Football Manager 2022: 10 Signings You Must Make Every Time
2. Top Backroom Staff
A little bit of a cheat entry here, but one that is overlooked by far too many players. Football Manager, much like real life, is a game where success can rely on the most marginal of gains, and with the initial transfer window so restricted, the right club staff will be more important than ever.
Not all staff roles are created equal. Whilst managers will get away without a Director of Football, or Head of Youth Development, provided they are willing to fulfil their duties themselves, the role of Physios in ensuring your top players remain available, quality Coaches to help your young players fulfil their potential, or your Scouts in identifying the next £80k wonderkid out of Ecuador cannot be overstated.
Again this is evidence of Sports Interactive's attention to detail, real world examples being the arrival of Carlos Queiroz as Assistant Manager, often cited as helping tactically rejuvenate a Manchester United side that had lost its way slightly in the mid-2000s, or Steve Walsh's scouting role at Leicester City, identifying Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy and N'Golo Kante as signings for less than £10m combined.