FIFA Attacking tutorial

fifa attacking tutorial

FIFA attacking tutorial, How to attack in FIFA

An in depth fifa attacking tutorial covering the areas you need to improve your play. Knowing how to control the ball and make players come close or run into space are just a couple of examples. There are many techniques and controls to learn and master helping you win more games.




First touch

First touch depends on direction of ball and position of feet or body. Easier with very high rated players or high ball control. Press LT or L2 to trap the ball and higher skilled players will cushion the ball with different parts of the foot or even chest. You can also try using the LB or L1 to trap the ball as that is the button for stopping and facing the goal. Works really well for stopping ball generally from a pass.

Small nudge. As the ball arrives nudge the left stick in the direction you want to pass or run next. Your player will turn his body and nudge the ball in that direction as his first touch. This is extremely effective for making a small bit of space for your next pass or to create space for a shot.

Shielding the ball

Just hold left trigger (LT or L2) to shield the ball. Opposing players will struggle to get the ball from your player and you can change direction. You can now use slow dribble hold just the left bumper (LB or L1) to turn in small angles. If they are directly behind you, you should be able to turn easily in either direction with no tackle made. Can be very useful in the box creating space for a shot.

Passing

To understand passing in FIFA read our mastering passing page featuring a must watch video. Will help you understand how the game mechanics work to improve your passing.
Any players with high ball control and passing are awesome in FIFA. Players like Messi will rarely make a bad pass. If your player has used energy running and low stamina passing will be slightly worse. Generally with assisted passes will go where you want but these two variables do influence the outcome. If playing Ultimate team make sure the overall team chemistry is as high as possible, 85+ ideally over 90. Players with 7 chem will perform fine if top players.

Lobbed passing

Using a lob pass in FIFA is more effective than you might think. Because of the animations certain passes can pull defenders away creating space. Also good for beating player press. Although be careful if using get in behind for strikers as they can run off away from ball. Try target man and lob pass to bigger stronger players otherwise.

The lobbed pass is also useful for switching play from one side of the pitch to another avoiding all the players in the middle and creating space of the other side of the pitch. Use around three quarter power to reach the other touchline.

How to do driven pass in FIFA

To play a driven pass hold right bumper (RB or R1) and press pass. This will play the ball the ball reasonably low but with power so that it reaches the player quickly. You can use this for all types of passes, normal, lobbed and through balls.

This can be useful for long through balls into space. Or ping a short driven pass to an attacker to feet. Not giving time for defenders to intercept it. Creating space for the attacker once controlled to play the ball on or take a shot.

How to use double tap pass in FIFA

When you double tap a ground pass or through ball it lifts off the ground. This can be useful for making passes around defenders. Start to use this for passes into and around the box for a higher success rate. Otherwise defenders legs and autoblocks can get in the way.

One Two pass

Without a doubt the best way to get through an opponent’s defense is by using a one two pass. This sets the passer off on a run as soon as the ball is released so that he can then receive a return ball after making his run. A very effective way of getting around defenders, therfore getting your players to run into space behind the back of the opposition defense.

To set off a one two pass simply hold left bumper (LB or L1) when you pass the ball then pass the ball back at any point after to complete the pass. Once you have set off a one two pass you do not have to return the ball to the first player and can use them as a decoy or simply just to move your players up the pitch. Although most of the time they will continue running until the player is interrupted, they become offside, or they do in fact receive a pass so beware of the player running offside in this scenario.

Sending players on runs

To send your nearby players on a run tap the left bumper (LB or L1). They will start to run towards goal but you can change their direction flicking the left stick in a different direction. Indeed if done correctly you can use it to get your players to run past the opposing players before you pass to them. Therefore moving the ball up the pitch, or allowing them to run in behind the defense ready to receive the ball round the back.

Another way to send players on runs is after passing. As soon as you have made the pass hold the right stick in the direction you want the player who made the pass move. He will keep going similar to the player runs above. In fact a lot of people don’t know about this so worth knowing.

Through balls

Always overpowered in FIFA. Use through ball button (Y or triangle) and play a ball ahead of the receiving player in order for them to run onto it. You can also play a lobbed through ball if space behind defenders. Don’t forget you can lift it by pressing through ball twice. Driven through balls using rb or r1 are very effective from deep in own halve of pitch. Don’t forget to send players on runs as above if player instructions aren’t get forward or get in behind.

When running onto a through ball (make sure your striker doesn’t have ball) you can bend your run or make your striker approach the ball at a different angle to prepare for a shot or pass by using double trigger (LT+RT or L2+R2). Just slightly take your striker to the side of the path of the ball. The defenders will be confused and most important your player will not slow down by taking a touch. So a slower defender will not catch you up.

Dribbling

To slow dribble from side to side or back and forwards hold LB or L1 while moving. Then you can nudge left stick or right stick into space. Agile dribbling pressing L1 or R1 gives small changes of movement in any direction. The more agile the player the quicker they can do this. Very quick movement of the stick while agile dribbling with a very agile player can create chaos. Difficult to defend against a ball moving around as if it is on elastic stuck to the player. Perfect these two moves around the box and you will create space and score more goals.

pulling away

Pulling away is a big problem it seems for players of FIFA. You are through with a fast player then along comes a slow defender and catches you up. Apart from higher stamina and acceleration what else can you do to “pull away”? Well actually a few things.

When lots of space ahead do double knock on (right stick twice in direction facing). Do the heel flick forwards as provided on skills page only 3 stars needed and watch your striker pull away. Don’t sprint at the start but hold shield button LT or L2. Then sprint after shrugging off the defender.


Attacking tips for FIFA:

  • 1. Learn different 1st touch controls and moves.
  • 2. Master passing using our guide.
  • 3. Practice using double tap and driven passing.
  • 4. Use more one two passes to create space.
  • 5. Send players on runs.
  • 6. Learn how to pull away.



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