It's a shame when you just won the ball in defense, but you lose it right away. This is quite critical, because especially you're really close to concede right away in these moments. Thus we provide you concrete tips and guidance how you can make sure that you secure ball possession and stabilize the whole situation.

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Key takeaways for this lesson:

• It can happen quite often that you are under immediate pressure from the opponent, after you won the ball in defense. Sometimes it can be quite hard to deal with this, since it's not as easy to get an overview on the whole situation on the pitch.
• The first step to secure ball possession can be a dribbling. It's important that you face away from the opponent's players and that you don't sprint when you want to be able to take quick turns. With this prolonged dribbling you give your teammates more time to reorganize, so you get some passing options afterward.
• When you win the ball while running back, it can be also viable to just keep sprinting. That way the opponent doesn't have a chance to get close to you. Once again enough time to then prepare your next step.
• After getting the ball under control, you want to play a pass to a teammate. This can be to the side or forward. If you don't have any players close to you available, you can also play a lobbed ball to the other side to widen your play.
• The ball roll is a great tool to turn away from the opponent and get a better passing angle for a pass.
• When the opponent plays a lobbed through ball, you can either control the ball away from the opponent or when he is already really close you can also head it directly to a teammate or the goalkeeper.
• When you face immediate pressure from the opponent, it can also be appropriate to play a fast pass to a teammate or the goalkeeper.
• Clearances (circle or B button) is something that you should consider, if you don't find any open passing option. It's not our preferred choice, but it's better to lose the ball right in front of our own goal.

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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