I Accidentally Won the $150,000 EAFC Tournament
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2023
- Twitch Rivals asked me to play in EAFC’s launch tournament and of course I was excited, but considering I had not played ‘FIFA’ for more than a few hours since 2016 I figured it would be for fun. My old career mode instincts kicked in, with a healthy dose of Football Manager tactical work, and we cooked up a style that just might be enough.
I have no idea how this happened. I had been playing Ultimate Team for the first time ever for the three days before the tournament and I promptly got stuck in division 8. By every conceivable measure, I should not be able to hang with the incredibly talented gamers I was set to go up against… but you only need one good game where we do everything right.
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FM Senpai
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First Italian regen you get has to be renamed Flokox in his honour
FAX
Zealand winning this must be greater than Leicester winning the PL
lol
XD
LMAO, Z Pin this one!!!
Would be nice to ask Flokox a team from Italy to run the fm 24 save in honor to him
must be frosinone
Catania Back to glory
Lecce
Palermo one of my fav saves 🥰
So excited and proud to see you wearing our jersey 🤩
Xem một hồi thấy màu áo quen quen 😂
Zealand balling out whilst wearing a Hanoi FC kit, I approve!
Proud to sell their jerseys on our website. We approve too!
14:35 top class commentary, really made it feel like a real life broadcast
Agreed.
To be fair, he was a live sports commentator before he picked up FM
I find it hilarious that they asked actual pro FIFA players to be in this tournament.... and also an FM youtuber who hasn't played in ages?
There were ‘creators’ and ‘pros’ on both sides, it was balanced I knew what I was signing up for
@ZealandonYT well, turns out you're pretty damn good at FIFA eh?
@@ZealandonYT How much prize money did u actually get?
@@ZealandonYTHow much prize money did u actually get?
@@EliminationSquare 6k each for winning, extras for winning group games and skill challenges
How does five years of looking at spreadsheets make you good at FIFA (as it will be called til the end of time)? Accountants must kick ass.
Can confirm it's true :P
Z needs to get Flokox on the channel or name his first italian wonderkid in honour of Flo
Z, you got to invite Flo and show him the best football simulator there is.
All the "pros" not being able to spank a FM UA-camr who has not played in ages when they don't have their pace-meta squads with R9 and Mbappe...
This proves one for all that Football Manager is superior or something
Could not happen to a nicer bloke then Zealand tbh. Shoutout Flo as well. Such a feel good video.
Something that I feel is going unnoticed is the high level of football understanding that Zealand has
Congratulations, champ!
Zealand: FC and FM Streamer Showdown Champion. Somewhere Lollujo is exploding in a fit of jealousy! 😂
That would've been correct if it weren't for the fact that Lollujo has freshly been crowned a Guinness World Record holder 😅
Wow congrats Z, excellent performance, you guys won both because Flo was great but you also did enough every match to keep Flo in with a chance to get you guys through. You either won or kept the scores tight.
I’ve never been more invested than I was for this 😂😂 it’s like a Rocky movie
This was incredible stuff, Zee! Even knowing how it was going to end, I was still on the edge of my seat the whole time. Definitely gotta make a tribute to Flokox in FM 24!
Seeing my two favorite creators go head to head in a tournament final is so cool to me. (Bugs and Z obviously). Fantastic video and welcome to eafc24
Congratulations, Zealand... I'm happy you put on a show, but I myself are shocked at how low the bar is for pro players in eafc if you've been playing for 4 days and already match the skill level of people whose job it is to be the best at this.
game fault + his big brain
blame EA, the skill gap is lower than ever...
@@zeno9667 I'm certain that Zealand is a talented gamer, but it takes more than just generalist talent to beat the bests at something. It takes skill in the game specifically, experience with it, lots of training and knowledge of it, etc. Being able to do it after a 7 year hiatus from back when he wasn't a pro either is more embarrassing to the game than it is complimentary to Zealand.
He admitted to be hardstuck division 8 on this video. How comes a division 8 player is beating pros? The game doesn't reward skill, then.
@@Mebsuta The game isn't constructed to be competitive, It's constructed around packs.
@@VantommHD yeah, it seems like.
Nicely done Zealand. Exactly the style I like to adopt in tough games on the games previous iterations. Calm and slow build up. Try to break the press. Limit the opportunities you give away 👍🏻
Amazing mate!
Honestly this format is so fun, it is the kind of format i may look to do with my friends too!
I have so many questions about the EA FC pro scene xD
The pro scene is shit in NA but in EU the pros are miles better, but the game does not have that large of a skill gap
@@danidish2342 Well that makes Zealands good performances just more puzzling to me 😂
But I thought the skill gap is much larger in general. Very suprising
Truly a Ted Lasso story. It was meant to be
I so need Z to get Flokox onto the channel for a chat!
Been waiting for this one... Beautiful!
i really really enjoyed this watch didnt know what to expect but Z is a good story teller
This video put the bigest smile on my face i just started playing fifa for the first time in my life and this gives me big satisfaction❤❤❤
Congratulations Z. That was brilliant.
For travel reasons, I can't play 24 until December. This video makes me optimistic that there is some reward in this year's game for just having a good tactical understanding of the modern game.
