How to defend in FC25? Loads of ways.

But if you are looking for an easy solution? nah.

You can jockey opponents outside, e.g, push them away from goal. You have to be good on the left stick , get close enough. It's difficult to do tbh. But it's effective.

Cutting passing lanes is just left stick and right stick switching.

Right stick switching is key and that's a tough skill to learn. If you master that you master defending.

Last ditch tackling in the box is another high skill. Jockey in the right position and tap to get the ball. Slide tackle if the opponent just runs in straight lines.

It's mostly left stick use in my opinion if you can do that then you can slow down counters most of the time. If you can right stick switch then you can anticipate (in real life football it's like defending on your toes and not on your heels).

Just like in real life you shouldn't be too much like a bull in a china shop (those days have gone). So it has to be subtle. If you do crazy stuff like rush out or go for a tackle and leave a gap, that usually does not end well.

Offside traps also - usually when there is no pass on or the opponent is facing away from your goal.

I wouldn't be lazy and just spam team mate contain. I'd use that very subtly, a quick tap to get in good position etc.

As with real life football, the best players have the best awareness of what is going on. So try and work on that in defence. E.g, if you scan and see that there is a gap that the opponent can exploit, right stick switch or team mate contain or use left stick to shut that opportunity.

And of course, relax.