Guides
OSM 2026/27: How to Counter 4-3-3 Wing Play
Learn how to beat 4-3-3 wing play in OSM. Tested counter tactics with exact pressing, style and tempo values.
OSM 2026/27: Best Formation for Away Matches
OSM Next Level's approach to away matchups in 2026/27. Find recommended setups and exact Pressure/Style/Tempo values by opponent and squad strength.
OSM Quick Sale Guide: Sell Players Fast
Learn the age-based multiplier strategy to sell OSM players quickly. Young 2.5x, Mid 2.1x, Senior 1.5x. Maximize your transfer budget.
OSM Scout Guide: How to Find the Right Young Player
How to read an OSM scout report, what the gap between current and potential strength really tells you, and which age band is worth the risk.
OSM Transfer Guide: Buying and Selling at the Right Time
Transfer priorities for every OSM formation, plus the age-based multipliers for selling a player fast. How to grow squad value without wasting the budget.
OSM Pre-Match Checklist: 8 Steps Before Kick-Off
The eight things to check before every OSM match: opponent shape, counter-tactic, sliders, line instructions, fitness, suspensions, referee and your best eleven.
OSM Squad Value: How to Read the Strength Balance
How to compare your squad value against your opponent's, what that number does and does not tell you, and how stronger, equal or weaker changes your setup.
OSM League Objective: How to Plan the Points You Need
Work out how many wins you need to hit your OSM league objective, whether the target is still reachable, and where in the remaining fixtures to take risk.
OSM Referee Colour Guide: Setting Your Tackling
What each of the five OSM referee colours means and the Tackling setting we recommend against it — and how to avoid the cards that decide matches you should have won.
OSM Training Guide: How to Develop Players
How OSM training actually works: the four position trainers, what age changes, and the difference between Training Camp and Secret Training.
What Is the Best Tactic in OSM? (2026/27 Guide)
There is no single best OSM tactic, so here is the table: the formation and Pressure, Style and Tempo against every common shape, home and away, from the engine.
OSM Money Cheats and Hacks: The Truth
Is there a real money cheat, coins hack or mod for OSM? The honest answer, and how to grow squad value without putting your account at risk.
OSM Weekly Meta: How to Follow It (and When Not To)
OSM Next Level's Meta Tactic of the Week: a matchup picked from the engine every Monday, a separate weekly community vote, and opponent-specific advice.
Is There an Unbeatable Tactic in OSM? The Truth
Is there a tactic in OSM that never loses? The honest answer from sixteen years of play, and the approach that works instead.
How to Beat a Stronger Team in OSM: The Complete Underdog Guide
How to play in OSM when your squad is weaker: measuring the real gap, a plan per opponent formation, a live counter table, card risk and a worked match example.
Home vs Away in OSM: How Much Does the Tactic Really Change?
How tactics change home and away in OSM: reading venue, strength gap and the opponent's formation together, a live side-by-side table, the stadium's role and the two most common mistakes.
OSM Specialists: The Captain, Penalty, Free-Kick and Corner Guide
Who to pick for OSM's four specialist roles: captain, penalty, free-kick and corner taker. The selection logic, a worked squad example and the most common mistakes.
Which Formation When in OSM? The Formation Selection Guide
Each OSM formation's purpose, strength, gap and when to pick it: 4-3-3 A and B, 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-5-1, 5-2-3, 5-3-2, 5-3-1-1, 5-4-1 and 6-3-1. With a live counter table.
The OSM Beginner's First-Season Roadmap
A week-by-week plan for new Online Soccer Manager players: the match routine, the strength gap, sliders, lines, training, transfers and the league goal. With a glossary and what can wait.
OSM Crew War Guide: Professional Matchday Preparation
Crew war matchday preparation in OSM: the war schedule, an opposing manager file, Secret Training's two-way effect, roles inside the crew, the camp decision and logging results.