Barn, second player press forces the CPU to press. Sweey, keeping the ball away isn't exactly necessary you just need to make sure they keep it simple. Sometimes I don't think we use the CPU players enough to pull teams around. I think I'm in the minority on that though!
In any case, one important point is the CPU players become better along with the VPs in the team with Fifa 13.
Problem is, one moment the CPU is doing fine and the next its doing one of these things:
-Getting tackled because it refuses to pass
-Running, under no pressure, right into an opponent
-Standing around waiting for tumbleweed as an attacker races past to collect a lose ball
-Launching a 90-yard ball to make it look like you called for the ball when you didn't
-Playing, under no pressure, a 3-yard pass to you when you've got three opponents standing around you and clearly didn't want or ask for it.