Football Manager Mobile 2020

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1. Introduction to Football Manager™ Mobile 2020

   Football Manager Mobile™ returns, better than ever, to the iPad and iPhone to offer you the ultimate handheld football management experience. A host of new features including two brand new countries to manage in as well as a completely revamped news screen, improved interaction, happiness and player promises, a closer focus on youth development and a new match day experience, Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 accurately simulates the trials and tribulations of a real football manager. With an e

2. The User Interface

   Football Manager Mobile™ 2020's interface is designed to be intuitive to the user to ensure that playing the game and using the abundance of features is made as easy as possible. The following is a short glossary to help explain some of the terms used in this manual. Action Bar The Action bar is displayed at the bottom of many screens. It contains Action buttons that operate main functions for the item/s on the page and either complete or revert an action on them. On some pages, t

3. The Home Screen

   Your first port of call can always be the Home screen. From here you can navigate to any area of Football Manager Mobile™ 2020; simply select the Home icon on the sidebar from most devices. The screen is divided into a series of panels. You can navigate to all things to do with the club you are managing, to your managerial hub or to the wider footballing world and its competitions. You can run a search for a player or a club, or configure your game options. You can always access your I

4. The News Screen

   The News screen is of similar, if not greater importance to you than the Home screen. Here, you will receive numerous messages keeping you informed of what's going on around the football world on a daily basis, as well as bringing forward important team matters that will require your attention. From the Home screen, select the uppermost section to access the revamped News screen. Upon arrival, you will be shown the oldest unread news item. Use ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ to cycle through them. So

5. Your Team

   First Team The first time you view your First Team squad, your players will be sorted in order of team selection. Select 'View' to change the method of sorting. Selecting the 'Detailed' view will allow you to see multiple stats on screen at the same time. These can be sorted by tapping the header of the relevant column. You can tap the tiles in the PKD column of this screen to access a selection pop-up from which you can assign a position to the player in question. You can also drag an

6. Tactics

   Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 features a detailed tactics model, designed to allow the user more flexibility than ever before when setting up their approach to matches. Formation The best way of determining which formation to use is to look at the players in your squad. There is little point trying to play three at the back if you only have two decent central defenders or playing with wingers when you don't have any in your squad. Try to work out what tactic would be best suited to the

7. Fixtures

   Your fixture list can be accessed through the Club menu and shows all of your scheduled matches over the course of a season. It includes friendlies, league and cup games.

8. Team Report

   The Team Report is split into four sections. The ‘Team Summary’ screen presents Positive and Negative key point summaries regarding your squad, whilst the ‘Suggested XI’ will suggest the strongest possible starting eleven for the next match given the current fitness, form and availability of your players. The ‘Squad Depth’ view will see your Assistant Manager indicate a preferred hierarchy of players for every position on the pitch, and the ‘Club Stats’ view details some interesting details abou

9. Training

   Training in Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 simplifies what you have to do to make sure your players are in peak physical condition going into each match. Overview This screen shows an overview of your club's current training programme. The Bookmarks menu in the Title Bar allows you to view the impact your training schedules are having on the players’ attributes in key areas. ‘Focus Role’ allows you to task the player with working predominantly on a particular role during training.

10. Finances

    This is one of the most important screens in the game. Your club's financial state, transfer budget and wages are displayed here. The Maximum Wage indicates the highest wage that the board will allow you to offer a player. You'll find yourself regularly visiting this screen to keep abreast of your financial situation. If you're in the market for a player, you're going to want to check you've got the necessary funds before attempting to sign him. Adjust Budgets Accessed via yo

11. Staff

    Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 comes with a wide range of staffing possibilities. Your Assistant Manager is joined by a select number of Coaches and Scouts and, depending on the size and stature of your club, you can expand the size of your backroom team to help them operate more effectively. Just like the Assistant Manager, each Coach has a profile displaying their basic biographic details as well as their Aptitude, Coaching Style and Coaching Badge level. You can ask them to take

12. Club Information

    The Club Information screen, accessed via the 'General Info' button, displays important information about a club. Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 provides more detailed information to keep you fully informed about the progress the club is making on all fronts.

13. Transfers

    There aren't many managers in the world who would confess to being completely happy with their current playing squad. Let's face it, half the fun of being a football manager is wheeling and dealing! So, with that in mind, let's have a quick look at how best to go about buying and selling players. As soon as you take over at a club you will be looking to add new players to your squad as you ship out the dead wood and look to find the right players for your team and tactics. Buying Playe

14. Searching

    Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 features a Scouting Agency which allows you to look at, and monitor, a ranked list of the top 50 players in the game both for current ability and for future potential. Away from the Scouting Agency, your scouts can be assigned to specific regions of the world in which to search for talent, or to specifically search for youth players. To assign a scout, select 'Scout Results' from the Search menu. You can now select assignments for your scouting team by using th

15. Jobs

    Nothing lasts forever and the harsh reality of football is that managers do get the sack. Should the worst happen, and you end up out of work, you will need to pick yourself up and get down to the Job Centre. This can be accessed by selecting 'Jobs' from the 'Search' menu. The screen lists every job available in active leagues and the security of each, so if a job becomes available you can apply for it. To do so, select the desired team and press 'Apply for Job'. You can also now

16. You, The Manager

    This section deals with everything regarding your managerial persona. Manager Options Staff Roles The Staff Roles section allows you to define responsibilities for handling training, youth development, reserve team management and assuming chief scout responsibilities. Assistant Responsibilities You can request that your Assistant Manager takes control of friendly matches. You can also set the Assistant Manager to offer players to other clubs on loan after they have

17. Matchday

    When Match Day arrives, the 'Continue Game' button at the top right area will change to 'Go To Match'. If you have not selected your starting line-up, you will need to do this before you can progress. A reminder on the squad screen will appear if you have not done so. Once you have selected your match day squad, press 'Go to Match' and you will proceed to the match screen. Note: For Phone users only, should you receive a phone call during a match and choose to answer it, your match will pau

18. Options

    This section deals with tailoring your Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 experience to just how you like it. Settings Game Configuration Customise your Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 experience. Language: Play Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Turkish, Korean, Dutch or Portuguese. Currency: Choose which currency you play Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 in. Wage View: Select to view player wages as Weekly, Monthly or Yearly. Au

19. Miscellaneous

    Season Limit Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 allows the user to experience a career spanning 30 seasons over one saved game. At the end of your career you will be presented with a review of your performance as manager as well as a variety of information, and if you've been successful, you may have boosted your ranking in the Hall of Fame. Bonus Content Football Manager Mobile™ 2020 includes a number of gameplay features that can be activated based on user achievement throughout a ca

20. Troubleshooting

    What to do if you're in need of assistance. Crashes If your game is crashing it's most likely because your device is low on RAM. Simply rebooting your device will refresh the memory and should allow you to play on without any problems. To fully reboot, hold the sleep button until prompted to 'slide to power off'. Then simply hold the sleep button again to turn the device back on. If you have an iOS device that can multi-task, running a lot of backgrounded apps at once will increas