Can't seem to get a tackle in. Aggressive pressing, getting stuck in, sitting deep, staying on feet, marking tighter, any combination of these fail to give the desired outcome.
The AI tackles my players really easily. Whether it was a timed tackle after careful marking, or it was a last ditch tackle from the "fullback that left a gaping hole in the back but somehow managed to get back in time", they will make the challenge and succeed.
My defenders though, looking at the ME, they will close the players down, but refuse to make a tackle (or are unable to). The opposing player will dance past them (if they're a winger/am/striker) or they will turn around, back to goal, and hold my player off till support arrives.
I want to believe it is a tactical issue, and it probably is, but right now I've tried all possible permutations of the defensive instructions and have not come up with a solution.
Could use some help
I didn't back this up with screenshots because this transcends formations lol.
As for who I'm managing, it's Man United. And this is happening against most teams in the EPL.
The AI tackles my players really easily. Whether it was a timed tackle after careful marking, or it was a last ditch tackle from the "fullback that left a gaping hole in the back but somehow managed to get back in time", they will make the challenge and succeed.
My defenders though, looking at the ME, they will close the players down, but refuse to make a tackle (or are unable to). The opposing player will dance past them (if they're a winger/am/striker) or they will turn around, back to goal, and hold my player off till support arrives.
I want to believe it is a tactical issue, and it probably is, but right now I've tried all possible permutations of the defensive instructions and have not come up with a solution.
Could use some help
I didn't back this up with screenshots because this transcends formations lol.
As for who I'm managing, it's Man United. And this is happening against most teams in the EPL.