Man on Man vs Zonal

[essokimo]

i think i will try man to man soon iam curios

[Saransh Vatsa]

If u play man-on-man, ur defender will mark his nearest attacking players when they seem to attack or receive a pass or cross. That defender will continue to mark his attacker and will follow him into any zone. Zonal marking will mean that a person enters the zone of a defender, the defender will take him on, and if that attacker goes into another zone, a new defender holding that area will mark him and the previous defender will go back on his position, thus not leaving the position empty. U see what messi does for Barca, he enters from the left, taking the opponents Right back along with him towards the centre of the D. If man marking is being done against barca, the DR will follow him wherever he goes, thus leaving that area open. Sanchez or fabragas can enter that area freely, and messi will pass to them and they can do whatever they want. If zonal marking is done, the DR will follow messi only till the the DR area, and when messi enters the full back(DC) area, the DR will leave him and come back to his position and the DC will come to mark messi.
So zonal is much better as no area is left empty. Man-on-Man also burns more stamina and cnd as the defender has to run a lot and finally come back to his own area after the attack is over.

P.S- None of this will work against Messi, he will still score and Assist!!!