Did some testing with Burnley on low pressure and high aggression—what high aggression does is adjust closing down more than anything else. Pressure is how high or deep the defense sits, and aggression controls how they defend. Do they close you down more, or do the contain and let you have time and the ball, but not get you anything to do with it.
I've tried it for several years, and I've never noticed high aggression equating to more fouls. I wish it did, but I just don't see it.
In my initial test with no changes I played Burnley with 10 pressure and 25 aggression—within about five minutes of playing they had three fouls, and two yellow cards. There is more at play here than just tactic settings. Fouls are the white whale of FIFA, and trust me, I want them as much as anyone.
However, I don't see tactics being the solution as of now. You're more than welcome to adjust aggression across the board when inputting tactics if you're seeing a better result.
For now, I enjoy using something closer to the current settings as it makes teams defend differently. Trying to attack Liverpool and trying to attack Burnley are very different right now, and that's how it should be.
For formations and player positions I'd look at multiple heat maps over multiple matches. At least three, I'd say, unless you already have a good idea of where players often are.
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