[23.2.2] Defensive movement and decisions

34:30 -- How are we going from the first screenshot to the second one?  What do I have to do to make my players actually run?

 

That's four players who look like they're trying to close down the guy with the ball, and one who's literally just stood still for five seconds, while three players waltz through the middle of the pitch.  And the one defender who's back?  When the cross comes in, he gets out of the way.

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76:47 -- How is the defense going from here:

to here:

Why does Paylor run infield when his starting position is directly in front of the attacker who has the ball?  Where's he going, what's he trying to accomplish?

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62:17 -- We have a long pass from back to front.  For some reason the left centerback cross-matches with the left attacker, leaving the right of the two attackers with a free run.  When the attacker wins the header, flicking it on to the left channel, the right centerback takes like three steps to the right, putting himself out of position and further opening the channel.  And to add insult to injury, the left centerback jumps under the long pass, which is how the attacker wins it in the first place.  Yay.

66:02 -- No seriously what is going on, Wilson jumps to head this pass that is twelve feet over his head.  Then he doesn't try clearing the ball when it's loose.  

69:45 -- Both centerbacks are marking the attacker in the center, no one goes with the guy on the far post, and the right back, whose man it is, is jogging in midfield.  What do I have to do to make these players run?

 

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Thank you for the multiple PKM's and Timestamps. We'll put under review.

27:11 -- Roscoe needs to drop back rather than watching the ball sail over his head.

56:46 -- Wilson is assigned to mark Garner.  There is an instruction to always press Garner.  Wilson is standing off Garner, sort of marking Grewal.  I don't understand how this defensive position develops:

That's my centerback closing down their right winger, who's super narrow for some reason.  My central midfielder (the blond guy in the top left corner) is standing still as his man makes a run.  My DLP (Kamara, the player at the top of the center circle) is also moving to close down the right winger for some reason.  That develops into this position:

why how what who I don't understand what is happening!!!!!!  My centerback hasn't moved from his position in the center circle! 

85:33 -- hey speaking of which this is Paylor kicking Garner directly in the balls because he's tried to clear a ball with his foot which is over his head.  Do players in FM23 have binocular vision?  Can they perceive depth?

This is also CD Roscoe standing in place as a ball goes over his head, letting someone run past him.  This is also an attacking move where a player with 7 First Touch and 6 Technique takes a ball down out of the air and juggles it twice before it touches the ground without breaking stride.  

86:12 -- This corner drags on as multiple players refuse to engage attackers who have the ball.

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