Just use your quick tactics to go defensive?
otherwise yeah, you can go into your team setup pre game and change the players' base position so they sit deeper.
Generally I try not to touch my defenders until it's absolutely necessary. Do all my defending with my midfielders, that way your defence doesn't get pulled out of shape. It's when you start charging forward with one defender that the holes open up and the through balls are lethal
I don't really like the quick tactics unless i'm chasing a goal and decide to go ultra attacking, if you go defensive it affects the whole team, whereas I really just want to fiddle with the defenders. I'll try and create a team setup, changing the base positions and hopefully you can save it as a quick tactic, then activate it at the start of every game. Cheers!
Yeah, you can definitely do that, that's probably your best option.
Make sure you play a DM though if your defence is sitting deep or their midfield will have a lovely time in the big hole that opens up.
But I used to do the same thing, so it should work for you
Yeah, I always play a 4-1-2-1-2 formation in FIFA, with a strong DM, in FUT i've got Khedira and Diarra to choose from!