FM21 Tactics Index: Recommended Tactic List
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4056219 Last Updated: 27 July 2022
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| Team | Tactic | Date | Author | Philosophy | Style | Shape | Tested | Goals | File | Grabs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Nagilicious's FLUID LADS 3-3-2-2 Asymmetric | 11.14 | NagyJunior | Total Football | High TempoSlow PassingSolid | 3x322 | AC Milan | 85-28 | 2117 | |
| Sub-Top | Saint Hasenhüttl 4-4-2 Press | 11.14 | Boroboy116 | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 4x4x2 | Southampton | 65-40 | 8898 | |
| Top | 4-1-4-1 The Composer | 11.17 | Boroboy116 | Control | High TempoGoals | 414x1 | Tottenham | 105-32 | 7163 | |
| Sub-Top | Nuno's Wolves 3-4-3 by RDF | 11.19 | RDF Tactics | Counter | Wing PlaySolid,Defence | 3x4x3 | Wolves | 53-18 | 17659 | |
| Top | 4-2-4 Helium | 11.19 | CAE | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho | 41122 | Man Utd | 146-28 | 8077 | |
| Underdog | Mr Promotion Neil Warnock's 3-1-4-2 | 11.19 | Boroboy116 | Counter | DirectWing PlaySolid,Defence | 314x2 | Middlesbrough | 93-31 | 6994 | |
| Top | Gennaro Gattuso’s Partenopei 4-3-3 | 11.21 | Boroboy116 | Control | Slow PassingSolid,Defence | 41221 | Napoli | 56-13 | 6369 | |
| Top | Attacking 4-2-3-1 - Quicksta Gegenpress V2.0 | 11.23 | Quicksta | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Defence | 4x231 | Dortmund & Chennai City | 91-21 | 164202 | |
| Sub-Top | Dominate & Attack 3-4-3 / Ruben Amorim Tactics | 11.23 | Maurordf92 | Counter | DirectSolid | 32221 | Sporting | 56-19 | 9624 | |
| Elite | Pep Guardiola's Barcelona Masterpiece 4-3-3 | 11.25 | Boroboy116 | Tiki Taka | High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Defence | 41221 | Barcelona | 95-12 | 81104 | |
| Sub-Top | Ruben Amorim's 3-4-3 Braga / Sporting Recreation | 11.25 | RDF Tactics | Control | High TempoSolid | 3x4x3 | Sporting | 63-19 | 11473 | |
| Top | Otto Rehhagel Greece Euro 2004 Final Tactic | 11.26 | CBP | Counter | DirectHigh TempoSolid,Defence | 413x2 | Liverpool | 89-11 | 2801 | |
| Elite | 4-3-3 Pressing Wingplay by AUTFabi | 11.26 | AUTFabi | Gegen | Wing PlayGoals,Solid | 41221 | Liverpool | 85-15 | 22189 | |
| Top | The Professor Ralf Rangnick's Red Bulls 4-2-2-2 | 11.28 | Boroboy116 | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Defence | 4x222 | RB Leipzig | 102-23 | 42533 | |
| Top | Steven Gerrard's 4-3-3 Rangers Recreation | 11.28 | RDF Tactics | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Solid | 41221 | Rangers | 92-13 | 15432 | |
| Top | Rinus Michels - Total Football Ajax Inspired 3-4-3 Tactic | 11.29 | SpeakingOfNirvana | Total Football | High TempoGoals | 3x421 | Ajax | 98-31 | 15855 | |
| Elite | Ottmar "der General" Hitzfeld - Dortmund 1997 Inspired 5212 | 12.01 | SpeakingOfNirvana | Counter | DirectGoals,Solid | 32212 | Dortmund | 83-17 | 7702 | |
| Sub-Top | The Tinkerman's Unbelievables 4-4-2 | 12.02 | Boroboy116 | Counter | DirectWing Play,High TempoSolid,Defence | 4x4x2 | Leicester | 74-23 | 10308 | |
| Top | The Protagnista 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow | 12.05 | Boroboy116 | Tiki Taka | DirectSlow PassingSolid,Defence | 41212 | Lazio | 74-26 | 5141 | |
| Top | FM21 Double Broken Tactic | 12.05 | ret4 | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Defence | 4123 | Besiktas | 120-7 | 96021 | |
| Top | Jose Mourinho's Porto 4-3-1-2 | 12.05 | msuatgunerli | Counter | DirectHigh TempoSolid,Defence | 4x312 | Atlanta United | 11037 | ||
| Underdog | Counter Attacking 3412 for Underdogs | 12.06 | Rosler71 | Counter | Fulham | 55339 | ||||
| Top | Orbit the Enganche 4-3-1-2 | 12.11 | Boroboy116 | Control | Slow PassingGoals,Solid | 4x312 | Arsenal | 90-24 | 9147 | |
| Sub-Top | Best Possession & Goals FM21 Tactic by RDF x FMScout | 12.14 | RDF Tactics | Control | Slow PassingGoals | 4x411 | Nottm Forest | 103-25 | 26452 | |
| Elite | Klopp's Yellow Wall 4-2-3-1 | 12.16 | Boroboy116 | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals | 42x31 | Dortmund | 96-24 | 16624 | |
| Sub-Top | Goal Hoarder | 12.17 | tlnnorda | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoSolid | 32212 | Hull City | 98-28 | 12694 | |
