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This page will list as much tactical related stuff as possible, both player and team specific. A lot of player specific related stuff, such as 'skill cards' are still mostly the same compared to Pro Evolution Soccer 2014. Most of the stuff listed will be there just for reference. However, team related stuff, such as sliders, have been completely revamped. This page will try to explain the new team tactics of PES15.

Player Specific Tactical Options

Player Skills

These player skills are sometimes referred to as 'cards'. Assigning a Player Skill to a player will either unlock and/or improve the skill he already has.

No.	Player Skill	Description
01	Scissors Feint	Enables players to execute the Scissors Feint at high speed.
02	Flip Flap	Enables players to execute the Flip Flap.
03	Marseille Turn	Enables players to execute the Marseille Turn.
04	Sombrero	Enables players to execute the Boomerang Trap and the Crescent Turn.
05	Cut Behind & Turn	Enables the "Cut Behind".
06	Scotch Move	Enables "Scotch Move".
07	Long Range Drive	Enables players to hit curling shots with great accuracy from a distance.
08	Knuckle Shot	Enables players to hit knuckle ball shots with greater ease.
09	Acrobatic Finishing	Enables players to find a finish even from awkward positions or when off balance.
10	First-time Shot	Improves technique and precision when taking first-time shots.
11	One-touch Pass	Improves technique and precision when playing one-touch passes.
12	Weighted Pass	Enables players to apply back-spin when playing lofted passes and through balls improving accuracy.
13	Pinpoint Crossing	Enables players to curl in crosses with great accuracy.
14	Outside Curler	Enables players to shoot and pass using the outside of the boot even at long distances.
15	Low Punt Trajectory	Enables players to take long accurate punt kicks with a low trajectory.
16	Long Throw	Improves the range of long throws.
17	GK Long Throw	Improves the range on throws by the goalkeeper.
18	Man Marking	Makes the player stay tight on the opponent when marking.
19	Track Back	An offensive player who actively pressurises the opposition player who is on the ball and tries to win it back.
20	Captaincy	The strength of character to get more out of the team, pulling players by the scruff of their necks.
21	Super-sub	Improves player's abilities when introduced late in the game.
22	Fighting Spirit	Enables players to perform better under pressure and fatigue, as well as adversity.

Playing Styles

Playing Style refers to the style of play of a player. This attribute will decide how a player behaves on the pitch. Playing styles are position-specific, and only one playing style can be given to a player.

Playing Style	Pos.	Description
Goal Poacher	CF   SS	A predatory striker who players off the shoulders of the last defender.
Dummy Runner	CF   SS   AMF	A player who attracts the defence to create space for others to exploit.
Fox in the Box	CF	A striker who lurks in the opposition 18 yard box just waiting for the ball.
Target Man	CF	A player who becomes the focal point of attack by holding the ball up in an advanced position.
Creative Playmaker	LWF   RWF   SS	A player who likes to drop off into a deeper position in order to orchestrate the attack.
Prolific Winger	LWF   RWF	The winger come striker who looks to cut in from wide into the central area looking to score.
Classic No. 10	AMF   CMF	An old-style static playmaker who makes use of deft touches and passes rather than pace or movement.
Hole Player	AMF   LMF   RMF   CMF	A player who looks to make runs into the opposition goal area when the team is on the attack.
Box-to-Box	AMF   LMF   RMF   CMF	A player who tirelessly covers every blade of grass for the full 90 minutes.
The Destroyer	CMF   DMF	A tenacious battler who keeps opposition attacks at bay through hard tackling and pressing.
Anchor Man	DMF	A deep sitting defensive midfielder protecting the backline.
Build Up	DMF   LB   RB   CB	A player who likes to drop back in order to receive the ball and trigger attacks from deep.
Extra Frontman	CB	A defender who likes to join in the attack and lay siege on the opposition goal at every given opportunity.
Offensive Full-back	LB   RB	An attack-minded full back who will run upfield and join the attack when presented with a chance.
Defensive Full-back	LB   RB	A solid full back who prefers to stay back and stick to defensive duties.
Offensive Goalkeeper	GK	A keeper playing a sweeper type role who often comes out to cover the area behind the defence.
Defensive Goalkeeper	GK	A solid keeper who prefers to stay around the goal line.

COM Playing Styles (When On The Ball)

These COM Playing Styles are sometimes referred to as 'cards'. Unlike normal Playing Styles multiple COM Playing Styles can be assigned to a single player nor are they position-specific. Assigning COM Playing Styles to a player will make an AI controlled player more likely to do specific actions, but they will not improve or unlock specific player stats.

COM Playing Styles	Header text
Trickster	The step-over expert who makes the most of exquisite skills to dribble past the opposition.
Mazing Run	A player who looks to penetrate deep into opposition territory by using deft turns and dribbles.
Speeding Bullet	A pacey player who likes to get forward.
Incisive Run	A dribbler whose expertise is to cut in from the wide areas looking for goal scoring opportunities.
Long Ball Expert	A player who frequently plays the long ball.
Early Cross	A player with great vision who won't miss the chance to hit an early cross.
Long Ranger	A player who frequently takes snapshots at goal from range.

Team Specific Tactical Options

This section will explain as much as possible when it comes to team-related tactical settings. To change the tactics of your team, go to Edit -> Teams -> Your team -> Game Plan.

Important!

When you're the home team for example, and the other home team in the match before you had Fluid Formations enabled your team will have Fluid Formations enabled too (this also applies to the away team). However, it can be disabled per team before a match begins. So always make sure the fluid formations are always set up properly even when you will not use them (use the Formation Change to copy the kick-off formation to the other 2 formations). So in the case the host forgets to disable fluid formations for your team, it will not keep switching from a 5-2-3 to 3-6-1 and back with your striker becoming a defender every time for example until the host fixes it.

