ollieshrews Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Assistant Manager - What is required? What skills and any names? Is Di Matteo any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aretak Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Depends what you want them to do. If you want them to be a big part of training, look for good coaching stats. If you want their opinion on players and the squad, look for one with good JPA/JPP attributes. If you'd like them to help you with tactical advice pre-match, the 'Tactical Knowledge' attribute is clearly one to focus on. And if you want them to handle team talks, look for Motivating, Man Management and perhaps Level of Discipline. Determination is obviously a good stat for any staff member as well. I don't know about real top class assistants for the big clubs, but I usually sign Dave Watson from Wigan as mine. Very decent attributes in most areas and a four and a half star Tactics coach to boot. Only lacking in the JPA/JPP areas, but I have my scouts and my own eyes for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakhtardfc1 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I normally sign Tony Coton as my assistant manager anywhere I go (although, I haven't done that at Bayern). Brian McClair maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebder88 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Tony Coton is always my choice. Excellent assistant manager. Has some brilliant coaching stats plus high determination, discipline, JPA, JPP and motivating all 15 or over. And I've seen him improve in a couple of saves too. The only downside to him is low tactical knowledge but its not something that I personally look for in an assistant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham206 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Sidnei Lobo is worth a look: my usual choice. Very good JPA/JPP, pretty good tactical knowledge and decent tactical coaching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanJM Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Sidnei Lobo is worth a look: my usual choice. Very good JPA/JPP, pretty good tactical knowledge and decent tactical coaching. I second that! I got him when Steve Clarke buggered off to manage Norwich. Clarke was a very good assistant manager as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolulu Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I spend almost no time bothering about who is the Ass Man. I take who's there when I join & only check him out when his contract is due, then might change him. I care little about input from AM. Never seem to have problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Depends what you want them to do. This. Personally I use the assistant's stars on the squad screen and I use my assistant for team talks and press conferences, so I look for JPA, JPP and motivating. Anything after that is a bonus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly_flyer10 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I only look for 3 things, JPA/JPP and tactical knowledge so I get full opposition instructions in matches, man management is a bonus as I get him to take PC for rivals as theres about the same 20 questions every time and it annoys me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyosullivan Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I always look for one with high JPA/JPP, determination, level of discipline, tactical knowledge, motivation and working with youngsters. Usually hard to find a Assistant manager with high levels in all, so decide a few you want the most. Edit: Also high Man Management Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avine Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I look for Adaptability if he is foreign and JPA,Tactical knowledge,Determination . For sure also Man management,Motivation and Discipline. These for a start. At the end of my searching some times i dont get there and i hire a newgen one. Usually they have high potential ability. Depends what you want them to do, press congerences,team talks etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisyG Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I look for Man Management, Tactical Knowledge and JPA / JPP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-0271 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 i look out for level of tactical knowledge,discipline, motivation first of all and hope that the Tactical Coaching is good as well. reason being is for OP Instructions and team talks and to take my coaching part of training. i figure i have scouts and my own eyes to check out players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggusD Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Determination, Discipline and Motivation are a given for all staff. Those attributes are more important for coach star ratings than the training categories. Assistant managers with high Tactical Knowledge rating are rare, and I don't use OI or ask for their tactical advice so I ignore this. Judging Player potential and ability are both very important for me, since I use his star ratings in the squad screen actively. The other important attributes are Man Management and Working with Youngsters. Then there is what I deem the most important of all; their Playing Mentality. I prefer Balanced or Cautious. The reason for this is that these mentalities have a clear influence on their choice of team talks and in press conferences. I have found Attacking and Adventurous to be very bad mentalities because they put too much pressure on the players and are too full of themselves in press conferences, so they do more damage than good. Very Cautious could possibly be bad for very strong teams, as these guys are regularly expecting defeat in every match. I don't have evidence for this observation, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzilla Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Tony Coton again, Sidnei Lobo, Steffen Freund, Massimo Neri have all been good assistants for me in the past. Lobo I think is available at the start of the game and will go to quite a lot of clubs so a lot of people end up with him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyt86 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I presume low tactical knowledge means the pre-match, half-time and post-match advice he gives for team talks is pretty useless? I'm at St Mirren with no money so got anyone I could and ended up with Billy Dodds to act as another coach but his tactical knowledge is 2!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyscotsman Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Mark Bowen - One of the best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe the barber Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 He buggered off to Aston Villa in my game and got sacked in less than 2 years. Now Carragher just retired in 2015 and I'm considering whether to sack my current Assistant and go down the sentimental route despite his lack of experience. I second that! I got him when Steve Clarke buggered off to manage Norwich. Clarke was a very good assistant manager as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyäegha Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I presume low tactical knowledge means the pre-match, half-time and post-match advice he gives for team talks is pretty useless? I'm at St Mirren with no money so got anyone I could and ended up with Billy Dodds to act as another coach but his tactical knowledge is 2!! AFAIK, team talks depend on man management, not tactical knowledge. Tactical knowledge should matter when you ask him for tactical advice (like opposition instructions, for instance). I'm not 100% sure on all this though, since one of FM's biggest flaw is the lack of proper documentation... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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