Gaming FIFA 19

You at least going to get Cancelo's new gold card? It would bug me having the older, inferior card when it is a cheap upgrade :lol:
Didn’t even realise he’d been updated! Got it now. :D
 
Skill rating has plummeted from 1850 to 1505. Can’t win for love nor money.
 
Skill rating has plummeted from 1850 to 1505. Can’t win for love nor money.

What do you think it is? Bad play, improved opponents or EA interference? I often go from the top of the division skill level right near relegation then go on a winning run and i don't think it's always my fault. Players seem to hit "bad form" right near promotion to the next division.
 
Has anyone done the Falcao SBC? I’m wondering if he’d be worth it as a sub as I’ve got a premier league side with Kane and Rashford POTM already.

Not done it yet, but Im going to do it. Even if i dont use him I'll use the card for a prime icon SBC or something. Cheap 89 rated player. I have some in forms knocking about my club so shouldnt cost much
 
What do you think it is? Bad play, improved opponents or EA interference? I often go from the top of the division skill level right near relegation then go on a winning run and i don't think it's always my fault. Players seem to hit "bad form" right near promotion to the next division.
I was winning and playing well then I chopped and changed and now I can’t really fit anyone in their proper positions. I got rid of Nesta to do the Nedved SBC but I wish I kept him and got rid of Rijkaard instead.
 
I was winning and playing well then I chopped and changed and now I can’t really fit anyone in their proper positions. I got rid of Nesta to do the Nedved SBC but I wish I kept him and got rid of Rijkaard instead.

Everyone falls into the trap of chopping and changing when they lose some games, which probably prolongs the poor form. I do it all the time.

Is Rijkaard no good? I've only got the Keane icon, never has a big enough pack pull to even consider buying one or doing an SBC after Keane. I'm happy with my team now though so the next upgrades will provably cost me 500k plus, so I'm going to start grinding coins somehow.
 
Not done it yet, but Im going to do it. Even if i dont use him I'll use the card for a prime icon SBC or something. Cheap 89 rated player. I have some in forms knocking about my club so shouldnt cost much

Probably less than 10k if you have an IF, maybe cost nothing as the requirements are so low. Everybody should be doing this SBC really.
 
Everyone falls into the trap of chopping and changing when they lose some games, which probably prolongs the poor form. I do it all the time.

Is Rijkaard no good? I've only got the Keane icon, never has a big enough pack pull to even consider buying one or doing an SBC after Keane. I'm happy with my team now though so the next upgrades will provably cost me 500k plus, so I'm going to start grinding coins somehow.
I see a lot of people rave about him but I can’t get away with him at all. Turns like a static caravan.
 
Probably less than 10k if you have an IF, maybe cost nothing as the requirements are so low. Everybody should be doing this SBC really.
Yeah I paid 20k for the in form and that was it. Crazy cheap considering the packs and falcao being 89 (even though I got feck all from them).
 
Currently on 9 wins with 15 games to go. I’d bet all of the money in the world that I still finish on my standard 14 wins.
 
Maybe it's because he's been my first good player (I was running Balotelli, Alcacer, Stuani or Pato for a while) but Falcao seems great, since I did his sbc I've won 4 games in a row,easier than ever and got promoted back to div7, but looks like I can keep climbing.

Also, I swapped tactics into a 4-1-3-2 and haven't messed with individual options, link-up play seems better than ever so maybe I was tinkering too much with roles,

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Dani Garcia would be a beast if he had pace, my CDM no longer falls to the ground on contact. Parolo has better stats but he looked weaker, and Rochina TOTW has been a surprise, I started running him instead of Banega/Jonathan Viera and he looks good, even though he doesn't have Banega's "magic", he even scored a header vs Halloween Fellaini :eek:
 
Currently on 9 wins with 15 games to go. I’d bet all of the money in the world that I still finish on my standard 14 wins.
On 14 wins with 3 games left. No chance I’m winning all 3 of them so will leave it at that.
 
Ended on 21 wins, lost 4 penalty shootouts:lol: somebody help me, iam useless at them, lost 4 last week too.

5th consecutive week of 20-21 wins, just can’t get over the line into Elite :(
 
Ended up playing those last 3 games to see how I’d get on. Won the first two and needed to win the last to get 17 wins. Wtf is my keeper/Skriniar doing there?

 
Ended on 21 wins, lost 4 penalty shootouts:lol: somebody help me, iam useless at them, lost 4 last week too.

5th consecutive week of 20-21 wins, just can’t get over the line into Elite :(

I wrote to @Macern on how to do penalties and he seemed to like it. I don't know how to dig up what I wrote, maybe he can :lol:

I swear by it. Just mind games really

Finished on 16 wins. 41212 is fine Vs good players with similar teams but I have to change to 4231 or 433 for next time. Against the better players with better teams 41212 cant compete. I backed out of about 8 games when losing as I didn't have time to play. I wanted 17 but lost to some sweaty guy in extra time. 5 or 6 legends, FB Ibra, wasting time in the corner in the normal 90 and in extra time
 
I use the same method every time. If I'm first, I'll aim hard right or left fast and bang it down the middle slightly to a side. Then when facing opposition penalty I move to the right during run up and last split second move feet to the left and dive left.

For my next penalty I always go where they opposition just went before me and keep going with that for a couple of penos. Assuming they will notice I will then do whatever the feck I feel is right

Sounds stupid but I havnt lost one shootout on 19 and won majority last year

This one? Will have to try it. Any tips for how you actually take the penalty? Terms of power/type of shot etc? Or is it simply just making them guess the wrong way? I wish there was a better penalty system somehow!
 
