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How to Defend Effectively in FIFA 18

By Shirley Huang2017-10-04

Every new iteration of FIFA introduces further tweaks and additions which can revamp the entire gameplay, including FIFA 18. If you’re struggling to break down attacks or finding that your real life opponents are running circles around you, don’t worry. MmoGah as a professional fut cons seller would like to share FIFA 18 defending guide with fifa fans. With our FIFA 18 tips and tricks,

you'll be prepared to kick some opponents out on the virtual pitch! 

 

Without a good defense, your players can neither recover the ball to score goals nor prevent the opposing team from scoring goals on them.

It is not simple to keep the ball in your possession, so playing defender is not easy task in FIFA 18. You should keep your character's area of the field covered while staying the players who you're containing. When you're near the ball, you should try and tackle your opponents without fouling them.

 

Get the Timing of Tackles

The most basic form of defense is your tackle. You tackle by pressing O/B. If you hold down the button, you'll have more force with it when it connects with your opponent.

Contain is one of the most important features in playing defense in FIFA 18. Holding down X/A will allow you to do this.

- Do not perform a slide tackle unless you have no other choice. Remember that using a sliding tackle is the absolute last resort, if you fail it always lead to a card.

- It is not a good tactic to repeatedly tap the tackle button. Our defender will win the ball or leave himself out of the game for a second, once you press the tackle button. Make sure you’re pretty confident that you’ll make the tackle before committing to it.

 

Try to Tackle Where the Ball is Going, Rather than Where it is

It means that you should sort out your positioning. You should learn to predict where the ball is going, make vital tackles and then control the ball. When the ball moves before your player makes the tackle animation, you can win the ball without making a tackle, since you got into the right position.

 

Keep a Good Defensive Formation

When you are into football in real life, it can be probably the most obvious statement of all time, but it’s worth remembering: do not drag all your defenders out of position. While playing FIFA 18, it’s easy to go looking for the ball. You can use a defender to step forward and take control of a loose ball, but don’t repeatedly take defenders out of their formation to try and make a tackle. Switch from one defender to the next, charge at the attacker every time, but this will result in huge gaps that an average player can easily utilize.

The first thing you should do is selecting a formation. We recommend any one of the formation: 4-2-3-1, 4-2-2 and 4-2-2-2. This will ensure that you have always 2 CDM’s or CM’s that are willing to protect.

Another option is the 4-3-3 defend formation, which is very strong in the middle and will also help you get off to a solid start with your defensive tactics and defending mechanics.

 

Use the Right Stick for Switching

Try to use the right stick to switch between your in-control players, it might not a great way to improve your defending skills in FIFA 18, but it can quickly control the player. By pressing the “change player button”, you can take control of the player who is the nearest to the ball, but by flicking the “right stick” on the controller, you can take control of anyone you point to and quickly switch to a player who can cover a through ball.

 

Don’t Hold the Sprint Button

Each new player continuously holds the sprint button, but which causes a hindrance to their improvements. Remember to sprint when necessary, otherwise save the energy of your players. Constantly holding the sprint button will make your players tired and your opponent might be able to take advantage of that.

 

Lastly, we hope that this guide is helpful for you. For more guides you can click our fifa guides. FIFA 18 coins and FIFA 17 coins are on hot sale at our site, if you are in need of cheap fifa coins, don’t hesitate to contact us.


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