^this, I've been really struggling against 5 at the back formations, feel like I've tried everything at this point but my team just seems to get undone whenever they face a 5-3-2
@@Sam-wr1ji try to play a Formation with AMR, AML, play wider, cross early and maybe dribble more to unlock them. Atleast for me that seems to work against 5 at the back
@@joalda2961 I'll give that a go next time I come against one of these brick walls, already play a 4-2-3-1 wide so I'll try the instruction changes out and hope that solves the problem somewhat
How I’ve played against a 5-3-2 is by using a 4-5-1. Use your full backs to mark the position of right and left wing back (the one that matches up so LB marks RWB and vice versa). Your 3 in midfield can press their 3 in midfield and your 2 centre backs can mark the position of their 2 strikers. That basically stops any creative freedom from them and nullifies their game. Then hit them on the counter when they come forward. That’s what worked against better teams playing 5-3-2
One thing about play for set pieces you didn't mention is that it makes your players try and get fouls called more than usual. This can interrupt play and especially disrupt high tempo attacks that could have went better than a free kick, where the player decides to fall instead of keeping on running and taking the advantage.
Thank you for these videos! With your help I won my first promotion in FM with SC Preußen Münster from the 3. Liga! (predicted to avoid relegation). We then finished 10 points above the relegation places in the 2. Liga. Had a similar experience to what you mentioned re: low lines. As a poor team in the 2. Liga, sitting back and trying to be solid and counter just left us with almost no goals and unable to keep opponents out. The season was saved by going gung ho and pressing high up the pitch (similar to Struber at Barnsley). The best form of defence really is attack!
Zealand, at 13:37, try pressing the "Distribute to Area/Player" drop-down arrow. It helps when you trust one defender more than another, or simply direct to the playmaker, or even to a specific Wide Target Man. I prefer to use it. Hope you don't overlook it mid-game 👍🏼🙂
"Play for Set Pieces" imo, will also delay the momentum of the game, whether it be from players forcing corners for your team or even the opposing team late in the game. I usually don't have it on because it's sort of a double edge sword. I may be completely wrong in this though
I have it on for my slow tempo down tactic when I want to bring a win over the line. Or if I have really good set piece players but my team is weaker against a big side then sometimes.
I had real problems with counter press in lower leagues. Found so many teams just playing long ball over the top as soon as they got the ball and my team just not dealing with it regardless of my defensive line, changed it to regroup but with triggering press more often and it seemed to help my players realise I want them to make sure they've got back into position before they press.
Great video on some of the more nuanced parts of tactics. As an idiot with tactics, I love this video and the one from last week. Already started doing some and will update based on this too.
Defensive width actually relates to the shape of the whole team when out of possession. It has a lot of relevance to how you press. Generally, if you press intensely and or high, you should have a narrow or at least normal width. Think of it as compacting the team in to a solid unit, which is essential for a good press. The team will move side to side without the ball so will still defend wide areas, it just means that your players will be closer together.
Very informative video as usual. I would like to touch on the benefits of setting less team wide instructions and setting more individual instructions. For example setting the entire team to dribble more is generally not as good an idea as setting that instruction for individual players, I.e. players who can dribble well or ones you arent worried about giving up the ball in a dangerous area of the pitch. The same logic applies for things like passing directness etc. It would be great to see a video on how to properly use AMC formations. It is something I have really been playing with as I'm used to a 433 and have struggled to get my 4231 working as well.
Regarding marking, it’s better not to use it at all as a team instruction or as a player instruction. Dynamic runs are only a part of the problem. Counters are even deadlier, especially after set pieces if you tell your player to stay back and the player he’s marking goes back into his own box to defend the set piece. Then, if you lose the ball and the opposition starts a counter, your bloody stay-back player will completely disregard any opposition waiting for the ball upfront and just start running towards his player in the opposion’s box... However, tight marking as an opposition instruction work well for me. It seems thar this instruction means “whoever is the closest to player X, mark that player”.
I've got a really weird tactic going with my Bayer Leverkusen, narrow 4-3-3 with 2 AFs, 1 DLF, 2 mezzalas on attack, 1 DLP defend, 2 CDs cover, 2 FBs (one attack, one defend). This with attacking width wide, makes a for a very penetrative tactic
Alex Smith, but it’s up to you to put the work in for him to reach his potential ;) And I’m sure you’ve watched Zealand’s wonderkid lists like the rest of us.... 🤦♂️
I always train Porto and that team this year is loaded with wonderkids. So Romário is a great mezzala or B2B. Up front you have Fabio Silva and Lucas Gomes. For the wings, Francisco Conceição also becomes a GOD, plus very good players like João Mário and João Pinto. Mid-field, Afonso Sousa, Vitinha and Luizão are also very good. Centerback; you have David Vinhas and Diogo Leite (plus a lot of other average players.
