This week, Darren Cross reveals how to consistently beat the goalkeeper in one-on-one situations…
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- The Keeper was originally designed to fill the role of a butcher instead, as early concepts showed him wielding large cleavers while wearing (or perhaps having) a pig's head. A miniature figure of the Keeper can be found in The Evil Within 2 during Chapter 17, it will be kept in Sebastian's Room during subsequent playthroughs.
- Presentation Beat Keeper's interface starts with a familiar foundation: a circular dial that lets you quickly set the metronome's speed to anywhere from 28 to 208 beats per minute. For minor adjustments, tap the plus and minus buttons instead. Or just tap the BPM value in the top right-hand corner to type in a new number (up to 300).
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When you go one-on-one with the keeper in a game of FIFA, do you score more often than you miss, or miss more often than you score?
Be honest now, you'll only be lying to yourself.
I ask because, up until quite recently, the latter was definitely true for me. In fact, I don't think I'd be exaggerating if I said I was probably missing eight out of every ten one-on-ones. I was the clichéd jigsaw – going to pieces in the box – almost every time I got through with only the keeper to beat.
As annoying as that was, especially if I had really earned that one-on-one through patient, creative build-up play, I felt slightly better about my catalogue of misses when I realised I wasn't alone; loads of players were – and still are –repeatedly missing similar chances online.
Satisfied that my defending was at least half decent and my build-up play was mostly productive, I realised that I'd be a much better player if I could turn more of these chances into goals, so I set about trying to put my finger on what I was doing wrong and how to put it right. The good news is, so far, the changes I've made seem to be paying off and I'm definitely scoring more one-on-ones than I was. The bad news is I'm still only beating the keeper 50 per cent of the time, but that's better than 20 per cent and, as I keep telling my team-mates on a Saturday afternoon, usually seconds after blasting the ball over the bar for the fifth time in ten minutes, ‘I'm not a natural goalscorer, I'm just a right-back!'
Anyway, the point is the things I've changed when going one-on-one have helped me, so maybe they'll help you too…
Firstly, forget about chipping the keeper. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of chipped goals but the reality is they hardly ever work in FIFA 11. Partly because the keepers just aren't as susceptible to being lobbed as they were in FIFA 10, but also because it's actually a very tough technique to get right consistently. There are just too many things that need to come together for your chip to work; you need a player with decent ability who has the ball on their strong foot, you need to be far enough away from the keeper to get the ball over him – but not so far away that he can recover before the ball crosses the line – and you need to get the power just right. In case you're still not convinced, try ten chips in Arena mode and see how you get on. Score five or more and you can ignore me, otherwise, read on…
Another tactic a lot of players try is going around the keeper. Like lobs, it's a very satisfying way to score a goal but, again, is incredibly difficult to get right consistently. Players use the keeper rush button to quickly close the distance these days and – thanks to the improvements in goalkeeper AI – keepers smother the ball as soon as it comes within their range. I'm not saying NEVER try to go around though, because is it possible to do it in certain situations when the odds are stacked in your favour. For example, if you're running toward the keeper diagonally – let's say holding bottom right on the left thumbstick – then a nudge of the right stick straight down as the keeper rushes at you will work more often than not. In most other situations though, the fact you got around the keeper is more likely to be more down to luck than skill, so save this as an option only when the circumstances suit you.
The temptation to absolutely smash the ball into a top corner is one that's very hard to resist too. Generally I find that the very best strikers in the game are more than capable of doing this and their skill level will allow you to hold that shoot button down for a split-second longer and still find your target, but for most others it's a bit of a lottery.
So, what ARE you supposed to do?
Well, three things are paying off for me. Number one; always make sure the player you're shooting with has the ball on their strong foot. It's well worth going into the squad menu and pressing the right stick down on your strikers to take a look at their stats before kick-off. Cycle through to the last screen and you'll see which foot is their most dominant. Generally I like to have a right-footed striker on the left and a left-footed striker on the right, as a lot of my play takes me wide before coming into the box – meaning both of my strikers should be playing to their strong foot when they enter the area. Shooting with your player's weak foot will hardly ever produce the desired result – the best you can hope for is to pick up a rebound, but mostly your shot will harmlessly loft over or trickle wide.
Secondly, always try to create an angle for yourself as you approach the keeper. If you just run straight through the middle and directly at the keeper then he will cover the left and right sides of the goal equally as he rushes you, but making an angle will open up more of a space in one of those areas and, guess what, that's where you're going to aim. By all means use the finesse button to really pick that spot out if you prefer. Personally I find finesse is less effective for me but it works for a lot of people.
Finally, be aware of your team-mates and don't be afraid to pass if you have a player in a better position. It's almost impossible to defend against this, seeing as your opponent will be concentrating on what his keeper is doing, but a word of warning; look out for offside. The game's offside system is unforgiving – if so much as your striker's nose is offside then it'll be called up and the move will be over. Casino island game. You can't be offside if you play the ball behind you though, or if your team-mate runs from behind you on to a forward pass, so keep those things in mind too.
