Alright lads, today I'm dropping the first set of custom tactics I've cooked up for FC25. It's the 4-Tri-2, which attacks in a 3-5-2 and defends in that 4-Tri-2. It's absolutely ridiculous, so let's get into it!
Tactics Overview
So, diving right into these tactics, lads, and at the end of the video, I'll put the code up on the screen so you can just drag and drop these tactics. They'll also be going up on the YouTube shorts, so if you want those quick codes, make sure you check those shorts feeds because they'll have those codes as well.
Build Up and Defensive Approach
For the build-up style, we're keeping it on balanced. Again, at the start of the game, we're not trying to do anything too crazy. There are a lot of options we've played with, but I think balanced for the moment is nice.
For the defensive approach, we've adjusted it to 60. This is just a little bit above the standard 50, and it helps push you out of the box. I'm going to start experimenting with higher depths, but 60 is a good starting point, especially when you're learning the game.
Player Roles and Instructions
This has been the biggest adjustment of the game, lads.
- Goalkeeper: We were unlucky to get Howard, but he's okay. He's goalkeeper plus plus, and we just have him on balance. We don't have him on sweeper or defend or any of that; we just have balance focus. He will come out and claim those loose balls, and he's goalkeeper plus plus. I just recommend whatever your goalkeeper has in a plus role, just whack it on him, lads.
- Center Backs: This year, we are touching our center backs, believe it or not.
- Right Center Back: Defender role. I think Aanes is a ball-playing defender, even though he's got 60 dribbling. I'm not a massive fan of that. We just have him on Defender, and he's just basically going to be our out-and-out... I like this person to be my fastest defender. He's going to be there as the last line of defense sometimes.
- Left Center Back: Stopper. Again, lads, there are plenty of center backs with Stopper plus. I think there are probably a few out there with Stopper plus plus too. Stopper in this position on Tobo is nice, and then you can't change the focus, just balance.
- Right Back: Defend and just full back. You want to have someone that is very, very good at the defending role because this is going to attack in a 3-5-2. It's great with Kundai because I can actually use three-back formations, and he won't get punished because he's got the center back alternate position as well. Fullback plus plus on him is phenomenal. If you can get fullback plus in this position, lads, it is nice. If not, just full back. You want one staying back, but I recommend having someone a bit more physical, a bit more like a center back, more like a nimble center back in this position.
- Left Back: Balanced and Wing back plus, which is the Evo we did. He's got a whole host of playstyles. We did use Ralo on an attacking wing back, should the plus plus, but his stamina just gets absolutely massacred, so Wing back is nice for this. They'll get forward; they'll be more smart for when they get forward, where attacking fullback is just mental; they get forward no matter what.
- Left CDM: Deep line playmaker plus and just focus on defend. For this player, lads, I like to have someone that is a bit more of a provider, so Patri has got the long ball plus, one of the few cards that already have it as a base card. She is phenomenal; I love long ball plus, lads, but if you've got base long ball in this position, it is massively helpful, lads. You want them to be good at everything, defending, attacking. Patri is perfect, and there are a few cards that can do that.
- Right CDM: Out-and-out CDM. We're doing an EVO Cy, lads, and it's just defend holding. You want a physical presence, but you want them to be, you know, that holding midfielder that breaks up the play for you. I used Dlan Rice; he's a bit slow, but he's holding plus plus, and you can tell by the roles the way they act in-game is insane.
- First CAM: Shadow Striker. So, we'll almost play like a center cam. I'll show you the way with the ball in a second, but Shadow Striker, you got Shadow Striker plus, so he's going to play just in behind the striker. Again, lads, my forwards are quite weak. I'm in division five, almost in division four, and Rocket and Fatty are being stretched, and Peena to be fair. But this guy comes more inside because we've got Bal getting forward. It allows Fatty to come inside and be more like that link between defense and attack. I recommend you have someone that can pass in this position, lads, because that is really nice.
- Second CAM: Half Winger. Because Kundai is staying back there, it does lack a bit of width on this side. If you were to have, like, I tried playmaker, but she was too far inside, so there was no width on the right-hand side, so we changed it to half Winger, and then she creates the width on that left-hand side. I do recommend for this position, lads, you have lots of pace and, you know, good passing playstyles. Again, she doesn't have any of the plus roles for this, but I just needed her to do a particular role, creating the width on this side.
- First Striker: Veto Rock, 76 rated, on poacher and focus attack. He's just going to be in there scoring us goals, as you'll see from the clips that we are putting up on the screen. I was using Juarez, who is a phenomenal card for about 10K, I think we paid for him. He is ridiculous. I'm just hoping to Evo this Rocket.
- Second Striker: Salma Parello, who is focused on being the advanced forward, which, as you can see, she'll kind of drift in that left-hand side area, but he's always there to score goals, as you can see from the clips, and then the focus is on attack.
Attacking Formation View
As for the view, this is how your team will attack. So, essentially, it's a pretty much you're attacking in a 3-5-2. Your defensive fullback will come inside, so that's why I said having like that kind of center back center back in that role like Kundai is really, really, really nice. So, he'll drift inside; we create his three back while we're attacking. You got Kessie which holds the Midfield, Patri who just kind of there slinging passes, Pina creating that width on that right-hand side. I love this view, by the way, lads; it allows me to explain how the formation works much better to you guys. Pina is then creating the width on the right-hand side, Bal is getting forward, creating the width on the left, Fatty is linking everything together in that Campos, then you have two strikers.
Real lads, took a while to get this one out because we I wanted to make sure it was perfect for you guys. I will leave that code on the screen waffle for a little bit longer, just pause the video. Code is at the top of the screen. I will also post the code in the description as well so you can just copy and drop that. But leave in the comments what formations you want to see next and leave your codes with the formation it is in the comments and I'll give them a try and if they are good you'll make the channel ads.