Football Manager 2022 Man City tactic and team guide. Club culture and board requirements, tactics, key players, youth prospects and transfers in FM22
Football Manager 2022 Manchester City tactic and team guide. Club culture
and board requirements, tactics, key players, youth prospects and potential
transfers in FM22.
Here is a brief analysis of the Man City squad, their club structure, relationship any potential managers will have with the board, expectations and possible tactics any FM2022 manager can use.
About the club
Manchester City are a team founded in 1880 and ply their trade in the English Premier League. Although largely a lower mid-table club during the start of the PL era, Man City are one of the most successful teams of the last decade.
Man City have won 5 PL titles in the last decade alone which included an
unprecedented 100+ point season which is the highest ever points tally for a
club from the Premier League. In 2019, City won 4 trophies completing a clean
sweep of all the domestic titles for English clubs becoming the first men's
team in England to win the domestic treble.
Man City are the defending PL champions. the board expectations once you take over will be;
Man City are the defending PL champions. the board expectations once you take over will be;
· Qualify for the Champion's League
· Reach the semi-final of the Champion's League
· Reach the final of the FA Cup
Considering the budgets the Man City board offers and the quality of the squad, these expectations should not be too hard to achieve especially for seasoned managers.
The board will require you to play attacking football, whilst playing a possession heavy entertaining brand of football. You will also be required to sign high profile players and develop players that emerge from the club’s youth system.
Man City probably have the best training and youth facilities in the league and have already produced world-class youngsters that are taking world football by storm. Man City start off with one of the highest transfer budgets in FM22 and the owners will not think twice to pump in money every season.
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Man City have a plethora of stars in their squad with multiple options for each position. You can deploy multiple tactics and still find success, however, let us see what works best for the personnel available.
Man City in real life play a very possession heavy style of football with them pressing high up the field and winning back the ball. You can do the same with a tiki-taka/ vertical tiki-taka style of football with high pressing instructions and a free role for the attacking wingers.
A 4-2-3-1 is the best-suited formation for Man City where all the players can play to their strengths. This would also help in winning possession high up the pitch and play a fast tempo game.
A rough example of what your line-up would look like in a 4-2-3-1 formation is as follows;
Squad, Formation and Tactical Style
Man City have a plethora of stars in their squad with multiple options for each position. You can deploy multiple tactics and still find success, however, let us see what works best for the personnel available.
Man City in real life play a very possession heavy style of football with them pressing high up the field and winning back the ball. You can do the same with a tiki-taka/ vertical tiki-taka style of football with high pressing instructions and a free role for the attacking wingers.
A 4-2-3-1 is the best-suited formation for Man City where all the players can play to their strengths. This would also help in winning possession high up the pitch and play a fast tempo game.
A rough example of what your line-up would look like in a 4-2-3-1 formation is as follows;
Ederson Moraes as a sweeper-keeper.
Joao Cancelo & Alexander Zinchenko as wing backs.
Aymeric Laporte & Ruben Dias as Ball playing centre back with defend instructions.
Fernandinho/Rodri to play as a ball winning defender, Ilkay Gundogan deployed as a B2B midfielder.
Kevin De Bruyne who is the club’s most important player will be an advanced playmaker in the 10 role.
Jack Grealish as an inverted winger from the left & Bernardo Silva as an inside forward on the right.
Gabriel Jesus as an Advanced forward or a Pressing forward.
There are quality options on the bench in the form of Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez & Phil Foden who can easily substitute for any players from the starting XI or make an impact from the bench.
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Key Players
Man City have the most star-studded squad of all teams in the Premier League. Some key players in their line-up are,
Jack Grealish
Kevin De Bruyne
Ruben Dias
Ederson
Youth Prospects
There are a lot of exciting young prospects in the ranks or on loan who
have the potential to be some of the best players in the league. A few
examples are;
At just 21 Foden is already a regular in the Mna City side and has
also featured for the England national team. He is one of the
best-attacking midfielders (wonderkid) in the game and will go on to be
a prolific performer in most saves.
Mbete is a young centre back who has been with Man City since
2016. He is rated very highly by the club and scouts, and is expected to
be a top player for the club in the future.
The young Serbian winger is currently on loan at Heerenveen and is
one of the wonderkids of the game. He develops into a versatile
attacking threat in most saves and can be a real asset for Man City in
the future.
Phil Foden
Luke Mbete
Filip Stevanovic
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With a squad full of superstars and a sugar daddy owner, there are very few weaknesses with managing man city, however some problems you may encounter are;
· Man City are a very diminutive side and are not very physical. Against tall strong sides that rely on set plays you could end up conceding silly goals.
· Having a squad full of superstars could create a new problem on its own with players constantly getting unhappy over playing time. This also makes it very hard to give minutes to youngsters and you could end up losing some of best talents.
· There are no real target men strikers at the club and it can be a negative in some games to play without a focal point.
Despite having one of the strongest squads in game, Man City can still do with these additions to the squad.
⦁ Erling Haaland
⦁ Jose Gaya
These players may be surplus to requirements at the club or may not be of the expected quality.
⦁ Zinchenko
⦁ Ferran Torres
Weaknesses
With a squad full of superstars and a sugar daddy owner, there are very few weaknesses with managing man city, however some problems you may encounter are;
· Man City are a very diminutive side and are not very physical. Against tall strong sides that rely on set plays you could end up conceding silly goals.
· Having a squad full of superstars could create a new problem on its own with players constantly getting unhappy over playing time. This also makes it very hard to give minutes to youngsters and you could end up losing some of best talents.
· There are no real target men strikers at the club and it can be a negative in some games to play without a focal point.
Potential Transfers (in)
Despite having one of the strongest squads in game, Man City can still do with these additions to the squad.
⦁ Erling Haaland
⦁ Jose Gaya
Potential Transfers (Out)
These players may be surplus to requirements at the club or may not be of the expected quality.
⦁ Zinchenko
⦁ Ferran Torres
Summary
With a star-studded squad and unlimited budgets, Man City could be
the favourites for many managers. However, the expectations are as
high as the quality of the squad. Could you one up Pep Guardiola and
lead Man City to their elusive first UEFA Champions League win?!
