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Whether you’re the type of manager that likes to control all aspects of your team or you’re the type to delegate tasks, having a competent No. 2 in Football Manager 2023 is crucial for your success.
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You can count on your assistant manager for tactical advice, team talks, training sessions, scouting reports, and press conferences. You can even ask them to manage games for you. The best options for this role have a good range of stats, but you also have to consider how their attributes suit your team, tactics and your management style. Here are some of the best assistant managers on FM 23:
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FM23: Best Managers
Paolo Morganti
Paolo Morganti is recommended as a Head of Youth Development, but he can be a great assistant manager. The Juventus Academy Head has outstanding attributes on FM 23 that allow him to excel at selecting your team for upcoming fixtures and constructing a good squad.
Rui Águas
Rui Águas is a great option for your scout and assistant manager roles. The former Benfica and Porto striker is a decent tactical coach with good key people management attributes. He’s an affordable option if you’re managing a low-level club.
Peter Krawietz
Peter Krawietz is a versatile coach with a good reputation and solid all-round attributes. As an assistant manager, he can be immensely useful in almost every aspect of your training and squad planning. Good luck trying to prise him away from Jurgen Klopp.
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Helmut Jungheim
Helmut Jungheim begins your FM 23 save as a free agent. The former Bayer Leverkusen Head of Youth Development is well-equipped to be an excellent assistant manager. Counter-attacking setups will benefit from his fluid counter-attacking style.
Edd Vahid
Former Southampton Assistant Academy Director, Edd Vahid is a low reputation, unemployed option you should explore for your assistant manager role.
Vahid is available as a head of youth development but has a mix of attributes that would see him excel as an assistant manager. Despite his reputation, it could prove costly to hire him using a low-level club.
Hermann Gerland
Hermann Gerland is an experienced coach and head of youth development, recently in charge of the German U21s. The former Bayern Munich assistant manager has great stats suited to several roles, so he’s one of the more costly options.
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