out of possession
Defensive Line
Much Lower
- Much deeper defensive line.
- Leave much less space behind the defence.
The team will play a much deeper defensive line, looking to provide much more protection for the spaces behind the defence.
Positive Feedback
- Provides much greater protection against through balls.
- Provides much more protection for the GK.
Negative Feedback
- Creates much more space in front of the defence.
- Leaves much more space on the edge of the box.
Lower
- Deeper defensive line.
- Leave less space behind the defence.
The team will play a deeper defensive line, looking to provide more protection for the spaces behind the defence.
Positive Feedback
- Provides greater protection against through balls.
- Provides more protection for GK.
Negative Feedback
- Creates more space in front of the defence.
- Leaves more space on the edge of the box.
Standard
- Balanced defensive line height.
- According to the current mentality.
The team will play with a defensive line height which is considered typical of a team on your current Mentality level.
Positive Feedback
- A flexible defensive line height.
- Provides a balance between protecting spaces in front and behind of the defence.
Negative Feedback
- Doesn't protect against through balls as much as deeper lines.
- Doesn't compact the space in front of the defence as much as higher lines.
Higher
- Higher Defensive line.
- Reduce the space in front of the defence.
The team will play a higher defensive line, looking to reduce the space the opposition have to play between the lines of your defence and midfield.
Positive Feedback
- Reduces the space between the lines.
- Higher chance of playing offside.
Negative Feedback
- Much more vulnerable to direct through balls.
- Much more reliance on GK to intercept passes.
Much Higher
- Much higher defensive line.
- Compact the space in front of the defence.
The team will play a much higher defensive line, looking to compact the space the opposition have to play between the lines of your defence and midfield.
Positive Feedback
- Compacts the space between the lines.
- Much higher chance of playing offside.
Negative Feedback
- More vulnerable to direct through balls.
- More reliance on GK to intercept passes.