Best way to counter the defensive counter attacker?

Jason1986
7099 posts Big Money Move
The most frustrating player to play against, counter attack and defensive. You know the ones, they'll have defenders sat on the edge of their own box all game, 65% possession mostly in the middle of the pitch and your players just can't get close to them.

I've tried everything;

- Aggressive interceptions player instructions.
- 100 high pressure and aggression on custom tactics.
- Changing formation with more attacking players.
- All out attack.

Nothing changes, my players will still stand off and give the opposition loads of space to just pass through me, then when I do get the ball my players aren't high enough up the pitch to cause any problems.

It's ridiculous that the attacking team can't put the defensive team under the most pressure! Does the EA developers even watch football?!

Comments

  • Play slowly from side to side,...then around the 60-70th minutes bring on the sweat...they're players will be knackered from chasing and defending that gaps will eventually open up
  • gregeth2000
    2894 posts Fans' Favourite
    I’ve played so many teams like this so far this weekend, with their favoured 4321 and 3 defensive minded centre mids, like bakayoko and Kante, and then just have the front 3 get in behind. The through ball is so OP because of the speed in which defenders turn, or sometimes just run out, why do they do that is stupid. Bring on call of duty next weekend, I need a WL break already :D
  • Slipend
    1224 posts Professional
    65% possession counter attackers?????
  • Zv1k0
    6148 posts Big Money Move
    Slipend wrote: »
    65% possession counter attackers?????

    Thats a looooong a$$ counter attack. :D
  • reconskill
    461 posts Sunday League Hero
    Zv1k0 wrote: »
    Slipend wrote: »
    65% possession counter attackers?????

    Thats a looooong a$$ counter attack. :D

    Loll yea i got lost with this.
  • Amdp9
    6857 posts Big Money Move
    Posssession makes it easier and other player will get frustrate
  • Rizzywizzy6786
    395 posts Sunday League Hero
    Play fire with fire, PTB and counter yourself. This game favours anti-football
  • munchie63
    4000 posts National Call-Up
    Play fire with fire, PTB and counter yourself. This game favours anti-football

    yeah Mourinho designed it
  • miri
    2770 posts Fans' Favourite
    I go to defensive myself and keep the ball as much as possible and frustrate them. Almost every single player who plays that way will refuse to do anything but wait for the CPU to win the ball, so take advantage of it. It's still super difficult if they're in any way competent at abusing it though, as it's simply just absurdly overpowered and needs fixing.
  • Jason1986
    7099 posts Big Money Move
    Slipend wrote: »
    65% possession counter attackers?????
    They don't actually counter attack. They use that tactic on the D pad to sit their defenders deeper which gives them more space to keep the ball in their half and the middle of the pitch, allowing them to keep the ball easier.

    As a FUT player yourself, you should know this.
  • Demon_reborn
    2996 posts National Call-Up
    41212 wide

    When overloaded the rb and lb are occupied by the LF or Rf leaving the lm or rm to score tap ins or finesse to the opposite corner as they are unmarked.

    You also have the cam to bang them in.

    Defensively the cdm in the formation gets in the way of triangles between the 2 strikers and cam. Essentially 3 against compared to 3 against 2

    Patience and holding the ball is key to playing againtst ptb abusers!
  • InfernaL
    1452 posts Play-Off Hero
    I absolutely hate the fact that there is nothing you can do about it. We had the same discussions last year, about the same thing, I thought maybe EA will do something to actually stop it from happening, but no.... I dominated a guy earlier and he scored 2 cheese goals, because I can't name any other way, from 2 counter attacks after 2 of my corners. 90% of the time when I have a corner, I get counter-attacked. When my opponents have corners, I can't counter attack them because the ball goes right back to them.
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