aunmar Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I have huge problems defending my own box while the opponent have corners. Almost every corner ends with a goal. Can anyone help me with the settings for defending corners? I'm really struggling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubey84 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 There can be a few reasons for this. The first is very simple - you are a physically weaker side, and set pieces simply aren't your sides forte. Perhaps bring in a dominant centre-half or defensive midfielder (or even a tall striker!) who you can pull back to help defend set plays. Secondly, I've noticed that when you play an attacking formation, sometimes the game pre-sets too many players to "Stay Forward", resulting in upwards of four players in the oppositions half. Whilst good for a counter, it may be worth observing how many players remain up top and pulling several back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico10 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I have huge problems defending my own box while the opponent have corners. Almost every corner ends with a goal. Can anyone help me with the settings for defending corners? I'm really struggling. Here is the most successfull setup . Step 1-Leave 3 forwards upfront, that will take out 4 opposition players to mark them plus their corner taker makes it 5 players out, versus your 7. Step 2- Now, your best jumper/header, mark tall player, the next best 4 jumper/header's man-mark the remaining 4 opposition players. Step 3-Your remaining 2 players; 1 coming back and the other closing down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubey84 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Personally I leave the full backs on each post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico10 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 If I leave players on post I lose the advantage in numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubey84 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Fair enough. I'll give that set up a shot and see what we'll see!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aunmar Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Actually, it became much better when I used the pre-set setup without any tweaking. Will try your setup, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nad Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 My set up for defending corners is this: 2 players marking the posts 2 players marking "tall" 3 players marking "man" 1 player "back" 1 player "closing down" (this helps a lot when the ball goes back to the corner taker) 1 player forward This seems to work well for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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