Problem with air play....

[Jagsman]

Sorry, what I meant is try making your wbs more defensive so that they mark the opposition wingers leaving your cbs to mark the men in the middle. I play a similair formation to you and I find this very effective.

 

[law_order]

Sorry, what I meant is try making your wbs more defensive so that they mark the opposition wingers leaving your cbs to mark the men in the middle. I play a similair formation to you and I find this very effective.

oh,i see now...
actually what i've noticed,is that when the ball is on the wings,no matter if your wb has returned,one cb will go and cover that area...
so again...only two cbs stay in the central area...

well,i'm playing "line defence"...
maybe "normal" is better?

 

[pro_evo_legend]

i think your all looking at this the wrong way - theres no point in thinking of all these formations to stop through and aerial balls if it affects your attack.

How to defend against this then?

score more goals than them

thats my philosophy

 

[Devil_Crazy]

You can set your SBs' defensive mindset to 'high' and then select CBs with 90+ jump and >80 headers. High response for the defenders (>80) will help too. Another way of thwarting counter-attacks would be to set offside traps, with at least one of your defenders having the 'D-Line Control' attribute.

 

[accessgranted]

Headers from crosses, hey.

You could always just bring the keeper out.
Most of the time the keeper will catch/punch the ball.

 

[]NikE[]

the 3-5-2 idea with the two DMF seems pretty good actually! i may try that sometime cos im often left vulnerable at the back which almost all the time leads to a m8 scoring

 

[Devil_Crazy]

Try to dominate the play...when you have the ball, the opponent cannot do anything. Also, when the opponent uses a formation that favours wing play, try to stifle their play by employing a formation that counters their formation, e.g. 4-4-2 diamond.

 

[Dragonfly]

I'm also week in ther air. That's how I usually concede goals, and I don't let in a lot of goals. I stop the attack from making crosses a lot of the time, but when they do, I get worried. I play loads of different formations and have tall CBs, but I think my problem is controling the player with the white button (R2 on PS2).