Is it more effective to train and use only the top tactic, or to train and specialize in offensive and defensive-focused tactics and swap between them as needed?
The only reason to train one tactic is when you first join a team and you have to get the team up to speed quickly. Otherwise I always train 3 tactics, the main one, one that concedes less goals, and one that’s attacking but a bit of a different look. Of course you want to keep positions/roles that still fit your team and that you can switch to mid-game without using a lot of subs.
Is it more effective to train and use only the top tactic, or to train and specialize in offensive and defensive-focused tactics and swap between them as needed?
I find only the above matters
https://fm-arena.com/thread/6479-mentality-and-intensity-in-fm24/
https://fm-arena.com/thread/3241-adjusting-the-intensity-of-your-tactic-during-matches/
The only reason to train one tactic is when you first join a team and you have to get the team up to speed quickly. Otherwise I always train 3 tactics, the main one, one that concedes less goals, and one that’s attacking but a bit of a different look. Of course you want to keep positions/roles that still fit your team and that you can switch to mid-game without using a lot of subs.
I really like to have one of the three tactics be a 3atb. Sometimes it's just the best answer for stopping 2-striker systems.