| Sub-Top | Aytac Emre's 4-2-3-1 // Better Results Tactic | 12.21 | Decemst | Total Football | DirectSlow PassingSolid,Defence | 4x231 | Besiktas | 9871 | ||
| Elite | Klopp + Guardiola 4-3-3 Combo Tactic by RDF | 12.21 | RDF Tactics | Control | High TempoGoals | 41221 | Man City x LFC | 94-26 | 20332 | |
| Sub-Top | Spen_Crow's 4-2-3-1 My Way | 12.21 | Spen_Crow | Tiki Taka | High TempoSolid | 4x231 | Brighton | 8332 | ||
| Underdog | 3-5-2 No 10 tactic by Vujevic | 12.23 | Meraklija Vujevic | Total Football | High TempoSolid | 33x22 | Benevento | 77-41 | 7058 | |
| Top | Shevyi 433 | 12.31 | Keryan | Total Football | Goals | 41221 | Man Utd | 13368 | ||
| Top | Rebuilding Barcelona 2-3-2-3 // Andreas Tiki Taka | 12.31 | AndreasDT | Tiki Taka | High TempoSlow PassingSolid | 23221 | Barcelona | 92-30 | 11832 | |
| Elite | Invincible Goal Galore: 3-4-1-2 | 12.31 | JojoBetzler | Tiki Taka | Wing PlaySlow PassingGoals | 3x412 | Barcelona | 163-22 | 30095 | |
| Sub-Top | Winning Champions League / Unbeaten FM21 Tactic | 12.31 | mertalaman | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 4x312 | Galatasary | 104-26 | 19205 | |
| Top | F9 Viola / FM21 Tactic | 12.31 | Victorhugo4222 | Gegen | High TempoSolid | 41221 | Liverpool | 93-19 | 9566 | |
| Top | The Godfather: Antonio Conte's Nerazzuri 3-5-2 | 01.02 | Boroboy116 | Counter | DirectWing Play,High TempoSolid,Defence | 323x2 | Inter | 63-19 | 10749 | |
| Top | 5-2-2-1 Spaceship / The Art Of Defending by LSPlaysFM | 01.03 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | High TempoSolid,Defence | 32221 | Liverpool | 76-15 | 6063 | |
| Sub-Top | Șumudică 5-3-2 Gaziantep React Game | 01.03 | Phantom25867 | Counter | DirectWing PlayGoals,Solid,Defence | 323x2 | 1693 | |||
| Underdog | 5-2-3 / 3-4-3 Inspired by Ruben Amorim | 01.04 | floter01 | 32221 | Belenenses | 4050 | ||||
| Sub-Top | Dominant mixture of Klopp & Pep philosophy | 01.05 | kapiten22 | Control | High TempoSolid | 4x231 | Celta Vigo | 24423 | ||
| Elite | Jorge Jesus 4-4-2 Tactics at Flamengo | 01.05 | Broto | Total Football | High TempoGoals | 41122 | Flamengo | 106-23 | 7430 | |
| Top | Brendan Rodgers Swansealona 4-2-3-1 | 01.09 | Boroboy116 | Tiki Taka | Slow PassingGoals,Solid | 4x231 | Swansea | 85-36 | 4514 | |
| Elite | Guardiola's Blue Moon (False 9 Version) 4-3-3 | 01.14 | Boroboy116 | Total Football | High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid | 4-1-2-2-1 | Manchester City | 95-26 | 4401 | |
| Top | The Dynamic Duo 4-1-4-1 | 01.16 | Boroboy116 | Total Football | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 4-1-4-1-0 | Ajax | 78-9 | 1380 | |
| Top | Attacking 4-3-3 by RDF x FMScout | 01.17 | RDF Tactics | Control | High TempoGoals,Solid | 41221 | PSV | 88-20 | 9708 | |
| Top | 61 Goals Between 2 Strikers! Istanbul 4-1-3-2 by RDF | 01.18 | RDF Tactics | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 4x1x3x2 | Istanbul | 120-25 | 2328 | |
| Sub-Top | José Bordalás 4-4-2 (Getafe) | 01.20 | Virgil-Fan-Dijk | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 4x4x2 | Getafe | 74-31 | 2308 | |
| Elite | Quadruple Winning 5-2-1-2 by LSPlaysFM | 01.21 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 32212 | Manchester United | 103-22 | 13263 | |
| Top | Invincible Fenerbahce | 01.22 | RaimundoMordas | Tiki Taka | High Tempo | 412x21 | Fenerbahçe | 118-21 | 1637 | |
| Underdog | Lie Cheat Steal v2 by FMStinger | FM21 Tactic w/ Set Pieces | 01.23 | FMStinger | Control | High TempoGoals | 4x4x2 | Darlington | 215-77 | 25283 | |
| Top | Marcelo Bielsa 4-1-4-1 Leeds Tactics | 01.23 | Virgil-Fan-Dijk | Tiki Taka | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Gung-Ho | 41131 | Celtic and Leeds | 66-51 | 4493 | |
| Top | 4-1-2-1-2 Diamond / Outscore Every Opponent By LSPlaysFM | 01.23 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Gung-Ho | 41212 | Atalanta | 82-30 | 5167 | |
| Sub-Top | 4-4-1-1 Benito's FFONETOONE GEGEN - Wolves Control the World | 01.23 | BENITO18 | Gegen | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals | 4-4-1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1346 | ||
