This game it really amazing and defending is an art.This is my 2nd day with it.At first I was defending like I was in 14.Babysitting my teammates like I did in 14 which resulted in big losses against the AI(which is way harder and more intelligent than last year).I lost 7-3 ,5-1.
Then I started watching how my teammates behave ,move and mark the opposition.I said to myself I should trust them more.I decided to put myself in place of the player I'm controlling and respond as if I'm the player.If he pass and move ,I track him while watching my cover teammate approaching the other opponent's player.That's how I stopped losing my team's shape.I'm using manual switching.
I find the AI to be more helpful ,useful this year.On the pitch I feel there's 22 footballer playing the game not just stupid robots standing there waiting for me to control them.
Things started to get better.Got a couple of wins.I love that match day live feature or mode.I switch to the team I want then play their next match in no time.I had a great match Atl.Madrid (me) vs Sev. with Arda Turan scoring the winning goal (2-1)before the refee ended the game.The crowd went crazy at Calderon.
Of course the game needs tweaking esp too deep defensive line,too many spaces btw def & midfield and the width line.I've been tweaking them plus AI run freq. to get a more compacted higher defensive lines with more patient CPU AI.Even with high def. line the whole team act as a unit and retreat slowly if they didn't get the ball soon(better than 14). I'm getting there,testing those in different leagues and see how they affect the game.So far so good ,those changes plus the more active AI resulting in some good matches where midfield battles are better than default.
As a conclusion this game is so deep,varied,more tactical and random than any fifa before.Feel the game lads.
I thought better and removed it before anyone could see, but I suppose I was too slow.
