Sports Interactive equips Football Manager 2022 with a cool new match engine and offers a revamped deadline experience to capture the drama of the end of the transfer window.
studio, a journalist and a real He's posting a series of videos to YouTube to delve deeper into the upcoming PC game's new features, including opinions from the football manager.
Sports Interactive explains in a press release that by fine-tuning the basic movement of dribbling and taps, your players will have a greater range of motion. While the developer has also improved the AI to improve the game flow, the pressing system has been overhauled so that players are more aware of their sprint capacity, meaning they will know when they can press and when they can't. Accuracy has also been improved to ensure that the player's condition has a greater impact on passing, shooting and first-touch accuracy.
There is also good news for those of you who like to work with three centre-backs. Football Manager 2022 introduces the wide-ranging defender role, giving you the option to place your players in a defensive, support or offensive role. If you enjoy using some offensive tactics, they will have an increased desire for overlap to create two-on-one situations.
Sports Interactive is also improving the final day experience of Football Manager to better reflect the “drama, excitement and suspense” at the peak of the transfer window. Football Manager senior UI/UX designer Tom Bray explains that thanks to a new deadline center, the game will keep you better informed about the latest deals, rumors and offers. You also get special screens to help you monitor other clubs' interest in your players, take advantage of their contract status, and see who's left on the transfer list.
Sports Interactive is revamping Football Manager 2022's UI elements to add some tension to the day, like a countdown timer that reminds you that the day is about to end. If you're looking for an old Sky Sports style experience, there's also a ticker bar that displays the latest transfer news.
Watch the full video below, featuring journalist Fabrizio Romano and former Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder: