My Favorite Tactic for FM20

[@RacsoFM]

That may be the single best intro to a video I’ve ever seen

[@dhirenjadhav8801]

I thought he was joking and i just watched him vibe for the next 3 minutes

[@TonyHavenMusic]

If there's one thing Zealand doesn't joke or play around with it's head bobbing, sit back and enjoy one of the best tech house music videos you will witness in 2020

[@Martin-qv4he]

Your head bobbing tends to go off beat. Theres a lot more to come from you and I believe youve got what it takes. To show it in the next vid.

[@SahilPatel-do3ml]

mad underrated comment

[@ShaneAllenTV]

Do it for the fans! *Said Aggressively/Throwing a bottle*

[@poppa0h]

Bobbed my head along and then shut the video off when u starting talking. Cheers

[@adamfreeman9541]

Hahahaha same

[@vicioussuoiciv]

Closed the video, found the song on spotify, put it on repeat and bobbed my head for like another half hour.

[@LongLivesteph]

😂😂😂😂

[@BceltsRayRAy20]

Tiberiu Gradinariu what’s it called?

[@Tishbiscuit]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kafkafan123]

Reece is such a good editor he made 3 minutes of headbopping entertaining lol

[@DavidKohout]

Or Zealand such a person that he made it entertaining 😎

[@besterich277]

At the end of 3 minutes of head bobbing and eye contact I almost felt as if I'd made some serious connection with you on an emotional level. I'm crushed now that it's over. I'll be replaying the intro for the rest of my life.

[@noahh_013]

Zealand is actually the only man in this world that i can watch head bobbing for 3 minutes without losing focus or getting bored

[@mahmoudtabsh1886]

00:32 - 3:03 is me when my GF is telling me about her day but I am thinking of FM

[@777cipri]

Shoud i play with a mezalla or a rpm? Yes honey, Sarah is such a bitch, i cant believe shes done that, should i buy that colombian regen just for this tactic? But will my starter get upset over it?

[@SlartiBartfast2469]

@@777cipri relateable

[@mahmoudtabsh1886]

@@777cipri Buy the regen. Play the Mezalla. Life is short. Also my CBs are short and they keep losing headers. Time to sign a CB

[@777cipri]

@@mahmoudtabsh1886 some of the best cbs ever have been short. You can couple your very good defensively cb with a 2m tall cb and hes going to be fine.

[@mahmoudtabsh1886]

Yeah that's what I ended up doing eventually.

[@21Kuranashi]

Bobbing my head with Zea's. We be vibing.

[@vikkiroxx]

I developed something called "Vami's Zigzag" (Vami being my CM/FM community nickname since 1995). It's IWB - MEZ - IF. The way it works is the IWB cuts inside, while MEZ goes outward from the center into a wide position and IF cuts inside, so it creates a complementary three-player zigzag. I managed to put it to extreme, having two zigzags, one on each sides and extremely narrow possession game. My possession oscilated around 80% in every game.

[@aliel-araby]

The intro is the hype I need before my Champions League final, cheers. Edit: I won the Champions League.

[@zakiabbas9491]

As what club

[@aliel-araby]

@@zakiabbas9491 Wow that's a throwback 😄 I was playing as Preston North End in FM20!

[@CJK2295]

0:32-3:03 Soundtrack is Harris Heller - Freelancer Zealand youre a legend.

[@Kiagoalski]

fuckin LEGEND. Thank you i was scrolling the comments for this

[@falco5448]

Zealand, no joke, i love you and your videos! They are helping a lot and i think i can talk for everybody: they make me step by step better. For big football (manager) fanatics this game has everything and its hard at the beginning (especially when fm20 is your first FM) but thank your videos and your personality we learn fast, master!

[@AndrewF1Gaming]

Idk what people are talking about, your intros are the best!

[@0shova]

If we could get an 8 hour video of Zealand bobbing along to some jams, that would be ace. Would really help me get through the work day. THANKS!

[@ATominator9911]

Just watched the head bobbing because that is the reason i watch your channel. I know how most of this FM Stuff works and there are other KZbinrs that explain things better than you but you do it funny and unique and thats why i love your channel

[@silviu-lucastanciu609]

Dude i don't even remember what happened after minute 3:13, for me the video ended at that moment and I have to admit that I loved it. Great job Reece!

