I'm terrible at tactical defending, Johnny's 3 zone theory is helping though Now I'm concentrating on getting better using my cdm's. really helpful tutorial thanks
Everyone keeps saying that defending is so much easier this year but I can't defend for shit. In FIFA 15 I got to FUT division 1 in just a week. But in FIFA 16 I have had the game for 3 weeks and can't get beyond div 9. Not because I can't score goals but because I concede too many. I play with 4-12-1-2 but I tried other formations too and I just can't defend. I am a veteran Fifa player, since Fifa 99 and I have never been this bad in a Fifa game.
+JohnnyTsunami01 In Fifa 15 and previous games, I used second man press all the time and I was really good at defending. In this year though, the second man press is not as effective. My problem is when I jockey or second man press, the moment the player gets close to the box he shoots a long range finesse shot from outside the box and scores and if I try to tackle and miss him which happens more often then not, he has a clear run towards goal.
+Ali Khan yea second man press is the same thing as containing in Fifa 16. It is less powerful than in Fifa 15. When you second man press there is an invisible wall that your defender will not pass always staying between the attacker and the goal. This, though, give your opponent space to shoot those really powerful long shots. The best thing to do is control that player and jockey and take away those shooting lanes. It will take some time to get used to, but second man press can no longer be used as a way for the AI to do most of the work
+Ali Khan Preach brother. I think this game took a swing to favour other type of players. Last FIFA, I got from div 10 to div 1 in straight back to back seasons and won the title on my first and only goals every single season. This season, im stuck in div 3. Everytime the opponent gets the ball, im too afraid to press tackle, cos im afraid he will get a penalty or something (WTF is up with all these soft fouls??). On top of that, when I jockey by holding X, the defender literally just stares at the ball and lets his man run by him. As you say, he basically shoots when hes close enough and its a goal. Im getting alot of 3-3s and 2-2s, it sucks. One thing I've done (by accident) that seemed to help improve my defence, was to just use my CDM to chase and ALWAYS keep my defenders as AI. Its really funny cos I use this thinking that the computer is probably a better defender than me, turns out, it works like a charm lol.
+JohnnyTsunami01 One of your tips that seems to work for me is using the CDM all the time. Every time I loose possession, I switch to the cdm and go back and always control him. My defending is gradually improving. I am having some issues with player switching now which seems to be messed up this year, but working on it. Thanks for the great video and your helpful tips.
This tutorial is not a tutorial, it's a life saving drug. So valuable and yet free, I was conceding erratic goals, defenders were out of position. After applying almost everything in this video, my record today was 4-0-3, it's not as bad as it looks since I was playing against most guys who win easily with me. Even the defeats were mostly close like 2-3, with me not clearing the ball. The biggest thing that happened was my opponents shots at goal have reduced by 50%, yes, a huge difference. Less shots at goal means lesser goals, less pressure. Most FIFA videos don't help me much coz I know most things but this one definitely helped. Many thanks to the uploader and subscribed.
Also after applying this video tactics, I agree that defending is so much more tactical and quite controlled in FIFA 16. this just increased my enjoyment to 200%. Now, I can defend with confidence, even if I concede it's never an easy goal.
+Nakhno JimPanse can I hold L2+R2 with Holding X to contain then make a tackle with circle or X or should I hold only L2 jokey with holding X then tackle with circle or X when i get close or only hold X then tackle with circle or X to get the ball when i get close enough how should i do it please explain me this with detail???
All you had to do in FIFA 15 was contain, jockeying is so difficult! can't believe defending is so hard in this game. There goes my hopes of going to division1
So, being a little stubborn I've never watched a tutorial video to help me play FIFA. I used to play PES, and moved to FIFA a few years back (still like both... cue the abuse) however, I've always seemed to figure them out and be a reasonably ok player. Last year, FIFA 15 I got to Division 1 and won it multiple times. This time round I have been so frustrated. Scoring is not a problem, but defending has been my biggest bane. For the last few months I've been losing games 5-3, or conceding last minute goals all the time. Watched this video, with a little skepticism, and took on bored the majority of what you said. Played my first game and couldn't believe the difference. That CDM is so useful, and pushing them out to the wings is another useful tool. Before I was looking at stats after the game, seeing I had more tackles and couldn't figure out how I was losing, but, after applying these techniques you don't have to tackle, as you intercept more balls than if you're running around chasing the attacker with your CB. Hoping it's not just a flash in the pan, but after one game very impressed with your advice, and I wanted to say a big thank you, in a long winded way. Keep up the good work - Subscribed :)
Here is an effective tip, once the opponent in your half, take a player put him in the goal and let the goal keeper out. The opponent will shoot it and your player will get it easy.
Thanx for the tutorial mate. Was struggling to defend and nick the ball of defenders. I win the games but the possession was crap. Scored them on the counter but comes up against good teams they trash me.
great tutorial and all the best for your channel..I play CDM; I am not a great defender but I am slowly getting there and learning from every game. The biggest mistake I make all the time is when I am running alongside a pacy forward and forget to slow down at the right time; takes me right past him coz he is already on his L2+R2 and cuts across; hate myself so much for making that same mistake over and over.
I almost smashed my TV playing this game, because I couldn't defend to save my life. After watching this tutorial, I am willing to give this game couple more tries lol Thanks for the tip bud!
This tutorial is significantly better then other defeding tut's! Normally wouldn't comment, but want to show my support and I surely am interested in the other tutorials you will make. But please don't rush them just to make tut's and maintain the same quality and depth you provided here! Thanks ;)
great video man! i just got fifa 16 and been getting beat all over the place haha i remember i was so good at 2010 which was the last fifa i played. subscribed.
