FIFA 16 is renowned for being easy to pick up and play, but it can still be a bit overwhelming for new players, particularly those who aren't especially familiar with the sport. If this is your first time to playing FIFA, you may find these tips on scoring goals, converting penalties, and choosing formations helpful. If you're a veteran, you can find the players you should be targeting in career mode. Keep reading to take your first steps into the beautiful game. Put your best players in position to succeed: Learn the strengths and weaknesses of your preferred team and play to their strengths. A big, strong striker like Everton's Romelu Lukaku probably won't outrun the defense, but he's very good at winning headers and outmuscling defenders as a target man. Conversely, use Messi's amazing dribbling to your advantage and hit him with low crosses and through passes. Use the new Tactics functionality to designate roles such as Target Man for your attackers so they'll be in the right place at the right time.
Corners are another thing that has been changed from FIFA 15 to 16, and thankfully so, because they were far too easy in last years' game. Some people have been complaining that they are too tough, but that is only if you stick to your old routine. Try to aim your corner for the front post, and depending on how your player attacks the ball, you can shoot or flick the ball on. If you can get a shot on target from a near post header, the keepers find these difficult to deal with, but if a shot looks awkward, you can pass the header back across goal and attempt to win the second ball. If you were to try a first-time shot with a defender so close by then there’s a really good chance they’d be able to block the strike, or maybe your player wouldn’t get his feet sorted out in time to hit an effective shot.
By pushing the ball back to where it came from you can move away from the defender, who is facing you rather than the ball so will find it tough to accelerate in time to keep up, and create enough space for an effort on goal. In FIFA 16, you are given the option of having full, manual control over your passes and shots. This is useful because unlike the default assisted settings, the computer has no effect on where your passes and shots go and how much power they will have. These settings aren’t just manual and assisted, you also have the option of semi-assisted settings. However, I recommend that you pick one or the other.
In single-player, if the full backs receive the ball from the goalkeeper, or indeed have the ball on the flanks near their own penalty box, press with two or three players. If you manage to close down the passing lanes, the defender will blast the ball straight out of play for a throw-in. If you’re through on goal, you’re going to have to use much more power than in previous FIFAs. Thanks to the insane athleticism of FIFA 16’s goalkeepers, you’re going to need to blast the ball beyond their grasp and give them no chance of reaching it.
Let’s talk about the importance of timing in FIFA 16 shooting first. In order to land a good shot, get your player in a good position is foremost. Once you get in the position, slow down and if possible, make your player stop for a moment because even the best players sometimes miss the ball while sprinting.After this, set up a good angle and shoot the ball. Choose a shooting style which you are good at such as long-range shot and perform often. Certainly, if your player is balanced enough, the chances to score goal are increased manifolds.
One big issue I noticed after two days of playing FIFA 16 is the players have no sense of awareness when it comes to defending if you don’t control them. For some reason the defending player doesn’t run with the oncoming attacker, particularly before a cross and leaves the attacker wide open. I don’t understand why the AI defender can’t just run with the attacker, especially when it’s the centre back. It really seems like EA dropped the ball when it came to defending, and opted just go goal scoring frenzy games. Sure, it’s fun to score lots of goals, but it’s incredibly frustrating to concede easily avoidable goals.
