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be same as above but I'm not too sure if there will be someone of yours in the center field.

Okay, the above two kick taking techniques are not fully disaster proof.
I mean there will be times when the keeper WILL grab the ball or you won't be able to pass to one of your players closest to the goal post or something like that. It will work with some teams but maybe won't work with others but in a match these arrangements may be your last hope.
Even with the same kick taker the field arrangement for left and right corners are different. So, things will not always be the same.
Also avoid taking corners with your defenders. Cause if the keeper punches it away to one of his forwards and your defense has one man missing then you'll be in deep trouble. Never take kicks with your keeper, unless its a penalty shot.
Also experiment with different kick takers. Sometimes, with some kick takers the players don't stand too near to the goal but a bit away, just outside the 6 yard box. I think this happens if your kick taker is a forward or CAM. But I'm not too sure. Just experiment with different kicktakers with two things in mind. You need to have a player near the goal and if the keeper punches the ball away you need someone in the midfield.

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The whole diagram you see above is a soccer pitch. Doesn't look like it, but don't argue with me. I did the whole thing in Notepad. Didn't use any
ASCII software, so appreciate the effort. I did it all for you. See, I made you feel special :-}
Okay, back to topic. You'll see two marks on the diagram (X and R). When you take corners from the 'X' position press downward key and left direction key together, then D to surely head the ball into the net. This can be done if you followed the above stated corner taking rules.
On taking corners from 'R' position press down key and right key.
Doesn't work on the other two sides. Ball will go wide.

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And what to do when a corner is being taken against you? Let your players come into position. Keep pressing the S key to bring the pointer over your best defender. Now bring this player in front of the opposition player closest to the goal mouth. Keep pressing D to head the ball in the opposite direction. This is where Nesta's height scores over Roberto Carlos'. Taller players have better chances of clearing the ball for you. Still this method is not full-proof. There will be times when the opposition players will jump over yours to score.
Also not always the ball is passed to the player closest to the goal mouth with a corner kick. Sometimes the ball is passed on to a player further away.
In that case, keep pressing the S key while the ball is in air to bring the pointer over the player closest to the landing point of the ball.


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Sometimes when the opposition players converge in on your ball carrier it plays to quickly press the left and right direction keys. This makes your player weave the ball out of danger.

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Fatigue is caused when you keep running a lot. Even though player fatigue is not visible here as much as in NHL yet try switching quickly from one player to another. Pass the ball around. Replace a severely fatigued player. To get to see player fatigue let the opposition have the ball and keep a player of yours running about.
See his fatigue meter. Let it fall to the lowest. Still don't stop.
He'll bend over with fatigue and get horribly slow. This is a real fatigued player. All this time remember NOT to switch players. I like to this with the GK. With the ball I make him run around inside the 6 yard box. The opposition player can't tackle him and he just keeps on going till he almost drops. Then CPU makes a suggestion for you to substitute the player. Okay, I'll admit, I switch sides and do this to the opposition GK not mine!!
In NHL I used to put my favourite player in all the four lines and then wonder why he was getting slow towards the end of each period!!

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Shots, Shots on target, ball control% are all statistics and mean squat in the game outcome. I usually control about 30-40% of the ball in a game. In the only game I controlled 85% was one I lost.
I take multiple shots on target yet when I proudly see the Stats
I'm shocked to see only 2 or 3 shots have been counted. Thats cause there are definite guidelines about counting the shots. If you take a vicious shot but it deflects from the goal mouth hitting a defender's body then it won't be counted and things like that.
The only stat that might matter is percentage of action on each part of the field. Keep this minimum in your half and max in the opposition goal area.

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I usually find it rewarding for long lobed passes to pass them diagonally across the field. That means from my left defensive back to my right wing or from my right wing to my left forward. Straight lobed passes for me somehow don't reach who they are supposed to.
Pass the ball exactly to fall IN FRONT of a player making a run so that he doesn't have to slow down to collect it and definitely not stop, turn around and chest it down (and be tackled). Slide passes (ground passes) are great for small distances.

