Center of gravity
Style sets how many shirts commit forward when you have the ball. It is the single biggest lever on your risk profile: every ten points of style is roughly one more player caught upfield when possession turns over.
Pick it from three questions
Who is stronger? Where is the game? What does a draw cost?
- Stronger at home: 60-75. Impose the game.
- Equal anywhere: 45-60. Let the matchup breathe.
- Weaker away: 25-40. Protect the point.
- Must-win as the weaker side: 45-55 with high tempo, not 80 with a prayer.
The trap of maximum style
Style 90+ looks brave and plays naive: your midfield vanishes, your full-backs defend two-on-one, and one clearance beats your whole team. Attacking football in OSM comes from coherent style, line tactics and play style agreeing - not from one slider at the ceiling.