Football Manager 2019: 10 Challenging Teams You Must Consider Managing

4. Parma Calcio 1913

Every year, there's a hipster team of choice in Football Manager and thanks to nostalgia and Italian football history, this year's choice is Parma. Or the recently reformed Parma Calcio 1913, to be a little more precise.

Parma belong in the Premier League, in fans' eyes, the same way Leeds and Nottingham Forest belong in the top flight in England, but there's arguably an even tougher challenge here than with either of those. They're in the league after three straight promotions and staying up will be tricky.

Sure, they're famed underdogs and fashionable, but there's not much money and the talent isn't the most notable. There's a few gems like Napoli's Roberto Inglese on loan and Gervinho, but this one's all about pure coaching.