Master the Pitch. A high-performance tactical database and analysis tool for Football Manager 2026, built with Blazor WebAssembly.
FM26 Tactics Hub is a modern, data-driven web application designed for managers to browse, analyze, and download elite tactical setups. Moving beyond static forum posts, this hub features an interactive tactical engine that visualizes exactly how team instructions and player roles transform between attacking and defensive phases.
- Dual-Phase Visualization: Seamlessly toggle between In Possession (Cyan) and Out of Possession (Red) to see the team's shape change.
- Dynamic Transitions: Watch player icons smoothly slide to their defensive responsibilities (e.g., watching an AMCL drop into a defensive MCL).
- Smart Overlays: Hover over player icons to view a detailed instruction dossier. Boxes intelligently "flip" and shift horizontally to stay visible on all screen sizes.
- Tactical Phases: Filter instructions by Buildup, Progression, and Final Third with real-time pitch zone highlighting.
- League Table Analytics: High-fidelity results tables with custom color-coding for Won/Lost/Draw and Expected Stats (xG, xGA, XPTS).
- Smart Benchmarking: Automatic calculation of Goal Difference (GD) and Expected Goal Difference (xGD).
- Tested Team Highlighting: The specific team used in the simulation is highlighted with a distinct Burnt Orange/Yellow background for instant performance context.
- Zero-JS Navigation: A custom-built, purely C# sticky timeline sidebar for jumping between Tactics, Results, and Downloads.
- Optimized UI: Designed for 1080p displays with a unified 660px panel height and high-density 3-column data grids.
- Architecture: Fully refactored service-oriented design. The UI acts as a template, pulling data dynamically from a central Tactic Service.
- Framework: .NET 9 / Blazor WebAssembly
- Styling: CSS3 Custom Properties, Glassmorphism, and Bootstrap 5
- Icons: Bootstrap Icons
- Data Structure: C# Dictionary and List-based Service logic (easily migratable to JSON/SQL)
FM26_Tactics/
├── Models/
│ └── Tactic.cs # Unified schema for tactical data, player roles & league results
├── Services/
│ └── TacticService.cs # The central database (The single point of truth for all tactics)
├── Pages/
│ ├── Home.razor # Slick landing page categorized by formations
│ ├── FormationDetail # Tactic listing cards for specific shapes (e.g., 3-4-3)
│ └── TacticView.razor # The "Perfect Version" dynamic tactical template
└── wwwroot/
├── images/ # Organized shots (images/{formation}/{slug}.jpg)
└── tactics/ # Downloadable .fmf files (tactics/{formation}/{slug}.fmf)