Any good players here?? Need some help defending

[coamp]

Hello All..

when I play against experienced player, I found that his defenders (including midfielders) are gathering in front of the player I'm selecting, like 3-4 players surrounding him so that I cant do anything but losing the ball or passing it to the back..

While when I defend I found all of my defenders positioning in their positions, meaning everyone is standing alone and far away from each others.. so that if the sticker gone through the defenders in front of him, he is through to the goal..

I also find that my midfielders usually standing behind the (other team) strikers not in front of them, so if the ball is with the other team stickers, I'm defending only with my 4 defenders.. one or two if we count the previous point.

While I noticed that when I strike, usually the midfield and defence lines of the other team are merged into one line standing between my strikers and the goal, so its hard to break through..

Anyone can help me build a solid defence like this??

Needless to say that I tried playing with defensive team mentality.. tried different teams styles and formations, but I'm not able to find the right formula.

Thanks in advance..

 

[yash raj pandey]

if u know how to use custom styles u should

-enable the zonal marking style of defense and disable flat back 4
-disable full back rush and enable pressing
-try editing ur formation bring all ur defenders int he 30 yard box
-have two dual centre down mid midfielders like essien and van bommel
-see that defensive midfielders have a high strength attribute
-for ur midfield have centre attacking midfielders such as modric or gourcuff,obertan
-here i'm nt recc..ronaldo or messi cuz u'l end up having hte same trouble
-see that midfielders should have high stamina and long shooting attributes wich will increase ur chances of scoring

-next is tuning and changing ur formation
-if u r trailing u can have a 4-2-4 or 4-3-3 formation having CAM midfielders will help cuz they can play as strikers as well
-u can start the game with a 5-2-3 formation this will give a good strength to ur defense as well as ur offensive unit will be gud
-u can use RWB or LWB defenders cause the have a high sprinting values and can play as defensive midfielders eg- maxwell dani alves sylvinho

-for attacking u shud know how to use the thru ball effectively cuz it can catch ur opponents defense lagging behind
-ur forwards must be good finishers so they dont mis the chances eg;- lavezzi,bojan, etc

HOPE THIS HELPS...................

 

[coamp]

Thank you for your answer.. Great information I'm sure it is gonna help me lot..

But I'm actually wanted to know how to achieve these specific two defence tactics..
and to sum up them instead of this whole article:-

1. having the midfielders to merge with the defenders closer to the goal to defend instead of positioning behind the other team strikers..

2. having several defenders to gather in front of the striker who has the ball instead of positioning everyone in his place..

you may already answered these questions, but if you or anyone could point what exactly responsible for each one of these tactics, that will be great..

thanks again..

 

[yash raj pandey]

see if u play dual center down mid denoted by CDM THEY WILL PLAY A more defensive role when ur opponent has the ball thus the will try to merge with the defense
moreover a 5-2-3 formation will help u get both cdm players in midfield
now u have 5 defenders wen u r in position of the ball
and wen u lose the ball u will have 7 defenders

go in custom team styles and enable pressing and disable flat back 4 or zonal marking,
in flat back 4 each player covers an individual while in pressing the defenders wil be more interested in tackling the ball carrier

not every defender will merge but at least more than 3 players wil press for the ball
keep in mind that the defenders should have high strength value

 

[Raindog42]

You could also hold in the pass-button while defending, causing a non-selected player close to the ball to attack the ball. You can then use your selected player to stay between the attacker and the goal.