Effective defending is something that has confused me in this game. Usually on defence I feel at the mercy of my opposition, both in 2 player and 1 player. When playing on seasoned mode I feel that if the CPU "wants" to score a try, it can, and I have no way of stopping it. It's hard to explain but I think you'll know what I mean.
Recently I have experimented with a more "passive" style of defending and have found it unusually effective. My old style was more or less button mashing. I have a PS2 and I would hack change player and the tackle buttons. Lately I have been pressing change player once, getting the player I'm controlling into the defensive line (whether or not he is actually making the tackle) and just letting my AI controlled teammates defend. I actually feel that all I was achieving by button bashing was creating chaos in my defensive line, but I am a little concerned that it seems the best way to defend is basically just to leave the controller on the ground and watch the CPU attack. Any thoughts on this?
Recently I have experimented with a more "passive" style of defending and have found it unusually effective. My old style was more or less button mashing. I have a PS2 and I would hack change player and the tackle buttons. Lately I have been pressing change player once, getting the player I'm controlling into the defensive line (whether or not he is actually making the tackle) and just letting my AI controlled teammates defend. I actually feel that all I was achieving by button bashing was creating chaos in my defensive line, but I am a little concerned that it seems the best way to defend is basically just to leave the controller on the ground and watch the CPU attack. Any thoughts on this?