ATM said: Hi, it seems that the tactical effect has been greatly weakened after version 26.3.2. In particular, the two wingers' scoring has dropped significantly, and they've almost become invisible. Are there any plans for adjustments later? thanks Expand
As far as I know, they did not change the match engine.
Milletian said: Hi Zaz, thanks for sharing this amazing tactic! I have a few questions about player selection:
1.Is the preferred foot important for each position in this setup?
2.In the back three, does the required player profile (style) for the central CB differ from the left and right CBs? If so, what type of players do you recommend for each specific spot?
3.If I'm working with a limited transfer budget, which position should I prioritize investing my money in to get the highest quality player?
Thanks in advance for your help!
P.S. I'm not fluent in English, so I used an AI translator. Please excuse any awkward phrasing! Expand
Thank you for the kind words. About your questions: 1. Honestly I do not see much difference, so I prefer to just use the strongest players in each position without caring about the feet. Some people claim it is better to have players with the same foot as their side, but I do not think anyone tested that in FM26 yet.
2. I recommend fast players (pace and acceleration) with good jumping reach. I usually prefer to have the fastest ones on the sides, because they advance more on the field and can return faster to their positions, or fight for a ball when they are out of position.
3. Personally I would focus on improving the weakest areas of your team, switching the slowest players by quicker ones. If you want to pick a few positions, I would prioritize the main goal scorers, which are the AM and IFs, then CHMs.
komet0 said: Hi when using your training schedules is this right? I am little confused. Also when using other tactics is appropriate to use the same schedule. Thanks (examples below of my training using your downloads) Expand
It is fine, but you should clean the training in the days right after the matches, to activate super-rest. You do that together with automatic rest, making only players in full condition train at (double intensity). When players have three sessions of rest in the same day, together with sending them home, they recover much more condition, which helps keep them in shape and avoid injuries.
P.S.: I will create a simplified training schedule since people are getting confused.
FlyingDuck said: @ZaZ Is there a trick or a setting that will make my striker score more goals in the tactics? Expand
Not really. This tactic is designed to spread goals as evenly as possible between all players, and it is also good to keep in mind strikers simply perform poorly in this match engine, which is why you see so many strikerless tactics on top of the table.
wjechal123 said: if i understand hall of fame is for unique set of tactics that are one of a kind and im doing tactics that are supposed to be unique
My question is why i stopped getting this mark in my recent tactics? Or there is a new change to how to get this mark Expand
It needs to be the best using that formation, considering mirror tactics too. You can search for the formation and see if something pops up with higher points than what you submitted.
I've tested your set piece 2.0 tactics on some League 1-2 English teams with success, as well as some world class teams with varying success.
It seems strong offensively especially with corners but I think defending corners could be improved. I've tried my best testing this with no luck at the moment. Will playing for set pieces ever be a strong instruction as a part of Autumn or any other top tactic? If set pieces can be improved much from here that is. Cheers. Expand
Thank you! I will focus on defending corner and see if it can be improved without affecting the win rate of the tactic.
FlyingDuck said: @ZaZ What can I do to increase my possession? In most games, I usually have between 30–35%. Expand
To increase your possession you have to either change to another tactic or have a team overwhelmingly superior to your opponents. Unfortunately, the best tactics will play on have low possession.
That being said, the only metrics that matter in football are goal difference for each match, and points per match in the league. If you score more than your opponent, you win the match, and if you get more points by the end of the season, you are the champion. Possession is just one of the many ways to achieve that, and it should never be the final objective.
It is fine if your personal preference is possession-based football, but unfortunately FM-Arena does not track possession when testing tactics.
Arena said: Hi ZaZ, I'm a huge fan of you since FM 24, u create the best tactic until now. Your current number 1 tactic is very good, i use mainly at home, when play away or when my team is weak, i will tweak a bit the "Out of Possesion" instruction. I change the Trigger Press to "More Often" and the Defensive Line Behavior to "Balance". I used the Parisian Set Piece 4, which is available in FM Scout. For Fun i tried with New Zealand and i dunno man, but i won the World Cup 2026. Great Tactic and Cheers Expand
Thank you, and glad you like it! I did not compare my set pieces with Parisian 4, but I will check it here.