| Elite | THE BLUE LIONS - TREBLE WINNING TACTICS | 01.23 | wavycreations | Control | High TempoGoals,Solid | 4231 and 433 | Chelsea | 80-13 | 2371 | |
| Underdog | Very Attacking 4-3-3 / The Arthamart 2021 | 01.25 | SirNoomAngthong | Counter | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals | 4x321 | Leicester | 2657 | ||
| Top | Solskjær's 4-2-3-1 Man Utd Tactics | 01.25 | RDF Tactics | Control | High TempoGoals,Solid | 42x31 | Man Utd | 90-18 | 6337 | |
| Top | 4-4-1-1 Counter Tactics by Daveincid | 01.25 | Daveincid | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | FC Basel | 1127 | |||
| Underdog | 3-4-1-2 Underdog High Pressure | 01.26 | Harth89 | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 34x12 | Many | 4237 | ||
| Top | Jose Mourinho's 4231 Spurs by RDF | 01.28 | RDF Tactics | Counter | DirectSolid,Defence | 42x31 | Spurs | 5396 | ||
| Top | Unstoppable 4-3-3 | PSV Invincibles + UCL Final | 01.29 | Sofus Arvin | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Solid | 41221 | PSV | 95-20 | 11804 | |
| Top | Don Capello's Roma 3-4-1-2 | 01.29 | Boroboy116 | Control | Slow PassingSolid,Defence | 32212 | Roma | 64-22 | 3400 | |
| Underdog | FM21 Goal Machine Tactic | 331 goals between 3 teams! | 01.31 | Victorhugo4222 | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho | 4x312 | Norwich | 111-42 | 14862 | |
| Top | Dominant & Very Attacking 3-1-4-2 | 02.02 | john66stavroulis | Total Football | High TempoGoals | Valencia | 82-17 | 2063 | ||
| Underdog | Ralph Hasenhuttl's Electrifying 4-4-2 | 02.02 | RDF Tactics | Gegen | High TempoSolid | 4x4x2 | Southampton | 70-33 | 2421 | |
| Underdog | Van Mond's - Darkness Imprisoning Me | 02.02 | Van Mond - FM Content | Gegen | High TempoSolid | 41221 | 62-31 | 1464 | ||
| Top | Total Football Johan Cruyff's 3-4-3 Diamond | 02.03 | Boroboy116 | Total Football | High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid | 31411 | Ajax | 92-10 | 8118 | |
| Top | Strikers Paradise! RDF's 3-1-3-2-1 | 02.03 | RDF Tactics | Control | High Tempo | 31321 | R. Sociedad | 84-17 | 4172 | |
| Top | GYRFM 72% Win Percentage w/ Arsenal | 02.05 | GYRFM | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Solid | 41221 | Arsenal | 126-56 | 3170 | |
| Top | Einaudi 4-4-2 / Die Maschine | 02.05 | Jtaylor1409 | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 4x4x2 | Liverpool | 108-16 | 2910 | |
| Top | Relentless 4-3-3 Domination | 02.06 | RupertBear40 | Tiki Taka | DirectHigh TempoGoals | 4x3x3 | Doncaster Rovers | 101-28 | 3114 | |
| Underdog | Deadly Counter-Attack! NO HIGH PRESS! 4-4-1-1 | 02.07 | RDF Tactics | Counter | DirectSolid,Defence | 4x411 | Blackburn | 78-29 | 12691 | |
| Underdog | 4-4-2 Lobanovskiy Scientific Football | 02.07 | Giro87 | Gegen | 4-4-2 | 1984 | ||||
| Top | Goals Goals Goals! Broken 4-3-1-2 Tactic! | 02.07 | DavidFMAddict | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho | 4x312 | Newcastle | 4961 | ||
| Top | The Holy Grail / Outscore them | 02.07 | amburns1981 | Tiki Taka | DirectWing Play,High Tempo | 41212 | Wolves | 4:1 | 1101 | |
| Elite | 4-2-4 Control Possession Score LOADS of Goals | 02.08 | BornOffsideFm | Control | Slow PassingGoals | 4x222 | Arsenal | 4456 | ||
| Top | Van Gaal's Ajax Invincibles 3-4-3 | 02.09 | Boroboy116 | Total Football | High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence | 31411 | Ajax | 111-7 | 4564 | |
| Top | Olelbis 4-3-3 with 3 strikers | 02.09 | Olelbis | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 412x3 | Tottenham | 1604 | ||
| Underdog | WIN AGAINST ALL ODDS! 4-1-3-2 Underdog Tactic by RDF | 02.10 | RDF Tactics | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 413x2 | Newport County | 86-55 | 5860 | |
| Top | Machine Learning Tactic // FM 21.2.x | 02.11 | Kirito3801 | Gegen | High TempoSolid | 41311 | Liverpool | 89-19 | 1179 | |
| Underdog | All Winning 4-2-2-2 | 02.11 | Krisgron7 | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Solid | 7498 | ||||
| Top | 007 Tactic / 4-2-4 Asymmetric Control | 02.11 | Aleyx007 | Control | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | Inter | 1448 | |||
| Sub-Top | 4-1-5 AM Tiki Taka | 3 goals pg | Newcastle CL Winners | 02.11 | Crimsonking123 | Tiki Taka | Slow PassingGoals | 4x141 | Newcastle | 116-33 | 4005 | |
