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I'm not adverse to ugly, and I generally don't play a high line but can't seem to get any attacking play whether through build up or on the break. Maybe I have to go back to go forward and be a little more pragmatic...I'll see where it takes me! Cheers

Yeah I get that at times I have to suffer, and I'm rarely getting spanked its just I'm offering so little in an attacking sense! I'll try toning down the widemen see if I can get them more involved!

Hi folks, Looking for some tactical advice when playing away against the bigger teams, particularly around creating chances. I usually dominate possession but do practically nothing with it. Currently in 3rd season with Man Utd (which is a fun save in a sadomasochistic kinda way - name me a weirder squad among big teams...) and generally doing alright except away against my peers. Just don't seem to create anything of note. This is my current formation. Attacking because I find it the less passive than Positive and a mid-block with high press trigger because I don't want to chase opposition all over the pitch, but when they get towards half way then we go. Open to any and all suggestions. Cheers

Yeah it just feels buggy from what I can see - and its not even so much a positional thing, the players are roughly where I'd expect them to be, they just don't seem to do anything positive in a defensive sense. I'm managing Real Oviedo so I know I'm not working with elite defenders, but neither am I playing against elite attackers and one of the comments in the thread you linked mentioned shepherding and thats the best way to describe it. My defender "I'm coming out to close you down, so don't you try anything fancy" Their attacker "Ok" *points left but goes right* My defender "Oh FFS, not again"

Is anyone else struggling with getting defenders to engage with opposing players out wide and actually being able to stop a cross? I'm getting to grips with FM24 and there are lots of things I like but this one is really doing my head in. I've tried what you would imagine are the obvious TIs and PIs but nothing seems to make a difference. Overall, defending seems really passive in that they'll run out to close down, but not tackle; or overrun slightly and let the opponent dander past. This might be initial ME niggles which will eventually be fixed, but I'm hoping its not just me. Does anyone have any ideas to mitigate it? I'm playing a fairly standard 4-2dm-3-1 formation, though tinkering with some role combinations. Cheers