Presa Canario 433

I’m taking a short break from my Dover save and have gone back to my first FM26 save with Talavera. I decided to stick with the tactics I had previously created on the old version of the ME. It was producing results, and I was beating teams like Espanyol, Valencia and Girona in the Copa del Rey, which got me to the final. I lost the final 2–1 against Barcelona, but it showed strong defensive capability, as Barcelona had 17 shots on goal and only scored twice. If you look at the stats, they were clearly the better team.



After finishing the season, I went back to the save where I was playing Barcelona again to see how different it would be if I played it again. I did it twice. In both cases they dominated, but we weren’t dominated as much as I would have expected when you compare the squads. I luckily won one of them.







This is the squad view in Gscout.


I called it Presa Canario, like the Spanish dog breed. I had this type of dog, and they are known for their guarding ability. It fits perfectly, as this is what the tactic is about – defensive stability.













Therefore, I have decided to test it by going on holiday with teams like Liverpool, Oxford, Burton Albion, Heidenheim and Levante.

Disclaimer:
The tests are numbered from 2–6, as the first one was excluded because I accidentally left two teams with default tactics.
I have run five tests, plus a play test with Talavera.

For consistency, tests were carried out with Liverpool, and the rest were done with teams in a relegation battle, as I wanted to see how varied the data would look.



I’m purposely excluding Liverpool’s cup results, as that data is not consistent. What I mean by that is if Liverpool won three cups in simulation two, they would need to win the same in the next simulation for it to be comparable. As I always say, cup wins are random and I have no intention of manipulating data.

I mostly play on Positive, but with a better team I can switch to Attacking.

The right wing-back covers the space when the inside forward cuts in, so if you swap positions on the opposite sides, that wing-back role has to be adjusted as well.

Testing results in that order as I accidentally swap 5 and 6 test.
1 sim 2 Presa Canario Positive mentality
2 sim 3 Presa Canario Attacking mentality
3 sim 4 Presa Canario Positive mentality
4 sim 6 Presa Canario Positive mentality
5 sim 5 Presa Canario Attacking mentality











Game Status from testing.