I'm always in Division 1 but this year has changed so much that i really can't get the hang of it lol, I've got a good team already i just hope this helps me, cheers mate
+EncoreStream good luck man just takes practice. You'll eventually get back to Division 1. Watch my other tutorials in case you need help with some of the new attacking
dude this was good, you just verified a lot of stuffs that I started noticing after being abused ,playing fifa 16 with my little cousin. I can't wait to get out work now. Somebody is getting whooped tonight. Great tips
I think you should add a disclaimer to this saying that this basically works for anyone playing in Divisions 10-6, but not for someone playing in any division higher than that. To be clear, nothing you're saying is wrong per say, these principles are all an absolute basic minimum requirement, but if you're following this video and still leaking goals and wondering why: it's because it's no where near enough. If you play against me - or anyone who has a decent command of skill moves + patient buildup play + a formation whose player dynamics they understand well - this is a very easy win for me. All that time and space you gave me while you wait for me to make a mistake is time I'll use to patiently wait for a player to make a run to a shooting position, which the shitty AI defending will not pick up, and by the time you control the new defender my guy will already be in place for a shot. Your CDM's will be completely undone by anyone who knows how to press the protect the ball button (LB or L2, if your controller is set like mine) if they're coming in from behind, meaning you have to have your CDM take the long way around and face my attacker. I understand that this is an unpopular opinion, and I get why FIFA RUclipsrs wouldn't be inclined to share it, but the honest truth about defending in FIFA is very simple: *be good at it.* If you're not, accept that fact, and try to improve. Be good at switching between players, be good at knowing when to make a slide tackle, be good at pushing players off the ball, be good at reading your opposition. No amount of RUclips videos you watch will change that, players who defend well are just players who make better defensive decisions. And on that note, guess what: *there aren't actually that many players who know how to defend very well.* A lot of people are very good attackers, and when they keep the ball for a long time and they're winning you're going to feel like they're very good defenders, but they're just YOU when you're winning, and they don't let up even if they're 2 or 3 goals ahead. I haven't won division one, but I've been stuck there for about 11 seasons now, with the occasional dip back into division 2. I don't think I'm a great defender, but I'm a very good attacker and I usually have 55-65% possession to make up for my lackluster defending. Even in division one, I rarely come across players who are very good defenders. They just get better at skills moves, mazing runs from the wing to the box, and knowing when to shoot from awkward angles. Very hard to defend against unless you make good decisions most of the time. I have two teams, and these are the backlines: Handanovic - Abate - Caceras - Chiellini - Alex Sandro IF Fahrmann - Piszeck - Naldo - Boateng - Alaba I play 4-4-1-1 in both formations, my CMs are Naingolan and Pereyra in the first one, Vidal and Calhanoglu in the second one. I think a mistake a lot of players make is that they go too defensive with their midfield options, thinking that'll make them better at defending, when in reality it just makes your midfield less capable of holding the ball. Verratti has absolutely shit defending stats, he's slow, and he doesn't have good physical stats, but I got from division 10 to division 2 with him as my main man in midfield next to Naingolan. Didn't even care that he fucked my chemistry, he was the reason I was able to keep the ball so much, and that made me seem solid defensively when I actually wasn't. If you can't be better at defending - and if you're watching this video, I'm guessing that's you - just focus on getting better offensively, and understand that the only way to get better at defending is to make better defensive decisions.
Make sure to watch my update to this Defending Tutorial AFTER this video. It goes into details on some adjustments needed after the latest patch for Fifa 16. Make sure to watch this tutorial prior to the post-patch update tutorial, though, as the update only goes into details on adjustments and is not a breakdown of defense like this one. Click the annotation at the beginning of this video or the link at the bottom of the description to go to the update video. Thanks for all the support.
+JohnnyTsunami01 - FIFA 16 Tutorials & Tips - FIFA 16 Guide can you do an aggressive defending vid? i'm sick and tired of sitting back and watching the opponent pass the ball(especially AI) from morning to night time.
+JohnnyTsunami01 - FIFA 16 Tutorials & Tips - FIFA 16 Guide is these tactic works on counter attack diamond formation? Is because i play all manual controls.
Hi, this is the best lust of tutorials for FIFA 16. I just preordered the Xbox one s FIFA 17 bundle. Will you be doing tutorials for FIFA 17? Would be really helpful please! Thanks
Thanks a lot, I've always been a 2 - 1 division UT player and this year I'm struggling to get out of division 5, , I have players with the likes of Suarez and Neymar and James Rodriguez who score goal after goal after goal, but I've lost too many games due to poor defending, and it's not my defenders, I have S. Ramos and IF Laporte, I've understood some things in this video that I'm sure will help me out in dealing when I'm being attacked on. Thanks a lot :)
Very good tutorial I dunno if you mentioned this or not but once you tackle and you press Square or whatever it is on XBOX then your player will get up almost immediately
nice video, my defending is my weak point but this should help a lot, I will try it out. Gotta work on finishing though and long shots and I should be set.
Can you advise what is the best way to keep the ball. In online games, opponent takes ball from my players like taking candy from a baby! I just cant keep the ball.
+Vijay Lohitsa I would recommend to watch my attacking, passing, and first touch tutorials for a more detailed explanation. The big thing is to not try to push the ball up the pitch quickly with your passes. Pass with purpose and to the open man. Move the ball up the pitch slowly but surely. Then get it to the middle of the pitch and find your attackers near the penalty box. There you want to do one of three first touches: protect the ball (LT/L2), Fake shot, or dummy (RB/R1). Mix it up and constantly when you are receiving passes do one of those three first touches. The protect the ball is great for a strong pass and when a defender is right on the person that is going to receive the ball. The dummy is a great compliment to the protect the ball as it fools a rushing defender. The fake shot is great to fool a defender and get past him.
this tutorial really helped. The only think I knew how to do is jocky and contain but i did tht wrong. I would usually just yolo and sprint at the player and end up conceding. with your tips I can actually defen! Like and sub. I still wish it was easier to defend doh
I have a problem. When opponent runs towards to my goal, i push Push and Pull button, but it seems my player does nothing. he is running as well as he was before. But when I attack, somehow they can stop me, pull me. Even if it's a foul. I will try your tips Johnny. Thanks for your tips
+Hafiz Malikli well I would see it could be the players you are using they don't have as much strength as the attacker so the attacker can easily pull away. It could also be the positioning and momentum as well as the attacker possibly pressing the LT/L2 button to shield you off. In Fifa 16 it is a little tougher to muscle people off, but it should work.
these moves are good. But how do you perform them? when you say second man press. .what do you press? it would be so much better if you put the controls to the moves in your video
Great video. But i still struggle so much with defending. Whenever i try stay back and be patient my defence gets cut open. Whenever my players intercept the ball their touch is so crap the opponent gets the ball back. Whenever I make a tackle i either give away a penalty/free kick or the opponent wins the loose ball. Struggling so much with this this year.
