FC 25 QUICK TACTICS
FC 25 Quick Tactics give you more control over your team while in-game, allowing you to modify certain aspects of your playstyle without having to pause a match.
D-Pad Tactics for Ultimate Team
During the game, you have the flexibility to adjust your game plan by moving your D-Pad left or right. However, there are also quick tactics available for moving your D-Pad up or down.
Feel free to mix and match these D-Pad Tactics to align with your play style and preferences. These quick tactics enable you to modify your approach in crucial moments without the need to
How to activate a FC 25 Quick Tactic?
- While playing a match, press up on the D-Pad to display the tactics related to attacking play, or press down to display the tactics related to defensive play (up and down arrows on PC)
- Use the D-Pad to select the quick tactic you want to activate.
- Defensive
- Striker Drop Back;
- Team Press;
- Overload Ball Side;
- Offside Trap.
- Attacking
- Get In The Box;
- Attacking Full Backs;
- Hug Sideline;
- Extra Attacker.
Striker Drop Back
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The “Striker Drop Back” tactic directs your Striker or Strikers to contribute defensively against the opposing team. By positioning them more defensively, they will cover additional runs, enhancing your team’s defensive stability. This tactic is ideal when you aim to fortify your defensive capabilities significantly.
This instruction prompts your Striker to adopt a more midfield-oriented role in assisting the team defensively. If you have multiple Strikers on the field, the Striker Drop Back tactic considers their defensive work rates and marking attributes to determine which player will drop back. While this tactic may limit your offensive options, it offers the advantage of increased defensive support for your team.
Team Press
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The “Team Press” tactic prompts your team to consistently apply pressure to your opponent, akin to the defensive style “Constant Pressure” in custom tactics. When activated, your team will advance up the field, engaging in pressing to make it challenging for your opponent to find secure passing options.
It’s essential to note that activating Team Press will result in your team covering more ground, leading to increased stamina consumption. Additionally, your defensive line will push higher, elevating the potential risk of counter-attacks.
Overload Ball Side
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Overload Ball Side” strategically places a significant number of your players on the side of the pitch where the ball is situated. This tactic aims to narrow the space available to your opponent, creating a more compact defense.
When Overload Ball Side is in effect, your team’s shape will attempt to shift toward the ball, possibly disregarding defensive Player Instructions and marked opposition players. While advantageous for asserting control in the central region of your half, it does come with the potential drawback of vulnerability to wide attacks.
Offside Trap
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The “Offside Trap” maneuver involves moving your defenders up the pitch, disrupting through-ball passes by the opponent and catching attackers in offside positions. This tactic instructs your defenders to swiftly advance as a cohesive unit to nullify potential offside opportunities.
Unlike other tactics, Offside Trap doesn’t require deactivation; once activated, it takes immediate effect. Upon implementation, your defenders execute the Offside Trap, promptly reverting to their standard positions and behavior afterward. It’s crucial to exercise caution when triggering the Offside Trap, as mistimed activation can leave your defense vulnerable to counterattacks.
Get In the Box
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Consoles | PC The “Get In the Box” tactic encourages more players to enter the penalty area in anticipation of crosses. When activated, not only will those at the box’s edge make runs toward the goal, but midfield players will also push forward to join the attack, positioning themselves near the box’s perimeter.
This tactic proves effective for those who favor crossing or are in need of scoring a goal. Opting for ‘Get in the Box’ enhances your chances of finding a player in an optimal position to convert a cross into a goal. It’s essential to note that this choice sacrifices some defensive coverage, making your team more susceptible to counter-attacks.
Attacking Full Backs
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Consoles | PC The “Attacking Full Backs” tactic unleashes your Full Back players into the offensive realm, intensifying the threats posed against your opponent. Once activated, they advance to more advanced positions, maintaining this aggressive stance until possession is lost. This movement mirrors the forward surges observed in certain five-defender formations, akin to the role of a Wing Back.
It’s crucial to ensure that your Full Backs possess commendable offensive skills when employing this tactic. Additionally, this tactic can be strategically employed during corner kick opportunities to bolster your attacking options. However, be mindful of the defensive compromise — your full-backs will no longer maintain a defensive posture, potentially leaving your team susceptible to counter-attacks.
Hug Sideline
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Consoles | PC The “Hug Sideline” tactic transforms the positioning of your outer players, encompassing full-backs, wing-backs, wingers, as well as right and left midfielders. When activated, this strategic move compels them to maintain close proximity to the sideline during offensive plays. This adjustment opens up fresh opportunities for executing lob passes to switch the play to the opposite side.
If you find your goal kick scenario hindered by the narrow positioning of your players, employing the Hug Sideline D-Pad Tactic before the kick can address this issue. Your wide players will promptly endeavor to spread out, facilitating a wider and more strategic distribution. It’s important to note that the effectiveness of this tactic may vary depending on your team’s formation and custom tactics.
