Although not every game, quite often I’m hit with late comebacks. Only the other day on FM24 i was 2-1 up at Wolves and comfortable, with 4 minutes to go.
From nowhere they turned into prime Liverpool in terms of their high press and scored two goals to beat me 3-2.
I had a look through my previous 10-15 games and I conceded a fair few late goals to drop points, particularly in games where the score line was close - even though I had dominated the games statistically.
Do those experts out there have any generic tips for closing out games? I often try to go a little more direct, slow the pace down etc etc but still come unstuck.
The AI seems to employ a tactic whereby they can get their forward players to sit on my back line and I’d love to know how they’re doing this, as any high press I try doesn’t get anywhere near this! They also seem to have the ability to put the ball in behind from deep, again something I have never been able to replicate. These seem to be the main two factors that cause my late capitulations - the amount of late headed goals I concede from deep crosses is insane.
(I try combinations of staying narrow, closing down wide players, staying wide, dropping my wingers back…. I cannot consistently prevent the above from happening and it’s really spoiling the game for me)