+Richard Thomson alright stay back and jockey and don't just stay back with one player. Your defense is getting cut up most likely because you are staying back with one player and the other 3 are in a defensive line up the pitch. You want to make sure you move all your defenders back and in their lanes. Then select one and jockey with him stay between him and the goal. If you see someone making a run switch your defender and man him. Fouls are more common with tackles so be careful try to jockey and make them run into you. The first touch is also really hard sometimes it will not be a good first touch. In that case just use it as a opportunity to regroup your defense.
What do you need to do to make your defenders go towards the person with the ball attacking?????? they always just stay there in a squat position letting them get past to the goalkeeper when I try to attack every defender is on my ass.
you got to switch to them and force them to move towards the person. Also the second man press (Rb) can help to apply a little more pressure, but use it sparingly like I said in the video.
this all seems like good advice. going to try these out cause at the moment i am finding defending way more difficult in 16 than previous years..i'm always mistiming my tackles, hopefully using some of your tips i will be able to isolate them better and give them less room dribble away from me.. what does the fake tackle do?
+buckl3y I don't recommend trying to tackle much. Like I said try to stay back and jockey, make them make the mistake. They will eventually run out of room and make mistakes. If you are going to do tackles make sure it is with you midfielders so if you miss you are going to be completely vulnerable. I really don't use the fake tackle it is too risky.
when you contain do you have to aim your analog towards the attacker or just jockey and literally press A OR X without aiming anywhere with your analog
+Brad Davies depends, you want to move the analog in order to move. If you want to try to take the ball away move it towards the attacker and an animation will automatically occur to steal the ball. If you want to extend your leg then you have to press the standing tackle button or slide tackle button.
mate, this defending stuff is why i start hating this game. Last time i was like 10x better than my opponent when i played draft and then the opponent made one attack and scored because he easily dribbled whole my team. And further, i was attacking whole the time, he scored 2:0 and match was lost.. I mean, I tried everything till now, holding L2 and then pushing with LS towards the opponent (jockey movement), holding R2 team mate contain. Still no luck, always get those "dribbled whole my team" goals.. pfff Do you guys use X on the joystick to run behind the player? Give me please some tips to get my players always close to ball..
+G. Breydel use your cdm only use contain to square up with the player and jockey staying between the attacker and the ball. Practice, defense is easier than before because of the decreased emphasis on pace. Use your CDM and try to get in passing lanes and when you get up next to an attacker push and pull him off the ball.
I am a little bit unsure....I have a ps4 and I contain from holding the button X , on the PC what's the key to contain? And for controls , PC and Consoles , it's a difference? I mean , in the PC version is all the same to the controls , nothing deleted?
+xavier black That is usually because of the strength stat and positioning. It could be you need a stronger player or you need to get closer and in better position before you press the b/o button. Also, if he presses the LT/L2 button that could help shield you off of him.
+Sævar Jónsson main thing stay back with you back line and in their lanes. Use the CDM to apply pressure and protect the danger zone. Clear the ball with B when it gets near you. Lastly, with your CDM when you get near an attacker push and pull him off the ball. Just keep practicing you will get better, keep these things in mind
Hello guys, I have a question. FIFA 16 is great I still play it, but one of the things that bugs me the most is the reaction speed of the players. At minute 7:31, you can see the player receiving the ball and immediately passing it with ease; my players don't do that. They literally receive the ball in the clumsiest manner, and by then the attacker is sprinting toward me and ends up taking the ball from me. What can I do about player reaction time?
@Jhonny tsunami thanks for helping us, the Fifa addicts, and help us to get better at the game... My question to is what button combinations do you use to rush or close up the passer or the ball receiver specially when you can't see the other half of your screen? Do you guess it or it's a button combination that help you close it down, and stay with it.? Thanks for the knowledge.
+Mendes Chevalier When I am rushing at someone by their side I usually press the B/O button to push and pull them off the ball. If I am rushing onto them head on I jockey and move closer.
Thank's a lot - nice tutorial video - Really needed this. Right now feel like I've never played this game before, my defending is so bad. What's the deal with the OP long shots outside the box always going in? If I back off, I'm getting killed by long shots. Even with a 83+ rated keeper in the net.
+OldFartsOnFifa thanks. What you want to do if you see he is constantly going for long shots is use your cdms/cms. Push your CBs back, but with your cdms try to apply pressure and get into the shooting lanes. Make sure to jockey and stay in his shooting lanes so if he does try to shoot it you will block it with your cdm.
+JohnnyTsunami01 So you recommend specifically having the player instructions for CDM or CM's set to "Cut passing lanes"? I'm typcally playing 4-4-2 right now, and have my more defensive minded CM set to stay back and high interceptions, but have been wary of also applying cut passing lanes. The other CM is usually a bit more attack minded with mixed attack/defense
I put stay back while attacking, cut passing lanes, and normal interceptions. That way you can control one cdm and then the other can cut passing lanes.
Does anyone know how to pressing the rival with 2 or more players? When i play online and i´m losing a game, sometimes the rival starts to passing the ball with all the defenders as a (coward) strategy to keep the score. I cannot recover the ball because i control only one player.
+Héctor Salazar there is a way to make sure he stops that but it will leave you vulnerable. Go on all out attack and do an offsides trap that will bring all your players up and won't give him much space to pass the ball around the back.
from the off this soak up pressure tactic you suggest, stay between attacker & goal is good and bad because it's stupid how far you can score from in this game from static positions as well. a player can be facing away from goal a ball will get played into them and it'll be a powerful shot bent in the top corner smh.
