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I have put in a lot of time learning and trying to master the tactics, training, and wonderkids, but all of this came from my leaving FIFA. FIFA career mode was how I initially got into managing soccer or football teams virtually, my first addiction with signing hot prospects and so on. I played...

I spend a lot of time critiquing your Football Manager stuff. The tactics, the saves, the transfers, the scouting, all of that was on the chopping block in my last video. So, it’s only fair that I get my own tactic raided by two Youtubers I’ve worked with before. They play FM all the time, know...

I spend a lot of time talking about wonderkids, scouting, tactics, and transfers in Football Manager. But, there is one thing that can massively screw you that I don’t usually talk about. Contracts, you know the thing where you keep players on your team for a certain amount of time. It’s a...

The hunt for wonderkids in FM takes different forms. The regional scouting to hunt for the regen or newgen of your dreams. The watching Zealand videos to see how Football Manager has rated the world’s best young footballers. Then there’s the state of the art youth facilities that might just give...

Developing wonderkids is a tough task in FM. Finding and executing the right loan can make all the difference between actually developing that wonderkid and having another story about how Football Manager let you down. That is what this loan video is for. Having good finances and making money in...

The most pressing question Reddit has for me: when will I start a youtube save with Football Manager. It was about time for me to delve into r/theoldzealand again, the memes about FM and football/soccer, in general, are always exquisite. From my obsession with hoarding wonderkids, to a hammer’s...

There are a lot of roles in Football Manager. I have undertaken the herculean task of ranking them all on a table to inform your FM tactic for years to come. This is a purely scientific endeavor that includes no opinion (citation needed). There are, however, so many roles in Football Manager...

Football Manager is full of data you can see. The magic of it is how much data is hidden, the hidden attributes that make up a player’s personality in FM that can define saves and seasons without you ever knowing they exist. Then, there’s determination. The black sheep of Football Manager, a...

Go to http://www.squarespace.com/zealand to get a free trial and 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. In the world of football, or soccer, there are nearly a billion fans. Probably more honestly, but fortunately not all of them have access to Twitter. For the ones that do, the...

So often, it’s the big clubs that are bullying the little guy in Football Manager. Dominating transfers, stealing your wonderkids, and blowing you out in the champions league are all part of the bullying process. Now, it’s time to fight back. I give you the best transfer negotiation tools out...

There are some truly great players out there without an international appearance for their country. Some of these players turn out for the biggest clubs in the world but miss out on every World Cup, Euros, and Copa America that comes around. The dramatic FIFA songs usually miss them unless they...

The one thing people spend more time thinking about in Football Manager than anything else is their tactic. Tactics are at the heart of what defines a manager. In real life, it decides often how they are perceived for all history - from Mourinho to Pep. Actually knowing whether to make a 4-2-3-1...

Saving your saves on FM is back! We do it on stream about once a month so since you all enjoyed it on YouTube too, I figured we could save your saves on Football Manager 2021 again. I picked four saves from the hammers that had different issues, one with tactics, one with morale, and some...

I have assembled a team to finally look into hidden attributes and personalities in Football Manager. That and how they change how your wonderkid develops over time. We started by discovering that these personality guides have actually missed a few key details on personality and media handling...

The first major competitive FM event came to pass for Football Manager 2021, and it did not go well. We learned a lot of hard lessons about tactics, scouting, transfers, and Chris Smalling. This video is for me to go over all that I learned about the match engine and all these other factors. The...

An FM scouting video I made recently stirred up some controversy. Where is the line from realism to Football Manager Cheese? I sat down to explain why we’re all cheating on FM21, in our own way. Whether it’s cheap tricks with your tactic on FM, or watching my videos to make the right transfers...

Does your tactic not work? Is Football Manager 2021’s match engine so different you don’t understand it? Is FM xG just interesting to you? That’s good! Because I have managed to get one of the key developers of the xG model in Football Manager on for an interview! He is an employee of a company...

Sorry about the camera being a tad out of focus, was using a new one for the first time! Today we go head to head vs @Zealand in a battle for the best underused or unknown Football Manager features, whos your winner?!

While this may come as a surprise to some of you, I do, in fact, not know everything there is to know about Football Manager. So, I’ve decided to bring in Foxinthebox to illuminate me. We have filmed two FM tips videos, one for his channel and one for mine, where we compete to one-up each other...

The Football Manager streamer showdown is upon us. It is the first competitive FM21 event and we have a ticket to sit at the table. It’s even sponsored by KFC, which is just cool. The first round is the draft, where we have 500 million pounds to build an 18-man team on FM from the Premier...

Football Manager has one great focus it seems - who has the best tactic. Well, I’ve assembled the great FM minds, or just Workthespace, to go over some Twitter tactics people believe have caused their FM21 success. We rate them on a scale from Knap to Doctorbenjy, so naturally, this is a very...

The 2021 Euros (or 2020 Euro tournament) are right around the corner and hopefully we are able to actually watch them unfold. Whether we can or not though, trusty Football Manager gives us the most realistic simulation experience of the European Championships in 2021 outside of the real thing...

Back for part 3! A bit delayed (apologies) but we push on with a complete beginner’s guide to the game, this time focusing on staff. Now the responsibilities of Football Manager staff change a lot over the years, but what makes a good member of your staff does not. Whether it’s a scout, coach...

It’s always the dream of a small club in FM.. what if I could see all the free agents in the world? Surely my scouts would find our next wonderkid or superstar transfer? Well, with this neat accounting trick in your scouting budget, we can now scout the world through the previously useless...

I have been hounded for this video for an incredibly long amount of time and it’s finally here. A complete guide to opposition instructions, from the mysterious tight marking to the beloved hard-tackling, from the tough close down decision to the ubiquitous force onto weak foot command. Tactics...

Football Manager went all-in on improving the match engine this year, but we now have some video evidence that it is certainly not perfect. FM21 does in fact make mistakes. Thanks, my reddit! It’s time for our first look at r/TheOldZealand to break down how bad the match engine has treated...

The FIFA world rankings for national teams are sometimes hilariously wrong. But, we can all agree that the top national teams, the ones that make the FIFA world cup and other major tournaments like the Euros, are all inside the top 100 of the FIFA world rankings. But this, this team, draws on...

Football Manager is a challenging game with so many different layers, there is no way to make guides and tutorials about all of them. Each player on FM21 is going to run into an experience with their squad, scouting, tactics, or transfers that noone else has ever had. So, what is the best way to...

Transfers and scouting are key facets of Football Manager success. So, I sat down to tackle a tough topic to talk about in FM, how to always sign the right player in every circumstance. This is about looking at football manager 2021 and breaking down the decision-making process that you should...

So, you want the best regen / newgen facepack ever made? Well, here you go! In an effort that took nearly a year, we managed to create a complete pack of ethnically sorted, AI-generated faces (which are unlimited in sample size and thus can be created to no end) that then assign to your regens...