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.
Ernst Happel's Total Football 1970 Feyenoord Tactics
21829 2230 1Recreating the Total Football used by Ernst Happel. Dominated the Eredivisie winning by 17 points. Lots of Goals, solid in defence and high possession tactic.
Scoring Machine 3-4-1-2
21110 2618 5Balanced high attacking and defending scoring machine for FM 2021. You need to have really good wingers, with good stats on tackling and crossing, they're the key to success.
Paulo Fonseca Tactics at AS Roma 2020/21
14717 1592Here is my recreation of Paulo Fonseca's AS Roma tactic during the 2020/21 season for Football Manager 2021.
Garuda 4-4-1-1 // 100 points with Milan and 3rd with Villa
25966 3746 4Strong in defence 12 goals conceded with Milan with 59% possession, 81 points with Villa 6 points from the title.
Strikerless False 4231 // Won the CL with Man Utd
14737 1310A strikerless tactic for FM 2021 that focuses on vertical movements, moves the ball to the final third quickly and attacks the half space.
LSPlaysFM's 5-3-2 Half Back Treble Winning Tactic
40206 6365 3A defensively rock solid tactic which can score goals for fun. The Treble Winning 5-3-2 Half Back Tactic - Werner 49 Goal Season & Chelsea Treble!
FM21 Goal Getting Short Corner Routine
43666 9922 4A short corner developed with lots and lots of tinkering to create the ULTIMATE short corner routine that works fantastically well with the new patch.
Adi Hütter's Eintracht Frankfurt 3-4-1-2
21702 2606 1FM21 recreation of the attacking and pressing football associated with Adi Hutter's Frankfurt side. Finished 2nd in Bundesliga and won the DFB Pokal.
MrSpaceman's Spaceship Tactic (3-2-5) - INSANE 2.94 GOALS/GAME!!!
19653 3445 3Scoring a 100 goals/season at a rate of 2.94 goals/game and Depay winning Ballon D'Or has never been easier! Perfect for teams with weak FBs and strong attack!
The Overcomplicated Diamond 3-4-3 / 3-3-3-1
20865 1572A tactic for FM 2021 that uses a 3-4-3 diamond to cram in as many niche roles as possible! Tested with Chelsea, Leverkusen and Sevilla.
Bossanova V3 High Scoring Tactic
16251 2965 3An attacking 4-1-2-1-2 that can work with any team. Expect the AFs and AM to score the goals. Treble and 140 league goals in my LFC test.
LSPlaysFM's 4-1-2-1-2 Unbreakable Diamond 2.0 - Unbeaten Prem Season & 87% Win Rate
45004 9829 114-1-2-1-2 Unbreakable Diamond 2.0 – New & Improved For 21.4.0 – Arsenal Treble With A 102 Pts Season & Norwich Unbeaten Prem Season!
FM21 Tactic: The Youri 4231
29010 5840 4An attacking 4-2-3-1 tactic for FM 2021. Ran a 2 team test (Liverpool and Fulham) on holiday. LFC comfortably won the league, while Fulham qualified for Europa League.
MrSpaceman's FIGHTER JET Tactic (3-2-2-2-1 2DM)
15427 1951 1A FM 2021 tactic that guarantees goals and midzone domination! Unbeaten season with Chelsea and loads of goals!
LSPlaysFM's 4-5-1 Striker’s Paradise – Kane 76 Goal Season & 86% Win Rate!
50994 10055 9A True Striker's Paradise! Attacking Players just can't stop scoring with this tactic, Kane with 76, Depay on 53 goals, 86% Win Ratio, 2.47 GPG & More!
Rosler's Unbeaten 4-4-2 for 21.7 ME
31095 5585 3Classic 442 tactic for FM 2021. Liverpool test: 102 points +99 goal diff. Unbeaten season. Salah 64 goals. Plus Fulham test.
Very Attacking 4-3-3 // 168 goals using a Raumdeuter
47988 9297 5Guaranteed a 30+ goal striker, the most clear cut chances created in the league and how to get the best out of a raumdeuter.
85% win percentage GYRFM Awesymetric / Best Asymmetric Tactic?
31220 5614 19Best asymmetric tactic yet for 21.4.0?? I think so!!! My first attempt at an asymmetric tactic and I am very happy with it.
Leeds Redemption 4-4-2
11915 1296 1Great 4-4-2! Fast wingers and at least 1 tall + 1 decently fast attacker is important!
My Best Tactic for the Winter Update
10809 655 1My best FM21 tactic after the winter update. Tested with test server and got amazing results.
The Croque Monsieur 4-3-3
18219 3336 2A classic 433, well balanced, allowing you to score a very decent amount of goals from every part of the field, and conceding less than one per game on average.
Moyibi 4-4-1-1 Asymmetric
10110 1243 2The Moyibi tactic is back! My typical asymmetrical 4-4-1-1, scoring a lot of goals, very solid defensively. Working very well with elite, sub-top and underdog teams.
Undefeated LLM Tactic 85% Win Rate
37379 6603 3Recommended for lower league teams. 85% win rate with a goal difference of +74 this tactic helped us to an invincible season. Undefeated for a total of 27 games.
FM21 Tactic: The Incredible Hulk
15792 2308 1We wanted to create a three at-the-back tactic that would be strong defensively, but still offer an attacking threat. We think we smashed it.
LSPlaysFM's Unbreakable Diamond - 105 Pts, 3.00 GPG, Unbeaten Seasons & More!
113558 27109 264-1-2-1-2 Tactic Great At Scoring Goals! 62 Serie A Games Unbeaten & 105 Pts, Treble With Liverpool & Norwich, 3.00 GPG - Includes 21.3.0 Tactic Tweak
Total Football - Johan Cruyff's 3-4-3
35699 5452When most of his opponents would play a 4-4-2 formation, Johan Cruyff would play a 3-4-3. Johan Cruyff believed a certain way was the best way to win a football.
4-3-3 Godspeed
20988 2996Double Volante, Solid Defence, Goals and no extreme pressing. Won the league with Monaco, 2nd with Torino and top 10 finish with West Brom. High tempo football for FM 2021.
LSPlaysFM's Narrow 4-3-1-2 Treble Tactic! - 108 Gls & 2.84 GPG
33410 5987 5A European Treble With Man United getting 98 Pts & scoring 108 goals with a 2.84 GPG! Fulham in 5th with 74 pts in season 1 & More!
4-3-2-1 Ninja // Minimum 1 goal per game for your striker
17241 2277 1Continuation of the ML Tactics series - Surpass expectations and attack brightly, even in matches against the top of the league
Trophy Filling Tactic - 160 goals a season!
37450 7683 3With an 82% win rate, Mijhou Theory - Heavy Raine gets the most out of high tempo, aggressive pressing football. An aggressive FM 21 tactic that gets goals, plenty of them!
