Skomi said: Tested with Deportivo on new patch ZAZ-Blue 4.0.Works insanely good,I use CDs with at least solid tehnique and mobility as IWBs and WBs with some crossing,WR and stamina as Wingers... Great job sir! Expand
I have created this database with two new nations, Contender (all players with 155 CA & PA) and Underdog (all players rated 145 CA & PA) they will compete against the top 10 nations in the world.
If you take the top 17 players from each nation the average CA of each nation is as follows:
1. Germany 163 CA 2. France 161 CA 3. Brazil 161 CA 4. England 160 CA 5. Spain 159 CA 6. Argentina 158 CA 7. Portugal 158 CA 8. Italy 157 CA 9. Contender 155 CA 10. Belgium 155 CA 11. Holland 152 CA 12. Underdog 145 CA. Expand
DaA99 said: I am really struggling with the tactic right now. I am playing with a promotion candidate and i am currently in place 10 with good morale. Before i was winning every match 4-0. Can't understand why. Expand
Check the first post in tactic thread, in the section "Bad Results".
KurtGodel said: Been using Zaz Blue-4.o, with Zaz-Solid Blue 4.0 in the first half against big teams. Working an absolute treat. Won the Champions League with a bit of luck, and doing really well in the league. Performing above expectations every year. Thanks so much for the tactic.
I have a few questions too.
What is the ideal pitch dimensions to choose? Will having a smaller pitch size reduce fatigue and be a better choice?
Is there a position(s) you think is most important to have the best players in? Trying to decide what to prioritise in the transfer market.
Sorry if you have already answered these questions and i've missed them.
Thanks again for all the work. Much appreciated. Expand
About pitch size, pick as large as you can. Longer fields have more space in the back to exploit with through balls, while wide fields have more space between players, allowing for mor through balls. Smaller fields are more suited to defensive tactics.
I think it will get some difference because of changes in IW and IF, but just minor. I still think it should be retested just in case, at least the top 20.
fm arena user said: Zaz do You belive that shouts during matches are usefull at all? Do You using any Yourself? Expand
I use it as often as allowed, except in the 15 first minutes of each half (because I don't know if they replace team talk or add on top of it). In my experience, those shouts often work:
- Encourage anytime you are not winning. My default shout when the match is tied. - Praise anytime after winning for 10+ minutes. - No pressure when winning against stronger opponent. - Calm down when you got too many yellow cards.
I have never managed to get good results with focus. Demand more and fire up also stopped working for me, but I used them all time in FM21. I don't use berate because I don't think it's nice to the players (even though it's just a game).
Added Light Blue 4.0 and Solid Blue 4.0. Both kept the same shape as Blue 4.0 and to keep performance level as close as possible.
- Light Blue: Blue with cautious mentality, ease off tackles, stay on feet and slow pace down. It concedes around 5% fewer goals, avoids bookings and uses less energy. - Solid Blue: Blue with cautious mentality. It concedes around 15% fewer goals.
Keep in mind that you don't need to train Solid Blue if you already train Light Blue, since it already has cautious mentality. In that case, just changing mentality during a match will be enough for the team to keep maximum tactical familiarity.
My recommendation is to use Solid Blue when you want to hold a score. It's also a good idea to use Solid in the first half of matches against hard teams, to unsettle them, then change back to Blue during the second half, when their players are getting nervous.
You should use Light Blue when you want to rest your players and avoid bookings, thinking about the rest of the season. I recommend using it anytime you think a match is under control, like two or three goals of difference. If your aim is to hold a score, use Solid Blue instead.
Joe said: I always praise players even after a loss because the worse thing you can do is criticise players then there morale drops and its not as easy to get that morale back to good. Expand
It depends. If morale is fine and your next matches are not very hard, it's often a good idea to yell at them and tell you are not satisfied, so you exchange a bit of stress for more commitment.
Manidaro7 said: @ZaZ I remember that in FM21 you had created a basic version to always use at the start of the game, a more offensive version to use in the second half if the result is still tied and finally a more defensive version to use when you are ahead by two goals. With fm22 the basic tactic to use is zaz 3.3 and the others? Expand
I'll check for defensive variations later in next patch. Right now, Blue 4.0 is my best and Light Blue is the tactic to save energy.
Danhimself1707 said: Hello guys, Just a quick one ZaZ, the pictures in the OP, are they up to date for 4.0? Iām a Xbox user unfortunately š
Thanks for the help š¤š» Expand
I'll upload the pictures once Blue 4.0 is tested. For now, I keep the pictures for the old version since it's at the top. I'll add the pictures for 4.0 here if anyone is interested. (I'm not organizing it, though, because it's time to sleep here.)
Played a couple more of matches and results were simply awful, but expected since I had a sequence against the Big Six. I got kicked from Carabao Cup and didn't win any of the five last matches for the league. To make things better, next match is against Manchester City. At least I'm only two points behind my goal (Euro Cup zone), so it might be possible since those were the worst matches.
