Tactics PriZe presents: The Black Pearl FMM26 – it's back!

[PriZe]

Back in the days

If you played older FMM versions, you might remember a tactic called The Black Pearl. It was my go-to system for 1KC attempts and long-term goal challenges, and for years it delivered goals for fun. Then I stopped playing for a while.

When I came back for FMM26, the first thing I tried to do was bring the Black Pearl back to life. At first… it just didn’t work. I had something decent for a bit, but after the latest update even that fell apart. So I went back to the drawing board.

After a lot of testing, tweaking roles, and reading through what others were discovering about the engine, I’m happy to say, The Black Pearl is back!
But this is not the old version. This is the Black Pearl – FMM26 Edition, and some key roles had to change to make it work in the current engine.

Disclaimer and testing

This tactic has been tested with:

• Manchester City
• FC Porto
• My current Jude Bellingham career

I have not tested this with smaller or weaker teams, so I can’t promise it will work everywhere. This system demands a lot physically and tactically from your players.

The idea behind the tactic

The goal is simple: Make the striker the main goal scorer and constantly put him in high-quality scoring situations.

This version of the Black Pearl is a vertical, high-tempo attacking system. It’s built to win the ball high, move it forward quickly, stretch the defence, and feed the striker from both central and wide areas.

Everything works together:

• High press to force mistakes
• Fast tempo to stop defences resetting
• Wide players to stretch the pitch
• Central combinations to create space
• An Advanced Forward attacking the gaps

The roles are carefully balanced, so try not to change one piece without understanding how it affects the rest.

Used with the right players, the Black Pearl FMM26 turns your striker into the focal point of a relentless attacking system.

Important role changes

Midfield was the first big change.

In older versions I often used something like an Advanced Playmaker, a Box-to-Box Midfielder and a Deep-Lying Playmaker. In this version, I switched to two Central Midfielders and a Roaming Playmaker. The Roaming Playmaker finally feels like the role I always wanted deeper playmakers to be. He links play, moves into space, and contributes on both sides of the ball. In this system, he has been massive.

Up front, I couldn’t get consistent results with a Poacher. He felt too static and disconnected. Switching to an Advanced Forward changed everything. The striker became more involved in build-up, made better runs, and overall the team just functioned better around him. More involvement led to more goals.

At the back, I moved to Sweeper centre-backs. A lot of the defensive thinking here was influenced by the testing and research shared in the community  especially discussions in tactics post by @Black Hawk . The idea of using sweepers in this kind of system is definitely inspired by that work, so full credit to him for that insight.

The Black Pearl FMM 26

Squad requirements

Before changing the tactic, first make sure your squad actually fits it. This system only works properly with the right player profiles.

Wing-Backs

They are absolutely crucial. They need:

• Stamina 14+
• Pace 13+
• Crossing 13+
• Movement 12+
• Positioning 12+
• Tackling 12+

They cover huge distances and are responsible for a big part of your chance creation. You also need quality backups, because they will get tired over a season.

Wingers

They stretch the pitch and supply the striker.

• Pace 14+
• Dribbling 13+
• Crossing 13+
• Movement 13+
• Decisions 12+

If your wingers can’t beat a man or deliver good balls, the striker simply won’t get enough service.

Central midfielders

These are your balance and pressing machines.

• Stamina 14+
• Tackling 13+
• Passing 13+
• Positioning 13+
• Strength 12+
• Decisions 12+

Think strong, hard-working midfielders. If they can’t defend and press, your shape falls apart.

Roaming playmaker

This player links everything together.

• Passing 14+
• Decisions 14+
• Movement 13+
• Positioning 13+
• Tackling 12+
• Stamina 13+

He needs to be comfortable both receiving under pressure and helping defensively.

Sweeper Centre-Backs

They protect the high line and deal with balls in behind.

• Pace 13+
• Positioning 14+
• Tackling 14+
• Aerial 13+
• Decisions 13+

They don’t need to be elite passers, but they must be quick and reliable defensively.

Sweeper Keeper

Your last line of defence behind the high line.

• Pace 8+
• Reflexes 14+
• Passing 12+
• Decisions 13+

He needs to be brave off his line and comfortable clearing danger early.

