The Direct ‘Anti-Pep’ Tactic that Scores TONS on FM 21
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3 жыл бұрынWell, the twitch save has gone rather well, Football Manager 2021 seems to be right up my alley. Then I noticed something. The attacking numbers my tactic was putting up were purely insane at multiple different levels of competition. I originally designed this tactic for the personnel on the team, but it turns out I unlocked a brilliant way to create offense in a direct fashion.
Now, direct tactic ideas have always annoyed me because they’re dependent on the other team making mistakes, or FM breaking down to open up chances. But in FM21, there is no ‘breaking down’ the match engine like a few years ago. The same issues direct tactics have had in the past on FM are still there, but it creates a variety of different ways to use the direct passing, so much so that this FM tactic is my favorite of the year. I don’t consider myself a tactical expert on Football Manager either. It’s something I study and learn from other people who run tests all day long. But, apparently, enough of that has rubbed off that I struck gold here. Enjoy the breakdown of the tactic!
Much Love,
FM Senpai
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@ReeceTheEditor 3 жыл бұрын
Hey! It's Reece. Zealand is away right now and forgot to actually upload this tactic - could I have found any better reason to push my current campaign of #PayRiseForReece? Either way - it's now uploaded and can be found in the description. I hope you enjoy the Portuguese Dragon!
@RexOedipus. 3 жыл бұрын
Our man just made a traditional 4-4-2
@D4rkThuNderplays 3 жыл бұрын
What playing in Portugal made him do 😭
@Tomas1999Benfica 3 жыл бұрын
@@D4rkThuNderplays the Jorge Jesus influence
@rafaelsilvatorres3689 3 жыл бұрын
Srn
@speedphlux 3 жыл бұрын
#GiveReeceSomeRice
@mbgooner1883 3 жыл бұрын
As a Portuguese myself I can assure you that Oriental Dragon's history is that they are a club that was created with the sole purpose of training Chinese players because the Chinese academies are pretty shit and Portugal is the best place to train the young kids. Nowadays it isn't even used for that but still it's a pretty rich club so they are doing very well in Campeonato de Portugal.
@abhrajitdhar4628 2 жыл бұрын
Portugese arse fan??
@mbgooner1883 2 жыл бұрын
@@abhrajitdhar4628 Yes. i dont live in London anymore but i still go there a couple of times and most of my mates are from there so yeah. Grew up as a Gooner and i will die as one too
@Roscododger 3 жыл бұрын
Wow man! I love all the highlights put in with your explanation. They really help in seeing what the tactic does and is supposed to do. Its shown as working instead of just being theory. Reese you legend.
@gabrielpartogi105 Жыл бұрын
The last time I played FM was FM14, but your videos kept being recommended, so I watched it on the background while working. Your channel legit made buy FM23 and started playing again, and it has been nothing but helpful. Keep it up Mr. Zealand. Much love.
@balazseszes8032 3 жыл бұрын
Absolute genius of a tactic! Love when tactics arent the usual 4-4-2, 4-3-3 and the other "usual" tactics. This has imagination. Well done and best of luck with the save! ;)
@targetthyself 3 жыл бұрын
This is basically the Sir Alex 07-08 tactic he used that last year he had Ronaldo, but with shittier players. I would probably tweak this to 2 PF(A)s just to reduce the offside issues as you get better, but looks solid enough.
@tumama7799 3 жыл бұрын
N0 because sir alex didn't like his midfielders to push forward and they didn't press so aggresively.
@jose13neo 3 жыл бұрын
@@tumama7799 It is still the same basic thing tho
@targetthyself 3 жыл бұрын
@@tumama7799 As I said, with worse players. If you have guys like Carrick Vidic and Ferdinand in your team, you don't tell them to bull rush people. You have the ball for more of the game, and when you don't you can trust them to win it back in the right areas. In the 3rd tier of Portuguese Football. You need to rely more on effort, and a lot less on skill.
@isaaclodziak-green6326 3 жыл бұрын
It’s actually the Darren Ferguson tactic of 08/09
@quacky1874 3 жыл бұрын
Centre midfielder (attack) might be my favourite FM role, by far the least sexy name of all the cm options but so effective.
@Draconius15 3 жыл бұрын
Developed a tactic incredibly similar to this in South Africa with Humam Tariq in the LW spot as a treq and an inverted wingback on attack behind him. It is unbelievably deadly.
@alanbaxter6853 3 жыл бұрын
Tried this. 5-0 down after 20 minutes 😄
@youtubeperson3111 3 жыл бұрын
Were you san marino vs spain?
