FIFA 10’s Manager Mode messiah, Marcel Kuhn, has revealed one of the mode’s new features – the assistant manager.
[There is an] assistant coach in FIFA 10; when you have him activated, he will take care of the line-up and rotate your squad based on importance of the upcoming match. So if you have a cup match against a low rated team, he will make sure that players that normally warm the bench will get their chance.
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