I Watched You Play FM, It Was Cursed

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I have gotten stuck into Football Manager 2024 and have been loving every second of it, so I figured I would trigger myself by watching other people play FM instead. I’ll give you a hint, I tuned into someone and they weren’t even at their desk during a match, but it was actually my fault all along for not paying close enough attention.
I realize that’s not really a hint, but I saw some cool tactics and got to feel the energy of a lot of different saves. These were some fun people I recommend checking them out if you also happen to be bored one evening and want to go on an FM journey.
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@NoUseForMySoul 6 ай бұрын

I'm the last guy. Thanks for the kind comments. Offering the players to others did not help as we were stuck with nine shitty poachers that nobody wanted - for a reason. We got rid of a few after staying in the league, though. This is just how the situation was once we joined the club, we did not sign these guys. At the time of writing, we are back to non contracts. Trials are a core component of what I do at smaller clubs, but Sarawak United are situated on a separate island of Malaysa. Most players simply don't want to come as it's too far to travel, about 70 are interested in a transfer right now. We know every single one of them and they are of very questionable quality. Also, no foreign players allowed in the league. This is also a random club that hired us from the street, it's just what I do in FM. Rock bottom start, always. You're welcome back anytime. ;)

@SsorLoser 6 ай бұрын

Ahaha Chris you are famous!!! I knew you in the beginning!! 😂

@elliotwall5664 6 ай бұрын

in other words a journeyman save the only right way to play the game lol

@NoUseForMySoul 6 ай бұрын

@@elliotwall5664 Mostly, yes. Personally, I tend to stay with clubs if I can, though. That said, sometimes the board has a very interesting perspective on what a club can achieve.

@joaopires1761 6 ай бұрын

Massive respect.

@nangapruan 6 ай бұрын

I am from Sarawak! Shout out to you mate!

@Avioto 6 ай бұрын

What I miss from this is Zealand saying stuff in their chat and the streamers slowly realizing that Zealand is watching their stream 😁

@NoUseForMySoul 6 ай бұрын

To be fair, I noticed him being there, I just did not intend to force a conversation upon him, even though I would probably have enjoyed it. Some people like to lurk. ;)

@DuctTapeBanditJ 6 ай бұрын

I miss him posting links to their Twitch channels. It's a fun way to find some new streams.

@NoUseForMySoul 6 ай бұрын

@@DuctTapeBanditJ Is this where I put my shameless self-promotion for anyone willing to suffer together with us? Are you sure? Great! YT: kzfaq.info Twitch: www.twitch.tv/nouseformysoul

@Fcappellafc 6 ай бұрын

In defence of the friendlies gang, they are good for assessing tactical and squad changes you come up with during the off season and micromanaging match sharpness before the first comp match (that can really gain an edge over the ai)

@Hyde_Hill 6 ай бұрын

Yup I always manage them as well for those reasons. I think the group "mental if manage friendlies" don't understand that. Also your assistant, at least in previous FM's, might not run the tactic and roles the whole game you wan't them to get familiar with.

@TheInator95 6 ай бұрын

AND my players once got really mad (one player even wanted to leave afterwards) because of a teamtalk that my assistant manager did.. I didnt manage the friendly and the players got mad at ME. So for the rest of the time at that club, I managed all the friendlies.

@GhostHPM 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I do it because of this

@chinitoyt3251 6 ай бұрын

i only manage them because i want the subs to gain their match fitness and also i like to manage the friendlies we play big teams to see where we're at

@Lucksh007t 6 ай бұрын

Sure but your still a sicko if you do all of them. After that 5 hours of off season I do I'm always very anxious to get those first few real games.

@SoccerScenarios 6 ай бұрын

Out of all FM psychos, I’m surprised Zealand doesn’t play his friendlies

@antwnzrr2 3 ай бұрын

I ALWAYS like to play my friendlies. Experimenting and putting my wonderkinds in there is fun.

@Astronimal 6 ай бұрын

Really wonderful to see how passionate Caco is playing FM

@rhodrihughes8958 4 ай бұрын

I can't seem to find his channel do you have a link

@Astronimal 4 ай бұрын

@@rhodrihughes8958 he changed his name to TheGaffaCaco www.twitch.tv/thegaffacaco

@Alex58399 6 ай бұрын

9:20 this guy is a legend

@spsawyer22 6 ай бұрын

Seriously.