When using a keyboard for player 1 in PES15, there is a chance that the controls for the right stick are not yet set up. You will need to set up the controls for this stick in order to switch between Fluid Formations. Go to Settings.exe and set up the keybinds for the R-stick.

Lineup

Lineup allows you to change the lineup of the players on the pitch and the bench. You cannot move the players on the field though. Keep in mind that you change the players on the Offensive preset and that it affects the Defensive and Custom presets as well as the fluid formations. You also change the captain of the team via Lineup.

Preset Tactics

Here you can change your sliders for your team, set up the man marking and change positions of your players.

Edit Position

Here you can move the players around the pitch as well as switch them around, it should be pretty straightforward. The limits of PES15 are for all 3 positions: 2-5 defenders, 1-6 midfielders, 1-5 attackers. However, you have to use the Right stick left or right (or whatever keyboard buttons you bound them to) to switch between the Fluid Formations to set up the formations for all 3 situations (at kick-off, in possession and out of possession).

Formation Change

Here you can select several basic formations in the game for your team for all 3 fluid formation situations, such as 4-4-2, 3-6-1, 3-4-3, etc.. It is also possible to copy one of your other fluid formations. So for example if you have set up the formation for when at kick-off, you can change the formation of when you're in possession to the one at kick-off. This can help you save time setting up your other 2 formations.

Team Instructions

Compared to PES14 the tactics we knew as 'sliders' are now mostly gone and replaced with 12 settings. 6 settings for when in possession and 6 settings for when out of possession. To switch between them when setting up your tactics use the LB and RB buttons (probably Q and E on your keyboard).

Attacking Styles

Counter Attack: When on the ball, players will burst forward looking to get themselves into threatening areas.

Possession Game: Players look to retain possession when there is little space. Any available teammates will then provide the necessary support.

Build Up

Long-pass: Direct playing style involving long balls being played to the front line. Players will pull away opposition players to create space and once a long ball hits its target, they turn to providing support to the attackers ahead of them.

Short-pass: Break down the opposition by out-passing the opposition all the way up the pitch. Players keep themselves at a certain distance to create more avenues for passes.

Attacking Area

Wide: Team attacks mainly from out wide. More links and combinations played in the wings during build up.

Middle: Team attacks mainly through the middle. More links and combinations played in the central areas during build up.

Positioning

Maintain Formation: Players move in a way to maintain the team's overall shape.

Flexible: Players play free-flow football exchanging positions and playing interchanges.

Support Range

The higher the level, the more players tend to spread themselves out when looking to receive passes. This is a 1-10 slider.

Numbers In Attack

Adjust the number of players who will join in the attack. This has 3 options: Few, medium and many.

Defensive Styles

Frontline Pressure: When possession is lost, players apply pressure from the front looking to win the ball high up the pitch.

All-out Defence: When possession is lost, players drop back into their own half and form a defensive wall.

Containment Area

Middle: Form a defensive web that cuts out all avenues for forward passes then force the opposition players towards the middle where the team can then defend in numbers.

Wide: When defending, shepherd opposition players out wide then defend in numbers when they try to play forward passes.

Pressuring

Aggressive: The first defender will move in and close down opposition attackers in trying to win back the ball.

Conservative: The first defender will hold up opposition attackers by keeping them at an arm's length rather than move in and risk being beaten.

Defensive Line

The higher the level, the further up the pitch the defensive line will be. This is a 1-10 slider.

Compactness

The higher the level, the more compact the team's overall shape becomes when defending. This is a 1-10 slider.

Numbers In Defence

Adjust the number of players who will drop back and defend. This has 3 options: Few, medium and many.

Mark Settings

This is disabled in Edit mode. However during a match you can set up all marking settings here. The game will use the Out of possession preset if you use fluid formations.

Set Piece Settings

Nothing has changed here since PES14 and PES13. The only thing to keep in mind is that only players that are registered as defender on the Kick-Off preset can join the attack. This can cause some confusion because PES15 shows the In Possession preset when setting up set pieces. So if you have a player that is a CB at kick off but a DMF in possession you have to select him as a DMF to join the attack.

One-Touch Settings

This option is only available during matches.

Display in Game Plan

When this option is turned off, the game will always skip the One-Touch Settings and skip to the extensive tactical options every time.

Simple Settings

With this option you can quickly select tactics that you want to use, for example Long Ball or Down Middle (Offensive). But keep in mind that it will change your formation as well, so you might have to put players back into position.

Auto Lineup Select

This option will let you have the game select the best players depending on what you prefer. By Ability will pick the best player for each position depending on their base stat only. By Form will pick the best player for each position depending on their condition only. No preference will pick the best player for each position depending on both their condition and stats.

Auto Trigger Setting

These settings should be fairly obvious. Change Preset Tactics will make your automatically switch between the presets depending on whether they're in the lead or not. Your team will usually play the Offensive preset, but switch to defensive when it is in the lead (not always). When your team is losing again, it will then switch back to Offensive.

Tactical Options

Here you can change the Preset Tactics for your defensive and custom (fluid) formations and presets. Here you can enable or disable Fluid Formations. Fluid formations is a new feature of PES15 that lets you change the team's formation dependent on whether you're are at kick-off, in possession of the ball or out of possession. This means for example that if your team plays a 4-3-3, you can have the 2 wing strikers drop back to the midfield as left and right midfielders to help defend. But you can also have your second CB join the midfield as DMF when you're in possession for example.

Data Management

Here you can save your current formation (it is not the team export function) and load old formations. You can also default all your team tactics in case you need to do so.