| Underdog | 41212 Overperforming Tactic | 02.14 | JDFM | Control | Slow PassingGoals | 41212 | Everton, West Brom, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Wycombe | 4398 | ||
| Underdog | Boom! 4-2-2-2 Non League Tested | Goals Goals Goals! | 02.15 | joecpfc | Total Football | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 4x222 | Dulwich Hamlet | 105-44 | 5311 | |
| Elite | Maurizio Sarri's Sarriball 4-3-3 | 02.15 | Boroboy116 | Tiki Taka | High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Defence | 41221 | Chelsea | 90-21 | 5408 | |
| Sub-Top | Invincible 4-2-3-1 with 64% Possession | 02.16 | cristimagerusan | Tiki Taka | Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence | 4x231 | Viitorul Constanta | 98-26 | 7905 | |
| Sub-Top | MattR83 Style | 02.18 | MattR83 | Total Football | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 4222 | Sunderland | 800 | ||
| Top | Gegenpress 4-2-3-1 || 100 pts w/ Lazio | 02.20 | harrysperrin99 | Gegen | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 41221 | Lazio | 89-15 | 6614 | |
| Top | Fatih Terim 4-1-4-1 | 02.24 | RDF Tactics | Control | Slow PassingGoals,Defence | 414x1 | Galatasaray | 76-13 | 2716 | |
| Top | LSPlaysFM's 4-3-3 Full Back Attack - Haaland 70 Goal Season | 02.24 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid,Gung-Ho | 4x3x3 | Dortmund | 96-28 | 16725 | |
| Top | Julian Nagelsmann - The Master of the Press! 3 TACTICS!!! | 02.25 | RDF Tactics | Gegen | DirectGoals,Defence | RB Leipzig | 64-18 | 6826 | ||
| Elite | 4-1-3-2 Samurai // Over 4 goals scored per UCL play-off game | 02.26 | Kirito3801 | Total Football | High TempoGoals | 4132x | Liverpool | 111-27 | 3933 | |
| Sub-Top | Marco Rose 4-2-3-1 Tactic | 02.27 | RDF Tactics | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 4x231 | Dortmund | 85-24 | 5758 | |
| Top | LSPlaysFM's Treble Winning 5-3-2 DM Tactic | 03.01 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | DirectHigh TempoSolid,Defence | 332x2 | Chelsea | 67-24 | 7440 | |
| Top | The Italian Sauce 5-4-1 | Regista, Treq & Mezzala | 03.03 | RDF Tactics | Control | High TempoSlow Passing | 33211 | Lazio | 80-29 | 2424 | |
| Top | Diego Simeone Defensive Masterpiece - Flexible Systems | 03.04 | RDF Tactics | Counter | DirectHigh TempoSolid,Defence | 323x2 | Atletico Madrid | 69-19 | 8242 | |
| Elite | Allegri's Juventus Diamond 2014/15 | 03.05 | Boroboy116 | Control | DirectHigh Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence | 41212 | Juventus | 87-26 | 3105 | |
| Top | Sir Alex Ferguson's Greatest Manchester United Team 2007/08 | 03.06 | RDF Tactics | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 4x312 | Manchester United | 90-26 | 5250 | |
| Underdog | El Loco's 4-1-4-1 (3-3-1-3) Leeds | 03.06 | Boroboy116 | Control | DirectHigh TempoSolid | 414x1 | Leeds | 64-35 | 5300 | |
| Sub-Top | Trophy Filling Tactic - 160 goals a season! | 03.09 | Mijhou FM | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 32122 | Real Sociedad | 161-51 | 7984 | |
| Sub-Top | 4-3-2-1 Ninja // Minimum 1 goal per game for your striker | 03.11 | Kirito3801 | Total Football | High TempoGoals | 4x321 | Everton | 77-44 | 2366 | |
| Top | LSPlaysFM's Narrow 4-3-1-2 Treble Tactic! - 108 Gls & 2.84 GPG | 03.11 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | High TempoGoals,Solid | 4x312 | Manchester United | 108-27 | 6234 | |
| Sub-Top | 4-3-3 Godspeed | 03.12 | Boroboy116 | Counter | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 42121 | Monaco | 93-29 | 3100 | |
| Elite | Total Football - Johan Cruyff's 3-4-3 | 03.13 | RDF Tactics | Total Football | High TempoGoals | 31231 | Barcelona | 91-30 | 5736 | |
| Top | LSPlaysFM's Unbreakable Diamond - 105 Pts, 3.00 GPG, Unbeaten Seasons & More! | 03.15 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | High TempoGoals,Solid,Gung-Ho | 41212 | Atalanta | 114-17 | 28247 | |
| Underdog | Undefeated LLM Tactic 85% Win Rate | 03.17 | FMStinger | Control | Wing PlaySlow PassingGoals | 4x411 | Fafe | 61-9 | 7001 | |
| Top | The Croque Monsieur 4-3-3 | 03.23 | moyibi | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 41221 | Montpellier | 92-30 | 3446 | |