@marcthomsen4452 6 ай бұрын

Caco14_ is a legend love to see ham

@riedley1808 6 ай бұрын

The 2nd guy is me LOL I speak dutch haha first and only FM stream ive done till this date xD

@JoaquimBlaze 6 ай бұрын

Your a god Riedley!!!! @zeeland when is te cooperation coming?

@oliverdobson3761 6 ай бұрын

I was surprised Zealand didn’t know Steve Hood! Jack (WTS) andTomFM have both worked with him before. Makes good content too

@michaelfinger6303 6 ай бұрын

love the storyteller guy thats how you need to play FM

@Dench999or911 6 ай бұрын

This is the kind of reaction content that is actually good!Actual input from Zealand and shining a light on content creators. Great to see!

@ggwp850 6 ай бұрын

I always watch the first two or three friendly matches to make changes in tactics😀

@davidsands9904 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant video Got to say i also manage all my friendlies. Friendlies just exist to A) get player fitness (for entire squad) B) check if tactics work C) check on new signings

@alecdolman598 6 ай бұрын

I manage friendlies. I want to build my players up gradually. Managing allows to swap the full first XI at HT in friendly 1, at 60 mins in friendly 2, and so on. Ensure every player in the squad goes in to the season with optimal match sharpness. Given how fastidious Zee is in some areas I’m really surprised at this reaction! Would much rather manage a friendly than do a press conference.

@e_eyster 5 ай бұрын

Especially true to me early in saves where you are getting used to the club/have high player turnover. Just can see what players seem to not be fitting tactics better. Although late in saves where you are UCL knockout regular and bringing in only a few few first team players a season that can be just left to your assistant, especially for "get match fit" friendlies where you are just paying 10k to an semi-pro team to come get bullied by your first team for 45 minutes before the reserves come in to bully them even more.

@GrahamMilkdrop 6 ай бұрын

I used to manage friendlies for the first couple of seasons of a save (especially when it was a new version of the game) just to try out tactics, even arranging several games between youth and reserve teams! It helped a bunch with getting to know the squad too. I'd watch the full 90 minutes!

@1992zorro 4 күн бұрын

That second guy that showed up after 20 mins is definitely Dutch ! What amazes me most is his enthusiasm commentating games as most people in that country are soulless

@Hyde_Hill 6 ай бұрын

Always manage friendlies. As the AI is bad at spreading the minutes around to keep everyone match fit. Plus might do some tactical and role switches so familiarity doesn't gets maxed. Plus squad assesment.

@cklambo 6 ай бұрын

Why not maxed?

@Hyde_Hill 6 ай бұрын

@@cklambo Maybe things have changed as I haven't had my assistant do friendlies in a while however playing in the position, role and tactic you want to use, increases their familiarity with the tactic. Not just training. And your assistant manager might switch things up. They at least do subs still out of the position you want them in as they go by ability and not role so if your second choice inside forward is a slightly better striker then your second choice striker they might get subbed in as a striker. Meaning your second choice striker gets less match fitness and your second choice inside forward gets less role familiarity. Might even "loose" some CA by "learning" a secondary position.

@snip3r196 6 ай бұрын

I've been loving the Dutch league save with FC Volendam. No debt and took a relegation battle team to 6th place finish and missed a euro conference place after losing to Ajax in the playoff final in the first year. Fun to play in smaller euro leagues as you can play into UEFA champions league as an end goal. Also, as an American I love to play in the MLS because the challenge of all the rules makes things interesting.

@charlesfairs1427 6 ай бұрын

I scout in the same way as you Z, I hate scrolling through the player search, takes out half the fun. Good scouting network, big shortlists, constant database of fully scouted players that I know everything about and don't have to frantically delay transfers over and over while I wait to see if they hate big matches or not.

