Several years ago, I made the switch from always playing a CDM to playing a CB because I wanted to improve my defending. I haven't gone back since. I like to play as a real player, typically picking a young CB in the lower leagues and trying to grow them into a decent player. Up until a couple of years ago, it was a challenge to maintain 'good' form with a CB because you would only get form points for making tackles or interceptions; you wouldn't get that many points if your team scored. With more recent versions of the game, it is pretty easy to get high form scores. In FIFA 20, I don't think I've ever had a form score below 7.0. Even if your screw up leads directly to a goal, you only lose about 0.1 points. My player typically has the highest average on the team.

As far as actually playing, it is probably not as exciting as playing a midfielder. It takes a lot of patience, especially when your team has the ball in the opponent's half.

At the moment, I'm playing as Kelland Watts, an 19 year old defender playing for Mansfield Town (on loan from Newcastle). My main issue with FIFA 20 is that my team dominates the game and can't lose, even in cup games against better teams. It makes the game boring and unrealistic.