rbirdy17 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Ok, I have written and suggested this feature to be added for the past 3 years now and seems to go on deaf ears, so here goes again! I have thought about this idea for numerous years to add into future Footy manager titles but havent been bothered to write up a request idea........UNTIL NOW! International management in FM has been pretty much irrelevant, other than to boost your managers rep in the world. I have been so tired of watching International Football in real life, and not seeing the same thing is this game that I enjoy playing, and thinking " How cool would it be if this or that was in FM ? " Well here are my ideas on what YOU DEVELOPERS need to add to future FM titles that I believe will improve real life players to want to manage International teams for saves, and make international football management relevant and enjoyable: - Add Prize Money to continental and World tournaments What are the main benefits for nations to want qualify for major tournaments?.....aside from exposure and national pride, it is sadly MONEY. A perfect example of this is Tahiti making the Confed cup in 2013, they got 1.5million for just qualifying for that. That sum of money is huge for there FA and can be used to improve there grassroots, facilities, programs etc. The point being is why not add this into FM, and than have tabs similar to asking your board at club levels to improve facilties, scouting etc. And the reward is your nation produces better Regens, instead of setting your manager to a certain nationality to get good regens for that specific nation. The point being, instead of a morale reward of going far in tournaments and a manager rep increase, allow the reward to go to the nation you are managing aswell, with better regens, improves the nations rep as a whole so players that actually can represent the nation with dual nationality, will actually want to accept call ups! and improving the nations overall football. - Allow Training Camps for International Windows and Tournament Lead ups I have found with FM over the years, that you just setup your nations tactics and play it and a way you go... No Cohesion, no balance change, no familiarity everytime you announce a squad for a nation team window. I have found its almost pointless to schedule friendlies now, because other than losing spots in the world rankings, it quite frankly means ZERO to the national team, and hense why spend that 2 week break, playing a meaningless friendly that does ZERO to your squad fitness, cohesion and familiarity. I propose to allow players the option to run just a training camp, instead of a friendly, for international windows, aswell as a lead up to a major/continental competition. There, you can work with the players you selected, add tactics and systems you want to implement on the players and the nation to play. You see in real life football, Nations usually have a 2 week window training camp before a tournament to prepare for it. I am tired going into a tournament, and seeing my squad is completely dead because there season has been out for a few months. When really that training camp can and would address that issue, aswell as tactical formations to get ready for it. So there you have it, my ideas and requests that I believe will want PLAYERS to manage international football and makes it relevant and enjoyable, and also the continue trend of FM titles, the REALISM !! Thank you for reading my ideas and hopefully my ideas are an option for FM 2023 and now 2024, 2025,2026,2027 etc. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrfmanager Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 YES YES YES. I was going to write this but you’ve nailed it. I was in a game and decided to apply for England u21s manager- got the job and loved reviewing the new players coming through- checking how they did at their clubs BUTTTT there should be a weekly detailed report of your key players and how they performed with statistics of passes, distance, coaches view (he was frustrating to the opposition/ got annoyed at the ref/ was a good team player) not just yes they scored midweek, sent to your inbox. As well as one for fringe/upcoming players (so top u18s for example so you can consider them for the squad/players in the pool who’ve been exceptional- like scouting for a domestic club) as otherwise you just end up selecting based on their values (who costs the most Millions, or who scored/ assisted the most) but that’s not realistic. As the above said- training is a must! A training camp before the friendly/tournament , team bonding and nailing the tactics here, this is where managers earn their crust. We must have the ability to set a training schedule, perhaps with more extra curricular options due to the fact that they’re 24/7 living at the camp. Historical visit/team social/competitive table tennis (could be fun and throw up other dynamics like a falling out between two players). Tactical side- also when managing the u21s it seemed to forget my tactics between matches so I had to start and “create a tactic” again each time. There should be the same as domestic - 3 tactical options so you can prepare the side fully for a tournament. The hype around a tournament - there doesn’t seem to be many news items/ glitz and glamour about a Euros/World Cup. These are huge events and there’s more focus on transfer deadline day with the yellow banner. perhaps a colour change to the screen/items to show its World Cup fever. Or the flags more prominent. Make it feel an experience. Not just some games in another tab at the top. board interaction- much like supporters stadium pie chart you’ve added for 2023 why not have the same for international. If you’re not exciting/getting the fans off their seat- the attendances will dip. Good motivation for the manager to adhere to the board expectations. could the board interact with number of domestic players at grassroots. As we know from a successful international side- more players take up the sport. This could help grow the newgens for future years. Essentially we must be able to talk to the board/chief exec and have a manager above us with aims and expectations as well as us being able to request. Could we request investment lower down/ training facilities/ a warm weather camp/ more staffing/ a new stadium? All to make the international management more immersive and realistic! i think it’s chicken and egg- you’d see even more people use international management if it was this good! As it is I use it in addition to a domestic club as it’s not got the features / the immersion to make it worth doing international only but It COULD! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSavage Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 What is also frustrating is that players seem uniquely unable to handle playing two matches in a week at international level. Their condition recovers a lot less than between club fixtures. Setting training/recovery sessions would be a really good thing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrfmanager Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Again- being able to manage training in this would fix it, as we could run recovery and team bonding sessions? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashikodi Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Yes, international management is a classic feature request. Devs ignoring it is a classic consequence 😂😂😂 To those great suggestions, I'd like to add another one. Performance analysis. We can't analyse other teams. Why? We don't have perfomance analysts. And tournament dates (period from when players are available to the national teams before the upcoming match doesn't seem realistic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Zachary Whyte Posted February 17, 2023 SI Staff Share Posted February 17, 2023 Thank you for the detailed suggestions. These are all things the developers have under consideration and we appreciate your feedback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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