FIFA 22: 15 Tips To Improve Your Finishing
- Fake A Shot To Get More Breathing Room. Holding the shoot button and then pressing pass shortly after allows players to fake a shot and deceive the opposition.
- Practice How To Take Free Kicks. The new system of taking free kicks in FIFA is something that players are still getting used to. ...
- Finishing Penalties Will Also Require Practice. ...
How to get the best out of FIFA 22?
These are six tips that we consider essential to get the best out of FIFA 22. Like real football, only with practicing will you be able to improve, and only facing strong players or opponents will you be able to learn. Don't settle for the easy path and you'll be a better player for it.
What are the best perks in FIFA 22?
Like Archetypes, the best Perks in FIFA 22 will also depend on your position and playing style. Some offensive Perks that are definitely worth looking into include Clutch Finisher, Distance Shooter, Threaded Pass, and Active First Touch. Interesting defensive perks include Ball Winner, Last Defender, Defensive Closer, and Lock Down.
How to grow as a player in FIFA 22 career mode?
These FIFA 22 Career Mode player growth tips are pretty much all you need to do to progress in the game as a player. Keep making the most out of your minutes, put in work on the training field, and you’ll be halfway there.
What's new in FIFA 22?
FIFA 22 is the latest in EA Sports' long-running football franchise, developed by EA Canada. The soccer simulation depicts the 2021-2022 season across many of the world's best leagues, including the Premier League, Bundesliga, and La Liga. It also includes a number of licensed competitions, like the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
FIFA 22 Guide: Ultimate Team
FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, or FUT 22 as it's also known, is the flagship mode in FIFA 22, where you're tasked with collecting Players in order to assemble teams of superstars from both the past and present.
FIFA 22 Guide: Career Mode
For single player gamers, Career Mode is the holy grail of FIFA 22. In this year's version of the game, you can take charge of a real-world club like always, but also create your own.
FIFA 22 Guide: FAQs
FIFA 22 is an enormous experience, spanning a wide array of features and modes. Unsurprisingly, then, there are dozens of Frequently Asked Questions — or FAQs — that fans have about the game. In this part of our FIFA 22 guide, we're going to attempt to answer those.
FIFA 22 Guide: Tips and Tricks for How to Win More Matches
Whether you're playing Career mode matches against the CPU or trying to reach the upper-echelons of Division Rivals, the goal in FIFA 22 is learning how to win more matches. As part of our FIFA 22 guide, we're going to help you to master the pitch, and become an unstoppable force both online and offline.
2. Create-a-club is brilliant
Career mode now offers the option to create your own club, and add them to any league in the game – replacing an existing team. And it’s great! You choose your name, rival, crests and home and away kits.
3. Potential is everything
Fancy taking on an established side, rather than making your own club? Then long-term career mode success is all about building for the future. We’ll have a more detailed guide soon, but for now these are the ten players in career mode with the highest potential. The first score is their current rating, the second their overall potential score.
5. Dump your 75-81 rated gold cards
While discard-price silver and bronze cards should be held onto until required for Squad Building Challenges (SBCs), 75-81 rated golds can be dumped on the transfer market immediately.
6. All La Liga is a good way to go
One final Ultimate Team tip concerns the make-up of your team. Chemistry is imperative, and the easiest way to max it out is by assembling a starting line-up comprising players from a single division.
7. Finesse shots from distance are the meta
Improved keepers are a highly pleasing aspect of FIFA 22. You see fewer rebound goals, they’re adept in one-on-one situations, and behave more realistically in general, claiming crosses and tipping balls over or wide. It means that old goalscoring exploits have largely been nerfed, but that hasn’t stopped the community from searching for new ones.
10 Put Together A Team Identity
Whether it's selecting players for an Ultimate Team or picking the ideal situation in Career mode, team identity is more important than the overall rating of the team when it comes to finding a fit. A player in the right spot will have more success on Real Salt Lake than a player in a bad situation on Salford City.
9 Don't Spend Money
Look, everyone has been there. They get thrashed in a game because the other team's owner got a second mortgage on the house and bought the rightest rated players in the game. But unless players are on the pro circuit, this is a bad idea.
8 Play The Drills
Getting a bonus when syncing up nationalities is a great way to get a needed boost to certain abilities. But there is no substitute for the gamer's ability to control their athletes on the pitch. A good gamer can beat a loaded roster with inferior players.
7 Focus On Skill Trees
Focusing on a single skill tree for a player can be faulted for making the player imbalanced. This is true, but there is nothing wrong with having strengths and weaknesses. Well-rounded players are mediocre and mediocre players don't scare anybody.
6 Bank On Speed
The other skills were covered in the last section, but there is one particular skill that no players can completely neglect. Being a step slow to the ball for an entire game is a miserable experience that should be rectified as soon as possible.
5 Kick To The Tall Players On Corners
Corner kicks secretly provide an excellent opportunity for players to score for those who know how to take advantage. There is a way to turn this play that tends to result in an empty possession or a turnover into likely points.
4 Play Conservatively With The Lead
Unless players have drastically adjusted the default settings, games are not long. Passing back and forth might not be thrilling, but there is a good reason this strategy works in football. The strategy works just as well in the video game version.
10 Aim For A Low Driven Shot When One-On-One With The Keeper
A great way to beat a keeper is to aim towards the goalpost they're further away from. To ensure this goal, players can aim for a low driven shot to increase their odds of scoring as well.
