Football Manager 2021 Touch Review (jsundal)
I have been playing FM and FM Touch for 9 years and have put in thousands of hours. I think that this is probably the best version I have played. It is fair to the human manager in that it doesn't give too much advantage to the AI. The injuries and the player demands are reasonable. So all around , it is an enjoyable game to play.
There are two things that, if fixed, would make the next version even better. They both deal with the game engine and how it plays out throw-ins. First, if your team has a throw-in very near your own end line, the player to whom it is thrown puts the ball back to the throw-in taker and it almost always ends up as an offside. That is not how the game really works.
Second, throw-ins in your own half are often done very stupidly. The throw-in taker ignores the teammate standing right in front of him and wide open and throws to the other team. Again, that is not how the game really works. I have looked for ways to avoid this problem and have not not found one.
These are probably small issues, but the game engine simulates the real game very well and would be improved if these things ere fixed.
I do recommend the game and obviously with all the hours I have put into it think it is very fun to play.