
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.

El Loco's 4-1-4-1 (3-3-1-3) Leeds
41270 5242 6Play like Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds sides on FM 2021; dominate the ball press high, create chances and score goals.

Sir Alex Ferguson's Greatest Manchester United Team 2007/08
45834 5122 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.

Pepa's Paços de Ferreira 451
13851 1104 1Tactic 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
30067 3062 2FM21 tactic recreation of Allegri's Juventus side that dominated Serie A and reached the Champions League final in 2014/15.

Diego Simeone Defensive Masterpiece - Flexible Systems
50705 8142 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
26065 2403a tactic influenced by specialist Italian roles in FM. The aim is to have nice patterns of play with a lot of creativity whilst solidarity

LSPlaysFM's Treble Winning 5-3-2 DM Tactic
50116 7369 11Defend 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
34007 5707 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
28604 3894 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"

Atalanta - Gasperini's Legacy
45209 7412 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!!!
51056 6752 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
65032 16565 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
25000 2590 3Replicating Fatih Terim's 4-1-4-1 tactics at Galatasaray for FM 2021. Possession and Great Defence!

Arsene Wenger 2003-04 Invincibles
35563 3994 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
15978 2228 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
33217 6555A 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
41941 9238 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
80937 18243 12Dominate 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
91490 16810 5Replicating Guardiola's tactics at Manchester City during the 2020/21 season for FM 2021. Plus tactical analysis on video.

MattR83 Style
12042 781 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
49411 7814 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
16337 2562A 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
37962 5342 5Recreating 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!
31260 5259 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
20215 3761 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
35835 4350 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
13086 1277 1Ferguson + Klopp + Guardiola and added value from Bielsa, Sacchi & Cruyff Philosophy.

4-1-5 AM Tiki Taka | 3 goals pg | Newcastle CL Winners
29922 3954 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
15132 14014-2-4 control tactic for FM21. High pressure, fast passes, a lot of scoring chances.