 The player does not control each individual team member directly.Instead, the player designs plays and acquires players from other teams in order to make the perfect team.Kevin Keegan's Player Manager gave the player the option of having direct control of the team on the pitch like a regular football sim (but only if the player's personal character was still within playing age and currently representing the team on the pitch), as well as doing all the managerial side of the gameplay as in regular football management sims.