looking for a thread on defending set pieces

is this a bug or are every team absolutely brilliant when it comes to attacking set pieces, it used to be most cornes but now ever free kick around my box ends up in a goal conceded.....help anyone? i'm sure there's a dedicated thread somewhere....

If there is a thread it would be in the tactics forum

i've seen a number of people with the same problem so i'm hoping there is . . .

i've seen a number of people with the same problem so i'm hoping there is . . .

So i'm not the only one. It might just be we've got bad defenses.

i'd say 75% of the goals i concede are from set pices ....

Try using the "defending set pieces" match prep.

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

You can try this, as it works for me. I almost never concede on set pieces anymore. If your full backs have less than 12 in Jumping set them to Mark Small Player instead, and if one of your two midfielders with Go Back instructions is tall, set him to Mark Tall Player instead. Try to have as many MTP's as possible, but never less than two Go Back, and always the fastest striker/player as the one set to Edge of Area. Try to avoid defensively unaware players set to Marking anything.

Keeping a player or two up front is worthless, as he won't help you counter-attack any more frequently than the player set to Edge of Area does, and -he- actually closes down their lurking player, preventing shots.

Try using the "defending set pieces" match prep.

Agree with this. I use this and also set my defenders up logically with positioning and marking, and this has limited the AI to 7-8 chances a game from corners and set pieces.