FIFA Crossing tutorial

fifa21 crossing tutorial

FIFA Crossing tutorial

Our FIFA crossing tutorial shows you the settings, types of cross and when to do them. Learn how to do different types of cross which change from FIFA to FIFA. Make a note of each players crossing stat and traits too. This will help you a lot!

FIFA crossing tutorial sections:

The FIFA 21 crossing controls and settings

These are the FIFA 21 crossing controls and settings. We recommend using assisted crossing for better control of the cross. Manual unfortunately doesn’t work well due to input delay and the poor passing system in FIFA.

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These are the types of crosses in FIFA. The more power you hold the longer the cross will be. If a button combination it will be the length of time the last button pressed. Practice in kick off on beginner.

fifa 21 crossing types

How to do driven cross in FIFA

Press r1/rb and cross button to perform a driven cross in FIFA 21. This is the best type of cross in the game. It is a fast early cross bending away from goal. Therefore making it harder to defend against. Also use driven ground cross to keep the ball lower. Better against bigger stronger defenders.

best bargain strikers fifa The key thing to look out for is your attacker putting his arm out. Meaning he is ready for the cross. You should release the cross as soon as possible after you see this. When crossing the ball from out wide you will have a better chance of scoring if you release the ball earlier so that the defenders have less time to position themselves and the attacker is running onto the ball.

When to do ground cross in FIFA

To do a ground cross in FIFA 21 press cross button twice. This is the weakest cross which we use for near post only. Usually away from the keeper towards the edge of the box. Being a slow short cross it will bend away from defender unlike a straight pass.

How and when to do whipped cross in FIFA

To perform a whipped cross in FIFA hold L1 and R1/LB and RB and press cross. We love this as it swipes the foot across the bottom of the ball fizzing it with back spin. Quite a quick animation with no curve so it is like driving the ball through the air for a volley or header. Scored lots of far post volleys by using this.

Driven through ball cross technique in FIFA

When out wide if you aim a driven through ball towards the penalty area it will be a cross. Very similar to the driven cross in situations where players are running into the box. Use driven through ball when breaking at pace or lots of space between the keeper and striker. Counter attack with defenders running back is perfect for this. A player running through will usually run on to the ball. To perform a driven through ball press R1/RB and through pass button.

High cross

The High cross holding L1/LB floats the ball into the box slowly and high in the air. Better for big strong strikers with power header trait. Not as useful as the other crosses but worth trying to mix up your game. Don’t forget you can use these techniques from corners. We like to put a high cross to the back post away from keeper to a tall strong striker.

How to do Rabona cross in FIFA

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The rabona cross adds some flair to your game for some showboating. To perform a rabona cross your player needs the flair trait. Then hold L2/LT when crossing using his weaker foot and at an angle. So usually you will be facing the goal but holding the direction of the cross inside across the box. You can also do a driven rabona which is slightly lower and quicker holding R2/RB at the same time. You can see more on our Rabona passing and shooting blog with video.

How to do a Flair cross in FIFA

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To perform a flair cross press L2/LT and cross button. Players will do scissor kicks, volleys and various fancy crosses. The ball usually travels quick too so it is worth trying them. We recommend a lobbed pass to a winger and a flair cross first time volley into the box. This often provides a shot on goal using another volley.