Many years ago i was living in medellin for a few months. I had a football manager game going and decided to check the local team, Envigado. A 15 year old winger called James Rodriquez was in the squad, and his stats were amazing, signed him in every save. I thought he wasn't a real player .

"Scouts are the reason we all have trust issues" Never heard a more true word.

Small tip that makes finding young players easier: filter your scouted players. I always set determination at 12. After a few years when I can choose to be very selective, I set determination and work rate at 12, and natural fitness, stamina, and teamwork at 10. It tends to filter out all the time wasters.

I'm telling Loki!!!! Nuh nuh!!! Lol

I been playing FM and CM for over 20 years, and I basically know all that you talk about, but your cool, calming, informative and a good listen. Keep it up man! For anyone new to FM or even a seasoned pro, you are very very good.

This isn't The Journeyman.... where am I ? Am I dreaming ?

Was the Loki Doki intro an intentional hommage or do all KZfaq FM minds think alike?

The most satisfying thing to do in FM - to develop your kids.

The more I watch your videos, the more I realise just how realistic and in depth this game is

So i have over 2k hours in each other the last 8 FMs, but I kind of just have it running whilst I'm doing other things. But ever since I subbed to you it has reignited my passion for this game, thank you man

Recently discovered your channel - and it’s great. Funny, but more important - helpful. I’m playing my save in Bosnia, and have to develop young bosnian players because I have to play 4 foreigners only in league games. Your scouting video saved my save 👏👏👏. Keep up the good work, good sir.

man i watched your video frome the past days (Nov 2021) and comparing to this, you have grown A LOT. you are now much more entertaining and showing your personality a much more props to you my man

4:19 'WOW! This guys going to be good!' - picture of jesse lingard haha as a united fan, f'kin spot on lol

I've not seen such well put together FM videos before, well done!

Theo Walcott - the best 'illusionist' of all time

Appreciate you making this video! I suggested this a couple times so I was excited to see it pop up in my sub box. I asked because, despite playing FM/CM for over 15 years now, there's still so much I'm learning about the game. In my FM19 MK Dons save I prioritised signing the best u18 players from all over the world to become home grown at club. I've got an immense bunch of players in my youth team who have five star potential while I'm in the Championship and I've sold a few 'illusionists' for £10m+ to keep my bank balance high. I'd post screenshots but I'm lazy soooo. I have some who have bad personalities yet amazing stats/potentials and some who have great potential but aren't developing as I like. So it was good to get some insight into how others handle wonderkids. Personally I always say have a player stay with your club for at least a year when you sign them because you can mould them into whatever you want. I have great coaches and decent facilities as well as a thriving youth team with plenty of mentors around (although I'm still trying to figure out how to make them more impactful on a player's personality) so I feel confident that they can develop with a year in the youth team. By 18-19 I look to loan them out if they can't get into my first team but only if they're playing regularly at a high enough level. The amount they develop is a bit of a lottery - I've got one 5* 16 year old who looks incredible but hasn't developed at all in my youth team so I'm thinking to loan him out next season even though he'll still be fairly young. Equally I've had players who just don't stop showing green arrows and I feel like 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. So I keep them around and give them cup games etc. It's just about doing regular assessments and not wasting their crucial developmental years. And then cashing in on the ones who you know deep down won't make it. It's my favourite part of the game so thanks for making a good video on it!

I've watched tons of your videos, but only since last summer. This is the first video that I have seen of yours that I truly respect. I'm not saying your content isn't excellent, just this is the first time I actually see some level of knowledge that I respect. You earned this knowledge by learning. Great Video, thanks for uploading.

On one of my favorite runs : Joined VFB Stuttgart. I remember that after 2 ok seasons, 3 days before the transfer window closes, the forward I was counting on (N. Gonzalez or something similar) decided that he needed a new challenge. With 2 days remaining to find my n.9, I panic-bought an Italian striker from serie B, Cosimo Marco Da Graca. He was, stat-wise, average, for my humble team. And I was expecting him to score as much as Gonzalez (14-17 goals). Until, 2 months after he joined, I decided to make him acquire a new aptitude 'playing the offline'. And he became a fricking monster! The following season, we lost the Europa league final and the year after we won it AND the Bundesliga! Tl,dr: I panic-buy an average striker, make him learn how to fool defences and he made me win titles.

