Common Mistakes in Football Manager 

Thank you for having me on. It was hilariously memorable.

What I learnt from this video is that a striker with a broken leg is a striker you don't have to worry about

We need more Bustthenet and Zealand collabs, this is a wild combination!

BusttheNet is the most underappreciated FM content creator. Absolute genius. Fantastic video and collaboration.

As soon as I heard Busttthenet’s accent, I knew that there was something so pleasantly amiss. Turns out he’s from Singapore! Love to hear someone else from our little red dot so invested in FM23. The beautiful game is universal 💫

I've learned a lot from Daljit's videos over the years. Great collaboration.

One tactical thing I think people get wrong easily, they don't make enough subs. I hardly go a match without making 5 subs. And most of the ones that I do less than 5 subs are when my 2nd team are on a pitch against an easily overpowered opponent. Like man, if you're run ragged that's fine, your job is keeping the first team fresh right now.

I realised after clicking your video and being the 26th viewer. I have no life apart from football manager. Thank you Zealand 🙏🏻

Daljit is a tactical legend. as a 20+ year veteran myself, he manage to teach me a lot with his videos.

man i’m so stoked that you brought BTN on. i remember listening to this wise cap-dawning man guide me on my tactics back in the fm15 days. zealand you perfected this niche of YT but it makes me so happy to see you acknowledge the giants on whose shoulders you stand 👏

In FM24 I hard disagree with the 3rd tip regarding the low block. There's many scenarios where a low block system is the best system to defend against the opposition. Higher lines of engagement works well if you have players capable of pressing the opposition intensively (high work rate, high stamina, high physicals) and that's not always the case. I won the Brazilian Championship with a 4-1-2-3 low block counter attack system where my midfield had an average age of 34yo besides a 33yo striker, a 35yo CB and a 31yo LB. Those guys simply can't press high for long periods and they need to be nursed to play the whole season without many injury problems, so I needed a tactic with a lower intensity for my squad to perform.

I love how you keep putting respect on Daljit’s name. The man is a genius! Very very cool vid from the both of you 🙏🏻

The collab that we NEEDED, love both channels

love bustthenet, hope he comes by more often, he truly is a tactical genius

Been playing Championship/Football Manager for 30 years but still learned a few new things now.

0:32 Shoutout to the editor for putting that in so quickly lmao

BusttheNet wearing an Atletico Mineiro Special Jersey! Awesome! Great video from two of the most impressive FM players.

Your recent Taunton save inspired me to do something similar so I’ve started a save with St Albans. We’ve just won the National League South in our first season and we’ve just played our first game in the National League. Let’s see how we go!

OH MY GOD!!! ABOUT TIME BUSTTHENET GOT ON!!!! Daljit is a straight up legend of the FM game

NEVER EVER park the bus. Never try to protect a lead. The amount of times I tried to protect a 1x0 lead and conceeded RIGHT after dropping the lines is baffling... Just lower the tempo, keep possession and waste some time and you should be fine!

I love both of these channels. I was so glad to see Bust the net on this video, he is a great personality.

Amazing. Thanks for exposing (probs wrong word) other FM youtubers to the mainstream. Hes articulate, eloquent, and makes great points. Deserves subs! I immediately subbed after this

On point number 3: High line of engagement and higher defensive line are totally different, in terms of their actual positioning on the field, in different mentalities. For example, a mid block and standard defensive line on a attacking mentality is more or less the same, in terms of positioning, as a high line of engagement and higher defensive line on balanced.

Love this collaboration! And great tips!

Now this is a good colab - Love Dajlit, glad to see him here

Two of my favourite FM content creators on one video!

If you don't mind, I'll leave one more tip here. It's the tip that made me improve the most. I'm sure many people are like me and don't actually watch the games. BUT. Whenever you make a new tactic or whenever you feel like your tactic is not longer working as well as it once was or it otherwise doesn't fulfill any of your expectations (such as possession) WATCH your games. Watch and make tactical tweaks to get the players exactly where you want them, to get them to move the ball exactly how you want them, etc. You'd be surprised how often the reality differs from what you think your instruction says.

Been learning a lot lately with BustTheNet, when comes to tactics less is more just do minor tweaks depending on the opponent.

great collab, you play off each other so well. Also, is there even a remote possibility of zealand being a manager/assistant manager at the next sidemen charity match?

Notes: 1. Break good player's legs 2. Deny sex for bad form My coach already has 20 discipline, time to push that to 30 with home visits to make sure the conjugal ban is being upheld.

