Fifa 19 Best Defensive Teams [Top 10]

Fifa 19 Best Defensive Teams
Updated:
17 Jun 2020

Who are the 10 best defensive teams in Fifa 19?

If you love to play with your team waiting for the ball in your half of the pitch, waiting for the firt mistake made by the opponent team to launch a counter-attack, take a look at the following list of the greatest defensive teams in Fifa 19

10. Real Betis

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Real Betis - A real annoying team to offend

One of the toughest teams in La Liga, and that for some really good players in the backsides able to narcotize with their pressing all the playing and the offensive schemes of the opponents. Real Betis is a really expert team when it is time to block efficiently the net.

 
  • Line-up    3 - 5 - 2
  • Starting Team:

N°  Role     Name                   Ovr-Pot    Age

13    GK    Pau López              82-87        24

23    RCB    Aïssa Mandi         80-83        27

4    CB    Zouhair Feddal         78-78        29

5    LCB    Bartra                      83-84        28

14    CDM    William Carvalho  82-85        27

17    RM    Joaquín                   81-81        38

6    RCM    Canales                  83-83        28

18    LCM    Andrés Guardado 82-82        32

20    LM    Junior Firpo             78-85        23

21    RS    Giovani Lo Celso     82-88        23

16    LS    Loren                        78-82        25

 

Why Real Betis is a great defensive team:

  • Because of his experienced players, especially in defensive roles. Carvalho is a really good defensive midfielder, with incredible strength (91) and good tackling skills. But not only that! He is also a really good playmaker
  • Bartra is an excellent centre back, aggressive and intelligent, with an 87 in interceptions and 89 in elevation. With that, he could even try his luck in the corners, with his 82 points in headers
  • Pau Lopez is a promising goalkeeper, able to rescue his colleagues when the time gets worse than necessary  
 

9. Sevilla FC

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Sevilla is one of the toughest teams to beat in La Liga

If you are familiar with bets, you certainly noticed in the last few years Sevilla’s ability to end with low scoring games. Maybe is the style of their playing, maybe the mixture of particular players. At first glance, Sevilla could not seem a defensive team but is evident the quality of their players in protecting the net. 

  • Line-up    3 - 5 - 2
  • Starting Team:

N°  Role     Name                Ovr-Pot    Age

1    GK    Tomáš Vaclík         80-81       30

16    RB    Jesús Navas        81-81       33

4    RCB    Simon Kjær         81-81        30

25    LCB    Gabriel Mercado    79-79   32

18    LB    Escudero               79-79       30

17    RM    Pablo Sarabia        83-84      27

10    RCM    Éver Banega       84-84        31

7    LCM    Roque Mesa          79-79        30

19    LM    Munir                      77-82        24

22    CAM    Franco Vázquez   81-81        30

9    ST    Wissam Ben Yedder 82-82         29

 

Why Sevilla is a great defensive team: 

  • Vaclík is a good goalkeeper, not maybe with the foot but with excellent reflexes (85). He is able to clean the net masterly 
  • Sarabia and Munir are two tireless runners, able to help attack and defence. And in the back of the flank, you have two other good players, Escudero and the expert Navas, both able to protect from enemies invading from the sides
  • Balanced midfield, with Banega inventing magic tricks, while Roque Mesa - with his 89 in balance, 88 in stamina and 86 in aggression - is doing all the dirty work
 

8. Arsenal

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Arsenal is full of skilled players who are able to do great ball possession

In the last few years, Arsenal has to find his new identity, after the shocking farewell of gunner’s legendary coach Arsene Wenger. Maybe due to that his playing ultimately is not as rich and spectacular as this team accustom the spectators. But surely they obtained more solidity in defence, due to a proper goalkeeper and some experienced towers guarding the back.

