Things I Do Wrong On Football Manager

[@brendanchoo7507]

Surprised that constantly forgetting to sing the FA Cup anthem isnt listed

[@loganadams1205]

Alex Ferguson always said he only needed 8 players to know what they’re doing on the pitch, the other 3 would be youth prospects or new signings he was settling in.

[@KT-ki6gz]

And now we have 0 players who know what they’re doing 😭

[@JANISAM-]

@@KT-ki6gz hahahah real

[@aspect359]

​@@KT-ki6gzwhat about antony

[@hugocamara2424]

@@aspect359 He's quite young to know what's a beyblade.

[@Yakoop22]

That’s how I do it in all my big club saves

[@BloodCell2]

18:38 this is why I've recently found I like to start a save with the first transfer window off, it forces you to really look at what you have and how they play before you dive into the market. Biggest benefit was having to play Timo Werner during a injury crisis and discovering he's an incredible PF who dropped 27 league goals in a season!

[@musaabahmed3431]

so true, i'm doing a roma save with 10 year transfer embargo and cleared debts and discovered cassano, someone who has serie b potential at best can score 10 goals a season as an impact sub

[@cakeorrdeath]

Banging my head against the desk with the fact you can save line ups. Probably over a 1000 hours of fm means I have wasted at least a few days of my life not knowing this.

[@GaganSingh-nx2yv]

It's one of the best thing 😅.

[@MrTrippy11]

You can save lines ups? 😮 Nooooooo 😢 I didn't know this

[@NJTRAF]

What I do with the Reserve thing is that I plan my 25 man squad prior to the season beginning with 2 players for every position, one is my 10/10 best player in that position, and the other is maybe a 7/10. Player 1 is a Star Player, Important Player or Regular Starter, and Player 2 is a Squad Player or Backup Player - that gives my 22 players who are First Team ready, the remaining 3 players I have my best young Prospects in. Then I simply rotate 2/3 players every couple of games (except for Goalkeepers, my Number 1 plays every League game, Number 2 plays in the Domestic Cups) I’ve found that it keeps everyone’s fitness up, keeps them sharp and builds connections throughout the team

[@Furious_Johnson]

This is the way

[@_girltype]

9:43 best new habit i've gotten myself into on this year's game: checking my players individual training whenever i get my weekly training emails

[@tabletbrothers3477]

Is this just a cope video for losing the Man United challange?

[@LiftandCoa]

Yes haha

[@DemocracySpreader]

Absolutely lolol “I lost on purpose as a teaching moment for my viewers.”

[@ZealandonYT]

Nah that video is coming later

[@DavidVenters]

nah its a i want money video

[@DemocracySpreader]

@@ZealandonYT hahahaha ❤️🫡

[@Axel-qf4cy]

16:37 About lowering the intensity from tactics and instructions : It has been tested by french players assisting Arkunir and Joel throughout the entire FM World Cup, that it doesn't change a damn thing and does not work the way you think it works. Your players won't save stamina, won't be less injury prone...

[@Axel-qf4cy]

However, it has been tested AND PROVEN that if you rest your players through training *AND* through the squad tab after every single match, your players will save stamina and recover faster than most of the time

[@saxonjedi5878]

@@Axel-qf4cy intresting

[@cltuxunink]

@@Axel-qf4cy a lower intensity tactic doesnt necessarily mean that your players are going to be playing with a lower intensity. think of it like this if you are playing as a team from ligue 2 with a low intensity tactic and you come up against psg, your players are going to be tired regardless of what the tactic screen says. player tiredness is tied directly to what they do on the pitch obviously. I think you have a misunderstanding of how the game works. if you tell a player to tackle harder he is clearly at more risk of injury, same as if you tell him to run up and down the wing all the time... its impossible to get injured if youre standing still but if you are doing high intensity sprints up and down the pitch for 90 mins there is a chance you can pull your hamstring. also when resting players from training the down side is they wont get any of the benefits from training like tactical familiarity or stat boosts and the thing called 'recovery' after every match it improves your players condition and reduces injury risk

[@Homerisnude]

from my expierence it kinda works. When I am the dominating team and up 3:0, i put down the intensity, lower the line of engangement and defensive line and reduce from offensive to controll or neutral. I have the feeling, that it works for me, compared to not changing anything.

