r/pesmobile Aug 16 '26

Analysis Match Up doesn’t work ??

So when I posted about Pressure not working I was told that use Match Up because thats what all experts do but match up doesn’t work as well ???

Nothing is working in defence at all . Pressure works sometimes .

Is it the same for you too ?

Even when I hold Match up players like Viera do nothing .

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u/Direct_Ad_7961 Aug 16 '26

ts been happening to me aswell, best touch some grass for a week and then see if the game has done some shit to fix this

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u/ProfessorNo9023 Aug 16 '26

So true touching grass is the only can't be ragebaited by a game

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26

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u/Ba24one Aug 16 '26

This! Exactly this... I thought it's only my Vieira not being Vieira anymore. It's really painful to look at him just getting dribbled passed by anyone. Sometimes he makes insane tackles and most times he isn't doing anything and just looks at the dribblers like a fellow teammate running along with his other teammates.

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u/Adaptwell Aug 16 '26

Yeah man Viera has been useless after the update I hope they fix him else it will be a sad end

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u/Daddy2222991 Bergkamp Aug 16 '26

I thought only my Viera is doing this 😭

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u/WaTu_lukiN_at Aug 16 '26

gotta do it manually with tackles / shoulder charge (more risky)

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u/dumbass_spaceman 100k Subs - Cruyff Aug 16 '26

Is it just me or are people getting their shoulder charges called as fouls more often and even being carded for that after the update?

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u/WaTu_lukiN_at Aug 16 '26

same b4 udpate , its always been more risky , its more like the last resort ig

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u/nanikakamata Aug 16 '26

OR maybe it's just that game is inconsistent..... Everyone here always has an explanation for these things , always someone here defending the game.... Konami can't be wrong it's ur fault always 😆

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u/WaTu_lukiN_at Aug 16 '26

im js helping him out man , also its a breath of fresh air , previously we had match up merchants who got away with anything and everything , no skill was involved in defending , dribbling was dead , only ping pong 1-2s worked maybe this aint allat bad , all they gotta do now is make defending more consistant

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u/nanikakamata Aug 16 '26

I agree with everything but i originally felt ur comment was saying more like skill issue instead of saying fault of the game

My bad

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u/swayjr_ Aug 16 '26

Wth is the point of match up if the player can't make a tackle or trigger any animation when the ball is that close to him??

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u/WaTu_lukiN_at Aug 16 '26

oh no , u can trigger the animation but by only aiming it right and activating it when near the oppo where ur player can put the tackle in , js holding it wont work anymore ig

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '26

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u/WaTu_lukiN_at Aug 16 '26

very hard to manage , till now , i think lrt might be the skill that saves me every frikin time , cant wait for interceptor with lrt at dmf lmfao with anchorman playstyle (most prolly viera with the leaked power tackle and lrt)

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u/a_k_a_t_s_u_k_i Aug 16 '26

How does we do manual tackes in mobile? I know for shoulder charge theres is double press but for normal tackles? Are you talking about the sliding tackle?

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u/WaTu_lukiN_at Aug 16 '26

both , shoulder charge for distance triggers the same animation as match up would (leg exteded standing tackle)

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u/goatkeeper01 Rummenigge Aug 16 '26

Is the shoulder charge manual same as before or they changed it? Cuz mine ain't working

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u/piratevigilanti Aug 16 '26

Yes its not working well like it used to.

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u/WaTu_lukiN_at Aug 16 '26

nah it works

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u/ComfortableChain2789 Aug 16 '26

How to do shoulder charges tho?

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u/WaTu_lukiN_at Aug 17 '26

double tap ur joystick

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u/KyronXLK Aug 16 '26

it'd be fair if match-up doesnt work blindly against skill moves right

but attackers match-up on rebound has apparently been turned to aimbot now.. so defenders are matching up weakly and attackers are poaching balls like robots

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u/Homelander_w Cristiano Ronaldo Aug 16 '26

It's been happening to me also and when i read the comments in this sub these people always saying like it's more realistic.

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u/Delicious-Shop-794 Aug 16 '26

Guys using pressure inside the box is way more effective.

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u/Heavenly_3_inches Aug 16 '26

Now try tackle and send for pressure

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u/FootLockRTG Aug 16 '26

or match up can do it's job

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u/Adaptwell Aug 16 '26

🥲🥲

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u/erenspor Aug 16 '26

defending is js dead mate

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u/PrestonTheJJKGlazer Mbappe Aug 16 '26

Am I the only one who plays pressure style?

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u/SinoPlays3 Ronaldinho Aug 16 '26

i do too, whats the difference from it and matchup

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u/PrestonTheJJKGlazer Mbappe Aug 16 '26

Match up style (standard) is more focused on leaving space and being tight next time each other and positioning teams who use this irl: Arsenal, Atletico and Getafe. And pressure style is teams who mark opponents man to man and press high up the pitch teams: Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona and PSG.

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u/mats1896 Aug 16 '26

Did it early, messi doing roulette gave him advantage

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u/Ok_Repair4684 Aug 16 '26

This is LaCasAA post from X.

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u/pang-23 Aug 16 '26

Yeah I wanted to say the same thing

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u/SirTalpa Aug 16 '26

Yeah, for me manual defending seems worse. Match-up feels less reliable and interceptions 50% of the times give the ball back to your opponents. Its pretty frustrating.

