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After playing a good 20 games with Son 88 rated I have to admit I was wrong.He's awesome, got a great animation to him where he skips past tackles with a burst of speed.

Can't take any credit for the team it was Quinnay's team that I stole from him. I was concerned with the lack of speed with the fullbacks but no complaints so far. Had a read on Reddit about some defending techniques the bowl paragraph made sense to me
One On One - Breaking Down The Wing.

Now if the Opponent is breaking down the wing, it's likely that their pace is greater than our defenders and that they will easily win the race. What many of us tend to think here is; the closer I get to this player, the best chance I have at winning the ball. This couldn't be more wrong, as you are chasing you are inevitably sprinting. As you approach the attacker you have momentum, while he is usually in a position to overcome this. A simple body feint, cut inside, or scoop turn leaves you in a world of trouble as your defender needs to lose the momentum before he can turn around and apply pressure again.

Instead, we want to narrow the angle again, come in alongside the attacker, but with enough space to react if they attempt to cut inside. Follow the same logic here, back towards the goal, facing the ball and using the L2/LT. if your opponent moves forward, take a small step back, eventually they will need to pass around you or overcommit allowing a simple tackle.

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that Luiz has been a God whenever I've played him, just ridiculously strong and good in the tackle.

Only problem is after about 75 mins he starts to wane a little bit. I normally sub him off in WL if it's a tight game. If you bring him on as a sub he can go mazy runs into the box.
 
Do you change to 41212 (2), diva?

Nope staying in that formation, I think I was playing too much on auto pilot with 41212(2). CT's tend to sort out the exposed defence to a certain degree. When I've got more experience with it I'll try going to 4231 if I'm 2 up to offer more defensive protection.
 
I might go back to 41212, one big issue I have with the 4321 that I'm using these days is the lack of a CDM as there's no one sitting team on the central CAM/CF so often when opponents break they have 3 straight up against my 2 CBs.

edit: thoughts on (change in-game to):

Butland
Walker - Smalling - Boateng - Alaba
Can
Kanté - Vidal
Hazard
Mané - Bergkamp
 
After playing a good 20 games with Son 88 rated I have to admit I was wrong.He's awesome, got a great animation to him where he skips past tackles with a burst of speed.

Can't take any credit for the team it was Quinnay's team that I stole from him. I was concerned with the lack of speed with the fullbacks but no complaints so far. Had a read on Reddit about some defending techniques the bowl paragraph made sense to me

Glad your liking it and glad the custom tactics are helping too.. i vary depending on my opponent whether or not i play the default or 41212(2). For the most part of this weekend i played 4321 and didnt do as bad as i typically do defensively with those tactics whilst having a lot of fun in the attack.
 
Any ideas when TOTS may be? also i fancy Son for POTM might start investing..

TOTS MC poll went up on the EA forums earlier this week - so I think couple of weeks for the first teams to start dropping. Traditionally its MC then EPL then Bundesliga then I can't remember.
 
TOTS MC poll went up on the EA forums earlier this week - so I think couple of weeks for the first teams to start dropping. Traditionally its MC then EPL then Bundesliga then I can't remember.
Estimated dates
The estimated dates for each squad are:

From May 19 Friday to May 26 Friday
Gold Most Consistent but never IF TOTS
Silver Most Consistent but never IF TOTS
Bronze Most Consistent but never IF TOTS


From May 26 Friday to June 2 Friday
Premier League TOTS

From May 29 Monday to May 31 Wednesday
Football League TOTS
Benelux TOTS


From June 2 Friday to June 9 Friday
Bundesliga TOTS

From June 5 Monday to June 7 Wednesday
Saudi Professional League TOTS
Liga NOS TOTS

From June 9 Friday to June 16 Friday
La Liga TOTS

From June 12 Monday to June 14 Wednesday
Latin America TOTS
Russian League TOTS


From June 16 Friday to June 23 Friday
Ligue 1 TOTS
Serie A TOTS


From June 19 Monday to June 21 Wednesday
SuperLig TOTS
Rest of the World TOTS


From June 23 Friday to June 30 Friday
EAS TOTS

From July 26 Wednesday to August 2 Wednesday
MLS TOTS
 
Estimated dates
The estimated dates for each squad are:

From May 19 Friday to May 26 Friday
Gold Most Consistent but never IF TOTS
Silver Most Consistent but never IF TOTS
Bronze Most Consistent but never IF TOTS


From May 26 Friday to June 2 Friday
Premier League TOTS

From May 29 Monday to May 31 Wednesday
Football League TOTS
Benelux TOTS


From June 2 Friday to June 9 Friday
Bundesliga TOTS

From June 5 Monday to June 7 Wednesday
Saudi Professional League TOTS
Liga NOS TOTS

From June 9 Friday to June 16 Friday
La Liga TOTS

From June 12 Monday to June 14 Wednesday
Latin America TOTS
Russian League TOTS


From June 16 Friday to June 23 Friday
Ligue 1 TOTS
Serie A TOTS


From June 19 Monday to June 21 Wednesday
SuperLig TOTS
Rest of the World TOTS


From June 23 Friday to June 30 Friday
EAS TOTS

From July 26 Wednesday to August 2 Wednesday
MLS TOTS

I'll be absolutely amazed if its released in line with those predictions - its never been that late in the past, even when there was a delay in FIFA 15 it came about a week earlier.
 
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