NoctrasW
I am not expecting this to enter the hall of fame as it's purely a non-strikerless tactic, but hopefully this preforms well in the game engine regardless.
Using a meta 5-back system with an ACB, this means technically there is no rest defense but pressing less often with the backline allows for efficient transition speeds. Goals most often conceded from counter-attacks. OCBs stay wide.

MAKE SURE THE SS BECOMES THE DM(R)

Wanted to create a system for online saves where strikerless systems are banned.

NoctrasW said: ngl I needed this — thank you a lot. I am cooking up a devious non-strikerless tactic but I ted to struggle on the defensive side of things.

Also — are you a Black Sabbath fan by any chance?
Gerrard said: I seldom test striker tactics here but there are a few other options
RECOMMENDED STRIKER TACTICS BASED ON SCORE AND OPTIONS

SET PIECES MU 19

HIGHWAY STAR 26.3 4231 P112 ALL CUPS

HIGHWAY STAR 26.3 4231 P103

HIGHWAY STAR 26.3 FR 4231 P106 FA CC

HIGHWAY STAR 26.2 4231 P107 EC FA

HIGHWAY STAR 26.2.3 4231 P108 EC FA

RAMBLE ON 26.3 41131 P107 ALL CUPS

STORMBRINGER 26.3 424 P107 EC FA

STORMBRINGER 26.2 424 P106 CC

HOLY GHOST FIRE 26.3 4141 P108 EC

SNOWBLIND 26.3 433 N P104 ALL CUPS

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE 26.3 4141 P110 FA CC

ARGUS 26.3 343 P107 EC CC

ARGUS 26.3 3421 P102 ALL CUPS

SPEED KING 26.3 451 P104 EC FA

WARRIOR 26.3 442 P104 EC FA

WARPIGS 26.3 4312 N P104 ALL CUPS

PHOENIX 26.3 4213 N P104 EC CC

TEQUILA SUNRISE 26.3 4132 P103 ALL CUPS

ARGUS 26.3 352 P104 ALL CUPS

ARGUS 26.2.3 352 P110 EC CC CP78

ARGUS 26.2.3 352 P110 EC CC CP78

BATTLE OF EVERMORE 26.3 4222N P104 EC CC

TEN YEARS GONE 26.3 23221 P104 FA CC

ARGUS 26.3 FR 3421 N P103 ALL CUPS

TEN YEARS GONE 26.3 4231 P100 ALL CUPS

HIGHWAY STAR 26.3 BBP 4231 P105 C

HIGHWAY STAR 26.3 BBM 4231 P103 EC CC

ARGUS 26.2.3 3412 P103 EC FA

ELECTRIC FUNERAL 26.2.3 4231 P103 EC FA 56%

ELECTRIC FUNERAL FR 26.3 4231 P104 EC 56%

ARGUS 26.3 3331 P106 EC

ARGUS 26.2.3 3331 P102 EC CC

TEN YEARS GONE 26.3 41212 ND P104 EC CC

KASHMIR 26.3 4123 P105 FA

BATTLE OF EVERMORE 26.3 4222N P104 EC CC

MAD AS A HATTER 26.3 4132 P102 EC CC

SLOE GIN 26.3 442 DM P105 FA CC

SLOE GIN 26.2 442 DM P102 EC

GALLOWS POLE 26.3 4321 DLF P102 FA CC

MISTREATED 26.3 41131 WFD P107 FA

HEARTBREAKER 26.3 451 P103 EC

HEARTBREAKER 26.2 451 P105

ELECTRIC FUNERAL 26.3 4231 P103 FA 56%

ELECTRIC FUNERAL FR 26.3 4231 P104 EC 56%

ELECTRIC FUNERAL 26.2.3 4231 A P104 EC CC 56%

HIGHWAY STAR 26.2.3 4231N P101 ALL CUPS

PERFECT STRANGERS 26.3 42112 P100 ALL CUPS

BAD SPELL 26.3 41212 ND P102 FA CC

ELECTRIC FUNERAL 26.3 4231 P102 CC

STORMBRINGER Counter Attack 26.3 424 P101 EC

TEN YEARS GONE 26.3 4231 DM P99 FA

PILGRIMAGE 26.2.3 4231 P100 CC 62%
PILGRIMAGE 26.2.3 41212 ND P102 ALL CUPS 58% NO LOSS

PILGRIMAGE 26.3 3430 P100 EC CC 62%

ELECTRIC FUNERAL 26.2.3 451 A P99EC101 EC 56%

WARRIOR 26.2 442 TARGET FORWARD POACHER P97 FA

PILGRIMAGE 26.3 451 P95 EC 62%


ngl I needed this — thank you a lot. I am cooking up a devious non-strikerless tactic but I ted to struggle on the defensive side of things.
Laying my brick here for when it gets tested — always keeping my eyes peeled for non-strikerless tactics.
Please give me your honest feedback after testing, thanks!
Hey! For my 4-2-3-1 (2 DM) attacking tactic — I am showcasing my test with Heidenheim who are expected to be relegated. I also managed to get Levante to 5th in the LaLiga in case anyone wanted to know about league variance.

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The core ideology surrounding this tactic is that we want to positionally crowd the box, and cause out-wide overloads. In order to achieve this, we have to maintain an aggressive press whilst having a risky high-line.

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As you can see above — Heidenheim managed to comfortly secure a spot in the Champions League despite being predicted to be relegated.

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With our attacking approach we managed to secure a 2nd place spot in the overall league xG table AND the league's xPTs.

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Here is our squad selection. A major outlier here is that our wing-backs are racking up tons of assists, and even a few goals.

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This tactic is able to punch way above it's weight despite being on the "attacking" mentality which isn't viewed as meta for a relegation favorite.

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Our data-hub also backs up our attacking strength. We're preforming at near, if not the best, in the shots per game area with our xG proving that it's not all terrible shots that FM26 likes to do.