LM Roles & Focus
All available roles and focus options for the LM position in EA SPORTS FC 26.
Wide Midfielder
A midfielder who stays wide to facilitate play, providing passing and defensive support, but rarely ventures forward to attack.
Focus Options
Defend
When asked to Defend, the Wide Midfielder will drop into the defensive midfield line and protect the defence.
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Build-Up
When in Build-Up, the Wide Midfielder will position themselves a little higher up the pitch to support plays, while providing defensive support if needed.
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Support
When in Support focus, the Wide Midfielder will stay wide to support possession and provide defensive support when needed.
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Winger
A wide midfielder who will always stay wide, hugging the touchline, offering support on the flanks in all phases of play.
Focus Options
Attack
When set to Attack, the Winger will focus on getting forward, and prefers to make runs behind the defence instead of receiving the ball to feet.
Characteristics
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Balanced
When Balanced, the Winger will offer both defensive and attacking support. They mix making runs in behind and offering themselves as a passing option.
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Wide Midfielder
A midfielder who stays wide to facilitate play, providing passing and defensive support, but rarely ventures forward to attack.
Focus Options
Defend
When asked to Defend, the Wide Midfielder will drop into the defensive midfield and protect the defence.
Characteristics
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Balanced
When Balanced, the Wide Midfielder will stay wide to support possession and provide defensive support when needed.
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Wide Playmaker
A creative outlet positioned out wide, but able to move inside to help create chances to unpick defences.
Focus Options
Wide Playmaker
When set to Build-Up, the Wide Playmaker will come short to offer a passing option, while balancing their approach to support the defence if needed.
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Attack
With an Attack focus, the Wide Playmaker will move forward, and receive passes out wide.
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Inside Forward
A wide attacker who begins on the wing, but will regularly cut inside onto their preferred foot to shoot or play the final pass. The tend to run in behind the defence.
Focus Options
Attack
When given an Attack focus, the Inside Forward will focus on cutting inside and making attacking runs.
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Balanced
When Balanced, the Inside Forward will offer minimal defensive support, and sometimes hold off making runs in behind to instead offer passing options.
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Winger
A wide midfielder who will always stay wide, hugging the touchline, offering support on the flanks in all phases of play.
Focus Options
Balanced
When Balanced, the Winger will offer both defensive and attacking support. They mix making runs in behind and offering themselves as a passing option.
Characteristics
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Attack
When set to Attack, the Winger will focus on getting forward, and prefers to make runs behind the defence instead of receiving the ball to feet.
Characteristics
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Wide Playmaker
A creative outlet positioned out wide, but able to move inside to help create chances to unpick defences.
Focus Options
Attack
With an Attack focus, the Wide Playmaker will move forward, and receive passes out wide.
Characteristics
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Build-Up
When set to Build-Up, the Wide Playmaker will come short to offer a passing option, while balancing their approach to support the defence if needed.
Characteristics
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Inside Forward
A wide attacker who begins on the wing, but will regularly cut inside onto their preferred foot to shoot or play the final pass. The tend to run in behind the defence.
Focus Options
Balanced
When Balanced, the Inside Forward will offer minimal defensive support, and sometimes hold off making runs in behind to instead offer passing options.
Characteristics
Position Heatmap
Attack
When given an Attack focus, the Inside Forward will focus on cutting inside and making attacking runs.