bothered Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I'm really struggling with this. I was conceding goals from distance and from crosses but i've cut out most of the balls coming in wide but i'm losing games because i can concede 2 or 3 goals from 25 yards plus. I'm just looking for basic, perhaps fundamental, things that other players do to combat that problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipv Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 It might be worth experimenting with closing down for your midfielders, as if you put the opposition under pressure they are less likely to be shoot accurately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bothered Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 It might be worth experimenting with closing down for your midfielders, as if you put the opposition under pressure they are less likely to be shoot accurately Well my midfield pair are on 16 when it comes to closing down. Maybe its the mentality? If they're scoring from an area of 25 - 35 yards then maybe i dont have anyone in that area...hmm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyw_85 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Why not try closing down of 20? Also does your MC pair have FWR rarely? I actually find that having FWR rarely leaves a gap for the opposition MC to exploit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silten Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Conversely, is it that your closing down is too high and your midfield pair are being pulled out of position, leaving gaps for other attackers to exploit? Closing down of 16 is quite high. Your midfield might be charging forward to close down over the halfway line and there's nobody left behind them to fill the gap. Set one of them to a much lower closing down and see how they work together, one putting pressure on the ball carrier, the other covering the danger area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bothered Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Conversely, is it that your closing down is too high and your midfield pair are being pulled out of position, leaving gaps for other attackers to exploit?Closing down of 16 is quite high. Your midfield might be charging forward to close down over the halfway line and there's nobody left behind them to fill the gap. Set one of them to a much lower closing down and see how they work together, one putting pressure on the ball carrier, the other covering the danger area. Yeah, i'll be giving that a try. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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