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ii.   LM   RM
CDM


iii.     CAM
LCAM   RCAM


The third formation will be more attacking but might leave you wanting in your defense. Choose with care.

Forwards: Did you know that strikers are considered most temperamental in the whole team? The slightest things and they just walk off. Strikers are a coach's nightmare. And worst than a striker - a striker's GF. So, choose yours with care. Both strikers and GFs!! Larsson (Sweden) and Shevchenko (Ukraine) are the best to choose from. Others include Totti, Crespo, Raul,
Saviola, Henry. And as far as choosing your GF goes, I won't even comment!!
You can arrange your three strikers in the formations:


i. LF-CF-RF


ii.    ST
LF    RF


iii. LS     RS
CF

Each of the three work very well against all oppositions. But watch out with the second formation. You might be offsided a bit too much.


3-4-3 Formation:
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In an actual match this formation is rarely used. In this formation you'll have three defenders, three forwards and four midfielders.
Its really good if you want to go all out attacking. But the success of this formation will depend on how good defenders you choose. Since you have only three of them choose wisely. With four midfielders pass the ball around and let your strikers finish the job for you.

Defense: You can arrange your defenders in two formations: i. LB-CB-RB ii. LB    RB
SW

In your defense you have to make the choice between having a centerback or a sweeper. I'd rather recommend a centerback but change according to the way the game progresses. Remember to keep your defensive strategy as 'withdrawn' cause with only three defenders you don't want them on the other side, leaving your keeper open.

Midfield:Your midfield will be very important in this formation.
Following are the ways to arrange your midfielders: i. LM-LCM__RCM-RM

^             ^ ii. LWM-LCM___RCM-RWM


iii. LCAM   RCAM
LCDM   RCDM


iv.      CAM
LM   RM
CDM v.   ^  CAM  ^
LWM     RWM
CDM

The first formation is more conservative while the wings on the seconds mostly play as your forwards. The third and fourth are okay and then with the fifth again the wings play as your forwards. Its good to have wings but it pisses me off to see my forwards behind and my wingers as forwards. So, I basically avoid second and fifth formation. The third never works for me.
So, I usually go with the first or fourth formation. With the first one, if your forward's shot has been deflected by the keeper away from the goal then your wingers would zoom in and send it to the back of the net before the goalie can collect his wits. So, select only those with speed to be your wings
(Figo, Pires). In the fourth formation you'll already have a center defensive midfielder, so you can have a sweeper in your defensive formation.

Forwards: Did you know that strikers are considered most temperamental in the whole team? The slightest things and they just walk off. Strikers are a coach's nightmare. And worst than a striker - a striker's GF. So, choose yours with care. Both strikers and GFs!! Larsson (Sweden) and Shevchenko (Ukraine) are the best to choose from. Others include Totti, Crespo, Raul,
Saviola, Henry. And as far as choosing your GF goes, I won't even comment!!
You can arrange your three strikers in the formations: i. LF-CF-RF


ii.    ST
LF    RF


iii. LS     RS
CF

Each of the three work very well against all oppositions. But watch out with the second formation. You might be offsided a bit too much.

And I'm done with the two formations that I consider the best. Maybe someday I'll do the other formations but not today, not today....

The formation that I consider the most unhelpful is 5-3-2. What will you do with five defenders? And what team are you playing against with such a weak offence?
And I also find it unhelping if you have two forwards and they are arranged as:

ST
CF

This will leave your left and right sides totally bare. Barcelona plays with this formation with Saviola and Rivaldo being the forwards.



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So, now you are ready with your team with just the perfect formation that you want. Now onto the game. Here are a few tips and tricks that might help you win. I'm not saying that you'll become a good player if you s--ked before but with these tips and tricks you might just learn to love the game.

