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? I’m a Xbox user unfortunately 😂
Thanks for the help 🤙🏻 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!
Chewbacca said: It's a great thread, pal. Keep up the good work! Expand
Thanks! I'm trying to add some tips of stuff I do when playing to see if it can help anyone. I'm by no means a pro player, so anyone can feel free to give tips back!
It's a good habit to give some rest to your most tired players after every match, especially when you have only 3 or 4 days in between. It not only recovers their condition but also prevents injuries and fatigue.
To help keep morale high, remember to praise your players every week for training rating when you receive the training report. It usually increases morale for all players above 8.0.
After so many tests, I'm finally back to the Concord career.
Once again, media predicts me to finish last by far. My annual wage expenditure is 11 million euros, while top teams are over 300 million. I obviously don't expect to win in this first season, so my goal is to grab a spot on Euro Cup to increase my club's stature.
Premier League brought me a huge sum of money, so I started upgrading my infrastructure and hiring seven or eight new players. Board is currently planning a new stadium and upgrading training and youth facilities, and I plan to bring a couple more of faces by the next transfer window. My goal is to replace both my DWs for AML/R, so I can fully migrate to Blue 4.0 (currently training both Blue 4.0 and Blue 4.0 DW, so I can use either winger as needed).
For the first matches of the season, I believe things are going pretty well. I don't believe I'll end the championship around the top, but it's free to dream about that.
Other than that, there isn't much going on. Players are asking for new contracts and I keep denying then, but if they offer an ultimatum, I'll gladly renew with anyone. Can't keep paying 20k wage forever in Premier League.
P.S.: I changed my motherboard, so my Windows license isn't valid anymore. That's why you have the watermark by the corner.
abdullah said: hello zaz Thanks for this great tactic. It was a big test. test tactic Blue 3.2 AW With this tactic, the finals were played in all European cups. CL ( manu)won uefa (napoli) won uefa2 (fenerbahce) lost in the final. Napoli won all the trophies. aston villa and lens did a great job. Thanks again for a great tactic. Expand
It's @ZaZFM, the one with zero followers. Every now and then people ask me my twitter to follow, so I created one for FM since my personal one is for scientific stuff.
First of, my very thanks to ZaZ! Great tactics you put up for this community.
I will try the AW version but I still use the Orange 2CM with great success. Yes sometimes the defence is not 100% safe but I score a lot. Just check Haaland numbers in my save. I know the Portuguese league is not the most competitive league but still is a lot of goals and if you see the nº of goals in the european competitions ("continental" he has a lot of goals.
I leave the last season I completed (2024/2025). I´m in the middle of 2025/2026 now. Probably I will leave to another club to get a more challenge competition. Expand
Thanks! Lots of people ask me to give some attention to Orange again, so I'll check it after winter patch.
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? I’m a Xbox user unfortunately 😂
Thanks for the help 🤙🏻
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.
Thanks! I'm trying to add some tips of stuff I do when playing to see if it can help anyone. I'm by no means a pro player, so anyone can feel free to give tips back!
Once again, media predicts me to finish last by far. My annual wage expenditure is 11 million euros, while top teams are over 300 million. I obviously don't expect to win in this first season, so my goal is to grab a spot on Euro Cup to increase my club's stature.
Premier League brought me a huge sum of money, so I started upgrading my infrastructure and hiring seven or eight new players. Board is currently planning a new stadium and upgrading training and youth facilities, and I plan to bring a couple more of faces by the next transfer window. My goal is to replace both my DWs for AML/R, so I can fully migrate to Blue 4.0 (currently training both Blue 4.0 and Blue 4.0 DW, so I can use either winger as needed).
For the first matches of the season, I believe things are going pretty well. I don't believe I'll end the championship around the top, but it's free to dream about that.
Other than that, there isn't much going on. Players are asking for new contracts and I keep denying then, but if they offer an ultimatum, I'll gladly renew with anyone. Can't keep paying 20k wage forever in Premier League.
P.S.: I changed my motherboard, so my Windows license isn't valid anymore. That's why you have the watermark by the corner.
Probably next patch only.
Thanks for this great tactic.
It was a big test. test tactic Blue 3.2 AW
With this tactic, the finals were played in all European cups. CL ( manu)won uefa (napoli) won uefa2 (fenerbahce) lost in the final.
Napoli won all the trophies.
aston villa and lens did a great job.
Thanks again for a great tactic.
Thanks for testing!
Share your twitter so we can follow you.
Thanks.
It's @ZaZFM, the one with zero followers. Every now and then people ask me my twitter to follow, so I created one for FM since my personal one is for scientific stuff.
P.S.: Can I add that result to my new Twitter account for FM, @WALTON1981?
Thanks! Is that a good result? How does it compare to others?
After 4.0 is tested I make light versions.
First of, my very thanks to ZaZ! Great tactics you put up for this community.
I will try the AW version but I still use the Orange 2CM with great success. Yes sometimes the defence is not 100% safe but I score a lot. Just check Haaland numbers in my save. I know the Portuguese league is not the most competitive league but still is a lot of goals and if you see the nº of goals in the european competitions ("continental"
I leave the last season I completed (2024/2025). I´m in the middle of 2025/2026 now. Probably I will leave to another club to get a more challenge competition.
Thanks! Lots of people ask me to give some attention to Orange again, so I'll check it after winter patch.
For next patch.