@pse161 3 жыл бұрын
@@youtubeperson3111 bruh xD
@mustafaazzoz9473 Жыл бұрын
What he doesn't tell you that your players need to fit into the system by familiarity training sessions like team work match tactics match practice "tactical I think " and also you need to fit your players in their preferred position / role / duty to maximize their tactical fluidity and play at their peak or you can I think wait for some time and change their natural position / role / duty and I think it works well with younger players below 25 rather than above . So basically you get the tactical idea from him but not copy paste just tweak it with respect to your players .
@official_drgaming455 3 жыл бұрын
We just going to ignore the curve on that cross at 5:01
@henriquerodrigues9763 3 жыл бұрын
I actually used a direct play tactic similar to yours (mainly with a bit more wing play i guess) while going up through the portuguese leagues with Oleiros. I managed to score 117 goals in my first year in the newly formed 3rd division and my striker had 50 goals in the leagues. It also works in the 1st leagues has i have scored 93 goals in 34 games in my first year there.
@chrisseal3677 3 жыл бұрын
This is pretty much my fm17 leicester season 1 title winning tactic...and I love it.
@thePoliticalCat0 3 жыл бұрын
You are Tony Pulis.
@TheHoldenmcgroin 3 жыл бұрын
No, he isnt trying to blackmail his club... ;)
@tkb4026 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHoldenmcgroinHa. Huh. *cries as a Wednesday fan*
@TheHoldenmcgroin 3 жыл бұрын
@@tkb4026 Lol. WAWAW!....
@joachimtesdal5998 3 жыл бұрын
Started my second season with this tactic, 42 goals in the first 11 matches. so it works!
@mariusthechamions8966 3 жыл бұрын
I have a tactic with in 11 matches i had 47 goals for and 7 against so is not so op
@AlexBonesJones 3 жыл бұрын
This guy is the best Fm21 you tuber by a landslide
@Paulos966 3 жыл бұрын
I miss your streams. Love from Wermsteiner
@andrewleese89 3 жыл бұрын
Currently using this tactic on FM21 with Chelsea. Warner has scored 18 goals so far in this system with Tammy playing as an advanced forward alongside him. I'm using Pulisic as the Left IF, Chilwell as the CWB on the left and Azpilicueta makes a great defensive RB behind Hudson-Odoi as the RW. Kante (BBM) and Mount (CM-A) are perfect for it as a CM partnership with Kovacic coming on after 60-70 mins and playing as an advanced playmaker or deep-lying playmaker to tighten things up. This system has made FM game engine more entertaining as normally I just have commentary on with goal highlights.
@weaZler 3 жыл бұрын
3:33 thats why i love your content :D greetings to reece and pay the man what he deserves :D :D
@pokerinno247 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Got off to a great start with this at Crystal Palace... but then the dragon flame was extinguished 1-10 by Man United 😬
@paradoxless5596 3 жыл бұрын
#GiveReeceARaise
@Christian-Y-W 3 жыл бұрын
Poor Zealand 😅
@relrelFarrel 3 жыл бұрын
Looking at your formation, i notice the left side of your field is open when you attack. I assume that is why you concede lots of goals? (just an assumption, CMIIW). To give it more defensive stability i think you can transition to a more stable 3-4-3 in offense by giving your left CB stay wider & your RB sit narrower. That way you can cover each side with at least 1 player while you attack, also allowing attacking players to come back in counters while your left CB covers up for Pinto overlapping. Just a thought and would be nice to know your opinion of it. Great content as always Z!
@hosko4575 3 жыл бұрын
I’m trying out this new formation with Plymouth Argyle (5th year in) and it’s not scoring me lots of goals but I’m keeping clean sheets which I really struggled with! Thank you!
@NONAME-xm3mh 3 жыл бұрын
as he said, you’ll need to tweak
@bmbm1 3 жыл бұрын
Zealand help please, I struggle to unlock my Advanced playmaker when using a 4231. I tried restoring Ozil's grace but he ended up having very little key passes over the season and only 6 assists in the league
@martinslvsten428 3 жыл бұрын
Scores alot, but defense is leaky. Like all other high scoring tactics this season. Tested out Danwulfes tactic from the fm base tactic test. And it also scores alot. Had two players score 30+ goals in 37 matches. However goalie also let in 2 goals per game. For me to see the ME seems really balanced this year. I do however think that finding a solid defensive, but less scoring tactic would overall do better right now.
