Am I overlooking someone in my club?
Spot players worth a closer look, including outside the first team when their information is available.
Evidence: Player profiles, attributes, positions and footedness.
Deep Player IntelligenceIndependent FM26 assistant coach
Stop digging through FM26 menus for answers.
Understand your club. See what matters. Know what to change next.
GafferMind brings your FM26 career information together as problems, evidence and actions to consider.
You make the decisions.
US$14.99 total, including applicable taxes. One-time payment. No subscription. Founder pricing for a limited time.
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TACTICAL EXAMPLE4-3-3
EXAMPLE DIAGNOSISLEFT HALF-SPACE EXPOSED
TRANSITION RISKYour first days in the job
Just joined a club you barely know?
The first team is only the beginning. Reserves/U21s and youth/U18s may hold options you have not looked at yet, depending on your club structure.
You open profiles, compare players and move between squads, trying to remember strengths and weaknesses. An interesting player can be missed simply because you never opened their screen.
GafferMind brings your club information together so you can examine relevant players and internal options around the problem you want to solve.
- LOOK BEYOND THE FIRST TEAMWho deserves a closer look?
- REVIEW INTERNAL OPTIONSWhat is already here?
- UNDERSTAND YOUR GROUPWhere are we strong or exposed?
Less time searching. More time managing.
The questions that matter
Start with your question.
Answers built around your career information, with the evidence behind each decision.
What options do I already have inside my club?
Review relevant internal options before deciding you need to look elsewhere.
Evidence: Positions, roles and current tactical needs.
Club SolutionsWhere does my team look strong — and where is it exposed?
See your squad’s strengths and limitations alongside what your current setup asks of it.
Evidence: Squad context, attributes, roles and needs.
Squad IntelligenceWhy isn’t this working?
Start with the priority problem and its evidence before changing several things at once.
Evidence: Tactical findings, player context and match observations.
Tactical IntelligenceWhat should I change first?
Pro suggests one first action to consider, with reasons and evidence.
Evidence: The problem and the facts behind the diagnosis.
Pro coaching recommendationsWhat is the opponent showing me?
Focus on the opponent’s shape and threats that matter to your next decision.
Evidence: Opponent shape, threats and relevant player context.
Opponent IntelligenceFree helps you discover and understand the facts. Pro adds deeper player and opponent intelligence, diagnosis, comparison and coaching to help you decide.
Understand the whole club
See your whole club.
Not just your first team.
Who deserves a closer look?
See player profiles, attributes, positions and footedness together. Decide who merits your attention.
Deep Player IntelligenceCould the answer already be here?
Examine internal options relevant to the tactical problem you want to solve, including beyond the first team.
Club SolutionsWhere are we strong — and where are we thin?
See the squad overview, strengths and limitations together, with relevant player context.
Whole Club / Squad IntelligenceCoverage follows your club structure and the player information available.
Recruitment is available. Free shows recruitment needs and context across your club, lets you explore players by supported exact position, and provides basic candidate cards. Pro adds the internal comparator, Player Intelligence and Sporting Decision when supported.
Squad, shape and current XI
Understand your XI and the options around it.
What does your setup ask of your players?
See your current XI, roles and player context together so you can understand where the setup deserves attention.
Shape & XIWhere does your squad give you options?
Examine relevant players around the tactical need you are trying to solve.
Explore squad contextProblem → Evidence → Action → Impact
Follow the reason for a change.
The left defensive channel looks exposed.
Observed attacks down that side, an aggressive full-back and limited recovery support.
Reduce the full-back's aggression.
Monitor threats in that channel and the attacking support on the same side.
Illustrative demonstration only. Impact means what to watch next — not proof that the change caused the result. No result is guaranteed.
Pro explains the priority, evidence, confidence and trade-off where supported. Pro Tactic Evolution and Watch next help you follow signals, not predictions. Free offers a basic factual post-match debrief; Pro Career History adds review across eligible match records.
Matchday and opponent context
Read the match. Understand the opponent.
Free shows basic Matchday context. Pro brings opponent context, live match evidence and live coaching recommendations together when enough match information is available.
Focus on the priority problem and an adjustment to consider. You decide what to change in Football Manager.
- MATCH CONTEXTStructure, shape and live state when available
- OPPONENT CONTEXTThreats and relevant player information
- YOUR NEXT CALLAn advisory adjustment when supported
Information around your decision
Focus on the next decision.
Profile → profile → squad screen → youth screen → tactic screen → match screen → mental comparison.
The relevant information comes together around the decision you are trying to make.
GafferMind Founder
Start with Free. Go deeper with Pro.
Discover and understand.
Set up, sync, and review your tactic, findings, squad overview, and basic Matchday context. Explore recruitment needs, search players by supported exact position and review basic candidate cards. No account, login, or activation is required.
Check Windows download availabilityDiagnose, compare and decide.
Go deeper into player and opponent intelligence, diagnosis, recommendations and live coaching. Recruitment adds the internal comparator, Player Intelligence and Sporting Decision. Review your career and the signals worth watching.
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Before you start
Find your way into GafferMind.
What does GafferMind help me do?
Understand your club, examine important problems and see the evidence behind an action to consider. You decide what to change.
Can I try GafferMind for free?
Yes. Free includes setup, sync, tactic findings, a squad overview, basic Matchday context, recruitment needs, player search by supported exact position and basic candidate cards. No account, login or activation is required. Check the Download page for current availability.
What do I get with Founder / Pro?
Pro adds deeper player and opponent intelligence, prioritized diagnosis, recommendations, Recruitment comparison and Sporting Decision, and career review. Founder is a US$14.99 total one-time purchase, including applicable taxes. No subscription.