2025 FIFA Sim League Tactics and Lineup Thread

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  1. Popovio

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    Virgil at near post and Gyokeres far post.
     
  2. hood b. goode

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    Hood b United FC details

    Club: Union Berlin

    Formation: 4-2-3-1 Wide


    Assignments

    - Captain: De Bruyne
    - Left Short FK: De Bruyne
    - Right Short FK: Son
    - Long FK: De Bruyne
    - Penalties: Son

    - Left Corner: De Bruyne
    - Right Corner: Son
    - Corner Kick Target: Koulibaly
    - Corner Kick Near Post: Tapsoba
    - Corner Kick Far Post Corner: Openda


    Player Roles
    ST (Openda): Advanced Forward (Attack)

    LW (Son): Inside Forward (Attack)
    RW (Diaby): Inside Forward (Attack)
    CAM (De Bruyne): Playmaker (Build up, roaming)

    CDM (Tchouameni): Holding (Defend, ball-winning)
    CDM (Silva): Box-to-Box (Balanced)

    LB (Mendy): Attacking Wingback (Balanced, attack)
    CB (Tapsoba): Ball-Playing Defender (Defend, build up, aggressive)
    CB (Koulibaly): Defender (Defend, balanced)
    RB (Dumfries): Attacking Wingback (Balanced, attack)

    GK (Provedel): Sweeper Keeper (Balanced, build up)


    Build Up Style: Balanced, Chance Creation: Forward Runs, Width: 60 out of 100

    Defensive Style: Balanced, Defensive Width: 45 out of 100, Depth: 60 out of 100

    If anything else is missing, pick the balanced option for it by default

    Bench:
    Doku, Nkunku, Bennacer, Can, Inacio, Buongiorno, Malcom

    [​IMG]
     
    #52 hood b. goode, Jun 22, 2025
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  3. Druce

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    Tactics:

    Direct Play: Front-footed tactics that are all about recovering possession, getting forward and putting the ball into the back of the net



    Defensive approach: 65

    added the role in bold above
     
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  4. bwi2

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    Edit before the like - switching this to a 4-3-3 attacking; I don’t think any of the player roles below change

    Zaccagni/Kane/Saka
    Griezmann
    Merino/De Paul
    DiMarco/Kim/Marquinhos/White
    Bounou

    Corner Kick Target: Marquinhos
    Corner Kick Near Post: White
    Corner Kick Far Post Corner: Kane

    Kane: Target Forward

    Griezmann: Classic 10 (Attack)
    Saka: Inside Forward (balanced)
    Zaccagni: Inside Forward (attack)

    Merino: Box to Box (Balanced)
    De Paul: Holding (Ball winning)

    DiMarco: Attacking wingback (balanced)
    Kim: Stopper (balanced)
    Marquinhos: Ball-playing defender (build up)
    White: Wingback (balanced)

    Bounou: Sweeper keeper (build up)

    Direct play
    Defensive approach: 60

    Bench:
    Neuer
    Mbueno
    Savinho
    Diaz
    Luiz
    Romagnoli
    Galan
     
    #54 bwi2, Jun 22, 2025
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  5. BleedinGreen

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    [​IMG]

    4-2-3-1

    Bench:
    Remiro - GK
    Hall - LB
    Muñoz - RB
    Süle - CB
    WZE - CM/DM
    Güler - CAM/RW
    Sørloth - ST

    Reserves
    Rønnow - GK
    Santos - CM/DM
    Malik Fofana - LW
    Paz - CAM/CM
    Jackson - ST/LW

    ST: Poacher (Attack)

    LW: Winger (Attack)

    RW: Inside Forward (Attack)

    CAM: Playmaker (Balanced)

    LCM: Box-to-Box (Balanced)
    RCM: Box-to-Box (Balanced)

    LB: Fullback (Balanced)
    LCB: Ball-Playing Defender (Defend)
    RCB: Ball-Playing Defender (Build up)
    RB: Fullback (Balanced)

    GK: Goalkeeper (Balanced)

    Captain - Goretzka
    Left Short FK - Palmer
    Right Short FK - Palmer
    Long FK - Palmer
    Penalties - Palmer
    Left Corner - Palmer
    Right Corner - Palmer
    Corner Kick Target - Goretzka
    Corner Kick Near Post - Barcola
    Corner Kick Far Post Corner - Haaland

    Just use the FC preset.
     
