Passing style - short passing vs long passing

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i have found that short passing is more defensive and possession based while long passing is more attacking. I usually use mixed which has seen me dominate possession against similar/weaker teams while being able to launch long ball counter attacks and still score plenty of goals, and i sometimes switch to long if i am trailing and playing with an attacking mentality, which can often bring a quick goal or two but against good teams usually just sees the ball blocked by their defence or them counter attacking.

edit: i also have used short when playing leg 2 of a cup/cl match after going in with a lead or 1 or 2 goals and it has been effective in producing a lower scoring match.