+uni verse sometimes, but there is nothing you can do about those. Luckily if you get in front of the shot and pressure him into bad angles, that won't happen more often then not
Great video!! I have been constantly losing in FIFA FUT since I find to take possession from defender difficult. I try to use jockey but it is not always effective. How can I make sure to keep the defender in their respective lanes? FYI: I play on PS4
+Sarbajit Dutta make sure with your CBs you are constantly pushing them back and in their lanes. For example a three back formation one in the left, one middle, one right. You can apply pressure and take the ball away with your CDM or CMs. Run up to them and push/pull them off the ball.
JohnnyTsunami01 - FIFA 16 Tutorials & Tips - FIFA 16 Guide And one suggestion ...can you please include controls for ps4 while demonstrating different techniques as a graphic in your videos?
Hey Johnny great defending video! I'd like to know if these tips are the same when in the midfield and in the opponent half to get the ball back. Is there any tips for these?
+Lionel messi contain to square up then jockey alone. Practice your jockeying it is not easy, but you will get better. Make sure you jockey side to side and backwards so you stay between him and the goal. Don't just jockey and bite trying to steal the ball
+xavier sanchez Yes, it is much easier to stop lobbed through balls than in previous games. They don't seem to be as glitched. Attackers are much slower and the lobbed through balls are not as accurate.
I really disagre about the tactic of consiously letting them into the yellow zone. the point would be to not let them there, and push them to the wings with the wingbacks.
+realfan91 I just mean not to follow them into the blue zone, because they can't really hurt you from there. You want to be in the yellow zone and protect that part. Keep them in the blue zone
JohnnyTsunami01 - FIFA 16 Tutorials & Tips - FIFA 16 Guide if I leave them, and back off from the winger on the ball, I lose 1on1 against him when he turns inside. he also have too much space to look around and find empty man to cross/pass to. I tried this but failed.:D
hey man! enjiy the videos, any chance of some team formations? chelsea, psg, dortmund, juve ect! everyone knows how to play as barca, bayern and madrid already haha! thanks :)
to prevent that call second man and slide tackle with the first man.This will disallow the opponent to shoot and by chance if miss the slide tackle then there will always be the second man that has been called.
I'm terrible at tactical defending, Johnny's 3 zone theory is helping though
Now I'm concentrating on getting better using my cdm's.
really helpful tutorial thanks
+Antony Douglas awesome
Everyone keeps saying that defending is so much easier this year but I can't defend for shit. In FIFA 15 I got to FUT division 1 in just a week. But in FIFA 16 I have had the game for 3 weeks and can't get beyond div 9. Not because I can't score goals but because I concede too many. I play with 4-12-1-2 but I tried other formations too and I just can't defend. I am a veteran Fifa player, since Fifa 99 and I have never been this bad in a Fifa game.
+Ali Khan Yeah it really takes some getting used to. Just make sure to protect the middle of the pitch and keep your defenders in their lanes
+JohnnyTsunami01 In Fifa 15 and previous games, I used second man press all the time and I was really good at defending. In this year though, the second man press is not as effective. My problem is when I jockey or second man press, the moment the player gets close to the box he shoots a long range finesse shot from outside the box and scores and if I try to tackle and miss him which happens more often then not, he has a clear run towards goal.
+Ali Khan yea second man press is the same thing as containing in Fifa 16. It is less powerful than in Fifa 15. When you second man press there is an invisible wall that your defender will not pass always staying between the attacker and the goal. This, though, give your opponent space to shoot those really powerful long shots. The best thing to do is control that player and jockey and take away those shooting lanes. It will take some time to get used to, but second man press can no longer be used as a way for the AI to do most of the work
+Ali Khan Preach brother. I think this game took a swing to favour other type of players. Last FIFA, I got from div 10 to div 1 in straight back to back seasons and won the title on my first and only goals every single season. This season, im stuck in div 3. Everytime the opponent gets the ball, im too afraid to press tackle, cos im afraid he will get a penalty or something (WTF is up with all these soft fouls??).
On top of that, when I jockey by holding X, the defender literally just stares at the ball and lets his man run by him. As you say, he basically shoots when hes close enough and its a goal. Im getting alot of 3-3s and 2-2s, it sucks.
One thing I've done (by accident) that seemed to help improve my defence, was to just use my CDM to chase and ALWAYS keep my defenders as AI. Its really funny cos I use this thinking that the computer is probably a better defender than me, turns out, it works like a charm lol.
+JohnnyTsunami01 One of your tips that seems to work for me is using the CDM all the time. Every time I loose possession, I switch to the cdm and go back and always control him. My defending is gradually improving. I am having some issues with player switching now which seems to be messed up this year, but working on it. Thanks for the great video and your helpful tips.
This tutorial is not a tutorial, it's a life saving drug. So valuable and yet free, I was conceding erratic goals, defenders were out of position.
After applying almost everything in this video, my record today was 4-0-3, it's not as bad as it looks since I was playing against most guys who win easily with me.
Even the defeats were mostly close like 2-3, with me not clearing the ball.
The biggest thing that happened was my opponents shots at goal have reduced by 50%, yes, a huge difference. Less shots at goal means lesser goals, less pressure.
Most FIFA videos don't help me much coz I know most things but this one definitely helped.
Many thanks to the uploader and subscribed.
Also after applying this video tactics, I agree that defending is so much more tactical and quite controlled in FIFA 16. this just increased my enjoyment to 200%.
Now, I can defend with confidence, even if I concede it's never an easy goal.
+Rocky koston I appreciate the kind words, and am glad the tutorial helped
biggest defendign tip from me, as soon as you tackle always always let go of the sprint button
imma try that
+madzangels Thanks Worked well I always held it.
Why is that? You mean no sprint at all, or no sprint after the tackle and then again start sprinting?
+Nakhno JimPanse can I hold L2+R2 with Holding X to contain then make a tackle with circle or X or should I hold only L2 jokey with holding X then tackle with circle or X when i get close or only hold X then tackle with circle or X to get the ball when i get close enough how should i do it please explain me this with detail???
This is how coaches have been telling me to defend for 11 years. Solid video dude!
