Tactics
What are Tactics
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Tactic Types
Each tactic uses skills of your players to combine for an effective tactical method against your opponents.
Counter-Attacks
There are 2 kinds of counter attacks (CA). The most common is the normal CA. The more rare kind is the random CA or special CA as it's also been called.
Pressing
Pressing means that all of your players try to put pressure on their opponents. They also put slightly more effort into breaking up your opponent's attacks than trying to create their own. The result is that the total number of potential chances in the game gets reduced for both teams.
For a more detailed explanation see: Pressing
Attack in Middle
When using AIM, your team attempts to make more of your attacks down the centre of the pitch, at the expense of attacks on the wings. In other words, you trade attacks down the wings for attacks through the centre. You get a straight one for one exchange, so the total number of attacks remains constant.
The disadvantage of this tactic is that your wing defence gets somewhat worse.
Attack on Wings
This works in the same way as AIM, only in reverse. Instead of more attacks coming in the center, you get more of your attacks on the wings.
Similarly to AIM, the disadvantage is that it weakens your central defence.
Play Creatively
When you use Play Creatively, there is a greater chance that special events (both positive and negative) will occur for both teams during the match. If both teams use Play Creatively, the chance for special events will be even greater.
The downside is that teams playing creatively will be less focused on the defense, thus losing some defensive ability.
Playing creatively will probably be good for SE-optimized teams (i.e. for teams that have many players with specialties).
Tactics and Training
The training scheme you choose determines the formation and tactics you may use effectively to a large extent, as you can only maximise training by using certain formations.
- Scoring trainers can use 3-4-3 or 4-3-3 or even 2-5-3 or 5-2-3. The last two will most likely generate confusion.
- Playmaking trainers can use 3-5-2 or 4-5-1 or even 5-5-0 or 2-5-3. The last two will most likely generate confusion.
- Defence trainers can use 5-4-1 or 5-3-2 or even 5-5-0 or 5-2-3. The last two will most likely generate confusion.
Goalkeeper or wing training allow more formation flexibility.
Of course, it is always possible to use alternative formations, but this will mean you are unable to maximise training for the week.
See also
The following are some special advanced tactics. Explanations will be found on their own pages.
