Fixing Your Bad Tactics (with Tom)

[@TomFM]

Thanks for having me on, Ze! Tactics are my passion, coming last in streamer showdowns is my hobby.

[@georgeradford-evans415]

Great to see you in this vid Tom!

[@alehlete830]

Tooooooooooommmmmmtooooooooom

[@meowwww9275]

You did a great job pretending you know what you are talking about mate, Ze really wanted you to play that role and you smashed it tbf.

[@benwilliams8667]

Would love to see u guys do more of these!

[@2639theboss]

Itd be great to see this become a semi-regular collab, (even once a month or once every other month), i dont see a ton of tactic feedback on youtube for FM.

[@JLABTV]

Alright, pinching that idea of putting the training rating in the starting lineup. Never considered that before. Looks like you both had a blast. It would be cool to see more collaborations between the two of you in the future.

[@pascal6871]

I used force opponents inside when both of my best CD were terrible at heading and they were scored on 1-2 headers from open play per game. The force opponents inside stopped that almost entirely.

[@Cowboy.J]

I sometimes force inside when I only have 1 player in the wide areas.

[@leonemitchell1816]

Yes thats what it means. If you force outside they will cross more when inside they won't be able to cross

[@pascal6871]

@@leonemitchell1816the in-game description says something else. The assman kept screaming at me every game that we get scored on from the centre of the pitch. It said something like "this instruction is only good if the center is good". It's actually the opposite in my opinion

[@leonemitchell1816]

@@pascal6871 yeah the in game description are wrong for 90% of the instructions. What you expect them todo and what it says is different from what actually happens

[@linkuppodcast9999]

Hi there FM Fans! BIGGEST Teams in the SMALLEST Leagues! Check out or channel for the video!!!

[@masterwesty]

An old team mate of mine was 6’8” and could throw the ball to the other keepers hands. It was crazy to see.

[@Nick-ht5yi]

Throw the ball?

[@masterwesty]

@@Nick-ht5yi thanks, don’t know how I done that.

[@Nick-ht5yi]

@@masterwesty np i was just mad confused for a sec

[@linkuppodcast9999]

Hi there FM Fans! BIGGEST Teams in the SMALLEST Leagues! Check out or channel for the video!!!

[@pwalmsley9]

Linked to what Tom said about training rating - on the tactics screen if you minimize the tactic with the double-left arrow in the top left corner, you get more information about your lineup. That includes a picture of each individual player's tactical familiarity in the system as well as their recent workload. I've found this super helpful recently to get an idea of where things might be falling down from an individual player understanding perspective.

[@benjohnstone4100]

Came here for the memes, disappointed to only find tactics

[@PTGMelo]

Tom is a lovely guy, great video guys

[@PvtVallen]

Ive been looking forward to this zealand memes video

[@stonywings5888]

9:00 I can vouch for Karabec! Got the guy in my Stabæk save, and he is a really nice player! Scores and assists consistently

[@CzechDissOut98]

Yeah, but not realistic, he’s the most overrated wonderkid ever, he aint even playing in Czech league and his atittude is poor

[@sludgybudgy3785]

I'm getting a sense of deja-vu

[@subhrodeepghosh5639]

Thanks for the tips Zealand! I am snaccident btw, I had made a follow up post and got a lot of positive feedback on that!

[@sinful9347]

Was just watching a TomFM video, then went to a Zealand video, and this popped up.. absolute scenes.

[@XPL80]

The last one can absolutely work with other dm roles. A regista and a segundo volante would do it. Lines are tough though

[@Josh-cm9jw]

I'd be tempted to just bring the wingers back and that would effectively give two banks of four. And then for playing out, you've got players closer to your defensive unit that can carry it to the guys up top

[@thatissomeBS]

@@Josh-cm9jw I was thinking just bring the SS back to a CM-At, in front of a DM-De, DLP-Su, then put the winger on the DM-De side on support (and maybe WB-At on that side as well).

[@linkuppodcast9999]

Hi there FM Fans! BIGGEST Teams in the SMALLEST Leagues! Check out or channel for the video!!!

[@RyanJones-nv5pq]

No nonsense centerback on Eric Garcia is hilarious

[@williamdodds2088]

Real ones have already seen this

[@Beyondultragaming]

Yes 😂

[@johnellisbushbush]

Half of it before it was yeet’d

[@man4437]

Did anyone actually have time to watch it? I saw the first 3 mins

[@TomFM]

Can't believe they censored me!

[@JackoVX]

@@man4437 Somehow i watched most of it.

[@RUSHLAD98]

Surely the playmaker in the first tactic is one of the BPD

[@Egong100]

Ahh I see that we are bringing out old videos again XD I saw that faulty uppload!

[@Beyondultragaming]

Oh a new video. This video seems familiar. Where have i seen this before 🤔

[@charles14273]

That Tottenham tactic is stark raving bonkers, like I don't want to be a dick but surely if you know even a little bit about football tactics you can tell that's a disaster

[@AdamSmith75th]

Yeah it’s…a disaster. I can only put to down to being new to the game?

[@davereckoning9530]

@@AdamSmith75th And hey, the guy did submit it asking for help - shows he at least wants to learn.

