on the ps3 I use the O button to let the computer pressure the player with the ball and use the right stick to flick to my other players to cover the other strikers. I also discovered last month just how valuable the L2 button is in jockeying and pressuring. As one guy above said, L2 R2, master them. Patience is absolutely the key.
Because I always use only two star teams I have found if I set my team to counter attack and ultra defensive I can deal with the lobbed through ball and sprinters a lot better. Despite what many may think I have to be even better and passing and dribbling tricks to get the ball forward as level 2 star teams dont have any fast enough players to bother with the long ball. I now also find that I am having the ball for a greater percentage of a game than my opposition, I rarely end up on the low side of the possesion stats.
I also never slide tackle which is probably a weakness, Im just not that great on timing them and would rather my defenders stay on their feet so they can help out again if a player gets past.
If you really want to improve your defending take a deep breath and play a dozen games with a level 2 star team, you will lose the lot, get hammered a few times but when you go back to a 5 star side you will have improved massively.
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