Another great video, teacher! Just a few additions: - before launching a comparison, remember to bring the kids you keep in your main team only for growth purposes back to your B team. Keep only the kids you actually play - you can cross compare attacking and defensive attributes. For instance, you can have defenders with positioning higher than average, but if you play in a league with very high off the ball, it might still not be enough - the roles-specific attribute importance in the tactic screen is not perfect, but still very accurate. Comparing it with your team's average might help you greatly in roles selection Keep up the excellent work! I really hope this will become the most followed FM channel before the FM25 (FM26?) release
this channel is more and more the place to go for everything FM related. Thanks a lot for your effort. Cant wait to see the next videos in this series.
This is such an overlooked aspect of the game which I use every single start of a new season since average levels of the league change each year with new transfers. In fact even though it is not used by probably 90% of all FM players, I would strongly suggest SI to add more filters to that screen. Such as filtering down to see the average attributes of Central Defenders only, league-wide. It would help to get a better view for some attributes such as jumping reach and heading, which as of now get watered down by the inclusion of shorter fullbacks etc for whom the jumping reach and heading do not matter really.... Happy to see other people to dive into the game for greater detail, makes me feel sane :)))
Yea I agree, I think the more data we can get the better haha. Especially like you say after a summer transfer window where your entire league could change
These last 2 videos are perfectly timed for me. Won promotion to the national league in my 1st season with Dartford and didn’t know what to do with my team heading into preseason. I appreciate these videos so much.
You saved my day. Im in sen after watcing and hearing your content. You should make these tapes people listen too, when they wants to sleep. You have the most calm voice and its deep too. Its a match made in heaven for such content. Please keep doing FM content. Their are no better in my opinion. Thank you 👍👍
Amazing work. Stumbled across your channel. I just watched four videos (this one, create your tactical philosophy, sweeper keeper and half back) but you explain everything so simply and without unnecessary chatter. You get straight to the point. Very refreshing. Definitely earned that sub and my likes. I haven't been playing for very long. This is my first FM. I recently started a journeyman with no experience and no badges and after a total of six years in the german non league (6th, 5th and 4th division), I've finally earned a spot in german professional football (3rd division). And at my hometown club too which makes it even better. I took them over in the middle of a relegation battle. I'm now facing the winter break. Perfect for a reset. However, the many new possibilities overwhelmed me at the beginning but your videos show that all you need is a clear plan and a somewhat systematic approach. Keep up the good work.
thank you for the comment and for supporting the channel :) Here in the states our soccer/football teams don't have relegation and promotion sadly, so I can't imagine how cool it is to be able to take your local club through the ranks of a division
Great video discussing my current favourite topic in FM. Also came at an interesting time as I just got promoted to the Bundesliga and now I want to figure out how to survive the season with my best players at the core of my tactics
Great video, always good to have a check of the players you have, as I have a tendency of plugging and playing my tactics and then dealing with the chaos that ensues! I'm sure it has already been said, but the current ability tab in the Squad page is based on your Assistant Manager's opinion, so their "Judging Player Ability" plays a huge role there. If they are bad, then they'll be inaccurate. Just thought it was worth mentioning. Personally I go offline with an attribute/role calculator but I know that's not for everyone.
thanks for the update/correction on the ast manager and how they could be bad. I didn't want to mention it in the video and open up a whole 'nother can of worms haha.
This was some very good tips. I really like the way you analyzed the squad. Using the assistant manager best xi can also help to see if you have any young talent that is worth keeping, and maybe promoting up to the first team!
