Help & Game Guide
Everything you need to know to become a football manager legend
🚀 Quick Start Guide
- Start a New Game: Click "New Game" and enter your team name
- Check Your Squad: Go to Squad tab to see your players
- Set Tactics: Choose formation and playing style in Tactics tab
- Pick Your XI: Select 11 players for your starting lineup
- Advance Week: Click "Advance Week" to progress and play matches
- Save Often: Use the Save button to preserve your progress
📊 Dashboard
Your command center showing an overview of your club:
- Last Match Result: See your previous match score, stats, and goal scorers
- Next Fixture: Upcoming match with opponent information
- League Position: Your current standing in the league
- Club Stats: Quick view of finances, reputation, and season goals
- Activity Log: Recent events and notifications
👥 Squad Management
Manage your players effectively:
Player Filters
- All: View entire squad
- Available: Players fit to play
- XI: Your selected starting eleven
- Injured: Players recovering from injuries
- On Loan: Players loaned to other clubs
- For Sale: Players you've listed for transfer
Player Actions
- Add XI: Add player to your starting lineup (max 11 players)
- List Sale: Put player on the transfer market
- List Loan: Make player available for loan deals
- Auto Pick XI: Automatically select best available players
Player Stats
- OVR: Overall rating (combination of all attributes)
- SHO: Shooting ability
- PAS: Passing skill
- SPD: Speed and pace
- DEF: Defensive capability
- Form: Current form (affects match performance)
📋 Tactics
Set up your team's playing style:
Formations
- 4-4-2: Balanced formation, 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 2 forwards
- 4-3-3: Attacking formation with 3 forwards
- 3-5-2: Midfield-heavy with wing-backs
- 5-3-2: Defensive formation with 5 at the back
- 4-2-3-1: Modern formation with attacking midfielder
Tactical Options
- Style: Balanced, Attack, or Defend
- Mentality: From Ultra Defensive to Ultra Attacking
- Pressing: Low Block, Medium, High Press, or Gegenpressing
- Tempo: How fast your team plays (Slow to Very Fast)
- Width: How wide your team spreads (Narrow to Very Wide)
Match Settings
- Default Match Mode: Choose how matches are displayed
- Watch Speed: Speed of match commentary
💰 Transfers
Buy and sell players to improve your squad:
Scouting Tab
- Market Players: Available players to buy each week
- Scout: Pay to reveal player's full attributes
- Buy: Purchase player (requires enough cash)
- Market refreshes weekly: New players appear each week
Offers Tab
- Incoming Offers: Bids from other clubs for your players
- Accept: Approve the transfer deal
- Sale Offers: Direct purchase offers
- Loan Offers: Temporary loan requests
Tips
- List unwanted players for sale/loan to receive offers
- Higher reputation attracts better transfer targets
- Scout before buying to avoid overpaying for weak players
🏋️ Training
Develop your players' abilities:
Training Focus
- Balanced: Even development across all attributes
- Shooting: Improve finishing and shooting
- Passing: Better passing accuracy
- Speed: Increase pace and acceleration
- Defending: Stronger defensive skills
- Goalkeeping: Focus on goalkeeper training
- Recovery: Help injured players recover faster
Training Intensity
- Low: Slower development, less fatigue and injury risk
- Medium: Balanced approach
- High: Faster development, higher fatigue and injury risk
🏟️ Facilities & Stadium
Build your club's infrastructure:
Stadium
- Expand Stadium: Increase seating capacity for more matchday revenue
- Ticket Price: Set prices (higher = more revenue but affects attendance)
Stadium Infrastructure
- Lighting: Better floodlights for evening matches
- Parking: Fan convenience and satisfaction
- Security: Safety systems
- Pitch: Playing surface quality (affects player performance)
- Seats: Comfort level of seating
Fan Experience
- VIP Areas: Premium seating for higher revenue
- Scoreboard: LED displays and information screens
- Sound System: PA system and atmosphere
- Concourse: Walking areas, food stalls
- Roof: Weather protection for fans
Club Facilities
- Training: Better training = faster player development
- Youth: Produce better youth academy players
- Scouting: Cheaper and more accurate scouting reports
- Medical: Faster injury recovery times
Commercial
- Hospitality: Matchday hospitality packages
- Merch: Merchandise sales
- Sponsors: Sponsorship deals
- Catering: Food and beverage revenue
- Fan Shop: Club shop sales
💵 Finance
Manage your club's money:
- Cash: Current available funds
- Weekly Income: Money earned each week from various sources
- Wage Bill: Total weekly wages paid to players
- Matchday Revenue: Income from home matches
- Transfer Balance: Net spending on transfers
Tip: Keep your wage bill manageable and invest in commercial facilities for steady income.
🏆 Matches & Competitions
League
- Round Robin: Play each team twice (home and away)
- Points: Win = 3pts, Draw = 1pt, Loss = 0pts
- Promotion/Relegation: Top teams go up, bottom teams go down
Cup
- Knockout Format: Win or go home
- All Teams Compete: Chance to face higher division teams
- Prize Money: Progress further for bigger rewards
Match Day
- Watch: See match unfold with commentary
- Key Moments: Only see important events
- Auto: Skip straight to result
💡 Tips & Strategies
Starting Out
- Focus on developing young players - they have higher potential
- Don't overspend on wages early - financial stability is key
- Upgrade training facilities first for long-term benefits
- Save your game regularly!
Squad Building
- Always have backup players for each position
- Balance experience with youth
- Sell unhappy or aging players while they have value
- Scout before you buy
Match Preparation
- Check player fitness before selecting your XI
- Rotate players to manage fatigue
- Adjust tactics based on opponent strength
- Rest key players for important matches
⌨️ Controls
- Advance Week: Click the "Advance Week" button to progress
- Save Game: Click "Save" button (saved in browser)
- Load Game: Click "Load" to restore your save
- Navigation: Use tabs on the left to switch screens
- Close Modals: Press Escape or click outside