Real Life Football Tactics Recreated for Football Manager 2023

Emulating the tactics of real life managers on Football Manager 2023.

62674 Last Updated: 26 May 2023

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Date	Tactic	Shape
2210.23	Conte's Spurs Counterattacking 3-4-3 MostlyBrave High xG formation, set up like Conte's Tottenham on FM 2023. Score loads of goals! 25+ matches unbeaten, scored in 25+ straight matches in Premier League. Elite Counter High Tempo Goals Solid
2210.27	Unai Emery Villa OVERACHIEVING 442 JoshDaly An attempt to replicate Unai Emery's 4-4-2 which he will be using at Aston Villa. Sitting back when defending and letting teams commit before we go out and attack. Top Counter Direct Wing Play High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2210.28	Pep Guardiola's Sensational 433 JoshDaly A recreation of Pep's famous 4-3-3 at Manchester City on FM 2023. Tested with Colchester, Barca and Man City. Elite Tiki Taka Wing Play Slow Passing Goals Solid Defence ►
2210.29	Spalletti's INVINCIBLE 4-3-3 JoshDaly Luciano Spalletti's Napoli! His famous 4-3-3 that is currently running riot in Italian and European football. Top Total Football Direct Wing Play High Tempo Slow Passing Goals Solid Defence ►
2210.30	PSG & Christoph Galtier's Devastating 4-3-1-2 TheGibShow The new Paris Saint-Germain coach has changed from 3-4-2-1 to 4-3-1-2 which I have recreated in FM23 with devastating results. Top Control High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2211.02	4-2-3-1 Roger Ball donnay Trying to emulate the tactics of Roger Schmidt at Benfica in FM 2023. A lot of goals and higher pressure. Tested with Benfica. Top Gegen High Tempo Goals Solid
2211.03	Jurgen Klopp's LETHAL 4-2-3-1 (120+ goals) JoshDaly Jurgen Klopp's famous 4-2-3-1 tactic. Highly aggressive, fast paced football with a very high press, this FM23 tactic really packs a punch scoring tons of goals. Top Gegen Direct Wing Play High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2211.08	Southgate DOMINANT World Cup Tactics JoshDaly Gareth Southgate's 3-4-3 / 5-2-3 system that he uses with the England national team recreated for FM 2023. Top Counter Direct Wing Play Goals Solid Defence ►
2211.08	Klopp 4-3-3 Liverpool by Magicomonta Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Jurgen Klopp's LFC on FM 2023. Won the treble in the test season. Plus video presentation. Elite Gegen Direct High Tempo Goals ►
2211.11	Tite's INVINCIBLE 4-4-2 Brazil Tactics JoshDaly An insight to Tite's Famous 4-4-2. A true Brazilian masterpiece. Elite Control Direct Wing Play High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2211.12	ten Hag 4-2-3-1 Man Utd by Magicomonta Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Erik ten Hag's Manchester United on FM 2023. Won the Champions League in the test season. Plus video presentation. Sub-Top Tiki Taka High Tempo Solid ►
2211.12	Xavi 4-3-3 Barca by Magicomonta / Won the Treble Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Xavi Hernandez's Barcelona on FM 2023. Won 3 out of 4 trophies in the test season. Plus video presentation. Top Tiki Taka Slow Passing Gung-Ho ►
2211.14	Sarri 4-3-3 Lazio by Magicomonta / 104 Team & 54 Striker Goals Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Maurizio Sarri's Lazio on FM 2023. Averaged 63% ball possession in the test season. Plus video presentation. Top Control Slow Passing Goals Defence ►
2211.16	Arteta 4-2-3-1 Arsenal / 147 Team & 55 Striker Goals Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal on FM 2023. Won Europa League & FA Cup in the test season. Also averaged 65% possession. Plus video presentation. Top Tiki Taka Slow Passing Goals Solid ►
2211.18	Pellegrini 4-2-3-1 Betis / 132 Team Goals Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Manuel Pellegrini's Real Betis on FM 2023. Won Europa League & FA Cup in the test season. Also averaged 65% possession. Sub-Top Tiki Taka Direct Wing Play Slow Passing Goals Defence ►
2211.21	Spalletti 4-3-3 Napoli Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Luciano Spalletti's Napoli on FM 2023. Key player: CM (attack). Underdog Goals Solid ►
2211.22	Franck Haise 3-5-2 Lens Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Franck Haise's RC Lens on FM 2023. Underdog Gegen Defence ►
2211.24	Zdenek Zeman 4-3-3 / 72 Striker Goals Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Zdenek Zeman on FM 2023. Tested with AS Roma. Underdog Gegen High Tempo Goals ►
2211.29	Simone Inzaghi 3-5-2 Inter Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Simone Inzaghi's FC Internazionale on FM 2023. Underdog Counter High Tempo Goals Defence ►
