Football Manager 2020 Tactics
Find successful Football Manager 2020 tactics to download. Share your best FM 2020 tactics to help fellow managers struggling to create good FM20 tactics.
How to create a successful tactic on Football Manager
What makes a tactic successful? Which factors can we fine-tune until we get ourselves a tactic that works? What steps to take? Read this guide.
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What makes a tactic successful? Which factors can we fine-tune until we get ourselves a tactic that works? What steps to take? Read this guide.
Fernando Diniz's 2020 São Paulo - Attacking 4-4-2
1970 272A recration of Brazil's São Paulo 2020 tactics. A very attacking 4-4-2 with full-backs that overlap all the time and wide-midfielders with a lot of freedom.
Purest Bielsa Ball 3331 or 3313
5543 994 3You see a lot of tactics trying to replicate Bielsa at Leeds but very few of them really manage to emulate the players versatility and positioning in the game.
3-2-2-1-2 Tiki Taka Magic
21155 5414 1This is magic...tested with Arsenal, Hoffenheim, Juventus and Real Madrid.
Title Winning Underdog Tactic (Championship)
39590 10515 3I created this tactic for Birmingham City based on a gegenpress to play to the squad's strengths - it only won the Championship!
FM20 Tactics: NBL 4-1-5 Attacking Football
21541 3904An attacking tactic for FM2020 with as much as six players attacking the box.
3-5-1-1 Attacking JSPORTUGAL
16200 3826This is the best tactic I have ever created on Football Manager 2020.
The Sardines - Strikerless formation
8572 1326This tactic focuses on the idea of Arrigo Sacchi by the back and front of the team being very compact.
Positive Press Control 4-2-3-1
41685 12400 3Positive football, needed press, high ball control, high shot/goal averages. A tactic I originally made in FM 18, adjusted for FM 20.
All Out 4-1-3-2 Attacking Football / FM20
15772 3828A very intense, strong and attacking variation of the preset Gegenpress that saw my Spurs team win the Champions League and finish as runners-up in the league.
442 is back tweaked / FM20 Goals galore
20166 5524 2
FM20 Tactic: Woden's Axe
25350 4850This is a 4-1-4-1 formation in defence and a 4-3-3 in possession, creating a very solid defensive shape and also creating loads of goal scoring opportunities.
4-2-3-1 Spartak Moscow Tactic - Victories only
34619 8989 2
4-5-1 Light Press // FM20 Tactic
17921 3037 17A regroup and much less urgent pressing tactic for FM 2020. Frustrate opponents by sitting deep before countering with lightning pace.
High Scoring 442 / FM20 Tactic
44308 15731 5A 442/424 free flowing tactic combining elements from Knap, Lisa and Chrissy Ross. High scoring tactic. Very successful.
Los Incas 4-2-4 // FM20 Tactic
9947 1578Attacking football, successfully tested with Peruvian club.
Manchester United Treble Tactic FM20
33936 9980 11As Football Manager 2020 is coming to an end, I've tried the last tactic with Manchester United. It works fine, just check out the results. Based on Knap's Warrior.
2-3-3-2 Symmetry
9519 853A system that clearly defines attack and defence. 5 players are responsible for attacking and defending. Dominate possession and create chances galore.
Bielsa's Boys // FM20 Tactic
44774 11694 18Attacking 4-3-3 tactic for FM20 inspired by Bielsa, with two insanely effective mezzala's and the regista at its absolute best.
4-2-3-1 The Raging Bull.
18904 2903 4A defensively organised system, full of attacking intent with players breaking the lines to arrive late to create overloads. Treble winning tactic.
FM20 Turtonaccio FM 4-2-3-1 Final Version
107545 26565 14This is the final tactic I used all the FM20 season. The tactic that bring me the most success I had in 7 years of playing FM games.
![FM20 Tactic: 5-2-2-1 Asymmetric by Aleyx007 [Reworked]](assets/downloads/fm20/5221-asymmetric-fm20-tactic-by-aleyx007.th.png)
FM20 Tactic: 5-2-2-1 Asymmetric by Aleyx007 [Reworked]
19946 3902 5Compress your opponents like corned beef. Avoid the pressing and control the game. Always play at full attack. Updated on October 16th.
3-2-5/3-2-2-3 Ninja Tactics for FM20
23014 3390 4An attacking formation that uses a false forward line, to confuse the opponent's defence to create an obscene amount of chances.
Winged Dagger 3-1-3-3. The Centurions
15862 2318 9A very fluid tactic that overloads the wide areas to create bags of CCC's. Won the treble with A.Madrid amassing 100 points in the league.
Latin Fire 4-3-3
11033 1666This tactic is built around the principles of South American football. Full of flair, fluidity and freedom of expression. The emphasis is on attacking.
442 Boron // FM20 Tactic
19584 3833 16This is a high-scoring tactic for FM2020, lots of goals, shots, crosses, dribbles and chances created all while remaining tight at the back.
Van Gaal 1995 3-1-2-1-3 Recreation by RDF
22313 4612 1Van Gaal 1995 Ajax team was just pure please to watch. Try and play just like them with this FM20 tactic
RDF's Ma Dai! Lazio (Modern Catenaccio)
11913 1959 1In Italian, Catenaccio means "door-bolt". In football, translate to highly organised and effective defensive play. This is what RDF tried to bring to this FM20
La Locura 3-3-3-1 / High Possession Tactic
20515 4101High octane possession football emphasising off the ball to place huge demands on your opponent's defensive capabilities.
