Egraam said: There is also an option in Preferences -> Advanced -> Match -> Processing -> Match scheduling options, where you can change so you have games only on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so you won't have to bother with editing schedules. Expand
Wait until FM22, with Covid-19 going on. Leagues start six months later, then you have three matches per week.
Segun said: Hi @ZaZ Regarding the training schedules. Do i need to change the Match days in the schedules or does it change automatically when you load the schedules? If i need to change it my self, is there a simple way to do so? Expand
Unfortunately, you need to change the schedules by yourself. I also wish there was an automatic way to do that. The easiest way is to copy from an empty week, then paste on the weeks you want. You need to go month by month pasting in all weeks.
About match day, you need to change manually if your league plays in different days. Just move trainings from saturday to sunday, then save it.
Keshk said: Your amazing tactics made my day!! I was facing man utd act like please take the 3 points and leave me alone tried ur tactic today, after first match against them i did as you said "start with "cutuios" and turn it to postive in sec half i thought gonna lose after 1/0 in 1st half .. but it works dude!!! that's first time i receive this msg .. felt that i'm managing my team now. Thanks Expand
Gratz! Get used, because you will see that message all the time now. =)
Kathos said: Hey prutton, amazing work on the tactic been having a blast taking hungerford town to European glory, it’s been a very successful 16 seasons.
I was wondering if you had done any tests on the shadow strikers and their weak foots, how important is it to have a good weak foot on your shadow strikers for this tactic or is it important at all, would you give up a few points on acc/pace for it? And what are your general thoughts on weak foots. Thanks a ton. Expand
Thank you for the compliment.
I didn't test for weak foot, but it was tested here before and it's better to have the same foot as side. However, I wouldn't sacrifice stats for a stronger weak foot. I don't know how important it is, but in my experience, I've never noticed that someone good with both feet was any better than someone similar but only one foot.
Django said: @ZaZ I've been using the blue tactic for a long time and I really think it's the best tactic in the game. If we want to make some changes and use a different approach, what would you recommend? Other than Blue, is there a different tactic that you use from time to time and have success? For example, a tactic that uses real strikers? I would be very happy if you could help, I trust your suggestions very much. Expand
I think Void is very amusing to watch, it's a crime it didn't reach the 7.0's in score table. I also like a lot the layout of Afterlife, because two DMs make it easier to build a balanced squad. For a tactic with real strikers, it's hard to beat Fanatic.
pixar said: Hi bro, I would have a few questions. Your instructions for your shadow strikers include move into channels.
Do you make your coaches do this training in the development of your shadow strikers? would you recommend this?
Also, do you prefer to have reverse or normal feet depending on the side where your shadow strikers are located?
Thank you Expand
Yes, I would train move into channels on the shadow strikers. I'm not sure if it makes any difference in the game mechanics, but I feel like it makes the players stick more to what you want from the tactics.
Same foot as side for defenders, wingers and strikers. For IWB or the midfielders, foot preference doesn't matter much.
ElTurco said: Let me try by changing the set ball organizations and making a difference in the roles, then maybe you don't claim that that tactic is yours.. Expand
I'm not claiming anything. I don't mind people making tweaks, it's just that the forum has some rules to avoid brute force testing.
ElTurco said: Your ZaZ - Blue 3.0 tactic is an improved version of the PHOENIX V5.0 tactic.. While your tactic is being shared, why isn't my tactic, which edits like you, shared.The instructions I have given in tactics play the game differently, I guess you are not aware of this, and I tried a lot with zaz blue 3.0, after a while, it becomes a losing streak. You should know that your tactics do not work.. Expand
First version of Blue was posted before the first version of Phoenix, it's easy to check in the forums. It was an improvement of my first tactics, which were inspired by both Duke and Gunslinger, top tactics from the first patch.
It's only natural to look at other tactics to understand why they do well, then try to improve it. However, FM-Arena has a policy to only test tactics that have significant changes. They are more willing to test very similar tactics if it's a new version of your old tactic (2.0, 3.0 and so on) or if you name it as a tweak, like "Void tweak two goalkeepers".
Machismo said: Learning a new trait - my mob are down in the Vanarama zones playing ZaZ Blue. Generically speaking what "new trait" would suit each positional role to learn?
e.g. Def. winger > hug touchline or come inside, etc? Expand
Get traits that match the player roles. For example, wingers have instructions to move outside with the ball, so they would be better hugging the touchline than coming inside.
