Tactics UI

[kevin3]

Mentalities and Tactical Styles

The interaction between Mentalities and Tactical Styles can be difficult to understand (especially for beginners). Both impact the same instructions such as pressing, tempo, defensive line etc. For instance, I can choose Attacking and Park the Bus. On one hand, I’m asking to “dominate possession in the opponent’s half” whilst also saying “get behind the ball and protect the defensive third”.

My suggestions for this: (please excuse my amateur design skills )

Currently, we have the ability to set 3 tactics and we can also choose between 7 Mentalities (from Very Defensive to Very Attacking). Perhaps combine these elements into 4 strategies.

• Primary
• Secondary (Optional)
• Very Attacking (Optional)
  • In situation needing a goal
  • Greatly increases Team Mentality + Little Time Wasting
• Very Defensive (Optional)
  • In situation protecting a lead
  • Greatly reduces Team Mentality + Lots of Time Wasting

By separating mentality into its own strategy, it could allow the flexibility to add specific instructions in those game scenarios such as sending the GK forward on corners when using Very Attacking,

For each of these strategies, let us choose styles for in-possession and out-of-possession or create our own. Let these styles set the team instructions and not mentality.

In-Possession Preset Styles:

• Patient Buildup
• Direct Buildup
• Wing Play
• Long Ball
• Joga Bonito
• Quick Passing
• Defend With the Ball*
• Waste Time*
• Balanced

*Waste Time/Defend With the Ball only available under a “Very Defensive” Strategy.

Out-of-Possession Preset Styles

• Aggressive High Press
• High Press
• Cautious High Press
• Aggressive Mid Block
• Mid Block
• Cautious Mid Block
• Aggressive Low Block
• Low Block
• Cautious Low Block

Assign styles for in-possession and out-of-possession to each of the Tactical Styles currently in the game, such as:

Tactical Style	In-Possession Style	Out-of-Possession Style
Control Possession	Patient Buildup	High Press
Gegenpress	Quick Passing	Aggressive High Press
Tiki-Taka*	Patient Buildup	High Press
Vertical Tiki-Taka	Quick Passing	High Press
Wing Play	Wing Play	Mid Block
Route One	Long Ball	Aggressive Mid Block
Fluid Counter Attack	Quick Passing	Aggressive Mid Block
Direct Counter-Attack	Direct Buildup	Aggressive Low Block
Catenaccio	Direct Buildup	Cautious Low Block
Park The Bus**	Waste Time	Cautious Low Block
Clean Slate	Balanced	Mid Block
Jogo Bonito	Jogo Bonito	Mid Block

* The preset Tactical styles would have their own custom additions e.g. a patient buildup style is more possession-focused in “Tiki-Taka” than “Control Possession” and that could be outlined in the instructions.

** Park The Bus only selectable under a “Very Defensive” Strategy

Team Shape

Add visual aids for the in-possession and out-of-possession shapes. 

• Basic Formation
  • Sets the nominal formation to assign player roles and duties
• In Possession
  • Visualises the attacking shape, rest-defence structure, numbers supporting the opposition box (based on Basic Formation settings)
• Out of Possession
  • Visualises the defensive shape, rest attack structure, numbers supporting own box (based on Basic Formation settings)
  • Rest attack - add the ability to set an out-of-possession duty for advanced players (AMR,AML,AMC,ST) to either SUPPORT OR ATTACK
    • SUPPORT – player will focus supporting their own defensive third
    • ATTACK – player will focus staying forward to launch a counter-attack

This video looks similar to the old WIBWOB that used to exist but the difference is this is a lot more "read-only", This is intended to act as a visual demonstration of the selected player roles + duties in each phase. 

Patterns of Play

For each basic formation, add the ability to save numerous “Patterns of Play” (essentially a snapshot of all player roles and duties selected). This would make it much easier to make the same repetitive adjustments on the fly.

 

Edited June 12 by kevin3

[dℍaisa]

Excellent effort you put into this post friend! I hope something similar can be implemented for the next edition especially since we expect a new UI/UX.

 

This was my post similar to yours (much more basic) about two years back. It got reviewed but as apparent, no action was taken:

 

Edited June 13 by dℍaisa

[Dedwunn]

This is brilliant, hope they go in this sort of direction.

[pedrosantos]

Posted something like this 1 or 2 years ago, not with such detail as this (excellent effort ). The tactical setup lacks options with and without the ball (defensive transition and organization; offensive transition and organization), as you posted, options that also could be linked with player roles and duties, as also lacks options regarding pressing.

[tiago_wakabayashi]

mainly, congrats for the graphic organization of your post and about your idea too. I think this could fit with the new FM and its propose. 

[7Mik]

Il 30/8/2024 in 14:32 , tiago_wakabayashi ha scritto:

mainly, congrats for the graphic organization of your post and about your idea too. I think this could fit with the new FM and its propose. 

I could not agree more with this.