Here’s a balanced review of JoshDaly — the popular Football Manager-related YouTuber / tactic-creator — including what many fans like and what a lot of people criticize. I break it down into strengths, criticisms / community complaints, and my take + when it might be useful for you.
✅ What people like about JoshDaly
Lots of content & variety: JoshDaly uploads frequently and offers a wide array of tactics, rebuilds, and experiment-style saves for different versions of Football Manager (e.g. FM24, FM26).
footballmanagergraphics.com
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YouTube
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“Plug-and-play” tactics for busy players: For players who don’t want to build tactics from scratch, his ready-made systems (formations, set-pieces, squad builds) can be appealing — you drop them in and “see what happens.”
High-risk, high-reward style: Some of his tactics reportedly produce very dominant results in testing, especially on attack — good if you enjoy high-scoring, entertaining games rather than “realistic career realism.”
footballmanagergraphics.com
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The Higher Tempo Press
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Accessible for newer or casual players: If you’re not confident crafting tactics yourself, following someone else’s “successful” setups can be a simple path into FM without needing deep tactical knowledge.
⚠️ Major criticisms & community complaints
From community threads and user reviews, several recurring complaints come up:
Some feel his claims are overhyped or unrealistic, especially given video titles like “150+ goals” / “98% win rate.”
Reddit
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There are accusations that his testing lacks realism — e.g. using third-party editors to freeze morale/attributes or “simulate results” rather than managing games manually. As one Reddit user put it:
“he literally takes a squad … uses a tool … freezes the sharpness, morale, and attributes … then simulates with three different types of teams.”
Reddit
Mixed real-world success: some users say they’ve tried multiple of his tactics and seen poor results (“garbage”), even with decent teams.
Reddit
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For more serious players focused on long-term realism, balance, and challenge rather than blowouts, many feel his style can be “brittle” — good for a season or two, but not sustainable or realistic over long careers.
✅ What people like about JoshDaly
Lots of content & variety: JoshDaly uploads frequently and offers a wide array of tactics, rebuilds, and experiment-style saves for different versions of Football Manager (e.g. FM24, FM26).
footballmanagergraphics.com
+2
YouTube
+2
“Plug-and-play” tactics for busy players: For players who don’t want to build tactics from scratch, his ready-made systems (formations, set-pieces, squad builds) can be appealing — you drop them in and “see what happens.”
High-risk, high-reward style: Some of his tactics reportedly produce very dominant results in testing, especially on attack — good if you enjoy high-scoring, entertaining games rather than “realistic career realism.”
footballmanagergraphics.com
+2
The Higher Tempo Press
+2
Accessible for newer or casual players: If you’re not confident crafting tactics yourself, following someone else’s “successful” setups can be a simple path into FM without needing deep tactical knowledge.
⚠️ Major criticisms & community complaints
From community threads and user reviews, several recurring complaints come up:
Some feel his claims are overhyped or unrealistic, especially given video titles like “150+ goals” / “98% win rate.”
+1
There are accusations that his testing lacks realism — e.g. using third-party editors to freeze morale/attributes or “simulate results” rather than managing games manually. As one Reddit user put it:
“he literally takes a squad … uses a tool … freezes the sharpness, morale, and attributes … then simulates with three different types of teams.”
Mixed real-world success: some users say they’ve tried multiple of his tactics and seen poor results (“garbage”), even with decent teams.
+1
For more serious players focused on long-term realism, balance, and challenge rather than blowouts, many feel his style can be “brittle” — good for a season or two, but not sustainable or realistic over long careers.
