Help with Defending

[yellofello99]

I feel like a concede a lot more than I should. I try to run a high possession game hence the slightly higher defensive line, so I can understand conceding from over the top through balls, but I also concede a lot from crosses due to people finding the box unmarked. I'm not sure what to do.

 

[Bigpapa42]

You are defending with 4 people. Your fullbacks are going to get doubled up on sometimes and when a cross comes in, you are going to have the 2 central defenders and maybe the opposite side fullback defending. You're two CMs will occasionally be deep enough but not consistently. You have 4 players who will add nothing defensively based on their current roles and duties.

There are all kinds of possible tweaks but it just depends on how much you want to move away from the current layout. Switching the two wingers to Support will help a bit, or at least one of them. But they won't be tracking back tons unless you have them man-mark the opposition fullbacks or move them into the ML/MR positions. Moving someone to the DM position would definitely help out as well as they would pick up the runs thru the middle that those crosses find.

 

[kpsia518]

some time you don't know why you setting your TI like that.
I think you should try to make a simple longball counter attack tactic,before you try "high level" possession tactic.

learn how to defend before you learn how to attack.

i want to make a kloop high pressing tactic in FM17.1.
& i fail & don't know why i fail.Then i saw this video,watch this :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tfZ1RFsQDQ

& now i know my problem,pressing to much is no good,high risk ball over the top.
so i stop making high pressing tactic for now,& learn how to defend 1st.

i try fergie low pressing longball counter attack style,& learning italy busparking style.
learn "why they doing this".

 

[kryptoh]

Your wingers are both on attack. They will rarely be helping defend. Your fullbacks will get overloaded a lot. This will result in lots of crosses.

To compound this, you're playing narrower. This means your fullbacks will be closer to the middle of the pitch, creating more room outside on the wings. Put your wingers on support and widen the formation. Your fullbacks will then have defensive help from the wingers and will be wide enough to remove some space on the flanks.

Also, you have all four players up front in attacking roles. Do you understand what that means? These players will be aggressive. Making runs. Risky passes. More direct style. A possession tactic needs lots of support roles with fewer on attack.

My advice to you would be put everybody on support and start changing them to attack one at a time then test a lot to see what that does, before making another change. Another is, why are you running at the opponent with the ball? If you want possession, why are you running at them?

I also have to wonder if you need a tempo that high? Do you watch football on television? Are possession clubs moving the ball super fast? Or are they more methodic, slower tempo?

Hope that helps a bit.

 

[Kasiopiya]

Try to lower the defense line or use a more defensive formation with DM, also, you can change the team mentality to something more defensive