How A Person With 11,003 Hours Starts A Save

The scariest thing about this video was adding up the number of hours I’ve played Football Manager.
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[@Venko-san]

that Garnacho Picture 😅👌

[@ChesterRGC]

16:55 for real 😭 what is that

[@luketyson333]

Aldhelm from The Last Kingdom on Netflix......no idea why tho lol

[@robertlarson6076]

@@luketyson333 I'm guessing just the haircut.

[@rtzyonko]

@@dantomokeAldhem the goat > Garnacho

[@silverycarbide4589]

😭😭😭😭

[@elgat34ux]

The scariest thing when going through the coaches was that two of the ones you picked up were formerly Alex Ferguson's assistant managers and you didn't even realise

[@georgecallaghan4206]

Both are pretty famous aswell haha

[@HarleyGC7]

11:00 “this guy” that’s Brian Kidd a Utd legend who won the European cup in 1968 with them as a player!

[@tardaboveall491a]

I'm at 11,364 hours since 2015. However, I estimate 1,500-2,000 hours of "waste" (forgetting to shut down game, or leaving to go shopping for groceries and such. Still. Both proud and extremely not-proud.

[@LiftandCoa]

same

[@Pepenthez]

@@numchacar”casual”

[@monkeytribez]

@@numchacarnothing above 10k hours qualify as casual big man

[@needfoolthings]

Far over 1,000 hours a year is a job. No wages? Y'bad atcher jawb.

[@seanambler4518]

I'm currently at 11,834.3 hours since FM20. It's concerning, but in a good way lol

[@BenChowdhiry]

Music is giving me vlog vibes

[@timcorcoran9786]

What song is it /are they. I like the music but can’t work it out

[@S1lverHammer]

@@timcorcoran9786 Shazam tells me the artist is Louis Island. Reminds me Joze Gonzalez.

[@antiadam666]

The fact Antony has such high stats is criminal

[@tdh2044]

Not really. He is still a decent player, and he would probably do alright in most clubs. Hes flopped at United, but so have many other players, and that club in general is a parasite.. When I watch him, I see some weakeness, sure, but he still is a decent player, and theres more that can be extracted from him, in United, or elsewhere.

[@NJ_Random]

@@tdh2044 LOL

[@tdh2044]

@@NJ_Randomyea yea I know, he is a meme, but it’s a genuine truth. Nobody is really shining in that pile of garbage anyway.

[@JadenApril]

@@tdh2044 I don't know why people are so shocked by his stats, a guy who is really solid at dribbling and is quick, but average at everything else.

[@shadow_realm47]

@@tdh2044 he has no instructions, cant really blame him for that.

[@pwalmsley9]

Zealand - I've been trying out a Head Coach challenge on my save; basically you only handle tactics and training; you let the DOF deal with the transfers in and out (with your minimal input). Be interested to see how you find a challenge like that one!

[@GamingOnIce]

I'm intrigued, how many players who you fell in love with got sold and how many useless players were brought in to try and replace with them?

[@pwalmsley9]

@@GamingOnIce the Liverpool board sold VVD and Salah and tried to buy Christensen and Toney!

[@theIdeaFactoryOfficial]

nobody asked and nobody cares.

[@Zevrael]

​@@theIdeaFactoryOfficial you seem to care enough to comment

[@taiyox5860]

@@theIdeaFactoryOfficial nobody cared about your ai videos either and yet you kept posting them.

[@markwilliams3760]

'The team isn't big enough to need 2 fitness coaches' - bro didn't watch United IRL this year 😁

[@JamieAubrey]

What is that music ? sounds like the ending to a really good TV show you just finished watching as the main character walks into the sunset

[@RyanHowell1884]

All songs are by Louis island

[@dsm2k1]

Honestly i found the music really of putting and made it hard to watch the video

[@Robbikelly]

The music was perfect, was actually gonna post about it myself 🙏

[@jamesshone1677]

@@dsm2k1then don’t watch it then…

[@aussieaussie4848]

Wompwomp​@@dsm2k1

[@danxlrsgaming5219]

Zealand axing basically the whole coaching team is insane. As a Manchester United fan I loved it

[@stijnhoogvorst]

Lo-Fi Zealand Beats to Relax/Study to

[@user-wn2gt3vo9n]

Best Tip is when your looking for new staff at the start of the save search for HOYD without a club, with a min of 15 for tec-tac-def-att there you will find newgens that you can sign as coaches for the first team or under18/21 coaches ( your welcome)

[@lucki--]

10:45, wow what an insanely useful tip

[@S1lverHammer]

I also learned a new thing today!

