Results 1 to 10 of 10
Like Tree2Likes
  • 1 Post By reddeviljohn
  • 1 Post By jklm_37

Thread: Man marking vs zonal marking

  1. #1
    Newbie Kaushik Murmu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Posts
    24

    Man marking vs zonal marking

    Hello friends!! Can anyone explain the advantages and disadvantages of man marking and zonal marking in details. Thanks in advance.

  2. #2
    Apprentice festinator's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Calgary, Canada
    Posts
    290
    I would like to know this as well

  3. #3
    Famous tongly45's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Posts
    1,378
    if your opponent have a dribler, man marking is stupid. But it work very well when you face a better team with good atacking player. if you play attacking and pressing whole pitch, you need to use zone marking
    Palaiseau FC in Sever 46
    season 28, level 28

    competition Played 1st 2nd top4 last win current season(*)
    League 28 19 6 2 season 27 .....
    Champions league 26 7 1 6 season 25 ........
    Cup 26 2 2 3 season 7 .......
    (*) updated at 1-June-2015

  4. #4
    VIP reddeviljohn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Posts
    3,007
    In order to apply man-marking your defenders and defensive midfielders must be good at marking and also good in all defensive attributes. They must be able to stop the attacker in 1v1 situation, otherwise it causes very significant problems in your defense. What I understood is that man-marking means that the defender follows the attacker who enters his zone even after attacker leaves the zone and thus leaving it undefended against other enemy players stepping in the zone. For me it means that man-marking is unacceptable against highly mobile and technically gifted teams such as Barcelona and Arsenal, because a player like Messi will just drag your defenders out of their zone while his teammates tear you apart(Messi is at the Right Inside Fwd position, drags your left defender with him to the middle and passes to Dani Alves, who is free to do whatever he wants, because your left defender is gone). Man-marking is also more suitable if your team has a lot of defending units and the formation is very defensive minded so that even one of your defenders gets beaten there is always someone nearby for backup.
    Overall, Zonal marking seems to work best for me. Whenever I want to stop a key enemy player who is very good with the ball in his feet - then I tight mark him from the enemy instructions. Tight marking as I read means that your defender will be marking the attacker tighly(charging him for first ball or not letting him have much time to think what to do with the ball) when he is in his zone but will defend his zone when the attacker leaves the zone. Of course zonal marking doesn't require as high marking attr as man-marking, but it requires a decent teamwork from all defensive units and an anchorman or defensive minded midfielder.
    Piyush Ravi likes this.
    F.C. United
    League Won 11
    League Runner up 4
    Cup Won 3
    Cup Finalist 3
    Champions League Won 5
    Champions League Finalist 9

    Season 23 Level 23


    United Til I Die
    League Won 12
    League Runner Up 4
    Champions League Won 2
    Champions League Finalist 7
    Cups Won 1
    Cup Finalist 2


    Season 32 Level 27 (Retired)

  5. #5
    Dreamer jklm_37's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    UK...
    Posts
    497
    I use zonal all the time because i generally put out a 4/4/2 or a similar formation...it best suited to how i play...

    Never used man on man (i understand the difference between them both) so i can't comment on that subject...

    Advice...don't play MoM unless your formation demands it...
    La Morralla FS likes this.
    JKLM FC...

    L1- L- 4th/C -Prelim's...
    L2- L- 3rd/CL- Winner/C- SF's...
    L3- L- 2nd/CL- QF's/C- QF's...
    L4- L- 1st/CL- (Og)/C- Playoffs...

    W.B.A......BOING BOING!!!...

  6. #6
    Moderator Sxrenity's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    1,016
    I've always used zonal marking.

    Only use man marking if your players are far better than his, in one on one situations, or if they're very good defensively.

    Basically what reddeviljohn said in simpler terms

    EDIT: it only works if your formation counters his effectively, ie if you have enough defenders to mark his STs, or MCs to mark his MCs etc.
    Liverpool FC - Team Showcase

    "You'll Never Walk Alone."



    #JFT96


    I don't claim to be a Top Eleven expert but, if anyone would like advice, please don't hesitate to contact me through 'private messaging', I try to reply as soon as possible.

  7. #7
    Newbie
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Posts
    4
    How do we tight mark an enemy player?

  8. #8
    Dreamer
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Posts
    426
    It was explained countless times but here is my take on it:

    Zonal marking is solid defense. It is good if your team quality is similar or worse than your opponents, or your opponent is playing very aggressively. Aggressive mentality usually don't work well simply because most players choose this mentality as default. It also require your team to spread out evenly on the field, as unmarked position in any area of the field, even on the opponent's defensive line, makes it extremely vulnerable to counterattacks.

    Man to man marking offer better defense against counterattacks, thus it work best if your opponent plays defensively. As many experienced managers play defensive counter against stronger opponents, it is usually effective if your team is of better quality. It is also more flexible, that formations with holes in its defense it may be used successfully.

  9. #9
    Dreamer Sons of Pitches's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Location
    Charleston, SC
    Posts
    411
    asked many times before. There is some good advice here...

    http://forum.topeleven.com/tutorials...s-tactics.html

  10. #10
    Rookie
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Queens, NY
    Posts
    59
    Quote Originally Posted by Sons of Pitches View Post
    asked many times before. There is some good advice here...

    http://forum.topeleven.com/tutorials...s-tactics.html
    Good bump, thank you
    Breached Protocol - look hard enough and you'll find one, somewhere, everywhere
    Season: 17. Level: 16.
    Competitions won: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Runner-up: 4
    Champions League won: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16. Third: 15
    Cups won: 2 [Level 3], 4 [L6], 10 [L13], 14 [L17], 16[L19]. Runner-up: 7 [L9], 11 [L14], 15[L18]. Third: 6 [L8].
    TRIPLE CROWNS: 14, 16