[Bixer]

After good periods of possession as I'm slowly building my attack, there's nothing more frustrating than when the CPU then win the ball near the edge of their box - only to then see the entirety of my team retreat backwards, even if the CPU don't push for a counter attack themselves and simply play the ball backwards.

Does anyone know of a way to stop this? The CPU players don't do it when the reverse happens and I'm on the edge of my own box - they keep the pressure on and try to win the ball back immediately to resume the attack. That's what I want my players to do. I understand defensive midfielders and full backs retreating slightly, but my attacking midfielders/wingers shouldn't be giving up like that.

Are there some sliders I should be tweaking for this? Marking perhaps? Or is it something I should be looking at in my Custom Tactics sliders in Team Management? Such as Pressure, Aggression etc.