Striker

The focal point and main goal scorer.

• Finishing 15+
• Movement 14+
• Pace 14+
• Decisions 13+
• Stamina 13+
• Aerial 12+ (helpful, but not essential)

The role is physically demanding. I usually substitute my striker when he drops to around 75–80% condition to keep the intensity high.

Overall, this tactic works best with a physically strong, high-stamina squad that can handle constant pressing and wide play.

Player Profiling and Adjustments

The attribute numbers above are guidelines, but they are always relative to your league and level. If your defenders are faster than most strikers in your league, you’re fine even if their pace isn’t “14+”. The key idea is simple: your players should be physically and technically strong compared to the opposition in their position.

Use this tactic as a tool to assess your squad:

• Where are you clearly weaker than the average opponent?
• Which roles drop off badly when you make substitutions?
• Where are you lacking physical strength or defensive quality?
• Those are the positions where you should loan, rotate, or invest.

Footedness and Wide Play

This system relies heavily on quality delivery from wide areas.

Your left winger should ideally be left-footed and your right winger right-footed if you want consistent crosses into the box. Modern inverted wingers can still work, but if they constantly cut inside, you may lose crossing opportunities. If needed, retrain players so they are comfortable on the correct side.

The same applies to wing-backs. A left-footed player on the left and right-footed on the right will deliver more natural and dangerous crosses, which is vital for feeding the striker.

Depth Matters

This tactic is physically demanding. Even if your starting eleven fits perfectly, the system will suffer if the drop-off from starter to substitute is too big — especially at wing-back and in midfield. If you notice performance dips around the 60th minute, it’s often a squad depth issue rather than a tactical one.

Match preparation

I usually follow my assistant manager’s advice, but most of the time preparation ends up being:

Transition – Press, or Direct Play

Both suit the idea of quick transitions and forward movement that this tactic is built around.

Closing words

That’s the Black Pearl FMM26 Edition. It took a lot of trial and error to get it working again in this engine, but once the pieces clicked, the goals started flowing just like in the old days. If you try it, stick to the roles, make sure your squad can handle the physical demands, and let the system do the rest. Hopefully it brings your striker as many goals as it’s brought mine.

Results

 

Edited January 26 by PriZe

[leedsunited87]

Nice buddy! I don't think I was around was this was lol I was on the full fat game (FMFormation) the tactic looks deadly 

[JakeRM]

Wow , always tried recreating in this over the years with little success !

Definitely gonna test with some teams and let you know !!

 

[xKronikal]

Tried this with Leeds and got sacked after 13 games 😅 maybe leave this one to the elite teams.

[JakeRM]

11 minutes ago, xKronikal said:

Tried this with Leeds and got sacked after 13 games 😅 maybe leave this one to the elite teams.

Did you sign/use players with attributes that he said you need ? Or just wing it

[panjalakuruchi]

@PriZesir, sorry same question from me. you played in Extended highlights, key highlights or commentary sir?

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That's a good amount of goals by Bellingham by the way

[PriZe]

7 hours ago, leedsunited87 said:

Nice buddy! I don't think I was around was this was lol I was on the full fat game (FMFormation) the tactic looks deadly 

First version is 10 years old🤣

[PriZe]

5 hours ago, xKronikal said:

Tried this with Leeds and got sacked after 13 games 😅 maybe leave this one to the elite teams.

Can you share more on the results, team that you used? With leeds I would adjust the mentality, also the miss good wingers / wing backs to get the best out of the tactic.

[PriZe]

5 hours ago, JakeRM said:

Did you sign/use players with attributes that he said you need ? Or just wing it

I wouldn’t use this tactic with Leeds without changes. They simply don’t have the right players to get the best out of it. I tested a few games and noticed a couple of clear issues.

The wings are a problem. The crossing ability just isn’t there, and this system relies heavily on good delivery from wide areas.

Squad depth is also limited in key roles. You can’t bring on similar-quality replacements, and around the 60th minute you can really see the performance drop.

Defensively, the players aren’t suited to their roles either. There’s a lack of pace and overall quality at the back, which makes the high line risky.

I can see what the tactic is trying to do there’s more possession and more shots  but the team starts to fall apart once fatigue kicks in.

