E-Sports & FIFA 14 - 5/5/14 - Chris

E-Sports & FIFA 14 – Chris

FIFA 14 team tactics. Which one should I use? That is a common question that is asked by all casual gamers and professionals alike in the FIFA 14 online community. There are a variety of playing styles that can be reinforced in-game by making use of different team tactics. For example, if you want to play like Mourinho’s Chelsea, you would go ultra-defensive and counter attack. In contrast, Rodger’s Liverpool would be more of an attacking and possession styled game plan.

There are a variety of default team tactics that you can use such as team pressing, high pressure, counter-attack, possession, swap wings and centre back joins attack. However, FIFA 14 allows you to create your own unique gameplay style through the use of custom tactics.

I will now walk you through the individual factors that make up a custom tactic:

BUILD UP PLAY SETTINGS

• Speed: the faster the speed, the more your players will look to play balls ahead of the other players and make forward runs into space
• Passing: Short, mixed or long passing, your players will move accordingly
• Positioning: organised or freeform
• Organised: Defenders and midfielders do not stray away from their positions
• Freeform: Midfielders will cover defenders if defenders make runs up the pitch

CHANCE CREATION SETTINGS

• Passing: the higher the level, the riskier the passing, so the runs from other players will be more frequent
• Crossing: the higher the level, the faster players will aim to get into the 18-yard box in anticipation of a cross from the wings
• Shooting: the higher the level, the more space players will aim to get into to be able to take a first-time shot at goal
• Positioning: organised or freeform
• Organised: Attackers will remain close to their original positions during chance creation
• Freeform: Attackers will make overlapping runs and swap positions with other players to lose their markers

DEFENCE SETTINGS

• Pressure: the higher the level, the further up the pitch your team will press the opponents with the aim of winning back the ball
• Aggression: the higher the level, the more tackles your players will attempt
• Team Width: the higher the level, the wider the team will spread to aim to stop attacks
• Defender Line: cover or offside trap
• Cover: If a centre-back is beaten, a fullback will aim to stop the attacker and cover for the centre-back
• Offside Trap: The defence will aim to hold a high defensive line and force the opposition into playing themselves offside

Below you can watch a video on the creation of custom tactics, made by popular YouTuber, SensiFifa.

Stay tuned for next week’s FIFA 14 blog on the game’s most popular game mode FIFA Ultimate Team!

~~Chris