[@DodgeeGamer]

Man, can't believe it took 30 seconds to get to the head bobbing - get on with it!

[@TheFatSnorlax]

The commitment for the intro is unreal, love it!

[@TiagoDiasPES]

that intro was so nice had to watch it twice

[@Kinsanityx]

The beginning is the best 3 minutes I've spent on KZbin

[@bonifaceoflaeken1869]

Loved Reece's intervention in the head bobbing intro

[@ShaunDell.]

I need a 10 hour version of this 0:31 😂 Reece get on it!!

[@HarryW1409]

This intro is why i love zealand

[@aliyuattah1816]

I was also bopping my head to the music

[@JamJam97]

best start to a video yet

[@ShinySwalot]

This is so scary, I have never looked at tactic vids, often just did some messing around with my squads to accomadate players at the club, and I've ended up at basically the exact same formation lmao

[@frednunziata5]

Best intro you’ve ever had, watched and enjoyed and dope track my friend. Very well done 👍 amazeballs

[@xDIABOx]

Cute! I was using the 4x3x3 with 2 Mez's just like that in FM19. But I felt there was not enough scoring in FM20 with that one. So I went digging the local spots and found that the most productive goal scoring tactic in the game was Lisa's 4x4x2 Spider (diamond). A bit like Knapp's Phantom Menace but with more goal scoring because the change in the FW roles (Pressing,Attack from Knapp into AdvForward from Lisa). I then modified a few things in that tactic and came up with something... I'm using a 3x5x2 based on that. I've pulled the DLP into a 3rd CB with the Libero,Attack role. The other two CB are BPD with Wide intruction. The two WB became WB in their WB position, up in the field. This way I defend with a 5x3x2 and develop into a 3x5x2. Sometimes I feel there are many bodies behind the line of the ball but it gives the consistency the tactic needs. In mid, two symmetric BtB Mids with Wide instruction. In #10 an Attacking Playmaker with Support. I've tested a number of roles here, even Enganche. I feel none is better than AP because, well, it's the best of the worst. And I tell that because that player sometimes has 6.5 in a game with a lot of 7's or he has a 7.5 in a game where he is the key of the attack. Is pretty inconsistent but I'd rather have a body in that space in this tactic regarding the type of instruction. I feel the AP support is the best one since he covers a lot of space in both off and def transitions. And being a Playmaker dictates some plays with two BtB behind. Up front two Advanced Forward because, as Zee tells here it is the right instruction for a goal scorer in this game. I've used several lone strikers with several instructions... since DLF, F9, Complete Forward (a disgrace in this match engine as Zee pointed out)... then I started pairing with different roles. That... does not work. I thought the big striker + small striker would work but... no. No matter who you play. Either go 2x PressAttack and have a mobile and energetic duo that needs someone behind or in the wings to be a scoring threat or play the 2x AdvFW and grab some powerful ones and get on with it. In my FC Porto save, Aboubakar and Marega are the best AdvFW for me. And I even grabbed the Edouard portent... but Aboubakar even being shy in stats gets to be the best goalscoring element in the team. And I've used several tactics, even this one, with several instructions even the DLF that Abou is natural at. But not as efficient as AFW. So yes, that striker role is, as I might see from my experience, the only good option in this match engine. As for the rest... Mez's were good in FM19 but here... dunno, I can't squeeze as much performance as I can from the BtB. The BtB are the all-terrain that a team needs and when in a short midfield like mine, having them Wide is the key. The only negative aspect is that sometimes both of them will press the same player. But that's a flaw in FM match engine. The rest, defense and whatnot, is not that relevant in this version as it was in previous. Dunno why but I had the best defensive records with this 3x5x2 as I had with 4x2x3x1 and this 4x3x3 version as well. The only difference I've seen in all tactics is the offensive output and goals scored. And of course, possession. TL;DR, check out Lisa's Spider 4x4x2 to see real goalscoring. And work from there. I changed from an AC Milan that was winning 1-0's with 4x3x3 dual Mezallas to winning 4-1's with Spider 4x4x2. Then I adapted it to my style and playing with 3 CB's and I'm consistent with 3-0's over the season.