  • Line-up    4 - 5 -1
  • Starting Team:

N°      Role     Name            Ovr-Pot    Age

19    GK    Bernd Leno         83-86        27

15    RB    Maitland-Niles    73-84         22

5    RCB    Sokratis         84-84        31

6    LCB    Laurent Koscielny    82-82        34

31    LB    Sead Kolašinac    80-83        26

11    RDM    Lucas Torreira    82-87        23

34    LDM    Granit Xhaka         81-84        26

7    RM    Henrikh Mkhitaryan    82-82        30

14    LM    Aubameyang        88-88        30

10    CAM    Mesut Özil         85-85        30

9    ST    Alexandre Lacazette 85-85        28

Why Arsenal is a great defensive team: 

  • Koscielny and Sokratis: with these two mountains in the middle of the defence is really tough to find a hole and punish their distractions 
  • Great external defenders: Kolašinac is incredibly strong (90) and aggressive (93), while Niles is a really talented player, if you are interested in raising young promises
  • Torreira and Xhaka, the first really strong (90 of balance and 86 in tackles), the second aggressive as a stray dog 
 

7. Lazio

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Lazio during last season has been showing great things

Lazio is a well built and aggressive team, lead by a talented coach (Simone Inzaghi, who played for Lazio as a striker). Their strength is in teamwork, and in the solidity of the midfield. But they achieved great results also thanks for his goalkeeper and some veterans of the old guard that passed years playing together.

  • Line-up    3 - 5 - 1 - 1
  • Starting Team:

N°      Role     Name            Ovr-Pot    Age

1    GK    Thomas Strakosha    82-87         24

3    RCB    Luiz Felipe F        77-86        22

33    CB    Francesco Acerbi     84-84        31

26    LCB    Ştefan Radu         80-80        32

16    RDM    Marco Parolo     82-82        34

6    LDM    Lucas Leiva         84-84        32

77    RM    Adam Marušić     78-78        26

21    CM    Milinković-Savić     85-90        24

19    LM    Senad Lulić         79-79        33

10    CF    Luis Alberto         82-84        26

17    ST    Ciro Immobile    87-87        29

Why Lazio is a great defensive team: 

  • Their strength is in the midfield: Parolo and Lucas Leiva are doing all the dirty work, both able stealing the ball and in construction. Milinković-Savić and Luis Alberto are the ones appointed to create, but are both able to help the back
  • Marusic and Lulic are able to run all along the flank incessantly, participating in all the actions of the team.
  •  When you have a striker as Immobile, you can concentrate more in not take any goal, and score at the first occasion

6. Roma

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Roma is an experienced and typically Italian team, really good in defending

Roma can often play offensive football, but their real force is all stored in the defence and in the holding midfielders, able to connect attack and back. A partial minus could be found in the goalkeeper, not certainly a top-one. But with these players defending his net, many time he won’t see any dangers coming. 

  • Line-up    4 - 4 - 1 - 1
  • Starting Team:

N°      Role     Name            Ovr-Pot    Age

1    GK    Robin Olsen         78-78        29

24    RB    Alessandro Florenzi  82-82        28

44    LCB    Kostas Manolas      85-86        28

20    RCB    Federico Fazio     80-80        32

11    LB    Aleksandar Kolarov     83-83        33

16    RCM    Daniele De Rossi     83-83        36

4    LCM    Bryan Cristante     78-84        24

22    RM    Nicolò Zaniolo     74-89        20

8    LM    Diego Perotti     80-80        31

7    COM    Lorenzo Pellegrini    79-87        23

9    ST    Edin Džeko         85-85        33

 

Why Roma is a great defensive team:

  • For the couple of holding midfielders: De Rossi and Cristante are two classical central midfielders, strong enough to fight against bigger players, and adequately technical to be useful in construction. 
  • The power of the two central-back: Fazio and Manolas are not accommodating hosts. They haven’t any moral problem in sending a player to the nursery in no time
  • Talented advanced midfielders: Zaniolo and Pellegrini are two wonderful players, able to play in all the parts of the field, and with a big amount stamina. Extremely useful to all the manoeuvre 
 

5. FC Porto

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Fight against Porto can be a problem for any team

Porto has a stunning defence pack, filled with Brazilians, and among that dominates Pepe, the Portuguese slayer. The classical 4 - 4 - 2 formation is fulfilled with angry fighters, constantly aiming at the ankles of their opponents. No wonder why they were able to annoy many skilled European top clubs in the continental competitions, proving to be a tough obstacle for anyone.

