
Football Manager 2021 Tactics
Find successful Football Manager 2021 tactics to download. Share your best FM 2021 tactics to help fellow managers struggling to create good FM21 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.

Pepa's Paços de Ferreira 451
5998 594Tactic inspired by this season's Paços de Ferreira managed by Pepa whos overachieving in Liga NOS currently in 5th place.

Allegri's Juventus Diamond 2014/15
7500 1133 2FM21 tactic recreation of Allegri's Juventus side that dominated Seria A and reached the Champions League final in 2014/15.

Diego Simeone Defensive Masterpiece - Flexible Systems
14316 3283 7TWO TACTICS AND TRAINING SCHEDULES!! Diego Simeone Tactical Analysis and FM21 Tactics. Play like Simeone's Atleti with this set of tactics and training schedules by RDF.

The Italian Sauce 5-4-1 | Regista, Treq & Mezzala
8494 1431a tactic influenced by specialist Italian roles in FM. The aim is to have nice patterns of play with a lot of creativity whilst solidarity

007 Tactic / 4-3-3 Triangle
14137 25454-3-3 control tactic for FM21. High pressure, fast passes, a lot of scoring chances. Domination & counter attack. Very effective.

LSPlaysFM's Treble Winning 5-3-2 DM Tactic
23321 4882 9Defend Your Way To Title Glory! A Treble With Chelsea, Double With Arsenal & More Clean Sheets Then You Can Count!

Marco Rose 4-2-3-1 Tactic
15976 3831 1Marco Rose looks prepared to take over at Borussia Dortmund in time for next season, we take an in-depth look at the tactics he's deployed in 2020-21.

4-1-3-2 Samurai // Over 4 goals scored per UCL play-off game
15202 2782A new ML tacitc for a top club. Attack in good old Brazilian style - "you will score as much as you can, and we - as much as we want"

Atalanta - Gasperini's Legacy
13179 3116 2The all conquering Atalanta Tactic for FM 2021. Lots of goals, intricate passing and beautiful football.

Julian Nagelsmann - The Master of the Press! 3 TACTICS!!!
17158 2898 7With this set of FM 2021 tactics, we were successful and managed to win two trophies but don't forget to watch the analysis to understand Julian Nagelsmann tactics.

LSPlaysFM's 4-3-3 Full Back Attack - Haaland 70 Goal Season
30002 8861 24-3-3 Full Back Attack - Counter Attacking Football At Its Best! A Dortmund Treble, Haaland With 70 Goals, 2.82 GPG & More

Fatih Terim 4-1-4-1
6936 844 3Replicating Fatih Terim's 4-1-4-1 tactics at Galatasaray for FM 2021. Possession and Great Defence!

Real Life Football Tactics Recreated for Football Manager 2021
58316 9Emulating the tactics of real life managers on Football Manager 2021.

Arsene Wenger 2003-04 Invincibles
10843 1824 2Break down sides as players operate in lines and spaces difficult for opponents to defend. Quick attacking transitions, create or score within just a few passes.

New School Tactics / Heavy Metal Football
10261 1909 5New School Tactics is a 3-4-3 variation based on pacey football and high attacking football. Trying to play heavy metal football, scoring a lot of goals and conceding few.

Gegenpress 4-2-3-1 || 100 pts w/ Lazio
17857 4712A Gegenpress playstyle used in my second season with Lazio winning the Serie A and Runners up in the Champions League.

Vertical Tika Taka / 4 goals a game
20021 5968 15High intensity 3-4-1-2 which dominates with the strikers and shadow striker. Over 4 goals a game in the league on average! With set piece routine collection as optional download.

Hansi Flick's Bayern Munich 4-2-3-1
26704 7326 11Dominate possession, score goals and suffocate teams with this recreation for FM 2021. 91 goals scored with 11 conceded won the league by 27 points!

Pep Guardiola's 4-3-3 Masterclass
28501 6879 5Replicating Guardiola's tactics at Manchester City during the 2020/21 season for FM 2021. Plus tactical analysis on video.

MattR83 Style
4649 437 1Well working tactic to achieve promotion or the title. Plus 2 attacking variants in 2 different sides. Switch during match to suddenly create danger from the other flank.

Invincible 4-2-3-1 with 64% Possession
19348 4492 4This tactic had an average of 64% possesion at the end of the season and finished the season unbeaten with a team that was predicted to finish 4th and no money.

Spectacular Attack 3-4-1-2
7528 1921A spectacular tactic tasted with Birmingham City, CD Nacional da Madeira and Atletico de Madrid with many goals scored and with many titles.

Maurizio Sarri's Sarriball 4-3-3
9565 1928 4Recreating the tactical philosophy of Maurizo Sarri on FM 2021. Dominate possession, score beautiful goals whilst remaining strong in defence. Won the league/European cup.

Boom! 4-2-2-2 Non League Tested | Goals Goals Goals!
12019 3109 5Brilliant going forward and brilliant at the back.Tested with Dulwich Hamlet and WOW. Look at the results so far.

4-3-3 TseGenpress / Game-Title Winner
10109 2860 3A well-known formation, tweaked properly to produce beautiful game flow with many goals and well-disciplined defensive structure. A true Game-Title Winner in FM 2021!

41212 Overperforming Tactic
16909 3152 2The most overpowered tactic I have used in FM21, I keep coming back to this one! Best suited for mid to lower league teams struggling in their league, with some incredible set-piece instructions you can really overperform.

Attacking Half Space / FM21 Tactic
6522 976 1Ferguson + Klopp + Guardiola and added value from Bielsa, Sacchi & Cruyff Philosophy.

4-1-5 AM Tiki Taka | 3 goals pg | Newcastle CL Winners
11659 2602 3This FM 2021 tactic revolves around keeping the ball for as long as possible in the final third with an emphasis on narrowness. CL winners with a 116 gls in the league.

007 Tactic / 4-2-4 Asymmetric Control
4772 6644-2-4 control tactic for FM21. High pressure, fast passes, a lot of scoring chances.