What scouting tips do you use? Like the video if you enjoyed and feel free to check out my channel and the Wolfsburg save linked in the description! Thanks all 🙂 - Jake
One tip which is super simple. When you have limited resources you can always hire cheap scout from country that you want to scout in. For example if you will hire guy which has knowledge about Balkan countries then automatically some amount of players will be added to the list of players you can see. You won't get scouting report but the scouting knowledge about certain region will improve.
I think it's important to mention that "stars" level of potential is based on your team. For example Superb 4 stars will be different in man City and Norwich.
Played Club Brugge and it was fun to see one of my top guys with 4 star ability slowly go down the pecking order as the younger players developed. Sold him at 3 star.
It is more effective to scout through youth intake in countries you don't have loaded. If you are a bigger club, I would also recommend scouting by league a bit more, because if you scout the whole nation, scouts do some weird things. For example my french scout looking for u19 prospect has scouted PSG 15 times, but PSG U19 only 2 times.
Thanks, Jake! One thing I do is scan through rosters of U19-23 national teams to see if there are any 16-17 year olds playing there that could have wonderkid potential and then send scouts to the ones that look interesting. I have a long-term PSV save and set aside $3M for scouting so I have the resources, but if you're a smaller club, you could still do the same but look at the dev squads of nearby clubs instead. Cheers!
Start with regions, then when you add more scouts you can go country specific. Everyone on the staff contributes to nations knowledge, including Physios and Analysts. And if your doing a long term save, even if your starting out small, set up your screen flow for youth competitions, and create a shortlist at the beginning of your save for players under 21 who have international/caps appearances at any level. Then every year create a new international appearance list. Yes, you will get a lot of reports, but you can remove those players you know arent going to pan out from the shortlist when they come thru. The other thing I do is change my scouts name, so Franck Minvielle becomes F. Mienville (11PA10PP CAfr), so I know when creating assignments he's my Central African Scout, but with 20 Adapability he's going to learn a lot of the countries. He's been on my team for 6 years, and he's now 17PA/14PP. And for me, if the choice is between a 58 year old scout who is say, 16/16, and a 35 year old scout whos 14/14, sign the 35 year old scout, because chances are his attributes will improve, and you might get him for cheaper.
@@lfcmatt yes, like players they have a range they can be, and I know they younger the scout, the more likely they are to improve. So a 60 year old scout whose 15/15 is probably near the top of his potential, but I haven't done a lot of work into looking at that. I would assume that a scout who is always on assignment is like a player who is always training, therefore his attributes will improve, but that's going to require a test.
Think one subject never talked about with scouting is next opponents, for this scout Adaptability is very important as when you get to facing club even in friendly you will get better reports. for me current ability and tactical knowledge is useful for that. I like to try to have a scout that main job is that, the more you know about your opponent the better you can understand the team they have for the next game plus transfers.
2:52 Another (not-so) hidden attribute: Become a polyglot. The more languages where he is at least "Good" in (6/10), it's even easier to get intel. Likewise for the players, coaches, even yourself if needs must.
It's possible to select all the Albanian players they they are playing in Sweden? And to make list with a specifik nationality that they are U16 or u17?
Hi I just wonder if I send scouts into some areas which is blank in my world knowledge map, will it help to increase my general percentage of the world knowledge?
I do the same specifications with scouted star ability and age, my scouts rarely find me anything. Also, keep setting scouts for under 18s and nothing ever comes back
Just a question mate, why not use continents instead of regions? makes more sense no? regions there are more and if you only have 8 scouts then it would be much better to do continents no?
Is there a way to increase a scout's ability? For example, on my current save, if I go to FM Genie and sort staff by potential ability, I see Lolo Soler, a 36-year-old free agent Scout who has a CA of 96 and a PA of 186. That is his STAFF ability. His Judging Current Player Ability and Judging Potential Player Ability are both 10. How can you raise a scout's ability (without editing)? For coaches, sending coaches for licensing certifications increases their abilities - but for scouts, will someone like Soler who has a PA of 186 ever reach his potential? Or will Lolo Soler always be 96/186? FYI - Soler is a real player who recently retired, playing in Spain's 3rd and 2nd tiers from 2003/04 through 2015/16, then played for Lincoln (the Highest rated team in Gibraltar). from 2016/17 through 2021/22. I've noticed in many play throughs, FM always has these types of scouts available - guys who had long careers in lower leagues who after retiring become free agent scouts. Many have very high PA's (175 and higher) but always very low CA (usually below 70). Soler is intriguing, as with a CA of 96, he's an inexpensive scout to sign - but can/will he ever improve?
I do the same as you with my scouting Jake however on this years game I’m not having much success. My scouts are top rated and familiar with their regions but I’m lucky if they dig out anything more than a C+. Just wondering if you’ve found the same on this years game?
