Those balls are going to happen with high dlines, either reduce mentality of the DCs to ultra or manmark the strikers. Those balls are going over the top and reaching their strikers when I push my dline up, what can I do? Increase closing down on the flanks by the fullbacks, or manmark their players I keep getting beat down the flanks, I can't seem to stop them from crossing If you are leading a match consider subbing those tired players or reducing mentality, tempo and closing down. Mentality, tempo and closing down, wear down players fast. Players need to have a neutral mentality, a slow tempo and some players need to be on direct passing for probing to happen.