45 FOOTBALL

For people who love the tactics screen and never finish a season

The half-time team talk, without the eleven months around it.

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The part you actually replay in your head

Nobody remembers the fourth pre-season friendly. People remember being 2–0 down at half-time and knowing exactly what they would have changed. This is that moment, every day, with a simulation that tells you whether you were right.

What it does not have

No transfers, no contracts, no training, no scouting network, no save file, no season. Nothing to install and no account. If any of those are the reason you play management games, this will not replace them — it is deliberately one-thousandth the size.

What it does have

A real solution space checked before each day ships, an opponent that adapts to your plan mid-half, and a result you can send to the group chat without spoiling the answer.

Recent puzzles

• #1 — Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford, BHA 1–2 BRE at half-time
• #2 — Arsenal v Ipswich Town, ARS 0–1 IPS at half-time
• #3 — Egypt v Morocco, EGY 0–1 MAR at half-time
• #4 — Manchester United v Ipswich Town, MUN 0–2 IPS at half-time
• #5 — Hull City v Arsenal, HUL 1–0 ARS at half-time
• #6 — Chelsea v Leeds United, CHE 0–2 LEE at half-time

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