All you had to do in FIFA 15 was contain, jockeying is so difficult! can't believe defending is so hard in this game. There goes my hopes of going to division1
+shihab isa nah just practice I find defending easier now that you don't have to worry too much about pace
+shihab isa "All you had to do in FIFA 15 was contain"? Nonsense! Contain just didn't work right in FIFA 15, there was no other option than to jockey.
Sebastian Pereira i went to division one in fifa 15 mate, I know how the game was supposed to be played -_-
I won division 1 several times
+Sebastian Pereira how??im stuck on division 3
i hope this video kick starts your channel and takes it to new heights. Great work!
+Ben George thanks man appreciate it a ton
So, being a little stubborn I've never watched a tutorial video to help me play FIFA. I used to play PES, and moved to FIFA a few years back (still like both... cue the abuse) however, I've always seemed to figure them out and be a reasonably ok player. Last year, FIFA 15 I got to Division 1 and won it multiple times. This time round I have been so frustrated. Scoring is not a problem, but defending has been my biggest bane. For the last few months I've been losing games 5-3, or conceding last minute goals all the time. Watched this video, with a little skepticism, and took on bored the majority of what you said. Played my first game and couldn't believe the difference. That CDM is so useful, and pushing them out to the wings is another useful tool. Before I was looking at stats after the game, seeing I had more tackles and couldn't figure out how I was losing, but, after applying these techniques you don't have to tackle, as you intercept more balls than if you're running around chasing the attacker with your CB. Hoping it's not just a flash in the pan, but after one game very impressed with your advice, and I wanted to say a big thank you, in a long winded way. Keep up the good work - Subscribed :)
+Thelliott that's awesome, glad it helped
Here is an effective tip, once the opponent in your half, take a player put him in the goal and let the goal keeper out. The opponent will shoot it and your player will get it easy.
that is an interesting tip
I've watched this video a few days ago, and I wonder why i haven't watched it before! This video helped a lot! Thanks!
+Massimiliano Trevisan awesome, glad it helped
This is the best defending tutorial I have seen. Thank you so much.
Thanx for the tutorial mate. Was struggling to defend and nick the ball of defenders. I win the games but the possession was crap. Scored them on the counter but comes up against good teams they trash me.
Hey.. very nice tutorial... will watch other tutorials too... You are keeping your tips very simple and clear... i appreciate it
+11PM Gamer thanks
Great advice. Hope It helps me improve my defense which as of now sucks.
my defending sux in fifa16. Your tutorial means a lot to me. Will definitely try it out tonight. Thanks man
+Eugene Lam appreciate the support
great tutorial and all the best for your channel..I play CDM; I am not a great defender but I am slowly getting there and learning from every game. The biggest mistake I make all the time is when I am running alongside a pacy forward and forget to slow down at the right time; takes me right past him coz he is already on his L2+R2 and cuts across; hate myself so much for making that same mistake over and over.
+sandi dhanwada Yeah that is a common mistake, just got to get used to it and try not to overplay. You will get there
awesome tutorial thanks, I have so many problems with defending, now i will try to improve my skills
I almost smashed my TV playing this game, because I couldn't defend to save my life.
After watching this tutorial, I am willing to give this game couple more tries lol
Thanks for the tip bud!
+Dave Park no problem, glad you found it helpful
Tack grabben det har hjälpt ganska mycket att jag försvarar mig jätte bra nu.
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best tutorial on RUclips mate!
+Jake Carter Thanks thats awesome!
That is a very useful tutorial. Nice work as always. Keep it up man.
+bulkane Appreciate it
This tutorial is significantly better then other defeding tut's! Normally wouldn't comment, but want to show my support and I surely am interested in the other tutorials you will make. But please don't rush them just to make tut's and maintain the same quality and depth you provided here! Thanks ;)
+Hugo de Jong Thanks man
thanks Artur I try
great video man! i just got fifa 16 and been getting beat all over the place haha i remember i was so good at 2010 which was the last fifa i played. subscribed.
+ocantu1987 thanks
Fifa16 was so much better before the patch..
I'm always in Division 1 but this year has changed so much that i really can't get the hang of it lol, I've got a good team already i just hope this helps me, cheers mate
+EncoreStream good luck man just takes practice. You'll eventually get back to Division 1. Watch my other tutorials in case you need help with some of the new attacking
Thanks bros! very effective. you're the reason I gain my pro. Thumbs up. subscribed 😊
+Hafiz Jaludin thanks glad it helped
dude this was good, you just verified a lot of stuffs that I started noticing after being abused ,playing fifa 16 with my little cousin. I can't wait to get out work now. Somebody is getting whooped tonight.
Great tips
+patizan7 thanks
brilliant video man! Really understood your threat zones! Great help to the fifa community! Cheers
+laksaaaman Appreciate it man, glad you liked it
Awesome video! Thank you - Not sure why i always want to destroy any attacker! This is very strategic! Going to implement these tactics.
I think you should add a disclaimer to this saying that this basically works for anyone playing in Divisions 10-6, but not for someone playing in any division higher than that.
To be clear, nothing you're saying is wrong per say, these principles are all an absolute basic minimum requirement, but if you're following this video and still leaking goals and wondering why: it's because it's no where near enough.
If you play against me - or anyone who has a decent command of skill moves + patient buildup play + a formation whose player dynamics they understand well - this is a very easy win for me. All that time and space you gave me while you wait for me to make a mistake is time I'll use to patiently wait for a player to make a run to a shooting position, which the shitty AI defending will not pick up, and by the time you control the new defender my guy will already be in place for a shot.
Your CDM's will be completely undone by anyone who knows how to press the protect the ball button (LB or L2, if your controller is set like mine) if they're coming in from behind, meaning you have to have your CDM take the long way around and face my attacker.
I understand that this is an unpopular opinion, and I get why FIFA RUclipsrs wouldn't be inclined to share it, but the honest truth about defending in FIFA is very simple: *be good at it.* If you're not, accept that fact, and try to improve.
Be good at switching between players, be good at knowing when to make a slide tackle, be good at pushing players off the ball, be good at reading your opposition.