@@heraofallen I've had Silva and Gomez in different saves, Gomez was a very pleasant surprise. Check out Ronaldo Camara if you haven't already at Benfica his a great midfielder
It seems counterintuitive to play with lower attacking width when you rely on wingers. What if you are playing a Wing Play tactic? Wouldn't you want to increase the attacking width so your team plays down the wings more often? Especially when you have an unbelievable target man and good crossing.
I find playing narrow with wingers lets the wingers get into the box more, adding too much width with wingers and wing backs could prevent you from threatening the area enough. Try focusing play on the wings if you want to emphasize the cross
@@ZealandonYT I agree with you, in fact I would argue wingers on attack should be played in the midfield strata to provide defensive shape as they still get forward anyway.
They're amazing. But only if you can find an authentic Cuban. I've seen lots of "takes" on Cubans. None are good. Especially if they use the wrong bread. Run away.
How to press while having another player under cover shadow? Like how Salah and Mane basically.. Pressing the CBs while blocking passing lane to their FBs.
What’s your take on 3-defender formations? I had great success recently winning big away games with a weaker side using the “Allegri tactic” from FM17 (3 defenders, 1 DMC, 2 wingbacks, 2 CMs; 2 forwards who are both man-marking opponents DMCs or MCs). Of couse we play cautios; playing out from the back, overlaping and a bit more direct; while defending narrow and counterpressing+counter ON). I’m starting to use it in home games aswell...
Does anybody do tactical briefing before match? I don't know if that makes any difference or not but I wanna know that does it makes any difference if I do it or not???
Depends on your players vs your opponents. If yours have better passing and pace vs enemy's defense ability then short. If you have better first touch and off the ball then longer. If yours just worse in all aspect then use longer. That would make mispass or intercepted pass less punishing.
It depends like every game on FM. What does a bad team mean? What is the weakness of the opposition? If you're winning and want to have position and control the game than shorter passing. If you want to counter them when they are attacking you, than direct will be more suitable if you have the right players (faster, stronger etc) but hold in mind that you can lose the ball back quickly. It always depends on the game. For example Barcelona can play shorter gaining big possession and still score. Bad teams might want to take be more direct to force something because at the end the only thing that matters is scoring more goals.
Hi could you please make a video on how to make ur wingers actually do something? A lot of times my wingers are always at 6.6 or below and it pisses me off. It feels like i have 9players in my team cuz they usually dont do jack shit
Morgan Bruce That’s the dumbest thing you can possibly do. ALWAYS protect the middle. Crosses are way less dangerous than an open shot from the middle of the field, especially if you have big center backs with good heading.
Just me venting my frustrations. Don’t mind me. Love your vids Zealand Arguably one of the most shittiest games ive ever played in my entire life. I don’t even know why i want to try to create a tactic, why i watch through an entire match trying to figure out wtf is wrong with the tactic. In truth, not even changing the tactic works. No matter what you do the game just decides whether youre gonna lose or win. Once it decides that you’ll lose, all your players start playing like a bunch of dumb fcks, missing every single chance they can see in sight. One on ones, 1 yard chances, all the kind of clear cut chances you can think of. They will miss every single one of them. And then the opponent just throws one ball over the top and your supposedly “world class” defenders cant catch up to a 5 pace striker. Absolute. Bullshit. It comes to a point where i just give up and close the program w/o even caring anymore. And dont come at me with all the “your tactics are shite”. I might not be a master at making tactics but it doesnt take a bloody genius to c that this years game is broken.
Haha, that's how he rolls. No patience for whingers and nor should there be. People moan there isn't enough videos and then they moan they're too long when they do come out. He can't please all of the people all of the time so best to just do what he wants and let people deal with it. I'd watch him prattle on for an hour if he wanted to but if he suddenly shortens his videos, i think i'll manage without kicking up a fuss. He offers a free service, complaining shouldn't be allowed. People should take it as given or go elsewhere but the service for thousands shouldn't be changed to suit a few complainers, especially when they're generally those loud, entitled, me me me types. You do you Zealand and keep knocking those moaners down a peg with the sarcastic replies. It happens to be one of my favourite parts haha.
I didn't like "Shoot On Sight"... until I won the Euro in the 90th minute with a Gelson Martins long shot. It's a great tactic in the 70th minute onwards.
