What Type of Football Manager Are You? (And How You’ll Play The Football Game)
- Jamie
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
What Type of The Football Game player are you?
Whether you're a Pep-style tactician or your knowledge runs deep like Hodgson we've all got a bit of football manager energy in us — who are you when you play The Football Game?
The Guardiola
You think five steps ahead and you quote Bielsa like scripture.
Signs you’re this manager:
You explain every trivia answer, whether people asked or not.
You’re the football guru of your group.
Pressure? Naming 20 Newcastle players in 20 seconds doesn’t faze you.
The Mourinho
You’re playing to win. So you may not be able to name players under pressure. Not a problem, you have your tactics spot on and know when to answer and when to challenge.
Signs you’re this manager:
You talk your way out of tricky trivia questions with pure charisma.
You analyse the other players and know when to play and when to challenge.
You’re feared at the table. Your friends know you can name players if needed, but also fear you challenging them.
The Warnock
Look, we can’t all be Guardiola and Mourinho. Sometimes you need the underdog and good old fashioned tactics. You may not have the knowledge but on your day you can still win. To do so you’ll need to bluff, challenge and sometimes outright lie.
Signs you’re this manager:
You begin to get evil looks when you keep challenging your friend at the table.
You breathe a sigh of relief when no one challenges you when you say you can name 10 Everton midfielders in 30 seconds.
Your friends become suspicious that F.C. Billingborg are not a real team in Sweden.
The Hodgson
You’ve been around the bush. You’ve seen it all. You have the knowledge. You may not be up to date with the current left backs in the Premier League but you know who was in the Swedish League in 1985.
Signs you’re this manager:
You can sense the fear around the table when you get a blank card. Everyone knows you’re about to pick the Mexican league.
You actively take on the toughest questions involving the past but shy away from anything modern.
You excel on the deep cut questions and thrive when you can bring out your knowledge.
The Ancelotti
Who else would fashion the superstars of Pele and… Djemba Djemba into a team? Ancelotti has tactical nous and has experience managing superstars as well as less fancied teams (*cough Everton). Perfect for My XI.
Signs you’re this manager:
You don’t flinch when your perfectly balanced team including Pele, Maradona and Messi suddenly has to shoehorn in a Bolton player.
You bring the vibes. You can get all your superstars in your team.
Need a defender from Inter Milan? A striker from South Africa? You know exactly who to pick.
Which Manager Are You?
No matter your style, whether it’s pressure or vibes with the My XI, The Football Game is built for all types — from intense tacticians to casual fans. Whether you’re hunting for football gifts or gearing up getting some football trivia in for the next game night, this is the football knowledge game that brings the whole squad together.
Buy The Football Game and finally test your "football IQ."