If you want to make this work with Leeds, you’ll need to invest in squad depth. I’d also suggest lowering the mentality to Control or Balanced, and possibly dropping the defensive line a bit.

Make sure you train the key attributes for each role, use a left-footed winger on the left and a right-footed winger on the right  you know the drill.

So yeah maybe just for the big teams😅

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2 hours ago, panjalakuruchi said:

@PriZesir, sorry same question from me. you played in Extended highlights, key highlights or commentary sir?

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That's a good amount of goals by Bellingham by the way

Commentary and key highlights for me!

[JakeRM]

11 minutes ago, PriZe said:

I wouldn’t use this tactic with Leeds without changes. They simply don’t have the right players to get the best out of it. I tested a few games and noticed a couple of clear issues.

The wings are a problem. The crossing ability just isn’t there, and this system relies heavily on good delivery from wide areas.

Squad depth is also limited in key roles. You can’t bring on similar-quality replacements, and around the 60th minute you can really see the performance drop.

Defensively, the players aren’t suited to their roles either. There’s a lack of pace and overall quality at the back, which makes the high line risky.

I can see what the tactic is trying to do there’s more possession and more shots  but the team starts to fall apart once fatigue kicks in.

If you want to make this work with Leeds, you’ll need to invest in squad depth. I’d also suggest lowering the mentality to Control or Balanced, and possibly dropping the defensive line a bit.

Make sure you train the key attributes for each role, use a left-footed winger on the left and a right-footed winger on the right  you know the drill.

So yeah maybe just for the big teams😅

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Commentary and key highlights for me!

I tried with Leeds and signed players and used players to suit this tactic. Worked great and better than I thought. I had to sign faster centre backs as there good centre backs are all 12 pace. Also there attackers all are inside forwards so they’re won’t be supplying the striker at all.  So signed Ikone and Everton Cebolinha who has good dribbling and crossing. Also signed a center mid who is more defensively minded.

with this I am 7th which is pretty good and a lot better than sacked lol. I’m sure if I tested the whole season I would keep this up

 

I also tested with Schalke to see how it is:

 

4th isn’t too good but the first few games were a struggle and once we started getting chemistry I noticed we were dominating. And I think we would easily finish 1st with a full season. My striker is top scorer. But the main reason I like this tactic is how fun and high scoring it is. Nothing is better than having a striker with 40 goals a season

I have missed this tactic lol…

Edited January 26 by JakeRM

[PriZe]

30 minutes ago, JakeRM said:

I tried with Leeds and signed players and used players to suit this tactic. Worked great and better than I thought. I had to sign faster centre backs as there good centre backs are all 12 pace. Also there attackers all are inside forwards so they’re won’t be supplying the striker at all.  So signed Ikone and Everton Cebolinha who has good dribbling and crossing. Also signed a center mid who is more defensively minded.

with this I am 7th which is pretty good and a lot better than sacked lol. I’m sure if I tested the whole season I would keep this up

 

I also tested with Schalke to see how it is:

 

4th isn’t too good but the first few games were a struggle and once we started getting chemistry I noticed we were dominating. And I think we would easily finish 1st with a full season. My striker is top scorer. But the main reason I like this tactic is how fun and high scoring it is. Nothing is better than having a striker with 40 goals a season

I have missed this tactic lol…

Cheers for testing it mate, appreciate that! Glad to hear it starts working once the right investments are in place.

I never set out to make a “plug and play for every squad” tactic, but I’ll admit… after that Leeds comment I got slightly worried for a second 😂

End of the day the goal here is a high-scoring machine, not a speedrun to the Job Centre.

[PriZe]

adjusted the OP with some guidelines on player attributes etc.

[JakeRM]

1 hour ago, PriZe said:

Cheers for testing it mate, appreciate that! Glad to hear it starts working once the right investments are in place.

I never set out to make a “plug and play for every squad” tactic, but I’ll admit… after that Leeds comment I got slightly worried for a second 😂

End of the day the goal here is a high-scoring machine, not a speedrun to the Job Centre.

Yeah some people just assume that every tactic is plug and play on here lol.

This is a great tactic to build towards if you want a high scoring striker which I what I look for.