Yarema said: Small sample. After half a season with old set pieces and half with new production is roughly the same. There are some new types of goals scored though but for and against. With better familiarity over time or just better RNG it might pull ahead. Keeping the new version for now, I seem to be getting hit on the counter less than before and that's probably the most frustrating thing to watch Expand
Thank you for testing. Keep in mind for any set pieces anyone develop, results from a single season can vary from 5 goals from corners to 15 goals from corners (for example), so it is very hard to measure from a single test run. That is why it is good when people talk about their results, so we can see what the majority of experiences is like. My tests were made with one of the worst teams of the league, using a tactic with three defenders, and results might be completely different under other conditions.
You have to post in this area:
https://fm-arena.com/board/16-football-manager-2026-tactics-sharing-section/
thanks
As far as I know, they did not change the match engine.
1.Is the preferred foot important for each position in this setup?
2.In the back three, does the required player profile (style) for the central CB differ from the left and right CBs? If so, what type of players do you recommend for each specific spot?
3.If I'm working with a limited transfer budget, which position should I prioritize investing my money in to get the highest quality player?
Thanks in advance for your help!
P.S. I'm not fluent in English, so I used an AI translator. Please excuse any awkward phrasing!
Thank you for the kind words. About your questions:
1. Honestly I do not see much difference, so I prefer to just use the strongest players in each position without caring about the feet. Some people claim it is better to have players with the same foot as their side, but I do not think anyone tested that in FM26 yet.
2. I recommend fast players (pace and acceleration) with good jumping reach. I usually prefer to have the fastest ones on the sides, because they advance more on the field and can return faster to their positions, or fight for a ball when they are out of position.
3. Personally I would focus on improving the weakest areas of your team, switching the slowest players by quicker ones. If you want to pick a few positions, I would prioritize the main goal scorers, which are the AM and IFs, then CHMs.
It is fine, but you should clean the training in the days right after the matches, to activate super-rest. You do that together with automatic rest, making only players in full condition train at (double intensity). When players have three sessions of rest in the same day, together with sending them home, they recover much more condition, which helps keep them in shape and avoid injuries.
P.S.: I will create a simplified training schedule since people are getting confused.
Not really. This tactic is designed to spread goals as evenly as possible between all players, and it is also good to keep in mind strikers simply perform poorly in this match engine, which is why you see so many strikerless tactics on top of the table.
My question is why i stopped getting this mark in my recent tactics? Or there is a new change to how to get this mark
It needs to be the best using that formation, considering mirror tactics too. You can search for the formation and see if something pops up with higher points than what you submitted.
I've tested your set piece 2.0 tactics on some League 1-2 English teams with success, as well as some world class teams with varying success.
It seems strong offensively especially with corners but I think defending corners could be improved. I've tried my best testing this with no luck at the moment. Will playing for set pieces ever be a strong instruction as a part of Autumn or any other top tactic? If set pieces can be improved much from here that is. Cheers.
Thank you! I will focus on defending corner and see if it can be improved without affecting the win rate of the tactic.
To increase your possession you have to either change to another tactic or have a team overwhelmingly superior to your opponents. Unfortunately, the best tactics will play on have low possession.
That being said, the only metrics that matter in football are goal difference for each match, and points per match in the league. If you score more than your opponent, you win the match, and if you get more points by the end of the season, you are the champion. Possession is just one of the many ways to achieve that, and it should never be the final objective.
It is fine if your personal preference is possession-based football, but unfortunately FM-Arena does not track possession when testing tactics.
Thank you, and glad you like it! I did not compare my set pieces with Parisian 4, but I will check it here.
Thank you for testing. Keep in mind for any set pieces anyone develop, results from a single season can vary from 5 goals from corners to 15 goals from corners (for example), so it is very hard to measure from a single test run. That is why it is good when people talk about their results, so we can see what the majority of experiences is like. My tests were made with one of the worst teams of the league, using a tactic with three defenders, and results might be completely different under other conditions.