Help playing online?

[fifaboy]

I play pretty well against the CPU (professional level) but for some reason I find it hard playing online. What might be the reason? Any tips to improve my online game-play? Is playing online just harder?

I have more possession than my opponent but then I give away a really bad goal and that costs me the game sometimes.

Thanks for the help.

[legendkilla023]

well when i play online i always think about when and where the person is passing to...so i normally get to that spot and cover it and take the ball from them...and having most of the possession leads to better gaming/more wins...tbh to succeed in fifa 10 (what works for me idk about anyone else) is having a defensive mentality...if i dont let the person shoot he cant win...if i dont let the person pass half (which happens for
me alot) he cant win. i think about the defensive side of fifa before the offensive

also try passing more...when playing fifa people get annoyed easy...by replaying goals or passing around them...when i find im up by 1 to 2 goals i try to pass more 1.so it harder for them to get the ball 2. they get annoyed so when they get the ball back they are mad which messes up their gaming 3. it gives you the win

i love to pass back because it opens up the field to more options which help me find the goal easier...ummm DONT forget about crossing because the goal count from crossing is rising from fifa 09 to 10...also try to play 3 steps ahead...if your oppent is thinking about your 2nd step...your already on your 3rd so its harder for them to catch up with you...example: a player is by the sideline with a defender tight ... step 1. give a pass, step 2. you give a through ball back to the corner, step 3. you cross, step 4. you hopefully score

all this combined will make the win online

P.S. i find the CPU harder then the Online play because humans are more predictable

[ssamli]

Nice post. Is there a way to defend counter attacks? I am having the same problem with fifaboy during online play. I have possesion, attack good miss goals and suddenly my opponent makes a counter attack and scores a goal. What I can not understand is he makes these counter attacks even though I keep my 4 defenders at the back. After the goal my opponent starts passing the ball around, around and around. Passes back to his keeper makes some stupid moves and annoys me hehehe ))) When I start pressing he finds lots of open space and this makes him even score more goals. When I don't press agresively he just continues passing.. Is there a way to get the ball when he is passing like that?? What is the best formation for pressive mind playing?

[Sok]

Fall back your lines
If you drop your defense.. for example..

http://i47.tinypic.com/9hkpic.png

You're the red one all of em will go with you back

And for the passing thing guess where he's gonna pass read his passing lane

[ssamli]

which formation works better for defending. Offside tactic or cover tactic? I have tried both and using offside tactic can be mostly dangerous because they can beat you easier using through balls. any other opinions??

[zsaliou]

Here is a way people can use to get points online:
*Go in the Lobby and look for opponent with low average opponent level 10max for beginners (and opponent must have more loses than wins)

*Take a good team (i prefer international teams and i play with france without changing the custom)

*Use a 4-4-2, and don't move your defenders up (notive that france play with organized in change creation that will help you to find a mate everytime)

*Put an attacker who can shoot with both foot in attack this is really helpful (I put ribery in attack when playing with france, sneijder when playing Inter)

*Try to increase your mentality and score a goal

*After scoring just decrease your mentality instead of changing your formation, because if you decrease it your players will take less risk and keep passing the ball back in your own half (i keep the ball for 15mn without the opponent touching it and most of the time the give up and quit)

*At 60mn make a substitution, many players don't but i think that's the difference between wining or losing, if you put 2 fast strikers at 60 while the other defenders are tired it will give you more chance to score

Remark: Many players online lose because they abuse the second defender pression, if you abuse it you will open your defense, that's why i only use it when i've all my defenders back and my formation is on cover and narrow.

I hope this will work for you, worked for me and i got 180 wins 60 lose 21 draws. lvl 29

Thanks

[zsaliou]

which formation works better for defending. Offside tactic or cover tactic? I have tried both and using offside tactic can be mostly dangerous because they can beat you easier using through balls. any other opinions??

I think the best is offside trap if you know how to use it, but the easiest one is cover for beginners because it gives you another chance when you do a mistake, and when playing with a team really fast like spain its recommended to play with cover and deep because they are faster than your defenders. When playing with cover try to put your defence narrow and deep and put the aggression on double.

[shamrock]

i think actually playing cpu (legendary) is easier than human. really depends on the skill of human. my top tip is to play from beginner and work your way up to legendary. once you're able to score fairly consistently at legendary level go online. you'll notice your passing is clean, you can "see the chances" more. playing at legendary is tight and any flimsy pass gets intercepted.