In FC 25, the tactical system has been revamped to offer a more streamlined and intuitive approach to managing your team’s strategy. The aim was to remove or transform the settings that didn’t work as well and replace them with new, impactful mechanics. This has led to significant changes in how you build your team’s tactics and spread the influence of settings across various areas of gameplay.
How Roles Influence Team Tactics
In this new system, Player Roles have taken on a more prominent role in shaping your team’s tactics. They now directly influence key aspects of gameplay, such as:
Team Width: Player Roles determine how wide your team plays, eliminating the need for a separate width setting.
Chance Creation: Roles directly affect how your team builds attacking opportunities.
Pressure: The type of pressure players exert is now informed by their assigned roles, giving you more control over how your team presses or stays compact.
By shifting these crucial tactical elements to be Role-dependent, FC 25 ensures a more natural flow between player behavior and team strategy, offering more realistic gameplay.
New Settings in FC 25
Two important tactical settings were created or revamped to offer more depth to team management:
Defensive Approach: This setting determines how your team approaches defending as a collective unit. Whether your team presses high or stays compact, this setting allows you to fine-tune your defensive behavior.
Build-Up Play: With Build-Up Play, you can now decide how your team moves the ball from defense to attack. Whether you prefer a more patient approach or a direct, fast transition, this setting enables better control of your team’s tempo.
Settings Removed from FC 25
In this new tactical system, several settings were removed because they either overlapped with other functions or didn’t work as efficiently. The following settings are no longer in the game:
Defensive Width: This is now handled through Roles.
Chance Creation: This setting has been integrated into Player Roles, streamlining the process.
Attacking Width: Like Defensive Width, attacking width is now governed by Player Roles.
Pressure: Player pressure is directly influenced by Roles, eliminating the need for a separate setting.
Players in Box, Corners, and Free Kicks: These settings have been removed to allow for more focus on Role-driven behavior and tactics.
Settings Transformed in FC 25
In addition to the settings that were removed, several others were transformed to make them more effective:
Defensive Style: The way your team defends is now more flexible, allowing you to choose between high pressure, low block, or something in between.
Defensive Depth: Defensive depth is now fine-tuned to offer more tactical variation, whether you want your team to defend deep or hold a higher line.
Build-Up Play: This was revamped to give you more control over how your team moves the ball from defense to attack, adding layers of strategy to your build-up phase.
The Result: More Strategic Depth
With these changes, FC 25 offers a more cohesive and player-centric tactical system. The removal of certain settings simplifies the process, while the new focus on Roles and revamped settings allows for more tactical depth without overwhelming the user.
By integrating player behaviors directly into the Role system and introducing new settings like Defensive Approach and Build-Up Play, FC 25 creates a more dynamic and responsive tactical environment that lets you truly control how your team performs on the pitch.