Are you familiar with the situation in EA FC 25 where every attack is cut off by the opponent, the new round of attack is disrupted, and you can only passively fall into defense?
The opponent is constantly putting pressure on you, disrupting your formation and strategy, causing your players to make mistakes and fall into chaos.
To avoid falling into this pressure trap, you must stay calm and break through the siege with new passes that your opponent does not expect. Here, we will show you some tips to break the current high pressure situation, so that you can easily resolve the trouble with a clever pass.
1. Stay Calm And Pass The Ball On Time
First, let’s start with the most common mistake most players make under pressure: always rushing to attack. When your opponent initiates continuous pressure or manually surrounds your back line, your first reaction is to clear the siege as soon as possible.
But guess what? This is exactly what they want.
Panic passes will only increase the pressure. Instead, you need to do the opposite and control the chaos by slowing down the pace. Use a simple left-wing dribble to dodge the oncoming player. This way, even a slight change of angle can shift the pressure and open up a safer route.
If you have no other choice, don’t force the break, just use your body to protect the ball and wait for support to arrive.
There is one thing that almost no one does when under pressure: dribbling, but it is the key to avoid being passive. Dribbling can attract the opponent’s defenders, force them to move, and create time for your teammates to break through.
But when the pressure becomes unbearable, don’t panic, pass the ball back to your center back or goalkeeper in time. Remember, your opponent is chasing the ball, and you can use this against them. In simple terms, you need to move the ball left and right until the pressure decreases, then break through.
I must warn you that if you don’t know how to deal with pressure like this, pressure can become one of the most dangerous weapons in the game.
2. Seize The Opportunity To Pressure Your Opponent
On the other hand, maybe you ask yourself why the opponent can press you like crazy, but we can’t. How do they do it?
In reality, the aggressiveness of your opponents can be attributed to a combination of tactics and game mechanics, whether it’s defending high, full-team pressing, or aggressive player switching that makes you feel constantly under pressure.
It’s easy to use this pressure as a weapon, rather than a weakness, and it’s recommended that you set a high defensive line so that your defenders automatically suppress the opponent’s attackers, creating a constant sense of pressure. Also, don’t forget to switch players quickly to anticipate passes and close down spaces, making it difficult for your opponents to find passing lanes.
This requires a lot of dribbling and long-passing ability from your players, so spending more FC 25 coins on top dribblers like Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, and Bernardo Silva is absolutely necessary if you want to successfully pressure your opponents and take the initiative on the field.
3. Controlling Movement
Now that you’re no longer panicking under pressure, it’s time to take it a step further.
At this point, you’re not just thinking about how to survive under pressure, but more importantly, creating space and passing options that your opponents can’t predict. And this starts with your off-ball movement before passing.
In tight spaces, standing still is the worst option. So you need to be constantly moving, and you have to control your movement, using L1/LB to trigger forward runs.
Whether it’s a winger, fullback or striker, L1 will send them forward before the ball is passed. This breaks pressure, stretches the defenders and provides more vertical options.
On the other hand, sometimes you don’t need to run, especially when you need support, then you need to mobilize players to attack close, and click R1/RB to mobilize players close to the ball.
This feature is perfect when your midfield is marked and you need a simple outlet to adjust or change the rhythm.
So, by using L1/LB to expand pressure and R1/RB to compress pressure, when you combine the two, you control space.
4. Follow All Players With Radar
But breaking pressure is not just about movement near the ball, it’s about controlling the entire pitch.
For some players, they only use what they can see on the screen, but for pros, what the opponent can’t control is the key. Yes, we are talking about the radar.
The radar gives you a comprehensive view of your teammates, especially those who are off-camera. When your opponent has a narrow vision and is pressing the ball, the radar will show who is in space, usually at the far end or dropping back into space.
Even if you can’t see them on the main screen, the radar will immediately spot a winger near space, a forward running, or a midfield point guard who is getting away from the opponent’s defender. Therefore, checking the radar in time to find a player that the opponent has forgotten is the easiest way to help you break through the pressure.
5. Skipping The Buildup
But sometimes, the best way to break through the pressure is to skip the buildup completely, especially when we want to turn the situation around in an instant.
I must warn you, however, that while doing so can speed up the transition and attack speed, which may catch the opponent off guard, it also increases the risk of mistakes and reduces control of the game. Therefore, whether to skip the buildup depends on the specific game situation and your play style.
If the opponent is attacking and you have the ball, skipping the buildup allows you to quickly launch a counterattack before the opponent resets their defense. You can use Curve Through Ball as soon as you win the ball back, this technique makes the pass more curved and harder for defenders to intercept.
So the moment you win the ball back, the opponent’s midfield organization will gradually fall into chaos, the defense will move forward, and most importantly, they have not yet established their footing. At this time, you can attack.
Hold L2/LT, then aim diagonally and send a full-strength Curve Through Ball. If your player has a sharp passing style, this pass will have a higher success rate and speed.
This will form a fast curve ball that bypasses the defender and quickly passes it to your running player. This pass completely bypasses the pressure.
Why does this attacking style work? Because most players will respond to pressure with short passes or readjustments, but this pass punishes the attack, it absorbs pressure in the sprint phase and turns defense into direct attack.
Finally, please note that breaking the pressure in EA Sports FC 25 is only half of the battle, and the actions after are more important. You must control the game with fast passes and continuous running to regain the upper hand in the chaos.
