I’m sure you’ve noticed yet that the defenders in PES 2016 are complete retards if you let AI do the job you’re supposed to. So, get a hold of your own destiny. You will have to practice, practice, practice but it’ll pay off.

How to defend in PES 2016 OFFLINE, from my experience?

Basic controls to take the ball away from opponent are:

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1. Determine which formation and strategy works best for you

This is the foundation around which you’ll build your defensive success. The formation will differ from team to team, from player to player, but the strategy could be the same, whichever team you play (of course, it can’t be the same if you play Barcelona or FC Girona). The strategy that works best for me with Tenerife (ML, season 3, players with OR from 73-81) if I want to defend successfully is the most defensive one. 442 or 4231, counter attack. I mostly use long passing with 6-7 support and wide attacking. Without ball, my defensive line is set to the deepest (1) , and compactness to the most compact (10). I do not use aggresive and frontline attack beacause it usually backfires at me.

2. Choose your players wisely.

When playing against Barcelona, choose two defensively stronger central midfielders instead of a playmaker and a DM. You can also, for example, put your offensive full back to the ML or MR position and have a more defensive one on the DL or DR (if you have two decent full backs in the team, of course). For example – your usual full back Gael Clichy could play ML and your central defender Mamadou Sakho can play DL, when you play a strong team. This game is becoming a football manager (and that’s okay).

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3. When playing big teams, use man marking and a five man defence

When I play big teams, I play 5-4-1 fluid formation and set a man marking before game. Every one of my players has a defensive duty (except for one CB!), even central forward. He usually marks their defensive midfielder. I use double marking on extremely dangerous players such as Messi or Bale. For example, if Messi plays RWF I use my LB and my LM to man mark him. If he plays CF, I use two of my CBs to mark him. I always leave one of my CBs without man marking duty so he roams around cleaning loose balls. Konami could’ve put a sweeper position in the game…

4. Don’t run around chasing attackers

First, you’ll lose your stamina quickly. This will be your death at the end of the game because your players will err much more. Second, it won’t really get you anywhere, the CPU is good at keeping the possesion. It is better to wait out till the CPU makes a mistake in passing or the chance to take the ball by sliding tackle or double tap of the A button. And, hey, if it’s necessary, foul it! Every wrong sliding tackle isn’t a yellow/red card these days. But! Here lies the big danger – DHTB!

5. The dreaded high through ball (DHTB) and how to defend it

The Dreaded High Through Ball (DHTB) which CPU uses so much against you, shows how really stupid your defenders are. You can set up mark settings all you want, attackers will get away from your defenders, receive the ball and score, while you watch helplessly.

The black cloud slowly shadows your sight and you (do or don’t) supress the urge to throw that motherfuc*ing gamepad to the ground and tell Konami a few chosen words about intelligence (your defenders artificial one and theirs… well… ). Your wife looks at you like you’re the biggest moron in the world when you talk to the monitor and doesn’t understand how can a game frustrate you so much.

There is a solution to that and it’s called manual player change. You do it with RS instead of LB. The main goal is to change the cursor to a defender who stands next to an attacker who is about to run away from him so that his teammates could send him a DHTB. If you do this correctly, they will not pass to him or will, but you’ll at least stand a chance of cutting off the ball. In the same time, you should double tap the X so the rest of your players press the guy with the ball. I’ve made a video to explain this better:

 

 

9 great tips for attacking in PES 2016

Even though it’s much easier to attack than to defend in this game, here are some tips to become even better. And maybe score some memorable goals.

1.  Offensive formation and strategy are not a path to success

To attack successfully in this game, your formation and strategy do not have to be too offensive. In fact, offensive styles of play will usually result with too many conceded goals. For example, in my 3rd Master league season with Tenerife I’ve played 4222 formation with the deepest and the most compact defensive line possible, ‘few’ players in the attack and ‘many’ in defense. I had one of the best attacks in BBVA League.

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2. The ball is faster than players 

The passing in PES 2016 is much more effective than before. You’ll finally be able to create a good passing game. Maybe even try to play like Barcelona and perform 380 passes before acting on it. This is especially effective while you attack through the flanks. Your team will benefit greatly from the cooperation of your winger and full back. Use one-two passes to earn yourself crosses or shooting opportunities for your forwards. Rather than sprinting with one player, utilize two or three of them to create a chance for your attackers. Not everyone can dribble like Messi, especially when you play on Superstar against CPU. The ball is faster than the players.

3. Learn the manual through ball

Personally, I use assisted passing with the least amount of assist. I also use the manual through ball for some through balls (LT+Y). You’ve probably noticed that sometimes, through balls are passed just a bit too close to a defender so he’s able to pick it up before your attacker does. This usually happens when you’re on a counter attack, your passer has got so much space in front of him to pass the ball correctly, And yet, he fails. This usually happens when you play stronger teams than yourself, who leave more space behind their defence. You want to counter attack them, but your passer always seems to pass it too close to their strong centre backs. Rather than doing the usual through ball, try using the manual one – the ball will end up in space where your fast attacker will get to it before the centre backs do (if you did it right).

4. High balls have to be timed perfectly

Unlike PES 2015, where high through balls were too powerful, in this edition of PES you’ll find that now they have to be performed with a better timing. When your attacker starts running in space, follow where he is and pass the ball when he’s almost offside. If the defender is closer to the goalkeeper than the attacker, he’ll probably cut it off. You can also start practicing manual high through balls, which are much harder to perform than the low manual through balls (because you have to press three buttons at once).

5. Manually force your off the ball player to run

You can do this with LB+RS. A blue triangle will appear above the player you’ve just told to run in space. This is very useful because, sometimes, attackers will just stand there like statues. You can also use it to tell your full backs to overlap with your winger, especially when you have your number of players to join attack set to ‘few’. Just make sure not to let them wander into offside. WATCH THE TUTORIAL:

 

 

6. Don’t overuse the sprint button

It just won’t get you anywhere. Of course, when there’s a lot of space in front of your player, use the sprint button to win it. But, don’t sprint unnecessary when all of the CPU players are behind the ball. You’ll probably lose it and tire your players more quickly. This doesn’t sound like much, but the tired player is slower, loses the ball much more easily, makes passing errors… Rather than running with it, pass it, try playing one-two passes…

 
7. Learn how to shoot correctly and think about your player’s stronger foot

I think shooting isn’t hard to learn in this game. In 1-on-1 situations, it’s pretty easy to score. And yet, it’s great if you master the placed and lob shots, to give you more options in front of the goal. And, of course, bear in mind that your players will usually shoot better with their stronger foot, so make sure you know are they lefties or righties and how good are they with their weaker foot. If their weak foot frequency is low, you won’t be trying placing shots with their weaker foot  (this also applies to passing and crossing).

  

8. For your attacking success to be meaningful, learn how to play defence

Read my tutorial on playing defence.

9. Remember that it’s only a game and you should enjoy it

Try to relax. Don’t get as agitated as I get. It’s only a game for God’s sake. There’s no reason to shout. There’s no reason your neighbours should complain to your wife about you cursing from the top of your lungs.

Oh, the frustration…

 

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