Football Manager 2021: 12 Essential Improvements It Needs

12. Real Life Drama

Remember when Mario Balotelli let off fireworks, or when Mario Balotelli drove around Manchester giving out money, or when Mario Balotelli did something else typically outrageous? How great would that be to be included in the game?

The game tries to be realistic to 'outside world' intervention; they've included Brexit already so why not extend that and make the players more real. Having players fail drugs tests would also be an interesting wrinkle, but all it would take is for one person's saved game to include a player who fails a test in real-life and then doubts will be raised.

You could have spats between teammates and sudden falling outs that could derail a championship campaign or necessitate the sale of a player. It would make the game less predictable and more of a challenge with squad harmony, otherwise you can just settle onto a tactic that works for you and walk your division eight years in a row.