[What does all the data mean...?]

Damn it, we lost him! 

[What does all the data mean...?]

if you play high line are your defenders fast? to help deal with the inevitable ball over the top, pressing them with a higher line of engagement and more urgent pressing would be a good combo imo, you dont want your defence high but then give their playmaker all the time in the world to hit hollywood passes through to a lightning quick striker, so pressing and limiting their time on the ball is important with this systyem. With a low line and low line of engagement and less pressing your stepping back keeping shape and letting the opposition attack you without running all over the pitch making holes in your team, Then some teams take as few passes as possible to counter which is a valid tactic when you are the weaker team.

IMPORTANT INFO: if your defence line is set high and your playing on positive mentality if you change mentality to attacking it will go even higher as with passing directness width etc all these things will increase lowering mentality will reduce them, so basically everything is relative to mentality, personally i start on positive then if i'm struggling to create will change to attacking and with just a change in mentality i see more direct passes, higher line moire width more intense pressing, other times when im struggling i will up the passing directness by one but then if i go attacking i will have knock it back down by one as it becomes too direct for my liking with the team i am.

 

clenching is all part of the fun, and sometimes you can lose despite being by far the best team. If you watch football in irl who do you like top watch? maybe someone out their has recreated a tactic of the team for you to get few ideas.

im far from a pro but i normally hit my targets in my save. If you show a pic of your formation im sure other more astute minds will help.

[What does all the data mean...?]

hey bud you could if you want try some downloading tactics and read the desrciptions  or watch the videos some leave to explain what they are trying to achieve and use that as a sort of base point. About conceding in the last 20 mins some teams will attack you like crazy to get equaliser try making your tactic more defensive in final part of match wbs who are on support maybe put on defend drop the amc back into dmc, take off tied players, use time wasting keep the ball or try to go more direct and counter to get a second goal. 

You really need to have a idea of how you want team to play rather than just thinking what do i need to tick to win, i was in this boat. Bust the net on youtube has really took it back to the basics with his videos recently and are informative. You want to play fast direct like leicester or pass it about non stop like old school barca? I find the team cohesion to be very important from what i see it gives you bonuses to some attributes as does doing att movement and def positioning training before a match.

 

But to be honest i dont look at the data and just rely on what im seeing in comprehensive highlights most of the time,  Just enjoy the ride

[Pairs & Combinations - The Ultimate Guide (Released)]

What is so bad about using two attack duties on the same side wide players? A IF/IW on attack and A WB/A in the fbl slot. Dont often seem to get caught out in fm21 with  issues tracking back. I use the mark tighter PI on the I/w to hopefully have him defend more. 

["The silent majority", aka FM can't change much]

Easy fix add a iron man mode, I bet 90% of these 3 season win streaks would stop, casuals can just play and reload till they win. Fm is a simulation more than a game in my eyes being part of a experience that plays out whether I decide to participate or not. Such as dimming 30  years into the future and seeing what's changed. Imo Fm is best with no reloads where every wrong tactical choice, lucky a.I goal and last minute gut wrenches are felt hard would be cool to have an option for no reloads as a way to help people play like this who want to but get tempted by the reload and also as a badge for all the face bookers you tubers who claim these scorelines and streaks