The complete guide to building a Quick Counter squad

Over the past couple of years, KONAMI’s popular football franchise has taken a different and fresh approach to the tactical side of the game with eFootball 2025. The introduction of Manager Tactics and the training and progression system for the players is a big positive. As a result, team building this year becomes more enjoyable and can assist you in selecting a team of your choice. Quick Counter (QC), previously named Counter Attack, is one of the manager tactics in eFootball 2025, and it’s not a stretch to say that the majority of us players use it. So, here’s a detailed guide on how you can build a squad for this particular tactic.

Quick Counter is the traditional name of the Counter Attack tactic in eFootball, followed up as QC since the 2023 version of the game. It is one of the best attacking tactics available in the game. The style is basically to swallow the offense from the opponent and then on the ball, have the players attack and rush forward by any type of Build Up, Long or Short.

The defense plays high and aggressively to press and pressure constantly. The striker plays near the opponent’s last line of defense, looking to make runs behind the defense. The passing is fast-paced since there is more emphasis on making the opponent dive into mistakes.

The ability to quickly transition from defense to attack while in formation is one of the most important characteristics of a Quick Counter tactic. Teams try to advance quickly with their pace during a quick break and with players off the ball. Teams would have little time with the ball during the attack, with attackers bombing forward directly to the goal.

Selecting players for a Quick Counter playstyle

Selecting players for Quick Counter will be based on their characteristics. You should understand how they can form your team by the bunch of players in the Game Plan and then build it accordingly. Picking players as per their stats is also great, but you need to check their traits, the best ones, and confirm whether they can be the best choice for a certain position.

Forwards

• Main Attributes: Speed, Offensive Awareness, Dribbling, Balance

Attackers in a Quick Counter (QC) system in eFootball 2025 are frequently regarded as the most important. Most of the match outcomes are determined by them, and a fully functional front three that adapts well to this tactic is a joy to play with.

Strikers need to be having good Offensive Awareness along with lethal Finishing. Always choose a striker with First-time Shot skills. Passing need not be high, but make sure Ball Control is decent.

• Best Strikers for Quick Counter: Mbappe, Haaland, Vlahovic

Pace and Dribbling will make your attack very efficient. This will help them skip past defenders, and most often catch defenders out of position which will help you then create an opening to score more goals.

• Best Wingers for Quick Counter: Salah, Son, Coman

Midfielders

• Main Attributes: Stamina, Low Pass, Lofted Pass, Ball Control

One offense-heavy midfielder should be present always, for that extra effort in counters. If he’s down on Stamina, the other two need to be active more, so it’ll be very important to keep players with high stamina.

Use good passers/creative mids with a touch of Finishing. Especially with formations having two center forwards, the fourth midfield will be very important, so he shall fill in that attacker role during the offensive transitions.

• Best Attacking Midfielders for Quick Counter: Bruno Fernandes, Griezmann

Creativity need not be their best trait, but Stamina and being trustworthy on the ball during possession are a must. They should also be good workhorses, which means can provide balance in both.

• Best Central Midfielders for Quick Counter: Frenkie De Jong, Goretzka, De Paul, McAllister

Playstyle will matter in certain formations, but always have physical defensive mids so that you can bully the opponent while pressing and shouldering. The ability to hit long shots can be a bonus and should be flexible with their position.

• Best Defensive Midfielders for Quick Counter: Tchouameni, Casemiro, Rodri

Defenders

• Main Attributes: Defensive Awareness, Interception, Physical Contact, Tackling

The defensive line is high here, just like Possession Game, so again defenders with good awareness are a must. Too aggressive, however, might open your defense and can be easily passed through, so try to maintain the line. Defenders must be quick enough to make dangerous but clean tackles near the attacking third.

Counter-attacking fullbacks need not be specific, but they should be good at 1v1 defending and also contribute to the attack. So a mix of both is suggested.

• Best Fullbacks for Quick Counter: Lucas Hernandez, Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Pavard

Centrebacks should be quick enough to track back, along with the good aerial ability to clear and handle crosses. Ball playing ability should be there too so that they can provide good distribution. However, in the defensive line, one player with that ability is enough.

• Best Centrebacks for Quick Counter: Virgil van Dijk, Marquinhos, Gabriel

Goalkeeper

• Main Attributes: GK Awareness, GK Parrying, GK Reflexes

The defensive line is high, but sometimes the defense will have to sit deep and defend. So using either an Offensive or Defensive Goalkeeper will not matter. However, make note of the traits mentioned.

• Best Goalkeeper for Quick Counter: Donnarumma, Oblak, Courtois

Formation Game

4-3-1-2

One of the best counterattack formations is the 4-3-1-2. With two forward options upfront, the formation is very central-oriented and can be lethal with two fast strikers with good finishing. A Creative Striker + Poacher would be very ideal, and sitting behind them should be a Hole Player AMF for operating in the space.

Backline and midfield might vary, but have an Orchestrator in the Double Pivot for more flexibility and moving the ball forward with an aggressive DMF. Might help if you can have a Deep Line Individual Instruction for the defensive midfielder, and have the LB/RB in a more offensive role to create crossing opportunities for the two forwards upfront.

For the defense, You can have a defensive fullback who can cover gaps behind you if necessary on one side with an attacking fullback. For the CB pairing, a Build-Up defender with Extra Frontman is also effective, since your DMF under the instruction will drop deep to cover the spaces.

4-1-2-3

A more offensive structure to the traditional 4-3-3, the 4-1-2-3 is a very good Quick Counter formation, with two attacking midfielders being the source of attack-heavy counters. The front three can be of any play style, but a suggestion to remember is that do not overlap the playstyles, say don’t use two Creative Playmakers. Have different playstyles for different positions.

Keep a defensively strong at DMF, so that he stays in position and doesn’t move forward to create a hole in the defense. Backline is up to your liking, keep one aggressive tackler and one good distributor to get the best out of this formation.

There are other good formations for Quick Counter, among which is the 5-3-2 which is really good for defending deep and handling crosses as well. You can try this too with a similar setup to the 4-3-1-2.

Conclusion

You can choose the members of your squad based on their preferences. The goal is to have a well-oiled team that produces results and can compete with any other team. There is no such thing as a perfect team, because we may struggle to break down an opponent and then lose focus. Player styles should be considered because they can make or break a game.

Overall, in my opinion, Quick Counter in eFootball 2025 is lethal when it comes to attacking, as QC tactic is great for fluid ball movement and fast-paced attacking strategies you want to implement. If you are among the players who like to be more dominant on the attack while giving up possession, you would enjoy this, without a doubt.

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