Welcome to my article on FIFA defense tips. Here I will reveal every single one of my FIFA defense tips so you will be well on your way to defending like a pro. :)
Defending in FIFA hasn’t always been as hard as it is currently. FIFA defense tips Prior to FIFA 12 and the legacy defending system, all you had to do was press A and your player would go in for a standing tackle on the opposing player that had possession of the ball. Anyone who has played a FIFA game after FIFA 12 is probably well aware that this is no longer the case. Now instead of holding A, you have to use some finesse and make your standing or sliding tackle at the right time. If you end up making your sliding tackle or standing tackle at the wrong time you will end up missing the tackle or getting a penalty. Needless to say, defending is a lot harder. Without further explanation here are my FIFA defense tips. :) Establish Lines This is one of the most important FIFA defense tips, especially when playing free games online. You will want to establish a line and tackle from that direction. For example if the only player that an opposing player can pass to is on the left side of them, you will want to tackle on the left side. This way they cannot pass without hitting you, eventually they will run out of space and run straight into your tackle. This is one of my easiest FIFA defense tips, but it’s one that makes a huge difference, make sure you have a defender in between the ball and who they can pass it too at all times. Put The Pressure On Them Online or offline this is one of my FIFA defense tips that will always apply. Don’t get lazy with your defending. If you don’t have the ball you need to be trying to get the ball. Don’t wait until the opposing team is in scoring range to start putting pressure on them. If you make a mistake in the middle of the pitch, you will at least have other defenders to back you up. In career mode I usually don’t tackle with my forwards, however online, I tackle with everyone. Needless to say, don’t be a lazy defender. :) Stop Slide Tackling All The Darn Time Sure slide tackling is fun, and it makes for more epic challenges on the ball, but it is not the most efficient way to tackle. If you’re following my FIFA defense tips you need to start learning how to perform an efficient standing tackle. Slide tackling should only be used to stop a pass or when you have a clear chance to come up with the ball. Absolutely, DO NOT slide tackle when the opponent has the ball in the box. Slide tackles result in too many penalties, the last thing you want to do is give your opponent a free goal. Start Performing Efficient Standing Tackles As you can tell, my FIFA defense tips stress standing tackles. It’s so important because it’s much safer and gives you a better opportunity to win the ball over. The reason why standing tackles is one of my safest FIFA defense tips is because you are less likely to incur a penalty, and if you make a mistake your player will recover much faster. Tackle in between your opponents passing lines and head on with the ball. Use Jockey Sparingly My FIFA defense tips aren’t really about using the jockey option for defending. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the jockey defending, you press LT + A. Jockeying (I don’t even know if that’s a word) doesn’t really do a whole lot except follow the player that has the ball. Let’s be real, we want to get the ball away from the opponent, not just follow them around until they accidentally run into us. Be Patient For the last of my FIFA defense tips I wan’t you to be patient. You wan’t to get the ball from the opponent, but you don’t want to over commit and have them dribble around you with ease. It’s important for you be persistent and go in the ball when you have the very best chance to win it. It’s OK to bend a little, but don’t break. Practice Practice Practice Defending online is much harder than defending against the A.I. Sure it’s the same principle but they are two different beasts. Make sure you take what you learned from my FIFA defense tips and apply it to both online and offline game play. :)
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