@gavinty1 6 ай бұрын

I have to defend the guy managing the friendlies. I think it really important to manage match sharpness and fatigue prior to the season start (and mid season sometimes too). If you have a lot of trialists, sometimes your assistant manager plays them in your friendlies instead of your actual players. You dont need to play trialists in friendlies to scout them. Also prevents your players from becoming match sharp prior to the season. Managing friendlies should be normalized! :)

@martijnpoppe5217 6 ай бұрын

This was really funny, laughed a lot, you made my day

@ldkellandshaw 6 ай бұрын

Wold love to see this become a routine feature. Really enjoyed it.

@gm2407 23 күн бұрын

@3:15 I'm convinced that a clean challenge in the box and the ref not giving a penalty that VAR would call it a penalty because the edge of a shoelace caught the attacker.

@mattelswood9367 6 ай бұрын

I also manage friendlies 😂 like to see the patterns of play come in and the new set piece routines

@billsager5634 6 ай бұрын

Hey, I manage pre-season friendlies. Generally because if I leave it up to the assistant manager, the assistant will player the regular starters a full 90 minutes. I use the friendlies to get the backups and young players PT. My regulars won't see anymore than 45 minutes, if they play at all.

@tabletbrothers3477 6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you pulled up this video idea again! I loved it the first time and it's still the same.

@inimuftiali 6 ай бұрын

Indonesian league teams is indeed very interesting to coach. Once made Persipura who were multiple league winners came back from their regression in recent years in fm22

@NoUseForMySoul 6 ай бұрын

We did two seasons at the end of the save in FM23. It was a lot of fun and we managed to get some great results. Also, a single target forward can devastate a defence in Indonesia so hard... it was perfect.

@W417on 6 ай бұрын

I've always played friendlies, only time I don't is in a network save with 6 other people so time is precious. But didn't know it was such an issue

@erwinvanoostenbrugge 6 ай бұрын

13:48 relatable, I'm currently in the first division of Latvia 😂

@NoUseForMySoul 6 ай бұрын

We gave Ytterhogdals IK in Sweden a try in FM23. It's in the middle of nowhere, whatever assumption the player brings along is properly shattered. It was a lot of fun.

@gylduran9217 6 ай бұрын

I manage friendlies so I can rotate the squad adequately enough, so they are all fully match fit by the season start. Otherwise, the assistant manager fucks up the rotation and half the squad is unfit.

@northofnashira2575 6 ай бұрын

10:12 You couldn't tell he was a psycho by having his couch in frame when he's sitting at his PC?

@Bruollie 6 ай бұрын

2nd dude's Flemish, nice blend of lingo on his end 😂

@riedley1808 6 ай бұрын

Thanks haha!

@MrNightowl2007 6 ай бұрын

I'm with you the mouse curser annoyed me! For as long as I have played this game I am kind of superstitious about where my mouse is. It depends if I'm home or away. The curser will be in the bottom left or bottom right of screen depending on the fixture.

@memphisjaxx 6 ай бұрын

I always manage every friendly. I even set a friendly cup every year named after me, which I make sure we win, so we start the season with 'silverware' 😊 this obviously comes crashing down after we lose our first 5 games of the season proper due to my over confidence in our ability after beating average sides, causing me to over spend on extra 'panic buy' players to improve the squad at the last minute. This leads to poor cohesion and unhappy players not getting the game time promised due to the over inflated squad size, leading to my eventual and inevitable demise. But damn I have a ton of friendly cups in my trophy cabinet. Just need to play the waiting game for my invitation into the hall of fame.

@minichalvo9818 6 ай бұрын

Dam bro thats deep, you all good lol?

@Hyde_Hill 6 ай бұрын

So basically the issue is the friendly cup addiction. Not the managing friendlies (which is the right thing to do.) Friendly cups are only ever useful if you really need money. Otherwise they just ramp up fatigue and injuries and interfere with pre season training.

@nbdy420 6 ай бұрын

these guys are great, thanks for sharing lol

@AD4LY 6 ай бұрын

Ive ALWAYS managed friendlies! its the best way to get 2 full teams fit and ready for the season. play first half make all subs and skip the second half

@michaellawson204 6 ай бұрын

i’m high as f and the part you noticed it was the play off final has me floored!!

@Karpify 6 ай бұрын

The individual roles in friendlies don't need to fit together very well, it's more important to be training the players in whatever role(s) they are going to be using during the season. So maybe he wasn't actually playing two playmakers right next to each other in the 4-4-2, but it was just out of necessity based on which players needed fitness and were fresh.

