retired_ashley05

How do I complete more crosses? I'm only averaging about 22% per game.

retired_ashley05

Also, I tend to have the better team, but my possession % is in the low 40s. What can I do to improve possession?

retired_kathylc2000

Try playing normal ment., short passing, slow tempo, although with Real Madrid, I had most of the possesion with qucik tempo-short passing

retired_gracie77

I'm sure i read that's about average for crosses.

retired_ashley05

I guess that may be the case. But my opponents are averaging around 40-60%. I wonder how to play better defense to this.

retired_gracie77

Maybe just marking their wingers, with your fullbacks? I'm not really sure how much there AI's cross completion is, i don't really take much notice of those stats.

retired_bpx667

first of all watch a full match where the oppostiton is getting 40% crosses, ive found that a lot come from deep from their fullbacks from near to the half way line, and this will mean you need your winger to close down more.

retired_liliana

I think wingers should definitely close down. It'll make it more difficult for your opponent to attack through your flanks, thus reducing his overall capacity to create chances.

retired_tebabyg

My crossing completetion ranges from around 7%-70%

What are your instructions?

My fullbacks are set to cross from deep and to Man

Are your wingers set to byline? if so are they beating their men?

Are they set to deep? If so are they aiming to man, nr or fr post?

My wingers are set to cross from deep and aim Fpost.

I find that the lenght of the cross is either met by my heading striker, or greeted with my opposites wingers foot.

I assume "crosses completed" means exactly that - the cross is therefore completed when a player of yours wins the ball.

Check the stats for "headers won" by your strikers - if they are not winning the majority your crosses completed will be low.

If you are playing with a target man and have delivery to him as to feet or run onto ball - ishe actually winning those balls?

In terms of maintaining possession - where on the pitch are you losing it? have you looked at "action zones" to see where you are getting out muscled?

I knocked my width down a touch and the tempo (as well as passing style) and now my possession ranges from 48%-60% - depending on how the opposition are lining up.