Your videos are a breath of fresh air mate,well made informative,easy to understand, thanks 👍

Partly inspired y finding your channel a while back I'm doing a Coventry City save -- great facilities, shouldn't be down in league one (plus Coventry is the home of Jaguar), and it's a save where for the first time I'm going all-in on youth. From day 1 in a save, I consciously only sign professional players. Resolute is also good because that checks for professionalism too. Any trait that has high professionalism. And I look for professional staff. After a few seasons when the club vibe is so professional, it can have a positive impact on a player. The database is so large, and there are so many newgens, that it's really possible (and good) to be very picky about what players you sign. "Fairly Determined" isn't good enough for Coventry. So far I've moulded one youth-intake player into a Model Citizen. He's no superstar, maybe a squad player at his peak, but he'll stay forever. Former model professionals who know the club and know the system are signed as coaching staff and sent on courses. Next transfer window we get a temperamental 18yo Scottish kid, Andrew Cummings, who isn't developing but has 5-star potential. 5'8" AM. First touch: 15. Technique: 15. Teamwork: 18. Natural fitness: 16. Acceleration: 15. So when you appraise the wonderkids, what's really important is the club they're joining. His pros include "works well in a team", and "fairly consistent", and he's extremely interested to come. His cons include "fairly volatile temperament" and not fitting into the highly professional squad. He might be a bad signing for many clubs if they can't turn his attitude around fast, but I think Coventry has reached a place where we can sign him and make him into Ronaldo. Hey, I don't sign players for innuendo. Never.

with the way you create content for fm you are currently the fastest to reach 50k subs with fm as a pure subject. hope you grow more and do more collabs with the other fm youtubers

Love your vids man, I always look forward to them

What Zealand said about low potential/fast development is very true. A good example is Kian Yari in a lower league team in England. I had him develop upwards to 47 points in just one year in the conference. That is crazy amounts of development for one who's already got okay skills for that level.

Man I just found your channel, I really like your style! The first video I watched from you was about the star ratings, I've been thinking the exact same about them but got confused after I saw a content creator almost completely ignoring them. I have played FM from the 2008 version I think and I hadn't been looking for any hints or KZfaq videos of the game to learn about it. There are some things I should learn more about so I've been looking for that special someone (I'm a married guy, don't get too excited!!!) to watch and learn some of those little things from that I haven't really picked up yet. I disagree just a little bit on what you said about loans, I have some very good instant results of loaning players right away after their arrival but at the same time, I have seen that it can also hurt their development and also their settling to the team in the means of social groups for example. I'm losing my train of thought here a bit but my main point was that I really like your style, you seem like you are on the same wavelength regarding the game, also you seem to have a similar sense of humor and you just seem like a guy that I would get along with in real life as well. If I were to create some kind of FM content (maybe next year I will, who knows) I could see myself doing it somewhat similar to your style, at least more like you than the other content creators I've seen. I could talk more but I've rambled on enough, keep up the good work man, best greetings from Finland!

So excited to follow you through your Colombian save. And keep it up with the cumbias!

Cracking video mate, as always

well done vid mate. i look foward to your tips. you are a good man. keep safe.

Hahaha had been watching 3 of your vids...You are the best FOOTBALL MANAGER KZfaqR for me. Thanks bro. Keep up the good work. You rock man!! Love from Malaysia.

I came here just to say it was Loki's Journeyman song.....everyone beat me to it!

You definitely got me with that intro. Subscribed.

The beginning of this video made opening this video so worth it!!!!!

Ooh the hidden surprises! Signed a regen striker for Levski Sofia in season 3, had a potential of 3/4 and a half stars (not that amazing for a player playing in the Bulgarian league). He was 4th/5th choice striker for me, but his attributes were improving like crazy every single month. Gave his debut in a cup game, scored a brace. Scored in his first game of the bench for a game in the 1st division. Gave him a couple more games of the bench and he always made an impact. After that, he earned some starts and was still performing very well. After half a season or so, he became my second best striker when it comes to the star rating. Decided to make him a regular starter for next season, scored something like 30 goals in 28 games. Two seasons later he was already world class!

Nice moves man, subbed purely based on the 1st 30 seconds.

I had a star CAM playing as a shadow striker but had a younger CAM waiting to burst through, he never played well off the bench and in the cup starts. Eventually my right winger got injured and I introduced my CAM as an advanced playmaker on the right wing. I think it’s been 1.5 seasons now, he’s fully natural in the role and averages over one goal involvement per 90. Sometimes a position / role change can help a player kick on, especially if there are others blocking the path to the first team

Loved the intro and subscribed immediately

Channelling Loki's tactical genius by playing his intro song? I see what you're doing and I like it.

You should definitely bring a series to YT. Would have loved to watch BATE from the start.

This intro just oozes confidence, and it's fucking great my man lol

I had Musiala and Adeyemi at my Leverkusen save. They absolutely nailed it. And there was this “Juan Manuel Barbero” a german youth player. I let him play at a cupgame, and he made a hattrick. So I benched Diaby and played Barbero up front along with Musiala and Adeyemi. We were champions that year.

