panagiotis13
Registered User
Pressing & Def line
Hi
I want to make my players to hold their positions in the pitch when defending, and cover space but i want them to be aggressive when a player receives the ball in my own 1/3 of the pitch.
I usually play with Defensive Line 9 and Pressing 12, but i have trouble defending long through passes, especially diagonal passes from the wing, even behind the midfield. So i was playing around with Def Line and Pressing, i manage to block the passes by covering space, but when the opponent had the ball near my area, the defenders were just following him from distance
To sum up:
Def Line 9 & Pressing 12: the players react well near the ball holder but do not cover space, so i get killed by long through passes
Def Line 3 & Pressing 5: the players hold their positions and dont allow long through passes by covering space in my own half, but dont react well near the ball holder
I know it is obvious to try something between the two, but i just want to know if i am going to the right direction
Hi
I want to make my players to hold their positions in the pitch when defending, and cover space but i want them to be aggressive when a player receives the ball in my own 1/3 of the pitch.
I usually play with Defensive Line 9 and Pressing 12, but i have trouble defending long through passes, especially diagonal passes from the wing, even behind the midfield. So i was playing around with Def Line and Pressing, i manage to block the passes by covering space, but when the opponent had the ball near my area, the defenders were just following him from distance
To sum up:
Def Line 9 & Pressing 12: the players react well near the ball holder but do not cover space, so i get killed by long through passes
Def Line 3 & Pressing 5: the players hold their positions and dont allow long through passes by covering space in my own half, but dont react well near the ball holder
I know it is obvious to try something between the two, but i just want to know if i am going to the right direction
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