Extra Striker
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Consoles | PC True to its name, the “Extra Striker” tactic designates an additional player to assume the Striker role, intensifying the challenges for the opponent. This tactical move, known as “Extra Attacker,” takes into account the attacking attributes and instructions of your players when determining who should fulfill the role of the Extra Attacker.
Player selection is influenced by these considerations, prioritizing adherence to your player’s instructions in most instances. Typically, a midfielder with impressive shooting statistics will be chosen to act as the additional striker. For instance, if your CDM is instructed to “Stay Back When Attacking,” the likelihood of them being selected as the Extra Attacker is minimal.
Frequently Asked Questions
While in-game, you can change your game plan by moving your D-Pad to the left or the right. However, there are a few quick tactics that you can use to move your D-Pad up or down. They will help you to change your playstyle in crucial moments.
FC 25 Quick Tactics are divided into two groups. Depending on your plan, you can choose between Attacking or Defending Tactics via the UP or DOWN Buttons, respectively. As soon as the menu is opened, you have four options. It closes automatically after a few seconds. Every quick tactic is one of the four D-Pad directions. Mix and match Quick Tactics to best suit your play style and preference.
An activated tactic is highlighted in green, remaining grey if it is not. To deactivate a quick tactic, you must perform the same activation input.
An activated tactic is highlighted in green, remaining grey if it is not. To deactivate a quick tactic, you must perform the same activation input.
You can change them using the D-Pad while in-game.
FC 25 has four defensive and four attacking quick tactics:
- Striker Drop Back;
- Team Press;
- Overload Ball Side;
- Offside Trap;
- Get In The Box;
- Attacking Full Backs;
- Hug Sideline;
- Extra Attacker.
This tactic instructs your Striker to help your team out defensively by acting more like a midfielder. If you have more than one Striker in play, Striker Drop Back will consider defensive work rates and the marking attribute before selecting which player will drop back.
This tactic encourages your AI-controlled teammates to apply heavy pressure on your opponent for up to 20 seconds or until they lose possession. When activating Team Press, remember that there is a 100-second cooldown before it fully recharges.
This tactic encourages your team to play compactly in defense but will drain stamina quicker. This can significantly reduce your team’s width. In addition, when Overload Ball Side is active, your team shape will try to shift towards the ball, potentially ignoring defensive Player Instructions and marked opposition players.
This tactic tells your defenders to quickly push up as a unit, intending to catch an attacker offside. Be extra careful when triggering an Offside Trap, though, using it at the wrong moment can often lead to easy breakaways for the attacker.
This tactic maximizes the number of players trying to get inside the box when you’re in a crossing situation.
This tactic results in your Full Backs moving to a more advanced position until you lose possession. They push forward similarly to how a Wing Back can make forward in some five defender formations.
This tactic helps increase the width of your wide players, meaning they’ll be more likely to play close to the sideline. Wide Players are Wingers (including Left and Right Midfielders), Full Backs, and Wing Backs.
Know that your players might already position themselves as wide as possible, depending on your formation and custom tactics.
Know that your players might already position themselves as wide as possible, depending on your formation and custom tactics.
This tactic helps bolster your attack with an additional player. The Extra Attacker tactic considers the attacking attributes and instructions of your players before determining which player should act as the Extra Attacker.
It weighs these factors during player selection, meaning that it will try to follow your player’s instructions in most cases. For instance, if you have your CDM set to Stay Back When Attacking, it’s improbable that they will be chosen as the Extra Attacker.
It weighs these factors during player selection, meaning that it will try to follow your player’s instructions in most cases. For instance, if you have your CDM set to Stay Back When Attacking, it’s improbable that they will be chosen as the Extra Attacker.
If you want to overwhelm your opponent’s defense while in-game, activate Extra Attacker, Get In The Box, and Attacking Full Backs simultaneously. These instructions help maximize your team’s attacking efforts.
To deactivate a D-Pad Tactic, you have to perform the same input used to activate it in the first place. For example, you can use the arrow keys when playing with a keyboard.
This is performed instantly, so it can’t be deactivated.
This can be deactivated by using the same inputs as it takes to activate it. This can be a good thing to do once your opponent has broken through midfield because it can:
- stop defenders from pressing high and leaving space behind that your opponent can exploit;
- prevent the timer from running down all the way, letting you use Team Press again without waiting for it to recharge.
Quick Tactics are not one-time actions (except offside traps and team press). In other words, once activated, they stay until the end of the game or until you turn it off.
FC 25 Quick Tactics are an excellent option to react quickly to the current game situation and give you more firepower options. They can be beneficial to adapt specifically to your opponent or when you don’t have a game plan of the dynamic tactics suitable for the current situation. It would help if you also realized that, when you make a decision, you are adding good things to your team but at the expense of something bad.
Yes. FC 25 Quick Tactics are prioritized more than custom tactics and player instructions.