A noob here looking for some answers :)

[SuperDunk]

Well I did play defensive and counter attack , played the first with a DMC and second with a MC as I stated and still lost . Did use man to man defending and high pressing and that just got me losing by more goals actually lol

high press plus man to man defending improves defending.
what were your players conditions before the game?
to what scores did you lost?

[Sam_Meeran]

Full 100 % condition both games . First game lost 0-2 with the first formation I mentioned , a 4-1-2-2-1 . My opponent wasn't even present for the away game and I had bonus possession , more shots on target and yet lost .

The second game I put out a 4-3-1-2. And yet still lost 2-4 in a home game again where i had bonus possession . Both games I had full on condition , all players above 5 and half stars , all training sessions done , bonuses at max as well . That's why it baffles me I lost .

[SuperDunk]

Full 100 % condition both games . First game lost 0-2 with the first formation I mentioned , a 4-1-2-2-1 . My opponent wasn't even present for the away game and I had bonus possession , more shots on target and yet lost .

The second game I put out a 4-3-1-2. And yet still lost 2-4 in a home game again where i had bonus possession . Both games I had full on condition , all players above 5 and half stars , all training sessions done , bonuses at max as well . That's why it baffles me I lost .

Whatever, this game works at the throw of the dice, i ve lost 2 out of 3 finals in CL because the game wanted me to. Nothing i could have done to prevent that.
In this stupid event i had 2 accounts playing and guess what, i ve conceded 2 goals when playing defending and leading the game and conceded 2 counter attacks when also playing defending while i was better in every aspect than my opponent.
So the point is that the game just makes you think there s something tactical about it, but there it isn t . It s all an illusion. trust me ! Maybe couple of years ago it would have worked sometimes, but nowadays ask the older players and they will tell you that mainly this is all random generated.
I ve been playing this game and tweaked it s things and the results are almost everytime the same, with small differences.