Nothing is plug and play but can be successful with a few signing / training to suit the tactic which is the difference between getting sacked with Leeds in 10 games and being 6th after 7 games.

[saulyb123]

superb tactic, tried with various teams excellent

thanks !!

[ozcan06]

21 hours ago, PriZe said:

Eski zamanlarda

Eski FMM sürümlerini oynadıysanız, Kara İnci adlı bir taktiği hatırlıyor olabilirsiniz. 1KC denemelerim ve uzun vadeli hedef mücadelelerim için kullandığım en iyi sistemdi ve yıllarca eğlenceli goller attırdı. Sonra bir süreliğine oynamayı bıraktım.

FMM26 için geri döndüğümde, ilk denediğim şey Kara İnci'yi yeniden hayata döndürmek oldu. İlk başta… işe yaramadı. Bir süreliğine iyi bir şey elde ettim, ancak son güncellemeden sonra o bile çöktü. Bu yüzden baştan başlamak zorunda kaldım.

Bir sürü test, rol ayarlaması ve diğerlerinin oyun motoru hakkında keşfettiklerini okuduktan sonra, Kara İnci'nin geri döndüğünü söylemekten mutluluk duyuyorum!
Ancak bu eski sürüm değil. Bu, Kara İnci – FMM26 Sürümü ve mevcut oyun motorunda çalışması için bazı önemli rollerde değişiklik yapılması gerekti.

Sorumluluk reddi ve test

Bu taktik şu durumlarda test edilmiştir:

• Manchester Şehri
• FC Porto
• Şu anki Jude Bellingham kariyerim

Bunu daha küçük veya daha zayıf takımlarla test etmedim, bu yüzden her yerde işe yarayacağının garantisini veremem. Bu sistem oyuncularınızdan fiziksel ve taktiksel olarak çok şey talep ediyor.

Bu taktiğin ardındaki fikir

Amaç basit: Forveti ana golcü haline getirmek ve onu sürekli olarak yüksek kaliteli gol pozisyonlarına sokmak.

Bu Black Pearl versiyonu, dikey ve yüksek tempolu bir hücum sistemidir. Topu yüksekte kazanmak, hızlıca ileriye taşımak, savunmayı germek ve hem merkezden hem de kanatlardan forvete paslar vermek üzere tasarlanmıştır.

Her şey birbiriyle uyumlu çalışıyor:

• Yüksek baskı hataları zorlamak için
• Savunmaların yeniden yapılanmasını engellemek için hızlı tempo.
• Sahayı genişletmek için kanat oyuncuları
• Mekan yaratmak için merkezi kombinasyonlar
• İleri uç oyuncusu boşluklara saldırıyor.

Roller dikkatlice dengelenmiştir, bu nedenle bir parçayı değiştirmeden önce bunun diğerlerini nasıl etkilediğini anlamaya çalışın.

Doğru oyuncularla kullanıldığında, Black Pearl FMM26, forvet oyuncunuzu amansız bir hücum sisteminin odak noktası haline getirir.

Önemli rol değişiklikleri

Orta saha, ilk büyük değişiklik oldu.

Eski sürümlerde genellikle İleri Oyun Kurucu, İki Sahada da Oynayan Orta Saha ve Derin Oyun Kurucu gibi bir kombinasyon kullanırdım. Bu sürümde ise iki Merkez Orta Saha ve Gezici Oyun Kurucuya geçtim. Gezici Oyun Kurucu, derin oyun kurucuların her zaman olmasını istediğim rolü nihayet yerine getiriyor. Oyun kuruyor, boş alanlara hareket ediyor ve topun her iki tarafında da katkıda bulunuyor. Bu sistemde, çok önemli bir rol oynadı.

İleri uçta, golcü pozisyonunda istikrarlı sonuçlar alamıyordum. Çok statik ve kopuktu. İleri uç forvetine geçince her şey değişti. Forvet daha çok oyuna dahil oldu, daha iyi koşular yaptı ve genel olarak takım onun etrafında daha iyi işledi. Daha fazla katılım daha fazla gole yol açtı.

