what changes do you do when playing vs a big team (better team)
It depends. This tactic works better against teams that play more open, so in theory no need to change. But, and there's always an ****, you may need to change some things if your players don't have the attributes they need to win.
- If you see some T-balls and the central CB is caught off guard, change is duty to cover.
- If you want your team to hold the result, change the mentality do Defense. This will lower your tempo and you will still attack well, sometimes even better. This will also make your team drop much deeper, so your central striker, which is already man marking the DMC will drop more.
- If you get a red card, take the central striker. No pity.
- If the opponent winger/IFs are making your WBs look bad, change the duty to defend.
This should do the job, but...
Desperate measures:
- If you are getting hammered by the flanks and are winning and none of the above seems to work, put the left and right strikers as ML/R. But only if you are winning, because this will make you to loose your ability to attack.
- If they play with 5 MC/AMC and you can't hold the midfield, sub your central striker for a defensive duty playmaker. This should hold the mid and still give you something to attack.
- If still getting hammered in the flanks but T-balls, put your WBs as DR and DL, defensive minded. Again, only if you want to hold the result.
Hope this helps.