Excellent choose, if you like this kind of games!
EA worked a lot on this FIFA Manager, this being one of the best game in the series, because it makes you live a manager's life only by playing a few matches and testing all the facilities that the game offers you.
FIFA Manager 2008 gives you full control over the management of a football club. You are responsible for the line-up, the tactics and the training of your team – as well as for signing the right players, improving the club facilities and the stadium. IN FIFA Manager 2008 you can choose to: control your team from match to match, find your own club , and the "choose a team" option.
Line-up and Tactics
Both easy to use, it gives you a lot of flexibility in choosing your own system, because you can drag the position of a player wherever. Let's take a example, if you want to move a defender near the goalkeeper ( something than nobody will do) you are free to do it. One thing that I really want to mention at this part is the fact that you can choose how the players are moving on the pitch in the defensive and offensive situation.
3D Match
The graphics are good( Fifa's or EURO's graphics aren't better) because they allow you to see the match very detailed. So you can easily notice when a player does not fit on a certain position or doesn't have a good game, or even when your players are tired.
Text Mode
The commentary mixed with the 3D view are very exciting and dynamic, especially when you're playing the ECC's final and other important games.
Staff
The Staff feature includes many positions like coach, scout,etc . The manager has to keep the staff happy by giving the team interesting jobs and challenges, as well, as to pay them competitive salaries. A great atmosphere in the club is the key for the user to hire great talent and to give the players the best possible support.
Dressing Room Chemistry
You can make lots of promises to the team and you can also talk to each player in particular, a thing that is crucial in gaining the trust of your players.
Audio and Music
When you are setting your line-up or thinking of a new tactics, or transferring some players you can listen to some music and if you don't like the music from the game there is no problem you can go in the game directory and erase the songs that you do not like and replace them with others that you like( that is what I did).
In conclusion this is something that you've got to have if you like this kind of games.