I seemed to have issues when I asked them to scout players that worked in my tactical setup where they'd end up returning absolutely nobody at all. I wasn't sure if it was a bug / if it's been fixed, but I turned that off and just work through the results myself. Does it cost them time, though? Has anyone else encountered this?
I think I know the answer because I struggled with this myself. Based on some experiments I've done it seems that the length of time it'll take to see results depends on when you start the assignment and what region the assignment covers. So, let's say, you set up a scouting assignment in North America to start in January. You probably won't see many, if any (depending how narrow your assignment is), results until April. That's because the only active league in the FM region of North America at that time of the year is the Mexican league. MLS only starts in March and the Canadian Premier League doesn't start until April or May depending on the year. Also, it seems that no matter how many or few leagues/countries you have in your save's database, the assignment still plays out based on a country's football calendars. For instance, I never had Central America or Honduras in my database but I had a wonderkid come out of Olimpia in Honduras. So while I didn't have the region or country in my save, IIRC my scout found him because the assignment coincided with the Honduran football calendar which is similar to most of Europe. I hope this helps shed some light on how long it takes to get results. If anyone else knows or thinks what I wrote is not true or has anything to add, please let us know.
@@fmscout thanks mate could u have a word with the powers that be and tell them to make the 18 year old wonderkids 200k again- helps make smaller clubs get better, at the moment the game knows they’re gonna be great and prices small clubs out of them
Something I kind of been wondering, if I tell my scouts to scout players that either come up from the player search section, the social+news section or the one I typed in myself to know their attributes and such, who will scout them? Especially if all the scouts already been given scouting assignments like in this video. Does it mess with their original assignments to find wonderkids?
I believe there is a tab called assignments or something like that where you can view all the players you have assigned to be scouted, who they’re being scouted by, etc. You can set particular scouting assignments to be higher priority by moving them to the top of the list, which I find to be very useful if there’s not a lot of time left in the transfer window and I’ve found a possible signing who isn’t well scouted. Occasionally you’ll have enough scouting assignments running that a few will be put on hold, but at least for me that’s never been a problem, so unless you’re scouting a hundred players at a time you should be okay
@@Flash4ML ohhh alright. So the priority list is the important one that the scouts will follow. Cool cool. It's just I usually have a bit of dilemma going in the first transfer window for a new save. Like, should I just set scouting assignments for the scouts or should I hold off on that and scout the players I'm interested to sign in that window.
@@okzim2676 What I've done is just put scouts on players I'm interested in, and set particulars to the top of the priority queue if I want them to be scouted ASAP. I just use the scouting reports to find interesting targets, or if I really need a wingback or something then I go to "all analyzed" (or something like that) in the scouting tab, sort by position, scroll through, and add scouting assignments to any interesting players. I am a newer player though, so there's almost certainly better ways to go about it, that's just what I do.
What scouting tips do you use? Like the video if you enjoyed and feel free to check out my channel and the Wolfsburg save linked in the description! Thanks all 🙂 - Jake
One tip which is super simple. When you have limited resources you can always hire cheap scout from country that you want to scout in. For example if you will hire guy which has knowledge about Balkan countries then automatically some amount of players will be added to the list of players you can see. You won't get scouting report but the scouting knowledge about certain region will improve.
I think it's important to mention that "stars" level of potential is based on your team. For example Superb 4 stars will be different in man City and Norwich.
Played Club Brugge and it was fun to see one of my top guys with 4 star ability slowly go down the pecking order as the younger players developed.
Sold him at 3 star.
Is it not based on the league as if it was your team you’d have a 5 star player for your best guy but that’s not ever been the case for me.
@@united1990 it's for your team based on average in league.
It is more effective to scout through youth intake in countries you don't have loaded. If you are a bigger club, I would also recommend scouting by league a bit more, because if you scout the whole nation, scouts do some weird things. For example my french scout looking for u19 prospect has scouted PSG 15 times, but PSG U19 only 2 times.
Why is it more effective to scout the countries which are not loaded ? I thought the not loaded countries generate less talents
Thanks, Jake! One thing I do is scan through rosters of U19-23 national teams to see if there are any 16-17 year olds playing there that could have wonderkid potential and then send scouts to the ones that look interesting. I have a long-term PSV save and set aside $3M for scouting so I have the resources, but if you're a smaller club, you could still do the same but look at the dev squads of nearby clubs instead. Cheers!
I love that Norway kit! Cool that you wear it!
Thanks Jake for this! First time using it I always just delegated it but know understanding it a bit better to finally use it!
No wonderkid will ever escape my scouts!
Start with regions, then when you add more scouts you can go country specific. Everyone on the staff contributes to nations knowledge, including Physios and Analysts.