9 You Can Aim Your Header Downwards With This Technique Too
Headers can be quite tricky to nail in FIFA 22. With the exception of certain excellent strikers, the majority of players in FIFA 22 are pretty abysmal when it comes to placing a ball in the net with their head.
8 Try Timing Your Finish With Another Tap Of The Shoot Button
Timed finishes are a great way to increase your chances of getting a goal in FIFA 22. However, this is not an easy technique in the slightest.
7 Go For A Finesse Shot When Rounding The Keeper
There are times when a straight shot will just hit a keeper that is spreading out as much as possible. In these situations, it's better for players to aim for a finesse shot instead.
6 A Chip Shot Is A Great Way To Punish Charging Keepers
Given the hectic nature of FIFA, there are times when players will have the opportunity to run towards the goal on a break. However, a wily player can make their goalkeeper rush towards the striker in a bid to unnerve them.
5 Try Going For A Flair Shot To Score Spectacular Goals
A flair shot is a risky gamble that players can pull off in the bid to score powerful and spectacular goals. Using a combination of the left trigger and the shoot button results in a shot that prioritizes power over placement.
4 Long Shots Can Be Attempted With The Proper Players And Technique
Players who really want to put their opponent in their place can opt for a long-range effort. Of course, doing so is easier said than done — you need to select a good player with proper shooting skills to even stand a chance of nailing this effort.
10 A Standing Tackle Should Be Used Only When It's Appropriate
Standing tackles are one of the best and most reliable ways to take the ball away from the opposition. It generally works most of the time, and a failed standing tackle doesn't really yield a major foul unless it occurs in the penalty box.
9 Sliding Challenges Have A Huge Risk-Reward Dynamic
Sometimes, a standing tackle simply isn't enough to take the ball away from the opposition. This is where the risky sliding tackle comes into the picture.
8 Always Keep Your Defensive Line Intact If Someone Gets A Red Card
Given that defenders are the last line that protects the keeper from an attacker, the probability of them getting a red card is higher. As a result, it becomes important to maintain formation in the event that a red card is attained during some last-ditch defending.
7 Jockeying Is The Best Way To Defend In The Game
Jockeying is one of the best ways to defend in the game. It basically forces a player to move their body towards the ball and automatically intercept the ball whenever possible.
6 A Goalkeeper Rush Should Only Be Used When Things Look Really Dire
Sometimes, even the best defense can be penetrated with a smart run or a great ball. This might lead to a situation where the player is charging towards the keeper without anyone else in their way.
5 Opt For Manual Player Switching To Keep Your Defensive Shape Intact
Switching players around is important to maintain pressure on opponents. However, automatically switching players can be a pain, since the defensive line can be disrupted if players switch over to a defender who's maintaining the final line.
3 Using A Teammate To Contain An Opponent Is A Great Way To Defend
Players will soon need to start using advanced techniques to defend against an attack. This is where using a teammate to contain the attacker ends up being wildly useful.
Adapt your playstyle
What FIFA 22 does best is creating a more realistic on-the-pitch experience where simply through-balls and streaky runs from pacey wingers won't help you rack up the score. In FIFA 22, deliberate midfield play, speedy ball movement and retaining your shape are more important than ever.
Learn how to use explosive sprint
Introduced this year, explosive sprint is exactly what the name implies. This move gives your player a massive speed boost, so they can quickly dart past opposing defenders.
Finesse shots are overpowered
Forget about putting your laces through it; finesse shots are the best way to get the ball behind the opposing goalie. This is especially true of finesse shots taken from deep outside the box and with enough space between you and the defender to get off a clean kick.
Use your Volta Signature Abilities early and often
New to Volta is a fun Signature Abilities feature you can activate once your meter is full. Play well and that meter goes up quickly, allowing you to use one of three beastly abilities: Power Strike, Pure Pace and Aggressive Tackle. My recommendation? Use these as soon as your meter is full and you're in possession of the ball.
Career mode: Get the training sessions done early
There is no change here. When you're developing players in Career Mode, the best thing to do is score an "A" grade in the training sessions as early as possible.
Set your team formations manually
One lingering issue in FIFA 22 is what happens when you change your formations on the fly. Go from balanced to attacking, and all of a sudden, your players' positions have changed. Now your winger is in attack and your striker is playing midfield. What gives?! Until FIFA resolves that problem, you need to change your team formations manually.
Ditch skill moves and adopt fake shots
Skill moves just don't work as effectively as they did before. And that's good for most players who don't sink hours into perfecting these difficult-to-master abilities. Defenders are more robust and players don't move with the same arcadey smoothness as they did before. Instead, try using a fake shot as you get near the box.
Focus on the Right Attributes
Rather than trying to build your perfect player right from the start, you should focus on the most important attributes for your position and build from there. Player growth in FIFA 22 is definitely a process and you shouldn’t rush it.
Choose Your Best Archetypes and Perks
Archetypes are badges you can equip that essentially represent the peak of a particular type of player. You have to work your way down a specific skill tree to get to the one (or two) archetype found on the bottom. They require more skill points than any other upgrade but they also provide a big attribute boost.
Take Your Training Seriously
In Career Mode, training plays a crucial role in both developing your player and getting more playing time. Each training session will get you more XP which will increase your level and get you more skill points. It will also increase your Manager Rating and keep you in the starting lineup.
Play as Many Games as You Can
Finally, you should avoid simulating games since this provides very little XP. In your early career, you’ll want to play every possible game to maximise the XP gained and progress more quickly.
Final Word
These FIFA 22 Career Mode player growth tips are pretty much all you need to do to progress in the game as a player.
