Gaming FIFA 19

How do you volley using timed shooting? It’s hard enough with normal shooting.
 
Last edited:
How do you volley using timed shooting? It’s hard enough never mind normal shooting.
Power up the shot and tap O just before you hit the ball. It’s literally the same, only the ball is up in the air.

Hold L2 for fancy shots (overhead kicks etc, they’re overpowered)
 
Anyone mentioned how you can't loan out young players on this in career mode? Talks break down constantly.
 
EA are idiots. I forgot to use the 2000 qualification points for WL so now I can’t play. You have a fecking 13 hour period from when you get those WL rewards on Thursday 7pm to when WL starts at Friday 8am to use those points otherwise you can’t qualify.
 
So, experiencing WL for the first time. 3 wins out of 7, so quite happy so far, especially considering I lost my first 3 :lol:
The only thing really pissing me off so far is some of the things happening.
Made a perfect standing challenge in the box with Sandro, who after winning the ball just falls over, leaving their player to slot it in.

So glad this is 30 games instead of 40, but 25 would have been nice. 30 games just seems a massive commitment
 
EA are idiots. I forgot to use the 2000 qualification points for WL so now I can’t play. You have a fecking 13 hour period from when you get those WL rewards on Thursday 7pm to when WL starts at Friday 8am to use those points otherwise you can’t qualify.

Same happened for me :mad:
 
I feel like timed shooting should just be pressing the shoot button once at the right time.
 
On a shocking run. LLDLDLDD. Im losing to absolute garbage as well. The kind that just sprints at you spams that long range standing tackle. Ugggh.
 
4-1 so far, I’ll smash another 5 matches or so out later and see how it goes from there.

The guy who beat me was amazing though, mollywhopped me with Griezmann, POTM Hazard and Aubameyang.
 
I need to play the AI to get to grips with it and I really cannot be bothered at all. I know I should because so many more shots would go in, but the graft of getting used to it is too much.

On that note, what skill moves are people using most this year? The 90 degree spin turn thing doesn't work at all for me this year.

Time finishing is really worth getting down, I score 90%+ of my goals from outside the box with them. Left footers on the right and right footers on the left and its working just nice.

I saw nepenthez say step overs are the only thing that work against ai defenders. I use only fake shots and passes, I don't think I've used a single other skill move that actually worked. Tried a few and none worked. I got destroyed on futchamps earliers by a guy 7-0 and he used alot of drag backs and ball rolls but I was 5-0 down and playing triggered, selecting my defenders and other such mistakes.

Changed up my team as IF Arnautovic has the weirdest shooting animation ever and it takes him an hour to kick the ball, had to get him out of the team. He was great besides. Currently lining up with;

 
Last edited:
EA are idiots. I forgot to use the 2000 qualification points for WL so now I can’t play. You have a fecking 13 hour period from when you get those WL rewards on Thursday 7pm to when WL starts at Friday 8am to use those points otherwise you can’t qualify.

Thats stupid you should have up till Sunday to enter, hell if someone wants to enter and play 5 games sunday night they should be allowed. Thats really dumb of EA.
 
Time finishing is really worth getting down, I score 90%+ of my goals from outside the box with them. Left footers on the right and right footers on the left and its working just nice.

I saw nepenthez say step overs are the only thing that work against ai defenders. I use only fake shots and passes, I don't think I've used a single other skill move that actually worked. Tried a few and none worked. I got destroyed on futchamps earliers by a guy 7-0 and he used alot of drag backs and ball rolls but I was 5-0 down and playing triggered, selecting my defenders and other such mistakes.

Changed up my team as IF Arnautovic has the weirdest shooting animation ever and it takes him an hour to kick the ball, had to get him out of the team. He was great besides. Currently lining up with;



Yeah I beat some guy 8-2 last night. Once I got to 4 I was just using the timed shot to see how it was working for me. Slotted so many right in the top corner.

It was actually the same game that made me decide chemistry is absolute bollocks.

I played an online draft and I had about 60 chem but all great players and absolutely wiped the floor with everyone.

I think it might have something to do with that total rating e.g. players rating and chemistry. My total rating despite having an unreal side was like 147 whereas every team I came across was 185+ literally everything I tried was working perfectly. Was a bit strange to be honest.
 
Yeah I beat some guy 8-2 last night. Once I got to 4 I was just using the timed shot to see how it was working for me. Slotted so many right in the top corner.

It was actually the same game that made me decide chemistry is absolute bollocks.

I played an online draft and I had about 60 chem but all great players and absolutely wiped the floor with everyone.

I think it might have something to do with that total rating e.g. players rating and chemistry. My total rating despite having an unreal side was like 147 whereas every team I came across was 185+ literally everything I tried was working perfectly. Was a bit strange to be honest.

Might be something in that like the bronze benching, alot of people reckon you get an underdog boost. If you do I'd hate to see where I'd be without it lol.
 
After losing my first 3 I now sit on 7/5. My target is 14 so that I get the two IF player pack..

Really getting into this mode. I've learned so much from it already. Closing down abusers, I've figured them out. Just watch for the guy he controls with the white arrow, as long as you keep it away from him and pass safe you'll find gaps and it takes away half their team in the process.

Finished a match earlier and I had over 70% possession.
They're probably sat there thinking I'm just passing it around to waste time but feck him, I'll wait for an opening and it works wonders.
 