This one? Will have to try it. Any tips for how you actually take the penalty? Terms of power/type of shot etc? Or is it simply just making them guess the wrong way? I wish there was a better penalty system somehow!
I wouldn't worry bout power, not as if you see one blasted and keeper cant save it due to too much power. So just 1 bar or whatever. If that method fails you I will be surprised. I wouldn't change it for anything.
 
This one? Will have to try it. Any tips for how you actually take the penalty? Terms of power/type of shot etc? Or is it simply just making them guess the wrong way? I wish there was a better penalty system somehow!
I mean if anything just practice the timing of making a choice at the very last second as the delay between you choosing where you’re putting it and striking the ball is still too long as all anyone does is watch the head position of your player.
 
Anyone used Dembele from Barca recently? The 86 rated one? Bought Kante yesterday (hope hes good because I nearly cried selling Fabinho)
 
Anyone used Dembele from Barca recently? The 86 rated one? Bought Kante yesterday (hope hes good because I nearly cried selling Fabinho)

Whenever I see Kante appear in the opposition line up, I know I'm in for a rough time, intercepts everything, especially his TOTY card.:mad:
 
Whenever I see Kante appear in the opposition line up, I know I'm in for a rough time, intercepts everything, especially his TOTY card.:mad:

I love Fabinho, but need more mobility in there! @P-Nut Still in love with Crespo? Might try get him this week or next and use Stoichkov from my baby icon upgrade
 
Anyone used Dembele from Barca recently? The 86 rated one? Bought Kante yesterday (hope hes good because I nearly cried selling Fabinho)
I’m tempted to buy the HL version as I see his pace has been massively upgraded so he could be an option for the left when I get back to playing. I was trying to buy him before the upgrade as I thought he might go up but with this his price has gone up by about 100k so got to raise the funds.

Was thinking of selling Varane for the HL Hernandez as I think he might now be the better card.
 
This must be the best advice I’ve ever recieved in FIFA. I’ve honestly saved around 14 out of 15 penalties during games using that goalkeeper movement trick. I just played a shootout and followed your recipe and I won 4-1. If I might add a little tweak to how to save the penalties, I don’t move the goalkeeper to the middle before diving. If I dive from the right I’ll catch both penalties going in the middle and in the opposite corner (unless they are aimed really far to the side, but that hasn’t happened yet).

I wrote to @Macern on how to do penalties and he seemed to like it. I don't know how to dig up what I wrote, maybe he can :lol:

I swear by it. Just mind games really

Finished on 16 wins. 41212 is fine Vs good players with similar teams but I have to change to 4231 or 433 for next time. Against the better players with better teams 41212 cant compete. I backed out of about 8 games when losing as I didn't have time to play. I wanted 17 but lost to some sweaty guy in extra time. 5 or 6 legends, FB Ibra, wasting time in the corner in the normal 90 and in extra time

@Brinky
 
I love Fabinho, but need more mobility in there! @P-Nut Still in love with Crespo? Might try get him this week or next and use Stoichkov from my baby icon upgrade
Crespo is really good. He delivers exactly what his stats would suggest. Quick, strong, smooth and agile on the ball, great in the air and great shooting.

Another equally good option would be Butragueno. I’ve tried his mid version, and assuming the prime is slightly better than the mid I’d say he’s about as good as prime Crespo. Weaker obviously, but faster and a better dribbler. Also 5* weak foot. Doesn’t have 4* skills though.
 

Thanks both.

So basically for example, move slightly right during the run and then dive left and this should save shots that go to the middle and most of the ones to the left? (except those right in corner?) Will try it out, should really have got around 24/25 wins this week, its killing me :lol:
 
Thanks both.

So basically for example, move slightly right during the run and then dive left and this should save shots that go to the middle and most of the ones to the left? (except those right in corner?) Will try it out, should really have got around 24/25 wins this week, its killing me :lol:
Yep, it works really well.
 
I love Fabinho, but need more mobility in there! @P-Nut Still in love with Crespo? Might try get him this week or next and use Stoichkov from my baby icon upgrade
I've taken a break the last few weeks as I was getting bored with the game. Hoping to jump back in some point this week, but been busy smashing apex legends lately
 
I've taken a break the last few weeks as I was getting bored with the game. Hoping to jump back in some point this week, but been busy smashing apex legends lately
Think there is no weekend league this coming weekend. Says that on Fifa menu at the minute from what im seeing on twitter.
 
Think there is no weekend league this coming weekend. Says that on Fifa menu at the minute from what im seeing on twitter.

That would be typical :lol:
 
The game simply wouldn’t allow me to get to gold 3 last night. Was only one win away and all my remaining matches were against icon filled teams, along with CR7. Was absolutely ridiculous. In one match I was three goals up and was still dragged to extra time and beat on penalties.
 
The game simply wouldn’t allow me to get to gold 3 last night. Was only one win away and all my remaining matches were against icon filled teams, along with CR7. Was absolutely ridiculous. In one match I was three goals up and was still dragged to extra time and beat on penalties.

I had a really bad run of that on Saturday. Which just shows the bronze bench thing is a load of crap. Just nothing you can do about it apart from try not lose your shit and keep doing what you normally do. I did not do this and completely lost my shit when losing to these OP teams
 
Are there any decent serious FIFA YouTubers out there? Like not 20 year old douchebags pondering to 12 year olds spending a years wage every week on pack openings and the like?
Just some dude playing FUT that doesn't get annoying basically, which should remove 99% of all YouTubers.
 
Are there any decent serious FIFA YouTubers out there? Like not 20 year old douchebags pondering to 12 year olds spending a years wage every week on pack openings and the like?
Just some dude playing FUT that doesn't get annoying basically, which should remove 99% of all YouTubers.

I like AJ3's an idiots RTG. He's not shouty, and just shows a bit of gameplay, what he has invested in and his rewards each week but its good to see his team improve week to week without changing every player every time