[@cantripleplays]

@@Homerisnudeit might be that it’s the other changes that cause the discrepancy

[@Zevrael]

PSA: FM2024 will be free to grab on Epic Games for a week starting tomorrow (september 5th 2024) at 5 pm CEST (8 am PDT, 11 am EDT).

[@degradedanimationandgaming6722]

I get it free on gamepass so ive had it for ages

[@damoparker]

​@@degradedanimationandgaming6722 the game pass version is the console edition and imo the console edition sucks ass lol

[@Voex...]

Played this game for hundreds of hours and did not know in the slightest that you could save line-ups, now its almost disturbing that the thought never even crossed my mind.

[@wraithyoshidj6702]

How did you not know this? That's baffling

[@cormachamill2003]

same for me, i was constantly manually putting the same team togther 😭

[@liamcog]

7:13 is so funny because that’s legit EXACTLY how Man Utd play in real life 😭 the moment the CBs get on the ball everyone is just gone past the halfway line

[@cormachamill2003]

I hate it sm, especially when maguire is playing 😢

[@PsychoseFlyff]

This comment on Casemiro's passing being an issue rings a bell, after this weekend's match against Liverpool.

[@bbqR0ADK1LL]

If you play him as a BWM, he should mostly play short simple passes & have a pretty high pass completion (which is probably what Ugarte will do irl).

[@tommyzammit3322]

The thing I learned the best from you Z is that you need those 2-3 star backups in winning sides who know their role and fulfill it when they play + don't moan about playing time

[@davidlogan475]

One thing I’ve started doing that appears to have an influence in match is giving oncoming substitutes a team talk. Only recently started doing it and now subs have more impact in game

[@s4mu3lj4m35]

Cheers Zealand, just saw your thumbnail and realised i was about to go into my final game of the season with my U18s keeper in net. Every little helps 😅

[@aimlessgun]

Regarding position/role training: I'm going to ask for evidence on this one :p I would certainly believe that lack of role training means less focused training so if you wanted specific attributes, that's a problem. But I've seen no evidence that it affects general CA development, developed plenty of guys to 180+ CA while leaving them on default playing position training. Not trusting attributes: I think they'd be more trustworthy if we could see the hidden attributes, which matter a LOT. Evidence Based FM did a vid where they showed an SI quote estimating a guy with 1 consistency is going to be about 10 whole CA worse than one with 20, and the effect is more pronounced with better players (aka the Prem). And then Big Matches, turns out the most important variable there is COMPETITION reputation (again, very relevant to the Prem) Great vid, I love watching the mistakes, failures and learning!

[@crabbytomb9788]

It's funny the things that people pick up on. I follow football, and I have played it myself and I know what basics need to be in place in terms of positions (defending, transition, attack etc) but I can't wrap my head around how some roles interact with each other. Like Idk if an Inside Forward will get in the way of Mezzala or how I can have the wings covered with three cbs and no wing backs. But the first thing I learned to do was to save team selections.

[@milamber82]

I`ve got about 700hrs in game and I am still constantly finding new things that I have never seen before and are really useful.

[@SongofIceandTea]

There are no wrong things to do in FM, because everything is part of the journey to be the greatest of all time. 🗿

[@EthanSchaner]

That form section makes a lot of things that are going on in my save right now make so much more sense.

[@EnigmaSwiss]

Love this video. Exactly what I needed. It`s also nice to see that even the goat himself makes mistakes. Maybe he`s human after all.