GENERAL:

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Cameras: You have 10 different camera views but the best view is when you get to see the most of the field. It should allow you to see the positions of your players as well as your opposition's. The one I find best is the tower camera (num key 2, default PC), with the zoom at the minimum and height at the maximum. Its not important if you get to see the player's faces or not but sure is important to plan your moves perfectly and you'll not be able to do that if you can't see all the players' positioning, both of the opposition and your own.

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Sound: Basically its your call what you want to do with the sound options but here is something that I like to do. Go to the sound menu. Change
SFX Mix from 'commentary' to 'On the Pitch'. Now make the Game SFX volume maximum. Turn off all other sounds eg: Menu SFX vol., Menu Music vol,
Game Music vol. So, what do you think? Like the way the game sounds now.
Thanks to Korben for liking this tip. So, this one's dedicated to Korben.


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Tackles, Injuries and Cards:
This should be probably written under three different headings. But
I'll do this in just one cause they are just interlinked. I don't know whats wrong with FIFA 2002 but injuries and cards are very, very uncommon. Unless you bring down the keeper. Thats a sure red card. In FIFA 2000 there was a key for definite rough tackle. Most of the times it would mean injury to the opposition player and card for yours. I loved it. In FIFA 2002 not only are injuries rare but the injuries also don't last long in a season. In the NHL series injuries can last upto months and may also force a player to retire.
Thats called reality.
However bad you tackle cards are rare and injuries even rarer in
FIFA 2002. So, I just go on making rough tackles. Many a times I tackle from behind. Yeah, sometimes my players are carded but most of the times I get away with it. In fact the last season I played was a custom season and each team had to play 46 games and in 46 games I was carded 3(!!) times. Thats counting the numerous fouls that I had committed. And just so that you know the ref strictness was user defined at the highest. But NEVER tackle inside the box.
That will end up as a penalty shot. Read Goalkeeping to learn about saving penalty shots.
When I get carded I usually shout, "He barely touched him!" and when my players get tackled," You're letting him get away with THAT?" I think I might just have a career in coaching.
Basically, you want the ball? Then tackle.

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Set Pieces:
Corners, Free Kicks, Spot Kicks all seem like child's play. Yeah, they are if you know how to work them to your advantage. Free Kicks and Spot Kicks more or less depend on chance. If you get a Spot Kick or Free Kick just outside the box then instead of passing to another of your player try aiming for the far end of the goal post closest to you, farthest from the keeper. Try to curve the ball around the wall of players in front of you. It will take practice to make perfect and I'll admit that I have done it only a few times but its a charm.
Or you can simply be traditional an pass to the player closest to the goal line and pray that the keeper is slow enough to allow him to head it home.
With Free Kicks half way between the kick off line and the box also you can go for the ends of the goal post. If you perfectly curve and time it right your team will be celebrating a goal. I totally miss the training mode of FIFA 2000. All these could have been made perfect in the training mode instead of trying in an actual game.

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Corners: "Hey, Ziff, how do you score with a corner kick?" This is something that my friends ask me a lot. Really a lot. I really don't know if you can actually curve the ball into the goal with a corner kick but a perfect pass to your player will definitely see it home.
The perfect corner kick depends on two major things: i. Your formation ii. Kick Taker

Most of you must be thinking that I'm out of my mind ("what has formation got to do with it?") but let me elucidate my point. To me the perfect corner is when you are able to pass the ball to your player closest to the goal and the keeper doesn't rush out to catch it. In that case you can surely head it home. Or even if the keeper rushes out he doesn't catch the ball but punches it away. Then your player in the midfield will head it back to one of your forwards. And send it home marked "Return to sender!!" And how to do that??
I know this for sure with only two formations.

With 4-3-3 formation have your LM to take the kick. In that case W will be the key to pass to the player closest to the goal. He can head it home. Or if the keeper punches it away your RM will be in the center field to head it right back to one of your forwards. Whats you waiting for. Shoot!!

With 3-4-3 formation (midfield arrangement no.i, refer to formation section above) again have your LM take the kick. Scenario will mostly