EA FC 25: How To Enhance Defense? - 5-4-1 Formation

As one of the most competitive games, EA Sports FC 25 is bound with a variety of formations, be it the previous formations or innovative one. For EA series enthusiasts, winning the game is the most important thing, which is also the essence of competitive sports game series.

It is formidable to create a new set of tactics for most players. The most sensible way is to constantly adjust the existing excellent formation to meet the needs of the team.

If the players in your team are not be categorized as the best players, or the focus of the entire team is mainly on defense, then it is recommended to try 5-4-1 formation. Of course, if you have the best players in the world, then this formation will also pose an offensive threat.

Build-Up Style

FC 25 offers you three options - Balanced, Counter and Short Passes for your build-up style. For 5-4-1 formation, the most apposite option comes to Balanced, which will grant you the control of the match.

Player Roles

• Goalkeeper: Defending, Keeper
• Left-Back: Wing-back, Balanced
• Centre-Backs: Defender, Defend
• Right-Back: Wing-back, Balanced
• Left Central-Midfielder: Playmaker, Roaming
• Right Central-Midfielder: Holding, Defend
• Right Midfielder: Inside Forward, Balanced
• Left Midfielder: Inside Forward, Attack
• Striker: Advanced Forward, Complete

The above player’s position allocation is not fixed. You are available to do some tweaks based on the practical situation.

Defense Player Roles

In 5-4-1 formation, goalkeepers will be the foundation of the entire team. goalkeepers features the security and reliability in FIFA 25. They will always stay between the goalposts unless called upon at the last minute.

Then all three central defenders should be set to “Defender” and “Defend” roles. At the same time, they can also attack from the back. This player distribution undoubtedly strengthens the stability and security of the entire team.

Full-backs take on part of the attacking tasks and support some much-needed width. Set your left-back and right-back as “Full-back” and “Balance” respectively to support them to advance forward to support the attack and then return to the defensive position.

And you can also leave them in the front court to defend when needed if you unfortunately lose the control of the ball. This versatility of players is the perfect epitome to show the advantages of 5-4-1 formation.

Midfield Player Roles

In FC 25, a vigorous defense is important, but so is the midfield, which serves as the channel to break up the attack while also being able to continuously transfer the ball to the front court.

One of your midfielders should be set up in the “Holding” and “Defend” roles to promise the stability of midfield and break down attacks of your rivalries. During attack, the midfielder can also protect the back line and cover counterattacks.

Midfielders will lock down the penalty area to grant their partners more freedom to play in the field. Midfielders may be out of position during attack, and their partners can fill in to keep the formation intact.

In the aspects of flank, your players should be sent “Inside Forward” and “Attack” to create the chance for them to cut in from the flank and attack. The best players for this position are those who are fast and can break through defenders. You can refer to the player’s stats and keep an eye on those players with fastest speed in FC 25, or by devoting some FIFA 25 Coins to enhance the performance of your players.

Attacking Player Roles

In a 5-4-1 formation, the striker is the attacker and is mainly focused on gaining points for the entire team. The striker can also move freely around the field when necessary. So be sure to choose players with high ratings in all aspects to take on this key role.

Players Recommended

Since 5-4-1 formation emphasizes defense. So in terms of defense, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji and Micky van de Ven can be selected to take the responsibility for central defenders.

The midfield requires a high level of comprehensive ability from the players. So Marcos Llorente and Eduardo Camavinga with nice overall stats are recommended.

Of course, if you are eligible to have those excellent players with highest rate in FIFA 25, then consider Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland, who will definitely give you an upper hand in the game.

But not everyone has such a big budget, so if you are desperate for a cheap star who can quickly shine in the 5-4-1 formation, then consider Ademola Lookman and Inaki Williams with amazing speed advantage.

As one of the most popular formations, the 5-4-1 formation can definitely lead your team to win the game with a little adjustment and equipped with the right players.

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