@daveysadler3795 5 ай бұрын

I always play friendly 😂 i even manage thr 2nd 11 and the 1st 11 against each other when i take over a team 😂 i like to make sure everyone is fit, and see who links up well. I didnt know that was weird lol

@MravacKid 6 ай бұрын

Managing friendlies? I don't even manage regular matches. :p The moment I discovered skins with "instant result" is the happiest moment in my FM life. :)

@Markjameslee 6 ай бұрын

you ever thought about doing a podcast or watchalong, with other fm24 youtubers/streamers? i think that could be really popular, i know id watch! :D great vid

@wesleybrother2884 6 ай бұрын

Literary talking to your mobile fm team is every fm player 🤣

@JJJackson777 18 күн бұрын

weston super-mare, home of the worst KFC I've ever had in my life

@greenguy1408 6 ай бұрын

Omg man make this a weekly episode please 😂

@arcticm5634 6 ай бұрын

I just realized that managing friendlies is psycho. Being doing that for years thinking it was the most normal thing ever

@GrahamMilkdrop 6 ай бұрын

Judging by the amount of comments defending it as normal, I'd say that you are far from being alone. I always managed friendlies... at a new club especially... sometimes even reserves and youth teams.

@VillaFanDan92 6 ай бұрын

I always play friendlies because the matches are my favourite part of FM. I could take or leave most aspects, most of them I have delegated. I just want to play football.

@user-zq8jt1wl1f 6 ай бұрын

I was playing a boavista save in fm23 and the dreaded (if you're a big club) winter world cup was going on. I look at world events all the time but I was busy attempting to arrange friendlies for match sharpness and then on my calendar I see "POLAND win the WORLD CUP" Lewandowski only scored one goal for gods sake

@ProdigalKnight 6 ай бұрын

Great video!

@thespoon91 6 ай бұрын

I manage friendlies to see if my tactics work, my 1st games with lyon i lost 5-1 and 6-2 changed my tactic and won my next 3 friendlies 5-1. Helps me know what to tweak and who to play where.

@MasonMcGowan95 2 ай бұрын

I'm realllllly self conscious about myself now for managing friendlies. Had no idea that was psycho behavior; this is my red flag.

@weixianng 5 ай бұрын

12:35 He's not coaching in the Malaysian league, he's coaching in the Malaysian AMATEUR LEAGUE.

@Phatboino1 6 ай бұрын

Instant result friendlies unless experimenting with tactics then its a must

@murray393 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t know people DIDNT manage friendlies

@widiwidi8685 5 ай бұрын

I am the type of manager who can't let my player play more than 50 minute in friendlies, so i almost always play the friendlies.

@kebabman93 6 ай бұрын

Love to see the millers finally reaching their potential 🙏🏼 UTM

@MagicianCamille 6 ай бұрын

This Caco fellow looks absolutely class

@neilipsen1404 5 ай бұрын

Today I learned I'm a psycho as I manage every friendly

@Dingovff 6 ай бұрын

brilliant. more of this please.

@david95863 5 ай бұрын

If you knew about the Danish second league and below, you would manage friendlies too!!! :D

@fh3696 6 ай бұрын

Can you make more tactics videos/tutorials please?

@sayhi2god322 6 ай бұрын

The Riedley guy is a god! best streamer in Belgium

@zapbulon 6 ай бұрын

I secretly hoped you have watched me trying to beat your BATE achievement 😂

@TonySpike 2 ай бұрын

To be fair Caco sounds like he is from Rotherham ....bit of wish fufilment on his end 😂

@ameladolnz7784 6 ай бұрын

i manage all my friendlies, will play my 1st Eleven for 45 and my 2nd Eleven for 45 with matches 3 days apart. And only at the end of the pre-season will i play the 1st Eleven until about 60 or 70 mins. All about full squad conditioning

@onose10000 6 ай бұрын

i managed every friendly game from fm11 to fm15, didnt even know it was an option until then,😂

@richiy11 4 ай бұрын

For someone who manages friendlies, I feel attacked

@SinofThrash 6 ай бұрын

Managing friendlies is psycho? WHAT? Guess I'm a psycho haha

@terencehuang3810 6 ай бұрын

i manage friendlies too, and I thought its just as important as when the season gets underway

@davidmackenzie9899 6 ай бұрын

The only time I manage the friendlies is if I need to retrain a player's position.