Your intros just keep getting better

Still holds true in FM21. I've had a player who was for want of a better way to say it a late bloomer. Came through the youth intake I think he was a 2 star current and 4 or 4.5 potential. He started out quite well in the 1st season developed ok. An injury at 18 meant he was out of action for 8 months, I almost cut him but when he turned 19 he was back, went on loan for 2 seasons at the same club who got promoted his 1st season. He was a squad player for me after that for 3 years, stats always rising. In the second to last 2 seasons of the save he was in the league team of the year and a regular in the national team. One of the most consistent players I've ever had on any FM. He was 24/25 when he became a regular player for me, I ended the save when he was 29. Had I carried on I think he would have been great for 6/7 years to come.

You are hysterical, love your videos

That intro though...Magnificent

My best regen ever is a player named Dauidi he came into my side due to an injury crisis against Barca in the semi finals of the champions league. Got an assist and played well in the final. Been four years since and he’s just picked up his first world golden ball from the left wing. Man I love that kid

Hey Zealand, your videos have helped me a lot in learning fm, however i think seeing you play through a few seasons would be great! I know you stream on twitch (and I've visited a few times), but it is way too long. Are you thinking of doing a save on youtube, or maybe just stream highlights?

Dude amazing channel

For just that opening dance, i give you like 🤟🏼

I hit the subscribe button while the video was playing at 0:25, got such a fright lol

First Zeaiand video I clicked on was this. Always go back just for that intro :')

just greated my own youtube channel about fm and you inspired me

That intro was art

Big fan of the videos! Can you do a negotiation video? I end up just paying whatever the club or the player want and my finances are always bad

In FM12 (I think) my first real long campain was with Rochdale. Second season I managed to sign a brasilian talent. Having just moved Up to 3 division in England, he arrived already as my best attacker at 18. He kept playing and evolving as I moved up the leagues. When he was 24 he was nominated for best in Europe. At 26 he won it and was even by stats on level with Messi and CR7. To this day the best player I have ever got.

That hidden surprise one got me during a Manchester United save. Got a GK through my youth intake. I sold De Gea for a 19 year old 3 stars. Full England international. And he performed so well. So many saves and a natural sweeper keeper on attack.

love your content

I did a save in Croatia with Hajduk Split (this team used to be a top 2 team in the HNL alongside Dinamo Zagreb, but have fallen off hard and are maybe a 3rd-5th spot team right now). I got a regen, 6 foot 4 younster Petar Matijevic. Trained him from a right winger to a striker because I already had enough wingers. At 18 he was already a 4 star player on my team, was my 100% starter. At 19, he had 50 goals in 32 games and starred in a Champions League Round of 16 Squad. I desperately held on to him for one more year and he had a bit of an injury plagued season yet still managed to put up 30 goals in 17 games. At this point in time he was almost 21 and was my starting striker for the Croatian NT (that I was also managing) as a 3.5 star player and 5 star locked in potential. He demanded to leave so I shipped him off to Liverpool for 55 million :)). Now he's like 25, worth 110 mil and one of the best strikers in the world (35 goals in 28 games for Liverpool last season). Only downside is he is quite injury prone.

Great vid, it's good to see some players developed/undeveloped. I like the fact you added in some players that just didnt work out!...also That's some incredible chest hair Austin Powers would be proud!

That shirt is majestic!

Great videos man! Are you going to do a video on setting up scouting for new regens with good potential?

That tropico soundtrack is drilled into my brain

Nice edits man:)

I think two things would help mentioning here which might get overlooked. Your league structure is important here, this has three parts too it. Firstly if you are playing a lot of games you can keep more youngsters at your club as there is a good chance that third choice left back might get some game time as you rotate /injuries etc, think Championship as compared to Eredivisie. Secondly if you have a B team instead of an u23 team. A B team can play at quite a high level allowing your players develop while keeping more control over their development, think Barcelona. Third part is work permits/registration some nationalities you will have to loan out so make sure it is to the right clubs, classic example is south american players that you buy for English teams, loan these out to Spain or Portugal so that they get the nationality in three years and make sure they have a good training set up and that they get game time, preferably at a good level. Second thing which might get overlooked is don't be afraid to play your youngsters, as mentioned past age 18 the main development comes from game time, 6.7 rating for 70 minutes minimum if that is still true, quite often in my experience your youngsters will play to their potential and not their ability. Also take into account point 1 with this. Say you are in the Eredivisie and you have a 3 star current ability backup and a 2 star current 4 star potential youngster who is 19 and you don't have a B team. Think about selling that backup and instead using that youngster. This has an added benefit that it can help with finances as youngsters are often on lower wages.

I have this guy named Marcos Portela in my Fm21 BVB save who I signed when he was 22 and a pressing/advanced forward with an injury problem. Juventus didn't renew him so he was a free signing(his value was around 450k). My scouts gave him a solid 2.5-3 stars and I needed a backup striker and wanted to try playing a Pressing Forward. I sent him to a specialist for the injury and he's scoring scoring often for whatever time he's getting and his value is to the north of 40mil now. It's not a huge deal but i felt as if I was rewarded for trusting him.

