What tactic did they use? Help me :)

[Mark UTD]

Hey im really really bad at defending, I don't like defending at all. So I need suggestion what tactic should I use to make my defence line look stronger, solid, giving opponent limited space for attack, and invulnerable to thru balls.

It was a common one in this modern football when all players drop deep to defence when opponent start making attacking move, like 4 on the back line 4 on the middle (they all very narrow), no space at all in the middle, leaving at least 1 of their player roaming looking for clearance ball.. but with my defence, they all scattered except for my last 4 and leaving plenty of hole and space between the players.

So how and what tactic would you consider me to experiment? not only this game troubled me but FIFA10 game as well lol when I go attack, my opponent drop deep with 8 players defending its so hard to penetrate!! I've been trying to steal Chelsea 4-1-2-1-2 with no wingers but still, doesn't work

P.S: Do you trust pre-match meeting? I don't, they talk **** like defend deep, play this formation, use high defence line... etc, it doesn't helping at all.

 

[rephlex]

Plenty of tactics for this if you use the Search function mate.

Regarding Fifa 10, custom tactics are the way forward, I find the flat formations pretty useless.

And the pre-match meeting just lets you know what other teams they struggle with, and with what formation. It's only a guideline, you can ignore it or you can use some of it to your advantage.

 

[scotland forever]

Plenty of tactics for this if you use the Search function

 

[rhhthsrthr]

Why keep telling him to use the search function, couldn't you just answer the question?

I would say a nice counter or defensive one would work. But you also could have set your instructions to More Roaming and more expressive. So then the players will take it upon themselves and run in an area where they don't specialize.

I would say pla narrow and not nessacarily deep but sometimes you could put offside trap off and more sticking to position.

 

[TheRiddl3R]

my geuss is you have your team set up to press on the hloe pitch, try setting it up to only defend your own ½ hope it helps

 

[Mark UTD]

Don't worry i figured it out myself, i played 4-2-1-2-1 formation and its worked great! and advice on defend own half and play narrow really help thanks!

by the way i can't find anything related to what i asked in the search function oO)