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The Best FIFA 20 Custom Tactics

These tactics are best suited to a three-man midfield with a narrow shape. We've plumped for
a 4-3-1-2, allowing the CAM to drop into the midfield if needs be.

There's a bit of variety that can be had when choosing this formation. The midfield three
could include three box-to-box midfielders with either defensive or attacking sensibilities or
it could include a sitting midfielder and become a borderline 4-1-2-1-2. How the team is
setup is entirely up to you.
Defensive Style
You have a few options when choosing your defensive style on FIFA 20. These include drop
back, balanced, pressure on heavy touch, pressure after possession loss, and constant
pressure. Having found ourselves at the mercy of relentless counter-attacks at the start of the
game cycle, we've plumped for a 'drop back' style of defending.

This will allow you to absorb pressure that the opposition is applying. Having pacy players in
midfield and attack will help to spring counter-attacks on unsuspecting opponents. Having
two defensively sound centre-halves will also help in that regard.

Defensive Width
Playing a narrow formation such as 4-3-1-2 will mean that width is at a premium to begin
with. That being said, if you narrow your defensive width, the opposition will be forced to go
down the sides of your defence in order to eek out opportunities.

With a slider from 1-10, with '1' being narrowest and '10' being widest, any number below 5
should play into our hands. By making the middle of the pitch congested, the hope is that
the opposition will over-commit and thus lead to opportunity.
We're going to go for a three on the scale here, so our two centre halves can man-mark a two-
man strike force and allow the midfielders to become extra men should they be needed.

Defensive Depth
Having already waxed lyrical about the virtues of dropping deep in this game, its not surprise
that our defensive depth will be at its deepest, going for '1' on the slider.
Of course, this tactical choice will allow for the opposition to have space to crack off long
shots. However, if you manage to restrict the opponent to shots outside the box, you'll take
that all day long.

Offensive Style
Now, moving onto the attacking side of the game. With such a narrow formation without
much natural width, you're dependent on finding naturally occurring gaps in the defence.
There are a few options that you have when dealing with your offensive style. These include:
fast build-up, possession, balanced and long ball. With our defensive tactics in mind,
plumping for 'fast build-up' will give us an opportunity to get the jump on opposition attacks
transitioning into their defensive shape

Offensive Width
Again, playing with a narrow formation means that there isn't natural width in the team. That
being said, with 'offensive width', you can urge your players to spread out across the pitch
when in an attacking phase of play.
On the 1-10 slider, we've again plumped for a '3'. However, this aspect is down to personal
preference. If you want your team to continue to seek out space in the middle of the pitch,
keep the slider to under '5'. If you want your midfielders to spread out onto the wings in order
to cross the ball in, go with over '5'.

Players In Box
This option will allow you to control how many of your players you want to get beyond the
play and get into the box. It's again done on a slider system, and is specifically designed for
when you're crossing the ball.
Here's one aspect of the custom tactics which we're not being particularly conservative. Our
slider reaches above '5' in order to get a decent amount of players in the box to attack the ball.
However, leaving a spare man on the edge of the box should be able to curtail the threat of a
counter-attack. We've gone for an '8' here.

Corners
Rather than a slider of 1-10, corners go on a slider of 1-5 in order to auger how many players
you want in the box for the set-piece. In this instance, we want a decent amount of players in
the area, yet still leaving a spare man free to deal with the threat of a counter-attack.
For the corners, we'll go for a '4' here.

Free-kicks
Free-kicks have a new mechanic this season. If you're within shooting distance, chances are
that you're going to have a blem at goal, with the chances of a rebound fairly slim. Free-kicks
also seem susceptible to the counter-attack, so having a few more spare men should deal with
that threat.
For free-kicks, we'll go for a '2', just to be on the conservative side.

Conclusion
Of course, there's no ready-made custom tactic which will see you hit an eSports level of
FIFA skill. However, it is imperative that you constantly tweak your custom tactics until you
find a plan that works best for you. This set of custom tactics is just one such way to play the
game, but it can certainly help you on the road to success.