The Best FIFA 19 Custom Tactics Configurations

Are you out of ideas about how to customise your own custom tactics for your FIFA 19 Ultimate Team squad? If you want to see your squad playing the way you want, check our selection of the best FIFA 19 Custom Tactics configurations from real clubs and our own suggestions.

The Best FIFA 19 Custom Tactics Configurations

FIFA 19 custom tactics configurations and preset tactics from real teams and our own suggestions

If even after reading our custom tactics guide for FIFA 19 Ultimate Team you still don’t know which values to use, maybe we can help you. On this page, you’ll find a selection of the best FIFA 19 custom tactics based on your game style and on the teams you support. Remember that there are no perfect tactics and you should use the ones on this page only as a reference, while you don’t discover your own configuration.

PRESET
Ultra Defensive
Defensive
Balanced
Attacking
Ultra Attacking

OUR SUGGESTIONS
Ultra Defensive
Defensive
Balanced
Attacking
Ultra Attacking

REAL CLUBS
Arsenal
Atlético de Madrid
Chelsea
Juventus
FC Barcelona
FC Bayern
Manchester City
Manchester United
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid

REAL NATIONAL TEAMS
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
England
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain

Ultra Defensive (Preset)

The team will try to defend deep and absorb pressure, getting numbers behind the ball.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Drop Back
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 3 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◻️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Long Ball
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 3 Players in Box
◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 1 Corners
◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 1 Free Kicks

Defensive (Preset)

The team will try to defend deep but will also try to build-up the attack.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Drop Back
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◻️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Players in Box
◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 2 Corners
◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 2 Free Kicks

Balanced (Preset)

The team will try to be as balanced as possible on the defence and on the attack.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Attacking (Preset)

The team will try to put more players on the attack.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ Defensive Style: Press After Possession Loss
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◼️ Offensive Style: Fast Build Up
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ 4 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ 4 Free Kicks

Ultra Attacking (Preset)

The team will build up fast attacks taking more risks on the defence.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ Defensive Style: Constant Pressure
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◼️ Offensive Style: Fast Build Up
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ 5 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ 5 Free Kicks

Ultra Defensive (Suggested)

The team will try to defend deep and absorb pressure, getting numbers behind the ball. This configuration is a FIFAUTeam suggestion.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 3 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Players in Box
◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 2 Corners
◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 2 Free Kicks

Defensive (Suggested)

The team will try to defend deep but will also try to build-up the attack. This configuration is a FIFAUTeam suggestion.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Depth

OFFENSE

Balanced (Suggested)

The team will try to be as balanced as possible on the defence and on the attack. This configuration is a FIFAUTeam suggestion.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Depth

OFFENSE

Attacking (Suggested)

The team will try to put more players on the attack. This configuration is a FIFAUTeam suggestion.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ Defensive Style: Press After Possession Loss
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ 5 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ 5 Free Kicks

Ultra Attacking (Suggested)

The team will build up fast attacks taking more risks on the defence. This configuration is a FIFAUTeam suggestion.

DEFENCE STYLE

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◼️ Offensive Style: Fast Build Up
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ 5 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ 5 Free Kicks

Arsenal

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Arsenal uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ Defensive Style: Press After Possession Loss
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Atlético de Madrid

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Atlético de Madrid uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ Defensive Style: Press After Possession Loss
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Chelsea

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Chelsea uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ Defensive Style: Press After Possession Loss
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Juventus

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Juventus uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

FC Barcelona

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what FC Barcelona uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Pressure on Heavy Touch
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

FC Bayern

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what FC Bayern uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Pressure on Heavy Touch
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Manchester City

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Manchester City uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ Defensive Style: Press After Possession Loss
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Manchester United

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Manchester United uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Paris Saint-Germain

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Paris Saint-Germain uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

OFFENSE

Real Madrid

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Real Madrid uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Pressure on Heavy Touch
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Argentina

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Argentina national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Belgium

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Belgium national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ Defensive Style: Press After Possession Loss
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Depth

OFFENSE

Brazil

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Brazil national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Pressure on Heavy Touch
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Depth

OFFENSE

England

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what England national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

France

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what France national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Drop Back
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◼️ Offensive Style: Fast Build Up
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Germany

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Germany national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Italy

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Italy national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Drop Back
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◻️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Long Ball
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Width
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 3 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Netherlands

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Netherlands national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 5 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Width
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 3 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Portugal

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Portugal national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ Defensive Style: Pressure on Heavy Touch
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◻️◻️ Offensive Style: Balanced
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 4 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks

Spain

The team will try to play with a style of play similar to what Spain national team uses in real life.

DEFENCE STYLE

◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️ Defensive Style: Press After Possession Loss
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 8 Depth

OFFENSE

◼️◼️◼️◻️ Offensive Style: Possession
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️◻️ 6 Width
◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️◻️ 7 Players in Box
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Corners
◼️◼️◼️◻️◻️ 3 Free Kicks