How to play FIFA 09 - Wisdom from experience! - Page 3

bluchampblogger · 19-10-2008, 01:28 PM

Why is it hard to defend long balls? When the ball is in the air, you should be able to see the yellow spot on the pitch which shows you where the ball's gonna pitch. Select the player closest to the yellow spot and get the ball with your timing.

If you find it too difficult, have a sweeper. Forget long balls. In general, you should be winning headers (the 50/50 aerial balls). If you don't, then you should practice that first.

game tips · 19-10-2008, 01:33 PM

thanks. these are great tips. can i ask you a question tho, how do u attempt to outdribble the opposition. In FIFA08, you could use the right directional button to knock on the ball and then hit the sprint button to zoom past, but it does not work as well in FIFA09.

bluchampblogger · 19-10-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by game tips

thanks. these are great tips. can i ask you a question tho, how do u attempt to outdribble the opposition. In FIFA08, you could use the right directional button to knock on the ball and then hit the sprint button to zoom past, but it does not work as well in FIFA09.

The same thing works in FIFA 09 too. As I said, the timing's gotta be different because of FIFA 09's improved responsiveness.

bluchampblogger · 19-10-2008, 07:19 PM

bump :-)

danielrh · 21-10-2008, 03:57 PM

bluchampblogger great post mate as a former PES player I've had to learn this game from scratch - this post has opened my eyes to playing fifa.

thanks mate

Fox5000 · 21-10-2008, 05:01 PM

overall, fifa09 gameplay very complex.

abomufc108 · 21-10-2008, 05:11 PM

mate you are a legend

reading your posts are entertainment

bluchampblogger · 21-10-2008, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by abomufc108

mate you are a legend

reading your posts are entertainment

Thanks a lot for your appreciation. I also own and run a Chelsea fan blog - BlueChampions - just an information.

Ojuzu1 · 21-10-2008, 07:42 PM

I have to chime in as well and say thanks to the OP for these tips!

I was having a tough time on Professional but then went back to Semi-Pro to try out these tips and ended up destroying the competition 8-0 and 10-0. And now that I've got my tactics sorted I've been able to achieve that sweet spot on Professional where I win or draw most of the time (1-0, 2-1, 1-1) and lose occasionally to the top tier teams. I just finished at the top of the table in Serie A with Inter by barely beating out AC Milan 68 points to 65.

Definitely loving 09 more than 08!

Redman009 · 30-09-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bluchampblogger

I was playing against Fulham as part of my Chelsea league season. I was leading 2-0 by half time. Then around 55th minute, AI made subs and shifted to 3-4-3 and scored a goal. I shifted to 4-3-3 and killed them with a 4-1 score. Drogba scored a hattrick.

So the AI does make sensible subs and also takes risks in attacking tactics!

Bravo....playing on profesional level. How about you challenge yourself a little more, profesional level is for 5 year old and under.

godsend · 03-10-2009, 01:45 PM

Great post as usual Blue , but you say you play this game for fun and relaxation !!!! you cant relax in this game there are too many computer mistooks to be able to relax and im quite a laid back guy but i go mental playing this game

FifAddict97 · 04-10-2009, 10:11 AM

Wow.Fifa10 defending is sooooo much better than 09. I downloaded the demo a few days ago and, wow. Almost every long ball the opponent kicked, was quickly sweeped out of reach from the attacker. I was impressed.

Rev010193 · 05-10-2009, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Redman009

Bravo....playing on profesional level. How about you challenge yourself a little more, profesional level is for 5 year old and under.

Wow, mate, you recycled a post that was a year old just to insult someone? That's pretty low.

He plays PES now anyway.

19-10-2008, 01:28 PM	#51 (permalink)
bluchampblogger Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 565 Blog Entries: 5	Why is it hard to defend long balls? When the ball is in the air, you should be able to see the yellow spot on the pitch which shows you where the ball's gonna pitch. Select the player closest to the yellow spot and get the ball with your timing. If you find it too difficult, have a sweeper. Forget long balls. In general, you should be winning headers (the 50/50 aerial balls). If you don't, then you should practice that first. __________________

19-10-2008, 07:19 PM	#54 (permalink)
bluchampblogger Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 565 Blog Entries: 5	bump :-) __________________

21-10-2008, 05:11 PM	#57 (permalink)
abomufc108 Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spermatozoa City Posts: 5,164 Blog Entries: 4	mate you are a legend reading your posts are entertainment __________________ R.I.P Robert Enke

03-10-2009, 01:45 PM	#61 (permalink)
godsend Forum Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: still in the 80's when life was simple and so was i Posts: 2,026	Great post as usual Blue , but you say you play this game for fun and relaxation !!!! you cant relax in this game there are too many computer mistooks to be able to relax and im quite a laid back guy but i go mental playing this game __________________ Yeah im old,so what

04-10-2009, 10:11 AM	#62 (permalink)
FifAddict97 Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: A place down under Gender: Private Posts: 504	Wow.Fifa10 defending is sooooo much better than 09. I downloaded the demo a few days ago and, wow. Almost every long ball the opponent kicked, was quickly sweeped out of reach from the attacker. I was impressed. __________________

19-10-2008, 01:33 PM	#52 (permalink)
game tips Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	thanks. these are great tips. can i ask you a question tho, how do u attempt to outdribble the opposition. In FIFA08, you could use the right directional button to knock on the ball and then hit the sprint button to zoom past, but it does not work as well in FIFA09.

21-10-2008, 03:57 PM	#55 (permalink)
danielrh Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Bromwich, England Gender: Male Posts: 916	bluchampblogger great post mate as a former PES player I've had to learn this game from scratch - this post has opened my eyes to playing fifa. thanks mate

21-10-2008, 05:01 PM	#56 (permalink)
Fox5000 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 489	overall, fifa09 gameplay very complex.

21-10-2008, 07:42 PM	#59 (permalink)
Ojuzu1 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 10	I have to chime in as well and say thanks to the OP for these tips! I was having a tough time on Professional but then went back to Semi-Pro to try out these tips and ended up destroying the competition 8-0 and 10-0. And now that I've got my tactics sorted I've been able to achieve that sweet spot on Professional where I win or draw most of the time (1-0, 2-1, 1-1) and lose occasionally to the top tier teams. I just finished at the top of the table in Serie A with Inter by barely beating out AC Milan 68 points to 65. Definitely loving 09 more than 08!