It will be interesting to see how much of the licenses to teams and player likenesses EA will be able to retain without direct FC 25 Coins input, though it's been said that things of that nature are agreed upon through a different agreement and may be mixed in somewhere with the 300 license partners EA claimed it has going forward.

The latest entry in the long-running FC series was recently released, and players are already well on the way to building their dream teams. Like most modern sports games, FC 25 has received a heap of criticism since its release for a lack of innovation, but to EA's credit, the gameplay balance has significantly improved in this year's iteration.

Consequently, players have the freedom to try out more formations and tactics this year, as there aren't any overpowered strategies to exploit that every player will end up using. So, to give players a few ideas for how to play, here are a handful of reliable formations. Updated on May 4. 2022. by Jack Pursey: FC 25 has been included in Sony's latest offering of games for PlayStation Plus subscribers, along with Tribes of Midgard and Curse of the Dead Gods. Consequently, the game's Ultimate Team mode will likely be receiving a wave of new players soon.

To help beginners get started, we've updated this list of the best formations in FC 25 to offer some more options and guidance.

The 4222 is an attacking formation that is ideal for high-pressing sides. It was notably used by Ralf Rangnick at the start of his Manchester United tenure, and it has also been used by Thomas Tuchel at times this season, often as a mid-game alteration. Defensively, the formation is usually used to force the opposition out wide through the resilient pressing of the 2 CMs, 2 CAMs, and 2 Strikers. If the ball is won back, the team can then spring a deadly counter-attack with the four attacking players bursting forward.

The 41212 (2) isn't used too often in real-life today, but it is an effective formation in FC 25. The latest game in the long-running series emphasizes midfield control, so packing four players in the middle of the park is certainly not a bad idea. The side's wing-backs should be given overlapping roles to ensure that they can provide the width and get crosses into the box for the two strikers. It's also important to pick central midfield buy EA FC Coins players with good short passing accuracy, to ensure that they can intricately move the ball between themselves and into the striker, without getting caught out by the opposition press.