You have assessed the team and your squad. You have identified the areas of the team and squad you want to strengthen. How do you find the right players to strengthen your squad? This guide will show you how to use your club scouting network to find the players you need.
This guide will be helpful to anyone playing Football Manager 2021 and 2022.
Football Manager scouting network size
When looking at scouting, you need to consider what size scouting network best suits the football club you manage.
- No package. £0
- Your current league. £35K a year
- Your current league and surounding leagues. £105K a year
- Players playing in the club country. £175K a year
- Cover players in the same region as the club. £360K a year
- Players playing on the same continent as your club. £540K a year
- Covers the planet. £720K a year
Football Manager scouting players
Now that you have decided on the size of your scouting network. You can now use the club scouts to find the players to strengthen your squad.
You can either create the scout assignments yourself or leave scouting assignments to your director of scouting. As the game processes, you will be contacted by the club scouts when.
- Players they recommend for further scouting by the club
- Updates on players who have been transfer listed
- Analyse updates on players
Football Manager scouting reports
Once a player has been scouted, you will receive a scout report. You need to ensure a player has been thoroughly scouted to ensure you have all the available information on a player. If the player hasn’t been thoroughly scouted, ask your scouts to scout the player further. I tell my scouts to scout until the player is fully scouted.
The report card uses the player star rating and the player potential star rating to compare the player ability when compared with your squad at the time the report was produced. I recommend that you read our guide on the Football Manager player star rating.
I would recommend using the player star rating as nothing more than guidance. You need to look at the player attributes to ensure the player will strengthen the position you need to improve.
Conclusion
I hope you have found this guide helpful. Do you have any further questions about Football Manager?