[@kylerodd2342]

I use the data hub all the time and it has helped me win games like no other tool. It can be simple stuff, like seeing how the opposition is going to set up tactically so I can make a small adjustment to counter their plans. I feel like it’s soooo helpful to have some information on your opposition so you can make the right changes at the right time. I was playing Man U in the UCL and noticed that they score like crazy but they can’t defend worth shit. So instead of having a high line, I dropped them off a bit but when we got the ball we attacked relentlessly. We were able to out score them and move on to the finals. I played Chelsea and saw their scoring abilities we dismal for the season but their defense was really strong. So I risked more in defense, as well as remained patient when we didn’t score right away. I was able to go through beating them 1-0 and drawing them 0-0. I wasn’t as anxious as I would have been because I knew the type of matches I was getting into. You can’t predict everything but having something to go off of can be absolutely key. It only takes 1 goal to win a match. So knowledge with a little bit of luck can go a long way

[@kylerodd2342]

To add to this, I also use the data hub to figure out who to play. Attributes and star ratings are good and all but sometimes a player just has an amazing season out of nowhere and if you pay attention to the numbers you can identify who is actually performing well. Sometimes I’m playing 2 star players because they’re doing exactly what I need.

[@Jonago.]

Personal notes: - Use data hub - Positional training resets after injuries - Attributes aren't everything, form is very important too - Set piece instructions - Have a plan for the transfer window (also don't wait till deadline day) - Player instructions - SAVE LINEUPS - Adapting time is not to be underestimated

[@philipmorgan819]

Saving lineups turned my rotation into a well oiled machine, I don’t know why people don’t use it more often. Particularly useful getting game time in pre season when you might not be paying as much attention when you’re skipping the games

[@bbqR0ADK1LL]

Works well when you don't have injuries😮‍💨

[@venturer9400]

I've grabbed FM 2024 on the free Epic Games promo this week, after not playing the franchise since early childhood - and other than not knowing a lot of the places you showed, I did find myself in some of those mistakes, especially the Gegenpress bit - I have my team always set up in almost a full intensity lineup and I realize I should probably introduce a possession based option as well, since I am going to have a lot of these games with PSV.

[@mw2mini]

Please make a video about form vs attributes! Would love to know more about the realism and fluidity of FM!

[@TempestDK]

In this version, I always train only Additional focus (except when training new position), and have not seen a detriment to development. I have seen youth players gain over 30+ points in three years, before even getting first team games. I think RDF made a video about this way of training, and I use his training schedules, with minor modifications.

[@andreanecchi5930]

Now that you got me thinking about it, my team practically never concedes goals from free kicks or corner kicks

[@bipolarminddroppings]

11:50 I'm playing a Korean save atm and I've got a stiker who shouldn't be good, his holy trinity is mediocre and he isn't very fast but he scores 30 goals a season, every season, so he plays whenever possible.

[@jasperbean1]

His hidden attributes must be insane

[@Sebastian-oz1lj]

@@jasperbean1 what are hidden atributes

[@jasperbean1]

@@Sebastian-oz1lj attributes for players which you can't see without having the in-game editor. It mostly has personality attributes like professionality, ambition, consistency and how good they are under pressure. So if those numbers are high, the player will play much better than someone with low hidden attributes

[@Sebastian-oz1lj]

@@jasperbean1 makes sense

[@jasperbean1]

@@Sebastian-oz1lj forgot to add that some hidden attributes being high are also negative having the in the squad. That's why so ask for a better contract than others and some are more eager to leave the club

[@please-wake-up-now]

Haha love how real this video is! We all make dumb mistakes, but that’s part of the fun, right? 😂 Also, the FA Cup anthem forgets are totally underrated! 🎶 It's like a secret weapon we all neglect. Keep it up, FM Senpai! 💪

[@gm2407]

I like to rotate each game so starters always play 2/3s of the games. It alows me to use some players more than they would be and increases relationships on the pitch. Effectively I have 6 defenders 6 mid/wing 2 strikers 1 keeper under starters. Everyone else works off the bench in rotation or covers for suspensions or injuries.

