.

There are several downloads and service pages available further down on this page,
to get the best out of this amazing facepack!




Leagues overview:

82 leagues / 84.800 DF11 faces

Find out what you'll get!



DF11 Megapack & More:

  1. Download DF11 Megapack by pressing the red 'Download Now' button on top!
  2. Set your ingame preferences correctly.
  3. Download all available update packs. (available further down on this page)
  4. Pick up the optional DF11 downloads (skins / panels / default face). (available further down on this page)
  5. Please follow instructions precisely. This will avoid 90% of all FM related problems



DF11 Update packs:

DF11 Megapack was released october 2015
Download and install all the update packs in correct order!


Need help? Please check the DF11 Update pack page first!

Release data for next update pack - June 30 OR July 30
(Date depends on the received amount of help during the month of june)



DF11 help guide/manual:

- DF11 online Guide
Check the guide for help. Optional (torrent) downloads available.
- DF11 troubleshooting page
Fix the most common facepack problems!
- DF11 Skins manual
A manual to install DF11 skins correctly.
- DF11 Facebook
Contact us whenever you 'like'!





DF11 Optional downloads:

  • Without the optional skins or panels the DF11 faces will be automatically
    displayed in default size! (180 px)
  • When using the DF11 skins or panels the DF11 faces will be displayed in their
    original large size (320 x 260 px)
  • The skins are ready to play!
  • Read the included manual when using the seperate DF11 panels.



Download DF11 panels for FM16

Simply add these panels into the 'panel' folder of the skin.


Download Panels mod for FM16

Simply add these panels into the 'panel' folder of the skin.


Download DF11 default face

The DF11 default face will show up to replace a missing face.
The download includes several different default faces and a manual.





Skins for DF11

These skins are completely modified for DF11 faces.
All skins are made by their original authors. They deserve the credits for their incredible work!


Available on FMScout:
YACS2 NEW! Screens: 1 / 2 / 3
DF11 Light skin V2
DAZS8 Beta skin 16
FMTema v1.1
Flut skin light
Flut skin dark

Please post questions about these skins in their own topic.

Available in DF11 Guide:
Andromeda 1.7
AndroFlut
Vitrex16
AndroFluX and more...




How to add the DF11 Megapack to FM16

  1. Download and Extracted the downloaded file using 7-zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac OS X.

  2. Move the extracted folder "DF11 Megapack" to the following location:
    \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\Graphics

  3. Run Football Manager 2016 and go to Preferences > Interface:
    Click the "Clear Cache" button.
    Enable Reload Skin when confirming changes in preferences.
    Click the "Reload Skin" button.... Done


  4. Contact us whenever you like!

The Football Manager Whizzkids 2016 Transfer Database - 30/05/2016.

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Updated as of 30/05/2016.

The FM Whizzkids are back again with a brand new update Football Manager 2016.

The update includes multiple changes that include:
  • Transfers
  • Contracts altered
  • Squad numbers changed
  • Staff movement
  • Free agents sorted
  • Raised player reputations
  • Loans of 6 months+
  • International caps altered
+ Much more to come as the Football season progresses.

With 600,000+ downloads in 4 1/2 years, I hope that you trust our work and download it to enjoy the most up-to-date content in the Football Manager community.

Thanks.

The created and edited work of JamesBeedie17.

#WeAreTheCommunity

Updated on the 16.3 patch.

How to install The FM Whizzkids 2016 Update to FM16

  1. Move the downloaded .fmf file to:
    \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\editor data\
    Create folder "editor data" if it doesn't exist already.

  2. Run Football Manager 2016 and start new save with this database enabled.

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Screenshots of 4 player transfers from the database.




Everton 4-2-3-1 Attacking Maestro

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Hello FM Scout Viewers,,This is my first ever tactic here on FM Scout. I have posted various tactics in other sites. But now I thought is the best time to upload one. I have not uploaded an FM 16 tactic, as I can't work on a great tactic in it. But the 15 version is much easier and so I decided on an Everton one. I made this tactic when I was in the middle of my first season. Up to that my tactics was a bit bad. But this one hit the jackpot.

It's a very fast, attacking sort of tactic. It works perfectly for me. I will be posting some screenshots about it. I will also be hoping for your opinion after you use it. Sometimes it may not work for you. But please try it as it does not take an risk.

















The transfers window was not pretty hectic, but it proved to be enough in the end of the season. The squad I posted is the of the 2nd season. I recommend you to sign Flamini on loan as he can be a great asset later on.

The fixtures were of the mid-season when I started using this tactic. I was 10th in the league until January. This tactic proved to be the turning point.

As a matter of fact there are no individual instructions and I usually leave opposition instructions to the Assistant. And I scheduled general training Defending and Match Training Def.Positioning. I recommend you to use the Def.Set pieces I chose because I found it on another site and It is a very very good one.

Comments are very much appreciated.

Serbia to Level 5 for 16.3

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Play an expanded Serbian League System down to 5th Level with 100+ new Teams, a slightly improved reputation and for the first season a lot more money to buy good players. So let the games begin!