There's a fair bit to think about there, but see how you go. Even if you take one more chance than you would have before, it could be enough to win you the game.
Thanks for reading and see you next week.
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This week, Darren Cross reveals how to consistently beat the goalkeeper in one-on-one situations…
I want to kick-off this week's Backpage with a question..
When you go one-on-one with the keeper in a game of FIFA, do you score more often than you miss, or miss more often than you score?
Be honest now, you'll only be lying to yourself.
I ask because, up until quite recently, the latter was definitely true for me. In fact, I don't think I'd be exaggerating if I said I was probably missing eight out of every ten one-on-ones. I was the clichéd jigsaw – going to pieces in the box – almost every time I got through with only the keeper to beat.
As annoying as that was, especially if I had really earned that one-on-one through patient, creative build-up play, I felt slightly better about my catalogue of misses when I realised I wasn't alone; loads of players were – and still are –repeatedly missing similar chances online.
Satisfied that my defending was at least half decent and my build-up play was mostly productive, I realised that I'd be a much better player if I could turn more of these chances into goals, so I set about trying to put my finger on what I was doing wrong and how to put it right. The good news is, so far, the changes I've made seem to be paying off and I'm definitely scoring more one-on-ones than I was. The bad news is I'm still only beating the keeper 50 per cent of the time, but that's better than 20 per cent and, as I keep telling my team-mates on a Saturday afternoon, usually seconds after blasting the ball over the bar for the fifth time in ten minutes, ‘I'm not a natural goalscorer, I'm just a right-back!'
Anyway, the point is the things I've changed when going one-on-one have helped me, so maybe they'll help you too…
Firstly, forget about chipping the keeper. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of chipped goals but the reality is they hardly ever work in FIFA 11. Partly because the keepers just aren't as susceptible to being lobbed as they were in FIFA 10, but also because it's actually a very tough technique to get right consistently. There are just too many things that need to come together for your chip to work; you need a player with decent ability who has the ball on their strong foot, you need to be far enough away from the keeper to get the ball over him – but not so far away that he can recover before the ball crosses the line – and you need to get the power just right. In case you're still not convinced, try ten chips in Arena mode and see how you get on. Score five or more and you can ignore me, otherwise, read on…
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Another tactic a lot of players try is going around the keeper. Like lobs, it's a very satisfying way to score a goal but, again, is incredibly difficult to get right consistently. Players use the keeper rush button to quickly close the distance these days and – thanks to the improvements in goalkeeper AI – keepers smother the ball as soon as it comes within their range. I'm not saying NEVER try to go around though, because is it possible to do it in certain situations when the odds are stacked in your favour. For example, if you're running toward the keeper diagonally – let's say holding bottom right on the left thumbstick – then a nudge of the right stick straight down as the keeper rushes at you will work more often than not. In most other situations though, the fact you got around the keeper is more likely to be more down to luck than skill, so save this as an option only when the circumstances suit you.
The temptation to absolutely smash the ball into a top corner is one that's very hard to resist too. Generally I find that the very best strikers in the game are more than capable of doing this and their skill level will allow you to hold that shoot button down for a split-second longer and still find your target, but for most others it's a bit of a lottery.
So, what ARE you supposed to do?
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Well, three things are paying off for me. Number one; always make sure the player you're shooting with has the ball on their strong foot. It's well worth going into the squad menu and pressing the right stick down on your strikers to take a look at their stats before kick-off. Cycle through to the last screen and you'll see which foot is their most dominant. Generally I like to have a right-footed striker on the left and a left-footed striker on the right, as a lot of my play takes me wide before coming into the box – meaning both of my strikers should be playing to their strong foot when they enter the area. Shooting with your player's weak foot will hardly ever produce the desired result – the best you can hope for is to pick up a rebound, but mostly your shot will harmlessly loft over or trickle wide.
Secondly, always try to create an angle for yourself as you approach the keeper. If you just run straight through the middle and directly at the keeper then he will cover the left and right sides of the goal equally as he rushes you, but making an angle will open up more of a space in one of those areas and, guess what, that's where you're going to aim. By all means use the finesse button to really pick that spot out if you prefer. Personally I find finesse is less effective for me but it works for a lot of people.
Finally, be aware of your team-mates and don't be afraid to pass if you have a player in a better position. It's almost impossible to defend against this, seeing as your opponent will be concentrating on what his keeper is doing, but a word of warning; look out for offside. The game's offside system is unforgiving – if so much as your striker's nose is offside then it'll be called up and the move will be over. You can't be offside if you play the ball behind you though, or if your team-mate runs from behind you on to a forward pass, so keep those things in mind too.
There's a fair bit to think about there, but see how you go. Even if you take one more chance than you would have before, it could be enough to win you the game.
Thanks for reading and see you next week.
Darren
