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How to attack a 95 Line Height in FC 27

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How to attack a 95 Line Height in FC 27

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Jaime "Gravesen"
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Oct 29, 2026
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Speed boost and Technical vs a 95 Line Height in FC 27

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Description

A 95 Line Height takes away your time, but leaves the space behind open: three ways to punish it with the False 9, L1 runs and the Lobbed Through Pass.

You receive the ball with an opponent already on you, your striker is marked and the through ball ends up offside. If that happens against opponents with their Line Height at 95, Gravesen explains five ways to punish such a high defence. In this free part, the first three: the False 9 with an attacking focus to get a passing option in front of the centre-backs, triggering runs from your wingers and central midfielders with L1 to threaten the space behind the defence, and the Lobbed Through Pass (L1 + triangle) with the Long Ball Pass PlayStyle to put your player through on goal.

What you will learn

  • Change your striker’s role from Advanced Forward to False 9 with an attacking focus, so they drop in to offer a passing option in front of the centre-backs
  • Think about the next action before passing to the False 9: turn and drive forward if there is space, lay it back if they are pressed, and exploit the gap left by the centre-back who steps out
  • Trigger runs from wingers and central midfielders with L1 to attack the space behind the defence, and read what the full-back does before choosing the pass
  • Use the run to drag a defender out of position too, and trigger it again when the player slows down and there is still space
  • Play the Lobbed Through Pass into the space between the defence and the goalkeeper, aiming at the gap rather than the player, with two or three bars of power

Who it is for

For players who struggle against opponents who defend very high: they lose the ball on receiving it, cannot find the striker or get caught offside with every through ball.

When to use it

When your opponent holds their defensive line around halfway, presses as soon as you receive and leaves a lot of space between their centre-backs and the goalkeeper.

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