**TLDR**

\- How do I abuse bruiser (what buttons)

\- And why does it I feel like I’m moving in slow motion while my opponent moves in double time? They cover every blade of grass, their AI intercepts everything, and it just seems like the rules that apply to me dont apply to them. Their players block, track, and thread, and save (keeper), everything my players cant.

**In this clip: 4-1-2-1-2 (narrow) 61 depth. Advanced defending (switched today).** 

\- I know this game is shit but I want to play (because I’m addicted). I plateaud at around div7/6 and went on to learn a bunch of new mechanics (like passing, directionals, etc) but most were attacking ones. Defensively I am absolutely washed. 

**I said this \[in a post yesterday\](https://www.reddit.com/r/fut/comments/1s8aqd4/rmt\_and\_give\_me\_advice/) which basically sums it up:**

\- Dubravka totw deflector+, far reach+ every keeper playstyle silver, tiki

\- I am plateauing in div 4. Slipping down. Barely hanging on for most games, and then capitulating in the last 30 in-game minutes. Scorelines often humiliating.

\- I know my problem isn’t just the players I have, rather its my poor mechanics  (manual defending with back line, not right stick switching enough, etc)

\- I used to be able to get through games out-attacking my defensive weaknesses, but now most games i find several things happening constantly: I can’t stop pressing Y/Triangle (which has been nerfed to hell), AI defending for my opponents perform godly interceptions and impossible speeds and angles, and my opponents close down space and passing lanes and inhuman speeds. I can’t tiki taka my way to goal like everyone else because AI defending covers literally every blade of grass. Even options I didn’t know I had.

**also**

\- As you can see I only want to play with Premier League players (past or present dynamics). I feel like I’m the only player who actually doesn’t really care about “meta” or “ratty” players. I usually believe in FIFA its almost always the player not the cards. Am I being punished for that?

But how should I think about building my team in general (playstyles/positions, formations, line depth etc)?

\- I tried an extreme 95 depth. strategy to get me here to div 4. Worked fine for a while but I started getting crushed with overlapping runs and L2 passing. I’m think I’m decent at passing, directional runs, and have recently gotten better at finishing and touch (effort touch).



PLEASE PLEASE Coach me on my gameplay (with overlay) DIV 4