2212.15	Louis van Gaal's Army 5212 Tactics BramDeMan This is my first ever tactic recreation, so I chose Louis van Gaal's current system for the Netherlands national team. Top Control Solid
2212.21	Ancelotti's INCREDIBLE 4-3-3 JoshDaly Recreating Carlo Ancelotti's famous 4-3-3 tactics at Real Madrid! A tactic for FM 2023. Top Total Football Direct Wing Play High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2212.25	Jurgen Klopp 4-3-3 Liverpool Tactics Piotr Sebastian Replicating Jurgen Klopp's tactics at Liverpool in FM23. Offensively, the emphasis is on high mobility to ensure they get into the opponent’s half quickly. Elite Gegen High Tempo Goals
2212.25	Mikel Arteta 4-2-3-1 Arsenal Tactics Piotr Sebastian Replicating Mikel Arteta's tactics at Arsenal for the 2022/23 season in FM23. Top Tiki Taka Goals
2212.25	Graham Potter 3-4-2-1 Chelsea Tactics Piotr Sebastian Replicating Graham Potter's tactics at Chelsea for the 2022/23 season in FM23. Top Control Wing Play Solid
2212.25	Pep Guardiola 4-3-3 Man City Tactics Piotr Sebastian Replicating Pep Guardiola's tactics at Manchester City for the 2022/23 season in FM23. Top Tiki Taka Wing Play Gung-Ho
2212.25	Roberto Martinez Belgium World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Roberto Martinez's Belgium tactics for FM23 that The Red Devils national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Top Tiki Taka High Tempo Goals
2212.25	Tite Brazil World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Tite's Brazil tactics for FM23 that the Seleção national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Elite Gegen Slow Passing Goals
2212.25	Lionel Scaloni Argentina World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Lionel Scaloni's Argentina tactics for FM23 that La Albiceleste national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Elite Tiki Taka Wing Play Goals
2212.25	Gareth Southgate England World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Southgate's England tactics for FM23 that The Three Lions national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Top Counter Direct High Tempo
2212.25	Hoalid Regragui Morocco World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Hoalid Regragui's Morocco tactics for FM23 that the Atlas Lions national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Sub-Top Counter Wing Play Solid Defence
2212.26	Didier Deschamps France World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Didier Deschamps' France tactics for FM23 that Les Bleus national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Elite Gegen Direct Wing Play
2212.26	Fernando Santos Portugal World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Fernando Santos' Portugal tactics for FM23 that The Navigators national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Top Control Slow Passing Solid
2212.26	Tata Martino Mexico World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Gerardo "Tata" Martino's Mexico tactics for FM23 that The Tricolor national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Top Control Slow Passing
2212.26	Diego Alonso Uruguay World Cup Tactics Piotr Sebastian Recreating Diego Alonso's Uruguay tactics for FM23 that La Celeste national team used at the Qatar World Cup. Sub-Top Gegen High Tempo
2212.26	Ancelotti 4-3-3 Real Madrid / 5 Trophies Won Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid on FM 2023. Won La Liga, Copa del Rey and the super cups in the test season. Sub-Top Counter Direct Goals Solid Defence ►
2212.27	Marcelo Bielsa 3-3-1-3 Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Marcelo Bielsa on FM 2023. Tested with Uruguay national team. It's a tactic originally made in FM21 during his time at Leeds. Sub-Top Tiki Taka Slow Passing ►
2212.29	Ancelotti's Xmas Tree / 90 Striker Goals Magicomonta Emulating the Christmas tree tactics of Carlo Ancelotti on FM 2023. Tested with a retro database. Top Counter Direct High Tempo Gung-Ho ►
2212.31	Wenger's INVINCIBLE 4-4-2 JoshDaly Recreating the famous system behind Arsenal's invincible season! A tactic for FM 2023. Top Total Football Direct Wing Play High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2301.05	Stefano Pioli 4-2-3-1 AC Milan Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Stefano Pioli's AC Milan on FM 2023. Piolism encompasses all of his ideas since last year. Sub-Top Control Slow Passing Goals Defence ►
2301.29	Mourinho 4-3-3 Inter Treble Magicomonta Emulating the treble winning tactics of Jose Mourinho's Internazionale on FM 2023. Sub-Top Counter Direct Goals Solid Defence ►
2302.03	Eriksson 4-5-1 Lazio / 1999-2000 Scudetto Magicomonta Emulating the 1999/2000 Scudetto winning tactics of Sven-Göran Eriksson's S.S. Lazio on FM 2023. Sub-Top Counter Wing Play Solid Defence ►
