Starting a new career in Football Manager 2022?
Want to know which team you should be playing for? Which team do you need to develop on a daily basis?
It is one of the most difficult questions in the game as well as in life.
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To help you decide, the editor Goal around the world have suggested teams from their country that you can train and play with when you start a new game.
Ajax – Eredivisie – Netherlands
The most successful team in Dutch football history, Ajax is a European giant.
Unfortunately, the Dutch league lags behind other major European leagues and is more difficult to compete in Europe.
Winning the championship should be easy, but being European champion is the real challenge.
Atlético Ottawa – Canadian Premier League – Canada
The first expansion team in the Canadian Premier League has an unusual name for a team based in North America.
This is because they belong to Atletico Madrid and have a jersey similar to the Spanish giants.
Unsurprisingly, they have a number of Spanish players on their squad as well as many local Canadian players.
They have finished seventh in the past two seasons. Can you better finish with them?
Bayer Leverkusen – Bundesliga – Germany
Leverkusen has indeed become one of the regular contenders in Europe, with the right manager they have the potential to become Bayern Munich’s main challengers in the Bundesliga.
In Florian Wirtz you already have one of the best teenage players on the planet, while Piero Hincapie is considered one of South America’s best teenage defenders to shine in Copa America.
Summer rookies like Zidan Sertdemir and Iker Bravo might not be ready for the first team in your first season or two, but develop them properly and in five years you might have one of the most attacking units. most dangerous in Europe.
Chivas – Liga MX – Mexico
Mexico have many great teams, but why not face a traditional club like Chivas?
The challenge is that, like Athletic Bilbao’s policy of only recruiting Basque players, Chivas only allows you to recruit Mexican players.
Despite the limitations, the club have traditionally had a fantastic youth system which has produced stars such as Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez, Carlos Salcido and Marco Fabian.
They’re one of the biggest teams in Mexico but, with just one league title this decade, you’ll have to find a way to bring Chivas back to the top of the Liga MX elite.
Dinamo Zagreb – Premier HNL – Croatia
Without a doubt the best team in Croatia, you should aim for an unbeaten season in domestic competition.
They have won the championship every year since 2005 – with the exception of the 2016/17 season where they finished second.
Despite their apparent national strength, they have never reached the knockout stages of the Champions League, despite reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa League last season.
Fatih Karagumruk – Super League – Turki
Istanbul is famous for its iconic football team. Karagumruk was not one of them, but they exceeded expectations last season finishing eighth in the Turkish top flight.
Exceptionally, they have mostly Italian players in their squad, as well as former Borussia Dortmund prodigy Emre Mor.
Can you make it the biggest team in Istanbul and Turkey?
Inter Miami – Major League Soccer – AS
David Beckham is your boss. You have big players who are underperforming, and if you can, you’ll have a lot of money to spend.
The goal is to try and turn a team that doesn’t have a very good reputation into a new powerhouse of American football.
Kaizer Chiefs – Premier Soccer League – South Africa
The Kaizer Chiefs are South Africa’s most successful team in history and one of Africa’s biggest clubs.
Their fan base is estimated at over 40 million in Africa, but they have been without a trophy since 2015 when they last became national champions.
They finished second in the African Champions League in 2021, but have yet to win the continent’s biggest trophy.
Lech Poznan – Ekstraklasa – Poland
Robert Lewandowski’s former club Lech Poznan have won the Polish title seven times, including once in the past decade.
They have an attractive squad with players from all over Europe, including Scotland defender Barry Douglas, who played for the Blackburn Rovers last season.
Besides Lewandowski, they are also famous for the iconic celebration where their legendary fans turn their backs on the pitch and leap into the stands.
Midtjylland – Superliga – Denmark
Known for his scouting approach to moneyball, Midtjylland has built a reputation for finding and developing top talent.
Simon Kjaer and Winston Reid are among their famous academy products, and although they have often lost their best players, they haven’t finished below second in the past four seasons.
Their current squad includes players from all over the world – from Brazil, Australia to Northern Ireland – and will certainly have an exciting FM career.
Newcastle United – Premier League – England
Newcastle have £ 200million to spend in the first summer transfer window and they are best suited for any FM player looking to rebuild a struggling squad.
You can take advantage of making amazing offers for Kylian Mbappe … and Samuel Umtiti for example.
Persib Bandung – Liga 1 – Indonesia
Indonesia’s biggest club has only two major trophies in the 21st century.
Their fan base is passionate and will flock to their 38,000-seat stadium.
And you have Beckham on your team, one of the rising stars in Indonesian football.
The 20-year-old comes from a family of football enthusiasts and has a brother named Gian Zola, who also plays for the club but is on loan at another club.
Rennes – Ligue 1 – France
Despite the sale of Eduardo Camavinga, Rennes still have plenty of talented young players who could form the backbone of a team that, with the right manager, could challenge PSG to the title race in France.
You’ll start the game having perhaps the world’s most promising teenage winger duo Jeremy Doku and Kamaldeen Sulemana, while names like Mathys Tel, Lesley Ugochukwu and Matthis Abline are all on the first team and ready to go. to grow again. bigger in the future.
Super League Selangor FC Malaysia Super League
Selangor is a long-sleeping Malaysian giant, having last won the title in 2010. They finished second in 2015, but have failed to fight for the title recently.
They have a lot of promising young players and probably the best jersey in the league.
Under the shadow of wealthy club Johor Darul Takzim over the past decade, with JDT still winning the league since 2014, can you break that dominance?
Union SG – Premier Division A – Belgium
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is the third most successful team in the history of the Belgian championship.
However, many people won’t know them as they spent 48 years outside the top flight before last season’s successful promotion.
Based in Brussels, they were Belgium’s most successful team before WWII, but rebounded after Tony Blooom of Brighton and Hove Albionm became their owner.
Venice – Serie A – Italy
Play as a team in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. While you may not actually have the experience of exploring the canals of Venice in the game, you can imagine yourself traveling to and from the game in a gondola.
You will start with a team that has a material base of lesser-known players from around the world.
Their jerseys are also very beautiful.
Western United – A-League – Australia
As a newcomer to the world of football, Western United was only founded in 2018 in Melbourne.
They will move to a new stadium in 2024 and have yet to win a trophy.
The youth squad will need guidance to compete with Australia’s top teams, but the club management will be patient while allowing you to build the squad you want.
Wexford – SEE Airtricity League First Division – Ireland
Worst team in the Irish pyramid, Wexford has only appeared in the highest caste for one season in its history.
Their women’s team is one of the best clubs in the country, but their men’s team is far behind.
The expenses are slim, so bringing in loaned players, giveaways, and part-time contracts will be crucial to your chances of success with them.
Wrexham – National League – England
The oldest club in Wales is a member of the English football pyramid, but collapsed to the fifth tier at that time.
Why is this such an interesting team to play for? Well, they were recently acquired by US actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and now have the backing and finances to make some big things happen.
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