| Sub-Top | Leeds Redemption 4-4-2 | 03.23 | Lorenzo-colts | Control | Wing PlayGoals | 4x4x2 | Leeds | 1338 | ||
| Top | 85% win percentage GYRFM Awesymetric / Best Asymmetric Tactic? | 03.26 | GYRFM | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 41221 | 5854 | |||
| Top | Very Attacking 4-3-3 // 168 goals using a Raumdeuter | 03.26 | TheGibShow | Gegen | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals | 41221 | Liverpool | 118-39 | 9615 | |
| Top | LSPlaysFM's 4-5-1 Striker’s Paradise – Kane 76 Goal Season & 86% Win Rate! | 04.01 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid | 41311 | Lyon | 94-24 | 10377 | |
| Top | MrSpaceman's FIGHTER JET Tactic (3-2-2-2-1 2DM) | 04.02 | MrSpaceman | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho | 32221 | Chelsea | 95-18 | 2030 | |
| Top | FM21 Tactic: The Youri 4231 | 04.02 | Victorhugo4222 | Control | High TempoGoals | 4x231 | Fulham | 6193 | ||
| Top | LSPlaysFM's 4-1-2-1-2 Unbreakable Diamond 2.0 - Unbeaten Prem Season & 87% Win Rate | 04.03 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 41212 | Norwich | 128-32 | 10110 | |
| Elite | The Overcomplicated Diamond 3-4-3 / 3-3-3-1 | 04.04 | mase159 | Total Football | High TempoGung-Ho | 31231 | Chelsea | 88-33 | 1658 | |
| Top | MrSpaceman's Spaceship Tactic (3-2-5) - INSANE 2.94 GOALS/GAME!!! | 04.06 | MrSpaceman | Tiki Taka | High TempoGoals,Gung-Ho | 3-2-5 | Borussia Dortmund | 100/36 | 3652 | |
| Sub-Top | Adi Hütter's Eintracht Frankfurt 3-4-1-2 | 04.07 | Boroboy116 | Gegen | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals | 32212 | Frankfurt | 68-34 | 2700 | |
| Top | LSPlaysFM's 5-3-2 Half Back Treble Winning Tactic | 04.09 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 233x2 | Chelsea | 102-25 | 6610 | |
| Top | Strikerless False 4231 // Won the CL with Man Utd | 04.12 | Iv18n | Counter | High TempoGoals,Solid | 4231x | Manchester United | 82-29 | 1371 | |
| Underdog | Garuda 4-4-1-1 // 100 points with Milan and 3rd with Villa | 04.12 | Boroboy116 | Control | High TempoSolid,Defence | 4x411 | Milan | 80-12 | 3916 | |
| Top | Ernst Happel's Total Football 1970 Feyenoord Tactics | 04.23 | Boroboy116 | Total Football | High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence | 41221 | Feyenoord | 75 - 14 | 2452 | |
| Top | LSPlaysFM’s 4-2-3-1 Double DM Domination Tactic - 110 Point Unbeaten Season | 04.24 | LSPlaysFM | Counter | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid | 42x31 | PSG | 114-9 | 8819 | |
| Underdog | Vujevic against Strikerless! | 04.24 | Meraklija Vujevic | Total Football | High TempoSolid | 1044 | ||||
| Top | Cymatics Gegenpress 4-3-3 // Clinical Attack & Impenetrable Defence | 04.26 | Cymatics | Gegen | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Defence | 433 | AC Milan | 83-21 | 7236 | |
| Underdog | Hasta Regista Is Back // 4-3-3 Possession Tactic | 04.28 | Boroboy116 | Control | High TempoGoals,Solid | 41221 | Aston Villa | 71-36 | 4306 | |
| Top | Ten Hag inspired 4-2-3-1 // Ajax but it's Everton lads | 05.03 | Lohse123 | Total Football | High TempoGoals,Solid | 42x31 | Everton | 96-17 | 3979 | |
| Sub-Top | Dominating 4-4-2 by xKoMx | 05.04 | xkomx | Goals,Defence | 4x4x2 | Tottenham | 1314 | |||
| Top | 4-2-4 Full Attack & Goal | 05.04 | The Special Yann | Total Football | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 4x222 | Atleti | 3232 | ||
| Sub-Top | Shanahan Ball - Treble Winning Tactic | 05.04 | BornOffsideFm | Gegen | High TempoSolid | 4x231 | Chelsea | 80-18 | 2703 | |
| Underdog | Strong Positional Play 4-3-3 | 05.05 | rotlij | Control | Slow PassingSolid | 4x3x3 | Bristol City | 54-20 | 2587 | |
| Sub-Top | Brendan Rodgers Leicester 4-2-3-1 | 05.05 | Boroboy116 | Control | Goals | 4x231 | Leicester | 76-31 | 3404 | |
| Top | Julen Lopetegui's Sevilla blueprint 4-3-3 | 05.08 | Boroboy116 | Control | High TempoSolid | 41221 | Sevilla | 68-24 | 2563 | |
| Elite | Koeman's 3-4-3 at Barça | 05.09 | AVScholten | Total Football | High TempoGoals | 3x421 | Ajax | 2016 | ||
| Top | Danish Dynamite 4-3-1-2 // Goals for days. | 05.09 | Thedudemeister | Tiki Taka | DirectGoals | 4x312 | Atalanta | 104-38 | 2102 | |