Machismo said: This one - Odysseas Spyrides -striker free transfer. Retrained to SS. Over achiever in training. Reacts positively to pats on the back. Always puts in a good game. Top scorer. Vanarama leagues. Expand
Jellis said: For the shadowstriker position, what's best? Players with a good 'fast striker' rating or with a good 'AMC' rating? Thank you for this amazing tactic. Promoted 3 seasons in a row with no transfer budget. Expand
mr0gabn said: I will. Nice tactic. One thing i am struggling is that some of my players getting unhappy with high volume of quickness training or they think they should do more tactical/technical training. Should i listen them by adjusting your advised training schedules? Expand
Just ignore them. They are unhappy with training, but if you check the dynamics, they are very happy because of other factors. It's not worth it to screw up their training and attribute gain just because they are lazy. I usually allow my players to complain the entire season, even if they want more play time or new contracts. If I talk to them and they say it's fine, then I let them whine. If they have the guts to confront me and ask for what they want, then I check how important they are to the squad and give in if they are worth it, or get rid of them if they are not.
mr0gabn said: First year with Fulham. i mean wt actual F Expand
Just make sure to check your medical centre so your players don't get fatigued. With good rotation and managing their complacency/pressure, you can be champion in the first season.
Post the best purchases you got in the first season of any league, to help those starting new games. For standardization, post it with the following fields:
Player: His name. Position: Playing position, or where you retrained him to play. League: Country and division. Cost: How much you paid for the player (remember to tell the currency). Attributes: FM Inside link (https://fminside.net/players) or screenshot.
I'll add an example here. The player below might not be any good for upper division, but he was a beast in my teams in the lowest divisions of both Sweden and England, both predicted last place but crowned champions.
We should have a topic for bargain players for first season. Should state the league, price and a screenshot of attributes, so people get tips when starting new games.
I would rather just remove the best and worst result for each team and compute data using the four middle results, to discard outliers. Other than that, the method seems fine in isolating the tactic effect on the result.
About adding teams, the more teams you add, the more meaningless the tests become, since you will have the tactic facing itself more often, which doesn't add much to the table.
Machismo said: Concord Rangers were a happy squad in Vanarama south pleased with me & using Zaz blue lying 2nd and looking good. Switched over to Zaz Red & went on vacation Jan-Mar. Returned to find the team in a shambles. Now been back in charge for 6 games using RED. Losses interspersed with the odd draw. Visually they look nothing like the old smooth looking Zaz blue team. I hate them all. and the assist Man. Wish there was a punch-him-in-the-face button. my moral is now sinking with them & I just abuse them in the change room and swear at them in the shouts. We're lying fifth thanks to zaz blue's early points. And should creep into the play-offs.
Concord Rangers were tipped to finish halfway. But truly Red's killing me. But I'll persevere with Red. What to do to win promotion come the play-offs? It's now April 12th. Expand
It's very risky to leave stuff to the assistant manager when your squad is small. He is just stupid, using exhausted players, getting everyone injuried and more often than not using players out of position. I suppose you have to first save your team morale. Go to training center and compliment all players that trained well this week (like over 8.0), then warn everyone that trained bad (under 6.2). Then, check the form for the last 5 matches and do the same, complimenting the form of anyone over 7.0 and warning anyone under 6.2. Finally, do the same for the last match, complimenting everyone over 8.0 and warning everyone under 6.2. That will make things slightly better, but you might also need a team talk, which will depend a lot on how your team is doing in the past 5 matches.
Next step is to check medical center for players with high fatigue. Anyone with high fatigue will perform worse, even if they are 100% condition. Either give them vacation or rest them from matches and training, if possible.
Other than that, when your team is overachieving, it's a good idea to give initial pep talks to say there is no pressure, followed by individual talk that you have faith on them. When weak teams overachieve, they very often get pressured and play worse, so you need to ease them up.
Wait until FM22, with Covid-19 going on. Leagues start six months later, then you have three matches per week.
Unfortunately, you need to change the schedules by yourself. I also wish there was an automatic way to do that. The easiest way is to copy from an empty week, then paste on the weeks you want. You need to go month by month pasting in all weeks.
About match day, you need to change manually if your league plays in different days. Just move trainings from saturday to sunday, then save it.
I was facing man utd act like please take the 3 points and leave me alone
tried ur tactic today, after first match against them i did as you said "start with "cutuios" and turn it to postive in sec half
i thought gonna lose after 1/0 in 1st half .. but it works dude!!!
that's first time i receive this msg .. felt that i'm managing my team now. Thanks
Gratz! Get used, because you will see that message all the time now. =)
I was wondering if you had done any tests on the shadow strikers and their weak foots, how important is it to have a good weak foot on your shadow strikers for this tactic or is it important at all, would you give up a few points on acc/pace for it? And what are your general thoughts on weak foots. Thanks a ton.
Thank you for the compliment.
I didn't test for weak foot, but it was tested here before and it's better to have the same foot as side. However, I wouldn't sacrifice stats for a stronger weak foot. I don't know how important it is, but in my experience, I've never noticed that someone good with both feet was any better than someone similar but only one foot.