  • Line-up    4 - 4 - 2 
  • Starting Team

N°      Role     Name            Ovr-Pot    Age

40    GK    Fabiano         73-73        31

3    RB    Éder Militão         80-88        21

28    LCB    Felipe             83-83        30

33    RCB    Pepe             85-85        26

18    LB    Telles            84-86        26

17    RM    Jesús Corona         82-83        26

22    RCM    Danilo Pereira         83-84        28

16    LCM    Héctor Herrera     82-82        29

8    LM    Yacine Brahimi     85-85        29

11    LS    Moussa Marega    81-81        28

29    RS    Soares             79-79        28

Why Porto is a great defending team: 

  • The quality and arrogance of the two central back: Pepe is a slaughter, showing no mercy to anyone, even when against his old best friends of Real Madrid period. Along with him there’s Felipe, another extremely effective and rude ball stealer
  • Alex Telles and Militao are two great external defenders: mentally impeccable in the defensive phase, they can turn any occasion of the opponents into a fast counter-attack
  • Great midfield, with no weak points. Herrera with his 95 in stamina has the lungs to run for the entire team, while Pereira is the one in charge to invent. Along the flanks, you have other two rabbits fast as thunders and with excellent dribbling skills (both 90)
 

4. Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund is amaizing. Full of youngsters excellent in counter-attacking

Usually, Dortmund is not considered a proper defensive team, but the formation and the players are quite adaptive. Is a team constructed to resist against biggers and most quoted teams. Due to that you can find a good amount of quality among the fighters of this tenacious team, that ensures resistance in the opponent's forays.

  • Line-up    4 - 5 - 1 
  • Starting Team:

N°      Role     Name            Ovr-Pot    Age

1    POR    Roman Bürki         85-86        28

26    TD    Łukasz Piszczek    81-81        34

16    CD    Manuel Akanji        82-88        24

2    DCS    Dan-Axel Zagadou    77-85        20

4    TS    Abdou Diallo        79-86        23

28    CDD    Axel Witsel         85-85        30

6    CDS    Thomas Delaney     82-83        28

7    ED    Jadon Sancho        80-91        19

13    ES    Raphaël Guerreiro    82-85        25

11    COC    Marco Reus        88-88        30

10    ATT    Mario Götze         82-83        27

Why Borussia Dortmund is a great defensive team: 

  • Paradoxically, for his attackers. Borussia Dortmund hasn’t a real striker in the formation. This makes the playing of the team based on the ball possession and the density created by the midfield
  • For the two holding midfielders: Delaney is as cold as ice. The dutch is a real gate, able to contrast with amazing efficiency. Witsel is even better: one of the stars of the team, the captain is a real tower among the pitch, acting as a guiding light for all his comrades
  • Great ductility of Sancho and Guerreiro, two other rings in this fistful of pain. They are stunning in dribbling, but also able to come in the backsides and help the team to resist against severe problems
 

3. Ajax

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Ajax was one of the most surprising teams the last season

One of the youngest top-teams in all the game, Ajax can be considered a defensive team due to the starting formation, complete with a lot of stunning and talented elements that make Ajax one of the greatest teams in counter-attacking. 

