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In recent years, a trend has begun to emerge – the classical No.10 or advanced playmaker isn’t used in the same way anymore.

Given the importance of collective pressing and counter-pressing in the modern game, many managers don’t quite feel comfortable deploying a free-floating midfielder behind their leading striker. However, this doesn’t mean that playmakers aren’t important – in fact, they’ve probably got a more important role than ever. The main difference now is that they tend to operate in different places on the pitch.

Two of the best roles in Football Manager 2024 showcasing the evolution of the traditional playmaker are the Libero and the Roaming Playmaker. Here, Ihor Crusadertsar uses Manchester City stars John Stones and Kevin De Bruyne to illustrate how to use both roles in your latest FM24 saves.

Having players who can perform two different jobs at the same time can be an absolute game-changer for your tactics in Football Manager 2024. Few player roles fit that bill better than the Complete Forward. 

Expected to lead the line but also link up with your team’s other attackers, the Complete Forward could be your top scorer or best playmaker in any given game. This makes them an ideal role to unlock your team’s full potential but also one that needs a special, well-rounded player to do it well.

In this guide, Rock’s End FM shows you the skills you need to look for in a Complete Forward and how to make the role fit into your tactics.

Developing tactics and recreating the styles of football’s leading coaches is one of the most enjoyable aspects of playing Football Manager. 

In Football Manager 2024, you have more creative tools for expressing your tactical philosophy thanks to the player rotation changes that have been added..

These rotations see players take up a different position while in possession than they occupy while defending, such as an Inverted Full-Back tucking in as an additional central defender or Central Midfielders pushing forward to join the attack.

Making the most of these rotations will allow you to implement positional play principles in your tactics and become a more dynamic attacking team in every career. In this blog, Dan Gear explains which roles trigger these positional rotations and shows them in action. 

Whether you’re playing on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV, Football Manager 2024 Touch on Apple Arcade puts you into the shoes of a real manager. It empowers you to build a squad to compete for glory in football’s biggest competitions. 

Just like with managers in the professional game – who spend years completing their coaching badges to do the job for real – it can take a while to get up to speed. 

To help you hit the ground running in your latest career, we’ve pulled together this list of seven top tips to help you get as much out of FM24 Touch as quickly as possible. 

Being tactically flexible is one of the most important characteristics any manager can have. Having the insight to change your approach mid-game when things aren’t working or employing different game plans for different opponents stops you from being predictable and can keep the positive results coming. 

One of the best ways to do this is by setting up different tactical approaches for home and away matches. Here, Rock’s End FM dives deep to show how you can do it in your latest FM24 careers to gain that extra edge with a newly-promoted team.  

There are few things more satisfying in Football Manager than developing a wonderkid into the next big superstar. 

Something that can have a massive impact on a player's development is pairing them up with more experienced players in Mentoring groups. 

Here, OnTheBreakFM uses Yokohama F. Marinos to take a deep dive into the Mentoring process in FM24, from reviewing the best candidates to putting the most effective groups together.

The Canadian Premier League (CPL) is one of the newest professional leagues in world football. The inaugural season kicked off in 2019 and mere months later it made its virtual debut in FM20.

Managing in the CPL in FM24 is great fun. With eight teams in the league, you’ll be able to get to know your rivals faster and win those all-important league titles even quicker.

To help get you up to speed ahead of a career in Canada's top-flight, we've put together this guide covering the CPL's teams and league rules.

The role of the Winger in football has changed dramatically over the years. No longer are they just expected to hug the touchline and whip in lofted deliveries for tall, old-school centre forwards. Now, just like their teammates in other positions, they have to be much more versatile.

Modern wingers now serve a variety of roles across the pitch, something reflected in the growth in attacking and defensive outputs delivered by top wingers year after year.

Here, SteinkelssonFM uses Brighton & Hove Albion to break down all of the different winger roles in Football Manager 2024 and how you can effectively build your tactics around getting the most from them.

Whether it's outsmarting their rivals on matchday or showing their expertise in the transfer market, every football manager has their own approach. 

In Football Manager 2024 Mobile, we've given you more tools to define your style with the addition of new manager titles. These titles will influence your players' opinions of you and can also help get potential signings over the line if your style suits their personality.

There are 16 Manager Titles in total for you to unlock in your FM24 Mobile careers - in this guide, we'll dive into each one and explain how they can help or hinder you.  

In football, it's about being at the right place at the right time - and few players are better at that than a Segundo Volante.

One of several roles to be impacted by Football Manager 2024’s new positional play changes, the Segundo Volante can perform a range of duties, from long-range passes to darting runs and shots from distance.

In this guide, we’ll be taking an in-depth look into the role, what makes it so good, and how you can make the most of it in your latest FM24 career. 

In recent years, Brighton & Hove Albion have been widely heralded for their style on the pitch and strategy off it. Many other clubs in Europe have taken note of their innovations and sought to replicate them.

What makes the Seagulls’ approach so special is their knack for matching the right players with the right roles to accelerate their development and help the club achieve an exciting playing style.

Here, MaddFM dives deep on the Wing-Back role in Football Manager 2024, using Brighton’s stars to showcase how best to deploy the role in your tactics.  

Whether you’re a newcomer to Football Manager 2024 Touch or an experienced player looking to try something different, now is the perfect time to start a new managerial adventure. 

Before you fire up the game, you’ll need to work out where you’ll be starting off. To help you, we’ve picked out 10 One-Season Challenges for FM24 Touch on Apple Arcade that give you something immediate to aim for and the platform to create your own footballing story.