Bundesliga runners-up (the season everything clicked)
High press + aggressive inside wing-backs + direct transitions
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Players only move where their role tag says — it's not a match replay
3-2-2-3
One full-back tucks in to add a midfielder while the rest run forward quickly.
Identity
Shows where the same player moves to between in- and out-of-possession phases.
| In possession | Out of possession |
|---|---|
| GKBall-Playing Goalkeeper | GKSweeper Keeper |
| FB (L)Inside Wing-Back | FB (L)Pressing Full-Back |
| CB (L)No-Nonsense Centre-Back | CB (L)Centre-Back |
| CB (R)No-Nonsense Centre-Back | CB (R)Centre-Back |
| FB (R)Full-Back | FB (R)Full-Back |
| DMDeep Lying Playmaker | DMScreening Defensive Midfielder |
| CM (L)Advanced Playmaker | CM (L)Central Midfielder |
| CM (R)Channel Midfielder | CM (R)Central Midfielder |
| AM (L)Inside Forward | AM (L)Tracking Winger |
| STChannel Forward | STTracking Centre-Forward |
| AM (R)Wide Forward | AM (R)Tracking Winger |
Amber badges are the identity-defining instructions. We only set a value where the data gives a clear signal; where it does not, the FM default is left in place and shown faded — those are yours to adjust. Click an item to check it off.
In Possession
Out of Possession
FM26 handles one in-possession shape, one out-of-possession shape, and the switch between them. The items below fall outside that — this card carries only what the game can take.
Not an appearance ranking — these players embodied the system’s roles.
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Inside Wing-Back in possession — the key to the overload in midfield
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In possession: Ball-Playing Goalkeeper · Out of possession: Sweeper Keeper
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In possession: Inside Wing-Back · Out of possession: Full-Back
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Set by the role
In possessionHolds PositionMoves Inside to DM
Out of possessionHolds PositionStays Wide
Every other player instruction stays at its default — those are yours to adjust.
In possession: No-Nonsense Centre-Back · Out of possession: Centre-Back
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In possession: No-Nonsense Centre-Back · Out of possession: Centre-Back
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In possession: Full-Back · Out of possession: Full-Back
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Holds PositionStays Wide
Every other player instruction stays at its default — those are yours to adjust.
In possession: Deep Lying Playmaker · Out of possession: Screening Defensive Midfielder
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Out of possessionTackling: Ease Off Tackles
A common tweak among users of this role — not something the game requires, so feel free to change it.
In possession: Advanced Playmaker · Out of possession: Central Midfielder
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In possessionPassing Risk: Take More Risks
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In possession: Channel Midfielder · Out of possession: Central Midfielder
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In possessionAttacking Width: Move Into Channels
A common tweak among users of this role — not something the game requires, so feel free to change it.
In possession: Inside Forward · Out of possession: Tracking Winger
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In possessionDribbling Direction: Cut Inside With BallAttacking Width: Sit Narrower
Out of possessionTrigger Press: More Often
A common tweak among users of this role — not something the game requires, so feel free to change it.
In possession: Channel Forward · Out of possession: Tracking Centre-Forward
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In possessionAttacking Width: Move Into Channels
Out of possessionTrigger Press: More Often
A common tweak among users of this role — not something the game requires, so feel free to change it.
In possession: Wide Forward · Out of possession: Tracking Winger
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In possessionAttacking Width: Stay Wider
Out of possessionTrigger Press: More Often
A common tweak among users of this role — not something the game requires, so feel free to change it.
This is a well-founded starting point — the FM match engine is a separate system, so real match performance is not guaranteed.
Built from Sebastian Hoeneß’s Stuttgart side of 2023–24 (Bundesliga), this card turns real season data into FM26 settings. Their clearest trait: they pressed hard, 3rd of 18 for pressing intensity, and they played at a high tempo (3rd of 18). Expect the settings below to ask players to close down quickly and win the ball high up the pitch. On the other axes they ranked: width 16th, build-up 3rd, defensive line 6th. In FM26 this becomes a 3-2-2-3, with team instructions and role settings listed below. Ranks are within the Bundesliga 2023–24 field of 18 teams, where 1st is the highest value on that axis.
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