The thing that's hardest to relate to now, I think, is how ignorant we were of the system's capabilities in our unenlightened, pre-internet age. We'd all been thumbing away quite happily on our Super Nintendos and Mega Drives for a good few years with little conception of how limited our two-dimensional exploits would one day seem. We'd seen adverts, but we were old enough to know that adverts lie. We were utterly unprepared for the game that, with an unfamiliar spin and whirr, was loading up in front of our eyes. Once it kicks in you can unfortunately expect the likes of Manuel Neuer to become as effective as that one kid who used to stand in goals because he didn’t want to get hurt when you were younger. Defenders start to move as if stuck in quicksand and Lionel Messi becomes Emile Heskey, in the latter days of his career. While injured.

 

At its best the game becomes a farce and at its worst the game becomes unplayable. Arguably, this massive issue needs to be sorted for FIFA 16 more than any other on this list. This is probably the most crucial tip to remember. If your player if running away from goal at an angle with the sprint button held down and you try a cross the ball it will have little accuracy and you will be lucky to keep the ball in play. Scoring goals from crosses can be a useful trick to have in FIFA 16 as sometimes, you don’t have enough skill or good players to break through the opponent from the middle. In such a situation, putting good crosses in from the wing can be an effective strategy.

 

Hold the left stick for direction before pressing cross button, as soon as cross button is being pressed the left stick becomes after touch. So just before kicking if playing left to right crossing upwards hold left stick top left and you will be pulling ball back to edge of area. Top right will be close to goal and straight up with stick will be around penalty area. Try letting go of left stick when releasing cross button so no after-touch is added. Slight curve will happen naturally anyway. If your player is facing touchline when crossing quite good cross, any slight angle facing towards goal for perfect cross. Facing the penalty area good cross.

 

In FIFA 16 crossing is much harder than it was in previous versions of the game. In new version of the game, specifically with a good attacker, you will be able to score much more from crossing than ever before. If the opponent is blocking consider turning back and use fake shot. You can then turn back again to re-take up your original position. If your players are well placed you can win the header against the defenders. Remember to hold double trigger so you can move anywhere you want to put your players in a better position. Shooting gets more realistic in every FIFA, and FIFA 16 is no change, shots will be more realistic and you'll again be able to score many different types of goals with many different types of shots. FIFA Trainer is a new feature aimed at beginners to the game, that suggests different buttons to press while in different situations on the pitch.

 

Like passing, as one of the basic controls of FIFA 16, crossing is one big step before you score. If you want to have success on the pitch, it is necessary for you to learn how to cross effectively. Let’s see the best FIFA 16 crossing tips. Early crosses may be used once your strikers aren’t nevertheless within the right position. the first cross ought to be dead right before the streaking player enters the box. It’s only once your opponents is employing a formation that has less back row defenders, that cause wider lanes in their defence. Although congestion in the box can be problematic when you are trying to shoot, it can definitely work to your advantage when looking for passing lanes. We’ve already established that you will have a lot of numbers ready to assist you in your offensive in the box here, so why not look to them as passing targets?

 

With so many players swarming the box from both teams, defenders cannot possibly track every player. As you approach the box, you need to just look for players making a run towards the goal. There will be passing lanes opening up for you to simply slot a through ball in to them. It sounds weird, but don’t even worry about the player you’re controlling with the ball as you approach the box. Watch him in the corner of your eye, but the focus of your attention should be on scanning the box constantly for these runs and open lanes to pass into.