How To Defend Controlled Sprint
The new dribbling technique "controlled sprint" can cause a havoc in your defense. Every small misstep can be easily punished. We provide you very concrete tips how to reduce the problems you face when defending controlled sprint, increasing your chance of keeping the opponent in check.
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Key takeaways for this lesson:
- The first step to defend controlled sprint is player selection. You want to select a player that is in front of the opponent's path towards your goal and not behind. Chasing from behind has the problem that you don't control the space in front of the opponent since you rely on your AI defenders.
- The second key component is cautious positioning. Instead of eagerly approaching the opponent, try to keep a rather safe position and mirror the opponent's movement to the side, but don't move forward too early. By approaching the opponent you make yourself vulnerable of getting passed by the opponent.
- Using 2nd man press (R1/RB) can be useful, because of two reasons. When you have to cover another pass or opening, 2nd man press can help to still have a player close to the opponent's player who is sprinting with the ball. Additionally, it can also be helpful to limit the opponent's options. But as always be careful, when using 2nd man press that you activate a player that gets pulled out and create gaps.
- At last it's important to go for decisive tackles when it comes to defending controlled sprint. When you have the right player selected and a strong position, now you're in the best spot to pull off a decisive tackle. It is required, because otherwise there is still a chance that the opponent just flies passed by you and then everything was for nothing. So make sure to go for a decisive tackle to reap the benefits of your good defending.
About the author: Benjamin "TaZz" Drexler is creating tutorial videos since 2011 and started to compete in tournaments at the same time. Among several weekly and monthly Top100 finishes in FUT Champions, he reached the Top8 at the Virtual Bundesliga in 2013/14 and finished in the Top8 in 2017 at the first European Regional Qualifier Event in Paris.
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