It could be neither. Tactics can contribute towards leaking many goals. Personally I try to avoid defensive tactics and mentalities since they allow the opposition to come onto you and be constantly attacking you and because of that you will concede goals no matter how strong your defense.
First I recommend considering a change in tactics and mentality to one where you outscore you opponents rather than trying to concede as few goals as possible, you can only win a game of football if you outscore your opponents. I find it funny how if your using a more attacking tactic you'll often concede less goals because your attacking and giving your opponent less chance to attack and keeping them on the backfoot. Despite this its still important to remain tight at the back and find the right balance. I use this tactic http://www.fmscout.com/i-1389-4-1-3-2-Control.html you might like to give it a try.
I suggest finding a pacey striker in place of James Beattie, good striker though he might be, I find pace to be the key up front especially if your playing one up and he doesn't have it. He could do well in a support role alongside an attacking pacey striker.
Also make sure you have the right players for the right roles eg. a defender with high jumping/strength/tackling/positioning rather than attacking skills. In the tactics screen you can see what attributes are relevant to each role.
First I recommend considering a change in tactics and mentality to one where you outscore you opponents rather than trying to concede as few goals as possible, you can only win a game of football if you outscore your opponents. I find it funny how if your using a more attacking tactic you'll often concede less goals because your attacking and giving your opponent less chance to attack and keeping them on the backfoot. Despite this its still important to remain tight at the back and find the right balance. I use this tactic http://www.fmscout.com/i-1389-4-1-3-2-Control.html you might like to give it a try.
I suggest finding a pacey striker in place of James Beattie, good striker though he might be, I find pace to be the key up front especially if your playing one up and he doesn't have it. He could do well in a support role alongside an attacking pacey striker.
Also make sure you have the right players for the right roles eg. a defender with high jumping/strength/tackling/positioning rather than attacking skills. In the tactics screen you can see what attributes are relevant to each role.
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