Football Manager 2014: 6 Opening Impressions That Prove It's The Best Yet

3. Changes To Players' Attributes, Clubs, And Morale

Screen Shot 2013 11 02 At 09 33 59 As expected with the rise and fall of players' form over the last campaign, the FM team have made a number of adjustments to the attributes of players who have had a good 12 months or a bad one. The most notable improvements have been Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic, Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler, Everton's Ross Barkley, and Juventus box-to-box midfielder Paul Pogba. FM14 also has highlighted a number of players who have recently announced they will be leaving their clubs when their contract expires, so Barcelona 'keeper Victor Valdes becomes available on a free in the summer, while Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has 'would prefer to play for FC Bayern' cited in his short-term plans. Screen Shot 2013 11 02 At 09 33 29 There are also changes to the actual attributes this year too. The stat formerly called 'influence' has now been changed to 'leadership', while 'jumping' is now 'jumping reach'.
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