No amount of RUclips videos you watch will change that, players who defend well are just players who make better defensive decisions. And on that note, guess what: *there aren't actually that many players who know how to defend very well.*
A lot of people are very good attackers, and when they keep the ball for a long time and they're winning you're going to feel like they're very good defenders, but they're just YOU when you're winning, and they don't let up even if they're 2 or 3 goals ahead.
I haven't won division one, but I've been stuck there for about 11 seasons now, with the occasional dip back into division 2. I don't think I'm a great defender, but I'm a very good attacker and I usually have 55-65% possession to make up for my lackluster defending.
Even in division one, I rarely come across players who are very good defenders. They just get better at skills moves, mazing runs from the wing to the box, and knowing when to shoot from awkward angles. Very hard to defend against unless you make good decisions most of the time.
I have two teams, and these are the backlines:
Handanovic - Abate - Caceras - Chiellini - Alex Sandro
IF Fahrmann - Piszeck - Naldo - Boateng - Alaba
I play 4-4-1-1 in both formations, my CMs are Naingolan and Pereyra in the first one, Vidal and Calhanoglu in the second one. I think a mistake a lot of players make is that they go too defensive with their midfield options, thinking that'll make them better at defending, when in reality it just makes your midfield less capable of holding the ball.
Verratti has absolutely shit defending stats, he's slow, and he doesn't have good physical stats, but I got from division 10 to division 2 with him as my main man in midfield next to Naingolan. Didn't even care that he fucked my chemistry, he was the reason I was able to keep the ball so much, and that made me seem solid defensively when I actually wasn't. If you can't be better at defending - and if you're watching this video, I'm guessing that's you - just focus on getting better offensively, and understand that the only way to get better at defending is to make better defensive decisions.
long message and i read it all i finished im a good defender too
Agreed
That really helped thanks.
very helpful tutorial. thanks man!
+TheBrokeBloke no problem
Make sure to watch my update to this Defending Tutorial AFTER this video. It goes into details on some adjustments needed after the latest patch for Fifa 16. Make sure to watch this tutorial prior to the post-patch update tutorial, though, as the update only goes into details on adjustments and is not a breakdown of defense like this one.
Click the annotation at the beginning of this video or the link at the bottom of the description to go to the update video. Thanks for all the support.
+JohnnyTsunami01 - FIFA 16 Tutorials & Tips - FIFA 16 Guide can you do an aggressive defending vid? i'm sick and tired of sitting back and watching the opponent pass the ball(especially AI) from morning to night time.
+JohnnyTsunami01 - FIFA 16 Tutorials & Tips - FIFA 16 Guide is these tactic works on counter attack diamond formation? Is because i play all manual controls.
Hi, this is the best lust of tutorials for FIFA 16. I just preordered the Xbox one s FIFA 17 bundle. Will you be doing tutorials for FIFA 17? Would be really helpful please! Thanks
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I was very good at defending in previous fifa games...not so much in this one. I am better at being a ball hog though.
Great video man! It helped a lot!
+Alex Truta thanks, I'm glad it helped
Awesome tutorial extremely helpful. I really liked your threat diagram never thought about that.
+joh black thanks I appreciate it. Glad it helped.
Thanks Alot Mate, really helped me!
+MagicShuffle1280 no problem, glad it did
I always love your tutorials and this one is probably the best! Keep it up!
+jesus moldando Thanks!
Thanks a lot, I've always been a 2 - 1 division UT player and this year I'm struggling to get out of division 5, , I have players with the likes of Suarez and Neymar and James Rodriguez who score goal after goal after goal, but I've lost too many games due to poor defending, and it's not my defenders, I have S. Ramos and IF Laporte, I've understood some things in this video that I'm sure will help me out in dealing when I'm being attacked on. Thanks a lot :)
+Danny Amaya no problem glad it helped
Im just getting used to the tactical defending game. This helped. :)
+Manoj Kumar awesome
Very good tutorial I dunno if you mentioned this or not but once you tackle and you press Square or whatever it is on XBOX then your player will get up almost immediately
+Akres okooo yeah the new slide tackles are improved
I didnt even know that. I hate winning the ball in a slide tackal an not being able retain the ball. Thats gonna be a big help.
4:40... "I don't mind him shooting from there".. You will start minding as soon as you concede 4 from that angle in FUT.
Wow that was a great tutorial. Really helpful, especially the part about second man press, thanks.
+progamer8881 glad you found it helpful, thanks for the support
thank you dude you made me better at defending. You just got a like and a sub
thanks man appreciate it
I'm still having so much trouble defending. Hopefully i can get it right. Thanks for the video dude
+Rocky Johnson good luck and thanks
nice video, my defending is my weak point but this should help a lot, I will try it out. Gotta work on finishing though and long shots and I should be set.
+NeyoScooter nice. Make sure to check out my ground shot tutorial for finishing, will help you a ton in those 1 on 1 situations
Yo thanks man for the defending tip its works for me
+aliff izwan no problem, glad it helped
dude this is real helpful! defense is my weakest part and i want to improve it so bad
+Syrus Tam thanks, glad it was useful
u play on pc or ps4? i do pc and love to have a game with u lol
to see how to be beaten by a master haha
+Syrus Tam haha nah right now I'm playing on xbox one
5:41 u said to jockey and to press the "X" button, which "X" on PS or on XB?
PS, my bad
Nice.... for me I don't have much tactic as it all comes naturally to me..
great content, love it
+chris20089 thanks means a lot
Great tips man!
+NbaLive4ever thanks
Can you advise what is the best way to keep the ball. In online games, opponent takes ball from my players like taking candy from a baby! I just cant keep the ball.
+Vijay Lohitsa I would recommend to watch my attacking, passing, and first touch tutorials for a more detailed explanation. The big thing is to not try to push the ball up the pitch quickly with your passes. Pass with purpose and to the open man. Move the ball up the pitch slowly but surely. Then get it to the middle of the pitch and find your attackers near the penalty box. There you want to do one of three first touches: protect the ball (LT/L2), Fake shot, or dummy (RB/R1). Mix it up and constantly when you are receiving passes do one of those three first touches. The protect the ball is great for a strong pass and when a defender is right on the person that is going to receive the ball. The dummy is a great compliment to the protect the ball as it fools a rushing defender. The fake shot is great to fool a defender and get past him.
nice tips, thanks
Nice breakdown. Kinda wish you just called it the wing, half-space, and center instead of the colors. Nice tips though.
thanks man
thnx I am now good an defending 💝💝💝
Helped alot
awesome
great vids and i love the way you say ronaldo!!
