Football Manager 26 · Tactics Hub

BUILD IT.
BREAK IT.

Design dual-phase tactics, watch your shape morph between possession and defence, then stress-test it over simulated fixtures.

2Phases per tactic
3Formations
5Live tactic metrics

The Tactic Lab

FM26 style: every player gets an In Possession role and a separate Out of Possession role. Each role moves its player differently: flip the phase, change the ball zone, or press Auto for the full cycle. Dashed dots show the base shape and arrows show the role’s movement.

Press play: a live phase simulation. The opposition shifts as a block, passes are chosen by progression, lane safety and your directness and tempo, and every outfield player moves by his In/Out of Possession role.
0TACTIC SCORE
Team Instructions
Names and options follow FM Scout's FM26 team-instruction guide (written from pre-release info, so check the final game). Every setting drives the live score, the analysis and the match simulation.
Opposition & Phase Scan
Choose how the opponent presses. Each phase is measured from the actual player geometry: numbers, free man, lanes, rest defence, block compactness. Thresholds are common coaching heuristics.
Match Simulator
10 fixtures against your chosen opposition
Press simulate to test your tactic.
Rate your own tactic:
Tactic Analysis Updates live with your roles and sliders

Top Tactics

Featured community-style setups — one click loads them into the lab. (Sample data for this concept.)

Role Encyclopedia

Every In Possession and Out of Possession role from FM26’s split system. WCB = wide centre-back in a back three.