Imo
It is Way easier to mark the player you expect your opponent to pass to, leave the pressing to the CPU.
You are way better off just plugging holes in your defence, focusing on cutting out passes, than on pressing players.
Good players will run rings around you. Max i do is to run at them for a quick second and try to trick them into passing, if that doesn't work i'll go back and focus on interrupting passes.
Playing on Counterattacking + pressing should help you. Try it.
Also if you have problems defending, you should advice at least one of your fullbacks and one of your CM's to stay back all the time, that way you'll have more players behind the ball and it's harder to catch you off guard.
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Also a mid three with a dedicated CDM is a must imo. You need a player to plug the space between your two CB's.
To easily stop them pace noobs and their L1 triangle passes.
Workrate is important too. Allen for example is a great destroyer that'll stay back. Med/high.
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Tell me which league/nations you play and which system you prefer and i'll work you out a gameplan
