FIFA 16 Demo: 9 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do

By Michael Potts /

5. Flair Pass

Another one of EA's newest features comes in the form of passing with purpose. It's the middle-ground between a regular pass and a through ball; a cutting, incisive, low ball threaded to the feet of a player further up the field or across the pitch. It's taken up the R1/RB button, replacing the flair pass button, but fear not. L2/LT and passing the ball will give you a neat flair pass, with the direction stick being used to determine how you exotically pass the ball around. It could be a flick through the legs, it could be a deft touch to a nearby opponent. It's your choice how and when you use it, but the fact that the feature remains in the game is a good thing,