My defense is shit!

[tomo1811]

i need a tactic where i can have my defense as a unit! i want 4 at the back , i have my champ man players there, j l samuel, michael dobson, michael dawson, lewis buxton !i need these to as a unit they keep spliting up and attcking 1 player in two help!! plz

 

[filthydani]

watch the map instead of watching the ball and try to use the R2 to slow down counter attacks

 

[tomo1811]

i watch the map, but i then miss whats happening on the screen and get sucked in!!

 

[CtrlAltDel]

sounds like you just need to practice some more and you'll be ok
stick with it

 

[Figо10]

I've seen many people having possession for long periods, then when they lose the ball they get sooo pressured to win it back they rush and sent other players and slide...

That was the way I played previously too.

 

[bish1]

what difficulty do you have it on?

 

[Giggsy11]

A Few tips....
1. Don't set any man markers there useless
2. Don't use Square to press all the time, Only when you need to
3. Set the Defensive mid to run back

 

[Figо10]

and 4. Don't sprint all the time.

what difficulty do you have it on?

If that was meant for me, it's 4-star

 

[bish1]

was meant for tomo

 

[Figо10]

Sorry then bish.

 

[tomo1811]

i have it on 4* and 5* usually 4*

 

[Travis Bickle]

A Few tips....
1. Don't set any man markers there useless

I think the Man marking works as long as you don't switch to another player, so have one man always on him.

Also I reckon if you've got a quality centre back with high stats in Leadership ?(can't remember what its called) then set him as your captain and your players seem to keep their line pretty well.

The main one is just make sure you don't push people so far out of position by ball chasing !! and use the :L1: + :R1: or :R2: to change there defence/attack level (you'll understand after a while if you look at the little colours below your players name.)

 

[tomo1811]

i tried to be clever once and play the offside trap from a f-kick! it didnt work and my m8 scored! i tried it l8r and i didnt do it again and my defense watch the ball go it!!

 

[gollan]

what I do is this - it's a bit tricky at start, but once u get the hang of it it's solid defense.
when on your opponents half - use the player u control to apply some kind of pressure - don't get to close, don't use R1, just be about 3' from their player (also look where can they pass - good option is to stand in the directon of their best passing option). but that's not the importnat bit.
as soon as you see they are going to move into your own half - switch to someone who's farther down the pitch, and press [] to send someone on their player. use the player you control to close their passing routes. do not press X - it will move the guy u control towards their player - which u don't want to happen. If their player dribbles past the computer controled defender - u can use the guy u control to take the ball out of their possession. again, press X only when really near to the guy in possession.
and lay of the R1- that's the first thing to do - as if u get to snatch the ball outta the attacker's possession while pressing R1 the ball will bounce 5 yards or so, and that's a gamble - another attacker can get hold of possession, and when the computer cheats - they will get possession in a very convenient place (I.E wide open or something).
good luck

 

[bish1]

aah noted gollan

i find that just having a dmf sitting infront of the back 4 does help, someone like steven gerrard or makelele will thrive in that position

 

[bish1]

try out this formation

coupled with what gollan said

also defenders with "D-Line Control" special ability help keep your back 4 in line and tells them when to apply the offside trap automatically

 

[Dario Silva]

Old school saying but practise makes perfect you always find that sometimes your team seems to be pulled apart all of the time but this just sometimes happens in football and ya just have to work on your defensive game a bit