Hey Zealand, my team tends to dominate with 20 or so shots with almost half on target but they seem to bottle those chances, especially 1v1s. How do I get through this?
Get better strikers or train your strikers to place shots and shoot first time. Also, you might be shooting from too far away a lot of the time, so work ball into the box.
@@higgsey8936 I have Tammy Abraham with ok stats and places shots and my tactic is also has work into the box. But still only one goal in 22 shots. The rest of the team also bottles 1v1s
I assume you have a lot of possession if you're able to take 20 shots a game? If so, maybe try turning down your tempo some. Work the ball into the box could work too if you notice they're taking a lot of shots from outside the box
FM is fucked. tactics hardly matter. 5 instruction and you are a wonderful manager? lol what. there is no control over tactics in fm. the game engine is stupid. if you can't score 3one on ones. it's not the fault of tactics or player development.
Between 1992 hours in FM19 and 1888 hours in FM20 and who knows how many between 14-18 Ive finally figured out how to set a good tactic. For the first 10-15 games, hell for the first season, completely avoid individual instructions. Only when you start to understand your players and how they play only then should you think about individual instructions. I.E. you got a pacey midfielder who has a knocks ball past oppenent trait? Then consider giving him the instruction to get forward and so on. This has saved me so much frustration when seemingly good tactics start to fall apart for no reason.
Worth noting that you may want to turn off counter if you're looking to see out a game. Counter will increase the chances of you turning the ball over and presumably reduce player stamina also. Question: I have slow and crappy defenders. I am reluctant to play a high line as I'm worried they'll get burned for pace. I doubt they have the ability to execute a coordinated offside trap too. Would you still recommend a high vs low line?
i found some observations in this video that i discovered myself: 1-distribute to centerbacks / play out of defense: if your centerbacks are bad a passing and being pressed hard (against gegenpress-like tactics) they will lose the ball in your own box (because CBs get into the box to assist the GK), i avoid using this because has happened to me before 2-use offside trap: when the opposite team is finding space in like a 4-3-3 formation between your wingers and fullbacks and attempts long balls, for me offside trap is the way to go 3-distribute to fullbacks: if your thing is playing on flanks (what i personally like) a way to start rolling the ball down the flanks is this, also, when you distribute the centerbacks, the centerbacks get inside your own box to assist the goalkeeper for passing, posession that can be lost against a team that has the highest line of engagement, when you distribute to fullbacks, you push your lines higher up the pitch, reducing that margin of error
Empirespart, for top teams older players tend to mean sharp decline in pace and stamina plus high wages so not a great combo especially for attacking players - I tend to ship them out from 32 onwards whilst they’re still worth something.
Mentors, can be cheap(ish) good backups for a season or two, dressing room leaders sometimes if they have a good mentality. Specialists if you lack them such as a set piece taker. It also really depends on what level you are playing. I think it was Lullojo who had Marlon Pack in a lower league side and his great mentals and technicals and set pieces allowed him to dominate from midfield, despite low acceleration/ pace and stamina.
Thanks to your last video i went from 4th to 2nd (covered a 18 point gap in approx 20 matches) in bundesliga and won the champions league with leverkusen in 2nd year managing them in fm 2019 tho
Regroup, low lines of defence, mid level pressing - my real madrid destroyed the game with this *small team tactics* - i literally without save scumming won the treble without a single defeat! i used counter pressing, high pressing, short passing tactic but it stopped working and then i made my team a defensive counter attacking team. Jose Mourinho will be proud of me uWu
Testimonial: Mr Zealand, your videos showed me how FM2020 works. I since moved on from FM18 and started my first game with Darlington FC (Vanarama North). First season, I lost in the play off final but then went on a 62 game unbeaten league run spanning almost a season and half. I eventually lost to Dorking (rolls eyes). It wasn't easy, no name checked wonderkids or downloaded tactics or bs. But understanding how the game works? That's the ticket. Thank you from Darlington FC in the National Conference (for now!).
So playing against 4231 - should I have tight marking on? Is it a bad idea to tight marking 433? I am having trouble dealing with 442 since I usually play 442. Should I change my flat 442 to a diamond 442 to have CAM exploit the space behind the opponent’s midfield?
Love it , so many simple things that when you say it it’s like obviously but tbh I have never realised it before. Quite amazing the amount of ppl take one meaning from the instruction and that’s it 🤣
As someone who lives in SoFlo, I can promise you the Cuban sandwiches are better here! Although, I must admit, there are few good cuban places in Ybor.
