retired_wadleigh187

hi.i have watched several matches on full match and also with very slow speed to see what's the difference between a very deep d-line and a "push up" one.i really dont's see a difference.i am probably blin.Defensive line it means that is deep or a push up one when you are attacking or when you are defending?10x in advance

retired_rayrhi

I have pondered this and tested for ages. I honestly am convinced that there is no observable change within the match engine. Whether it does actually impact the match itself I can not tell you. I agree though, you can't see anything within the game.

retired_sandy19644

I think that the closing down of your defenders has an equal, if not a more important, impact on what you are looking at. If you set a deep defensive line but your closing down is on low mixed or higher then you players will attack the ball infront of the line you have set.

Put defensive line and closing down on far left and see the results in the match engine. The bottom line is (in my opinion anyway) that closing down and defensive line need to be matched to utilise it effectively.

Paulo1975

I have to agree with joebailey. Defensive line and closing down should be matched in 07. When you actually think about it, it makes sense. If you are playing all out attack you have got to push up and also close down heavy to pen the opposition in their own half. it also works the other way round as well - play deep/close down rarely.

retired_rebebeccag

Closing down for who though?

Most players seem to be settling on DC's on relatively low closing down, so if you match the D-line to then you'll play deep, but if you match the D-line to the MC's for example, you'll end up pushed up a lot further.

retired_jfarleymeade1

If you want your DCs to drop deeper put them on barrows. I use normal depth, barrows for DCs, low mentality, low closing down and normal tackling. Using this approach one MUST use a DMC. I set the DMC to fairly high closing down.
The DCs drop back and play position defending and the DMC does the closing down. FBs are set in between...FBs and midfield traps. Very solid.

waterwolf

the defensive line comes into use when youre defending. if you put it deep, you'll see your whole team drop into your own half. if its high, you'll generally be pressuring the opposition into their half

and regarding d-line and closing down, they shouldnt be combined at all. the defensive line can be pushed up to give options resulting in a more possesion based play. it doesnt necessarily mean you want them to close down quickly, as when you lose the ball you might wanna bring your team your team back and keep your positions

retired_scott1129

Maybe it is because of the opponenets strikers. If they play with attacking mentality they are more likely to stay at the forward, and your defenders would instictly follow them and backtrack. If you play offside trap then your defenders will be concentrated on keeping a pushed up defensive line and leave the opposition strikers beyond the offside line, instead of trying to marking them. (Maybe)

retired_lswearne

i agree with you Feyyaz. however, as far as i am concerned a deeper defensive line means i can contain those teams that are very swift when they attack and normally have very fast stikers. i use a much higher defensive line when the opposition have a lack of pace in their fowards and when they attack. when i get the right setting for the defensive line i normally find the opposition trying long range shots because they cant get passed my defense and to be honest i prefer the opposition trying long range passes instead of the one on one chances they would get if i was to get the wrong settings for the D-line.

retired_lswearne

sorry. i ment long range shots instead of long range passes