How to counter short passing

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how do you know that opponent is using short passing and not mix

Well, I'm not sure Nik, but I can't remember I ever got 90% of completed passes when using mix. The manager I'm thinking of reaches 89-90% every second game. That's why I assume he may use short passes.

I thought of hard tackling maybe, but it may backfire with cards and deadly FK on the other hand.

High press? will try in the upcoming game.