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Get the injured player out as soon as you can. Kick the ball out of play quickly. There is no use keeping an injured player unless you might want to sing - "...and they say that a hero could save us,
I'm not gonna stand here and wait..." - "Hero" by Chad Kroeger and
Josey Scott. I only did that once. I mean score with an injured player.
With Owen. And it felt real good. Did you know even when an INJURED player scores the celebration video shows him celebrating without an injury. EA, listening??
But when an opposition player gets injured try to keep the ball in play as much as you can. Try to take advantace of his injury by finding an opening for yourself.

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During seasons players can be traded. But most of the time the teams do not have enough funds if the team is not a big name. So, this is what you do. Before starting the season go to team management menu and get the costliest players into the team that you'll be playing as. While trading in the team management your funds are not affected. Now start the season with your team. Now go to team management here and then trades and sell your costly players and get the players that you want. Remember to get fresh blood after every season. And the original team management would remain unaffected because you haven't changed the changes. And you'll have players like Shevchenko, Nesta playing in
BSC Young Boys (Switzerland).

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Suppose your ball carrier is moving in to score and you see an opposition player coming in to intercept. If you are able to turn to the direction that he's moving in from (eg: east-west, whatever) and the defender attempts a slide tackle then he will just brush the ball a bit away from you. By the time he gets up on his feet you can get the ball and score!!

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Its not always your best players will be on the pitch. Argentina starts with Saviola on the bench. In Inter Milan's starting line-up there is no
Ronaldo (No.9) even in the starting 15. Get your best players off the bench and onto the starting line-up.

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Know the away goal rule? An away goal is worth two at home. If you are playing in a tournament where you have to play each teams twice in the play-offs then this rule will be very important. Try to be more defensive when you play at home, stop the opposition from scoring.
But when you play away games, go all out. You have got to score. First criteria is always the number of goals scored to determine who advances to the next round. If the number of goals scored is same then the away goal rule comes into play. And if even that is equal then the outcome is determined by penalty shoot-out.

In 2003 Champions league AC Milan and Inter Milan met in the semi-final.
Since AC Milan and Inter are both based in Milan they share the same stadium. It was decided that the first game would be home for one team and away for the other while the other game will be away for the previously home team and home for the previously away team. Both
AC Milan and Inter scored 1 goal each but Inter were ejected out of the tournament on the away goals rule. It was heartbreaking for Inter to lose on the away goals rule in their home turf. This was irony of the Gods.

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GOALKEEPING: Goalkeeping is an art. Its really great that you don't actually have to control the goalkeeper in FIFA. Except for the goal kicks and passes. i. After catching the ball the keeper usually makes a slow 360 turn.
Heavens know how many times impulsive that I am, I have put the ball in my own net. The keeper makes the turn very slowly but keep this in mind, wait to turn the direction you want to face only then press the key. Pressing the key before will send you my way, with the ball in your own net. ii. When a wing or the Left or Right strikers is charging in alone then press the Q key for the keeper to rush out. Doing this usually makes the player shoot the ball wide. But it doesn't work every time. Keeping in mind that if your keeper stays rooted to his position its more often than not a sure goal, so the above tactic could be a definite gamble.
Also remember to try this only if your keeper is fast (Kahn), the attack is from the left or right side not the front and that the opposition player is on a breakaway (that is he is alone, looking for glory). If you rush out to a striker who is not alone he will pass to his partner on the other flank and with your goal keeper down, things don't look too good. Don't rush out if the attack is from the direct front. You'll almost never stop that. This very often works with weak strikers. With someone like Larsson its a rarity but not complete failure. iii. Scoring with goalkeepers is hard but not impossible. To do this when the ball is in the GK's hands press Q to drop it now head along the left or right side lines. Take it slow because it is a long way home. Press E for skill move. Tapping W along with E helps. Mind you, your keeper will be attacked. So, if you keep close to the side lines even if you are tackled the ball goes usually for a throw-in and also a tackle on the keeper (however mild) usually is a free kick. So, it is a win-win situation for you. Well, not actually. Firstly your goal is unguarded.
Anything goes wrong you are done for. Secondly, its a long way. Avoid running at first. Fatigue factor. Tap the skill moves whenever necessary.
But run like hell when you reach the opposition goal. Shoot!! iv. Saving penalty shots: Even though I mentioned above to read this space about saving penalty shots I'll admit I have no idea, like hell, how to save penalty shots. Don't let your jaws drop and say," I thought
FAQ writers knew everything." Yeah, I spent a lot of time with FIFA 2002