Django said: @ZaZ I've been using the blue tactic for a long time and I really think it's the best tactic in the game. If we want to make some changes and use a different approach, what would you recommend? Other than Blue, is there a different tactic that you use from time to time and have success? For example, a tactic that uses real strikers? I would be very happy if you could help, I trust your suggestions very much.
I think Void is very amusing to watch, it's a crime it didn't reach the 7.0's in score table. I also like a lot the layout of Afterlife, because two DMs make it easier to build a balanced squad. For a tactic with real strikers, it's hard to beat Fanatic.
Your instructions for your shadow strikers include move into channels.
Do you make your coaches do this training in the development of your shadow strikers? would you recommend this?
Also, do you prefer to have reverse or normal feet depending on the side where your shadow strikers are located?
Thank you
Yes, I would train move into channels on the shadow strikers. I'm not sure if it makes any difference in the game mechanics, but I feel like it makes the players stick more to what you want from the tactics.
Same foot as side for defenders, wingers and strikers. For IWB or the midfielders, foot preference doesn't matter much.
I'm not claiming anything. I don't mind people making tweaks, it's just that the forum has some rules to avoid brute force testing.
First version of Blue was posted before the first version of Phoenix, it's easy to check in the forums. It was an improvement of my first tactics, which were inspired by both Duke and Gunslinger, top tactics from the first patch.
It's only natural to look at other tactics to understand why they do well, then try to improve it. However, FM-Arena has a policy to only test tactics that have significant changes. They are more willing to test very similar tactics if it's a new version of your old tactic (2.0, 3.0 and so on) or if you name it as a tweak, like "Void tweak two goalkeepers".
e.g. Def. winger > hug touchline or come inside, etc?
Get traits that match the player roles. For example, wingers have instructions to move outside with the ball, so they would be better hugging the touchline than coming inside.
https://fminside.net/players/28116535-odysseas-spyrides
After West Ham was bought by rich oil dudes from Middle East, like Chelsea or City.
Fast striker.
turkishplayer said: Set pieces?
In the first post.
One thing i am struggling is that some of my players getting unhappy with high volume of quickness training or they think they should do more tactical/technical training.
Should i listen them by adjusting your advised training schedules?
Just ignore them. They are unhappy with training, but if you check the dynamics, they are very happy because of other factors. It's not worth it to screw up their training and attribute gain just because they are lazy. I usually allow my players to complain the entire season, even if they want more play time or new contracts. If I talk to them and they say it's fine, then I let them whine. If they have the guts to confront me and ask for what they want, then I check how important they are to the squad and give in if they are worth it, or get rid of them if they are not.
Just make sure to check your medical centre so your players don't get fatigued. With good rotation and managing their complacency/pressure, you can be champion in the first season.
Player: His name.
Position: Playing position, or where you retrained him to play.
League: Country and division.
Cost: How much you paid for the player (remember to tell the currency).
Attributes: FM Inside link (https://fminside.net/players) or screenshot.
I'll add an example here. The player below might not be any good for upper division, but he was a beast in my teams in the lowest divisions of both Sweden and England, both predicted last place but crowned champions.
Player: De'marlio Brown-Sterling
Position: ST retrained to SS.
League: England, Vanarama North.
Cost: Free
Attributes: https://fminside.net/players/29217209-demarlio-brown-sterling
No, I just make sure they are fast. Good pace and acceleration is half way to my team.
Gratz!
About adding teams, the more teams you add, the more meaningless the tests become, since you will have the tactic facing itself more often, which doesn't add much to the table.
Wish there was a punch-him-in-the-face button. my moral is now sinking with them & I just abuse them in the change room and swear at them in the shouts.
We're lying fifth thanks to zaz blue's early points. And should creep into the play-offs.
Concord Rangers were tipped to finish halfway. But truly Red's killing me. But I'll persevere with Red. What to do to win promotion come the play-offs? It's now April 12th.
It's very risky to leave stuff to the assistant manager when your squad is small. He is just stupid, using exhausted players, getting everyone injuried and more often than not using players out of position. I suppose you have to first save your team morale. Go to training center and compliment all players that trained well this week (like over 8.0), then warn everyone that trained bad (under 6.2). Then, check the form for the last 5 matches and do the same, complimenting the form of anyone over 7.0 and warning anyone under 6.2. Finally, do the same for the last match, complimenting everyone over 8.0 and warning everyone under 6.2. That will make things slightly better, but you might also need a team talk, which will depend a lot on how your team is doing in the past 5 matches.
Next step is to check medical center for players with high fatigue. Anyone with high fatigue will perform worse, even if they are 100% condition. Either give them vacation or rest them from matches and training, if possible.
Other than that, when your team is overachieving, it's a good idea to give initial pep talks to say there is no pressure, followed by individual talk that you have faith on them. When weak teams overachieve, they very often get pressured and play worse, so you need to ease them up.