Whatever you play in FIFA 23, whether career, Ultimate Team (FUT), friendlies or tournaments, the right tactics for the game are crucial. Equally important is a perfect lineup and formation, all of which can affect your chances of success.
FIFA 23 also has different lineups and game systems to offer, which in turn are geared to certain playing styles and strengths and weaknesses of the teams. Loyalty and fitness also play an important role in FUT and you can go into more detail with the help of the tactical instructions.
Depending on how deeply you engage with your team (perhaps more in Career and FUT than in Friendlies), figuring out the optimal line-up can take some time.
How do I keep my team fit and loyal in FIFA 23 FUT?
First of all, in FIFA 23 FUT, you decide on a specific nation. For this you will receive a kind of starter package and can then build your Ultimate Team on it. The nation then also plays a role in team chemistry, but more on that later.
After you have unpacked a starter pack, you can deal with the construction of your team. What you should avoid is simply investing coins and real money indiscriminately in card packs. Their content is random and the chances of getting desired players are extremely low. You can check out the preview packs and if you see something good in them, go for it! Basically, however, it is more advisable to deal with the transfer market.
You should not necessarily hope for quick successes. Sometimes you can come across good offers for your desired player, but there is no guarantee. Always keep an eye on the overall quality of the team.
How do players get loyalty in FIFA 23?
For a player to be loyal to your team, they must have played at least 10 games for you. Once this has happened, you unlock the loyalty bonus. With the help of loyalty, you can further strengthen the team chemistry, because a loyal player receives a chemistry bonus +1. Also keep in mind that players you pull out of packs are automatically loyal.
How important is fitness in FIFA 23 FUT?
Fortunately, fitness cards are no longer available in FIFA 23, which of course does not mean that you should ignore the fitness of your players. The more tired a player is, the slower he trots across the pitch and is more prone to injury. And you don't want an exhausted defender to be unable to keep up at the crucial moment, do you?
Various factors influence fitness and fatigue. Those who constantly play with pressing exhaust their players a little faster. In targeted situations, it can be useful to use such tactics, but not throughout the game.
Especially exhausted players should be replaced. A fitness value of 99 represents the optimal value, 1 is the lowest possible value.
How does team chemistry work in FIFA 23?
For FIFA 23, EA Sports has made some fundamental changes to team chemistry. The ultimate goal was to make it easier for you to build your dream team. Accordingly, the lines between the players have disappeared. Players no longer have to be placed next to each other to increase the chemistry of the players and the team.
What are the benefits of team chemistry?
Team chemistry is more important than the overall strength of your team, it directly affects performance. As a team with high chemistry, you always have advantages over teams with low chemistry.
Factors that influence the chemistry of players and thus the entire team are country/region, league and club. Since the lines have been eliminated and players no longer need to be placed next to each other, they benefit from players in more distant positions. This gives you more flexibility when putting it together.
The chemistry is also influenced by the manager and his nation or league.
Which is the right team for a career in FIFA 23?
Your team in FIFA 23's Career Mode should be based on your preferred way of playing. So do you prefer to play offensively? Or do you want to generate more counter situations? Or stay relatively balanced? Think about it first.
Then you choose a suitable formation (details below) and fill the corresponding positions with suitable players. Again, you have to consider what you want. Should your players attack over the wings? Then bet on fast wingers. If you don't have one, you can try to train some yourself or alternatively go shopping on the transfer market. Keep in mind that the players have their favorite positions, of course, although you can also train them in other positions.
Go to any position in the team management screen and press the Y or triangle button. You will then see which of your players can be used sensibly in this position. But do not pay attention to these automatic suggestions alone and rather check everything twice.
If you then change the formation, check each individual position to see if there is a suitable player. Sometimes the automatic distribution is error-prone during a formation change.
You can also put together several different lineups and tactical templates and switch them if necessary. If you want, you can put together a B-team to provide rotation, or put together different lineups for different types of opponents.
