Gegenpress Training Schedules for FM26

INTRODUCTION

Are you struggling with "Jaded" players and endless injuries while playing Gegenpress or High-Intensity tactics? This training pack is the solution.

SNA: Gegenpress Training Schedules is designed to balance high physical development with necessary recovery. It avoids the "overtraining" trap by utilizing Match Preparation boosts instead of heavy physical sessions during congested fixture lists.

📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED

The schedules are logically numbered for easy sorting:

📂 00 Pre-Season: Heavy physical load to build stamina and tactical familiarity before the league starts.

📂 01 No Match: Perfect for International Breaks to develop fringe players and keep fitness levels high.

📂 10-Series (1 Match/Week): Balanced development for weeks with games on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

📂 20-Series (2 Matches/Week): "Survival Mode" for European nights. Focuses purely on recovery, tactical shape, and keeping players fresh. (Tue+Sat, Wed+Sat, Thu+Sun).

⚠️ IMPORTANT: HOW TO USE (PLEASE READ)

1. The "Sunday Match" Rule FM schedules run from Monday to Sunday. If you use the 12 Sun - Match Day or 22 Thu+Sun schedules, the recovery and analysis for that Sunday game must happen on the following Monday.

Action: When a new week starts after a Sunday game, please manually ensure that Monday Slot 2 is set to "Match Review" and Slot 1 is "Recovery".

2. Match Preparation Boosts These schedules heavily utilize "Attacking" and "Defending" before games. These sessions provide a temporary boost to attributes like Off The Ball and Positioning for the upcoming match without draining condition.

3. Recommended Rest Settings To make this system work perfectly, go to Squad ->Training -> Training Intensity and set:

Condition: Fair -> Set to "Half Intensity"

Condition: Poor (Left side) -> Set to "No Pitch or Gym Work"

This ensures that players who played 90 minutes automatically skip the heavy sessions, while your bench players get the full benefit of the training.

4. Pro Tip

💡 The "Rest vs. Recovery" Myth You might notice these schedules use Rest sessions more often than Recovery. This is intentional. A common mistake is spamming Recovery sessions thinking it heals players faster.

Recovery: Keeps players at the training ground for light work. This is vital immediately after a match to prevent injury risk, but it does not clear deep fatigue effectively.

Rest: Sends players home. For high-intensity tactics, this is the only way to significantly reduce the "Fatigue" meter and restore Condition back to 100%.

The SNA Logic: We use Recovery strictly post-match. We use Rest during the week to ensure players have the energy to sprint for 90 minutes.

Pre-Season:


No Match:


Fri:


Sat:


Sun:


Tue+Sat:


Wed+Sat:


Thu+Sun:



🛠️ INSTALLATION & USAGE GUIDE

Step 1: Place the Files Move the downloaded .fmf files into the following folder on your computer:

Windows: Documents \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 26 \ schedules

Mac: Users \ [Your Name] \ Library \ Application Support \ Sports Interactive \ Football Manager 26 \ schedules (Note: If the "schedules" folder doesn't exist, create it manually).

Step 2: Load Schedules into the Game

Go to the Squad > Training section.

Click on the bar/title of the Training Style, select "Create New Schedule" (bottom left).

In the pop-up window, click the "Dropdown" (top left), choose Custom Schedules and then click "Load".

Select the SNA schedules from the list and click Load. (Tip: If they don't appear immediately, try clicking "Create New Schedule" to refresh the list or restart the game).

Step 3: Apply to Your Calendar

Now you need to assign the correct schedule for each week based on your matches.

Go to Squad > Training.

Look at your fixtures for the upcoming week (e.g., a match on Saturday).

Click on the bar/title of the Training Style at the left side of that week (where it usually says "Style of the Training").

Click on the empty dropdown menu (top left), select Custom Schedules > Select the correct schedule (e.g., 11 SNA Sat).

Repeat for all weeks.