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.
4-1-3-2 Samurai // Over 4 goals scored per UCL play-off game
29631 3942 1A 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"
Marco Rose 4-2-3-1 Tactic
35720 5776 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.
LSPlaysFM's Treble Winning 5-3-2 DM Tactic
53007 7466 11Defend Your Way To Title Glory! A Treble With Chelsea, Double With Arsenal & More Clean Sheets Then You Can Count!
The Italian Sauce 5-4-1 | Regista, Treq & Mezzala
27535 2433 1a tactic influenced by specialist Italian roles in FM. The aim is to have nice patterns of play with a lot of creativity whilst solidarity
Diego Simeone Defensive Masterpiece - Flexible Systems
53006 8272 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.
Allegri's Juventus Diamond 2014/15
31848 3124 2FM21 tactic recreation of Allegri's Juventus side that dominated Serie A and reached the Champions League final in 2014/15.
Pepa's Paços de Ferreira 451
14908 1131 1Tactic inspired by this season's Paços de Ferreira managed by Pepa whos overachieving in Liga NOS currently in 5th place.
Sir Alex Ferguson's Greatest Manchester United Team 2007/08
49791 5287 5Manchester United's team in the 07/08 season has always been considered as one of the greatest Manchester United teams, especially under Sir Alex Ferguson.
El Loco's 4-1-4-1 (3-3-1-3) Leeds
43309 5318 6Play like Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds sides on FM 2021; dominate the ball press high, create chances and score goals.
Trophy Filling Tactic - 160 goals a season!
45854 8004 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!
4-3-2-1 Ninja // Minimum 1 goal per game for your striker
20220 2376 1Continuation of the ML Tactics series - Surpass expectations and attack brightly, even in matches against the top of the league
LSPlaysFM's Narrow 4-3-1-2 Treble Tactic! - 108 Gls & 2.84 GPG
37789 6243 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!
4-3-3 Godspeed
24304 3111Double 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.
Total Football - Johan Cruyff's 3-4-3
45824 5758When 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.
LSPlaysFM's Unbreakable Diamond - 105 Pts, 3.00 GPG, Unbeaten Seasons & More!
123488 28316 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
FM21 Tactic: The Incredible Hulk
17694 2352 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.
Undefeated LLM Tactic 85% Win Rate
50561 7044 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.
Moyibi 4-4-1-1 Asymmetric
12381 1282 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.
The Croque Monsieur 4-3-3
21220 3450 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.
My Best Tactic for the Winter Update
12609 683 1My best FM21 tactic after the winter update. Tested with test server and got amazing results.
Leeds Redemption 4-4-2
13840 1340 1Great 4-4-2! Fast wingers and at least 1 tall + 1 decently fast attacker is important!
85% win percentage GYRFM Awesymetric / Best Asymmetric Tactic?
40357 5877 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.
Very Attacking 4-3-3 // 168 goals using a Raumdeuter
58057 9632 5Guaranteed a 30+ goal striker, the most clear cut chances created in the league and how to get the best out of a raumdeuter.
Rosler's Unbeaten 4-4-2 for 21.7 ME
38788 5713 3Classic 442 tactic for FM 2021. Liverpool test: 102 points +99 goal diff. Unbeaten season. Salah 64 goals. Plus Fulham test.
LSPlaysFM's 4-5-1 Striker’s Paradise – Kane 76 Goal Season & 86% Win Rate!
55312 10391 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!
MrSpaceman's FIGHTER JET Tactic (3-2-2-2-1 2DM)
17909 2034 1A FM 2021 tactic that guarantees goals and midzone domination! Unbeaten season with Chelsea and loads of goals!
FM21 Tactic: The Youri 4231
37967 6209 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.
LSPlaysFM's 4-1-2-1-2 Unbreakable Diamond 2.0 - Unbeaten Prem Season & 87% Win Rate
48897 10127 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!
Bossanova V3 High Scoring Tactic
22184 3034 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.
The Overcomplicated Diamond 3-4-3 / 3-3-3-1
27336 1660A 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.