Is it just me, or did the audio desync very slightly on that video? Made Zealand look like he'd been dubbed over and it was mildly distracting. Kinda made it seem like he was in an old kung-fu movie.
A few tactical thoughts from my FM20 experiences: 1) I really like combining Stay on Feet with More Urgent or Extremely Urgent pressing, especially on higher mentalities. The effect is that my players will pressure the opponent into making a poor decision or playing an impatient long ball without the risk that comes with lunging in for a tackle (exposed defense or cards). With the higher mentality, the other players will look to pick off a bad pass. You don't win the ball as quickly, but you keep your defense solid and still get plenty of transition opportunities. 2) I have one tactic where I turn Counter off and stick to Regroup. If I expect to dominate my opponent and I have a team full of good passers, I'll play a tiki-taka style 3-4-3. The only chances I concede in this tactic are counters to my counters. My team bombs up, we lose the ball, and suddenly we're exposed. So I ask my team not to counter and rarely concede a chance (again, this is only an approach I play against weaker teams). Otherwise....yeah, let's get after those counters. 3) Like the video mentioned, slightly compressed defensive formations (lower LOE + standard DL or standard LOE + higher DL) seem to be very effective against evenly matched or better opponents. You have stability and space to counter into without letting your opponent walk the ball into your box. If you can get them to start gambling and you can absorb it, you'll get opportunities.
The ME will automatically trigger counters when conditions are met. What the counter instructions does is lowering the threshold for a counter to be triggered.
Tempo is just how much time the player spends with the ball before he makes a pass or shoot. You made it way more complicated then that. Also, foucs through right/left/middle doesn't really make your team to focus play through those areas apparently, it just increases mentality of players playing in those areas. So if you tick focus through middle your CB who was on cautious mentality might end up on balanced or your MC who was positive might end up on attacking etc. In game descriptions can sometimes be misleading unfortnately.
Hey Zealand can you make a video on how to adapt to your opponents game to your advantage
^this, I've been really struggling against 5 at the back formations, feel like I've tried everything at this point but my team just seems to get undone whenever they face a 5-3-2
@@Sam-wr1ji try to play a Formation with AMR, AML, play wider, cross early and maybe dribble more to unlock them. Atleast for me that seems to work against 5 at the back
@@joalda2961 I'll give that a go next time I come against one of these brick walls, already play a 4-2-3-1 wide so I'll try the instruction changes out and hope that solves the problem somewhat
How I’ve played against a 5-3-2 is by using a 4-5-1. Use your full backs to mark the position of right and left wing back (the one that matches up so LB marks RWB and vice versa). Your 3 in midfield can press their 3 in midfield and your 2 centre backs can mark the position of their 2 strikers. That basically stops any creative freedom from them and nullifies their game. Then hit them on the counter when they come forward. That’s what worked against better teams playing 5-3-2
I keep struggling to beat the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal in my save where the wingers basically run me ragged... need tips haha
This guy is the FM UA-camr/streamer we all needed and you deserve success in your life, big up Z
One thing about play for set pieces you didn't mention is that it makes your players try and get fouls called more than usual. This can interrupt play and especially disrupt high tempo attacks that could have went better than a free kick, where the player decides to fall instead of keeping on running and taking the advantage.
I love the sketch’s just shows the effort he will go to for his fans to make it entertaining
Thank you for these videos! With your help I won my first promotion in FM with SC Preußen Münster from the 3. Liga! (predicted to avoid relegation). We then finished 10 points above the relegation places in the 2. Liga. Had a similar experience to what you mentioned re: low lines. As a poor team in the 2. Liga, sitting back and trying to be solid and counter just left us with almost no goals and unable to keep opponents out. The season was saved by going gung ho and pressing high up the pitch (similar to Struber at Barnsley). The best form of defence really is attack!
Zealand is now my favourite Football Manager youtuber
Zealand, at 13:37, try pressing the "Distribute to Area/Player" drop-down arrow. It helps when you trust one defender more than another, or simply direct to the playmaker, or even to a specific Wide Target Man. I prefer to use it. Hope you don't overlook it mid-game 👍🏼🙂
play out of defence also causes your CMs (if you don't have a DM) to drop lower and help CBs with the build-up
Can someone recommend this guy for manny the guy needs help
"Play for Set Pieces" imo, will also delay the momentum of the game, whether it be from players forcing corners for your team or even the opposing team late in the game. I usually don't have it on because it's sort of a double edge sword. I may be completely wrong in this though
I have it on for my slow tempo down tactic when I want to bring a win over the line. Or if I have really good set piece players but my team is weaker against a big side then sometimes.