@erpekito 3 жыл бұрын
I have a goal difference of 55 (around 70 goals in 30 games) in French second division as a team that was supposed to fight for relegation with a 4-2-3-1 wide and 3-1-2-2-2 wide both gegenpress tikitaka, so I guess props to FM for making both short passing and long passing tactics viable for crushing the goal stats
@swifteh1780 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine getting The Dragons to the Champions League, and then beating Man City using that tactic. Pep would pull out his hair...if he had any.
@NONAME-xm3mh 3 жыл бұрын
pubes is always an option
@stephenfriedrich8551 3 жыл бұрын
Tried this in my Celtic save and it has been absolutely brutally effective.
@odity2076 3 жыл бұрын
High Tempo + Direct is cracked. I used it in two saves, one with Barca where I went undefeated in the League and won everything else with Haaland scoring like 50 goals in the league. The other was with Hull City in League 1, where I got 90+ points and my 19 Year old striker KLP scored more goals than games, not sure how many exactly though.
@MEGAWILL862 3 жыл бұрын
KLP the wonderkid
@NolanSchuster4 2 жыл бұрын
Got back to back promoted with sides previewed as relegation candidate with just a basic 4-4-1-1 fluid counter attack, once in the championship, I was able to make the playoffs in my first season there, with a payroll of nearly 50 million pounds less than the other teams, but hit a really horrible form patch right at the end, and lost the semi final like 6-0 on aggregate. Decided to use the off-season to regroup and change things up, as I believed I had been found out. Kept the 4-4-1-1 cause my team was entirely built for that formation, and any change to the formation would have left me in a terrible position with squad players able to play their new roles. Changed to the route one, and am currently sitting top of the championship with 9 points in hand from 3rd, and on the lowest payroll, with 400-1 odds at winning the title. It’s currently the near end of November and the new tactic has had me with only 1 league loss, which only came about due to a game riddled with injuries, had like 6 guys either out or get hurt in the game.
@pabloberruezo2964 3 жыл бұрын
Which training routine do you use for this tactic? Which is the closest predetermined tactic in fm21?
@deciodasilva3960 3 жыл бұрын
I tried this but just the formation nothing else and it works like a charm, the directness I put it depending on the players passing ability with at least 13 and vision 10 and decisions 10
@Ben-fj2dh 3 жыл бұрын
Gave the force opposition outside a try for 2 games in my 4231. Conceded 3 headers and 2 penalties from players pushing on crosses. Switched straight back to balanced.
@thomashughes2151 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao force opposition outside is extremely op for me. It’s success may depend on your defensive line and the role of your fullbacks to be fair.
@heardd90 3 жыл бұрын
What FM tactic this do can find and download it please Zealand
@ChuddAnon 3 жыл бұрын
I'm trying this with Arsenal and it works, sort of. Tweaking the midfield and having good players there seems to be very important
@damoparker 2 жыл бұрын
man having good midfielders at arsenal is fucking difficult. Im an arsenal fan and even I can admit we only have 1 good midfielder and 3 decent ones, and ones a fucking rb ffs.
@LydsTherinNotamon 2 жыл бұрын
I actually have a variation of this with 3 centerbacks, a wingback, and a winger who's been insanely good on defense for my entire tenure (spent a lot of time developing him as a wingback once I noticed this). I will definitely look into changing my up-front to two aggressive forwards but... I sold my best guy last year and no luck replacing him yet 😅
@LydsTherinNotamon 2 жыл бұрын
Also my best player on the entire team is a central attacking midfielder who degrades significantly anywhere else on the pitch so I definitely get a lot of benefit keeping him just a step behind the forward spot
@retro_gamer_uk 3 жыл бұрын
We all need a bit of Plange down the wing.
@alalalakoo4750 3 жыл бұрын
This tactic is genuinely incredible with a few tweaks
@seanlaser2091 3 жыл бұрын
what tweaks?
