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Dark4Aver
Rising Novice
2 days ago

Need help with defending

Recently I have started playing PvP modes in FC 25, and I am having hard time while defending(mainly) and attacking for the following reasons:

  1. My midfielders would refuse to track back down when opponents are attacking, they would just stand there and watch. Pressing R1 does or double tapping and then holding R1 does nothing.
  2. Defenders are all over the place. They refuse to press or track the runs even when I am using R1. Team press does not work at all specially during PvP.
  3. My opponents most of the time defends like Ultimate difficulty AI, pressing incredibly hard leaving no room to pass and even if I manage to pass my player would get tackled immediately.
  4. It's always my single attacker vs 3 of opponents attackers. No idea how they are doing man marking so well. Sometimes it feels like I am playing against the highest difficulty AI.
  5. Passing and shooting feels sluggish. Missing shots from right in front of the goal against these kind of opponents.
  6. Players feels slow, there is no way I can beat opponent defenders by speed. Even from miles back they would run back, take over and do a perfect tackle.
  7. If these kind of opponents runs at full speed whose pace is like 85 my defenders who have 95 pace, cannot reach him, not even a single one or time, even when I try to team press.
  8. Opponents GK would save impossible shots while my GK seems like have 1 stats.

 

Can anyone please help me? Suggest how to defend well like my opponents do? Or I am facing cheaters in Division Rivals 6? I am on PC by the way.

 

3 Replies

  • The best way to defend is switch between 2-3 defenders and pinch the person with the ball. Then when you think they are going to pass switch to your cb while holding second man press. This will force him to pass the ball and when you step up with your cb you should be able to intercept the ball. 

    Anders is probably the best at doing it. 

  • R1ckyDaMan19's avatar
    R1ckyDaMan19
    Seasoned Ace
    16 hours ago

    RadioShaqs​ 

    That rubbish is the main reason I'm not buying fc 26.

    I honestly think it contributes to players feeling stiff and heavy and non responsive because the press is constant from 3 players for the full match, it completely ruins the game.

  • It will be even harder to do next year as they are nerfing the ai even more. So you will have to control even more defenders by yourself than 2-3. You will have to be an octopus on defense. 

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