[@GCVideos]

Interesting to see how you do your coaches. In my Gladbach save, I have a majority English coaching team bc I am English managing in Germany. I like to imagine it helps me communicate with my coaches (it makes no difference realistically). My assistant manager is also the same age as me and can speak fluent German. I like to imagine we are good mates and he helps me with German words. Little things help immerse me lol

[@randomkeith7673]

I been playing these religiously since 97/98. I’ve spent literally years of my life on these. On steam I tend to get 1000+ hours a year and I’m sure I played more when I was younger than I did before steam

[@zacko8609]

Is it just me or why do i now want a zealand study video where you study while zealand plays football manager with this backing track.

[@joedrew3600]

fuckin genius

[@faxxiz]

The hold shift technique is goated, 10 years playing FM without knowing. Thanks for that

[@vinceo1058]

Posting this comment without a time stamp is worse than being a war criminal.

[@faxxiz]

😂😂😂

[@FieldMedic4077]

Really enjoyed this video. The combination of chill music and Zealand playing FM in the background was nice

[@AagoMcFly]

I was todays years old when I learned that even Z has delegated his press conferences by now.

[@thehaifspace]

Smashed this out of the park, Reece. Really chilled vibe but showing so much important stuff. Hope you're well, buddy.

[@lew1s979]

Your next save should be a youth only save or 1 nation/region like Basque. Makes it interesting being limited to what players you can use and more to do with development, tactics and management.

[@ElizabethHarris-yh5im]

You definitely deserve more recognition for this!

[@ian8270]

hey Z, loved this and would like to see more. Finally inspired me to start the PC version after years of watching YT content and playing mobile

[@lordhenry3383]

LOVE the editing style!

[@thepetermullins]

Zealand, I love this video. 1) It is informative and showed me how much you can hack a team apart on day one, and 2) The music helped my tired pregnant wife fall asleep. Thank you sir, you are a gent and a scholar.

[@matttias3]

Really chilled video. Change of pace is nice every now and then

[@willwells9708]

Can’t be calling Jonny Evans “terrible”. He had an impressive season for us irl

[@niamh9500]

He has all his knowledge from football manager which gives him zero ball knowledge

[@filipabra8446]

Love u brother! Got hooked to this **** because of your great content!

[@jablob]

this is giving me a different feeling to the other Zealand videos

[@LGSkipper]

Amazing video! Would love to see you do a team in the lower leagues as well

[@robdavies1893]

That Man U legend Brian Kidd 😂 former assistant

[@bcb1706]

"This guy"

[@DexteruL]

I liked this format alot. Even with the speed ups it provided plenty of information. Maybe make it a series of some kind ?

[@dennizekholm7078]

I really do like this kind of moore "low pace" video. Its wholesome. Would love some moore of that!

[@Ewerboweski]

The soft guitar tunes with the fastforward moments were very pleasent. Great choice 👍

[@miguelbernardes3920]

Loved the style of the vídeo, in my feels

[@TheNic97]

good information for starting fresh in fm thank you 👌

[@MetricRetr0]

You made your comment one minute into the video

[@MetricRetr0]

You made your comment one minute into the video

[@willmckay8172]

@@MetricRetr0 chill, bro just watched the video in 30x speed obviously

[@MetricRetr0]

@@willmckay8172 yh you're right 👍

[@simonedwards9427]

As a United fan this video basically sums up the disgust fans have with the club, ridiculously overpaid players which can’t be shifted caused by poor management above the manager. This type of board controlled transfer structure to be fair isn’t represented that well in FM and although I think many would hate it, it would add realism for clubs like United or Chelsea.

[@ChizFM]

This was really satisfying to watch.

[@Fcappellafc]

wasnt expecting such a chill vibe from the video, especially with the levels of hype the streams can get. doesnt mean I didnt enjoy it though, matched nicely with Z focusing on a different scenario from his usual low-level club saves.