I had real problems with counter press in lower leagues. Found so many teams just playing long ball over the top as soon as they got the ball and my team just not dealing with it regardless of my defensive line, changed it to regroup but with triggering press more often and it seemed to help my players realise I want them to make sure they've got back into position before they press.
Great video on some of the more nuanced parts of tactics. As an idiot with tactics, I love this video and the one from last week. Already started doing some and will update based on this too.
Defensive width actually relates to the shape of the whole team when out of possession. It has a lot of relevance to how you press. Generally, if you press intensely and or high, you should have a narrow or at least normal width. Think of it as compacting the team in to a solid unit, which is essential for a good press.
The team will move side to side without the ball so will still defend wide areas, it just means that your players will be closer together.
When he says Hit early crosses is good if you've got a striker like Mitrovic and you just signed Mitrovic XD
Very informative video as usual. I would like to touch on the benefits of setting less team wide instructions and setting more individual instructions. For example setting the entire team to dribble more is generally not as good an idea as setting that instruction for individual players, I.e. players who can dribble well or ones you arent worried about giving up the ball in a dangerous area of the pitch. The same logic applies for things like passing directness etc.
It would be great to see a video on how to properly use AMC formations. It is something I have really been playing with as I'm used to a 433 and have struggled to get my 4231 working as well.
great video man, real tight explanation! Keep up with the good video's :)
its our guy zealand. thanks man for the great content. love your streams aswell. good luck to u and i look foward to your next.
This is maybe your most helpful video for me, of course the other ones help alot too
Regarding marking, it’s better not to use it at all as a team instruction or as a player instruction.
Dynamic runs are only a part of the problem. Counters are even deadlier, especially after set pieces if you tell your player to stay back and the player he’s marking goes back into his own box to defend the set piece. Then, if you lose the ball and the opposition starts a counter, your bloody stay-back player will completely disregard any opposition waiting for the ball upfront and just start running towards his player in the opposion’s box...
However, tight marking as an opposition instruction work well for me. It seems thar this instruction means “whoever is the closest to player X, mark that player”.
I've got a really weird tactic going with my Bayer Leverkusen, narrow 4-3-3 with 2 AFs, 1 DLF, 2 mezzalas on attack, 1 DLP defend, 2 CDs cover, 2 FBs (one attack, one defend). This with attacking width wide, makes a for a very penetrative tactic
As a fellow Floridian I appreciate the tactic help (:
To all in FM20
Romario Baro - sign the guy!
What an unbelievably fun, unique and creative way to play the game 🤮
Alex Smith, but it’s up to you to put the work in for him to reach his potential ;)
And I’m sure you’ve watched Zealand’s wonderkid lists like the rest of us.... 🤦♂️
I always train Porto and that team this year is loaded with wonderkids. So Romário is a great mezzala or B2B. Up front you have Fabio Silva and Lucas Gomes. For the wings, Francisco Conceição also becomes a GOD, plus very good players like João Mário and João Pinto. Mid-field, Afonso Sousa, Vitinha and Luizão are also very good. Centerback; you have David Vinhas and Diogo Leite (plus a lot of other average players.
Henrique Mourão, Ah Silva! Yes he’s real good too. Romario’s driven and determined personality is what impressed me most. That and his long shots!
@@heraofallen I've had Silva and Gomez in different saves, Gomez was a very pleasant surprise. Check out Ronaldo Camara if you haven't already at Benfica his a great midfielder
There are many scenario when it's better to turn off counter. Most common one is when you're holding on to a lead.
What is the video where he explains the underlaps and overlaps?
The preview odds change throughout the season, so you may have been expected to finish lower at the start
This was awesome!
It seems counterintuitive to play with lower attacking width when you rely on wingers. What if you are playing a Wing Play tactic? Wouldn't you want to increase the attacking width so your team plays down the wings more often? Especially when you have an unbelievable target man and good crossing.
I find playing narrow with wingers lets the wingers get into the box more, adding too much width with wingers and wing backs could prevent you from threatening the area enough. Try focusing play on the wings if you want to emphasize the cross
Wingers already stay wide by their position instruction
@@chunkz1187 Try it out, it changed my life, put a full back on attack outside of a winger with narrow on
@@ZealandonYT I agree with you, in fact I would argue wingers on attack should be played in the midfield strata to provide defensive shape as they still get forward anyway.