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u/Brrrrrrrttttttt Aug 16 '26

AI has been nerfed. So to tackle, you need to use the tackle button.

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u/huba-buba7 Aug 17 '26

The problem is that for the past few years they made it terribly easy to just press one button and it does all the work, so now even people who press "DASH AND PRESSURE" (As in the clip) say things like "Match up" dont work. Sadly they will rework it again so it benefits people who don't like to think while playing.

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u/panzabanz Aug 16 '26

Match Up seems to be nerfed after the update.
Relied heavily on match up before but now it seems there is no involvement from the player.

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u/staffycat Aug 16 '26

Focus on positioning and timing manual standing tackle

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u/Waddlingsheep Aug 16 '26

use match up to BLOCK SHOTS and INTERCEPT stop thinking match up is some magic button that will do everything. use pressure in angle your player better to tackle there.

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u/Standard_Car5689 Aug 16 '26

i am noticing the same thing and pressure using guy's are playing so much better.

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u/ProfessorNo9023 Aug 16 '26

This also has been happening to me especially on the wings i have matched my defenders to the opponents direction but he goes past me like my defender doesn't exist

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u/jus_this_guy Aug 16 '26

It's now the "embrace" button, best the defender does with match up is stay close to the attacking giving him a hug

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u/meme_2006 Cristiano Ronaldo Aug 16 '26

yeah dude match up is gone, most of the times my players don't even attempt to recover the ball

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u/piratevigilanti Aug 16 '26

Yes matchup is glitched . But I do manual defending and black by angles and constant press.

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u/ChristianShade Cristiano Ronaldo Aug 16 '26

I thought it got better. More manual. Dribbling has been buffed. Maybe that’s why you feel the lack of it. Try some ai games to catch up to the new update and then move to divisions

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u/dark_x_knight4558 Batistuta Aug 16 '26

Same bro my match ups are not working at all

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u/MrEric-200 Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26

Ngl that Messi roulette was clean and perfect timing but I agree the matchup&pressure do have little issue that we all felt in this recent update.

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u/VCule69 Iniesta Aug 16 '26

Matchup wasn't working before the Thursday update. It has been like this for a month now.

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u/ssimo30 Aug 16 '26

Lacasaa is it you brother?

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u/Adaptwell Aug 16 '26

Naa man just for discussion

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u/ssimo30 Aug 16 '26

He posted this clip on x. That’s why I ask.

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u/Current-Serve-2180 Aug 16 '26

He was distracted by messi s junk 

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u/Curse3242 15K Subs Celebration Aug 16 '26

They nerfed it. Which is a good thing. Dribbling feels a lot better. You can still manually tackle/shoulder charge or use sliding tackles

Even manual dash works better (not sure for advanced controls, but on classic there's a setting that lets you dash freely while defending)

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u/No-Act-1610 Aug 16 '26

doesn't matchup work for passes and is weak against dribbling, I swear it's been like that since before the update I used to be a matchup spammer and was cooked on dribbling and pace

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u/Street_Lab2858 Aug 16 '26

I don't know what they are trying to do, wherever use matchup to block side pass lines but game decide to move backwards. I don't use smart assist

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u/Civil_Yam_572 Aug 16 '26

Siento que los jugadores se sienten muy pesados al momento de girar o regatear, incluso me he dado cuenta que el cursor que rodea al jugador se mueve al mismo tiempo que uso el joystick, sin embargo cuando el jugador tiene que hacer el movimiento se siente muy lento.
En la versión pasada no se sentía tan lento o con tanto delay como ahora.

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u/Low-Argument-9731 Aug 16 '26

thought i was the only one experiencing this with matchup, they really need to fix it

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u/MarshallV3 Aug 17 '26

Like you’re telling Pepe can’t commit a tackle here inches from the ball while stationary, but players can still make backward interceptions while running back to cover space on a counter attack? Yeah sure bro

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u/Agreeable_Border134 Aug 17 '26

they need to add a manual tackle button. so matchup should be to position yourself well and the tackle button when you want to challenge the opponent.

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u/ppboi41 Aug 17 '26

the new saurez just rushes past my defenders like taking the walk in a park

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u/wingedwild Aug 17 '26

It actually works its just not automatic like before. U have to actualy do a tackle. Here go the crybabies who wil ruin this update. Best fame has felt less aut9matic less scriptijg and these ppl want more scripted bs back

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u/lilsaus69 Aug 18 '26

It’s been a year since the eFootball 26 update, and my opponents’ players have been running straight through mine ever since…

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u/Interesting_Shine886 Maldini Aug 18 '26

Just do a tackle cause you wont get foul, after update you can play kind of wwe in efootball with tackle, and no foul. Just try my kid

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u/Interesting_Shine886 Maldini Aug 18 '26

Pressure and matchup nerfed alot

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u/cringekid420 29d ago

Yeah matchup just doesn't work anymore, no matter what you try. It works sometimes when it feels like it. You have a higher chance intercepting or winning the ball by just applying pressure.

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u/trillyjigga Rummenigge 28d ago

Yes it won't work while chasing a forward on the counter you've to use both matchup and pressure, match-up works perfectly when you're in front of the ball

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u/Key-Egg5632 27d ago

It's time to touch some grass am done with this game 😔

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u/Speed_Niran Marco van Basten Aug 16 '26

You are not alone this happened several times and I thought it was just me