Tactics
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Football tactics are crucial in determining a team's strategy and success on the field. Managers devise complex game plans that dictate player positioning, passing patterns, and defensive organization. Tactics should optimize player strengths and exploit opponent weaknesses. Modern tactics often emphasize flexibility, allowing teams to transition between attacking and defensive phases. Pressing high up the pitch, controlling possession, and executing quick counterattacks are popular strategies teams employ to gain a competitive edge during matches.
Managers can choose from standard formations like 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2, 5-3-2, etc. However, every manager can create their own formation or modify an existing one based on their preferences by placing the player in a position they want. The manager can also give movement instructions to players individually by using direction arrows.
Some sample formations:
There are multiple team instruction settings.
Mentality
Scale from 1 to 7
1 - Defensive 7 - Attacking
Passing style
Scale from 1 to 7
1 - Short direct passing 7 - Long passing
Tempo
Scale from 1 to 7
1 - Slow 7 - Fast
Pressing
Scale from 1 to 7
1 - Own area 7 - Whole pitch
Time wasting
Scale from 1 to 7
1 - Rarely 7 - Often
Defensive line
Scale from 1 to 7
1 - Deep 7 - High
Tackling
Scale from 1 to 7
1 - Easy 7 - Hard
Focus passing
Mixed, Middle, Both flanks, Left, Right
Choosing both flanks would direct most of the passes to the left and right side, and not so many trought the middle. Choosing left will direct most of the passes to the left side, etc.
Marking
Mixed, Zone, Man
Type of marking team will use in defensive position.
Offside trap
Yes/No
If team will organise offside traps for opponents.
Counter attack
Yes/No
If a team will run counter attacks.
Use playmaker
Select a player / No
Selected player will most likely receive most of the passes and organize teams attacks
Use targetman
Select a player + type of supply / No
Selected player will be target of passes in a way of selected type of supply (crosses, direct pass, or through pass)
Strict mark
Select a player from opponent team to be marked and a player to mark him
One player can be selected to mark selected opposing player.