| Top | FM21 Tactic: The Volcano | 05.09 | BenJC | Counter | Slow PassingGoals | 43x21 | Newcastle | 78-51 | 1059 | |
| Top | Death by xG 4-1-4-1 // 199 goals in one season | 05.11 | TheGibShow | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 4x141 | Dortmund | 199-46 | 6489 | |
| Top | N3liNH0's tactic 4-2-3-1 Speedy/IW | 05.12 | Manuel1305 | Total Football | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 4x231 | Braga | 87/27 | 1849 | |
| Elite | Tiki Taka 4-3-3 All Winning | 05.13 | Tikitaka Master | Tiki Taka | Slow PassingDefence | 41221 | AC Milan | 100-29 | 7514 | |
| Top | Invincible 4-2-3-1 Wide // Attack on Fire | 05.13 | attaque | Total Football | Wing PlayHigh Tempo | 4x231 | Marseille | 5339 | ||
| Elite | Super Attacking 4-1-5 // Insane Striker Stats | 05.14 | alp52 | Gegen | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals | 4x123 | PSG | 147-52 | 5056 | |
| Top | Batik 4-2-3-1 Possession and Goals Trequartista | 05.14 | Boroboy116 | Control | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals | 42x31 | Spurs | 97-32 | 2642 | |
| Elite | 3-4-1-2 Bulldozer // Mbappe + Haaland scored 211 goals in a season | 05.17 | fernandoteixeira25 | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 3x412 | Real Madrid | 210-33 | 35961 | |
| Top | The DDT (Double 'Deuter Trequartista) | 05.23 | ygnuoY | Total Football | High TempoGung-Ho | 2323x | Sporting CP | 1450 | ||
| Elite | ArenTheBuilder's Attacking 3-4-2-1 | 05.23 | ArenTheBuilder | Tiki Taka | High TempoGoals | 3x421 | Manchester United | 166-12 | 5523 | |
| Sub-Top | Strikerless Tactic for Lower League Teams | 05.26 | pedrexgameralvex | Counter | High TempoGoals | 3313x | Created Team | 104-32 | 1725 | |
| Top | Guardians 4-3-3 | 05.26 | BornOffsideFm | Control | Slow PassingSolid | 41221 | Chelsea | 3000 | ||
| Top | FM Treq's "The Invincible 442" | 05.28 | FM TREQ | Gegen | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Defence | 4x222 | Porto | 134-15 | 7058 | |
| Elite | Your Enemies Will Lohse Faith 4-1-1-2-2 | 05.29 | Lohse123 | Total Football | High TempoGoals,Solid | 41122 | Everton | 120-15 | 3404 | |
| Top | QUADRUPLE WINNING TACTIC!!! | The WaveBreaker (4-3-3) | 06.01 | MrSpaceman | Gegen | High TempoSolid | 4-3-3 | Borussia Dortmund/Partizan | 70/14 | 5735 | |
| Top | 100 point season tactic- GYRFM 4231 Swansalona | 06.01 | GYRFM | Total Football | DirectHigh TempoGoals | 4321 | Arsenal, Barcelona, PSG, Ac Milan, Hertha, Swansea, Hull | 32322 | ||
| Elite | The Mighty Magyars | 06.03 | Boroboy116 | Total Football | High TempoGoals | 32212 | Ajax | 129 - 18 | 4112 | |
| Top | A Treble and TWO DOUBLE'S won with this tactic GYRFM Kante Be Beaten | 06.09 | GYRFM | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals | 523 | 7280 | |||
| Sub-Top | Frank The Tank - THE ULTIMATE 4-4-2 | 06.12 | TookaJobs | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 4x4x2 | 3801 | |||
| Top | Goal Machine 4-4-2 | 06.16 | Ash Man | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 4x4x2 | Cadbury | 11637 | ||
| Top | Chaotic Mayhem // 100+ points // 100+ goals // Quadruple | 06.19 | Kirito3801 | Total Football | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals | 2323x | Liverpool | 103-25 | 4772 | |
| Top | 4-3-3 High Pressure & Ball Possession | 06.20 | sxlw101 | Control | High TempoGoals,Solid | 4x321 | Man Utd | 9021 | ||
| Top | QUADRUPLE WINNING DIAMOND TACTIC - GYRFM JACK OF DIAMONDS | 06.22 | GYRFM | Tiki Taka | High TempoGoals | 41212 | Man Utd, Wrexham, Dortmund, Juventus and Atletico Madrid | 6588 | ||
| Sub-Top | The AntiPress 4-3-3 | 06.26 | Boroboy116 | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 41221 | Aston Villa | 4585 | ||
| Sub-Top | Italy Euro 2020 Tactics | 06.26 | qudkom | Control | Slow PassingGoals | 4x321 | Crystal Palace | 5031 | ||
| Top | Conte’s Juventus tactic (2011-14) DOMINATE every match! 105 points! (+ VIDEOS) | 06.27 | Airox-jjHD | Control | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 332x2 | Juventus | 98-18 | 47554 | |
| Elite | The Spanish Armada 4-3-3 Tiki Taka tactic | 07.03 | Boroboy116 | Tiki Taka | High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 41221 | Ajax | 91-10 | 9564 | |
