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The Recently rebranded EA Sports FC 24 is on its second successful week, amassing numerous fans who are eager to explore the various gameplay features and modes it offers. However, if you are more than just a casual fan and you are considering playing competitively, you might be wondering about the best formations, custom tactics, etc that the game has to offer. There are plenty of options here so it might get a bit overwhelming, worry not as we will provide you with the best tactics, player instructions, etc in EA FC 24.
Best Formations in EA Sports FC 24
Here’s a list of all the commonly used formations in EA FC 24:
4-3-2-1 Formation
4-2-3-1- Formation
5-4-1 Formation
The 4-3-2-1 formation
The 4-3-2-1 formation happens to be the best considering the current meta. Here are some of the player instructions for this meta:
ST: Stay in the center, get in behind
CFs: Get in behind
RCM: Cover Wing
CM: Cover the center, stay back while on attack
LCM: Cover the center, stay back while on attack
Right-back: Balanced
Left-back: Stay back while attacking
Offensive Tactics
Build-Up Play: Balanced
Chance Creation: Direct passing
Width: 45
Players In Box: 5 bars
Corners and Free Kicks: 1 bar
Defensive Tactics
Defensive Style: Balanced
Width: 45
Depth: 65
Do note that this formation has CFs instead of separate LF and RF. This method will work and it is mostly dependent on the Center Mid’s strong foot.
The 4-2-3-1 formation
If you find yourself struggling on both attack and defense, you can use this layout to train yourself before moving up to complex formations. Here are the player instructions:
ST: Stay forward, get in from behind
CAM: Stay forward, get in boxes for crosses
CDMs: Cover the center on both sides and stay back while attacking on one
Right-back: Stay back while attacking
Left-back: Stay back while attacking
Offensive Tactics
Build-Up Play: Direct Passing
Chance Creation: Forward Runs
Width: 40
Players In Box: 70
Corners and Free Kicks: 2 bars
Defensive Tactics
Defensive Style: Balanced
Width: 35
Depth: 55
This formation provides you with a well-balanced team to take into your Ultimate Team endeavors. It does have one disadvantage and that is due to the fact that you cannot make fast-paced movements and you must adopt a patient method and make smart passes to shoot goals.
The 5-4-1 Formation
This layout comes with a very strong defensive team and it is recommended that you use this once you reach high-level competitive matches, as you will encounter more aggressive players there. Here are the player instructions:
ST: Stay forward and center, get in behind
CM: One to cover the center and stay back while the other must stay balanced and cover the center.
LM: Come back during defense, get in behind, and also get into the box for cross
RM: Come back during defense, get behind, and also get into the box for cross
RWB: Overlap and join the attack
LWB: Overalp and join the attack
Offensive Tactics
Build-Up Play: Long Ball
Chance Creation: Direct Passing
Width: 50
Players In Box: 8 bars
Corners and Free Kicks: 3 for corners & 2 for free kicks
Defensive Tactics
Defensive Style: Balanced
Width: 35
Depth: 50
As mentioned above, this layout works wonders during defense although players who would like to have middle control would not be big fans of this. The main strategy is to use outside midfielders and backs to overload a wing and create an opening that can be executed with a cross.
Those are pretty much all the best transformations you use as you embark on your EA Sports FC 24 journey. Do note that this list was inspired by the data provided by Dexerto. Feel free to experiment more with these formations and fine-tune them according to your needs.