[@nocontent4487]

This video has everything. Epic trolling of the haters AND crazy good tactical advice. I've been really frustrated with my current save because my team can't create decent chances and therefore can't score goals. I've been playing the same wide 433, except with inverted forwards and wingers in the wide attacking spots. Switched those folks to true winger on the "right" side, and made a few other minor tweaks, and the goals are now raining in. Looking back, the wing play from before was terrible -- all cutting into the stronger foot for a dribble that ends in nothing. And when these players would go the byline for a cross, having to switch to their stronger foot gave the defense time to either block the cross or get in the box to clear it out.

[@RossLeyshon]

Your sense of humour stat is Wonderkid level. 👏🏻

[@EpicHashTime]

The most underrated forward role is DLF-A. You can even play double DLF-A in a possession tactic with great success

[@jan211]

Need a 20 minute video of head bobbing, that was not enough, I need more.

[@sambrooks6103]

Who bobbed along with Zealand? I most certainly did.

[@Darkheist8819]

I actually like the intro. Puts me in the right mood right away

[@EddieLowenheim]

Those first few minutes... Reece is a legend

[@atalantinopieva]

Hey Zealand : videos in which you nob your head to the rhythm of music. It would have million of views. Just saying... I love you, cheers from Italy ❤

[@calgon5689]

I feel like all he needs to complete the head bobbing look is some neon glowsticks, a fluorescent green headband and a whistle. Rave Zealand, Rave and never stop!

[@Highonwater3X]

I've basically been doing this exact same lineup for a while. At first with the 4-3-3 then also with a 3-5-2. The midfield 3 is always DPM Defend, Mezalla Support (right side) CM Attack. I usually use inverted wingers on both sides (support on left, attack on right). Second option is a winger and inverted winger or inside forward. I've tried plenty of different roles for those midfield 2 but I think the current setup works best with the players I have at the moment. My 3-5-2 uses an AF and DLF/CF, my 4-3-3 uses either an AF or CF, but DLF Attack has also worked really well. Sometimes I drop the 2 strikers to one AF and AM of some kind. Obviously the defense changes to either FB or WB.

[@joaopub]

I've been bumping my head with you for the past 2 minutes.. And I'll do it again !

[@iplaysobad]

Zealand, your videos are great. I've learned so much. But I've got to tell you this. You don't have to play narrow. Your wingers will get into the box regardless. The width option tells your player how wide to use the space. By playing wide you force your opponent to defend wider than they intended, and open up space like the channels to create more space for your strikers or forward running midfielders to use. That's why by default, attacking tactics are wider and defensive tactics are narrower. Think about when you play counterattacking strategy, you may want to play narrow and fast, drive the ball center and forward upon winning the ball and let you fast strikers to chase, if you play wide in this situation, your players will consider passing the ball out wide, this will slow you count down.

[@BaiDobchan]

Best intro ever. Keep it up, man :)

[@brucel33t78]

That intro alone deserved the like I gave this video.

[@TheJGTurton]

I need a spotify playlist full of head bobbing music tbh

[@philipharrison3338]

Best ever intro to yt vid. Ever. Fact.

[@inwector]

I only watched the intro yet, and this is officially my favourite video on KZbin.

[@BenChowdhiry]

Reece is the best editor of 2020. Confirmed.

[@ReeceTheEditor]

This is my favourite comment of 2020. Confirmed.

[@BenChowdhiry]

@@ReeceTheEditor upload a video goddammit Reece

[@ppldostuffs1602]

we need a ten hour edit of the head bobbing.

[@Silentfeety]

I just had to watch it and make sure you kept your word for those minutes. LOVE IT

[@Sigge90]

I’ll never say no to seeing my favorite youtuber vibe!

[@Roscododger]

I come back to this intro every 48 hours

[@andrearaffaelli1576]

I would definitely watch a series called "large 13-year olds vs. tiny fullbacks".

[@rummankalam]

Love you, Zealand. Never change.

[@brwngator]

Best video so far, ngl

[@mowvu]

hahah kinda new here but i will never unsub, due to the intro and the backstory. top lad.

