For as much talk as there was about improved defending in FM23, I don't see it at all. Maybe it is because I am in the lower leagues, but keeping a clean sheet is practically impossible without luck. In other words, there is nothing a human player can do to best set up the team to first and foremost negate the attack. It is really sad, especially given how successful defensive tactics were at the World Cup. I hope someone who mostly plays top-level leagues will quote this saying that the defending is better at the higher levels, but, after reading through these comments, it doesn't seem likely. I ***really*** hope there is a good patch coming that makes defending possible. This current iteration of the ME means, in my experience at least, you HAVE to try to control possession or go out on the attack, or else you'll be cannon fodder.