12/8/2023 0 Comments Fanatical football manager 2022When no matter what you do, the RNG gives you better stats performance-wise, but makes you lose the game. ![]() There's a term in the community: "you've been FM'd". Mute until you qualify, unmute for one game, back to mute. A morsel of audio excitement comes with the new UEFA licenced Champions League anthem. It's way off what a matchday sounds like-the crowd droning so inaccurate it's unbearable. The sound is also something that has not moved forward in my opinion. FM fans don't play FM for the graphics, but FIFA 23 it is not. I started with 2D on FM05, and the 3D engine has bumbled along since its introduction, looking like an iPhone game. These are rather heady days on Tyneside.It's really overwhelming, and the experience feels almost identical to Football Manager 2022. “Newcastle’s next game is against Borussia Dortmund in Germany,” the stadium announcer said as the home support applauded their heroes. Howe clenched his fists as he looked towards the directors’ box, where Gareth Southgate was among the guests. ![]() The scene as Newcastle’s players and staff, still fighting on four fronts, embarked on a victory lap after the final whistle amid an apt backdrop of Primal Scream’s Movin’ on Up was captivating. “With every check that was going through, you’re thinking they’re probably going to find something with it,” Howe said. All the while Graham Scott, the fourth official, held an index finger to his right ear. “VAR check, possible offside,” the announcer said. The third, seconds later, veered into the farcical. “VAR check, possible ball out of play,” then it was “VAR check, possible foul”. At the time of the VAR checks the stadium announcer was the busiest person in the ground. It is fair to say Arteta was incensed by the officials’ decision to allow the 63rd-minute goal, labelling it “an absolute disgrace” afterwards. A game teeming with terse exchanges and frayed tempers lived up to the billing. “A venue with a competitive edge,” read an advert on loop on the big screen in the Leazes Stand, selling this stadium as the perfect destination for meetings, conferences and exhibitions. This win provided another snapshot for Newcastle’s in-house gallery. After every victory the entire Newcastle squad convene in the dressing room for a celebratory photo, Howe usually concealed behind backroom staff such as analysts and kit men. Howe has taken and adapted the aggressive style he had so much joy with across two spells at Bournemouth to Newcastle – typified by Bruno Guimarães, Longstaff and Joelinton here – and also made another idea stick. This week a fanatical 40-year- old supporter stayed true to his word to get a tattoo of a team photo of the Newcastle squad if they overcame Manchester United in the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford in midweek. Newcastle have now won four straight home games without conceding a single goal for the first time since April 2012. These days Arsenal are direct rivals, which explains why Howe could not ignore the suggestion that this felt like a defining match given the ground they were able to gain in terms of condensing the picture towards the top. Sean Longstaff, Miguel Almirón and Callum Wilson started that afternoon and began here. ![]() It is hard to believe that two and a half years ago, prior to Howe’s arrival, this fixture – played behind closed doors – was a 2-0 Arsenal win that left Newcastle fourth from bottom. The sound of the subsequent roar from the home fans was comparable with the noise at the final whistle seconds later. The sight of Joelinton wildly celebrating a slide tackle on Declan Rice deep into eight minutes of stoppage time epitomised this Newcastle team.
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