Savunmanın gerisinde, libero stoper sistemine geçtim. Buradaki savunma düşüncesinin büyük bir kısmı, özellikle taktikler hakkındaki tartışmalar olmak üzere, toplulukta paylaşılan testler ve araştırmalardan etkilendi.@Black Hawk Bu tür bir sistemde süpürücülerin kullanılması fikri kesinlikle o çalışmadan esinlenmiştir, bu nedenle bu öngörü için kendisine tam kredi veriyorum.

Siyah İnci FMM 26

Takım gereksinimleri

Taktik değiştirmeden önce, kadronuzun gerçekten bu taktiğe uygun olduğundan emin olun. Bu sistem yalnızca doğru oyuncu profilleriyle düzgün çalışır.

Kanat Bekleri

Bunlar kesinlikle çok önemli. Şunlara ihtiyaçları var:

• Dayanıklılık 14+
• Tempo 13+
• 13+ yaşını geçmek
• Hareket 12+
• 12+ Pozisyonlandırma
• 12+ ile başa çıkmak

Çok büyük mesafeleri katediyorlar ve fırsat yaratmanızın büyük bir bölümünden sorumlular. Ayrıca kaliteli yedeklere de ihtiyacınız var, çünkü sezon boyunca yorulacaklar.

Kanat oyuncuları

Sahayı genişletirler ve forvete pas verirler.

• Hız 14+
• Top sürme 13+
• 13+ yaşını geçmek
• Hareket 13+
• Kararlar 12+

Kanat oyuncularınız adam geçemiyorsa veya iyi paslar veremiyorsa, forvet oyuncusu yeterli pas alamayacaktır.

Orta saha oyuncuları

Bunlar sizin terazi ve pres makineleriniz.

• Dayanıklılık 14+
• 13+ ile başa çıkmak
• 13+'ı geçmek
• 13+ Yaş Üstü
• Güç 12+
• Kararlar 12+

Güçlü, çalışkan orta saha oyuncularını düşünün. Eğer savunma yapamazlarsa ve pres uygulayamazlarsa, oyun düzeniniz bozulur.

Gezici oyun kurucu

Bu oyuncu her şeyi birbirine bağlıyor.

• 14+'ı geçmek
• Kararlar 14+
• Hareket 13+
• 13+ Yaş Üstü
• 12+ ile başa çıkmak
• Dayanıklılık 13+

Hem baskı altında pas alabilme hem de savunmaya yardımcı olabilme konusunda rahat olması gerekiyor.

Süpürücü Merkez Bekler

Savunma hattını koruyorlar ve arkaya gelen topları savuşturuyorlar.

• Tempo 13+
• 14+ Yaş Üstü
• 14+ ile başa çıkmak
• Havadan 13+
• Kararlar 13+

Üst düzey pas yeteneğine sahip olmaları gerekmiyor, ancak hızlı ve savunmada güvenilir olmaları şart.

Süpürücü Kaleci

Yüksek savunma hattının arkasındaki son savunma hattınız.

• Hız 8+
• Refleksler 14+
• 12+'yı geçmek
• Kararlar 13+

Kale çizgisinden cesurca çıkmalı ve tehlikeyi erken uzaklaştırma konusunda rahat olmalı.

Forvet

Odak noktası ve ana golcü.

• 15+'ı bitirmek
• Hareket 14+
• Hız 14+
• Kararlar 13+
• Dayanıklılık 13+
• Aerial 12+ (faydalı, ancak şart değil)

Bu rol fiziksel olarak oldukça zorlayıcı. Genellikle forvet oyuncumun kondisyonu %75-80 civarına düştüğünde, yoğunluğu yüksek tutmak için onu değiştiriyorum.

Genel olarak, bu taktik, sürekli baskı ve kanat oyununa dayanabilen, fiziksel olarak güçlü ve yüksek dayanıklılığa sahip bir kadroyla en iyi sonucu verir.

Oyuncu Profillendirme ve Ayarlamalar

Yukarıdaki özellik sayıları kılavuz niteliğindedir, ancak her zaman liginize ve seviyenize göre değişir. Eğer defans oyuncularınız liginizdeki çoğu forvetten daha hızlıysa, hızları "14+" olmasa bile sorun yok. Temel fikir basit: oyuncularınız, kendi pozisyonlarındaki rakiplerine kıyasla fiziksel ve teknik olarak güçlü olmalıdır.

