Are you struggling lately with creating chances or finishing opportunities while others score easily against you? Have you thought about the key elements you might be missing? I’ll be showing you what I personally do to score more goals, even after the latest patch.

Driven Passes

Driven Passes received a huge improvement in their accuracy and became really reliable in most of the cases. I personally prefer going for Driven Pass with the new patch rather than going for a normal one since it reduces the time of the travel of the ball, which gives the Defender less time to react to it.

To be able to send a Driven Pass, hold on to your R1 & RB button before passing. If you see a clear straight passing lane, which is not covered by a Defender, make sure you try this passing method. It is working like a charm for me, even in the harder situations where the defense is heavily settled.

As my opposition is heavily defending his box, I can’t seem to find any gap. I remain patient, get the Baltimore’s (who is a strong Winger you can get by using FUT 23 Coins) left side and step by step towards the center.

As I receive the ball with getting to do here, I immediately spot an opening towards my Striker, which is also seen by the opponent, and he instantly switches to his Defender. If I send the ball with a normal pass here, it will take longer for it to reach my Striker compared to a Driven Pass.

Since the passing lane is clear, I use a Driven Pass and even if the opponent reacts towards the passing late, he won’t be able to catch it. I turn towards the goal and finish what I started.

Go Down The Line

As for the next huge way to score a goal, we can definitely think of going down the wing and finding players inside the Box, who can shoot the ball into the net.

However, with improved Driven Passes that we introduced just a moment ago, this method has become even more deadly with your side players try to explore the wings, go down to a goal line and in the meantime take a look at which players you have in the Box.

However, be smart and take a look at the selected Defender and which player he is defending manually. If you try to send the ball towards the defendant player, the pass will be intercepted, so make sure to pass the ball towards the other option.

Here, as I go down the wing, I am trying to analyze what my options are. I have the Striker running on the same level. However, he is being defended by an AI player and the opponent manually tries to cut off the passing lane.

In that case, I don’t pass the ball to him, take a look at the other player, who is making his run from the back, turn towards him with the ball roll and send the Driven Pass, which is powerful and accurate and he finds himself in a decent spot to finish off the attack.

Do More Skill Moves

With the introduction of the Title Update 9, the range of the auto tackles has been reduced. That means even if the Defender jockeys are in front of you, you might still get through if he doesn’t go for manual tackle.

This brings a huge advantage to the players, who correctly use the skill moves. You can use the skill moves, which allow you to change the ball’s direction rapidly away from the opponent and become more dangerous in or around the Box. You will either get past the opponent or they could be punished for going for a wrong tackle.

My personal favorite moves, which got even better with this patch, are normal and reverse elastico. Let me show you what I mean by an example.

As I receive the ball just outside the box, I might think of turning towards the other direction. My opponent has already selected his Defender. But the only thing he does is joking around me, hoping for an automated tackle. But since he has neither positioned himself exactly in front of me, more has gone for the manual tackle. I get past him easily and score the goal. Use more skill moves.

Timed Finishing

After introducing you three ways to create the ultimate goal scoring opportunity, we have two crucial finishing methods.

The first one is a Timed Finishing, which enhances your shot by far in terms of power and accuracy, especially from a distance. But using the time finishing correctly doesn’t guarantee the goal.

As you can understand from the name, it’s all about timing. You power up a shot by pressing your shooting button and just as your player is exactly about to hit the ball, you tap the shooting button for a second time. If you time it perfectly, then you will see the icon above your player’s head glowing green, and this means you did it right.

However, if you time it too early, you will see a red glowing icon and that could even make your shot worse. So, this mechanic is about training a lot and having a strong feeling about it. But if you think about the high risk and high reward deal, it pays off really well.

In this position, I have the bolt in a central position with my Striker and I get rid of the Defenders by using particular skill moves. I find an open shooting angle, but I know if I go for a normal shot, it won’t be powerful and the Keeper can hold it. After powering up the shot, I tap the shooting button once more at the right time and my shot goes like a rocket.

One extra tip I could give about this method is that it makes the first time shots much more accurate. I personally find the normal first time shots a bit inconsistent. However, with the Timed Finishing, they become really accurate and powerful.

Low Shots

Timed Finishing allows me to deal with the mid and long-range shots. However, I use another powerful technique to deal with the closer ones, especially when the Keeper rushes out towards my Striker. I am indeed talking about the Low Shots, which are performed on the ground without lifting the ball.

Whatever the animation, the Goalkeepers have the Low Shots are really hard to catch compared to normal shots. There is no special button combo for this method. However, one key point is that you don’t power up the shot that much. Simply tapping the shooting button will be enough.

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You can go up to 1.5 bars of power, but no more. Like I’ve said, these shots were perfect in the closer ranges. So, one important thing to look out for is the behavior of the Keeper. You need to position your player’s direction according to that behavior. You can use this Low Shot mechanic with finesse outside the foot and even with normal shots.

I am on a break with my Striker and I see that none of the Defenders can catch me if I explore this face ahead of me, so I know that I will be one-on-one with the Keeper. I quickly think of the probability of the keeper coming out, which actually happens after a couple of steps.

So, I know he will be reducing my shooting angle, but I also know if I position my player correctly towards one of the corners and go for a low finesse shot, then I will bypass him and score an easy goal.

These five elements allow me to unlock almost my full potential in the offense after the Patch, and I know it will do the same for you to keep focusing on them.