


That way, if the first time tackling the opponent goes wrong, they still have a 4vs4 situation. They use 3CBs, 1FB with defensive instruction, 1DMF with defensive instruction. The tactic pro players use to counter the offensive situation I described is making sure 5 players are glued in their own half. Pay attention to how many players will stay back.Ideas for all prices, when maxed keeping in mind what I said: Kanté, Barella, Marcos Llorente, De Paul, Guerreiro, Kessie.

You'll also need Low pass, but to a lesser extent. You need a lot of defense, at least the Interception trait on 2 midfielders + your defenders, and to keep the ball you'll also need high Ball control, Tight Possession and Dribbling, because otherwise they'll take too long to trap the ball or they'll move it too far when you have to execute a pass. I know that Pep could make it work with Xavi and Iniesta as his CMFs, but in this game it's not a viable option imho. Possession has a high pressing and a high defensive line, so you'll often end up with your defensive line against the attackers. In this game, it's very easy to attack keeping 4 static players upfront in the middle (2CFs, 1SS, 1AMF.) and then move the opponent defense by doing endless strings of accurate first touch 1-2s. I've only used 4-3-3 with 2 CMFs, and got to D1 twice in 3 phases (the third phase I didn't play enough Divisions to got over D2 that it's the hard part).