Bu taktiği, kadronuzu değerlendirmek için bir araç olarak kullanın:

• Ortalama bir rakibe göre hangi konularda açıkça daha zayıfsınız?
• Oyuncu değişiklikleri yapıldığında hangi rollerin performansı ciddi şekilde düşer?
• Fiziksel gücünüzde veya savunma kalitenizde hangi eksiklikleriniz var?
• Bunlar, ödünç vermeniz, rotasyon yapmanız veya yatırım yapmanız gereken pozisyonlardır.

Ayak Kullanımı ve Geniş Alan Oyunu

Bu sistem, geniş alanlardan gelen kaliteli teslimata büyük ölçüde bağlıdır.

Eğer ceza sahasına sürekli ortalar yapmak istiyorsanız, sol kanat oyuncunuz ideal olarak sol ayaklı, sağ kanat oyuncunuz ise sağ ayaklı olmalıdır. Modern ters kanat oyuncuları da işe yarayabilir, ancak sürekli içeriye doğru hareket ederlerse, orta fırsatlarını kaybedebilirsiniz. Gerekirse, oyuncuları doğru tarafta rahat oynayabilmeleri için yeniden eğitin.

Aynı durum kanat bekler için de geçerlidir. Sol kanatta sol ayaklı, sağ kanatta ise sağ ayaklı bir oyuncu, forveti beslemek için hayati önem taşıyan daha doğal ve tehlikeli ortalar yapacaktır.

Derinlik Önemlidir

Bu taktik fiziksel olarak oldukça zorlayıcı. İlk on biriniz mükemmel uyum sağlasa bile, özellikle kanat bek ve orta saha pozisyonlarında, ilk on bir ile yedek oyuncu arasındaki performans düşüşü çok büyükse sistem aksayacaktır. 60. dakika civarında performans düşüşleri fark ederseniz, bu genellikle taktiksel bir sorundan ziyade kadro derinliğiyle ilgili bir sorundur.

Maç hazırlığı

Genellikle müdür yardımcımın tavsiyelerine uyuyorum, ancak çoğu zaman hazırlık şu şekilde sonuçlanıyor:

Geçiş – Bas veya Doğrudan Oynat

Her ikisi de bu taktiğin temelini oluşturan hızlı geçişler ve ileriye doğru hareket fikrine uygundur.

Kapanış sözleri

Bu, Black Pearl FMM26 Sürümü. Bu motorda tekrar çalışır hale getirmek için çok deneme yanılma gerekti, ancak parçalar yerine oturduktan sonra, eski günlerdeki gibi goller akmaya başladı. Denerseniz, rollere sadık kalın, kadronuzun fiziksel talepleri karşılayabileceğinden emin olun ve gerisini sisteme bırakın. Umarım forvetinize benimki kadar gol getirir.

Sonuçlar

 

Why aren't the screenshots you sent showing up? 

[PriZe]

18 minutes ago, ozcan06 said:

Why aren't the screenshots you sent showing up? 

I have no clue, maybe the provider is blocked? I had the same for the uk with imgur

[mamig]

Ekran görüntüleri gözükmüyor 

[ozcan06]

5 minutes ago, PriZe said:

Hiçbir fikrim yok, belki de sağlayıcı engellenmiştir? Imgur ile İngiltere için de aynı sorunu yaşamıştım.

I selected Germany with my VPN and it's showing up now. 

[mamig]

Just now, ozcan06 said:

VPN kullanarak Almanya'yı seçtim ve şimdi görünüyor. 

Bizim ülkede yasaklamışlar demekki

[Rav44]

Looks good . Will give it a test when I get a minute. Couple of questions:

1) what was your corner set up like?

2) surely it would be essential for your striker to have good Ariel if this tactic is focused on getting crosses into the box? Minimum 15+?

 

[PriZe]

1 hour ago, ozcan06 said:

I selected Germany with my VPN and it's showing up now. 

Ah great to hear! Sorry it’s a nightmare finding a provider that shows up in all countries

[PriZe]

31 minutes ago, Rav44 said:

Looks good . Will give it a test when I get a minute. Couple of questions:

1) what was your corner set up like?

