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# Editing tactical understanding

> Documentation release: **FMRTE 27** (published release).

> **INFO**
If the tab is missing, the first team has no players.

Use the **Tactical Understanding** page to raise a team's match exposure and training contribution in each tactical area, and its **Team Cohesion**. Clubs and national teams both have it. It follows the game's **Training → Tactical Effectiveness → Tactical Understanding** screen. In FMRTE 26 this page was called **Match Preparation**.

![Tactical Understanding tab with the Match Exposure and Training Contribution columns and the Team Cohesion card](https://docs.fmrte.com/img/fmrte27/clubs/tactical-understanding.png)

## What the page shows

On a club, the first team and each other team with players has its own tab at the top. On a nation, open **Tactical Understanding** and select **Men's Football** or **Women's Football**.

Every area shows a team average from **0–100** in two columns:

- **Match Exposure** has a bar and a text box you can edit.
- **Training Contribution** shows what training adds on the tactic in use. You can't type a value here. It shows for a team managed by a human.

| Group | Areas |
| --- | --- |
| **In Possession** | **Passing Style**, **Build Up**, **Chance Creation** |
| **Out of Possession** | **Line of Engagement**, **Pressing Intensity**, **Pressing Trap** |
| **Shapes** | **Position/Role** |

## Change the values

Type a value in a **Match Exposure** text box, or press or drag along its bar. The text box shows the change as pending until you save.

Select **Save Changes** to apply the new values to the team's players. Only the areas you changed are saved. To raise **Training Contribution**, use [**Max**](#set-everything-to-the-maximum).

The save is listed in [Edit History](https://docs.fmrte.com/tools/edit-history.md), but it cannot be undone there.

## Set everything to the maximum

**Max**, at the top right of the **Tactical Understanding** card, sets every area to **100** for the selected team. **Max** does not change **Team Cohesion**. Select **Save Changes** to apply the values.

On a team with the **Training Contribution** column, **Max** fills both columns. To fill only one, open the arrow beside **Max** and pick **Match Exposure** or **Training Contribution**.

## Raise Team Cohesion

The **Team Cohesion** card shows the **Squad average**. You can't type a value here.

1. Open the club or nation and select **Tactical Understanding**, then the team.
2. On the **Team Cohesion** card, select **Max**.
3. Select **Save Changes**.

Players in the team get full cohesion. In rare cases a player stays as they are. The change can't be undone in Edit History.

## Worked example: raise Pressing Intensity

1. Open the club and select **Tactical Understanding**, then the first team's tab.
2. Change **Pressing Intensity** from 60 to 75.
3. Select **Save Changes**.
4. In Football Manager, check **Training → Tactical Effectiveness → Tactical Understanding**.
