The first Player Manager by Dino Dini came out in 1990 and it has the "banana kick". I'm using present tense has I'm playing it these days on A500. About the gameplay, I checked all your clones and the ball is somehow glued to the player. Kick Off and Player Manager versions made by Dino Dini with the free ball in front of the player, banana kick effects and more were on another level. Player Manager 2 Extra and other Anco versions without Dino Dini as programmer have different gameplay and not comparable.