2) surely it would be essential for your striker to have good Ariel if this tactic is focused on getting crosses into the box? Minimum 15+?

 

Nice one, let me know how it works for you 👍

Corners
I keep it simple: everybody stays back, striker man-marks the keeper, and the cross is aimed at the penalty spot.

Striker aerial ability
If you want maximum return from crosses, then yes, a striker with strong aerial (15+) will definitely benefit more. You’re absolutely right there.

That said, because of the overall instructions, especially in the final third, a striker with lower aerial can still be very effective. The tactic creates a lot of through balls and early deliveries, and there are also plenty of chances coming through the middle, not just high crosses.

So aerial helps, but it’s not the only path to goals in this system.

[PriZe]

On 26/01/2026 at 16:36, saulyb123 said:

superb tactic, tried with various teams excellent

thanks !!

Missed this! Glad it worked out for you. 

[Febrez]

Thanks a lot for the tactic! I’ll be sharing my strikers' year-by-year statistics with you. It has been incredibly satisfying for players like me who want their forwards to contribute heavily to the scoreline

 

[Pornphawit Manasut]

So essentially, from what i've worked out so far with this tactic.

If you are up against teams with faster players than your defender, you have to change to a different formation. 

If you are up against teams equal to or slower defender, this team works. 

With Man United, this is like most of the prem lol but there's a way to work it through.

I changed RP to BBM, and attacking mentality to balanced -> this gets me through like 10+ teams in prem. 

If the opposition is faster, I drop the wingback down to regular wingback, sweeper to BPD. Change the defensive line to balance and normal. You will still leak goals but you won't be conceding like 5 goals a match and have halaand or garnacho/delap tear you a new one. 

I'll experiment more but that's just what i've noticed. 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 29 by Pornphawit Manasut

[PriZe]

55 minutes ago, Febrez said:

Thanks a lot for the tactic! I’ll be sharing my strikers' year-by-year statistics with you. It has been incredibly satisfying for players like me who want their forwards to contribute heavily to the scoreline

 

Glad to hear you are happy with it. And much appreciated you are sharing results. That helps others to get a feel for what is possible with the tactic!

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55 minutes ago, Pornphawit Manasut said:

So essentially, from what i've worked out so far with this tactic.

If you are up against teams with faster players than your defender, you have to change to a different formation. 

If you are up against teams equal to or slower defender, this team works. 

With Man United, this is like most of the prem lol but there's a way to work it through.

I changed RP to BBM, and attacking mentality to balanced -> this gets me through like 10+ teams in prem. 

If the opposition is faster, I drop the wingback down to regular wingback, sweeper to BPD. Change the defensive line to balance and normal. You will still leak goals but you won't be conceding like 5 goals a match and have halaand or garnacho/delap tear you a new one. 

I'll experiment more but that's just what i've noticed. 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for sharing how you adapt the tactic to your team to get results!

[SadTactics]

14 hours ago, PriZe said:

Glad to hear you are happy with it. And much appreciated you are sharing results. That helps others to get a feel for what is possible with the tactic!

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Thanks for sharing how you adapt the tactic to your team to get results!

His work was very helpful. I was having issues with getting Man United to stop leaking goals.

I think the genera idea and attack instructions are correct. The issue is defensively. 

I changed the RP to BBM and it worked. I think dropping mentality to balanced/control help stop leaking goals but the main difference maker is dropping from high line down to the middle. 

In my opinion, the current AI is extremely overtune against high lines and RP/AP in general because FMM24 it was overpowered. I noticed someone else mentioned that AI no longer make as many mistakes as before against high lines which kinda mute the point of having high line. So dropping the high line down is a better choice to stop leaking goals here. RP might still work better than BBM with no high line but I see no need, one other thread said that the AI tends to look for the playermaker (RP, DLP, AP) as focal point too often in FMM26.  So the proposed BBM still works since they are still involved but as less of a focal point allowing more plays from your wings rather than the central.

 

 

Control/Attacking for when you go against team that sits back.

Balanced for away or games that are on knifes edge. 

