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FM26 Beginner's Guide: Tips and Automation Strategies for an Easy Start
This is a guide video for Football Manager 26 (FM26) beginners. It helps you easily adapt to FM26 by recommending team selection at the start of the game, automating settings (staff hiring, player recruitment, training), and importing tactics.
1. ⚽ FM26 Introduction and Newbie Guide Video Purpose
- ✅ FM26 can be difficult for beginners to approach due to its vast data and simulations.
- ✅ This video aims to guide FM26 beginners to quickly feel the fun of the game.
00:00 - 00:55
1. ⚽ FM26 Introduction and Newbie Guide Video Purpose
- ✅ FM26 can be difficult for beginners to approach due to its vast data and simulations.
- ✅ This video aims to guide FM26 beginners to quickly feel the fun of the game.
00:56 - 02:52
2. ⭐ Team Recommendations for Beginners: Tottenham and Liverpool
- ✅ Tottenham: Easily approachable with Son Heung-min, has a solid squad and many versatile players, making tactical setup easy.
- ✅ Liverpool: Has a ridiculously good squad in FM26, making it possible to challenge for the championship, and can be played for more than 3 years with existing players alone.
02:53 - 05:57
3. ⚙️ Automating Staff Hiring: Utilizing Football Director and Technical Director
- ✅ Automate player recruitment and staff recruitment by hiring a Football Director and a Technical Director.
- ✅ How to: 9-step menu → Staff → Responsibilities → Delegate, delegate first-team staff recruitment to the Technical Director.
- ✅ Resolves difficulties for beginners through automated staff contract renewals.
05:58 - 07:48
4. 🤝 Automating Player Recruitment and Contract Negotiations
- ✅ You can automate player recruitment and contract negotiations by delegating all tasks in the transfer and contract tasks menu to the Technical Director.
- ⚠️ Caution: It is recommended to automate up to contract negotiations, but to finalize player recruitment yourself.
- ✅ You can apply different automation settings by separating the management of first-team and youth players.
07:49 - 10:37
5. 🛡️ Automating Opponent Player Response Strategies: Utilizing Assistant Coach
- ✅ Automate opponent player response strategies by hiring an Assistant Coach with a high understanding of tactics.
- ✅ How to: Recruitment menu → Staff Database, search for Assistant Coach and recruit, matchday menu → Opponent Player Response Strategy, apply Assistant Coach advice.
- ✅ The Assistant Coach identifies the weaknesses of the opponent's players and suggests customized response strategies.
10:38 - 11:18
6. ⚽ Automating Set Pieces and Training Settings
- ✅ Automate set pieces by delegating set-piece tactics to a coach with good set-piece abilities.
- ✅ Automate the training schedule by delegating general training responsibilities to the Assistant Coach in the training responsibilities menu.
11:19 - 14:16
7. ✔️ Easy Gameplay Through Tactic Importing
- ✅ You can download and apply tactics created by other users from sites such as FM Korea.
- ✅ How to: FM Korea, Tactics Archive → Download tactic file → Move file to Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\Tactics folder → Load tactic in-game.