[ via IMG ] Player Manager 2003 is a soccer team management game. It is packed with features that make it the most realistic football management game available today. Features like youth teams, reserve squads, agents and tactics design make it possible for you to create a team that will be remembered for years. Whether you want to take control of a footballing super power like Manchester United, Juventus or Arsenal or start from the depths of Football Conference it is up to you to nurture and build your team. Player Manager is probably the only management game in which the MATCH DAY actually matters. Win or lose, you learn about the players individually and as members of the team. The new 3D game engine, especially developed for management game, not only brings the skills and physical attributes of the player to the pitch but also his personality stats. The personality stats have a very visible effect on the performance of each player as you WATCH the action on the pitch. For example, you can see that a player, though he has excellent stats tries to get rid of the ball as soon as he can because of lack of confidence. You can see the player is not performing to expectations. Is it because you are playing him out of position or is he tired or is it because his moral is low? As a manager it is your job to get the best out of what you have by paying attention to every aspect of management. You can talk to players individually when necessary and to build up their confidence, raise their moral, encourage and discipline them. Player Manager is a very tactical game. You may have to tune or totally change your tactics during the game as the opposition exploit your weaknesses. Any player selected for each position on the pitch merits close attention to all the stats. The only way to succeed is to make the best use of your current players and strengthen your squad when you can with the players you need. Every part of this vast game needs to be attended to at least in the init |  |
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