We know that in the past we've neglected to give Manager Mode the commentary depth it deserves. Quite frankly, we have been focused on the challenges of just getting a 90 minute match right! So, this year, for FIFA 10, we listened to the feedback and decided to devote a large portion of our commentary development time to supporting Manager Mode and Virtual Pro progression.

So much has happened since my last blog - where to start. Let's recap quickly...we've talked about FIFA 10 Match Realism and Transfer Authenticity in the last blog. The remaining two major Manager Mode topics I want to cover are Player Development and Football Atmosphere.

Hopefully you've all read the first couple of blogs being released by my colleagues David and Christophe. They provided a really good overview about FIFA 10 in general and specifically the game play and online parts of the game. In this blog I will talk about the Manager Mode feature, where we have put a lot of Development focus this year.

We grabbed FIFA 10 producer David Rutter for a chat. We also managed to sneak out some snippets of video of the game's customisable set pieces in action. Check it out.