Great video dude
Damn I’ve always wanted to try a Cuban sandwich
They're amazing. But only if you can find an authentic Cuban. I've seen lots of "takes" on Cubans. None are good. Especially if they use the wrong bread. Run away.
This is awsome! 👊🥇
Are there any good defensive/counter attacking tactics that work this year?
Hold position but no time wasting also creates a "counter attack"
MITROOOOOOOO
Should I still have counter always on if my tactic is possession based?
How to press while having another player under cover shadow? Like how Salah and Mane basically.. Pressing the CBs while blocking passing lane to their FBs.
Try using a deep lying playmaker to drop in the space between the CBs.
@@bluedolphin9720 I want to replicate Salah and Mane style pressing and your suggestion is WHAT?
@@KiNASuki Ah shit. My bad. I thought you wanted to play out of the press. Sorry 😅
What’s your take on 3-defender formations? I had great success recently winning big away games with a weaker side using the “Allegri tactic” from FM17 (3 defenders, 1 DMC, 2 wingbacks, 2 CMs; 2 forwards who are both man-marking opponents DMCs or MCs). Of couse we play cautios; playing out from the back, overlaping and a bit more direct; while defending narrow and counterpressing+counter ON). I’m starting to use it in home games aswell...
They can be great honestly I've used them before, they get wide enough to defend
Does anybody do tactical briefing before match? I don't know if that makes any difference or not but I wanna know that does it makes any difference if I do it or not???
So what passing direction is better for bad team: shorter or longer?
Depends on your players vs your opponents. If yours have better passing and pace vs enemy's defense ability then short. If you have better first touch and off the ball then longer. If yours just worse in all aspect then use longer. That would make mispass or intercepted pass less punishing.
It depends like every game on FM. What does a bad team mean? What is the weakness of the opposition? If you're winning and want to have position and control the game than shorter passing. If you want to counter them when they are attacking you, than direct will be more suitable if you have the right players (faster, stronger etc) but hold in mind that you can lose the ball back quickly. It always depends on the game. For example Barcelona can play shorter gaining big possession and still score. Bad teams might want to take be more direct to force something because at the end the only thing that matters is scoring more goals.
Hi could you please make a video on how to make ur wingers actually do something? A lot of times my wingers are always at 6.6 or below and it pisses me off. It feels like i have 9players in my team cuz they usually dont do jack shit
8:17 'if you are a team that is trying to beat off, side traps' xD
My experience with Defensive Width is that when playing too narrow, the opponent's wingers have to much space and time for well places crosses.
It’s why I always defend wide
if your cb’s have good jumping reach then that’s not an issue at all
Morgan Bruce That’s the dumbest thing you can possibly do. ALWAYS protect the middle. Crosses are way less dangerous than an open shot from the middle of the field, especially if you have big center backs with good heading.
Is it possible to provoke a player into leaving the club?
Florida is like most other states, they do the right thing after exhausting all other options....
I’ve played this game since Steve bull was at wolves and I’m actually still very shit
Oh man, In this game I am like zidane😂..i win lucky and lose humiliated.
No tactics just luck😂
Zealand, can I adopt you?
Just me venting my frustrations. Don’t mind me. Love your vids Zealand
Arguably one of the most shittiest games ive ever played in my entire life. I don’t even know why i want to try to create a tactic, why i watch through an entire match trying to figure out wtf is wrong with the tactic. In truth, not even changing the tactic works. No matter what you do the game just decides whether youre gonna lose or win. Once it decides that you’ll lose, all your players start playing like a bunch of dumb fcks, missing every single chance they can see in sight. One on ones, 1 yard chances, all the kind of clear cut chances you can think of. They will miss every single one of them. And then the opponent just throws one ball over the top and your supposedly “world class” defenders cant catch up to a 5 pace striker. Absolute. Bullshit. It comes to a point where i just give up and close the program w/o even caring anymore. And dont come at me with all the “your tactics are shite”. I might not be a master at making tactics but it doesnt take a bloody genius to c that this years game is broken.
I STILL CANT MAKE MY AMC TO WORK DAMN! 😠
Was that George Bush in the intro?
Anyone interested to play league?
Hi sir I am Indian
My name Chaitanya
This guy saw people complaining about 20 minute videos and made a 19:59 video
Yes
Haha, that's how he rolls. No patience for whingers and nor should there be. People moan there isn't enough videos and then they moan they're too long when they do come out. He can't please all of the people all of the time so best to just do what he wants and let people deal with it. I'd watch him prattle on for an hour if he wanted to but if he suddenly shortens his videos, i think i'll manage without kicking up a fuss. He offers a free service, complaining shouldn't be allowed. People should take it as given or go elsewhere but the service for thousands shouldn't be changed to suit a few complainers, especially when they're generally those loud, entitled, me me me types. You do you Zealand and keep knocking those moaners down a peg with the sarcastic replies. It happens to be one of my favourite parts haha.