[@Sebastian-tl3kf]

The music is so calming, great choice.

[@ubergreeny6398]

"I find this guy" Brian Kidd 😂

[@Not_Nom1]

16:44, I dont think that's how garnacho looks like

[@Shamrock-Rover]

Love the Louis Island music! Didn't know him, but it's great!!😍👌🏻

[@jedsithor]

The first hour of each new iteration for me is spend downloading megapacks, licence fixes etc. The news that the Premier League will be officially licensed for 2025 should theoretically save some time in that regard.

[@Matt-io8cx]

nice background very well set up

[@mattjames6349]

You showed me a few faster ways to do things that I diddnt know about so thankyou. I do like your idea of doing a similar one with a dirt poor team though? I mean I started my current save with no staff whatsoever. I've never had that before. It was a lot of guesswork in the first few weeks!

[@StewartUSAF]

Funny that you mention Johnny Evans, because he was the rock in my central defense in my promotion season at Saint-Etienne.

[@Ganganuk]

That’s the thing though, he’s at that level, not a team chasing EPL and UCL

[@EwanMED29]

Louie island has just gained many new fans and I’m glad to be one of them

[@kezleven8755]

You Sir are a FM Master !!! It takes about 10,000 hours of practice to become masterful.

[@davidm5407]

Z I think one of these for lower leagues could be great! The approach is very different in lower leagues so I’d love to see the process

[@evillainx_]

I started playing in FM 20 FM 20: 452 hours FM 21: 214 hours FM 22: 1603 hours FM 23:1665 hours FM 24: 1424 hours Total: 5358 In a few years, possibly i catch you xd

[@sarveshchowkekar326]

Garnacho’s photo is amazing😂

[@phaphamamtshengu1630]

Louis Island got a new fan, that’s music right there…

[@theqaz1828]

19:30 i always spam friendlies in preseason (every second day), particularly in my first season when I want to build tactical familiarity and build player relationships (also builds form/momentum). I honestly don't know if it's better to train than just play the players into fitness but it's what I do

[@catfaceCS]

this is what ive been waiting for

[@KRS_two]

Pro-tip: Use the squad planner tool to get a better overview of your squad, it gives a great visual of your squads strengths and weaknesses.

[@GMeazza]

I always leave my diddy staff in place until the better ones are ready to sign. They'll still accept mutual termination.

[@esp2017]

One of my greatest fm achievements was managing to get a fee for martial. It took two seasons on fm24, I extended his contract (1 year option) to be sure we got a fee, Southampton spent 20 million on him. Absolutely insane. He stuck around the epl for 3 years with them, scoring a hefty 10 goals.

[@MorissonXD]

Cool to know that I did very similiar to begin with when i was appointed by the first bigger club in my current journeyman. No league club would be pretty interesting too!

[@nikmatthyssens511]

You’re wearing a shirt of my favorite club, that’s class mate 👌😍

[@stevethedog-ym4xy]

Calling Man U legend Brian Kidd "This guy" while bringing him back 😁

[@davidjones88]

Blasting through your entire transfer budget firing staff is some move. Training is mostly important for long-term development, which can wait a couple of seasons while they roll off their current contracts.

[@Makkendam]

Beerschot kit *chefs kiss*

[@jvanderveen1993]

Non-League vid would be fun to see! Great vid, thanks.

[@Mysterialic]

What an oddly refreshing video.

[@gugga2745]

the beginning of this feels slightly like a zealandism

[@MiguelTavaresMAT]

You completed the 10K hours mastery of anything. Teacher Zealand.

[@xmirus79]

this was kinda therapeutic tbh

[@nelsonl5158]

I'm at work, not doing work, watching your FM video and I've never played FM.

[@IvanWizard-Karl]

I find it hilarious you found Brian Kidd and hired him as a coach. iykyk

[@thegreathadoken6808]

10:59 Zealand: "This guy" This guy: "Hi, I'm Brian Kidd. Man United legend, who scored on my 19th birthday in the European Cup final for Man United in our 4-1 smashing of Benfica at Wembley and was Alex Ferguson's assistant for years." EDIT: Look at that, your naming convention for your training schedules is exactly the same as mine.

