For 10 years, he would dominate many a Football Manager game no matter who he plays for. Maxim Tsigalko is a living legend with a knack for racking up more goals than appearances. The name Samba flashing on and off in that legendary text version is inscribed in minds all over the world.Īrguably the greatest player of all time. If this lad hit the right run of form, there was no turning back. Samba gets stuck in, he fights for dirty ball for you and he usually makes something of it too, with his pace, flair and an eye for goal. Cherno isn’t your typical target man but, let me tell you, he is the man for your hardened battle, the one who could mix it if he had to. A hungry game-changer.īrought up in Millwall, Samba is made of tough stuff. The most impressive thing about the big Ivorian was that his influence rating rarely fluctuated away from the 20 mark. Well, a Bakayoko always has a double chance. The old saying goes, a puncher always has a chance. This man could lead an attack all by himself if you fancied closing up shop at the other end. His ability to beat men in midfield opened up a whole world of possibilities and, as a team player, this creative wizard was just crying out for a finisher to feed on a daily basis. Moukoko was a bona-fide goldmine if you got it right with him. You could pick up a quick, fleet-footed, attacking ball-player from Derby’s reserves in Tonton, or later find him lying around Sweden somewhere just waiting for the right man to put an arm around his shoulder. You wouldn’t want to be relying on this man in a midweek relegation dogfight at the Britannia Stadium, but if he had the right men around him and the licence to just go and play, by God this mouthwatering genius would go and play the most beautiful symphony… (OK, moving on) Bakircioglu was a luxury player for an already established team. The Swede just oozed class and what he lacked in toughness, he more than made up for with his deft touch and effortless grace. In the game from 15, his pace, dribbling and strength made him an instant hit, but you’d soon struggle with where best to deploy him as he could occupy anywhere in the front six. Well, Freddy Adu’s potential was so much so that he was number one priority for every armchair scout around the world for the best part of eight years.
Ever stay up late watching a dead rubber game from the Japanese league or Australia or somewhere and one of your friends is spouting nonsense about a random player doing nothing in particular? You just know he’s been playing too much Football Manager. Quite possibly the biggest victim of the ‘Football Manager Index’. A shoe-in for top three World Player of the Year awards every year.
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The Northern Ireland man could also be deployed on the wing where he would tear opposing full backs a new backside, often topping the assists tally. A reliable full back, Duff’s average rating rarely dropped below eight but he just grew and grew into a key player. ‘Mike’ Duff – a name that stuck from the 97-98 game - was a hidden gem that exploded into life during the Championship Manager days.
He could play anywhere for you across defence, on the wing or even in midfield, and no matter where you stuck him, he’d guarantee the odd outrageous goal.ĭamien’s Belfast namesake just never hit the heights that he promised in Football Manager. You could find this journeyman languishing just about anywhere in Europe – from Milan to Plymouth – and his stats made it damned impossible to ignore the fact that his contract seemed to be perennially up every summer. Football Manager enthusiasts will be well familiar with West and the best invention to ever hit the sport: a little thing called the Bosman Ruling.
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