Struggling with defense, tips?
I'm an average player on other games (FC, eFootball, etc. Hit Gold 3 this first knockout and gave my wins away because I started to get destroyed whilst trying to get Gold 2) and I typically don't rely on AI to defend for me, I usually control the closest defender and try to close the ball-carrier down whilst covering a passing lane by myself or with a double team (R1/RB press). I'm also a casual, so I try to improve whilst playing for rewards as that's really the only time I have to play. And if it helps, I'm south american, so I typically play on the NA-East servers with around 120-130 ping (game still feels incredibly responsive compared to the rest, it's genuinely impressive what they've done to achieve such a level of responsiveness, although I do feel a bit sluggish compared to all my opponents, so my ping definitely plays a factor)
But I just don't understand how to keep the opponent at bay when tackling is so inconsistent, from all my standing tackles over the course of probably 30 games, I've only gotten like 7 steals and 1 foul. And the "auto-tackle", which is a daft feature IMO, is slightly more consistent but can just not activate on the most obvious occasions. Meanwhile I have to constantly keep an eye on my back line so they don't get outsped by their man although they have enough pace to keep up or even theoretically outspeed the attackers, they always get beat for pace, even after the opponent has possession.
What am I missing and how to even begin improving on that section? I've been dying for a fun, non-scripted experience and I feel like this is the closest we'll get from the current crop (FIFA, PES, UFL, GOALS) but I'm really struggling to even have fun in this game when one section is so frustrating compared to the rest of the game.