[@ryerock32]

The Zealand montage was gorgeous

[@BoG_City]

Amazing "fuck it I do what I want" intro, love it

[@BearWinnie]

I have almost the same tactic:( That is kinda sad, cause I was hoping on "find what fits your players best" stuff. But it all ends with wide-balanced-shorter-higher. Some notes from my exp: * Mezzala is kinda cool position, cause it provides REAL freedom to your player. If he is ok with role/tactics, if he has good mentals, if you allow team to be "more expressive" - this guy will be exploring space all around the field (sometimes not even on his own flank). But the second thing I learned - this position reveals your mid all secret desires. I was rotating two CMs and one of them finished as top-assist guy; the second on contrary tried to score on every occasion. * Counter-attack is NOT a must. Don't mistake with c-press, c-press is a must. The point is: you have shorter-higher... for a reason? If direct passing was beneficial - you would use it. Even with unticked c-attack your team WILL provide ball quickly to a poacher waving a hand. If your backline is not great at passing - c-attack is a ton of turnovers. An you lazy guys don't see them, cause you are too busy to tick "full-match" once instead of highlights. * "Distribute to..." just choose an option which results in least turnovers. DLP in my case. * High-pressing - seems to be a must, the whole game now is about "outpress and outposess". Small trick here: instead of moving the line to the "standard" values - you can use... Work into the box. This way you don't spoil def line familiarity for your players and don't give up initiative to the opponent. Instead, you instruct your guys to roll the ball in front of the goal with less turnovers. Also, you can switch tempo higher --> standard (pretty similar effect on risky passes). But I personally hate to mess with settings which affect familiarity (work into box surprisingly does not). PS: An extremely undervalued stuff is your assistant's feedback. This guys is constantly mumbling about "Player X is used to more direct play more direct play more direct play". So it can give you an insight why something is working wrong. PPS: Please, care about familiarity! 50% familiarity and 90% familiarity are two completely different teams.

[@brangabreow]

I don't know about you.. but the first 3 mins of this video really spoke to my soul. #Zealand2020

[@Osylota]

Best ever 3.13 minutes intro on KZbin ever

[@lorenzobizzarriguitar]

The Intro is a mastetpiece

[@joerizoontjes2173]

Zealand being overly Zealand should be the titel of every video from now on

[@nhlmori80]

I did the head bobbing part with you, the music was sick. Next time do it with your foot as well, to enchance the experience (add a foot cam too, at this point, why not?) *10/10 would recomend*

[@nazerikson6883]

Hey man, your videos are really insightful. Keep up the good work!!

[@ashtonbenz]

I skipped a minute in and got confused and had to go back haha. love you z

[@esatgokcen7383]

best first 3 mins of a youtube video ever

[@RUSHLAD98]

I'm liking just for the intro (but also the rest of the video)

[@va123abc]

Got back to FM recently after 3 years of not playing the game and your videos have not only helped me out, but I also found myself enjoying your content and you've earned a subscription. Keep up the good work man, you're definately the most entertaining FM content creator. I need an inverted winger/inside forward on the left with a right foot, thats capable of being world class and has excellent finishing, any suggestions?

[@LeeCarr26]

Best intro to anything ever

[@angelos3046]

I like that -most- all the comments are about the intro

[@StuOrWhatever]

The amount of random bits I'm still finding out like 2000 hours in because of your channel.. I feel like they need to make lots of this information way more visible. Play for set pieces etc needs to be tweaked to play for particular set pieces for example - they kick it out for corners every 3 seconds but rarely get fks. Would love to tweak tactics to suit style even more. Cheers for this!

[@alexfrancis7509]

Love the head bobbing just need to make head bobbing models of you for the merchandise and I'd 100% buy it one with glasses and one without keep up the good work big z

[@TonyHavenMusic]

And the award for best Tech House Music video in 2020 goes to...

[@TheBrunobrogueira]

If it wasnt for every next zealand video i watch, this would be the best intro ever!!

[@kuninch]

As well as the 4-3-3, I’ve had a lot of joy with the 5-2-1-2, especially when my wingers are not performing, having a libero at CB is key as well

[@loan62]

This is my favorite Zealand video just for the beginning.