Liked the video for that intro alone.

hmmmmm, this intro reminds me of one certain fm youtuber's intro

I think what's fun about FM is you can't always be perfect, you'll lose a game against a bottom of the league team in your unbeaten season, you'll sign players that aren't as good as expected and you'll sell some that become better than expected

Hidden suprises as you call it can often be found in countries/areas with lower reputation. Classical example are Iranians from my point of view. Once you bring them in they might develop extraordinarily well because of your way better coaches and training facilities. Obviously doesn't work always but you'll rarely loose money

training the physical atributs during young age 16-18 is very important !!

How I identify Gods Among Men calibre if players: When you see them wanted by several clubs.

Would like to see something on facilities, especially for lower league managers, including some of the related board requests like increase junior coaching funding. e.g. increasing youth facilities without increasing junior coaching means what? A good intake but not good development? When should you look to increase levels and to what levels as you hopefully progress up leagues.

The first youtuber that said inho right just thank you fm base

Thats what i needed!!!

Pure vibes in that intro

That intro yoh!!! Rewind!!

I never thought I'd ever see Zealand tirando unos pasos to the tune of unas cumbianchas but I guess this is the world we all live in now and for this at least I can't complain.

you are the best football manager youtuber by far, keep it up!

You look like Mac from It's Always Sunny.Also, awesome video.

I bought a teenage Romanian striker as a prospect. His first season in the U23 team he scored at a rate of over a goal per game. I moved him to the first team squad, but he didn't perform so I sent him back down to the U23s. There he stayed until he was too old, so I gave him another chance for the senior team. This time he played well, until he was our no. 1 striker his 2nd full season in the first team. A couple of years later he won the award for being the best player in the world. Sometimes you just have to be patient when players don't develop as quickly as you expected them to.

Yep classic Loki music ...but keep em coming bud

Intro 10/10

I got a turkish striker in my youth intake and he turned out to be the goat in my save 5 ballon d'or to his name and was my captain I got a super good german attacking midfielder too that turned out to be his partner, they played together since the u-19 tournaments and league

Finally! Thanks dad

2:09 miły ukłon w stronę szanownych Tetryków

The most amazing feeling is buying a colombian from the colombian league for £1 million, developing him and selling him for £80 million 2-3 years later. Worked up a nice pile of about £1 billion in holdings for my danish team by now.

That intro was awesome hahahaha

4:19 oh how the turn tables...

Zealand love the video as usual but could you educate us simpletons on how to get the green partnerships between players faster 😬

HAHAHA That opening is priceless well done.

BEST FM KZfaqR, HANDS DOWN!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾

His intros just get better and better!

You know it's going to be a banger when he rocks out in that shirt. It's ChampionDean from twitch 😁 Love all your content right now!! Can't wait to see you reach 100,000 subs 😍🎉🎉🎉

Zealand is the biggest dork - i love it.

4:19 1 year later and now Lingard is one of the best players in the prem. What a change.

Video idea: can you do a video on managing injuries. I know part of it is random, but I would like to know if I am missing something. Thank you.

So I am a LOW league manager currently in VNN. In FM20 and now FM21 I have been trying to lift Kidderminster out the doldrums and make them something special. In their youth team they have a young guy Jaiden White. I never played him....ever. I also always bought players to replace him. From time to time I have needed to play him due to injury and he always performs. In training he gets a 9.35 - 10 every time. However this year I started playing him in the first team (because I felt bad) and well his numbers are impressive. He has just gotten better and better. VNN: APP: 20 (11) Gls: 1 Asist 3 XG 1.69 Shts Targ:40% Pass%: 89% Tcks: 83% and an Aver Rat: 6.75 FA Trophy (we Won): APP: 4 (2) Gls: 3 Asist 2 XG 1.65 Shts Targ: 67% Pass%: 87% Tcks: 88% and an Aver Rat: 7.32 Playing him in the first team at 19 was the best thing I could have done this year. He is a short pocket rocket. I wish I had a proper youth facility so see what he would turn into....

For someone still playing FM 20 (this guy...) these videos are such a wealth of information! One thing I struggle with is getting clubs to loan my young players. I am playing FC Kaiserslauten and have made my way up to the Bundesliga after a few seasons. But listing players for loan rarely gets any bites... is there a trick to getting teams to take young players on loan other than loan listing them?

You deserve more subscribers, as a huge ran id suggest you do a save on KZfaq ,this is the way

one of my players reached 2 and a half stars once.. thats the best player i brought through in my 20 year save

Music.. spot on. The shirt though? Colombians probably wouldn't wear that shirt. But good effort 🤣