Rrrronaldo
this tutorial really helped. The only think I knew how to do is jocky and contain but i did tht wrong. I would usually just yolo and sprint at the player and end up conceding. with your tips I can actually defen! Like and sub. I still wish it was easier to defend doh
+TwinkieHD - Gaming and more! thanks for the support
No problem. Your tutotial was actually helpful not some poop hard to understand
thanks dude perfect tourtial
thanks
great video this is really helpful XD thanks
+Intricate Gaming no problem
Good video but I didn't know you can choose which player to control. It always controls the player closest to the player with the ball.
How do i keep the player locked on the cdm. The game always switches me out!
Turn off autoswitching in the settings
I have a problem. When opponent runs towards to my goal, i push Push and Pull button, but it seems my player does nothing. he is running as well as he was before. But when I attack, somehow they can stop me, pull me. Even if it's a foul. I will try your tips Johnny. Thanks for your tips
+Hafiz Malikli well I would see it could be the players you are using they don't have as much strength as the attacker so the attacker can easily pull away. It could also be the positioning and momentum as well as the attacker possibly pressing the LT/L2 button to shield you off. In Fifa 16 it is a little tougher to muscle people off, but it should work.
you seem to forget people dont go to shoot from the blue zone, they cross the ball which can also lead to a goal
+TheCableguy x Yeah the blue zone is the crossing zone
best explained bro nice video..but im shit in defending i will try ur technique next time
+Jason Rajiv haha thanks bro, good luck
awesome tutorial
+Batman Darkknight thanks
these moves are good. But how do you perform them? when you say second man press. .what do you press?
it would be so much better if you put the controls to the moves in your video
Rb/R1
Great video. But i still struggle so much with defending. Whenever i try stay back and be patient my defence gets cut open. Whenever my players intercept the ball their touch is so crap the opponent gets the ball back. Whenever I make a tackle i either give away a penalty/free kick or the opponent wins the loose ball. Struggling so much with this this year.
+Richard Thomson alright stay back and jockey and don't just stay back with one player. Your defense is getting cut up most likely because you are staying back with one player and the other 3 are in a defensive line up the pitch. You want to make sure you move all your defenders back and in their lanes. Then select one and jockey with him stay between him and the goal. If you see someone making a run switch your defender and man him. Fouls are more common with tackles so be careful try to jockey and make them run into you. The first touch is also really hard sometimes it will not be a good first touch. In that case just use it as a opportunity to regroup your defense.
+JohnnyTsunami01 Thanks for replying! Quality youtuber. Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a go and hopefully my game improves
+Richard Thomson no problem
What do you need to do to make your defenders go towards the person with the ball attacking?????? they always just stay there in a squat position letting them get past to the goalkeeper when I try to attack every defender is on my ass.
you got to switch to them and force them to move towards the person. Also the second man press (Rb) can help to apply a little more pressure, but use it sparingly like I said in the video.
Nice video!!!! Do you press R2(ps4) plus jockey L2(ps4) or only L2?
+ilson palmieri depends if you are really falling behind I also press R2, but usually L2 just to stay between the attacker and the goal
this all seems like good advice. going to try these out cause at the moment i am finding defending way more difficult in 16 than previous years..i'm always mistiming my tackles, hopefully using some of your tips i will be able to isolate them better and give them less room dribble away from me..
what does the fake tackle do?
+buckl3y I don't recommend trying to tackle much. Like I said try to stay back and jockey, make them make the mistake. They will eventually run out of room and make mistakes. If you are going to do tackles make sure it is with you midfielders so if you miss you are going to be completely vulnerable. I really don't use the fake tackle it is too risky.
good work
+jason mendoza thanks
when you contain do you have to aim your analog towards the attacker or just jockey and literally press A OR X without aiming anywhere with your analog
+Brad Davies depends, you want to move the analog in order to move. If you want to try to take the ball away move it towards the attacker and an animation will automatically occur to steal the ball. If you want to extend your leg then you have to press the standing tackle button or slide tackle button.
mate, this defending stuff is why i start hating this game. Last time i was like 10x better than my opponent when i played draft and then the opponent made one attack and scored because he easily dribbled whole my team. And further, i was attacking whole the time, he scored 2:0 and match was lost..
I mean, I tried everything till now, holding L2 and then pushing with LS towards the opponent (jockey movement), holding R2 team mate contain. Still no luck, always get those "dribbled whole my team" goals.. pfff Do you guys use X on the joystick to run behind the player? Give me please some tips to get my players always close to ball..
+G. Breydel use your cdm only use contain to square up with the player and jockey staying between the attacker and the ball. Practice, defense is easier than before because of the decreased emphasis on pace. Use your CDM and try to get in passing lanes and when you get up next to an attacker push and pull him off the ball.
I am a little bit unsure....I have a ps4 and I contain from holding the button X , on the PC what's the key to contain? And for controls , PC and Consoles , it's a difference? I mean , in the PC version is all the same to the controls , nothing deleted?
I really have no idea never played on PC, I'm sure they have all the same controls just don't know what keys you have to press for contain
My player seems to always be muscled off when I try to push and pull. What should I do?
+xavier black That is usually because of the strength stat and positioning. It could be you need a stronger player or you need to get closer and in better position before you press the b/o button. Also, if he presses the LT/L2 button that could help shield you off of him.
Mourinho Style !
I try to do everything that you describe but still they just pass, or run around me all the time. I don't get what i'm missing.
