Best EA FC 25 custom tactics for Chelsea Women

Chelsea Women is a top-tier team in EA FC 25. Consisting of a few top-rated stars of European football, including Sam Kerr, Guro Reiten, and Lauren James, the Blues are the current reigning champs of the Women’s Super League. While the performance of Chelsea’s men's team has been underwhelming for the last couple of seasons, the women's team has made sure to maintain their top form as the reigning champs. Hence, using the right custom tactics for the team will help you get an upper hand over other prevalent teams like Barcelona Femini, Lyon Feminin, and others.

Keeping that in mind, this article will provide a detailed overview of the necessary team details and what custom tactics will be fruitful for Chelsea Women to progress in the Kick-Off or Career Mode in EA FC 25.

Note: Some aspects of the article are subjective and solely reflect the author’s opinions

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EA FC 25: Best custom tactics to use with Chelsea Women

Below is a detailed description of the optimal formation, squad, and custom tactics for the Chelsea Women. However, note that any formation and squad mentioned below might not resemble the strategy used by the Blues in real life. This article aims to provide you with the highest-rated players from the squad who are fruitful in the virtual field.

EA FC 25: The best squad for Chelsea Women

Here’s a detailed overview of Chelsea Women's players, optimal for the classic 4-3-3 formation:

• Zecira Musovic (Overall: 79) - GK
• Niamh Charles (Overall: 81) - LB
• Millie Bright (Overall: 85) - CB
• Kadeisha Buchanan (Overall: 84) - CB
• Lucy Bronze (Overall: 85) - RB
• Sandy Baltimore (Overall: 84) - CM
• Sjoeke Nusken (Overall: 81) - CM
• Catarina Macario (Overall: 84) - CAM
• Guro Reiten (Overall: 88) - LW
• Lauren James (Overall: 86) - RW
• Sam Kerr (Overall: 90) - ST

You must use the aforementioned set of players for optimal results regardless of modes in EA FC 25.

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EA FC 25: The best formation to use for Chelsea Women

Chelsea Women's optimal formation in FC 25 (Image via EA Sports)

As mentioned, the 4-3-3 Attack formation should yield the best results for Chelsea Women in EA FC 25. In such an attacking formation, Sam Kerr will take charge from the center as a striker while Guro Reiten and Lauren James will support her from the wings.

Meanwhile, Catarina Macario will play as a playmaker and help the front three to pose a threat in the opponent’s final third. Both CMs, Sandy Baltimore and Sjoeke Nusken, will help Macario from behind in the build-ups. However, they will have different roles.

While Baltimore can go up front and help the forwards, Nusken will stay back to negate the opposition’s counter-attacks. Both wingbacks will have a certain role where Niamh Charles will play a falseback role to support the midfield during the attack. Meanwhile, Lucy Bronze will support Nusken and James on the right-hand side of the field.

Kadeisha Buchanan will be the last outfield player and Millie Bright will play as a ball-playing defender to help the forwards. Lastly, Zecira Musovic will be the goalie.

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EA FC 25: The best custom tactics for Chelsea Women

Best custom tactics for Chelsea Women (Image via EA Sports)

With the arrival of FC IQ, you can now set individual roles and focus for your team. Here’s the custom tactics you must use to get the best results:

Chelsea Women’s Build-up style and Defensive Approach should be set as Balanced. This will allow you to create a proper equilibrium between the attack and defense lines. As mentioned, the Women's Super League’s highest-rated player Sam Kerr will lead the attack with a Poacher role and Attack focus. Meanwhile, both wingers Guri Reiten and Lauren James’ focus must be Balanced with a Winger role.

In the midfield area, Catarina Macario’s role will be Playmaker+ with a Roaming focus. Sandy Baltimore will be an Attack-focused Playmaker while Sjoeke Nusken will be a Defend-focused Deep Lying Playmaker+.

Niamh Charles will fit in a Falseback role with a focus set to Balanced. Meanwhile, new joiner Lucy Bronze will have a Defend focus with a Fullback role. Both CBs will be Defend-focused players where Millie Bright will fulfill as a Ball Playing Defender+ and Kadeisha Buchanan will be Defender++. Lastly, the goalie Musovic must acquire Defend as a focus and the Goalkeeper+ role to stay intact in the goal.

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