Football Manager 2014: 12 New Features To Be Excited About

3. Your Key Players Can Now Help You With Squad Problems

Squad Conflict On the subject of moody players, this new FM will look to avoid that other black hole of discontentment on the game €“ that of the homesick player. To many people €“ and especially those operating top sides who are on the more lenient side of the work permit rules €“ a player being homesick is a massive downer which revolves around a repeating lottery where the €˜prize€™ involves shipping your star striker back to Argentina to recuperate. But now, there appears to be an option in the player interaction window where you can have a senior squad member take a troubled player under their wing and help them work through their problems. Of course, this probably won€™t be only applicable to homesickness but to other issues as well, meaning you can remedy situations before they fall apart a whole lot quicker. Again, much like most of the additions on this list, it€™s a small change, but with big ramifications €“ by giving you another option to placate your want-away players, you can take control like never before. When you€™re staring at a star player who€™s about to go off the boil, any further options are invaluable and welcomed.
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