I've had some ideas on how to do some special events (especially as we get into this Montpellier save). It wouldn't be a recurring twitch-thing or anything, but maybe some one-offs like cup matches or maybe away at PSG 😅
Id challenge the opinion of using players to their "natural" position. If the guy has the attributes to play a certain role, he doesent need to have it marked for it. Good example is Savanier. I would rather use as a Regista than an M/AM role. Regista that I would use can be always a good slot for a solo or paired up. With him as a regista (he has decent defensive attributes as well+dives into tackles+switches sides with ball), you can have multiple more attacking roles (instead of having him as an AMC, why not add a shadow striker there?) to have more danger generation.
great discussion/counterpoint, thanks for sharing! I like the 4231 anyhow, and always love the 10 role.. so I won't pass up an excuse to use one in a tactic haha. so him being able to play the position and Montpellier has a good core of midfielders, thought this would work for the style I'm going for :D
Whenever I start a new save, I always look at the assistant report found at the top of the squad depth screen. It helps to get an idea of what attributes the squad as a whole are good at. e.g. if the assistant says the squad generally has high flair and off the ball I would be more likely to use 'Be More Expressive' in my tactic.
great content as always would you do a video about analyzing matches and finding out why your tactic is not working and how to fix it ? would really like to see your thought process during/after a match
thanks :) and I've got that on the schedule to do in the near(ish) future. Once I get to the season with Montpellier, I'll probably do the very first match as a video
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker looking forward to it then and again, congratulations on the work done in the channel, best fm tactical content on youtube for sure
Another great video, thanks. An idea for an additional video on attributes could be about attribute groupings and how attributes fit together. For example: which attributes are key for a good dribbler (mental, physical and technical attributes)? Which attributes are involved in ball control, attacking movement, defensive positioning, etc. There are multiple good articles on this online to draw inspiration from. It’s something that’s on my mind at the moment and I’d love to see your take on it
whether by fortune or luck, Montpellier does have a lot of the player roles I love to use 🤣🤣 I saw Savanier could be a 10 playmaker... and I was like well this is going to be River Plate 2.0 😂
One of the best FM channel. I gave up playing FM as I was struggling with understanding the basics of Squad evaluation. Now wanting to try playing FM again. Just a question, since for each player roles there are so many attributes, what is the best method to choose the best role for a player. Thank you coach.😊
you're welcome :) A good starting point is looking at what your assistant manager recommends. When you look at a player profile, their recommended role will be the first one highlighted. So if your player is good at playmaking, they'll most likely be recommended in some kind of creative role. That'd be where I'd start 🙂
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker So we need to rely on AM's recommendation. Another problem might some roles may not complement. How do you work around that? Thank you.🙂
@@nelsonpally another way, though it's more time consuming, is to look at your players and check out some of the attributes. So take a striker... what are some of their highest attributes? Is work rate their highest attribute? That's a good attribute for the pressing forward. Do they have good acceleration? That's good for the Poacher. I know it's tough to figure out what attributes are good for a role, but you can always ask in the comments if you've got a specific player question 🙂
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Thank you coach. Much appreciated. Watching the other videos at the moment. All of them are well explained and simple to understand. Thank you for your contribution to the FM community. SI should employ.🙂
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker tell me about it! But when you've brought an incredible player then it can be worth it! Usually the players who can play anywhere are where I put my youngsters
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker hi, sorry for the delay😅 Im using the WTSC Gold, but, even when I change the skin, the graphs still does not appear... And thanks for the help im a huge fan😁👍🏻
I really enjoy your relaxed and academic approach to FM. Keep up the good work!
thank you! 🙌
Another great video, teacher! Just a few additions:
- before launching a comparison, remember to bring the kids you keep in your main team only for growth purposes back to your B team. Keep only the kids you actually play
- you can cross compare attacking and defensive attributes. For instance, you can have defenders with positioning higher than average, but if you play in a league with very high off the ball, it might still not be enough
- the roles-specific attribute importance in the tactic screen is not perfect, but still very accurate. Comparing it with your team's average might help you greatly in roles selection
Keep up the excellent work! I really hope this will become the most followed FM channel before the FM25 (FM26?) release
great additions!! hard to cover everything in these videos (plus sometimes I don't think about them lol) so these additions are super helpful
this channel is more and more the place to go for everything FM related.