The League System:

I. Super Liga (20 teams)
II. PLS (20 teams)
III. Srpske Lige (4 x 20)
IV. Zonske Lige (10 x 20)
V. Okruzne Lige (10 x various, from 18 to 26)

I have created over 100 new Teams to fill up these Leagues, these teams have all at least two original kits (SS Style, 210+ new kits). I've also added original Citypics and Stadiumpics for all Teams in Serbia (there are about 500+ Pictures of Stadiums and Cities/ Villages)

All in all I've made 174000 database changes, so have fun and enjoy!


How to add Serbian Level 5 League System in FM16

  1. Move the downloaded .fmf file to:
    \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\editor data\
    Create folder "editor data" if it doesn't exist already.
  2. Run Football Manager 2016 and start new save with this database enabled.
  3. It's highly recommended to disable "Do not Add Key Staff" and enable "Add Players to Playable Teams" in advanced options.
  4. It's also recommended to load all players from Serbia using the Advanced... Database Size options.

Screenshots






Bonus Graphics

Citypics:

DOWNLOAD

extract this and put it in this directory:




Kits for the newly created Serbian Teams:

DOWNLOAD

extract this and put it in this directory:




All Serbian Logos:

DOWNLOAD

extract this and put it in this directory:




Pictures of all Stadiums:

DOWNLOAD

extract this and put it in this directory:




Complete Kits Collection for the Serbian Teams that are already in the database:

DOWNLOAD

extract this and put it in the same directory as the Kits for the new created Serbian Teams


Download - Logos and Kits fix

Big thanks to my Bro Baja Hater, who helped a lot in working out a whole bunch of kits :cheers:

Zinedine Zidane's 4-3-3 for FM16

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My attempt to replicate on Football Manager 2016 the philosophy/style of Zinedine Zidane that Real Madrid currently employ making full use of the midfielders.This very fluid sort of formation is Controlled style of play.

I constantly rotated my team to keep them fresh as well as to create a fighting team spirit within my squad.

Use Creative and Pacey players in wide areas.

Use a good tackler in Deep lying playmaker.

Use pacey and quality finisher in striking and winger roles.

Midfielder are heart of the team when attacking and defending (make sure that choose right players in midfield) not right footed.

Team instructions


Opposition Instructions - leave it for assistant manager

Team shape - Very fluid

Mentality - Attacking

You should have important attributes for each role.


Here are my results, am playing my season full season pics will be uploaded soon.

Real Madrid


Bayern Munich


Everything is ready just download and play

Leave some pic's in comments and your opinions on tactic.

Hope you'll enjoy!

12 Subs Database

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National leagues and cups with 12 substitute players.

8 South American countries:
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.
Leagues of Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay and Venezuela are made using classeen league pack.

6 European countries:
Portugal, Spain, France, Holland, Germany and England.


Competitions

South America

Argentina
Primera División
Nacional B
Copa Argentina
Supercopa Argentina

Chile:
Campeonato Scotianbank
Copa de Chile
Supercopa de Chile
* Phase Opening and Closing maintain its 7 substitutes.

Uruguay:
Primera División
Fase Apertura
Fase Clausura
Torneo Anual Primera Div.
Segunda División
* Copa Libertadores Playoffs maintain its 7 substitutes.

Paraguay:
Primera División
Segunda División

Peru:
Primera División
Fase Apertura
Fase Clausura
Tabla Agregada 1ra Div.
Segunda División
Torneo del Inca

Ecuador:
Serie A
Serie B

Colombia:
Liga Águila
1ra Fase Primera Div.
2da Fase Primera Div.
Torneo Águila
Copa Colombia
Supercopa Colombia

Venezuela:
Div. de Honor
Segunda División
Copa Venezuela


Europe

Portugal:
Primeira Liga
Segunda Liga
Campeonato Nacional portugués
Copa de Portugal
Taça da Liga
Supercopa

Spain:
Liga BBVA
Liga Adelante
Copa de Rey
Supercopa

France:
Ligue 1
Ligue 2
Nacional francesa
Coupe de France
Trofeo Campeones francés

Germany:
Bundesliga
Bundesliga 2
Liga
DFB-Pokal
DFL-Supercup

Holland:
Eredivisie
Jupiler League
Johan Cruijff-schaal

England:
Barclays Premier League
Sky Bet Championship
Sky Bet League 1
Sky Bet League 2
Copa FA inglesa
Capital One Cup
Community Shield ingles

NOTE: * Italy has 12 substitute players by default.


Installation Instructions

  1. Extract the .rar file using a free tool such as 7-zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for Mac. Do the same for the 2 .rar files you will get after that.

  2. Move the extracted .fmf files to the following location:
    Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2016 / editor data
    Create the "editor data" folder if it doesn't exist.

  3. Open FM 2016 and start a new save-game selecting the countries you wish to have 12 bench players.

Norwegian SS Kits Megapack 2016

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Version 1.0 of my annual kits megapack of Norwegian clubs is finally ready.

SS-style kits of clubs from Norway for the 2016 season.
Created for Football Manager 2016 but should work for previous FM as well.