@chrisblewett2918 3 жыл бұрын
This tactic is brilliant. For about 4 games in which I scored 15 goals. Then every team (including Liverpool) parks the bud against you. Your strikers stop scoring and if you come up against 3 at the back you may as well put your goalkeeper up front. I was so excited to have a direct tactic. Shame. I’m playing as Chelsea. I’ve been beaten by bottom of the table Newcastle who hasn’t won until they played me. And beaten by Villa and Sheffield Utd too. It works brilliantly for a very short time
@alistairneal9859 3 жыл бұрын
Man just did a fancy 4-4-2😂
@oweninsertlastname1575 3 жыл бұрын
Love you zealand
@nazerikson6883 3 жыл бұрын
Weird, but why do i feel Man United have the exact players to play this tactic in real life. Industrious midfielders with work rate: Fred/Mctominay. Left inside forward: Rashford. Complete wing back / Defensive fullback: Alex Telles and AWB
@viralvideos259 3 жыл бұрын
I have always played with a DLP since fm17. But yes I will remove that role 😭😭. I will try this Tactic on my yearly league to legend save
@elninotrevino 2 жыл бұрын
3-4-2-1 is the best tactic ever, try it. It’s amazing Took Liverpool to penalties. But I also had two disallowed goals. I’m a Championship team and I’m protected for relegation and so far I’m in 1st with no losses, for now
@razvangeorgescu1556 2 жыл бұрын
How do you play your wing guys in the line of 4? Wing backs on defend? Or how do you defend? Two box to box midfielders?
@sirarchibaldblake4366 3 жыл бұрын
so this works with latest patch ? many are reporting that latest patch was cr@p, and it made a game less intresting
@c3po233 2 жыл бұрын
Seven months later.. Does it work??
@dbkarman 2 жыл бұрын
went 4-0 down in 17 minutes, thanks for saving my save zealand
@tonicardona3604 3 жыл бұрын
Could you put the link of the tactic in fm-base?
@shawngillogly6873 3 жыл бұрын
#GiveReeceaReeces And congrats Z, this might be the perfect replication of the 2015 Leicester tactic. Your IF is in the Mahrez role. 1 marauding FB, the only difference is you have 2 Vardys instead of 1. And I agree about GK distribution. They do not listen. Unless you're saying punt over top, they'll do what they want. Which is usually puny anyway.
@eXistenZ15 3 жыл бұрын
How bad is the current fullback ratings issue?
@callum5252 3 жыл бұрын
Tried this with my Hull City save now I've gotten them back into the PL and conceded 9 goals on 3 games and scored 3 lmao
@seaniec7630 3 жыл бұрын
Apologies if I've missed it but where is the link to download and try? Looks interesting!
@iamAyal 3 жыл бұрын
He forgot to put it in the description
@zulangfueryoutub 3 жыл бұрын
what istructions do you use on the IF?
@nigelbhebhe2805 2 жыл бұрын
And what would the training for this tactic be like?
@flyingaviator8158 3 жыл бұрын
YOu have any preference where the target man should paly? left or right striker for example? trying this tactic with roma and dzeko should be in the start 11,
@ZealandonYT 3 жыл бұрын
I had it work with a Target Man on the right side and a right-footed striker on the left
@flyingaviator8158 3 жыл бұрын
@@ZealandonYT Thanks! I have tried it with Roma, but I had very mixed results. I am gonna try it with a lower devision club in England, maby it is better working! The two strikers seemed a bit lost against all of those 3 central defenders in Serie A.
@Fallout3131 3 жыл бұрын
I don't see the download link in the comments am I dumb or did it get forgotten lol
@pse161 3 жыл бұрын
looks like manchester united 1999 with giggs a bit higher and beckham sitting a bit deep
@vaaggasje 3 жыл бұрын
Nice duvet covers ;)
@benbarkes6991 3 жыл бұрын
This doesn’t work at all... playing this with hoffenheim and I’ve scored 3 goals in 6 games so far... any help?
@NONAME-xm3mh 3 жыл бұрын
You’ll need a player with consistent hidden attributes and fast players up in the wing, striker, and in the wing backs or full backs. your midfielders should possess a good physicality and passing.
@jnr.00 3 жыл бұрын
What your match camera settings
@razaali4616 3 жыл бұрын
Hey bro I made this same sort of tactic in my arsenal save and i found a wide playmaker works great as well.
@muneebhanif2446 3 жыл бұрын
please share the link
@bramsch2741 3 жыл бұрын
Don't you wanne overlap right there will be more space for a through ball
@darrelldadams 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Gonna try it when I get home, to see if it translates to fm20. Not gonna buy 21... sry,no sry...
@ManOfThr 3 жыл бұрын
Has anyone done an #FM21 video on whether a team of 11 Azpilicuetas can win the Champions League?
@adhamtohamy9263 3 жыл бұрын
We need a Zidane and 10 pieces of wood as well
@daviax3198 3 жыл бұрын
Does this work on FM20 tho?
@redgamer2163 3 жыл бұрын
Does this also work in FM20?
@ThePickledOnion 3 жыл бұрын
So is there no way for me to download and try this tactic if I bought the game via epic games?