I didn't like "Shoot On Sight"... until I won the Euro in the 90th minute with a Gelson Martins long shot. It's a great tactic in the 70th minute onwards.
"A striker who is good at being big"
Sums up Peter Crouch's entire career.
Wherever he went it was always a rainy night in Stoke
Just so you know Zealand I would love hour long videos on the most minute topics. The more detail the better!
I feel the same I would love to just put on a zealand video and have him chat to me for hours lol
Hey Zealand, my team tends to dominate with 20 or so shots with almost half on target but they seem to bottle those chances, especially 1v1s. How do I get through this?
Get better strikers or train your strikers to place shots and shoot first time. Also, you might be shooting from too far away a lot of the time, so work ball into the box.
@@higgsey8936 I have Tammy Abraham with ok stats and places shots and my tactic is also has work into the box. But still only one goal in 22 shots. The rest of the team also bottles 1v1s
I assume you have a lot of possession if you're able to take 20 shots a game? If so, maybe try turning down your tempo some. Work the ball into the box could work too if you notice they're taking a lot of shots from outside the box
FM is fucked. tactics hardly matter. 5 instruction and you are a wonderful manager? lol what. there is no control over tactics in fm. the game engine is stupid. if you can't score 3one on ones. it's not the fault of tactics or player development.
@@naked_fish2182 dont worry happened to me too when my dembele(lyon striker in fm 19) scored 51 goals a season
Or hear me out, click all the pretty buttons and just insallah.
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I'm not first, but I want some love too :(
You have a unique and interesting style which is very impressive 20 minutes is not long enough!
The vid was 19 minutes and 59 seconds long
Between 1992 hours in FM19 and 1888 hours in FM20 and who knows how many between 14-18 Ive finally figured out how to set a good tactic. For the first 10-15 games, hell for the first season, completely avoid individual instructions. Only when you start to understand your players and how they play only then should you think about individual instructions. I.E. you got a pacey midfielder who has a knocks ball past oppenent trait? Then consider giving him the instruction to get forward and so on. This has saved me so much frustration when seemingly good tactics start to fall apart for no reason.
Worth noting that you may want to turn off counter if you're looking to see out a game. Counter will increase the chances of you turning the ball over and presumably reduce player stamina also.
Question: I have slow and crappy defenders. I am reluctant to play a high line as I'm worried they'll get burned for pace. I doubt they have the ability to execute a coordinated offside trap too. Would you still recommend a high vs low line?
It's my favourite clueless UA-camr making tactical videos again 😉
Everybody like this video because it's amazing
i found some observations in this video that i discovered myself:
1-distribute to centerbacks / play out of defense: if your centerbacks are bad a passing and being pressed hard (against gegenpress-like tactics) they will lose the ball in your own box (because CBs get into the box to assist the GK), i avoid using this because has happened to me before
2-use offside trap: when the opposite team is finding space in like a 4-3-3 formation between your wingers and fullbacks and attempts long balls, for me offside trap is the way to go
3-distribute to fullbacks: if your thing is playing on flanks (what i personally like) a way to start rolling the ball down the flanks is this, also, when you distribute the centerbacks, the centerbacks get inside your own box to assist the goalkeeper for passing, posession that can be lost against a team that has the highest line of engagement, when you distribute to fullbacks, you push your lines higher up the pitch, reducing that margin of error
Can you do a video on the advantages of older players because I don’t know what use they have if they’re just going to decline
Empirespart, for top teams older players tend to mean sharp decline in pace and stamina plus high wages so not a great combo especially for attacking players - I tend to ship them out from 32 onwards whilst they’re still worth something.
Mentors, can be cheap(ish) good backups for a season or two, dressing room leaders sometimes if they have a good mentality. Specialists if you lack them such as a set piece taker. It also really depends on what level you are playing. I think it was Lullojo who had Marlon Pack in a lower league side and his great mentals and technicals and set pieces allowed him to dominate from midfield, despite low acceleration/ pace and stamina.