If you check my team, morale is still pretty high, despite the bad form. The "secret" for that is praising training and being kind to players after matches. I can't afford to put pressure on them, so I show sympathy even in losses to preserve morale and allow me to recover easier against weaker teams.
By the way, training facilities are now good after upgrade.
Manidaro7 said: hi zaz, do you always have to start games with zaz version 3.3? when you win with a two-goal advantage, which tactic should you use? and when do you lose with two goals? Expand
Light version, but switch back to normal version if they manage to reduce the lead.
Look at Beck. Goal at 54', yellow at 56', penalty and red at 58'. In less than five minutes, he went from heaven to hell and made me lose the match. I could avoid it if I changed him to Ease Off Tackles after he got his first card. It's a good practice to do, remember that!
Great job sir!
Thanks! Good job there!
WALTON1981 said: 1st tactic tested on my new database.
I have created this database with two new nations, Contender (all players with 155 CA & PA) and Underdog (all players rated 145 CA & PA) they will compete against the top 10 nations in the world.
If you take the top 17 players from each nation the average CA of each nation is as follows:
1. Germany 163 CA
2. France 161 CA
3. Brazil 161 CA
4. England 160 CA
5. Spain 159 CA
6. Argentina 158 CA
7. Portugal 158 CA
8. Italy 157 CA
9. Contender 155 CA
10. Belgium 155 CA
11. Holland 152 CA
12. Underdog 145 CA.
Thank you for testing!
Thank you for testing!
Check the first post in tactic thread, in the section "Bad Results".
- Do strikers still carrying the ball away from goal instead of running towards goal?
- Do IF/IW actually cut in now?
Please, avoid questions that have nothing to do with the tactic here.
Blue 4.0 wasn't tested in 22.2, only the earlier versions.
I have a few questions too.
What is the ideal pitch dimensions to choose? Will having a smaller pitch size reduce fatigue and be a better choice?
Is there a position(s) you think is most important to have the best players in? Trying to decide what to prioritise in the transfer market.
Sorry if you have already answered these questions and i've missed them.
Thanks again for all the work. Much appreciated.
About pitch size, pick as large as you can. Longer fields have more space in the back to exploit with through balls, while wide fields have more space between players, allowing for mor through balls. Smaller fields are more suited to defensive tactics.
Personally I like to have a good DM and SS.
You can use any player, but good players will give better results. You can read "Attribute Importance" in the first post for more info.
I use it as often as allowed, except in the 15 first minutes of each half (because I don't know if they replace team talk or add on top of it). In my experience, those shouts often work:
- Encourage anytime you are not winning. My default shout when the match is tied.
- Praise anytime after winning for 10+ minutes.
- No pressure when winning against stronger opponent.
- Calm down when you got too many yellow cards.
I have never managed to get good results with focus. Demand more and fire up also stopped working for me, but I used them all time in FM21. I don't use berate because I don't think it's nice to the players (even though it's just a game).
- Light Blue: Blue with cautious mentality, ease off tackles, stay on feet and slow pace down. It concedes around 5% fewer goals, avoids bookings and uses less energy.
- Solid Blue: Blue with cautious mentality. It concedes around 15% fewer goals.
Keep in mind that you don't need to train Solid Blue if you already train Light Blue, since it already has cautious mentality. In that case, just changing mentality during a match will be enough for the team to keep maximum tactical familiarity.
My recommendation is to use Solid Blue when you want to hold a score. It's also a good idea to use Solid in the first half of matches against hard teams, to unsettle them, then change back to Blue during the second half, when their players are getting nervous.
You should use Light Blue when you want to rest your players and avoid bookings, thinking about the rest of the season. I recommend using it anytime you think a match is under control, like two or three goals of difference. If your aim is to hold a score, use Solid Blue instead.
Remove one striker and pray.
Thank you for testing!
Manidaro7 said: so if I understand correctly, start the games with Blue 4.0 and if the lead by two goals go to light blue, right?
That could work, but you can wait for a bigger or smaller lead against some teams, depending on match difficulty.
It depends. If morale is fine and your next matches are not very hard, it's often a good idea to yell at them and tell you are not satisfied, so you exchange a bit of stress for more commitment.
I'll check for defensive variations later in next patch. Right now, Blue 4.0 is my best and Light Blue is the tactic to save energy.
Just a quick one ZaZ, the pictures in the OP, are they up to date for 4.0? Iām a Xbox user unfortunately š
Thanks for the help š¤š»
I'll upload the pictures once Blue 4.0 is tested. For now, I keep the pictures for the old version since it's at the top. I'll add the pictures for 4.0 here if anyone is interested. (I'm not organizing it, though, because it's time to sleep here.)
If you check my team, morale is still pretty high, despite the bad form. The "secret" for that is praising training and being kind to players after matches. I can't afford to put pressure on them, so I show sympathy even in losses to preserve morale and allow me to recover easier against weaker teams.
By the way, training facilities are now good after upgrade.
Light version, but switch back to normal version if they manage to reduce the lead.