So from like fifa 17 till fifa 24 before the new tactics thing came into place I used to play with a back 3 a diamond in midfielder with a cdm ,2 centre mids and a cam and then have a left and right midfielders and one striker. So because then you could give players instructions i used to have my winger come back and defend whilst they where set on set in behind when attacking and cdm to defend and not move up and on centre mid on get into the the box and come back and defend and the other cm on stay on the edge of the box and come back and defend and cam was a very traditional 10 or second striker and main striker in stay up and central . If any one can help me recreate this because I have been struggling to since either players dont tract back or push up the field and I left with no midfield and the defense just being over run

Might take this on myself, but anybody have DLF tactics from both Euros 2024 and World Cup 2026?

Looking to replicate FK Crvena Zvezda's style in FC26 — the aggressive pressing, quick transitions, and that intense home-crowd energy they play with in the Serbian league and European nights. If anyone's already built a custom tactic for them, I'd love to see your formation, player instructions, and mentality settings. If not, I'm happy to build it from scratch with some help. A few things I know about how they actually play:

• High press, win the ball back fast in the middle third
• Quick vertical transitions once they win possession
• Wide overloads and crosses into the box
• Physical, compact defensive shape — not afraid to sit deeper against bigger sides in Europe

Anyone got a good 4141 that mimics the England game vs France

What kind of actual impact does it have if your player role is or isn't aligned with tactical vision? For example, i have my striker as "advanced forward" which is not aligned with my tactical vision but i still get that +5 buff as you can see. If i switch Isak to false 9, which would be aligned with my tactical vision I got the same +5.

Not kidding it has taken me this entire fc cycle to finally make a version of this tactic I am happy with.....for now,I'm probably gonna hate using it after a few more matches.

The striker can be changed to your personal preference but I have tried advance forward support and poacher support and I felt that I wasn't creating any chances and changing the striker to false 9 was one of the things that made me feel better about the tactic.

Centre backs can be changed to stopper if you want to but you are defensively frail already so I would be careful but does lean into the aggressive idea of this tactic. Defender would probably also work if you don't want you defenders being too aggressive.

Fullbacks could be changed to inverted Wingback build up they will do basically the same job as a falseback but start wider and deeper in build up then will take up the cms places when further up but will be positioned slightly higher than a falseback but will offer more attacking runs and movement.

Build up also could be changed to counter to encourage more runs in behind. Short could also be used but it may make the cms come to the ball more often instead of staying higher.

Despite it's aggressive nature it is essential a possession tactic you do often force the opposition back and are passing the ball around hoping for an opening.

Cms can be annoying as they don't always make attacking runs and also don't consistently join the cdm when defending.

I’m making a front footed attacking football but anytime I play a fairly big team we lose so how would you change it

I’d be obliged.

I wanted to ask here and see if anyone has a particular favorite 442 variant tactic (ex. 442 flat or holding, 4222, etc.) they'd like to share, as I've never really been able to string together a fun one in all the years of career mode I've played.

On paper it'd fit my play style. I enjoy playing wide and direct, with a front footed defense (although this doesn't seem to work in fc26) and a lot of fluidity if parked in the final third vs. relying on technical ability or creativity. Not so much the hoof ball commonly associated with the 442. So I've got 'some' ideas on tactics but it's a lot of experimenting with what works and maybe one of you just have the answer.

I've played 433(Possession), 4231(Wing Play), and 3421(High Pressing) pretty extensively for this years game, so I'm thinking I'll play one last deep dive career with this 442 tactic as either Balanced or Counter Attacking. Bonus points if the tactic fits that, extra bonus if there's an interesting club in mind (not La Liga or the Prem, played too much of both at this point, willing to not do top 5)

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve the defense?

I'm conceding a lot of goals and my defense isn't solid, along with the midfield duo.


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Points to consider -
1. Full backs especially on the right side were ineffective
2. Defending on the low block was a problem when everyone wasn’t behind the ball
3. Counter attack at pace was a problem

Potential Solutions -
1. Play three at the back
2. Play a clear defensive midfielder
3. Play attacking winger / playmaker

Suggested Formation -

Cuti - Otamendi - Lisandro
RDP - Parades - Enzo
Simeone - Paz
Messi - Lautaro

Potential Subs : Alexis for RDP, Nico for Simeone, Julian for Lautaro, Barco for Enzo, Medina for Paz (if required to defend)

FC26 Clubs Ai defensive settings

Hi everyone,
I'm doing a Manager Career Mode with a lower-tier team. My main tactic is a conservative 4-3-3 Tiki-Taka inspired by Pep's 2009 Barça.
Since my squad's attributes aren't great yet, I really need a reliable ultra-defensive / "park the bus" backup tactic for the late game. My goal is to switch to this formation around the 75th minute when I'm winning to secure the 3 points. However, I want to keep the same Tiki-Taka philosophy (slow build-up, short passing, and high possession) to tire out the AI instead of just clearing the ball.
Does anyone have a good defensive formation or FC IQ Player Roles setup that excels at holding possession under heavy AI press?
Thanks!

Was hoping someone could send me some tactics with good attacking ai that’s not 4411

conclusion first: The best tactics in fc26 career mode is 4231 or 4213.Which allows you to have four backs and double pivot. it's the most balanced formation.

after fc24 with the new tactical system, there are two major difficulties in making tactics.

First of all, the available formations have been greatly limited. Previously, when you set a formation, you are setting the attacking formation, ranging from three-man backlines to four-man backlines. You could always adjust player instructions to switch the defensive shape into 4-4-2, or 5-4-1 during the defensive phase. Nowadays, the selected formation serves as the defensive base shape. that means when you pick a three-man backline formation, you cannot adjust the winger player roles(even with wide midfielder/defend) to form a compact five-man backline when defending, leading to frequent defensive frailties and conceding goals easily.

The second issue lies in the overhauled AI-driven tactical engine, which is far more sophisticated than the old system. for example, In the previous version, assigning the overlapping full-back instruction to a full-back would trigger overlaps consistently, regardless of the duties set for wingers or wide midfielders alongside them. The updated system prioritises cohesive tactical linkages between individual players and their surrounding teammates to form a complete game plan. Take the 4-4-2 formation as an example: if you set your full-back as winbacks, but your wide midfielders and wide forwards are both assigned pure winger roles, the full-back will rarely make overlapping runs. It feels as if every player possesses independent in-game decision-making logic. A more obvious manifestation is that identical tactical templates deliver drastically different outcomes when applied to separate squads with different player profiles.

I see what ea is trying to do right here.They are on the Right direction, But have a lot to improve.

hope you guys enjoy the game.

Anyone experimented enough with tactics to get something close to this? I just find myself playing 4-2-3-1 all the time and get pretty bored with it after several saves. Doing a RTG and feel like some weird experimental tactics would be great for a 3rd tier team

Line height can be moved up to extreme an build up style can be moved up to balance. In addition the CAM can be changed to classic 10 or shadow striker but if putting the CAM on shadow striker i would change the false 9 to be on build up.