Scouting dossiers, translated for FM26

FM Tactics Portal

A small library of real-world tactical set-ups, each broken down into an AI-written analysis of how the manager's team actually plays, and translated into a ready-to-use Football Manager 2026 tactic — formation, roles, and team instructions included.

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Arteta — Arsenal 2024/25
Control Possession
- 4-3-3
- back-4
- high_press
- Control Possession
Conte — Inter 2020/21 (3-5-2, Scudetto)
Wing Play
- 3-5-2
- back-3
- mid_block
- Wing Play
Cruyff — Ajax Total Football (3-4-3)
Tiki-Taka
- 3-4-3
- back-3
- high_press
- Tiki-Taka
Guardiola — Man City 2022/23 (Treble)
Tiki-Taka
- 4-3-3
- back-4
- high_press
- Tiki-Taka
Klopp — Liverpool 2019/20 (Champions)
Gegenpress
- 4-3-3
- back-4
- high_press
- Gegenpress
Mourinho — Real Madrid 2011/12 (La Liga, 100 pts)
Fluid Counter-Attack
- 4-2-3-1
- back-4
- mid_block
- Fluid Counter-Attack
Simeone — Atlético Madrid (4-4-2 low block)
Direct Counter-Attack
- 4-4-2
- back-4
- low_block
- Direct Counter-Attack

FM Tactics Portal

All entries

Arteta — Arsenal 2024/25

Conte — Inter 2020/21 (3-5-2, Scudetto)

Cruyff — Ajax Total Football (3-4-3)

Guardiola — Man City 2022/23 (Treble)

Klopp — Liverpool 2019/20 (Champions)

Mourinho — Real Madrid 2011/12 (La Liga, 100 pts)

Simeone — Atlético Madrid (4-4-2 low block)