Player Instructions: tackle harder for all, stay wider for IF, and stay narrower for AWB.
Opponent Instructions: None, and only recommend people to do so if they know what they are doing.
Light version when you have a comfortable lead: Ease Off Tackle for all players, Stay On Feet, then reduce one step in mentality (to Positive), Trigger Press, and Tempo. The goal of this version is to avoid injuries and cards, at the cost of performance.
Set pieces and training are in the attachments. Make sure to leave three rest sessions after every match, double intensity when full energy, and no pitch or gym training when below full condition. I also set everyone for Quickness focus, and train them in any role of their position with focus on pace and acceleration (highlighted attributes). Pictures for people on consoles are below. Training and Set Pieces
Credits to everyone in FM-Arena, to be fair. First versions of Autumn came before Argus, which came before Diaboliq, which came before Kickback, which came before this version of Autumn, and many other people also did small experiments which gave hints to what might be working well in this patch. Probably there will be a better tactic inspired by this one in the next hours or days, so I am just happy to contribute.
Antal said: Hello, bro!! does your 2024 workout still work well in 2026? Do you have a file with the class schedule? Expand
This is what I am using at the moment. Attention to the three rest sessions after every match, and double intensity when full energy (no training when energy is not full).
I would like to suggest that tactics require a short description in order to be accepted for testing. It is especially important in series of tactics that have barely the same name, and the descriptions are just "won all leagues" or "tactic for all teams". It would help a lot if they just added one line like "testing overlaps", so we know what is the difference to other similar tactics.
White Europe said: Top 30 tactics are just slight tweaks of someone else who found meta first, which was knap this year. Expand
Autumn came before that, but Gerrard probably contributed more than me. All top tactics since the beginning of FM-Arena are improved by continuous small tweaks found by others. I think we should just be happy if we find tweaks that contribute to improve all tactics overall.
YildizAli said: My wing-backs and inside forwards are ending up in the same pockets of space, often just a few yards apart. It’s a bit counterproductive as they aren't offering different passing lanes.
I’m not sure how this reflects in the data perhaps it’s even statistically better this way but it’s definitely not aesthetically pleasing. Expand
PaulCustus said: Hi @ZaZ do you train players in the roles (IP/OOP) they are playing in your chosen tactic? Expand
I put them in a role from the position they will play, with highlighted attributes containing pace and acceleration. The role itself does not matter much, it is only used to define attribute gain in training.
Get a friendy to keep match sharpness. I usually delegate friendly matches to assistant manager.
You are welcome!
I tried to anticipate the frequently asked questions and answer them in the first post.
Player Instructions: tackle harder for all, stay wider for IF, and stay narrower for AWB.
Opponent Instructions: None, and only recommend people to do so if they know what they are doing.
Light version when you have a comfortable lead: Ease Off Tackle for all players, Stay On Feet, then reduce one step in mentality (to Positive), Trigger Press, and Tempo. The goal of this version is to avoid injuries and cards, at the cost of performance.
Set pieces and training are in the attachments. Make sure to leave three rest sessions after every match, double intensity when full energy, and no pitch or gym training when below full condition. I also set everyone for Quickness focus, and train them in any role of their position with focus on pace and acceleration (highlighted attributes). Pictures for people on consoles are below.
Training and Set Pieces
Credits to everyone in FM-Arena, to be fair. First versions of Autumn came before Argus, which came before Diaboliq, which came before Kickback, which came before this version of Autumn, and many other people also did small experiments which gave hints to what might be working well in this patch. Probably there will be a better tactic inspired by this one in the next hours or days, so I am just happy to contribute.
Tackle harder for all players, IF play wide, PWB play narrow. In my current tests, I am getting better results with OCB and PWB playing wide, though.
PWB will cut to the middle and focus on passes, instead of trying to get in a position to cross.
Do you have a file with the class schedule?
This is what I am using at the moment. Attention to the three rest sessions after every match, and double intensity when full energy (no training when energy is not full).
Thank you for testing it!
Autumn came before that, but Gerrard probably contributed more than me. All top tactics since the beginning of FM-Arena are improved by continuous small tweaks found by others. I think we should just be happy if we find tweaks that contribute to improve all tactics overall.
I’m not sure how this reflects in the data perhaps it’s even statistically better this way but it’s definitely not aesthetically pleasing.
Thank you for the feedback.
I put them in a role from the position they will play, with highlighted attributes containing pace and acceleration. The role itself does not matter much, it is only used to define attribute gain in training.