
Up front you’ve got options, but none more eye-catching that irrepressible veteran Lee Dong-Gook, now into his fifth decade. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors have been the dominant force in Korean football over the last decade, winning the K-League title in five of the last six years, including the last three. Seen as Sky Bet League One play-off contenders, can you realise that potential and help the club push for a return to the top-flight? Jeonbuk Hyundai Motorsįancy a trip to Asia? This is the perfect challenge for managers who like instant success. With new ownership now at the helm and Tangerines fans coming back in their thousands, there’s a real feel-good factor around the club. On the pitch, the club have had their glory days but in recent years battles over their ownership and associated fan boycotts have hit them hard. This is very much one for those who like a touch of the romantic in their saves. Can you build anything as successful, guiding an eclectic squad featuring nine different nationalities to a maiden league crown? BlackpoolĪs a holiday destination, Blackpool has always been popular with people of all ages from across the UK for a variety of reasons. Fun fact: Gdansk boasts the largest brick church in the world. You’ll also have the bonus of European football in your first season in charge of the White-Greens. Lechia, who play in a state of the art, 40,000-seater stadium, are among the favourites for the Ekstraklasa title after a superb run to finish third in the 2018/19 campaign. While most would think of trips to Krakow and Warsaw if they were venturing to Poland, there’s a lot to be said for going to Gdansk, located north of the country on the Baltic coast. The challenge is to go a few steps further than the ‘Black and Gold’ managed last season and taste MLS playoff glory. They have a great young squad, featuring highly-rated youngsters Francisco Ginella and Diego Palacios, and one of the league’s best strikers in the shape of Carlos Vela. Alongside their sporting behemoths, Los Angeles has the lure of two great football teams but it’s the newest of them, LAFC, that we’ve opted for.


Los Angeles FCĬalifornia sells itself really, doesn’t it? The celebrity culture, the weather, the beaches. Asserting your domestic dominance should be relatively straightforward and the building blocks are there for kicking on in European competition it’s up to you whether you make the most of them. Campaigners who’ve seen it all like Zeca and Andreas Bjelland sit alongside the likes of Guillermo Varela and Viktor Fischer, who are yet to fully realise their early promise, and elite prospects Mohamed Daramy and Jonas Wind. Ok, they’ve not been completely dominant, with Midjtylland and Nordsjaelland among their closest challengers, but they’re still the side that most people would immediately think of when asked to name a Danish football club.Ĭopenhagen are an interesting challenge because they have a fascinating squad. FC CopenhagenĪ popular city break destination, the capital club have been the dominant force in Danish football for more than a decade. The challenge for you is to fashion a team with the strength and grace of the city’s famous gladiators but also the nerve to challenge for a first league title since 2001. You’ve got classy, experienced names like Javier Pastore, Edin Dzeko and Aleksandar Kolarov alongside fascinating prospects Lorenzo Pellegrini, Cengiz Ünder, and Justin Kluivert. Roma’s pursuit of attacking football and the abundance of talented youngsters makes them one of our favourite sides to manage. Situated in the heart of the city, the Stadio Olimpico is home to both Roma and Lazio. As is the case with the whole of the country, the citizens of Rome love, and in many ways, live football. The Italian capital is one of Europe’s great cities, popular with tourists from across the globe for its sights, history and culture. We’re here with nine teams that you should take charge of to banish the holiday blues.

Why head to the airport when the game can transport you to more than 50 countries across six continents? The possibilities for your adventures are almost endless. Most of us will have had to forget about having a holiday this summer because of the unusual times we’re in, but that’s where Football Manager comes into its own.
