the parting defence

[si235]

defensive difficulties

am struggling to keep clean sheets because when i perform a standing tackle, i get muscled off the ball and the attacker continues to go forward. this is happening quite alot and its usually one player (not anyone in particular) that can walk through my midfield and defence and just roll it past my keeper. and yet when i attack and try running with the ball, i always lose it to a standing tackle. its as if my team are a bunch of pussys that dont have the strength to fight their way out of a wet paper bag!!!
can anyone help? am i doing something wrong?
when i defend, i use x button to apply pressure with a couple of defeners, then use the a button to try and tackle them but they just walk past as if my defenders were traffic cones!!!

 

[cse]

yeah....
I encountered these problems also as a beginner.I think that you are to aggressive on the x button in defence.when you are facing a counter I think that you should rather move towards him without sprinting since I noticed they tackle better without sprinting.Also you must have the good timing to tackle using X.So Practise and practise.I also think taht you should always place your controlled player between him and the net to prevent him from shooting.If you rush towards him pressing the X and sprint at the same time it makes thing easy for him to pass past you by simple dribbling skills.so if you are cautious enough and position yourself between him and the net you sholud give time to your defenders to come back to assist you in defence.