10 times Football Manager predicted the future

#8 The Italian Metronome

Marco Verratti during his days at Pescara

One of Europe’s hottest properties, Marco Verratti at 24, has his best days ahead of him. But it was Football Manager who spotted the potential of the Italian playmaker.

Verratti’s rise to stardom began when he was playing for Italian third division side Pescara. But, in Football Manager 2010, at 17 years of age, he was already a certified Tre Qu Artista. The game even predicted that Verratti would become one of the world’s greatest midfielders, three years before his international debut. Spooky.

The game was also spot on about boosting Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s ratings when he was not shining very bright in Italy.

Just like Verratti, FM predicted other Italian stars’ potential such as Giampaolo Pazzini, Antonio Cassano and Ricardo Montolivo.

Mamma Mia.