📐📐 Lineup & Tactics
Two things decide how your team plays on match day: your lineup and your tactics.
Lineup
Squad quality at the top of the Lineup page is the average ability of the eleven players you pick.
Choose one of 10 formations:
4-4-2 · 4-3-3 · 3-5-2 · 5-3-2 · 3-6-1 · 3-4-3 · 4-5-1 · 4-2-3-1 · 4-1-4-1 · 4-2-2-2
Then fill the pitch. Auto-pick puts your best eleven in place and the rest on the bench, or click any spot to choose a player yourself. Hit Save and your lineup is ready.
Tactics
Team Strategy: your overall balance, from Ultra Defensive to Ultra Offensive.
Ball Movement: how you build up play: short passing, a mix, or long balls.
Attack Focus: where your attacks go.
Set pieces: choose your Free Kick, Penalty, Left Corner, Right Corner and Long Throw takers, or let the game pick them for you.
Save your tactics and you're ready to play.
Tip: friendlies are free, so they're the best place to test a new formation or strategy before a league or Underground match.