By the time u play ea may have already release a update that will mess up the gameplay, they always do it.
Dude, what a ride. Congarts to you and flow. you have to make a vid togehter now :D
I love that you are playing with the Fortuna Sittard logo, one of my local clubs 😄. Go Zealand
No one cares
@@ThaGhost12120 you cared enough to comment
For your FM24 save ask Flokox what his local team is.
sickkkkkkkk, congrats Z!
i can only wish ive seen it live. awesome!!!
Congratulations!!! 🙌🏻 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Congratulations Zealand!!!!
It has to only be a matter of time before some real life club hires Zealand as an assistant, an analyst, something. He is a fantastic tactician.
"not tonight!" great vid and congrats!
Great Edit!
Flo is actually such a fun dude to watch, his celebrations are ICONIC
Damn Congrats El Magnifico🎉🎉
You got to do a video with flokox now haha superb!
Zealand, you are a great commentator
this is the most entertaining video of 2023
Good on ya kid
That was an epic watch 🎉
One and only good EA idea to make this tournament. GG Zealand
your teammate rocking the lecce badge and kit is so *chef's kiss*
Incredible!
Honestly I feel like based off this performance being good at Football Manager might actually make you better at EAFC or FIFA because you are more likely to think about tactics and how you move the football and using different tactics for specific types of player and in EAFC or FIFA, all a lot of them do is attack, attack, attack no matter what players they have.
I mean at a lower level yeah but you have to understand that the way to play this game is to abuse broken mechanics, actually quite refreshing seeing zealand play pure football, rather than the repetitive cut back garbage everybody plays at higher level
@@danidish2342 bugs got frustrated at his "defensive play" which is just recycling possession lmao
@@danidish2342I remember playing with friends and they told me I was playing “career mode” in UT because of all the passing instead of skills.
@@RexOedipus. You can win most of your matches in FIFA if you just keep the ball, pass into space, and be willing to actually pass backwards occasionally. Especially when you aren't playing Ultimate Team and the game is more balanced/fair. Most people will destroy their defensive shape after not having the ball for 10 seconds. I haven't played in a few years, but watching Z do it and fare well against "pros" isn't particularly surprising.
@@cltmck It's different at the highest level of fifa, and in UT. It's almost nothing to do with tactics and almost everything to do with abusing the mechanics. It's why i stopped playing fifa years ago and started playing FM.
So wholesome :) Flo is a god!
I heard the tales, was looking forward to this one
Well that was a fun video!
Gratz Zee.
PICTURE OF THE GODDAMN SCREEN LIKE ANY FM PLAYER ON REDDIT. GODSPEED ZEALAND
Accident or not - congratulations!
This is peak "and I helped!"
Zealand casually smashing Emoney 🤣😂
imagine winning your game just to be knocked out as your team mate loses brutal set up
Love to see you wear Hanoi jersey 💜
HAHA! You rusty goofball! 🤣Congrats! 👑
Never watched your videos , no idea who you are
But your British commentator voice is fuckin perfect lol
This was so amazing to watch live start to finish. Losing myself in laughter during the pack opening
U gotta get a vid of u guys talking about the championship.
Flokox with Joelinton in the squad. Respect.
congratulations 🤣🥳
Casually playing Kurt Sutter in the final this Zealand dude
Big one Zealand
FM24 save finna be in Italy and I am here for it
yooo this was so hype
Gotta do a serie a run now for flow!
wait how in the world are you so good after never playing. I know Flo largely carried, but you were seriously impressive against pros.
This is some Greece winning the European Championships level what the fuckery! Well done, sir.
Just too beautiful ❤
You gotta get Flo into the streamer showdown to complete the circle!
Hahah let’s go Z
Props for wearing a Vietnamese jersey. I would get annoyed by it being a Hanoi jersey, but my beloved Saigon FC are sadly no more, so I'll let it slide.
This is what this game should be about
"I'm so sorry kevin"
Gotta pick Italy for your long term save next year
Loved the vid! But honestly, i'm so confused how you can win this tournament given the fact you seemed to lose, draw and lose your last game. I've no idea how this format works 😞
how ironic the gunners badge gut blows it at the end
Jesus. That was amazing. They share the money 50/50?
Absolute Kino.
You're the only one having a great time. haha.
Don’t underestimate the role you played in this fat W Zealand. Flo did his bit on the EU side but you arguably had the tougher job playing against NA players who play this game for a living. The NA fifa scene needs to take a good hard look at themselves now that you’ve finished with them 😂
I cannot believe this 😆
So any chance of a loan now that your Flush :D
All those years playing FM paid off :D
Retirement sorted then 😂🤑
How is this the most hype footie we will get this entire weekend 😅😅😅
Let's gooooo😂
Lets goooooo
OMG Bro is that Ha Noi FC shirt !?
Need to find out if flo plays FM.
IS THAT ELECTRONIC-ROBBERTS?
I love soccer!
RatedHugo is a pack merchant
How did Flokox place so badly in the skill games that he got paired up with you (5th)? He seemed miles better than any other player. Incredible lol
Wouldn’t it be better to finish lower in skills so you get paired with highest ranked player? That part seems weird to me
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