And if your doing a long term save, even if your starting out small, set up your screen flow for youth competitions, and create a shortlist at the beginning of your save for players under 21 who have international/caps appearances at any level. Then every year create a new international appearance list.
Yes, you will get a lot of reports, but you can remove those players you know arent going to pan out from the shortlist when they come thru.
The other thing I do is change my scouts name, so Franck Minvielle becomes F. Mienville (11PA10PP CAfr), so I know when creating assignments he's my Central African Scout, but with 20 Adapability he's going to learn a lot of the countries. He's been on my team for 6 years, and he's now 17PA/14PP. And for me, if the choice is between a 58 year old scout who is say, 16/16, and a 35 year old scout whos 14/14, sign the 35 year old scout, because chances are his attributes will improve, and you might get him for cheaper.
Ratings of scouts can increase?
thanks man!
@@lfcmatt yes, like players they have a range they can be, and I know they younger the scout, the more likely they are to improve. So a 60 year old scout whose 15/15 is probably near the top of his potential, but I haven't done a lot of work into looking at that. I would assume that a scout who is always on assignment is like a player who is always training, therefore his attributes will improve, but that's going to require a test.
@@dzakiaqillah1870 Anytime.
Great content, i never used scouting that deep, helped a lot, thank you very much
No problem man! - Jake
Thank you a lot for this tutorial , been playing the 01/02 version before this one and it is really a BIG change @_@
Glad to help! - Jake
Again great! Best fm scout! Learned a lot and started using scouting… thanks
You got to the point, seemed passionate and came across as confident. Great video boet!
Brooo is that a classic Vitesse shirt in the back👀💛🖤
Thanks, this helps loads. Its so simple!
I’m glad mate! - Jake
8:54 Definitely know that feeling 🤣😂🤣
I can't even sign scouts or see them in my staff list on Xbox version. Is this cos it's downgraded or am I missing something
Great tips. Now for hours of scouting joy.
Haha enjoy it! - Jake
Think one subject never talked about with scouting is next opponents, for this scout Adaptability is very important as when you get to facing club even in friendly you will get better reports. for me current ability and tactical knowledge is useful for that. I like to try to have a scout that main job is that, the more you know about your opponent the better you can understand the team they have for the next game plus transfers.
2:52 Another (not-so) hidden attribute: Become a polyglot. The more languages where he is at least "Good" in (6/10), it's even easier to get intel. Likewise for the players, coaches, even yourself if needs must.
Great video only problem is the hours you have to spend setting up and scouting 😭
Thanks for the content! :)
been using this system now for about 7 years if you take the time to do it its very worthwhile which many ppl dont want to do but is 100% worth it
How to sell unwanted player?
Help. My region scouting is greyed out and I can't chose it. Any idea why or how to fix it?
It's possible to select all the Albanian players they they are playing in Sweden? And to make list with a specifik nationality that they are U16 or u17?
Columbia. Very underrated.
A list of which countries are in each specific region would be so useful.
Sort out an affiliate club if possible. Ideally, your board lets you handpick so you can get knowledge of that team’s country.
Fastest way to find the best newgens is to see who are the 15 or 16 years old players selected for the country’s U-21 team.
That’s a very good strategy, I’m surprised he didn’t mention it, but I guess this was more of a setting up the scouting team video
Hiya jake where do u find that toni guy in Italy
Great Video. I would add that you can increase your scouting knowledge with Affiliate club and share scouting.
Does anyone else does a save that u only buy players or scout players that are the same nationality as the country u manage in
Sometimes that’s a great way to do things, some clubs visions require that after all! - Jake
Hey FM Scout, i Was wondering how You can see the «key player» slot when You click on a random team?
my question, should I send some scouts to find first team players also?
Hi I just wonder if I send scouts into some areas which is blank in my world knowledge map, will it help to increase my general percentage of the world knowledge?
Which theme are you using? (Also picture pack?)
I do the same specifications with scouted star ability and age, my scouts rarely find me anything. Also, keep setting scouts for under 18s and nothing ever comes back
Do you have leagues loaded in for the nations you are scouting?
Just a question mate, why not use continents instead of regions? makes more sense no? regions there are more and if you only have 8 scouts then it would be much better to do continents no?
Is there a way to increase a scout's ability? For example, on my current save, if I go to FM Genie and sort staff by potential ability, I see Lolo Soler, a 36-year-old free agent Scout who has a CA of 96 and a PA of 186. That is his STAFF ability. His Judging Current Player Ability and Judging Potential Player Ability are both 10. How can you raise a scout's ability (without editing)?
