Often the best players in football are those who can do a little bit of everything - but in Football Manager 2022, there are plenty of footballers who have one outstanding attribute worth using to your advantage.
When building your team, speed is something that a lot of managers will look for - both in attack and on the counter, or in recovery in defence. In FM, there are two attributes to look for when it comes to speed freaks: acceleration and pace.
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While there are plenty of players on the game this year that you'd expect to see on the list, however, there are more than a few gems from across Europe that you may never have heard of...
| Player | Pace | Club | Nationality | Age | Position | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappe | 20 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 22 | Forward | £115m |
| Adama Traore | 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Spain | 25 | Forward | £52m |
| Victor Osimhen | 19 | Napoli | Nigeria | 22 | Forward | £100m |
| Alphonso Davies | 19 | Bayern Munich | Canada | 20 | Defender | £67m |
| Inaki Williams | 19 | Athletic Bilbao | Spain | 27 | Forward | £132m |
| Kingsley Ehizbue | 19 | Koln | Netherlands | 26 | Defender | £3.6m |
| Anthony Elanga | 19 | Manchester United | Sweden | 19 | Forward | £21m |
| Tyler Magloire | 19 | Blackburn Rovers | England | 22 | Defender | £600k |
It's important to note the difference between pace and acceleration.
Acceleration is the time that it takes a player to reach top speed. While a player might be pacy, bad acceleration means that they can rarely showcase such speed - so it's important to value the two together.
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Most players that you encounter will have a mixture of the two - also consider reactions when judging a player's quickness.
| Player | Acceleration | Club | Nationality | Age | Position | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappe | 20 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 22 | Forward | £115m |
| Adama Traore | 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Spain | 25 | Forward | £52m |
| Tariq Lamptey | 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | England | 20 | Defender | £55m |
| Tyler Magloire | 20 | Blackburn Rovers | England | 22 | Defender | £600k |
| Alvaro Garcia | 19 | Rayo Vallecano | Spain | 28 | Forward | £10.5m |
| Darwin Nunez | 19 | Benfica | Uruguay | 22 | Forward | £34m |
| Che Nunnely | 19 | Willem II | Netherlands | 22 | Forward | £3m |
| Ryan Fredericks | 19 | West Ham United | England | 28 | Defender | £2.4m |
| Nanu | 19 | Porto | Guinea-Bissau | 27 | Defender | £1m |
| Rabbi Matondo | 19 | Cercle Brugge | Wales | 20 | Forward | £2.5m |
| Largie Ramazani | 19 | Almeria | Belgium | 20 | Forward | £2.8m |
| Jhon Murillo | 19 | Tondela | Venezuela | 25 | Forward | £900k |
| Anthony Elanga | 19 | Manchester United | Sweden | 19 | Forward | £21m |
| Simon Stehle | 19 | Kaiserslautern | Germany | 19 | Forward | £950k |
| Dejo Sotona | 19 | Nice | Republic of Ireland | 18 | Forward | £300k |
| Matthias Fanimo | 19 | Sarajevo | England | 27 | Midfield | £100k |
| Corie Andrews | 19 | Aldershot | England | 23 | Forward | £120k |
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