Even though there are ideal answers in every situation, most of the time there will be more than one that provokes a positive reaction, and a few that won’t change anything at all. Thankfully, in FM 2011 you can make those very same requests to your players without going 10 rounds in the press.įor those fearing that these "conversations" will be overly black and white, worry not. In previous FM titles, whenever you wanted to communicate with a player on your team - from asking him to play a simpler passing game to reprimanding him for poor performances - you had to do so through the media, which frankly was unrealistic. Manager-player interaction has also been given an upgrade in the form of "private chats." And it’s about time. You now have to figure out when to stand your ground and call an agent's bluff, and when to realize it's time to acquiesce for the good of your team. If things felt mundane and distant before, the addition of agents and the revamped negotiation system make the process feel almost exciting - if anybody can call a contract negotiation that. The greedier ones will not only ask for silly money during contract negotiations, but once they are aware of other teams' interest in their players, they will immediately come to you to demand a better deal so their clients do not cast envious glances elsewhere. Some pimp their clients out behind your back, while others are more open to their players staying tied down. How successful you are depends on how much you're willing to concede, as well as the agent's characteristics.ĭifferent agents have different personalities. You get a few chances to propose and counter propose until either an agreement is reached, or somebody walks away. Basically, it’s a screen with several changing dollar amounts and clauses. Instead of submitting an offer and waiting a few days for a player’s decision, negotiations are now done in real time. And now you have the misfortune of having to deal with them in Football Manager 2011.Īccompanying the agents is a new contract negotiation system. While there's nothing revolutionary in this year's game, many of the smaller additions in FM 2011 combine to make playing the game a much more dynamic experience than past versions.Īs fans of the two Manchester Premier League teams can attest, agents are unscrupulous characters who can give managers sleepless nights, their clients wanderlust, and their own bank accounts an extra million or two. But does Football Manager 2011 really warrant another 30 odd dollars, or is it just another data update? After 18 years, no one should doubt Sports Interactive's ability to release another quality version of Football Manager.
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