[@KingHunter868]

I promise you! Best intro ever! !! Hahahaha you look like an npc in dance dance revolution 😭😭😂😂😂 let’s go!!

[@hentaibanana6969]

definitely never gonna skip

[@BenMcManus]

Enjoyed this, Zealand. I'm also in the "less is more" camp for instructions as I like to react to what's happening on the pitch. More difficult to figure out what to change if your instructions are really detailed and specific, but each to their own of course.

[@sld1776]

I've been playing since FM 2011. The 4-3-3 with wide players was STILL the best formation back then.

[@EskiZagra]

I love this formation and almost always play it. Mezzala or Advanded playmaker, box to box and a deep lying or def. midfielder. Complete striker, always. Works wonders for me. Also, false nine with 2 inside forwards ... often saves me from hard defenses.

[@piotrwoejko5857]

To be honest this was my first go to tactics in my first save, which is always Barcelona. Then I have used it in multiple other teams, top tier or not so much. And it just doesn't work too good. Main cons are: not scoring enough goals and not even creating too many clear cut chances; being overrun in the middle of the pitch (for real, not that stupid comment from assistant manager), mainly by teams playing flat 4-4-2 like PSG or Atletico Madrid with Tuchel and Simeone respectively; not being sound defensively, doesn't matter if defending was done in narrow or standard width. Then I have switched to 4-2-3-1, which is another popular tactic in FM20. AMC there is almost completely useless in terms of either goals or assists. Wingers ain't too productive, lone striker is bit better than than in 4-3-3 wide, so that's a plus. But just two centre mids leave you exposed and teams playing 4-4-2 or 3-5-2 (with 3 centre mids) take advantage of that. At the end it turned out that flat 4-4-2 is the best and most successful tactics of them all. Perfect balance between strong offense and tight defense. Have used many variations of 4-4-2 in terms of player instructions. Used 2 AFs or 2 PFs, done multiple combinations in the middle line - wide playmakers, inside wingers, BWM+BBM, DLP+BBM and others. Whatever suits my players best. Everything works. Defense? 2 BPDs and 2 wingbacks on support. Voila. Done. I play this game for 20 years and for the first time ever I came to a conclusion, that 4-4-2 is the best tactics, hands down, in current version ofc. Good luck with anything else, we can make it work for us. But if anyone here didn't use 4-4-2 until today, why not give it a try?

[@kimkojustoooooboss]

God damm this is my favorite intro yet.

[@jamiem4893]

That intro. Genuinely brilliant.

[@jameshartlonuk]

I thought you were joking about the 3 min intro but you actually did it! 😀

[@KingHunter868]

Sick I’ve been using this since fm 19... also I always try to stray away from my most comfortable tactic which is this 433 or 4-3-2-1 but I usually revert here because of how versatile it is

[@chazfrancis8148]

Great Vid Zealand

[@zachekpe7849]

WHAT A CONTENT CREATOR

[@scottlee16788]

Head bopping Zealand! 🙌🙌🙌

[@IslamicTalksPodcast]

The video editing by Reece made me follow him 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@anonymous-wt9lf]

my head was uncontrollably bobbing, what did you do...

[@forneltts9787]

My favourite into yet

[@Mombot_z]

Reece making the bobbing head appearance while making the best intro; You two always making days brighter, what a team 🔥🖐💗

[@ReeceTheEditor]

[@Sputnikcosmonot]

main criticism is that playing to centre backs is better to playing to full back. CBs have a 360 degree range of passing whereas FBs only have 180, because they are by the edge of the pitch. Basically FBs are easier to press.

[@MASHAFFILIATEDPZ]

Who actually watched and engaged with the head bobbing 🤝🏾

[@filip4334]

Sick music video tbf

[@seven92023]

My favorite formation. I've used it on every FM and even going back to CM3 days.

[@bookerjam]

What's the tune? That was class. Top work son!

[@miraclemaker1418]

Harris heller - freelancer

[@luckie2903]

Best three minutes of my life !!!

[@cameronmcgraith4210]

Spent alot of time this year using a 442 diamond bc I'm greedy when buying strikers😂 recently went back to 433 and was also abusing the cross to back post for the winger lol. Love the videos keep up the good work🤙🏻