Thanks to your last video i went from 4th to 2nd (covered a 18 point gap in approx 20 matches) in bundesliga and won the champions league with leverkusen in 2nd year managing them in fm 2019 tho
tah, Havertz, brandt, bailey are amazingly good in fm19
Regroup, low lines of defence, mid level pressing - my real madrid destroyed the game with this *small team tactics* - i literally without save scumming won the treble without a single defeat!
i used counter pressing, high pressing, short passing tactic but it stopped working and then i made my team a defensive counter attacking team. Jose Mourinho will be proud of me uWu
Wow I can't believe you won the treble with Real Madrid, it's such a hard thing to do. Good job man, you're amazing!
I think winning a treble without save scumming is impressive no matter what team.
@@longan369 man that was 2-3 years ago in FM19, that was my 1st ever FM save ;-;
I would not say that there are correct tactical instructions, there are those that adapt to the situation.
This is gold! Thanks Zealand.
Hey Zealand could you make a video on staff searching for lower league football?
Post a job advert and save yourself time
Testimonial: Mr Zealand, your videos showed me how FM2020 works. I since moved on from FM18 and started my first game with Darlington FC (Vanarama North). First season, I lost in the play off final but then went on a 62 game unbeaten league run spanning almost a season and half. I eventually lost to Dorking (rolls eyes). It wasn't easy, no name checked wonderkids or downloaded tactics or bs. But understanding how the game works? That's the ticket. Thank you from Darlington FC in the National Conference (for now!).
So playing against 4231 - should I have tight marking on? Is it a bad idea to tight marking 433? I am having trouble dealing with 442 since I usually play 442. Should I change my flat 442 to a diamond 442 to have CAM exploit the space behind the opponent’s midfield?
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Love it , so many simple things that when you say it it’s like obviously but tbh I have never realised it before. Quite amazing the amount of ppl take one meaning from the instruction and that’s it 🤣
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Is it just me, or did the audio desync very slightly on that video?
Made Zealand look like he'd been dubbed over and it was mildly distracting. Kinda made it seem like he was in an old kung-fu movie.
Can you please make a video of what to do when starting day 1, head coach attributes and how to allocate them. Thanks
You can also distribute with the keeper to individual positions in your tactic if you click the arrow.
Im fed up of this game. Doesn't matter if i have Bayern or a bad team or whoever, i lose i don't get it. tried everything.its 0 realistic.
i personally find a very high line in combination with regroup to be working pretty good
Thank you Zealand. I can finally sort out my Leipzig tactics
I’ve had good success in my save with a 3 at the back formation, only after putting the defensive width to wide.
What, no throwing the ball over defence? :D
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Hi Zealand, french fan here !
What about a video explaining what specifically does every individual instruction does in the game ?
I had the same question... most tactics online always seem to use standard personal instructions
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A few tactical thoughts from my FM20 experiences:
1) I really like combining Stay on Feet with More Urgent or Extremely Urgent pressing, especially on higher mentalities. The effect is that my players will pressure the opponent into making a poor decision or playing an impatient long ball without the risk that comes with lunging in for a tackle (exposed defense or cards). With the higher mentality, the other players will look to pick off a bad pass. You don't win the ball as quickly, but you keep your defense solid and still get plenty of transition opportunities.
2) I have one tactic where I turn Counter off and stick to Regroup. If I expect to dominate my opponent and I have a team full of good passers, I'll play a tiki-taka style 3-4-3. The only chances I concede in this tactic are counters to my counters. My team bombs up, we lose the ball, and suddenly we're exposed. So I ask my team not to counter and rarely concede a chance (again, this is only an approach I play against weaker teams). Otherwise....yeah, let's get after those counters.
3) Like the video mentioned, slightly compressed defensive formations (lower LOE + standard DL or standard LOE + higher DL) seem to be very effective against evenly matched or better opponents. You have stability and space to counter into without letting your opponent walk the ball into your box. If you can get them to start gambling and you can absorb it, you'll get opportunities.
The ME will automatically trigger counters when conditions are met. What the counter instructions does is lowering the threshold for a counter to be triggered.
@@zyfon5 Right. I figure that way they'll only counter if it's a great opportunity, which is pretty much what I want.
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Tempo is just how much time the player spends with the ball before he makes a pass or shoot. You made it way more complicated then that. Also, foucs through right/left/middle doesn't really make your team to focus play through those areas apparently, it just increases mentality of players playing in those areas. So if you tick focus through middle your CB who was on cautious mentality might end up on balanced or your MC who was positive might end up on attacking etc. In game descriptions can sometimes be misleading unfortnately.
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Damn, man your videos are super fun! Its a rare thing to see a gamer have that good entertaining skills! keep the good work going man!