@petemcphillips5965 6 ай бұрын

12:46 Gotta love 32-year old experienced winger Choo-Choo

@NoUseForMySoul 6 ай бұрын

His real name is Ashri bin Chuchu, not to be confused with Azman bin Chuchu, one of our attacking midfielders. Within the match, both are abbreviated to A. Chuchu. Given that we have two locomotives in the squad, we just nicknamed one "Choo-Choo" and the other one "Thomas", for obvious reasons. We can distinguish them now. It also turned into a meme.

@ridsbabs2130 5 ай бұрын

Up until that guy who was managing friendlies, I didn’t realise you didn’t have to play them. I’ve started like 6-7 saves and gave up cause I got bored playing a month of friendlies.

@franzivkovic4599 6 ай бұрын

the friendly games guy with the funny tactic is probably new to the game

@bambi1611 6 ай бұрын

Today I learned that others don't manage friendlies. I always manage friendlies at a new club and to test out you and new signings. If I am at the same club for a long time I may start to give them to my assistant, but I will always manage them during my first season at a new club.

@zamap4278 6 ай бұрын

I always manage friendlies, at least the first 2 so I can test new tactics, see how new players fit, see which youngsters can get called up. I don't see a reaaon not to😂

@samnewbontemple2110 Ай бұрын

8:22 I went to school with this guy and years ago went to the odd Rotherham match with him!

@Nosceteipsum166 6 ай бұрын

I play VERY fast. I basically revamp the club with top tier scouts/dof/loan manager/medical staff sell the deadwood, set my tactic and after that I hit the go on holiday button until the next match. I basically only play the games and buy/sell players when the window opens. I hate everything in between, LOL. That's how I can play a whole season in a day.

@adanjimenez0373 6 ай бұрын

I do the same thing lmao

@Popmycherryyo 6 ай бұрын

Well HERE we are.. MORE like these videos, PLEASE!

@Babbitty81 6 ай бұрын

Hey, I manage my friendlies as well, once I have just spent a summer putting together a new squad I want to see how my new players do before we hit the big games. Am I really that crazy? lol

@robbicassidy7888 6 ай бұрын

Erik Ten Hags tactical brilliance was personal 😂😂

@KillaKingDL 6 ай бұрын

My man Hood Gaming

@christianboeckh3449 6 ай бұрын

Yoooo managing friendlies is important! I use them to assess the players' calibre.

@FaraazAhmad 6 ай бұрын

I manage friendlies when I join a team so i can get a hold of the tactics

@onetruesmugs 6 ай бұрын

People who don't manage friendlies are just part-timers. How else can you micro-manage your players match fitness in the pre-season?

@MyFootballManagerSeasonsnStuff Ай бұрын

Can't believe you didn't review one of my 90 minute matches 😂

@mrcx6142 6 ай бұрын

10:47 Of course you manage friendlies, at least half-assed! You'll have to play them anyways, might as well make more out of it.

@jonisilk 6 ай бұрын

Exactly. Get to know your squad and which youth prospect look like they could make the step up, bleed them in against shit opposition where you can get everyone match fit and test out different tactics. Along the way you work out your best XI ahead of your first game, and that your RB who is a fringe player should actually be your first choice RB, and the 17 yo attacking midfielder is going to save you a tonne in wages and transfer fees you aren't going to pay.

@_girltype 6 ай бұрын

the abyss stares back also

@steven5232 6 ай бұрын

I manage friendlies. It's the only way you can guarantee the players get the amount of minutes you want them to.

@CapnJack1 6 ай бұрын

that forest green commentary. wow

@nixonlovell 6 ай бұрын

Another Sarawak utd save 😮 I did that last year and it was a proper journey!

@NoUseForMySoul 6 ай бұрын

That's great! How did it go for you?

@nixonlovell 6 ай бұрын

@NoUseForMySoul It was a struggle, had never done anything out of the top 4 leagues in Europe so took some getting used to. Ended up as a best of the rest team after 14 years. Highest finish of 3rd