[@5609Ali]

This music has the energy of a scene from Love is Blind 🤣

[@MrRokkit]

10:19 Mike Phelan is back! 💪 11:03 ...and Brian Kidd. Z is definately playing this save in the classic Utd "old boys club" way

[@bobmcbobg1696]

A “sentient trash can”. I’m using that from now one. Thank you.

[@iIVIakeitRainXO]

WHY DID YOU SKIP OVER THE STAFF BIT THATS THE BIT I NEEDED😩

[@copious983]

The fm background looks better than Z's background 😮

[@JadenApril]

doing training looks so confusing, also the whole thing you did with scheduling friendlies didn't know you could do that

[@LordWay]

Mike Phelan and Brian Kidd were at the club previously during Sir Alex's reign.

[@nidge18]

I'm at about 14,400 since FM12. Before FM12 I had another few thousand spent on the PSP since about 2006. On top of those I've definitely put at least 5000 in Pro Evolution Soccer Management on the PS2. Found it at a game store 20 years ago and developed a full blown addiction.

[@619Slipk]

Zealand's search history 1.3 divided by 10 4 plus 3 plus 3 how many days ina year Hair transplant turkey

[@AlexHerder]

A few questions: 1) Did you really only get 1 fitness coach? // 2) What are your goals for hiring coaches? Is it to maximize each column? // 3) Do you not use intermediaries to sell players? In my experience I rarely get actual offers through transfer room. // 4) Do you vary training week by week or is it all templated?

[@dalewilson835]

1.25 YEARS of playing FM none stop thats dedication

[@picante3302]

11000 hours in 10 years is rookie numbers

[@georgemcdermott9657]

was mesmorised by the background music......noice singing Louis :)

[@benzub4103]

When i saw the shade of green on your t-shirt I thought you had a South African rugby Jersey on😂

[@turns2ashes]

Never seen the fun in picking a top team

[@CiaranC92]

I'm 5 years into my Utd save and Antony is genuinely one of my best players. For some reason, he's actually really good in the game

[@sondrefrlich9307]

I too love sacking all the coaches and finding new ones for 20 minutes when starting a new save

[@steveburton8904]

I can't imagine searching for staff, and by attribute! Talk about making it super easy for yourself - adverts only is the way to go, keep it real!

[@Danielcouchy]

"So I find this guy" *picks Brian Kidd* 🤣🤣🤣

[@rikkiclarke910]

am not the only one thanks for making me feel better ZZZZZZZZZZ

[@IXxJordan]

Doing the math at the start made me think of myself and games I played in the past, I used to play COD4 religiously for like 11 years. I left the console on and stuff but as far as I am aware, I put in around 42,000 hours in 11 years. I imagine that about a third of that is dead hours, school / sleeping, shopping, vacations etc. Doing the math, it sits around 43% of those 11 years were cod4 (2007-18). I would sleep for like 4hrs a day, go to school for half the day (I missed a lot) and sacrificed my social life. Yes, I played other games during this period too, I reckon around 60-70% of my time was gaming (14-16hrs per day on average), usually around 2pm - 4am then all nighters over the weekends. *this assumes the 42000 number, its slightly less if we use around ~30000 of playing time* Yes, I realise that this is incredibly sad. I sacrificed education and social life in the process, lost relationship opportunities, friendships and the start of my job opportunities.

[@fannartful]

Great music

[@SquallRogueCouncil]

Damn. I have about five thousand hours logged on Steam and thought I was addicted to this thing.

[@Ramblingpenguin1]

Brian Kidd back at united to get the treble again. He was assistant manager to fergie in the 98/99 season

[@zephyrod7307]

My biggest issue with any given save at the start is that my starting squad is fairly alright for the league, but other players of equivalent skill are 3x as expensive as mine. I don’t understand how I’m supposed tk play the transfer market when even sidegrades to my squad are ridiculously expensive

[@tristanlwkns]

I freaked out when you almost forgot Belgium

[@ChubbyMW]

458 days played.. that’s more than all my days combined on every game I’ve played for the last 15 years lol

[@markwright9788]

Only load the nationsyou want to play in. Add players from nations/continents you want in advanced setup

[@thargoff]

Yes and no. If they are playable it just adds more to the game world. But of course it is less efficient from a game speed perspective.

[@thejasbah]

Brian Kidd back at Man U!