How to defend through balls – Learn to deny runners!
In this tutorial, we want to give you an understanding of how to defend the long through balls while facing a counter-attack. Counterattacking is one of the most dangerous and…
Two stages of Anticipation in Defense – how to be one step ahead of your opponent!
Anticipation is one of the most crucial skills when it comes to defending in FIFA. It's a very deep and complex topic with tons of potential but in todays video…
Sliding Or Standing Tackle? When To Use What?
Getting ball possession is one of the key aspects in defending and for this you have two tackle variations at hand - the standing tackle and the sliding tackle. In…
How To Defend The Attackers With Your Center Backs
A couple of weeks ago I explained in a post, how you can use two strikers to create chances. Initiating runs, playing 1-2 passes - there are quite some tools at…
How to defend in 1vs1 situations – positioning, movement & winning the ball
With all the skill moves out there it can be quite tough to defend 1vs1 situations consistently. But if you start following the core principles like correct positioning, precise movement…
The second man contain button – how to close every side of the attackers!
In this quick video, we show you how to use the R1/RB button while defending, which is the ''second man contain'' button. In the previous Fifa series, the R1/RB button…
How To Avoid Easy Mistakes!
Not every concept or technique presented here has to be super complicated. Today we want to talk about how you can avoid easy mistakes, so that you concede less goals. The…
How To FIX Defending Of The Bridge!
With the recent patch one of the elite tier meta moves in chance creation - the stepovers - got nerfed. Now the attention for a lot of players shifts towards the…
Offside Trap – A powerful tool to work with in your defense!
In this article I am going to talk about the offside trap which is a really great tool to work within your defense. The offside trap is a risky technique but once…
How to master player switching with the right stick
Efficient player switching, especially with the right stick, is a very important skill when it comes to defending. Even though there are a lot of tutorials on the matter, a…