[@sashalewis3232]

at least you've not accidentally resigned during a meeting with the board during a network save

[@ssbooth]

Genuinely didn't know that it was the injuries that caused the positional training to stop and always wondered why I'd occasionally stumble upon someone without their positional training on. I'm glad I'm not going crazy. I'll be setting up an in-game Note to remind me to check every 2 or 4 weeks moving forward. Thanks!

[@buewesto]

Nothin like seeing Zealand in your local teams kit for a video! Up the Mingos!

[@tylersayre1876]

That Forward Madison kit tho 🤩

[@Jef_Vermassen]

With the transfer deadline, I do it on purpose to wait till the last days. Reason: whenever you set something as a transfer target, scout,... just show interest in them. The game goes: here are 10 more clubs that will destabilize a potential transfer. So I just skip most of that nonsense by coming in late. They need to tweak that a bit in my opinion, its too aggressive.

[@gers72]

Saving the line up, I didn’t know that at all, great idea

[@stubannati]

About the form, I signed Duranville to Man Utd scouts said he should be a last resort signing he is league onelevel, Played him 30 leage games 10 goals 9 assists and most player of the matches. He was a starter over Kvarachelia and an aging Neymar

[@renatocabral5077]

Currently on my second year of a Leicester save, got promoted trough playoffs after finishing fourth due to a terrible mid season slump and currently in 12th in premier league, some of this stuff will help a lot xD

[@sketchyreal]

Word on the street is Zea has 20/20 headers in FM25

[@thegreathadoken6808]

"A chat of human beings". I like that. A flock of seagulls. A murder of crows and a Chat of humans. Specifically the kind of humans who watch Twitch every day.

[@SubwaySweden]

regarding team cohesion, I have a sick turnover every summer but I get my signings in early and by the time the league starts I have at least built up to a good cohesion..... just get your deals done early and it's not a problem at all.

[@Evilgrinn]

I am playing an older version still.. playing fm2020. I am now manager of Skive IK in denmark. I helped them get up from the second league to the danish premier league. I have been in europe a couple of times. But I notice that I am losing money like crazy... I started scouting for wonderkids and got my very first Ivory Coast wonder Kid in this season... hope I can soon turn a profit to get more in

[@leonesushi]

This is really entertaining. Thanks alot!

[@gurugamingkiwi]

Before Z even starts on this list - #1 is missing the Match Highest Earner clause in the new squad member level signing

[@deltav864]

One thing I learned yesterday: your players need friends! I bought Jobe Bellingham for 12 mil, because he developped pretty decently and on paper he was better than the guy I scammed off to Everton for 35 mil. But he's a peripheral figure in the squad and in the match engine he's lazy AF, is constantly OOP with 16 off the ball and is offside 90% of the time a teammate tries to assist him. He scored 3 goals in 20 matches as the designated number 9 and 2 of those were penalties I gave him in an attempt to bolster his confidence.

[@OrthoBro11]

Wake up babe new Zealand video just dropped

[@SteveAustin-zv1nn]

What the hell is your missus doing in bed asleep at this time?

[@morehouse4490]

@@SteveAustin-zv1nnyou missed the joke.

[@SteveAustin-zv1nn]

@@morehouse4490 No I think you did. The OP isn't a joke. It's a cringey copypasta that people post for likes. My comment was the joke.

[@LeKNG]

@@morehouse4490Both of them are joking, because how would he know what time the other people are watching the video?

[@OrthoBro11]

@@SteveAustin-zv1nnThe only cringe thing here is that a nerd like you is taking a joke comment on an FM video so seriously. Try touching grass, I heard it helps the terminally online like yourself.

[@Writeous0ne]

For me i'd say accepting loan offers for my prospects that have sneaky buy clauses in them is one of my main mistakes. And also breaking down contracts just because im being tibht.

