FIFA 16: 10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do

8. Score From Crosses (Almost Every Time)

The crossing on FIFA 15 was vastly improved and gifted gamers with big goal-scoring opportunities if you got yourself into strong wide areas. On FIFA 16 the crossing has been improved once more but is overpowered and now it's easier to land the ball right onto your strikers' head without much concentration. For some reason, you're now able to almost (or actually) score every time you swing a ball into the area if you use a certain technique.The goalkeepers are partial to come and collect any looping crosses on this year's game but you can turn this into your advantage also. There are three different types of crosses, the standard cross, the near-post and the one along the ground. Standard Cross - Always aim for the back post and perform a rainbow effect with the left-analogue stick to alter the direction of the cross and put some swerve on it. The keeper does not come and collect the ball and the defenders will not reach it. Near Post Cross - Simply double tap the cross button which should be X on Xbox or square on PlayStation. Now all you have to remember with the near-post cross is you should always face the player you are going to whip the ball into. Grass-Cutter Cross - You must triple tap the cross button for this style of cross to work. You should only use this when the attacker is either in front but still onside, or about to get in front of his centre-backs. If the forward gets there he won't miss.
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