2302.07	Gasperini 3-4-1-2 Atalanta Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta of season 2022/23 on FM 2023. Sub-Top Counter Direct ►
2302.15	De Zerbi 4-2-3-1 Brighton Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton on FM 2023. I studied his matches at Sassuolo, Shakhtar and Brighton. Top Control High Tempo ►
2302.17	Sottil 3-5-2 Udinese Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Andrea Sottil's Udinese on FM 2023. Sub-Top Control High Tempo Goals Solid Defence Gung-Ho ►
2302.23	Juric 3-4-2-1 Torino Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Ivan Juric's Torino on FM 2023. Plus video tutorial on how to create this tactic. Underdog Control High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2302.25	Kombouaré 4-2-3-1 Nantes Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Antoine Kombouaré's FC Nantes on FM 2023. Sub-Top Tiki Taka ►
2303.08	Mourinho 3-4-3 Roma / Europa League Champions Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Jose Mourinho's AS Roma on FM 2023. Won the double (Europa League and Serie A). Scored 123 team goals and conceded 39. Sub-Top Counter Direct Goals Solid Defence ►
2303.12	Palladino 5-2-3 Monza Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Raffaele Palladino's Monza on FM 2023. Conference League champions. Underdog Total Football Wing Play Gung-Ho ►
2303.17	Pioli 3-4-2-1 New Milan Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Stefano Pioli's new AC Milan 2023 on FM23. Underdog Counter Direct Goals Solid ►
2303.20	Baroni 4-3-3 Lecce Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Marco Baroni's Lecce on FM 2023. Underdog Gegen Direct Wing Play Goals ►
2303.23	Sacchi 4-4-2 Milan of the Immortals Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Arrigo Sacchi's Immortal AC Milan on FM 2023. Elite Counter Direct Wing Play High Tempo Goals Solid Defence Gung-Ho ►
2303.27	Eintracht Frankfurt Asymmetrical 3-4-2-1 Maddux If Tuchel figured out how to win with a 3-4-2-1 formation. Tactics inspired by Oliver Glasner's 3-4-2-1/3-4-1-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt. Strong defense and even stronger offense. Sub-Top Control Direct Slow Passing Goals Defence
2303.31	Conte 3-4-2-1 Tottenham by Magicomonta Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Antonio Conte's Tottenham on FM 2023. Won the Champions League in the test season. Plus video presentation. Sub-Top Control Slow Passing Solid Defence ►
2304.01	Spalletti's BRILLIANT 433 v2 FM23 Tactics! JoshDaly My Updated Spalletti 4-3-3 for the latest M/E Top Counter Wing Play High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2304.03	200+ Goals FM23 Tactic! \| Zidane's PERFECT 4-1-2-1-2 JoshDaly A remake of Zidane's 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow System used at Madrid. Top Counter Wing Play High Tempo Slow Passing Goals Solid Defence ►
2304.03	Barcelona Tiki-Taka 2008-12 / Won the TREBLE Superzlatan Tactic emulation of Pep Guardiola's tiki taka at Barcelona during 2008-2012 in FM23. Elite Tiki Taka Slow Passing Solid ►
2304.11	Italiano 433 Fiorentina Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Vincenzo Italiano's Fiorentina on FM 2023. Qualified for the Champions League. Plus video presentation. Sub-Top Gegen Wing Play High Tempo Goals Solid Defence ►
2304.13	Arne Slot's PERFECT 4231 (3.5+ Goals) JoshDaly A recreation of Slot's Feyenoord's tactics he is using this season! A Lethal 4231 Top Gegen Wing Play High Tempo Slow Passing Goals Solid Defence
2304.19	Ten Hag's ELITE 4-2-3-1 JoshDaly The long awaited updated Ten Hag 4231! Top Control Wing Play High Tempo Slow Passing Goals Solid Defence Gung-Ho ►
2305.08	Simeone 3-5-2 Atletico Madrid Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid of season 2022/23 on FM 2023. Underdog Counter Direct Solid Defence ►
2305.08	Howe 4-3-3 Newcastle Magicomonta Emulating the tactics of Eddie Howe's Newcastle United of season 2022/23 on FM 2023. Underdog Direct High Tempo ►
2305.10	De Zerbi 4231 Brighton Masterclass Xrisafenios An attacking version of Roberto De Zerbi's tactics at Brighton during the 2022/23 season. Top Gegen High Tempo Goals
2305.11	Ancelotti's 4-3-3 (3.5+ Goals) JoshDaly A recreation of Carlo's Fantastic 4-3-3. Top Counter Direct Wing Play Goals Solid Defence
2305.13	Emery's EXCELLENT 4-2-3-1 JoshDaly Emery's 4-2-3-1 that he is currently using with Aston Villa. Top Control Direct Goals Solid Defence
2305.26	Thiago Motta Bologna Tactics Stam Steinkelsson recreated the tactics of Thiago Motta's Bologna on FM23. The Value of the Ball will show you the benefits of adopting a fluid footballing system. Sub-Top Total Football High Tempo Slow Passing Solid