What is the best team for a career in FIFA 23
The best team is always a matter of definition. Of course, in pretty much every league there are dominant clubs that have the best values and are therefore among the best teams. At FC Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona or Manchester City you will find a lot of quality, just to name a few teams. That depends a little on your sympathies, but you can also put together your own club and lead it to the top and make it the best team.
Which formation is suitable for which style of play in FIFA 23?
We've already touched on different formations for different ways of playing in FIFA 23. It depends on whether you want to act defensively or offensively, whether you want to find a balance in everything and so on.
Below we show you which formations are best suited for what:
Formation: 3-4-3 or 4-3-3
Alignment: Offensive with flank attacks
Notes: For this you need fast and pass-safe flank players, these provide header-strong strikers in the middle with flanks.
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2 or 4-2-2-2
Alignment: Defensive with counter-attacks
Notes: Fast centre forwards are a good choice here. Even better if they have good shooting power. Less important here are the flankers.
Formation: 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1
Orientation: For all-rounders, a little bit of everything
Notes: A balanced line-up with a focus on a strong midfield. You can act as you like from the center or from the flanks.
Formation: 3-5-2
Alignment: Strong midfield, weak defense
Notes: With a strong and well-manned midfield, you can fall back on this option to ensure a dominant midfield with outnumber.
Formation: 5-3-2
Alignment: Defensive bulwark
Notes: If you have strong and good defenders and many of them, you can build a defensive bulwark. You provide relief with fast full-backs and midfielders.
Formation: 5-4-1 or 4-5-1
Orientation: Very defensive
Notes: A good choice if you are in the lead against stronger opponents or want to hold a draw. With the help of fast centre forwards you could create good counter-chances.
Formation: 3-4-3, 3-4-1-2 or 3-4-2-1
Orientation: Offensive with risk
Notes: If you are behind, you can take a risk here. You only have one central defender, but your midfield can help out in defence.
What's the best lineup in FIFA 23?
There is no such thing as the best line-up in FIFA 23. As mentioned, the formations are adapted to different playing styles. But no line-up is equally suitable for all situations. Take a look at the list to see what suits you best and what suits your team.
Which line-up for counterattacks in FIFA 23?
If you want to play on the counterattack, you should use either 4-1-2-1-2 or 4-2-2-2 as a formation. Both give you a solid defense, while you can effectively counter with fast offensive players.
What are the benefits of the tactical instructions in FIFA 23?
You can give the following tactical instructions in FIFA 23:
Building game
l Speed: This determines the pace of your attacks.
l Passing Game: Affects the distance of passes and the support you receive from your teammates.
l Positional play: Determines how positional your players are on the field.
Opportunity development
l Passing game: This determines how much support you get from runs forward and what risk is taken with such passes.
l Flanks: This determines how often flanks are hit into the penalty area.
l Shooting behavior: Regulates how often the goal is shot.
l Positional play: This allows you to adjust how much your players stick to their position.
Defense
l Pressure: How early your defense exerts pressure, you can determine here.
l Aggressiveness: Determine how aggressive your defenders behave towards the opponent carrying the ball.
l Shift: Determines how much the team moves towards the ball.
l Line of Defense: Regulates whether your team relies on an offside trap or tries to shield the opponent.
What do quick tactics and dynamic tactics do in FIFA 23?
While a game is running in FIFA 23, you can fall back on ready-made quick tactics. You can thus specifically determine whether you want to exercise more pressing in certain situations or prioritize ball possession. To do this, you push the D-pad to the left or right, which leads to a fundamentally more offensive or defensive style of play.
Just keep in mind that a special offensive style of play and strong pressing have a more negative effect on fitness than normal game behavior. This is especially noticeable if you go through with it throughout the game.
The dynamic tactics (D-pad top and bottom) allow even more detailed settings with which you can react to certain game situations that arise during the match.