Thanks a lot for your effort.
Cant wait to see the next videos in this series.
thank you for the kind words 🙌
This is such an overlooked aspect of the game which I use every single start of a new season since average levels of the league change each year with new transfers. In fact even though it is not used by probably 90% of all FM players, I would strongly suggest SI to add more filters to that screen. Such as filtering down to see the average attributes of Central Defenders only, league-wide.
It would help to get a better view for some attributes such as jumping reach and heading, which as of now get watered down by the inclusion of shorter fullbacks etc for whom the jumping reach and heading do not matter really....
Happy to see other people to dive into the game for greater detail, makes me feel sane :)))
Yea I agree, I think the more data we can get the better haha. Especially like you say after a summer transfer window where your entire league could change
Seems like this is going to be an incredibly useful new series, so thanks!
no problem!! can't wait to get into the save and series
These last 2 videos are perfectly timed for me. Won promotion to the national league in my 1st season with Dartford and didn’t know what to do with my team heading into preseason. I appreciate these videos so much.
you're welcome!! keep me updated on your promotion progress!
Tell us everything about the game! I personally enjoy the way you approach the game. Your pace is perfect! 👍
thank you my friend :)
For the first time, and i'm very proud, i can say that is already what i am doing.
Thank you for the new serie!
that's awesome! always good to know we're on the right track 😄
You saved my day. Im in sen after watcing and hearing your content. You should make these tapes people listen too, when they wants to sleep. You have the most calm voice and its deep too. Its a match made in heaven for such content. Please keep doing FM content. Their are no better in my opinion. Thank you 👍👍
you're welcome and thank you for the kind words :) maybe I should start an ASMR channel!
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Please if you got the time. 👍👍
Really enjoyed your takes and videos on player roles, so seeing you dive into squad evaluation (Which I am terrible at) is exciting. Thank you!
you're welcome! it was fun to start exploring some "other" sides of FM
Amazing work. Stumbled across your channel. I just watched four videos (this one, create your tactical philosophy, sweeper keeper and half back) but you explain everything so simply and without unnecessary chatter. You get straight to the point. Very refreshing. Definitely earned that sub and my likes.
I haven't been playing for very long. This is my first FM. I recently started a journeyman with no experience and no badges and after a total of six years in the german non league (6th, 5th and 4th division), I've finally earned a spot in german professional football (3rd division). And at my hometown club too which makes it even better. I took them over in the middle of a relegation battle. I'm now facing the winter break. Perfect for a reset. However, the many new possibilities overwhelmed me at the beginning but your videos show that all you need is a clear plan and a somewhat systematic approach. Keep up the good work.
thank you for the comment and for supporting the channel :) Here in the states our soccer/football teams don't have relegation and promotion sadly, so I can't imagine how cool it is to be able to take your local club through the ranks of a division
The hor d'oeuvre of FM. Bitesize. Full of flavour. Digestible. 🧑🍳🔥
now I'm hungry...
Great video discussing my current favourite topic in FM. Also came at an interesting time as I just got promoted to the Bundesliga and now I want to figure out how to survive the season with my best players at the core of my tactics
keep me updated on how you do in the Bundesliga!
Every time I watch one of your videos, I end up revamping my whole tactic haha
I can barely keep my tactics together haha
Another good vid mate. This is how i start also but good to hear your thought process
thanks :) and great minds think alike I guess haha
Never disappointed 🔥 Best FM channel 👍 Only 18k follower is a shame ...
I'm thankful for every one!
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thank you my friend for the kind words and for commenting on the video :)
Great video, always good to have a check of the players you have, as I have a tendency of plugging and playing my tactics and then dealing with the chaos that ensues!
