Real Manager vs Football Manager Pro

Am I the next Will Still? Will clubs be fined to have me as a coach every game just because I am very good at Football Manager? Honestly saying I’m very good at FM still sounds stupid, I just play the game a ton, but we’ve done some magical things in the Football Manager world so it’s time that I put myself to the test against real life manager.

Who then is better than the actual manager of my current Football Manager club? He’s trying to do what it was much easier for me to do in Football Manager, which is take Taunton all the way to the Premier League. I feel like in real life after a promotion the goal is really to stay up and Rob Dray has already done that, so he’s the right manager to go up against. He has the skills.

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The Zealand

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[MrEjwheeler]

I'm disappointed that none of his answers involving shouting "ENCOURAGE!" at the team every 10 minutes.

[jordansifleet]

genuinely think its time for Zealand to go for at least a level one coaching licence, take the dream and make it a reality

[ateam]

He went from singing about loans to actually becoming manager .

[Tajul]

Could we get Coach Rob to join the Zealand stream for a day once the season is over? I would love to see how he translates his real life knowledge into the game with the Premier League Peacocks. Also, loved his energy in this video!

[PepeSilvia]

I’ll admit I wasn’t initially the biggest fan of the transition from purely football manager related content to more real life football content. But man, this is so fucking cool. It’s crazy to see the places someone can go from playing a game on twitch. Mad props, Z

[mattjames]

I don't think i've ever seen Zealand look stressed ? It's obvious he was giving it full respect to someone who does it for real! Congrats! I'm loving these videos!

[Spewy]

Rob is a great guy for taking the time to do this

[onceflover]

The animation to visualize what Z and Rob were talking about made this video so much easier to follow, especially as someone who is new to football manager (and football in general!)

[Ignasir_]

Honeslty the editing in this videos is so good. To be able to translate visually what they are saying made it so much easier to understand and also learn a thing or too. I actually felt like I was playing FM while watching this video.

[theperformancelocker]

I’m a head coach at Walton & Hersham mate. 1 league below Taunton.
Really good answers.
Looking toward to FM24.

[coyootje]

What a nice and knowledgable guy! Seeing stuff like this makes me wish I'd be able to be a part of a lower league team and to contribute to their success. It's a shame we don't really have such an elaborate league system in the Netherlands. Maybe I should go visit some non-league games in England sometime.

[forcinghandlesisdumb]

I think coach Rob was legitimately impressed at the quality of your answers. I know I was.

[bigrandomun]

As someone who has played Football Manager for years and is currently coaching a local club, it’s really good to know actual coaches take the FM way into coaching seriously and don’t take the piss out of you for it.

[sirgamer]

The look on his face when zealand was giving good answers.... "I paid good money for these badges" 😂 on yer self Ze!!

[ThePodunkboy]

This is seriously one of the greatest "FM vs real life" videos I've seen. As someone who plays lower league in FM, it gives me a factual basis for how to handle a part time squad. Kudos for your questions and insight with the gaffer.

[sergejmilinkovic]

Go for it Zealand! Start your career analysing games for clubs (like will still) and work your way up to becoming a manager. Or at least something in the world of football

[samcross]

Great video! I went to school with Rob’s son - he actually coached a handful of our schools training sessions when I was a teenager. Great to see him getting the recognition he deserves, a truly great guy. Z needs to get a coaching licence, too. The arc has begun.

[jopearson]

This video was adorable. Possibly your best ever.

[Babbitty]

Anyone else get the feeling that the actual coach was thinking “Damn, this lad knows more than me” and was taking notes while Z was answering 🤣

[yuklaldo]

In youtube we see a lot of series of guys trying to become real footballers... I REALLY think you should start a series where you try to become a real manager. I'm sure there's a plenty of teams that would love to have you (marketing) as an assistant, coach or even THE manager while you're "studying" to become one and we would love to watch the process!