For coaches, sending coaches for licensing certifications increases their abilities - but for scouts, will someone like Soler who has a PA of 186 ever reach his potential? Or will Lolo Soler always be 96/186? FYI - Soler is a real player who recently retired, playing in Spain's 3rd and 2nd tiers from 2003/04 through 2015/16, then played for Lincoln (the Highest rated team in Gibraltar). from 2016/17 through 2021/22.
I've noticed in many play throughs, FM always has these types of scouts available - guys who had long careers in lower leagues who after retiring become free agent scouts. Many have very high PA's (175 and higher) but always very low CA (usually below 70). Soler is intriguing, as with a CA of 96, he's an inexpensive scout to sign - but can/will he ever improve?
I do the same as you with my scouting Jake however on this years game I’m not having much success. My scouts are top rated and familiar with their regions but I’m lucky if they dig out anything more than a C+. Just wondering if you’ve found the same on this years game?
Same here!
I seemed to have issues when I asked them to scout players that worked in my tactical setup where they'd end up returning absolutely nobody at all. I wasn't sure if it was a bug / if it's been fixed, but I turned that off and just work through the results myself. Does it cost them time, though? Has anyone else encountered this?
Can someone tell me what is this skin ?, Thanks
This is the FM22 Vince skin! Tried it out recently and thought it was cool! - Jake
@@fmscout thanks Jake !
No worries man - So many cool skins out there nowadays! - Jake
Hopefully will help my Galway united team get free agents from outside of UK
Bubacarr Kebbeh . That's all you need .
Does the country knowledge disappear if the scout leaves?
would it work for any club I'm managing with small budgets
You'd have to cherry pick where you scout, but you can still get good results! - Jake
Hey Jake, great video…. Let’s say I set up the whole thing in January, then when am I likely to get results?
I think I know the answer because I struggled with this myself. Based on some experiments I've done it seems that the length of time it'll take to see results depends on when you start the assignment and what region the assignment covers. So, let's say, you set up a scouting assignment in North America to start in January. You probably won't see many, if any (depending how narrow your assignment is), results until April. That's because the only active league in the FM region of North America at that time of the year is the Mexican league. MLS only starts in March and the Canadian Premier League doesn't start until April or May depending on the year. Also, it seems that no matter how many or few leagues/countries you have in your save's database, the assignment still plays out based on a country's football calendars. For instance, I never had Central America or Honduras in my database but I had a wonderkid come out of Olimpia in Honduras. So while I didn't have the region or country in my save, IIRC my scout found him because the assignment coincided with the Honduran football calendar which is similar to most of Europe. I hope this helps shed some light on how long it takes to get results. If anyone else knows or thinks what I wrote is not true or has anything to add, please let us know.
Is this the full game or touch or mobile?
This is the full game mate! - Jake
@@fmscout thanks mate could u have a word with the powers that be and tell them to make the 18 year old wonderkids 200k again- helps make smaller clubs get better, at the moment the game knows they’re gonna be great and prices small clubs out of them
@@TheGreenDevil21 but you know they're going to be good, so surely they'd know too?
Does anybody know if you can still get a son in the game?
yo, bro what skinis that
What skin is this?
Alguien sería tan amable de explicarmelo en español? Gracias!
When the nxgn 50 comes up i just buy the best youngsters lol
skin?
Which skin is this?
FM22 Vince skin
Something I kind of been wondering, if I tell my scouts to scout players that either come up from the player search section, the social+news section or the one I typed in myself to know their attributes and such, who will scout them? Especially if all the scouts already been given scouting assignments like in this video. Does it mess with their original assignments to find wonderkids?
I believe there is a tab called assignments or something like that where you can view all the players you have assigned to be scouted, who they’re being scouted by, etc. You can set particular scouting assignments to be higher priority by moving them to the top of the list, which I find to be very useful if there’s not a lot of time left in the transfer window and I’ve found a possible signing who isn’t well scouted. Occasionally you’ll have enough scouting assignments running that a few will be put on hold, but at least for me that’s never been a problem, so unless you’re scouting a hundred players at a time you should be okay
@@Flash4ML ohhh alright. So the priority list is the important one that the scouts will follow. Cool cool.
It's just I usually have a bit of dilemma going in the first transfer window for a new save. Like, should I just set scouting assignments for the scouts or should I hold off on that and scout the players I'm interested to sign in that window.
@@okzim2676 What I've done is just put scouts on players I'm interested in, and set particulars to the top of the priority queue if I want them to be scouted ASAP. I just use the scouting reports to find interesting targets, or if I really need a wingback or something then I go to "all analyzed" (or something like that) in the scouting tab, sort by position, scroll through, and add scouting assignments to any interesting players. I am a newer player though, so there's almost certainly better ways to go about it, that's just what I do.
Skin?
so actually u just copied zealands video…