I still have no clue how to make the 2 CM plays well. Their average rating is literally 6-7 or even below 6 despite my dropping oppositions like flies. So maybe i need to adjust my team to rather than having BWM-type player play CM, i play true CM instead. Good at everything but master at none while BBM is the main playmaker stat. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PriZe]

On 30/01/2026 at 04:37, SadTactics said:

His work was very helpful. I was having issues with getting Man United to stop leaking goals.

I think the genera idea and attack instructions are correct. The issue is defensively. 

I changed the RP to BBM and it worked. I think dropping mentality to balanced/control help stop leaking goals but the main difference maker is dropping from high line down to the middle. 

In my opinion, the current AI is extremely overtune against high lines and RP/AP in general because FMM24 it was overpowered. I noticed someone else mentioned that AI no longer make as many mistakes as before against high lines which kinda mute the point of having high line. So dropping the high line down is a better choice to stop leaking goals here. RP might still work better than BBM with no high line but I see no need, one other thread said that the AI tends to look for the playermaker (RP, DLP, AP) as focal point too often in FMM26.  So the proposed BBM still works since they are still involved but as less of a focal point allowing more plays from your wings rather than the central.

 

 

Control/Attacking for when you go against team that sits back.

Balanced for away or games that are on knifes edge. 

I still have no clue how to make the 2 CM plays well. Their average rating is literally 6-7 or even below 6 despite my dropping oppositions like flies. So maybe i need to adjust my team to rather than having BWM-type player play CM, i play true CM instead. Good at everything but master at none while BBM is the main playmaker stat. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for testing it and sharing your thoughts!

From my side, the defensive issues I see are less about the role itself and more about how suitable the players are for that role within this system. If the defenders and keeper don’t really match what the tactic asks of them, you’re going to concede goals. I saw the same in my other test saves.

Tweaking things like the defensive line can definitely help in certain situations, but to get the tactic working properly long term, I think you eventually need to invest in players who truly fit the roles. In my Bellingham career, where I’m further in and have better-suited players almost everywhere, the tactic has become much more plug and play.

About ratings, I don’t put too much value in them. My CMs often get average ratings mainly because they take shots and miss, which hits their rating hard. But if you look at the performance screen, you’ll see they’re doing a lot of good work, plenty of passes, interceptions, and involvement in both phases. They’re not there to score, they’re there to keep the team running and win the ball back.

So for me it’s less about changing the core idea of the tactic, and more about making sure the players you use are really capable of performing the jobs the system demands in the long run.

[JakeRM]

5 hours ago, PriZe said:

Thanks for testing it and sharing your thoughts!

From my side, the defensive issues I see are less about the role itself and more about how suitable the players are for that role within this system. If the defenders and keeper don’t really match what the tactic asks of them, you’re going to concede goals. I saw the same in my other test saves.

Tweaking things like the defensive line can definitely help in certain situations, but to get the tactic working properly long term, I think you eventually need to invest in players who truly fit the roles. In my Bellingham career, where I’m further in and have better-suited players almost everywhere, the tactic has become much more plug and play.

About ratings, I don’t put too much value in them. My CMs often get average ratings mainly because they take shots and miss, which hits their rating hard. But if you look at the performance screen, you’ll see they’re doing a lot of good work, plenty of passes, interceptions, and involvement in both phases. They’re not there to score, they’re there to keep the team running and win the ball back.

So for me it’s less about changing the core idea of the tactic, and more about making sure the players you use are really capable of performing the jobs the system demands in the long run.

For the striker , do you prioritise a striker with more pace or with more aerial?

ideally both would be best but what has given you more success ?

[PriZe]

11 minutes ago, JakeRM said:

For the striker , do you prioritise a striker with more pace or with more aerial?

ideally both would be best but what has given you more success ?

Yeah, ideally you want both.

For a normal tactic I’d usually lean towards pace, but for a 1KC specifically, I’d prioritise aerial.

In a 1KC save everything is built around one striker scoring as many goals as possible, and strong aerial ability just creates more repeatable chances over a full season, crosses, corners, knockdowns, and scrappy goals in the box. Even in tight games where through balls don’t work, aerial still gives you a constant route to goal.

Pace is useful, but aerial is the bigger goal multiplier in the long run.