How are you finding ''sit back'' football on the ME?

[Domoboy23]

As a lover of clean sheets and underdogs, I know for the past few years there's been huge outcries of pressing being overpowered and defensive football being struggled to implement.

I was wondering how people were finding the alternate tactics and set-ups this year? 

Are you having success with defensive, deep football? Joy with structured, low blocks with low pressing? Sitting back, soaking and smash 'n; grabbing greatness? Or are people still finding this hard to implement?

 

[thehig2]

still conceed more than I like, although still trying to see what works. 

So far I find against big teams if fails, the pressure is too much and you just give away too much control. I've had a lot of clean sheets vs smaller /similar teams to me though.

[phnompenhandy]

It's good this year. In previous iterations of FM you really had to set up attacking, with gegenpressing to get anywhere - no longer. With the right players of course, a sit deep, low block, patient approach can be successful, and you can score plenty goals. Rashidi/BustTheNetGaming did a video on it on YouTube recently.

[TheAwesomeGem]

45 minutes ago, phnompenhandy said:

It's good this year. In previous iterations of FM you really had to set up attacking, with gegenpressing to get anywhere - no longer. With the right players of course, a sit deep, low block, patient approach can be successful, and you can score plenty goals. Rashidi/BustTheNetGaming did a video on it on YouTube recently.

I agree. We finally have a good balance this year when it comes to defensive tactics.

[KeiranShikari]

Sitting deep and countering pretty much instantly made me the second best team in Wales (a league with a lot of parity bar 1 pro team). Safe to say I'm enjoying the low and mid block systems.

[Domoboy23]

Good to hear, but sadly even after watching Rashidi's vids on FM23... with 3 CBs and a low block I'm still seeing ball over the top/through ball again and again as my defenders stand and stare

It doesn't matter the quality of the opposition or the player making the pass, it's pin point and destroys my back line

Edited November 16, 2022 by Domoboy23