    #55 BleedinGreen, Jun 23, 2025
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  6. tne

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    Damn even in fantasy world Barcola gets shunted to the right
     
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  7. SugarShaun

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    Osimhen can’t physically be at both the near and far posts at the same time
     
  8. SugarShaun

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    Done but there’s no width option
     
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  9. BayouMafia

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    well then put an asterisk on the entire season
     
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  10. tne

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    Not with this attitude
     
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  11. SugarShaun

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    Need new corner assignments.
    Need bench
    Need tactics
    Need player roles and focus
     
  12. SugarShaun

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    Need bench
     
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  13. SugarShaun

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    Need tactics
     
  14. SugarShaun

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    Need bench
    Need assignments
    Need player roles and focus
    Need tactics
     
  15. SugarShaun

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    Need bench
     
  16. SugarShaun

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    Need bench. And to clarify corner assignments.

    You originally had Virgil at near post and target with Hincapie at back post. Do you want Hincapie moved to target if Virgil to near post and Gyokeres to back post? Or leave Hincapie back post and Gyokeres target?
     
  17. SugarShaun

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    Need tactics, there isn’t a balanced default.
    Need bench
    Need player roles and focus
     
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  18. SugarShaun

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    Need bench
     
  19. skrouse

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    Direct play
    bench was draft order
    Roles and focus should default when you pick the formation and tactics
     
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  20. SugarShaun

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    I’ll check but I’m not sure that’s accurate. Will circle back when I go to enter it tomorrow or Thursday
     
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  21. Popovio

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    We will do Virgil at near post, Gyokeres as target, and Doue at far post. I wanna leave one CB back. I'll update my OP for subs.
     
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  22. SugarShaun

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    Once I like the post, please do a new post and don’t edit. That’s how I track what I’ve already done and don’t go back
     
  23. BayouMafia

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    Bench
    Leno
    Jota
    Koopmeiners
    Singo
    Trincão
    Pino
    Kamara

    Reserves

    Navas
    Endrick
    Geertruida
    Sudakov
    Diarra
     
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  24. zeberdee

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    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]

    Bench:
    Trapp
    Havertz
    Mitoma
    De Ketelaere
    Zubimendi
    Robinson
    Ginter

    Reserves:
    Trafford
    Kubo
    Thuram
    Ndicka
    Vanderson

    Captain - Orban
    Left Short FK - Alvarez
    Right Short FK - Salah
    Long FK - Szoboszlai
    Penalties - Salah
    Left Corner - Szoboszlai
    Right Corner - Salah
    Corner Kick Target - Orban
    Corner Kick Near Post - Lookman
    Corner Kick Far Post Corner - Reijnders

    Roles:

    ST: Alvarez
    Advanced Forward - Support
    LW: Lookman
    Inside Forward - Attack
    RW: Salah
    Inside Forward - Roaming
    CAM: Szoboszlai
    Playmaker - Balanced
    LCM: Reijnders
    Deep-Lying Playmaker - Build-Up
    RCM: Ruiz
    Holding - Ball-winning
    LB: Brown
    Fullback - Balanced
    RB: Timber
    Fullback - Balanced
    LCB: Rudiger
    Ball-Playing Defender - Defend
    RCB: Orban
    Defender - Defend
    GK: Chevalier
    Goalkeeper - Balanced

    Tactics:
    Wing Play
    Direct Passing, Fast Build Up
    Press after Possession Loss
    Def Height - 65

    SugarShaun let me know if there's anything I missed.
     
    #74 zeberdee, Jun 25, 2025
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  25. TheFreak55

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    Corner Kick Target Osimhen
    Corner Kick Near Post Araujo
    Corner Kick Far Post Locatelli
    Bench
    Rashford
    Mueller
    Greenwood
    Koke
    Dalot
    Lisandro Martinez
    de Gea
    Reserves
    Balerdi
    Ceballos
    Almada
    Oliveria
    Lloris
    Tactics: Direct
    To work on
    Need player roles and focus[
     
    #75 TheFreak55, Jun 25, 2025
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  26. NineteenNine

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    What are my options here?
     
  27. SugarShaun

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  28. NineteenNine

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    Direct play.
     
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  29. Bankz

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    Bench
    Oihan Sancet
    Alex Berenguer
    Conor Gallagher
    Baris Alper Yilmaz
    Cristiano Ronaldo
    Manuel Akanji
    Vanja Milinkovic-Savic

    Reserves
    Carlos Baleba
    Nicolo Rovella
    Victor Boniface
    Kamil Grabara
    Davinson Sanchez
     
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  30. steamengine

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    Manager: Tommy Tuchel

    [​IMG]

    Formation 3-4-2-1


    Tactic:

    Build-up: Direct
    Defensive Approach : Depth 30 Width 50


    ST: Advanced Forward (Attack, support, complete)