+Sævar Jónsson main thing stay back with you back line and in their lanes. Use the CDM to apply pressure and protect the danger zone. Clear the ball with B when it gets near you. Lastly, with your CDM when you get near an attacker push and pull him off the ball. Just keep practicing you will get better, keep these things in mind
+JohnnyTsunami01 thanks for the advice and the videos brother :) I'll keep chipping away
Hello guys, I have a question. FIFA 16 is great I still play it, but one of the things that bugs me the most is the reaction speed of the players. At minute 7:31, you can see the player receiving the ball and immediately passing it with ease; my players don't do that. They literally receive the ball in the clumsiest manner, and by then the attacker is sprinting toward me and ends up taking the ball from me. What can I do about player reaction time?
@Jhonny tsunami thanks for helping us, the Fifa addicts, and help us to get better at the game... My question to is what button combinations do you use to rush or close up the passer or the ball receiver specially when you can't see the other half of your screen? Do you guess it or it's a button combination that help you close it down, and stay with it.?
Thanks for the knowledge.
+Mendes Chevalier When I am rushing at someone by their side I usually press the B/O button to push and pull them off the ball. If I am rushing onto them head on I jockey and move closer.
Can u do a tutorial on how to just not suck at FIFA cause I need that
Thank's a lot - nice tutorial video - Really needed this. Right now feel like I've never played this game before, my defending is so bad.
What's the deal with the OP long shots outside the box always going in? If I back off, I'm getting killed by long shots. Even with a 83+ rated keeper in the net.
+OldFartsOnFifa thanks. What you want to do if you see he is constantly going for long shots is use your cdms/cms. Push your CBs back, but with your cdms try to apply pressure and get into the shooting lanes. Make sure to jockey and stay in his shooting lanes so if he does try to shoot it you will block it with your cdm.
+JohnnyTsunami01 So you recommend specifically having the player instructions for CDM or CM's set to "Cut passing lanes"?
I'm typcally playing 4-4-2 right now, and have my more defensive minded CM set to stay back and high interceptions, but have been wary of also applying cut passing lanes.
The other CM is usually a bit more attack minded with mixed attack/defense
I put stay back while attacking, cut passing lanes, and normal interceptions. That way you can control one cdm and then the other can cut passing lanes.
+JohnnyTsunami01 cheers
Does anyone know how to pressing the rival with 2 or more players? When i play online and i´m losing a game, sometimes the rival starts to passing the ball with all the defenders as a (coward) strategy to keep the score. I cannot recover the ball because i control only one player.
+Héctor Salazar there is a way to make sure he stops that but it will leave you vulnerable. Go on all out attack and do an offsides trap that will bring all your players up and won't give him much space to pass the ball around the back.
from the off this soak up pressure tactic you suggest, stay between attacker & goal is good and bad because it's stupid how far you can score from in this game from static positions as well. a player can be facing away from goal a ball will get played into them and it'll be a powerful shot bent in the top corner smh.
+uni verse sometimes, but there is nothing you can do about those. Luckily if you get in front of the shot and pressure him into bad angles, that won't happen more often then not
Great tip but it would take incredible amount of discipline. I hope I can do it
Great video!! I have been constantly losing in FIFA FUT since I find to take possession from defender difficult. I try to use jockey but it is not always effective. How can I make sure to keep the defender in their respective lanes?
FYI: I play on PS4
+Sarbajit Dutta make sure with your CBs you are constantly pushing them back and in their lanes. For example a three back formation one in the left, one middle, one right. You can apply pressure and take the ball away with your CDM or CMs. Run up to them and push/pull them off the ball.
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Thanks
JohnnyTsunami01 - FIFA 16 Tutorials & Tips - FIFA 16 Guide And one suggestion ...can you please include controls for ps4 while demonstrating different techniques as a graphic in your videos?
+Sarbajit Dutta I usually do, not really in this tutorial, but for sure in the future
Hey Johnny great defending video! I'd like to know if these tips are the same when in the midfield and in the opponent half to get the ball back. Is there any tips for these?
+Danny Lam I recommend not to pressure so much because it is risky. If you do try to jockey and get in passing lanes
thanks for that...!!!! ;-)
Nice video :)
+Eric Villafaña thanks
In PES if we press and hold RB+A the player will run after the other player to get the ball and what about in fifa what should i press?
LB+A
thank you
good stuff man (y), how to defend against someone with great skill moves though?
jockey and stay back, most skill moves only work if the defender is rushing out to you
Should u jocky and contain same time i always jocky alone but they still dribble past
+Lionel messi contain to square up then jockey alone. Practice your jockeying it is not easy, but you will get better. Make sure you jockey side to side and backwards so you stay between him and the goal. Don't just jockey and bite trying to steal the ball
I don't have the game yet, but is it easier to stop lobbed through balls now?
+xavier sanchez Yes, it is much easier to stop lobbed through balls than in previous games. They don't seem to be as glitched. Attackers are much slower and the lobbed through balls are not as accurate.
This helped me out so much thanks I'm not such a scrub anymore lmao
+angel martinez haha awesome
+JohnnyTsunami01 honestly keep it up your doing everything right it really helped me out
+angel martinez thanks man means a lot
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH IM PLAYING SO MUCH BETTER RIGHT NOW:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
+Mathis Liokardo no problem, glad it helped
I really disagre about the tactic of consiously letting them into the yellow zone. the point would be to not let them there, and push them to the wings with the wingbacks.
+realfan91 I just mean not to follow them into the blue zone, because they can't really hurt you from there. You want to be in the yellow zone and protect that part. Keep them in the blue zone
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if I leave them, and back off from the winger on the ball, I lose 1on1 against him when he turns inside. he also have too much space to look around and find empty man to cross/pass to. I tried this but failed.:D
could you do a tutorial about pressing?
hey man! enjiy the videos, any chance of some team formations? chelsea, psg, dortmund, juve ect! everyone knows how to play as barca, bayern and madrid already haha! thanks :)
+Andy Akker possibly in the future, don't know yet. I'll keep it in mind
also quick question. whos your favourite international and why
You forgot to mark the front area outside the box as danger zone...whenever you shoot from distance, it is goal. lol...
to prevent that call second man and slide tackle with the first man.This will disallow the opponent to shoot and by chance if miss the slide tackle then there will always be the second man that has been called.