Some of these scream team players could be a decent investment. From what I understand, the stats will stay boosted to 90 all year round but the two boosted stats will randomly change.
 
You sure you want to continue with that formation?
If so, I’d definitely replace Bernardo. You just can’t rely on him to score consistently. You could do a straight swap with Sane and play him on slightly lower chemistry. He’s incredible.

Definitely replace Shaw with Mendy. You just have to put away your feelings for city/liv players if you want to get the best team:)

What would you recommend? I changed to it this week after a few on here said it was good and I've done well with it so far, creating more chances.

And what about Willian instead of Sane? Any strikers you'd recommend ahead of what I've got that aren't like half a mill? I've got about 190k now.

Was thinking I'll save for Pogba then change my formation again.
 
What would you recommend? I changed to it this week after a few on here said it was good and I've done well with it so far, creating more chances.

And what about Willian instead of Sane? Any strikers you'd recommend ahead of what I've got that aren't like half a mill? I've got about 190k now.

Was thinking I'll save for Pogba then change my formation again.
If you like it then sure, go for it. I’d have very few players in the box in the tactics screen though, maybe 2 or 3 out of 10. That way you won’t leave a huge gap between defense and attack.

Strikers for less than 190k, hmm. Firmino is great for me as a CAM, you could play him as a false 9. I’d definitely try that out. Put a finisher chem style on him and his shooting is incredible.

Sane and Willian are two very different players. One is left footed and one is right footed. Timed finesse shots from outside the box is probably the most overpowered shot in the game, therefore I prefer inverted wingers. However if you don’t like inverted wingers Willian is probably a very good choice.
 
Was 15 and 7, barely scraped 17 wins in the end. Ended up 17 and 12...
 
Had my best ever start last night whilst absolutely steaming. Played 4 won 4. Now I need to decide if I want to wait till I've had a beer later tonight or crack on after the game has finished
 
Had my best ever start last night whilst absolutely steaming. Played 4 won 4. Now I need to decide if I want to wait till I've had a beer later tonight or crack on after the game has finished
Last week I lost 5 easily winnable games in a row while drunk... word of caution :p
 
Had my best ever start last night whilst absolutely steaming. Played 4 won 4. Now I need to decide if I want to wait till I've had a beer later tonight or crack on after the game has finished

30 games = 60 cans. I like that thinking.
 
30 games = 60 cans. I like that thinking.

I'm a brandy man personally, went through as fair bit last night and struggling just to watch the game right now.
 
I’m currently 14-4. I’m not sure if it’s worth going for 20 or just settling at 17, which is what I got last week.

1x25k (Rare Gold Pack)
2x Rare Mega Pack

vs

2x100k packs
 
I’m currently 14-4. I’m not sure if it’s worth going for 20 or just settling at 17, which is what I got last week.

1x25k (Rare Gold Pack)
2x Rare Mega Pack

vs

2x100k packs

Definitely push on for 20 the rewards are a massive jump. I'm 8-1 at the moment and my aim is 20
 
14-4, 8-1, my God I'm so bad compared to everybody.
 
Last edited:
Finished for the day on 10 - 3. Be so nice to make elite 3 but can just tell I'm going to hit a bad patch at some point soon, so if I make gold 1 I'll be happy. 10 wins needed from 17 games.
 
Definitely push on for 20 the rewards are a massive jump. I'm 8-1 at the moment and my aim is 20
You reckon? My luck in mega packs (rare or otherwise) has always been better than 50/100k packs. They've always been awful for me.
 
Time finishing is really worth getting down, I score 90%+ of my goals from outside the box with them. Left footers on the right and right footers on the left and its working just nice.

I saw nepenthez say step overs are the only thing that work against ai defenders. I use only fake shots and passes, I don't think I've used a single other skill move that actually worked. Tried a few and none worked. I got destroyed on futchamps earliers by a guy 7-0 and he used alot of drag backs and ball rolls but I was 5-0 down and playing triggered, selecting my defenders and other such mistakes.

Changed up my team as IF Arnautovic has the weirdest shooting animation ever and it takes him an hour to kick the ball, had to get him out of the team. He was great besides. Currently lining up with;


Is that the formation you start with or do you switch to that ingame? Seeing so many players off chem scares me :(
 
You reckon? My luck in mega packs (rare or otherwise) has always been better than 50/100k packs. They've always been awful for me.

The chances of a great player are certainly higher in gold 1. That being said I do know what you mean, I rarely get anything decent in my rewards.

Is that the formation you start with or do you switch to that ingame? Seeing so many players off chem scares me :(

I've decided chem means absolutely nothing. Going to start just building whatever teams I want.
 
Lewandowski and Martial are a shoe in for TOTW. Would absolutely love to get the IF Martial, always one of my favourite players on the game.
 
I've decided chem means absolutely nothing. Going to start just building whatever teams I want.

The thing is, if you look at players' ingame stats in the menu you can see the difference the chemistry has on them. The most chem I ever drop is playing a LF/RF at striker (incidentally both of my strikers are like this), on 7 chem.

This said, of course if it is working for you then by all means don't change it. I'm just saying I personally don't think it's helpful, especially if you're able to simply change it ingame by setting up game plans, and have full chem that way.