  • Line-up    4 - 5 - 1 
  • Starting Team:

N°      Role     Name            Ovr-Pot    Age

24    GK    André Onana         82-87        23

12    RB    Noussair Mazraoui     76-84        21

4    CB    Matthijs de Ligt     85-93        20

17    CB    Daley Blind         82-82        29

31    LB    Nicolás Tagliafico     82-83        27

20    RDM    Lasse Schøne         78-78        33

21    LDM    Frenkie de Jong    84-90        22

22    RAM    Hakim Ziyech         85-86        26

6    CAM    Donny van de Beek     81-87        22

7    LAM    David Neres         81-87        22

10    ST    Dušan Tadić         84-84        30

Why Ajax is a great defensive team: 

  • Blind, de Ligt, Tagliafico, Mazraoui are a great starting line: the first one is probably the best young centre-back in the game, with a great potential, even higher than Van Djick’s. 
  • Amazing midfield, complete with all the furniture a usual gamer wants. A well-mixed couple of central defensive midfielders: Shone is experienced and really good in shooting, with an 87 in free kicks. De Jong on the other side is probably the best promising midfielder in the game.
  • The three defensive midfielders work perfectly as a connection between the units. In fact, they are able to do quite everything, from assists or shooting to pressing and tackle
 

2. Inter

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Inter has a wonderful defence, and great fighters among the pitch

With Antonio Conte on the bench Inter transformed his playing, with a even more defensive approach. But all the things started a few years ago, with Luciano Spalletti. Inter’s strength is all based upon one of the greatest couple of centre-backs in all football, protecting the net of a goalkeeper that is like the wine: the more he’s aged, he gets only better

  • Line-up    4 - 5 - 1 
  • Starting Team:

N°      Role     Name            Ovr-Pot    Age

1    POR    Samir Handanovič     88-88        35

33    TD    Danilo D'Ambrosio     76-76        31

6    CD    Stefan de Vrij     84-85        27

37    DCS    Milan Škriniar    86-93        24

18    TS    Kwadwo Asamoah     79-79        30

8    CDD    Matias Vecino Fy    80-81        28

77    CDS    Marcelo Brozović     81-83        26

16    ED    Matteo Politano     82-83        26

44    ES    Ivan Perišić         85-85        30

14    COC    Radja Nainggolan     85-85        31

10    ATT    Lautaro Martínez     80-88        2

Why Inter is a great defensive team:
  • de Vrij and Skriniar are two wonderful players, champions in concentration and mental skills, and both highly aggressive and with great skills in marking (respectively 87 and 92) and tackles. 
  • Brozovic and Vecino are brutal: great stamina and effective tackles. Every game they’re able to recover tons of balls from the legs of the opponents
  • Full of other fighters: Nainggolan is a ninja, Perisic and Politano two tireless and shuttering motorbikes 
 

1. Atletico Madrid

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Atletico Madrid is well known for his harshness and cynical approach

Atletico Madrid is well known worldwide for his cynical tactical approach: high and incessant pressing, hard tackles and two or three players able to counter-attack when they get the opportunity. They’re probably the best team able to contrast opponents that are more quoted (at least on paper; as happened this year against Liverpool in Champions League). 

  • Line-up     4 – 4 – 2
  • Starting Team  (name – overall):

N°      Role     Name            Ovr-Pot    Age

3    GK    Jan Oblak         91-93         26

4    RB    Santiago Arias         79-80        27

24    RCB    José María Giménez     84-88        24

2    LCB    Diego Godín         90-90        33

3    LB    Filipe Luís         85-85        34

6    RM    Koke             85-85        27

14    RCM    Rodri            83-88        23

8    LCM    Saúl             85-90        24

11    LM    Thomas Lemar     83-89        23

7    RS    Antoine Griezmann     89-89        28

22    LS    Morata         82-84        26

Why Atletico Madrid is the best defensive team in Fifa 19:

  • For the incredible harshness of his defenders. Godin and Gimenez are super aggressive (89 each) and really skilled in marking (90 – 89), while Arias and Filipe Luiz are really good tacklers. 
  • The counter-attack: Diego Costa and Morata are really effective strikers able to get the team up, and Griezmann combined with the talented midfielders Atletico has (Saul especially) creates a frightening weapon.
  • Even if you find a hole, you have to beat Oblak: he is the best goalkeeper in the game, with an overall of 91 and a 93 of potential.  

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