Great video this, I'm a pretty chiselled FM vet but even I needed reminders on a few of these, it'll also be really handy for showing my friends who are still new to the game, so cheers guys you've probably saved me hours of giving advice

In the last season I played, I was having an absolute nightmare and was stuck in the bottom 4. I completely changed tactics halfway through the season and it transformed our season. We finished in the top half.

2 favorite FM experts!!! love these guys and so happy they collabed on a video! keep em coming PLEASE!

Never forget the most important, seemingly overlooked thing, that´s on the tactical screen. I wish i could put up a screenshot but that´s high priority to check it to know how well your game will go. It´s the color scheme of the field and if red dots are present or not, you get that all green and nice and you´re half way to victory.

Regarding the matter of set pieces, I remember in, I think, FM18, during the beta, I was constantly conceding goals from counter-attacks after a set pieces. Like, multiple times in every game. So I went and checked. For some reason, the set-piece instructions were adjusted in a way that literally nobody was set to stay behind. 11:06 And in early versions you could fine them for literally no reason.

As an Everton fan, leaving the centre backs forward on defensive set pieces may be an improvement 😂

cheers, Daljit! Glad to see you collabing with Zealand 🤩

don't normally watch zealand videos but enjoyed this one. heard about it while watching bustthenet stream on twitch.

This is a fantastic video for me for personal reasons. Daljit, your videos always make me think of different perspective. it is why I decided to push the game's limit and trying real life analysis in the game. So thank You!!! (Point 1) The marking option in the OI is actually zonal. (Point 3) While it is true (I play a lot of possession football). I don't know, I sorta don't agree completely because the AI can still call goals from sitting deep and inviting pressure. (Point 4) Ah rest defense. True. (Point 5) this is a hassle lol. honestly. but true. Point 6) totally agree. a player who has been poor for five games, you can drop, even reduce their playing time, and when they complain, its a win-win scenario. If they fight back and you cave, you give them motivation to step up (but you have to play them for five more games. consecutive game time is optional) . (Point 7) I wrote an article on this on FMScout lol. The defender running back scenario that Daljit talks about isn't aggression, aggression is the willingness to put get stuck in. Determination and workrate influences the desire to make that run in the first place despite knowing that getting to the player MIGHT NOT be possible. This is not to say that aggression Daljit is wrong about aggression. Just that scenario. Look up the meaning in the game. FM23 is BEAUTIFUL!!!. (Point 9) I agree with Daljit. Even in the real-world, most possession teams look to focus play through the middle to as it increases your chances of scoring goals. Defending teams looks to force play wide creating a horse shoe passing effect. The game interprets this well, if you're possession heavy side. (Point 10) Better players hide the flaws of a terrible tactics, while a good tactics elevates terrible players. It is much deeper but there is sort of a choice in FM 23; System or Individuals.

I've used 5-3-2 since 1986 ! Works great. Obviously I've refined it as more options have been introduced.

personally the toughest thing for me is getting the transfer I want at an affordable price. often the ai team is asking me to pay 10x the value of a player that I want.

Great video, cheers guys

The man bustthenet!!! Great video both

That 442 with low defense e high offensive lines after score a goal is very interesting. I never thought about that. 🤔 4:14

I discovered the effect of aggressity recently with my striker and his 18… he win so much ball alone in back line by fighting for it…. I just fell in love so quickly :)

I couldnt have possibly anticipated this collab.

Also if you are doing a new tactic and etc put your training on tactical to help them get used to it quicker

whole lotta knowledge here, love the collab

@ #5... I've been playing this game since FM 08, admittedly with some breaks, but until 2/3 weeks ago it never happened to me this badly.... The other teams figured out how to play against me, we weren't creating many chances so I decided I need a fresh, new tactic. I created this beautiful 3-4-3 that we'll end up using for the rest of the season, but I forgot to check my set pieces so I conceded a goal on the counter because everyone apart from my GK was in the opposition's penalty box for an attacking corner in the 10th minute... 😂

OH MY GOD! THE COLLAB WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! Love your work gents :)

yo zealand gotta chill w the sirens I was watching this while driving haha😭😭great video bro got some great tips

Awesome video guys

Loved it. Great video. Any tactic can work. But only if you buy good enough players to play it 😂

Great vid from 2 of my fav content creators 👍🏼

Daljit absolute master of the game!!! so nice to see him here

What a great vid! Good job guys!

