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Here's how to find the right Custom Tactics for your squad & style.
Some disclaimers:
- Finding your Custom Tactics will take a while, it's an evolving process
- YouTubers/pros can give you good & bad tactics, but they don't always fit your squad & style
Here's how to find the right Custom Tactics for your squad & style.
Some disclaimers:
- Finding your Custom Tactics will take a while, it's an evolving process
- YouTubers/pros can give you good & bad tactics, but they don't always fit your squad & style
How to start, in my opinion:
Pick a formation that you find interesting or useful based on what you like in real football, or based on past FIFA experience.
Stick to default everything.
Pick a formation that you find interesting or useful based on what you like in real football, or based on past FIFA experience.
Stick to default everything.
Play 5 - 10 matches in the mode that you usually play in.
Pay attention to how you score and concede goals. Also try to think about how you pass and move usually.
After 5-10 matches, make 2 or 3 small adjustment to start with.
Pay attention to how you score and concede goals. Also try to think about how you pass and move usually.
After 5-10 matches, make 2 or 3 small adjustment to start with.
I recommend starting with Player Instructions. Make a few changes to a problem area and to an area that could be even better.
Maybe you want one of your strikers to Get In Behind to cut through defenses.
Maybe you want a CM to Stay Back When Attacking to maintain shape.
Maybe you want one of your strikers to Get In Behind to cut through defenses.
Maybe you want a CM to Stay Back When Attacking to maintain shape.
Maybe you want something else.
Think about what causes you to concede goals and about what causes you to score them. Make adjustments based on how you feel about that.
Play another 5-10 matches. Keep in mind that if you're ranking up online, you'll get harder opponents.
Think about what causes you to concede goals and about what causes you to score them. Make adjustments based on how you feel about that.
Play another 5-10 matches. Keep in mind that if you're ranking up online, you'll get harder opponents.
Not happy with your instructions? No problem, tweak them again based on the logic above.
Happy with them? Start thinking about the Custom Tactics themselves. Maybe you want faster build up and more options on corners. Maybe you want something else. Make 2-3 adjustments to start.
Happy with them? Start thinking about the Custom Tactics themselves. Maybe you want faster build up and more options on corners. Maybe you want something else. Make 2-3 adjustments to start.
Not happy with your changes? Repeat the process above.
Happy? Time to start making offensive and defensive variants. Pick another Custom Tactics slot and start repeating everything from above.
In most cases, you'll go through several cycles of this whole process per 1 tactic.
Happy? Time to start making offensive and defensive variants. Pick another Custom Tactics slot and start repeating everything from above.
In most cases, you'll go through several cycles of this whole process per 1 tactic.
This means that you'll end up potentially playing quite a few games while you figure out your preferred tactic.
This is necessary because you'll always have different opponents.
You might end up playing 15-45 matches before you call a tactic complete even!
This is necessary because you'll always have different opponents.
You might end up playing 15-45 matches before you call a tactic complete even!
IMO, this is much better than copy/pasting someone else's tactics because they're not built with you in mind. You might see some short term results, but you'll see little long term benefit if a tactic doesn't properly suit you.
By the way, you might have to repeat the process when you make significant changes to your starting 11. What works for one squad isn't guarantees to work for another.