Contains kits from 381 teams in total:
  • Tippeliga
  • 1. division
  • 2. division
  • 3. division
  • minor clubs

Thanx a lot for using my kits! :-)


How to add Norwegian SS style kits to Football Manager 2016

  1. Use a tool such as 7-zip for Windows or The Unarchiver for MacOSX to extract the contents of the downloaded .rar file.

  2. Move the contents to:
    \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\graphics\kits\
    Create folders "graphics" and "kits" if they don't exist already.

  3. Run Football Manager 2016 and go to: Preferences > Interface
    Enable: 'Reload skin when confirming changes in Preferences'
    Disable: 'Use caching to decrease page loading times'.
    Clear Cache.
    Confirm.

The biggest sponsorship deals between football teams and gaming companies

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The biggest sponsorship deals between football teams and gaming companies should allow both groups to be set for life, albeit in different ways. The gaming companies that are able to launch deals that are this substantial are going to be able to gain so many new customers and followers that a lot of their marketing efforts are going to be settled for some time. They will spend a lot of money sponsoring these football teams during these very large and substantial deals. However, in most cases, these sponsoring deals are going to pay off handsomely for the gaming companies that are willing to take the risk.

The biggest sponsorship deals between football teams and gaming companies are obviously going to benefit the football teams themselves. Websites like the Red Flush Online Casino are certainly going to benefit from a deal like this eventually. However, the benefits for them are going to come less immediately than the benefits for the sports teams will, since they're going to get all of the sponsoring money right away. Red Flush casino games more or less do constitute a commodity. However, the games are not a commodity that can be sold directly. People find them and participate with them. More people are going to do so as a result of the biggest sponsorship deals between football teams and gaming companies.

In the case of many of the biggest sponsorship deals between football teams and gaming companies, there are usually millions of dollars on the table. Often times, there is also a contract that is going to last three years or so. The football teams can expect to get around three years of sponsoring money with the casino game companies in question, which is going to give them a fairly steady supply of funding and which is going to make the entire situation much more stable for them. In some cases, they're going to get a lump sum with the deals like this, but it usually makes more sense to give them the money much more gradually. The Red Flush Online Casino and many of the websites that are built in its image are going to be able to generate enough money to provide the funds in one lump sum, but the deal tends to work better if the two parties are able to work together for an extended period of time.

Marketing efforts for all online gaming platforms need to be somewhat gradual. While it is true that people are going to be drawn to websites like the Red Flush Online Casino after finding out about them at a sports game, this can't happen just one time. It has to happen over and over again, and that is what is ultimately going to give an online gaming company the investment returns that it needs. The biggest sponsorship deals between football teams and gaming companies will manage to offer that for websites like the Red Flush Online Casino. More and more people will play Red Flush casino games, and the sports teams get plenty of funding.

Football Manager Backgrounds Super Pack

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Welcome to the biggest and best backgrounds pack available.
For many years I have wanted to make a large pack using the many backgrounds by myself and others.
Well here it is, got to be a must for every FM fan a super pack full of quality images to enhance your gaming experience.
All have the correct xml/config files to work correctly and I have fully tested the whole pack with no problems.
Certain backgrounds will show on certain screens....
City pack images will show on all Cub screens.
Stadiums will show on all Team screens, etc.

What's in the pack?

COMPETITIONS
CLUB STADIUMS
CITY PACK
MINI STADIUM PACK (fmc/fmt)
CONFEDERATIONS
STADIUMS (overview)
NATIONAL STADIUMS
NATIONAL FLAGS

Thousands of backgrounds all in one very impressive pack.
Files have all been converted to jpg to reduce the size but for the amount you get here it was always going to be large.

OVERALL PACK SIZE: 3GB

Thanks

Most of the backgrounds were made by me:
COMPETITIONS
CLUB STADIUMS
CONFEDERATIONS
STADIUMS (overview)
NATIONAL STADIUMS
NATIONAL FLAGS


UPDATE 1
https://mega.nz/#!2sJUjKBI!NtVUHNRcvHAVyif5IQtlxmz-tH0jIWxWXLA48tlBM88


UPDATE 2
https://mega.nz/#!igRnGapR!3oqSwjdeVqi_KlWa1tH7xBaCaBm2tcmS0Dug18hdrcg


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The City packs thanks list:
FLUT (of course)
arturm,
asket,
bigboss96,
carsty,
fcdm3357,
ilham,
kruj,
luciano vietto,
petercrouch,
plumps,
pmark,
v-toll,
wolverine78,
zzpiggy
A special thank you to Rune who had the original idea.

The FMC thanks list:
Mons,
kizar
Deano1903
geordie1981
Evil-Muffin7
joecondor
Cizzu
tv_capper
tyler16
Vlastik14
Romme90
keysigame
Persee
Me

A massive thumbs up to all who contributed.If I missed anyone then accept my apologies.



Screenshots

Skins used in the screen-shots are:
FLUT (light skin) beta
PiMPED Gold

Enjoy

DazS8 & FLUT

















How and where to install this pack for FM16

Download from the link provided then extract with a free tool such as 7-zip (or WinRAR).
Place the Sports interactive folder into the folder you have FM files (usually Documents) and overwrite when asked.
The pack will then install for you all in the correct folders with the correct config files which are all included.
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