| Top | 007 Tactic / 4-3-3 Triangle v6 | 07.03 | Aleyx007 | Total Football | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 32212 | Inter | 93-22 | 10638 | |
| Top | Who Dares Wins 4-2-3-1 / 100 goal tactic | 07.11 | Boroboy116 | Counter | DirectHigh TempoGoals | 42x31 | Arsenal | 100 - 33 | 6002 | |
| Top | Forza Italia 4-3-3 Mancini's Masterclass | 07.13 | Boroboy116 | Control | High TempoGoals,Defence | 41221 | Italy | 7661 | ||
| Elite | Elite Goal Scoring GYRFM 343 TRI PEDWAR TRI | 07.15 | GYRFM | Gegen | DirectGoals | 3x4x3 | 8630 | |||
| Top | Luis Enrique's La Rojo Euro 2020 tactic. | 07.15 | Boroboy116 | Tiki Taka | Slow PassingSolid | 41221 | Spain | 4609 | ||
| Top | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 4-2-3-1 Man Utd | 07.20 | Piotr Sebastian | Tiki Taka | High TempoGoals | 4x231 | 5360 | |||
| Top | Frank De Boer 5-3-2 Netherlands | 07.20 | Piotr Sebastian | Control | Slow PassingSolid | 323x2 | 2324 | |||
| Underdog | Xisco 4-3-3 Watford | 07.21 | Piotr Sebastian | Control | Wing PlayGung-Ho | 4x231 | 2382 | |||
| Elite | REAPER V4 - A tactic to destroy everything | 07.24 | korean | Gegen | High TempoGoals,Defence | 4x33x | West Ham | 104-41 | 7555 | |
| Top | The Trifecta | 08.03 | Boroboy116 | Counter | High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 3223x | Spurs | 117-22 | 1634 | |
| Sub-Top | 4-2-4 Strikerless - Only 18 goals conceded | 08.08 | TheGibShow | Gegen | High TempoDefence | 4-2-4 | PSG, Real, Montpellier. Granada, Norwich and Sheffield Wednesday | 105-15 | 4832 | |
| Top | 156 goals - No wingers | 4-3-1-2 wins titles and promotions | 08.11 | TheGibShow | Gegen | High TempoSolid | 4-3-1-2 | Inter, Parma, Wimbledon, PSG | 121-18 | 17539 | |
| Top | 4-3-3 Possession Quadruple winning tactic. Poetry In Motion. | 08.15 | Boroboy116 | Tiki Taka | High TempoSlow PassingGoals,Defence | 41221 | Leipzig | 70 - 20 | 8973 | |
| Sub-Top | Champions League winning 4-3-3 Asymmetric | 60-goal striker | 08.17 | TheGibShow | Counter | High TempoGoals | 4-3-3 Asymmetric | PSG, Lille, Man U, West Ham, Zenit, Arsenal Tula | 128-24 | 11488 | |
| Underdog | TurtonaccioFM Final Tactic 4-2-3-1 | 08.26 | AnonimusLol | Gegen | Wing PlaySlow PassingGoals | Gloria Bistrita | 2759 | |||
| Top | Roberto Martinez 3-4-2-1 Belgium | 08.29 | Piotr Sebastian | Control | Slow PassingSolid | 32221 | 2507 | |||
| Top | Roberto Mancini 4-3-3 Italy | 08.29 | Piotr Sebastian | Tiki Taka | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals | 41221 | 4448 | |||
| Sub-Top | 4-1-3-1-1 Center Attack For Sub-Top Teams | 08.29 | hant | Gegen | High TempoSolid | 4-1-3-1-1 DM | Southampton | 30 | 1846 | |
| Top | CF-AF-IF 4-3-1-2 Goal Scoring Tactic | 08.31 | JTFM2021 | Tiki Taka | High TempoGoals,Defence | 4-3-1-2 | Borussia Dortmund | 77-17 | 1780 | |
| Underdog | Perfect High Tempo 4-4-2 Champions League Tactic | 09.01 | cesarpinto61 | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 4-4-2 | Chesterfield | 130-19 | 10201 | |
| Sub-Top | Asymmetric 3-4-3 with a Libero | Only 14 goals conceded | 09.01 | TheGibShow | Control | Wing PlaySolid,Defence | 3-4-3 | PSG, Arsenal, Sheff Utd, Curzon Ashton, Chelmsford, Harrogate, Bradford City | 86-14 | 3173 | |
| Sub-Top | If I Was Manager Of ARSENAL 3-5-2 TACTIC WITH A HIGH PRESS | 09.02 | FM TREQ | Gegen | High TempoSolid,Defence | 2545 | ||||
| Sub-Top | Recreating Nuno's Spurs 4-3-3 | Best Premier League Defence | 09.03 | TheGibShow | Control | Slow PassingDefence | 4-3-3 | Tottenham | 3468 | ||
| Elite | Invincible Quadruple Winning Tactic | 09.05 | FMStinger | Tiki Taka | Slow PassingGoals,Solid | 4x321 | Barcelona | 119 25 | 6775 | |
| Underdog | Jose Bordalás 4-4-2 Getafe | 09.08 | Piotr Sebastian | Counter | DirectHigh TempoSolid | 4x4x2 | 1460 | |||
| Underdog | Daniel Farke 4-2-3-1 Norwich | 09.09 | Piotr Sebastian | Tiki Taka | Wing PlayGoals | 4x231 | 2071 | |||
| Sub-Top | Adi Hütter 3-4-3 Eintracht | 09.09 | Piotr Sebastian | Gegen | High TempoGung-Ho | 32212 | 2044 | |||
| Sub-Top | 4-4-2 Incredible Diamond Tactic | 09.12 | TookaJobs | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals | 41212 | Varied | Varied | 3556 | |