@ZealandonYT 3 жыл бұрын
You can just recreate it to, you can see the player roles and instructions
@ThePickledOnion 3 жыл бұрын
@@ZealandonYT will do, thanks
@olivercutmore9745 3 жыл бұрын
Phahaha! I’ve just absolutely pumped Port vale 9-0 using these ingredients.
@BoxinSquare_ 3 жыл бұрын
can we play with inverted winger on the right instead of winger??
@YutoCrypto 3 жыл бұрын
Yoo I havent bought Fm21 yet, is there a big difference between 20 and 21?
@tompearce6328 3 жыл бұрын
I would buy it for the processing and save speed alone
@Roscododger 3 жыл бұрын
Zealand made a video on this. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZaRi7Jkz9a3Yas.html
@tangyc_ 3 жыл бұрын
he's got a vid about it
@danielpinks9205 3 жыл бұрын
Feature wise theres not really a big change but the match engine is way better because they completely re wrote the marking system
@zsoltszegedi8995 3 жыл бұрын
I'm hoping it will be free again on epic but I doubt they would do it two years in a row.
@lucasryder856 3 жыл бұрын
What time does he stream
@krizyofuu 3 жыл бұрын
Follow him on twitch and you'll get notifications in your emails when he goes live.
@morganbruce9087 3 жыл бұрын
He’s currently on a Christmas break and will be back on the 8th January
@weaZler 3 жыл бұрын
@@morganbruce9087 thanks.checked twitch everyday to see if there is a new stream, but now i know better :D :D
@morganbruce9087 3 жыл бұрын
@@weaZler If you're following him you'll get a notification when he goes live.
@MikeMadeIt_ 3 жыл бұрын
wont download
@Derek-qu8qi 3 жыл бұрын
Downloaded the demo today and can't say I'm impressed. Is the actual game better than the demo in terms of play and updates?
@ZealandonYT 3 жыл бұрын
90% of the improvement is the visual and underlying parts of the match engine
@Derek-qu8qi 3 жыл бұрын
@@ZealandonYT so I’ll save my 40 quid then
@Derek-qu8qi 3 жыл бұрын
@@ZealandonYT I went Celtic in the demo. I offered karamoko dembele a new contract and he wanted 6.5k a week, 10k after 10 games and 15k after 20 games. He’s 17 and played 2 matches. I think that’s a tad unrealistic, even for FM. Edouard also asked for 56k. I’m assuming the players realise they are in Scotland.....
@ZealandonYT 3 жыл бұрын
@@Derek-qu8qi Complaining about player wage demands is actually exactly what real managers are doing too
@Derek-qu8qi 3 жыл бұрын
@@ZealandonYT aye, but a kid in Scotland who hasn’t broken into the first team doesn’t demand 6k a week for his first professional contract.
@vitorsantos3971 3 жыл бұрын
No way to break the engine? There are more than 1 broken tactic
@georgeandelvinwagner1264 3 жыл бұрын
#justiceforreece
@tchoumougbagbo3046 3 жыл бұрын
Lol been using this since FM19
@davelait9710 3 жыл бұрын
#nooneasked
@rodrigolourenco6243 3 жыл бұрын
Don't ask! We are Portugal! If Football is like that imagine our government 😂😂😂
@MelonHead1848 3 жыл бұрын
I think work rate is a broken attribute. I see plenty players in my 7v7 sunday league that would have a 20 work rate but you never see that in low leagues on fm
@benmag2865 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@bbar182 3 жыл бұрын
Lol funny intro
@Kyrasann 3 жыл бұрын
Double AF tactics are actually a cheat in fm 21
@ImmaterialDigression 3 жыл бұрын
13:16 won't give up the bag too much? Instructions unclear, lost my bag. :'(
@tyresezaid6212 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️
@ruigebeer 3 жыл бұрын
after thousand and thousand of hours in FM i can honestly say that tactics dont matter that much if you have time. Pick a standard tactic, spend all your money on the cheapest young 5 stars, next year keep your best, sell the rest, repeat. Guaranteed championship winners in the end. Good tactics do speed up this process though
@workingtitle7049 3 жыл бұрын
I used this tatic and I got battered by wolves
@ZealandonYT 3 жыл бұрын
tbf it was a tactic that worked wonderfully in every imaginable situation it would have broken the game, alas
@workingtitle7049 3 жыл бұрын
@@ZealandonYT probably used it wrong
@thefutureofsoccer5226 3 жыл бұрын
I was with you up until you said ReGEESTA
@tyshawncolton7454 3 жыл бұрын
I'm Alone 😍😥
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