Gaming Fifa 2009

I bet most of them losses are against Man Utd too.

My friend actually packed in Fifa all together because he was sick of everyone being United, putting the ridiculously awesome Ronaldo upfront and just whooping his ass.

Now when i have a ranked game if they choose United i don't play them. Simple. Especially when they see that im being a club like Reading and still pick United anyway.

Yeah... best games I've had have been as either Perth Glory (local side) or the Aussie National Team. Most I've encountered seem to play Barca or Inter to be fair.
 
Also... what the hell am I doing wrong. I'm not shit at video games for God's sake, so how can I be this terrible?

All my defenders are dozy bastards that seem to run at the pace of a runaway turtle (even with sprint mashed) and no one seems to want to get back and help out... In fairness that's really my only problem... I usually bang a few in at the other end but get done one goal or more by the end of the game... I tried lowering their pressure and increasing their agression but that didn't work...

It's just practice.

I used to be the same and now i'm ranked just outside 1000. (though i havent played in days so that might have suffered)

Be careful not to press the standing tackle button until you're actually ready to tackle and likewise with the jockey button.

Also, don't tinker too much with your tactics. When i started doing that is when i went on a shit run. Most of the preset ones are the way to go unless you wanna edit it to go for the super shitty tactic mentioned above.
 
I don't play vs 5 star teams anymore, if they choose them, i try to make them swap then, if they don't then i don't play them. Having much better games because of it
 
This is fecking shit. I can't play online anymore. It simply doesn't work.
The thing you were talking about has happened to me before. Sometimes it just takes a while for people to come on. Just try 6 or 7 online ranked games in a row and if none of those doesn't work then it's your connection but if a couple work then it's from the other side and not your doing.
 
The thing you were talking about has happened to me before. Sometimes it just takes a while for people to come on. Just try 6 or 7 online ranked games in a row and if none of those doesn't work then it's your connection but if a couple work then it's from the other side and not your doing.

It was working yesterday and then I tried to play one of the lads on here. Since then it hasn't worked and I have literally tried at least 50 times. There must be something wrong with connection or something but I don't know how to fix it.
 
It was working yesterday and then I tried to play one of the lads on here. Since then it hasn't worked and I have literally tried at least 50 times. There must be something wrong with connection or something but I don't know how to fix it.
I'd help you if I could but I have no idea myself. Maybe format your PS3 or something. I don't know. One advise, I'm too stupid to even load the online squad onto the regular squads and had to use one of the posters here to do it so talk my advise with a salt of grain. In all honesty, you probably know more than me about FIFA or PS3 system.
 
When do the roster updates come out and how do you download them?

I just got the game for xbox 360 and downloaded whatever updates it told me too. I think Chester got added to the squad but no Tosic or anything.
 
Played a game againest a good player bout an hour ago, Man Utd vs Tottenham (I was Tottenham)

Went 2-0 down in 20 mins but managed to pull one back before half-time, then created endless amount of chances but cudnt finish until the 90th minute when Defoe popped up and banged one in.

Extra-time came and it was still a tight match, 120th min came and Modric put me through with Bent and I curled one in off the post.

The prick quit immediately! Why the feck, it was unranked FFS.
 
Played a game againest a good player bout an hour ago, Man Utd vs Tottenham (I was Tottenham)

Went 2-0 down in 20 mins but managed to pull one back before half-time, then created endless amount of chances but cudnt finish until the 90th minute when Defoe popped up and banged one in.

Extra-time came and it was still a tight match, 120th min came and Modric put me through with Bent and I curled one in off the post.

The prick quit immediately! Why the feck, it was unranked FFS.

But you still get the win.

Why get so worked up over it?
 
When do the roster updates come out and how do you download them?

I just got the game for xbox 360 and downloaded whatever updates it told me too. I think Chester got added to the squad but no Tosic or anything.

Do the update in Adidas live season.
 
Cause it's fecking annoying, why do people play the game if all there gonna do is quit when they're losing.

Yeh i'd rather they didnt quit but at the end of the day what does it matter. You get a win, send them a message calling them a pussy (like i do) then move on and whup someone else's ass.

No use getting all hot and bothered because someone quit in the very last minute of a game.
 
All this FIFA talk has given me the itch.

I'm gunna go kick some ass :D
 
I have had countless people quit against me, and never got a win for it ever

Only happened to me a once or twice that out of a load of quitters so i dunno why that's happening to you.
 
Im actually having alot of fun playing the computer on legendary at the moment. I used to just play world class but have found this pretty challenging. Although its just a matter of time before i find the crack in the system that works every time.
 
Cheers

How come I can't get it to work across all my profiles?

I have an offline profile and an XBOX Live profile. The update only worked for the live profile.

The XBOX file structure probably makes the update change files per profile not across the XBOX. so someone logged in as themselves cant use your save games and stuff.
 
Im not sure, i dont actually think that is what your looking for. Im not sure if you can do what your asking.

I had an idea, if I delete the live profile I'll still have the gamertag, and I can then merge the two using the method you linked me too.
 
Okay this is easily the most frustrating online experience I have had ever. No matter who I am playing is, be they United, Australia, or the local shitty one star team, it's always the same!

- My defenders literally stand still or walk around. I've tried fiddling with pressure, aggression, different lineups, mentalities, and they're still clueless spastics that will stand still as Drogba runs in circles around them

- My players get instantly shut down by two or more opposition almost instantly. And my players always end up on their ass on the ground. In contrast every time I go to make a conservative tackle on them, my player will run IN BETWEEN the ball and their player unless I'm standing DIRECTLY in front of them.

- Every time I throw the ball out as the keeper it ends up landing on an enemy bonce and then pinballs around until they get possession. Every time the other team throws the ball out it finds their man in space.

- Through ball may as well be labelled 'kick it to the opposition' for all it's use except when trying to put someone clean through (which usually ends in offside anyway).

HELP ME
 
Okay this is easily the most frustrating online experience I have had ever. No matter who I am playing is, be they United, Australia, or the local shitty one star team, it's always the same!

- My defenders literally stand still or walk around. I've tried fiddling with pressure, aggression, different lineups, mentalities, and they're still clueless spastics that will stand still as Drogba runs in circles around them

- My players get instantly shut down by two or more opposition almost instantly. And my players always end up on their ass on the ground. In contrast every time I go to make a conservative tackle on them, my player will run IN BETWEEN the ball and their player unless I'm standing DIRECTLY in front of them.

- Every time I throw the ball out as the keeper it ends up landing on an enemy bonce and then pinballs around until they get possession. Every time the other team throws the ball out it finds their man in space.

- Through ball may as well be labelled 'kick it to the opposition' for all it's use except when trying to put someone clean through (which usually ends in offside anyway).

HELP ME

1) I think it's more effective to defend if you keep switching the indicator for players in defence and make sure they cover the areas of the pitch you want. I guess that would help rather than just them standing still?

2) Two or more opposition will shut down your defence maybe because the opposition player is using the tackle and shoot button at the same time which brings other defenders to help. You should use both buttons at the same time to do that yourself.

3) Try to throw out wide or where players are in space and lower the distance for more accuracy.

4) Maybe you could vary your through balls with over the top as well as on the floor and it may be more accurate if you do them after a one-two or something.
 
anyone have tips on long range shooting? I find if you shoot at the 18 or around it you can bag that distance but anything further is just shite either right at the keeper or up about 20 rows.