Football Manager 2023: How to run a Director of Football save

Football Manager 2023 is likely to come out later this year, but how can players run a director of football save on the new management sim?

The franchise has always followed an annual release schedule and we expect FM23 to release sometime around November.

The beta will come out two weeks before, as is tradition, so players can get to grips with the game’s mechanics and start their saves, all the while reporting any bugs they find.

There are a number of ways to play the game, of course, and it really depends on what you want out of Football Manager.

Will you simply pick your favourite team and try to guide them to glory? Will you start unemployed and potentially begin your managerial career in non-league? Or will you go trophy hunting across Europe?

We’ve already written a guide on how to utilise a Moneyball approach in Football Manager 2023, if that’s something that you’re interested in.

And we’re now taking a look at what is required to do a Director of Football save.

The basic premise of a DoF save is that you simply coach the team.

You don’t go out and buy players or identify talent or even send scouts to look at talent, you just work with what you’re given by the AI.

It strips away the control of squad building and relies exclusively on the AI, which takes away the advantage of being able to find wunderkinds.

You are also at the mercy of your DoF’s attributes when it comes to judging player ability, judging player potential and negotiating.

If they’re bad at it, you might be managing Manchester United and find yourself linked with Marko Arnautovic. Hang on…

Anyway, here are the main rules for the save.

It’s a really interesting way of playing the game, although it should be said that these saves are usually best