I'm sure it has already been said, but the current ability tab in the Squad page is based on your Assistant Manager's opinion, so their "Judging Player Ability" plays a huge role there. If they are bad, then they'll be inaccurate. Just thought it was worth mentioning. Personally I go offline with an attribute/role calculator but I know that's not for everyone.
thanks for the update/correction on the ast manager and how they could be bad. I didn't want to mention it in the video and open up a whole 'nother can of worms haha.
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Haha yeah that is fair enough. Most things about FM can be summed up by "that'll open up a whole another can of worms"
I started following you when your follower just 1,7k. Now you escalate quickly, you deserve it. Also you deserve a professor of FM
thank you my friend :) and thank you for the support through the start of the channel
can't wait to see you start a carrer mode 🔥
looking forward to starting some Montpellier matches!!
This was some very good tips. I really like the way you analyzed the squad. Using the assistant manager best xi can also help to see if you have any young talent that is worth keeping, and maybe promoting up to the first team!
great call on the Best XI!!
Hi, any chance to live streaming? Would be fun if watch you starting new save real-time and ask some questions along.
I've had some ideas on how to do some special events (especially as we get into this Montpellier save). It wouldn't be a recurring twitch-thing or anything, but maybe some one-offs like cup matches or maybe away at PSG 😅
I like this fresh new concepts from your contents, really helpful!
thanks :D
Id challenge the opinion of using players to their "natural" position.
If the guy has the attributes to play a certain role, he doesent need to have it marked for it.
Good example is Savanier.
I would rather use as a Regista than an M/AM role. Regista that I would use can be always a good slot for a solo or paired up. With him as a regista (he has decent defensive attributes as well+dives into tackles+switches sides with ball), you can have multiple more attacking roles (instead of having him as an AMC, why not add a shadow striker there?) to have more danger generation.
great discussion/counterpoint, thanks for sharing! I like the 4231 anyhow, and always love the 10 role.. so I won't pass up an excuse to use one in a tactic haha. so him being able to play the position and Montpellier has a good core of midfielders, thought this would work for the style I'm going for :D
Love the player role quiz 👌🏻😄
I need to do a video on a player role quiz haha
Whenever I start a new save, I always look at the assistant report found at the top of the squad depth screen. It helps to get an idea of what attributes the squad as a whole are good at. e.g. if the assistant says the squad generally has high flair and off the ball I would be more likely to use 'Be More Expressive' in my tactic.
really good call with that; hadn't thought of it!
Thank you for another video, new series of videos coming looks promising :)
you're welcome 🙂
Just letting you know we don't say the T of Montpe man :') but glad to see another video from you
oooo good to know thanks!! so it's how I said it, but minues the harder "T" sound?
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Yes, exactly. Kudos on the rest of your pronunciation.
A vid every FMer needs
I mostly evaluate the squad through vibes and number of players per positions though, I need a new way :)))
gonna be honest, evaluating through vibes is probably the best way haha
your videos are the best! love your content
thank you!!! :)
Ferri veteran player... I remember save with Lyon when he was wonderkid 😅 God, I am old! 😢
haha I'm starting to get there myself. Also love Ferri in FM, such a good all around player
The first thing I always do in a new save is checking who gives me the reports and change it to the guy with best JCA. Its not always the assman
great call; very true that the ast manager isn't always the best
Great video, FM Guru
thank you, glad you enjoyed :)
great content as always
would you do a video about analyzing matches and finding out why your tactic is not working and how to fix it ? would really like to see your thought process during/after a match
thanks :) and I've got that on the schedule to do in the near(ish) future. Once I get to the season with Montpellier, I'll probably do the very first match as a video
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker looking forward to it then
and again, congratulations on the work done in the channel, best fm tactical content on youtube for sure
@@jonathanwillmer that really means a lot thank you
Another great video, thanks. An idea for an additional video on attributes could be about attribute groupings and how attributes fit together. For example: which attributes are key for a good dribbler (mental, physical and technical attributes)? Which attributes are involved in ball control, attacking movement, defensive positioning, etc. There are multiple good articles on this online to draw inspiration from. It’s something that’s on my mind at the moment and I’d love to see your take on it
that's a great idea and suggestion thanks! I always have to leave some stuff out for videos but I think that'd be a solid sequel for this one
At leas 1k likes for this video. Best FM youtuber around these days, along with Munstermann
Love the mustermann!!
