Whenever I try to change a position or substitute someone in team management, the game locks the player in the position. I also cannot move players to the bench or the reserves, it leaves them on default. This happens whenever I load the game up, and it's really annoying and I have no solution to this.
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If any of you guys have a solution to this, please let me know, as I believe this is apparent to only PS5.
Same issue in Xbox Series X
Every time my friend and I play coop seasons if we try and alter the default lineup in team management it glitches back to the team that was originally loaded in. We can switch teams but have to play with the default lineup and formation. PS5
Same issue here. Deleted reserve space, sheets and squad. And won't let me sub in or out
I've found the solution guysss!!!!!, just fill in all the players in the res. dont let it blank, and the problem solved. thanks me later
wdym? cos i have this issue to but i dont understand ur solution
same here..i wanted to play with germany in a kick off game and i can't change the squad or the reserves
I managed to fix this, but on PC. I had to delete all the squad files and personal settings from the file in the appdata: C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Local\EA Sports FC 26 (make sure you have hidden files set to visible - on PS5/Xbox you might also try to do this in-game: go to Settings, Profile and in bottom left "Delete". I don't know if this will work, I only did it through appdata. There is a risk this will delete your career saves, and tournaments, but I think they should be saved in the cloud, not sure though.
Then when I started the game again I was able to make changes to the squads.
For me the bug started when I tried to make changes to squads in the squads menu that you access from the main menu after start screen. The bug also affected only the teams that I tried to edit in the squads menu.
Did you ever find a fix for it? Mine is the same for Xbox series
Have the same issue, in fact had the same issue for FC 25 but it was fixed. Can't believe I'm having the same issue in FC 26. Going to try and trouble shoot today. Deleting and reloading the squads, if that doesn't work going to delete and reinstall the game and hope the updates took care of the issue.
Hey guys I think I found a workaround for the national team squad bug in exhibition mode, and it’s been working consistently for me so far. If you’re running into that issue where your custom lineup won’t save or you can’t rotate players, try this: I used chat to make it easier to understand. Hope this helps. Basically only Swap out Starters when adjusting you National Squad (haven't tested Bench yet, reserves seem to be where the bug is).
Step by Step Fix
Start Fresh
Delete any old squad files.
Hit “Reset Squads” and download the latest EA squad update.
Test First
Before making any changes, make sure you can edit the default national team lineup and move players around. If that works, proceed.
Only Swap Starters (For Now)
The bug seems to be triggered when you replace RESERVE players with new ones from the player pool.
So, in your first edit, only swap out players in the starting XI with new national team players (those not in the original 26-man squad).
Save & Test
After updating just the starting XI with new players, save the squad.
You should now be able to play exhibition matches using your updated 26-man squad — including your added players! Important Notes:
I haven’t tested swapping bench/reserve players yet — just the starting XI.
The bug seems tied specifically to editing reserves, which may be causing the lineup reset.
EA please fix this
