FIFA12 Help

[We Are Legion]

With all the Brits here, I assume quite a few people still play this.

Can somebody, ANYBODY, please help because I freaking SUCK at maintaining possession. I was actually fairly decent on FIFA11, but for some reason it just feels like I can't maintain possession to save my life, even against the crappy teams.

What are some tricks you use to get by defenders so they don't poke the ball away from you every time they get near you? That's mainly what's causing me to swear at my television. I'm lucky if I even get close enough to get shots on goal unless a lucky through ball manages to get one of my men on a break.

Any videos would help to.

 

[Prodigy]

I've found that going down the wing is probably the most effective way of scoring, if you're a decent team go down the wing and cross it in, most decent sides will have players to get on the end of it. Also to get past defenders if you want to get into the box for a shot, to get past defenders I've found by holding LT and flicking the analogue stick to the side will make your player do a little shimmy to the side of the direction you go in and then sprint past the player, if timed right I can break through a whole defence through that. Also use the skill moves to get past guys, learn them in the training mode and then you can use em in games. Guys like Ronaldo are great for the skill moves. Finally use the aerial through ball and ground through ball, you can usually spot when a player is making a run and it's preety easy to figure which type of through ball you use.

 

[We Are Legion]

There's no tutorial for the skill moves though, that's why it's hard for me to get them down. Just tutorials on tackles and containment. Mainly defense. It's offense that I'm having trouble with though. I'll try the shimmy thing you mentioned and see if that helps.

 

[Dale]

All the skill moves are in the options somewhere so either note them all down, or look online for them as i'm sure all the buttons will be available somewhere and just test them out in the arena and select one or two which work for you, that's what I did.

 

[Lewb]

Don't listen to Prodigy. I ruin him all the time

I just find short passes, dragging players out slowly and then an aerial through ball is the most effective way of getting past the back 4.