[@steveburton8904]

I'm so guilty of not looking at form, or sometimes upcoming games. If the best 11 are fit they play regardless 😂

[@chikennuget3634]

11:53 should be Warren Zaïre-Emery

[@MotswanaTota-012]

I thought Ugarte

[@chikennuget3634]

@@MotswanaTota-012 low jumping reach

[@MapleSyrupMamma]

That line on your wall, i get thinking was a crack on my phone screen 😅

[@niks2392]

Something I noticed Zealand do (or rather not do) and don't know if it actually matters is he just doesn't care about tactical familiarity. He trains his players in roles or positions they aren't playing and you can sometimes see they don't have the full familiarity, but it seems he doesn't care about it

[@ZealandonYT]

I usually only do this on more long term saves, I just want them to train in a way that develops them the best most of the time

[@dafyddgwynn3900]

Zealand mistakes? How is this video not over an hour long?

[@Taylertheimpaler]

That spurs burn was rough and uncalled for haha.

[@masterandre2839]

I think training average rating can also represent the players form Sometimes e play the backups based on his training average rating and they actually perform

[@Isherz314]

I legit didn't know about the positional training thing...good lordy.

[@alexhoe5684]

Hi, watching your videos since i can remember. Playing the game since FM18 or 19 and ive learned most of the basics from you. After getting way more into training and all, ive tried going with double intensity when fully fit and instead spare my players either positional or individual training, which i find to have significantly lowered my injuries, which i was fighting against all the time before. Basically until 23-24 i only do individual training (either make them well rounded or build upon their strength already) and positional for the older players. I find to get significantly better results at development as well (i have some nice schedules tho). I dont think having only one of the trainings make the intensity too low considering they double it when fit and just take it a bit easier when recovering between matches. You might want to try that as well, would be curious to see what your opinion is on that. Im currently on a own-youth-only safe with plymouth argile (never buying, only renewing contracts of players that are already there when i cant fill the gaps yet), and we finished just below playoff spots in 2nd and 3rd year, even though we should be a relegation team. I already have developed 3 players into my starting 11, with 2 considered superb championship players. 442 low block only as well.

[@barneythepurpledinosaur7002]

This is actually just an apology video for not singing the loans song.

[@Shindro69]

man i have so much hype for this next fm, did they said the release date?

[@Dera07]

Not yet But guessing early November

[@weswheel4834]

I'm trying to not get too hyped because similar to what we have now but with a new UI, modability, and no serious loss of functionality or quality-of-life, would be a good start I think.

[@erpekito]

Another massive issue: you had insanely demanding training sessions for a long while, which caused many massive injuries. Like not even a single rest or recovery after matches.

[@Jine120]

Since Suarez is an avid FM player, and usually does whatever it takes to win. He's obviously watching Z for tips and tactics

[@LeicesterTillIDieTV2]

Naturally as well we all suffer from picking/not picked q player based not just on our own feelings on that player but also their irl form

[@MrTrippy11]

My biggest struggle is not getting the rotation correct to keep the team fit.

[@KOBKStreak]

Isn't position/role training for training a player a new position and/or role? Your class AM AP player doesn't need to be told how to play AM AP. He already does that etc. The additional training and team weekly training (where players sit for specific group training) that you can see players in the goalkeeper group training, defenders group training, and attacking group training is what's needed for established players to flourish?

[@gm2407]

Don't forget to speak to the players about their form regularly both when good and bad.

2:00 Man, i hate when things like theses happens. One day, i was beating Bayern Mun 5-0 in the first half, than blackout. When the energy back, i started the match againg with the same tactics and intructions, Bayern went this time with some changes... i lost 3-0.

[@knappster1754]

I am now worried that I am even more of an FM nerd than Zealand.