One of the most interesting aspects of the game.
The one striker this team has better be a poacher
whether by fortune or luck, Montpellier does have a lot of the player roles I love to use 🤣🤣 I saw Savanier could be a 10 playmaker... and I was like well this is going to be River Plate 2.0 😂
As always a solid video
🙌🙌
Yaaayyy... Attributes!!! Attributes, PPM, natural position, and footing the things you want to see from a player
natural position is big, since the penalties for playing out of position can be pretty harsh
Thank you for this video.
you're welcome :)
This guy never misses!
One of the best FM channel. I gave up playing FM as I was struggling with understanding the basics of Squad evaluation. Now wanting to try playing FM again. Just a question, since for each player roles there are so many attributes, what is the best method to choose the best role for a player. Thank you coach.😊
you're welcome :)
A good starting point is looking at what your assistant manager recommends. When you look at a player profile, their recommended role will be the first one highlighted. So if your player is good at playmaking, they'll most likely be recommended in some kind of creative role. That'd be where I'd start 🙂
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker So we need to rely on AM's recommendation. Another problem might some roles may not complement. How do you work around that? Thank you.🙂
@@nelsonpally another way, though it's more time consuming, is to look at your players and check out some of the attributes. So take a striker... what are some of their highest attributes? Is work rate their highest attribute? That's a good attribute for the pressing forward. Do they have good acceleration? That's good for the Poacher.
I know it's tough to figure out what attributes are good for a role, but you can always ask in the comments if you've got a specific player question 🙂
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Thank you coach. Much appreciated. Watching the other videos at the moment. All of them are well explained and simple to understand. Thank you for your contribution to the FM community. SI should employ.🙂
The series is here 🥳🥳🥳🥳
Nice One!
thank you :)
Great video
thanks 🤗
Fire video
Top notch content thank you for your videos, a breeze of fresh air far from those clickbait videos promoting meta tactics and wonderkids lists...
thank you and thank you for taking the time to comment :)
Nice.
thanks :D
If possible, please make a video about training.
you may enjoy an upcoming video!
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Thank you!
Thanks
you're welcome :)
Nice video.. can you also do a video for shoot on sight vs work into box? Thank you
thanks :) and that's a good idea for a video! I do need to do some stuff on team instructions
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker okay
Our lord and saviour.
Vamoooo!
Do you know if the comparison screen takes into account the attributes of the young squads? Or is it the average of senior squad only?
I believe just the senior squad
How much would you sacrifice player quality for your ideal tactic?
If it came down to it, I would sacrifice the player's preferred role to benefit the tactic.
@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker I do something similar, sometimes I will flip the tactics so it suits the players on the other side
@@westay4924 it can be a pain sometimes haha.. when you've got to flip and move everything around; usually right after you get a tactic perfect too 😅
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker tell me about it! But when you've brought an incredible player then it can be worth it! Usually the players who can play anywhere are where I put my youngsters
When I go to "squad planner-report-comparison" it does not appear a graph, but the comparisons in text. How can I fix that?
hmmm that's a good question. I don't think I've seen that before. Are you using the default FM skin?
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker hi, sorry for the delay😅
Im using the WTSC Gold, but, even when I change the skin, the graphs still does not appear...
And thanks for the help im a huge fan😁👍🏻
I don't agree with your emphasis on natural positions. Playing in a competent or unfamiliar position only results in a minor hit to decisions.
thanks for the comment and for the counter-point. Always good to have some differing FM ideas here :)
Great video.
thank you :)