Stridr44

Do you mean keep them back in set piece routines, or by having a deep defensive line in my tactics? Also, I do feel that the attributes are a problem, just not a major one. For example, I managed to beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home somehow, but then struggled against Olympique Lyonnais and lost 1-2 home. I feel like at this point I have the set pieces sorted, but still not sure on how to stop the opponent from crossing the ball into the penalty box for a goal (when they kick/volley it in).

Thank you both for the feedback. Although, I have a few questions. Is there a way for me to cut on the conceding from crosses (not from corners), and also, Haiku, what 4 positions should I keep at the back for the attacking set piece routine? Also, for free kicks, do I keep 4 at the back for all kinds of free kicks (direct, indirect, etc)? By the way, are all those 5 training sessions all you do every week? I'm saying this because for me, that is the default amount of training sessions a week. Thanks.

Hello, I am having a problem in FM19 at the moment. I am playing with a small team, but have managed to get great results in the league. However, there has been an ongoing issue, with almost every game I play. No matter what tactic I use, I almost always concede to either free kicks, corners, and/or when the opponent crosses the ball to another opponent in the penalty box, then proceeding to score from either a header or kick/volley. For the league games, this isn't much of an issue, as the opposition usually doesn't score to begin with, or I score more goals than them. However, against bigger teams (mainly in the champions cup), this is a big issue. It doesn't happen all the time against bigger teams, but half of the time against larger teams I lose due to these set pieces and/or crosses. For a start, I tried stopping the free kick goals by tuning down on the tackling in the opposition instructions, and it worked, however, the opposition just scored from corners and crosses instead, like before. What should I do to stop these issues in order to start winning matches against these larger teams? Thanks.