When Dominic Kinnear slips out of his well-worn 4-4-2 and into something more comfortable, you know there is a darn good reason. The Houston Dynamo manager, who has long worshiped at the altar of the ...

Tactics in soccer are great. They are fascinating. Diving into them allows for a deeper look into the game, an embrace of the chess-match element inherent in the sport, and a whole new series of ...

We tend to spend disproportionate time on Toronto FC in Talking Tactics. It may seem like an uneven share among 18 MLS sides, especially considering that TFC now reside squarely in “We’ll get ‘em next ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the game of soccer, players on the field are arranged in formations for different tactical reasons. Kyle Lowry gets standing ...

Since the innovation of the flat 4 in the late 1980’s, most professional and international teams have adopted the system as part of their standard tactics. In its most common evolution, the flat 4 is ...

Throughout the world, soccer strategy is a hot topic of conversation. There’s debate about employing a 4-3-3 versus the 4-2-3-1 or the trendy 3-5-2; playing possession soccer or absorbing pressure and ...

Are you trying to establish the FC 24 best tactics and formations? Each new game comes with its own nuances, and that includes overpowered tactics and formations. This is known as the ‘meta’. So if ...

Formations. What are they? What do they mean? Why so many numbers? And so forth. As part of a series I'm going to be doing on this blog explaining some of the ins and outs of soccer to new fans, let's ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. When it comes to building a winning team in EA Sports FC 26, the right formation is just as important as the players you pick. A good formation can ...

Once you choose a team to manage in Career Mode, you should use these formations, including advanced late-game options.