dannyfc2
Premiership
- 9 June 2009
Hopefully then I'll reach a point where I can grasp it. Like I say though, I feel like if all the games are so high-scoring, everyone is in the same boat...
Early days yet though I suppose, perhaps in a month everyone will be defending in a new way and I'll see a few more realistic scorelines.
Out of interest, did you see too many through ball goals in 14, or are you on the side of those who say "there's ways to stop it"? Only it's all I ever saw, it drove me crazy (even though I carried on playing it admittedly, the alternative wasn't really an alternative and God knows it may not be this year knowing their track record with online play), and I didn't agree with the attitude of "it's broken but there's workarounds". The defence just wasn't realistic - whereas at least in the PES demo, constant hopeful through-balls are always mopped up by a properly-positioned defence.
Gunna jump in here as I consider myself a good player. (Div. 1 - avg. 0.67 goals against)
I never had problems with through-balls on FIFA 14. It was just a matter of anticipating then dropping your defender back to mop up. There were ocassions where my player miss-time a header and be punished, but I always found that realistic.
Crosses and corners were the only areas I felt powerless to defend at times.
All I do is first anticipate the action the opposition will perform - dribble/shoot/pass - then select the closest defender via RS. Once selected I L2 jockey, either blocking the path or covering the space where I think the ball will be played. 9 times out of 10 you don't even need to press the tackle button.
As far as FIFA 15 goes - I can't comment on how balanced defending is - but I do know the vast majority of online players do little other then hammering pressure + sprint to get the ball back. So I wouldn't be surprised if in the early days scores are high, it's just a case of how it pans out a few weeks in.