| Underdog | Filthy Underdog 4-3-3 | Relegation to Europe | 09.14 | TheGibShow | Counter | High TempoGoals,Defence | 32212 | PSG, PSV, Twente, Granada, Bilbao | 120-17 | 4156 | |
| Top | GYRFM 532 Nice To Michu | 09.14 | GYRFM | Total Football | High TempoGoals,Solid | 323x2 | Inter, Arsenal, Betis, Fulham, FC Lorient, Dortmund | 7742 | ||
| Sub-Top | Scooti-Taka 3-4-1-2 | Top Scorers with Relegation Candidates | 09.21 | TheGibShow | Gegen | Wing PlayGoals | 3-4-1-2 | PSG, Alaves, Sociedad, Moreirense, CSKA Moscow | 103-23 | 4060 | |
| Top | 3-4-3 Killer // All five cups in one season | 09.21 | Kirito3801 | Total Football | High TempoSolid | 34x21 | Liverpool | 77-16 | 4643 | |
| Underdog | My Best Tactic Ever - Won Champions League in every save | 09.26 | cesarpinto61 | Gegen | High TempoGoals | 41122 | Chesterfield; Leixões; West Ham; Dresden | 10506 | ||
| Top | Dominant 4132 unbeaten in 3 seasons | Plug and Play | 09.26 | nelsonnellzcarter | Control | High TempoGoals,Solid | 413x2 | manchester united | 121-17 | 7336 | |
| Elite | FM21 Tactic: Sarah | 3-5-2 WB | Tiki Taka | 09.29 | dzgvn | Tiki Taka | Wing PlayHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 322x3 | Liverpool | 95-37 | 3588 | |
| Top | Beautiful Football with Deadliest Vertical Tika Tika 433 | 09.29 | erhan.acar | Tiki Taka | Goals,Solid | 41221 | Man United | 92-20 | 16273 | |
| Top | If I Was Manager Of JUVENTUS | 442 SPEED & DIRECT!! | 10.04 | FM TREQ | Gegen | DirectWing Play,High TempoGoals | 4x4x2 | 2752 | |||
| Top | Spalletti's Tactical Masterpiece 4-2-3-1 | 10.05 | themaiden83 | Gegen | DirectHigh TempoGoals,Solid | 4x231 | Napoli | 120-25 | 8010 | |
| Elite | FM21 Tactic: Panda Express | 10.08 | yxngmarcos | Total Football | High TempoGoals | 4x231 | 3966 | |||
| Top | FM21 Tactic: MacAttack 2-3-3-2 v1.4 | 10.08 | V4N_DAMAGE | Tiki Taka | High TempoGoals,Solid | 233x2 | Liverpool | 122-23 | 3464 | |
| Sub-Top | Vitor Pereira 3-4-3 Fenerbahce // FM21 Best Tactic | 10.09 | Ardacan | Tiki Taka | High TempoGoals,Solid,Defence | 3x421 | Fenerbahce | 3519 | ||
| Top | 3-4-2-1 FB 2021 Vitor | 10.10 | celalpekcaliskan | Control | DirectGoals,Defence | Fenerbahçe , Manu | 744 | |||
| Underdog | Redefining the 4-4-2 Magnet & Steel | 10.10 | Boroboy116 | Control | High TempoSlow PassingGoals | 4x4x2 | Aston Villa | 96-55 | 8286 | |
| Sub-Top | 4-2-4 Gegenpress Goal Machine Tactic | 10.12 | materdpl32 | Gegen | Goals | 4x231 | Fortuna Sittard | 16237 | ||
| Top | Julian Nagelsmann 4-3-2-1 Bayern // FM21 Tactic | 10.19 | Piotr Sebastian | Counter | DirectGoals | 4x231 | 14935 | |||
| Sub-Top | Maurizio Sarri 4-3-3 Lazio // FM21 Tactic | 10.20 | Piotr Sebastian | Control | High TempoSolid | 41221 | 5997 | |||
| Elite | Gian Piero Gasperini 3-4-3 Atalanta | 10.22 | Piotr Sebastian | Total Football | High TempoGung-Ho | 3x412 | 5146 | |||
| Sub-Top | Claudio Ranieri 4-4-2 Sampdoria | 10.27 | Piotr Sebastian | Counter | DirectWing Play | 4x4x2 | 2453 | |||
| Sub-Top | Perfect 3-4-3 or 5-2-3 for FM21 | 11.26 | majo2525 | Tiki Taka | DirectWing Play,High Tempo,Slow PassingGoals,Solid,Defence | 3-4-3 or 5-2-3 | Žilina, Leeds | 113-35 | 7872 | |
| Top | League Winning Low Tempo FM21 Tactic | 12.05 | BornOffsideFm | Gegen | Slow PassingGoals,Solid | 4x231 | Barcelona | 82 19 | 5331 | |
| Underdog | 4231 Bologna / FM21 Tiki Taka Tactic | 05.12 | TB_Vengeance | Tiki Taka | 4x231 | Bologna | 82-27 | 4131 | ||
| Elite | 4231 PSG on FM21 | 05.25 | TB_Vengeance | Goals | 4x231 | PSG | 112-16 | 5429 | ||
| Top | 442 RB Leipzig on FM21 | 05.25 | TB_Vengeance | Solid | 422x2 | RB Leipzig | 64-18 | 2125 | ||
| Sub-Top | 3421 Ivan Juric's Torino | 06.10 | TB_Vengeance | Gegen | Wing Play | 32221 | Torino | 50-38 | 1890 | |
| Elite | FM21 Tactic: 442 Trequartista + False 9 | 07.22 | TB_Vengeance | High Tempo | 4x4x2 | Juventus | 83-24 | 2031 | ||
| Elite | 4231 Brentford on FM21 | 07.27 | TB_Vengeance | Tiki Taka | Solid | 4x231 | Barcelona | 87-22 | 3218 | |
| Elite | 433 Strasbourg on FM21 | 07.27 | TB_Vengeance | Wing PlaySolid | 41221 | Real Madrid | 76 - 19 | 1165 | ||
| Elite | 433 Leeds on FM21 | 07.27 | TB_Vengeance | Tiki Taka | Defence | 41221 | Barcelona | 80-17 | 2553 | |
| Top | FM21 Tactic: 433 Corner Machine | 07.27 | TB_Vengeance | Solid | 41221 | Milan | 80-23 | 7862 |
