FIFA 16 Guides

[Sidney]

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1. Hold the directional stick until a pass is played

This is a fundamental FIFA technique,and one that countless players forget or even fail to grasp,habitually releasing the left stick once they've set the strength of a pass. If the player under control then takes an extra touch,or receives a minor knock from an opponent,the delay will cause the pass to be played in the current direction that the left stick is held. In short: don't switch off until the ball actually leaves a player's feet.

In a similar vein,note that heavy physical pressure from an opponent in close proximity can cause a pass to be cancelled. If you see your player stumble or otherwise react to a sliding opponent,shirt tug or barge,be ready to set up a replacement pass.

2. Watch that first touch

A good first touch is equally as important as the quality of the pass that came before it. Your initial contact with the ball should always set up the next part of a move,either creating space or establishing an angle for the next pass. Try not to sprint as you receive a pass to feet: this can lead to awkward bounces and extra touches,though it's less of an issue if you're running onto a pass into space.

3. Learn to see the whole picture

If you really want to play a passing game,a zoomed-out camera view is practically a requisite. Not everyone will be able to cope with the distant but tactically excellent overview offered by the Co-op camera (especially during the new 'cataract mode' foggy weather conditions),but you can still choose a custom zoom level for your preferred option to provide a slightly wider view of proceedings.

It's an unusual concept to grasp at first,but try readjusting your focus to look at the entire screen during passing moves,rather than staring intently at the individual player under your control. It's a revelation if you can master it: you start to see passes and movement that you were oblivious to moments beforehand.

4. Fight for the ball

Whenever you compete for a loose ball or pass made into space,don't forget to tap circle button/square button to apply physical pressure if you have an opponent in close proximity.

Even if you're ostensibly in possession at the time – that is,the ball was played by someone on your team – you can and really should use this defensive function to contest a tussle. These battles are governed by player strength stats,and now favour individuals with genuine physical presence. If you have an imposing forward such as Benteke or Lukaku up front,it's worth risking 50/50 balls into space just to set up an opportunity to bully a relatively lightweight defender.You can use FIFA 16 Coins buy strong players.

5. Go backwards to go forwards

This is a mistake that we see time and time again: players blind to options behind them,always passing to the most advanced player within reach. If a move isn't going anywhere,or the defending team are camped in their own half,it's better to send the ball back to deep-lying players than to risk squandering possession on a hopeful pass or cross. Maintaining ownership of the ball is the purest and most effective form of defending.

6. Use more lofted passes

The lofted through-ball as you knew it in FIFA 15 – the master key to any defence,and catenaccio be damned – is a much diminished beast in FIFA 16. However,a lot of players have failed to realise that you can replicate much of its functionality with square button/X button passes.

If you have an opponent attempting to mark your passing lanes,but players in space,try a simple chip. Even if there's a defender in attendance to contest a header,you have the advantage of being able to move into position a split-second before they do.

For any possession-based game,the crossfield ball is a mainstay that you can't do without. When play gets congested on one side of the pitch,use a full-power lofted pass to switch the ball to the opposite flank.

7. Use first-time passes sparingly

If there's one error that we're encountering more than any other in FIFA 16,it's this. The completion rate for first-time passes is much lower than in 15,which means that sequences of so-called “ping pong passing” are liable to break down at any moment. If players have to twist or turn to play the pass,expect the accuracy to suffer accordingly. A related issue occurs whenever players attempt to make immediate passes in the split-second after gaining possession,which can lead to so.

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