[The Officially Unofficial “When’s the FM23 BETA out?” speculation thread]

1 minute ago, janrzm said:

If thats a new feature I don't know how I feel about it. 

I'll be delegating that to my assistant.

[Building a 4123 around a pair of "Free 8s"]

At work at the moment so can't post screenshots, but I'm having a lot of success with a 4-3-3 that was originally built to try and get inside forwards to work how I want them to (driving at the opposition goal and scoring lots of close range finishes), but also includes two CMs with license to get involved all over the pitch. My attacks, as a result, have five players around the box with width coming from the fullbacks. With fast, hard working players who can dribble it works like a treat. The two number 8's are an AP attack and a BtB support, with a half back in the DM slot. The team is set to more expressive, run with ball, play narrow and underlap. 

[Teams you will never manage and why]

I'm a Spurs fan. I also have a soft spot for Newcastle, for family reasons, and Sheffield Wednesday, as I've lived in Sheffield for a long time now. So my three least favourite teams in England are Arsenal, Sunderland and Sheffield United. All of them play in red and white... so I won't manage any team that has red as their main colour, and I'll never sign a player that has previously been on Arsenal's books. 

Now that I've typed that out it does seem a little silly... them's the rules though!