[@lolbat64]

On 5min 41, sounds like “ another mistake I make is I fart too often” 😂😂😂😂 schoolboy humour I know😂

[@ThePB77]

RTFM never makes mistakes in fm and that's why he clears. My goat pick is the new fm king

[@teboho_26]

By the way, if you're like me and haven't played fm24 yet, it's going to be free on the epic games store from tomorrow(5 September). I have already downloaded the facepacks and squad updates for 24/25😂😂 i can't wait...

[@Nicolaibimbambum]

I vote for using all this knowledge for a Man U revenge save!

[@will.davlin]

wool socks to bed = best sleep possible🟪you don't sweat or get hot it just circulates blood etc🟥u get the best dreams ever making being awake worse actually🟠🟣

[@JoeMercersWay]

I like the data hub, but what it doesn't appear to do is then guide you on how to improve things. The perk of a really good performance analyst should be giving you tips on how to maximise player output in your system. The perk of a really good recruitment analyst should be good advice on how a player can or can't really benefit your team and play in the system.

[@LienLeon]

I look at the last 5 matches in the data hub but I only select the last game I've played or a single game from the 5. You get much better advice and sometimes suggestions on what to change.

[@lolumo]

I won't be sure of calling chat wonderful human beings if I were Zealand

[@othavio1000]

The Man Utd save really got under Zealand skin right...

[@thepetermullins]

But what if........ what if I DON'T want my players to play at the level of Harry Maguire??

[@Santhiish9]

Baby Zealand is awake

[@Yakoop22]

Realizing you play FM better than Zealand 😂 it’s okay Z we love your entertainment not your proficiency in a game

[@gezblair]

If that was me with the crash, I would have to save scum until I got at least a 3-0 win again. It’s only fair.

[@melwinjiteg5608]

Hello you should do a beginner’s guide as fm is becoming free tommorow on epic games

[@MalamuteMan1]

That's it. I knew he reminded me of someone. The brain. Pinky and the brain. Just looks wise, not intelligence wise at all.

[@Joelrond]

69m on Mason Mount should have been your first clue

[@Roscododger]

OG’s remember the name Luke Edwards

[@kiweping5]

Would be interested to see if you learned anything from commentating on the fm word cup, if you did would be great to see a video on it

[@weswheel4834]

It would be fun to see a post-tournament video about it from Z, I agree.

[@yellayettithemythical7045]

I usually let my team play until around the 65th minute

[@seismica]

@9:44 Oh wow, so this is the reason why my player training occasionally gets reset? Seems like a bug to me. Why wouldn't I want the same positional training to resume after a player has fully recovered from an injury? I am aware that training a new position increases the training intensity, but once they're back up to pre-injury levels of training intensity it should pick up from before, surely?

[@kaustubh.tripathi]

Z should be in the new cap america movie as the villain teacher with that forehead he is perfect 😅

[@pwalmsley9]

The Casemiro commentary about passing accuracy didn't age well after the weekend, did it? XD

[@Macen]

Good morning King

[@Furious_Johnson]

Wait… you can Save Lineups!?! I’ve played since Champ Man 94 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@lukestephenson7518]

Reserve selection screen? News to me,.

[@xxpitchkingxx5372]

Glad I watched this. I seem to make the same mistakes. Been watching this guy to much! 😂

[@Aanthanur]

whenever i have a player playing like Maguire i sell him for any price

[@bersocs2]

the best fm kuku

[@Svidrir]

04:27 But if you're talking to a mirror... Who's "you"?

[@Sgeeeeeee]

Zeeland waiting to make his plan until deadline day??? I have my Transfer Buisness Done 1 year before the window starts

[@pb5531]

11:27 😂 ⚒️

[@LeandroSantos-sf5xc]

hello zealand, how u doing? . )

[@StraightUpKrazy_]

Struggling to find that player manager youtube channel anyone else?

[@fowlmouth824]

Tottenham just got relegated in my Birminghan save. It was most satisfying. Then I poached 2 of their defenders. And I found out why they dropped down. £230k p/wk (total wage increase) for consistently crap performances!