BussTheNet here? WOW! Keep up the good work

It's good to drop the pressing line if you are trying to invite the opponents to move up the field and hit them in a counter-attack. If, let's say, you have fast but not very smart winger, it's better give them space to run and not force them to attack a defense closed in the box. Also if you have a formation that doesn't cover the space well for pressing. To do it usually what works for me is not low, but medium line pressing.

the player form is a great advice that i follow since the beginning. The only difference is that don´t even bench them. They stay at home watching the game straight from the tv

Collab of the century!

you guys have great chemistry

another great vid. are you doing an FM24 "run down" vid and doing a discount code again? ive seen some already from content creators but would rather use yours. up the peacocks!

Number 2 - I see so many tactic creators do this. They have more in possession team instructions than i have team instructions, with intensity through the roof

Love the chemistry between you two!

OLHA A CAMISA DO COLOSSO DAS ALTEROSAS AI! CHEERS FROM BRASIL, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GOOD TASTE IN SHIRTS, the manto da massa 2 is an unbeliavable shirt, MR Bustthenet, cheers from Clube Atletico Mineiro!

I'm in love with this combination. 😂

A fellow Hard Tackling aficionado! The cumulative bans are worth it for 1 or 3 points you wouldn't have gotten otherwise. Especially if you have a big enough squad.

Yeah, I usually play with tight marking set on all opp attacking players. Idk, it just makes me feel more secure.

absolutely loved this combo

Bust the net is a crazy collab

What to do against a striker like Haaland? Tight Marking never and Trigger Press always. He can bully any defender but you can leave him open for a pass and then try to immediately take the ball away from him.

yoooo I KNEW THE ACCENT SOUNDED FAMILIAR 😂 Bustthenet is a fellow Singaporean? 🤝🏻 didn't think there were many of us who are so knowledgeable about FM and tactics

Teams response to there rival improving there squad in the transfer,I hope sport interactive can improve on that aspect of AI improve your top rival squad as a response to your strengthening

Thanks Stay safe 👊

The 2 best content creators for FM. And then in the same video. What's not to like !!!

God-tier collabo.

What I like to do, when they are in bad form, I 1st go and just inform them about bad form, if next game I bad, I go for 1 week of pay, and I still give him chance. Next game if he is bač, i put him in reserve. They fight against it, but I ignore them for like a week then I take them back. Worked good so far 😊

what you think you want: tight marking (opposition instruction) what you might actually want: positional marking (player instruction)

My end rum with Sevilla was so bad. Still did not change the tactic. Change it for the coming season. I made the mistake last season to play with 38 year old skrinar and Éder Militão34 years old in a 3 back line is not optimal pace wise😂😅. Testing Ange tactic it have been look promising Good tips with low aggressive probably have missed it sometimes

is that a crazy rooster reference, galoooooo

Not sure if it's illegal to fine them. I remember rio ferdinand saying that SAF used to fined them for a weeks pay

Have been friends with Bustthenet (Rashidi in FM Forums) a long time- he surely knows more than I do (been playing since CM2) and I continually pick his brain on tactics.

Common tactic mistake 11: putting Neil Maupay in your team

What I would add: doing everything your assistant tells you to do. Most of the time you'll be much better off sticking to your own plan.

BusttheNet is a legend.

fm daddy energy is off the charts

I was like wtf is a Vijay sales sponsorship doing on Zealand channel

love my guy bustthenet

BEST. CROSSOVER. EVER.

I cant believer this collab is happening wth

Bust the net is the GOAT! I’ve followed him for years. He is very underrated.

😂I listened to my assistant and tight marked Mbappe 😂.... It didn't end well. What bothers me is in FM 21 whenever I played him, I always selected never tight mark

@BusttheNet YOUR SHIRT IS AWESOME, LOVE IT!! GALOOO

"Thanks for signing the contract New Player, now I will never speak to you again. good luck and goodbye. I PROMISE YOU NOTHING."

Bustthenet the Donn!!

Would be interesting to see if Z can make a working tactic with every instruction ticked

Imagine actually playing with a higher line of engagement while having a lower defensive line. Teams would pick you apart.

Watching this from Singapore as well, from a fellow avid football manager

1) If you love tactics follow BTN. You won't regret. 2) If you don't know how to set your team instructions or simply don't want to take the time to do it, focus on recruiting players with high mental attributes and give them the freedom to decide.

Guys, what's the difference between f9 & trequarista on striker role?