Making Half-Time Changes - Substitutions and Tactics

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    Half-Time Changes

    During the half-time window, you can make tactical adjustments to influence the second half.

    What You Can Change

    • Substitutions - Swap players on and off the pitch
    • Formation - Switch to a different formation entirely
    • Game plan - Change from Balanced to All Out Attack, etc.
    • Match shout - Update your team instructions
    • Strategies - Adjust in-possession and out-of-possession strategies
    • Man marking - Assign or remove man-marking instructions

    The Half-Time Window

    • The half-time window opens and closes at set times
    • You'll receive a notification when it opens
    • Changes must be submitted before the window closes
    • If you don't make changes, your first-half setup continues

    When to Make Changes

    • You're losing and need more attacking threat
    • Your opponent is dominating a particular zone
    • A player is underperforming and a sub could improve things
    • Your current game plan isn't working

    Auto-Shouts

    If you have the Assistant Manager auto-shouts feature enabled, tactical shout changes will be made automatically based on the match situation.

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