    LCAM: Playmaker (Roaming)
    RCAM: Holding (Defend)

    LM: Winger (Balanced, attack)
    RM: Wide Playmaker (Balanced, attack)

    LCM: Box-to-Box (Balanced)

    RCM: Holding (Defend, ball-winning)

    LCB: Ball-Playing Defender (Build up)
    CB: Stopper (Balanced)
    RCB: Ball-Playing Defender (Build up)

    GK: Goalkeeper (Defend, balanced)

    Captain - Hakimi
    Left Short FK - MacAllister
    Right Short FK - MacAllister
    Long FK - MacAllister
    Penalties - Yamal
    Left Corner - Gavi
    Right Corner - Kimmich
    Corner Kick Target - Cubarsi
    Corner Kick Near Post - Undav
    Corner Kick Far Post Corner - Hakimi

    Bench

    Jorrel Hato
    Igor Paixao
    Assane Diao
    James McAtee
    Jamie Gittens
    Tom Bischof
    Guglielmo Vicario

    Reserves

    Diego Conde
    Sverre Nypan
    Martim Fernandes
    Tyler Dibling
    Franco Mastanuono
     
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  31. zeberdee

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    that backline is wild
     
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  32. steamengine

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    Alexis and Ricci are going to earn their keep
     
  33. SugarShaun

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    That may be the wildest lineup we’ve ever had
     
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  34. zeberdee

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    it will probably lead the sim in defensive record.
     
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  35. tne

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    Kimmich/Gavi dual 10’s unfortunately I do not see the vision here
     
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  36. tne

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    But Im pulling for it to work
     
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  37. tne

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    steamengine you should have taken my Rodri/Yamal swap offer
     
  38. SugarShaun

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    Rodri/Kimmich double 10s would’ve been elite
     
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  39. steamengine

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    The spanish art community to picasso
     
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  40. Irush

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    Where’s the gegenpress button
     
  41. BleedinGreen

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    Mendy after trying to claim 200 crosses per game.

    [​IMG]
     
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  42. hood b. goode

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    Prem teams playing back threes now?!

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  43. goheels10

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    1. FC Kaiserslautern
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    Formation 3-4-3 flat
    Captain: Saliba
    Left Short FK: Vitinha (I have woof options)
    Right Short FK: Vitinha (I have woof options)
    Long FK: Vitinha (I have woof options)
    Penalties: Vitinha
    Left Corner: Vitinha
    Right Corner: Frattesi
    Corner Kick Target: Saliba
    Corner Kick Near Post: Frattesi
    Corner Kick Far Post Corner: Gvardiol

    Squad
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    Bench
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    Reserves
    Morgan Rogers
    Tanaka
    Bulka
    Zabarnyi
    Herrera

    Roles
    RW - Inside Forward - Roaming
    LW - Wide Playmaker - Attack
    ST - Target Forward - Attack
    LM - Wide Midfield - Defend
    RM - Inside Forward - Attack
    CM - Frattesi - Playmaker Roaming
    CM - Vitinha - Box-to-Box
    LCB - Ball playing defender - aggressive
    CB - Defender balanced
    RCB - Defender - Defend
    GK - Balanced

    I will have tactics in a bit
     
    #93 goheels10, Jun 25, 2025
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  44. tne

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    That back 3 is full of athletic freaks.
     
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  45. goheels10

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    I decided pretty early on to go with a back 3 and then targeted CBs who occasionally play fullback on the left and right sides.
     
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  46. SugarShaun

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    Which GK did you want on bench vs reserves
     
  47. SugarShaun

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    Hey a few items.

    - Guys can only have 1 focus.

    - Bernardo is a DM in that formation not CM so B2B isn’t an option.
    Deep-lying playmaker (defend, roaming, build-up), wide half (defend, build-up), center half (defend), or holding (defend, ball winning, roaming)

    - Need a GK on bench so let me know which to put on the bench and which field player to drop to reserves
     
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  48. SugarShaun

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    For assignments, only see the corner targets. Need the rest.

    Captain:
    Left FK:
    Right FK:
    Long FK:
    Pens:
    Left corner:
    Right corner:
     
  49. bwi2

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    sorry - edited and somehow edited those out.

    Captain: Saka
    Left FK: Griezmann
    Right FK: Griezmann
    Long FK: De Paul
    Pens: Kane
    Left corner: Griezmann
    Right corner: Saka
     
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  50. SugarShaun

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    Based on the positions you listed for the instructions, this would be the 433 attack as the 4231s don’t have wingers and both of them plus 4213 have DMs instead of CMs.

    Everything else is good, just letting you know since what I did was slightly varied to get what you wanted
     
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