Welcome to the first in a series of tutorial-style articles from FIFA pros, Hashtag United, to help you get to your A-game.
For our first piece, Hashtag Shawrey outlines 10 top tips to bring your basic skills and knowledge up to speed.
Hashtag Shawrey’s Top 10 Tips
Primarily, it’s worth noting that the most effective playstyle for FIFA 20 is very different from FIFA 19. There are (currently) far fewer glitches and exploits to use to score goals. FIFA 20 requires a more tactical approach to the game.
1. How to score Long Shots
Perfecting long shot longs can be a good tool in your arsenal especially if you are struggling to break down an opponent who is ‘parking the bus’.
First, you need to make sure you have the right player on the ball (with good shooting stats) on their strong foot (unless they have 5-star weak foot).
Finesse shots seem to be the most effective way to score long rangers, you need to test different angles to find the most effective shooting position.
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2. How to attack effectively & score goals in Ultimate Team
Attacking quickly on the break, before your opponent has a chance to reset their defensive positioning, can be very effective this year.
Playing 1-2’s with your fast wingers/strikers works well, with the through ball being very useful in FIFA 20.
3. How to score from corners
Corners are something I am still perfecting on this new game.
With heading being nerfed massively compared to FIFA 19 I would recommend taking the corner short and playing the ball to the man on the edge of the area.
From here you can shoot if the right angle opens up or keep-ball until a gap appears in the defence.
4. Best skill moves to use
Long gone are the days of FIFA 19 where you could chain together three la croquetas. On Fifa 20 there is a high error percentage on skill moves performed consecutively.
The most effective skill moves to create space are the drag back and heel to heel; used at the right time and in the right position, they can open up a load of space.
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5. How to defend effectively
FIFA 20 requires you to defend manually, the AI won’t help you by tracking runs and making tackles like in FIFA 19.
I would recommend using LT/L2 as it allows you to jockey the player at a fast pace, keeping them in check. Make sure you time the tackle correctly because a mistimed tackle gives your opponent lots of time to break away before your player recovers.
