Why You (And I) Suck At Defending And How To Fix It

It's better u explain this game have to change the company EA we need fifa 14 15 16 17 18 back pleaseeeee

I know how to deffend , making traps , i understand how to use space on the pitch but ... Defenders instead of tackling the ball or opposite player , they just put their foot 2 m front or behind the ball and that's why its impossible. Any advice ??? Im talking about ultimate diff. Otherwise its just too easy

Idk if it’s because I am still on old gen but my god this game sucks especially squad battle

I am back playing fifa 23...

I know defending but i do not understand when i stand very very close to attacking player, my defenders let them go without stealing ball.

The game is much easier to defend if you play Efootball. (Advance defending) Just make sure you cover the other player they want to pass to instead of running to the player that has the ball, try to read passes and intercept them, you have to be ahead of the opponent before he even makes a pass. Don’t give space at all. You have to predict which way he has to go while you are closer to him and use the shoulder to make him unbalance. Time your pushes, tackles and when to press for example , you wait in front of the player with ball while running back using the same speed as him, then all of sudden charge at him by either tackling or pushing him when he is least expecting it.

Sorry for my English and bad explanation. I am better at showing it live.

I love the game man. It so easy to intercept passes when you are reading you are opponent. I can hardly concede.

The defense is just terrible this year
Any small wrong move and you get a goal, the game is really unrealistic
In the previous years the defense was excellent, EA should address this in the next update

It's been hard since fifa 22

Pro tip: First buy Virgil Van Dijk.

I don't really care about how to defend in this game, what sucks are the fouls the refs give, pussy ass fouls.

Very clear explanations.

Guys don’t use auto tackle because it gives the defender a mind of his own for example you can’t shoulder barge on demand and interceptions have a mind of their own like you can press it as much as u want but the computer will only let it happen when it wants it to happen as soon as I turned off auto tackle I noticed a massive difference it feels way better like your In more control everything else in the video is spot on except for this nice job bro very informative 💯

When you say R1/RB button, do you mean R1 and RB button twice together?
Or you mean either R1 or RB button twice and hold it?

why are you a former pro player ?

SO DEFENSE NOT EXIST ANYMORE

It’s the game, not our fault. I made division 1 last year. This year I can’t make out division 6 without playing god squads.

Tbh I’ve deleted the game. Way too much change. I went from winning 15 to 18 FUT champs in 23 To barely winning a game in division 8 on this fifa. Every game the scoreline is ridiculous. it must be the only game that people want to turn off after they win. I wish EA would just give it up now. the game has got progressively worse every year. And it was always gonna get to a point where I couldn’t play it anymore.

Wow, first video that I've seen that really addresses all the issues, thanks for the tips!

how is it possible that the opponent attacks me at once with 3-4 players and that very aggressively? how to set my players to behave like that? or is there cheating?

Best explaining so for me!!!❤

Advance defense really helps, especially the shoulder press to get players off balance

Fifa 22 had the best gameplay.. FC 24 is very hard to defend with worse play game ever!!!

They have made defending almost impossible while shooting has got much easier. So basically they wanted way more goals. But tbh this is just a worse game, really regret wasting my money even if it was half off

Playing in career mode is impossible. Even a well timed tackle ends up with the ball bouncing back to their attacker.
Your defenders run like they are stuck in mud, yet when your attacker is yards ahead of their defender, they somehow manage to catch up and tackle you from behind just as you’re about to shoot.

What also doesn’t help is how bad the goalkeeping is. Its gone back to FIFA98 with over exaggerated diving. The GK just palms it straight back to attackers or into his own net. And any really slow soft shots end up as a goal…

Its the worst game they have made in a long time. I dont know how it even got through DEV

there isnt any fix to it the mechanics of the game are dog crap, the optimisation for pc is SO AWFUL

Iam a division 1,2 player this year even iam not able to cross division 7 game defending really sucks

after this video, I'm suck at defense 😂, they should make update

Not harsh..the defenders allowing the opponents to score..the oppopent are above my defenders..this is why is EA shit company..they are controlling our players..

In fifa 23 I maybe lost 4-5 games in fut champion. This weekend so far I lost all 10 matches😢

If this doesn’t get fixed I’m never getting a new one because it’s extremely frustrating

The foul calling system sucks in this game 🤦🏻‍♂️

I hate that 60 pace defenders some how catch up to my 94 pace attacker this shit makes no sense

This is me with my pants down 🍑 😂
Great vid, patience is key.
I find the top players want you to press as they can easily get past you.

the mechanic compared to PES in defending is literally dumbfk

I am a very casual Fifa player, I just play with my friends offline. Is there any massive change to the Legacy Defending???

Fac24 sucks big time

I mean please believe me when I say im not trying to belittle your product but do people honestly pay for this stuff ? I mean it’s all plain to see if you play is it not ? It’s plainly obvious and I really don’t pretend to be a pro but it’s not that deep, if it is for you guys then crack on, but I suppose in a way if it’s getting recommended to me I must care a bit, but not to that extreme I’d pay for coaching in a video game 😂 best of look lads 👊

It’s an atrocious game.

How do you defend the TRICKSTER GLITCH ??? Yea exactly. This game is TRASH.

The red cards are ridiculous.

for me it's the worst FUT ever, in case of gameplay, passes, balance etc. Just horrible on every console

Against Ultimate difficulty in career mode, all these don't just work. There are some games, you just can't mark the opponent. No matter how hard you try. Your defenders can't catch their attackers, your attackers just can't outrun their defenders. Also if you try to manage the game by keeping possession, the game will make you lose possession for no reason by making your player misplace a simple 2 yards pass that even a blind grandma wouldn't misplace, then boom, you get countered. Sometimes all your defenders will just get missing then you find yourself 3 vs 1 in defense. Then from the 75th minute or thereabout, if you're leading, the A.I will begin to press high, for some unknown reason, they don't run out of stamina, and your players begins to misplace simple passes, it is almost impossible to play through their press at that point in the game. At that point in the game, I'd just sim to the end. Thankfully the score line remains the same most times.

Enlighten us mr pro player. I wonder why every pro vs pro game this year ends up with more than 8 goals scored....

tackling sucks..getting feet on the ball but always giving it back to attacker

It always feels too hectic, like too many players around the ball and not enough space to even pass. Its really poor at the moment, hope it gets a fix

this game is actually so bad. bal;l goes back to my opponent every time.