[@AdamSmith75th]

@@davereckoning9530 100%. We all have to start somewhere. I’m still learning about the game all the time

[@Smurf_90]

Yess you two are fun together

[@i0ushephf]

Force inside of something I tend to try during matches if my defenders are overmatched by larger opponent strikers and their strategy is getting down to the byline and cross from there especially if I’m playing with 3 cm or cb (or even a 5-3-2)

[@AnitaPOE2]

All i read is that you wanna "force inside of something", and that you have "3cm". Lord have mercy

[@onyxmouth502]

Finally I can finish the vid

[@theideaFactorymindset]

I was struggling with 4-2-3-1 but now I'm the master of it beating man city 6-2 , my backs are in complete wing backs on attack one of my center defend are in central defend cover and the other is in ball playing defend my midfielder one is box box support and the other is in deep laying playmaker defend my attacking midfield is in attacking midfield support and my wingers are in inverted wingers attack my forward is an advance forward also my goalkeeper is in sweeper support and during preseason ensure your training are high so as the players can have a high tactical familiarity at a high level I'm using Newcastle united and the other thing find most suitable players especially in the middle field and the center back with a good speed and passing and your team should have a good work rate every player should start with 13 points of work rate when signing and a good team work because you need good patterns of good play so as the team cohesion goes high which will increase chances for the AI to fevour you to win most of games and buy players from team which play the same system in their club which were playing earlier this will make them to understand the tactics fast even if it is small but isn't a must, for example I bought some of the players from ajax which had been trained to play a high press and a high defensive line

[@TheBdougs]

8:32 >Zealand mispronounces a pokemon name This is water starter erasure.

[@lmpeto94]

They probably should have mentioned that you don't want to have "much shorter passing" if your midfield is essentially empty.

[@Realest_United]

That last tactic is mcfred over run in midfield at all times

[@joachimlock3386]

My boi tom fm

[@demba_dd]

More videos with Tom

[@BadGamerPlays]

i found a tactic that helped me win the league on the 3rd attempt. high up field press (off side trap) with a 433 formation. Until the AI caught on i was getting 8-0s and 9-0s with a second rate striker who ended up top goal scorer. Switch between that and the 4231.

[@robertsurbrook5546]

heads up perusing is when you're carefully combing thru something

[@greyodocka9404]

i have this problem when i go to sporets interactice there are no folders and my game keeps crashing saying do u have the latest drivers but i have and unable to create crash dump directory

[@chepachem8351]

Tomas is a beauty

[@dylanjones5572]

bro i swear i already watched this in the past

[@itsmebubbadee5858]

Zealand is so good Tom quit his job after this 😂

[@sld1776]

The Arsenal 433 could be successful without a single player on attack. Wingbacks on support, DM on support, inside forwards on support would work in that setup with the Arsenal players.

[@laozor9862]

I'm feeling a glitch in the Matrix... something has changed

[@pbsmoothie7281]

I swear I saw this video the other day but then it disappeared while I was watching it!!!

[@harveycooper5098]

feeling some deja vu here

[@trayano]

We've been here before

[@headstart_0g517]

Wait, wasn't this uploaded like 2-3 days ago?

[@DarthAnimal]

00:18 so when are you collaborating with Kev, the man who won 7 showdowns?

[@conormore]

The last one was 100% a troll lmao

[@Josh-eo6ut]

Hi, he’s a video idea. how do you actually go about implementing your tactic on a new team if the team you are starting with don’t have the personnel to play how you want them too.

[@goldbirdie]

Love Tom!

[@jonssonftw]

Can someone tell me the origin of "el partido controversial" that these two always refer to when they play in the Showdown?

[@erickmoreno7028]

Basically they meet relatively often in the Showdown and there's always something that happens so that they never have a normal match. I don't know the exact examples but stuff like red cards and just in general added drama

[@jonssonftw]

@@erickmoreno7028 thanks!!

[@BigMujK]

Are asymmetric formations used well in real life? I can’t think of many

[@dadndaughteraccount17]

I don’t know why they’re acting like asymmetric formations are great, they’re literally pointless as that is the defensive shape only! The roles are the offensive so that formation would have been no different with the CF up top with the AF and the T out wide in a normal 4222

[@jaydenevans6024]

Are there any good tactics for Xbox?? I’m using bala town and literally have the best team in the league but I can’t seem to win.

[@guilhermenobrega2403]

7:10 how can i see all this tactics?

[@nwoguuu]

Playing football (manager) is simple, but playing simple football (manager) is hard - Johan Cruyff

[@benhaney9629]

Second one cracked me up... “Help I haven’t scored in five games and I have no idea why...” Um, try not playing super defensively? For starters?

[@darrelldadams]

I generally don't like these "rate my tactic" videos , because I never see anybody ACTUALLY TRYING OUT THE TACTIC. I don't think using conventional wisdom alone is enough to evaluate tactics.

[@timeandmoney84]

That's why Daljit (bust the net gaming) is the best in the community for tactics. He does a bring your tactic stream which I think is a really original idea

[@toby3695]

These memes are 🔥

[@haivu5971]

Have i just seen Eric Garcia on NCB

[@yourofficehealth]

Hello Sir, I have a question about FM23 that I need some help with. Hopefully you will find the time the help me with the following issue. I love Guardiola football, as do most. So I wanted to create a tactic in which my players make a lot of third man runs. I tried to add more depth passes. But that didn't help a thing. Hopefully you have a good method for this. Can't regards, Kees

[@Denis-kl8ss]

Hey, everyone! The thing is i know nothing about real football tactics etc 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-4-3. Which one is defending and which attacking. I dont even watch football that much, but i really do enjoy the game. I want to create working tactic but i feel like my lack of knowledge is the factor i cant do it. So where should i look?

[@sirprintalot]

That first tactic, I would swap the BWM for a DLP, and the AP for an SS.

[@pedrorodriguez7732]

And there’s me winning two quadruples in a row with two deep-lying playmakers and one advanced playmaker in 433 system😅

[@FaraazAhmad]

I've never seen this video before

[@DadSon_Kickoff]

I have a problem saving my tactic on fm22 I want to keep the same tactic when I move clubs but I’m not sure where to find save tactic and just reload it when I change clubs Can someone guide me how to do it.

[@idiakosesunday3806]

There is a drop down. Same one you load from

[@jameswibberley7253]

Hi Zealand i am forest in first season and struggling how do I get you to sort out my tactic

[@tommerry487]

Never seen this before

[@lepoticha1]

Actually Roll it down to mid is not that stupid as they come get the ball

[@cpilkey2010]

The title says tactics but all I see are memes.

[@Jb33124]

I've been subscribed for months... Where's my cookie?!

[@adambutterworth7608]

I came here for memes.

[@lewisjohnson8977]

I have just been on the phone with UPS for an hour, they claim to have never received 192k cookie deliveries and even had the cheek to claim never to have heard of a Zealand Channon. Please could you chase? Kind Regards

[@alexanderthomsen3833]

This annoys me in the worst way, because attacking always does better than support for me, both attacking and defending

[@jb0609]

good video

[@jonpaul3868]

Waiting Daljit from busthenet for colabs.

[@brunoquelhas8786]

My tactic is a secret 4x3x3. XD

[@leafgreene6014]

I want a cookie now

[@moabi4158]

Hey Z can you analyse Richard Lewis's Ian Armani save on his yt channel, bro is in the mud maybe you can help.

[@DCUEmp_prinzy]

Don't mind me just here to steal tactics because I'm not creative enough

[@alanw083]

OMG you guys would love my 3-1-3-1-2 system with nobody playing wide that won me the title with RB Salzburg. It's madness.

[@dalnaldo]

to be fair, few systems would fail to win the league with rb salzburg. try the same system with a team like wacker, see if it holds up. best of luck

[@alanw083]

@@dalnaldo I used it with Blackpool in the Championship and finished 9th.

[@drew3ism]

I want my cookie! 🍪

[@tsaageotrimm]

I've seen this before

[@jamesego4750]

Where’s my cookie??

[@LordWay]

if we all unsub and resub will we get a cookie?

[@mikele6435]

I got a déjà vû :D

[@connorseaturtle3162]

Everton coming from xbox player

[@lulelulenzia1757]

Is this a guy who dont know for Roberto Carlos, Nesta, Figo itd...xD

[@nat6sume]

i see nothing

[@barforkosh6372]

Simplel

[@kieronparr3403]

De ja vu

[@1231yasin]

Reupload :/

[@ElementryLennon]

Careful Z, he might push NFTs on you

[@Seth-cl6mh]

w0oooooooooooooo

[@anointingogalabu-maxwell4288]

Im unsubscribing and resubscribing. I'm waiting for my cookie. P.S. I stay in Nigeria so when you're coming make a vlog

[@bantu.s.sngqaleni1219]

So for the reward should i unsbscribe and then subscribe next vid

[@hendi5h]

Having 2 fullbacks on support is good. Fight me

[@AdamSmith75th]

It absolute can be…but paired behind 2 IW on support? Not so much

[@davereckoning9530]

Here goes..... (1) Wide defenders play best for me on Auto, then their play adjusts as I adjust overall Team Mentality throughout the match. (2) An approach that's worked for me is wide defenders on Attack (or on Auto with team Mentality as Attacking) but coupled with a CDM as Deep Playmaker or Register. This can create a pattern of play where the opposition just can't get out - if they win back the ball they pump it out long and the DLP or Regista has choices about how to immediately resume the attack. Just saying. Not fighting, just playing really.

[@AdamSmith75th]

@@davereckoning9530 I never use auto…I should try it more

[@ОлександрКорольов-л1х]

First! Hello!

[@kieronparr3403]

I'll be honest I miss 4 4 f'n 2

[@justflannel]

Can I get the cookie if I unsub and resub...?

[@stianchrister]

The "too many instructions" is the worst comment by FM content creators. It doesn't mean anything.

[@SalfordAmmies84]

Damn Zealand, your hate for lullujo goes back huh. As a huge fan, quit mentioning him, it shows he rents head space. It also makes you seem salty, you are better than that.