The ultimate FIFA 21 passing & crossing guide EA SPORTSWhen passing comes off to perfection in football, \u00e0 la the famous \u201cHollywood pass,\u201d there isn\u2019t much better. FIFA passing is the same; breaking open an opponent\u2019s defence with a pinpoint cross or pass can be scintillating. Here\u2019s everything we know about passing in FIFA 21. Passing is king in FIFA, as it is in football. You simply cannot go from one end of the pitch to the other without a pass or two, unless you\u2019re Lionel Messi. It\u2019s a core part of the sport, and is just as vital in FIFA 21 as well. So, it stands to reason you\u2019d want to be the very best you can be at passing, crossing, and creating chances for Wissam Ben Yedder to smash home in the Weekend League, right? Of course you do. So listen up \u2014 here\u2019s everything you need to know about passes, crosses, shot creation, and \u201cbeautiful football\u201d in FIFA 21. We\u2019ll cover all the basics, this year\u2019s all-new \u2018\u2019Creative Runs\u201d feature, and plenty more. How to pass in FIFA 21 Let\u2019s start with the basics. You pass the ball with X (PS4) or A (Xbox), which is a very simple \u201cground pass\u201d. The longer you hold the button in, the harder and further your player will pass the ball. That\u2019s as simple as it gets. The second basic is the \u201clob pass\u201d. This aerial pass gets some lift for your ball, and let\u2019s you pull off those long-ranged cross-field passes. Pull this off with Square\/X. The same theory is at play here too; press for longer for more distance. All FIFA 21 passing & crossing controls All up there\u2019s 13 different passing and crossing moves that you can pull off in a game at any one time. Here\u2019s all the controls for the passes, and what they will do in-game: Ground pass (X\/A) \u2014 Short pass is a ground pass that sends the ball to a teammate in a short distance. – Lob Pass\/Cross (\u25a2\/X) \u2014 Lob pass is an aerial pass used to send the ball to a teammate in a high arc. Players can also cross with this method. – Low Cross (\u25a2 + \u25a2\/X + X) \u2014 By double-tapping the lob button, your player will perform a low-range cross when passing the ball into the opponent\u2019s box. – Through Pass (\u25b3\/Y) \u2014 The through pass is a forward pass that travels into an open space through your rival\u2019s defenders so your attackers can run onto the ball. – Threaded Through Pass (R1 + \u25b3\/RB + Y) \u2014 A through pass which is more straight and lets the ball bounce so it brings more perspective to your pass. – Driven Ground Pass (R1 + X\/RB + A) \u2014 A ground pass which is powered and is faster than a normal pass. This type of pass has better accuracy, but is harder to control. – Lofted Ground Pass (X + X\/A + A) \u2014 A short ground pass that flies low and close to the ground in order to avoid the interceptions by defenders. – Lofted Through Pass (\u25b3 + \u25b3\/Y + Y) \u2014 A through pass which goes over the head of your opponent\u2019s defenders \u2013 technically, a combination of through ball and lob pass. – Driven Lobbed Through Pass (L1 + R1 + \u25b3\/LB + RB + Y) \u2014 A lobbed through pass which is more straight and lets the ball bounce so it brings more perspective. – Driven Lob Pass\/Cross (R1 + \u25a2\/RB + X) \u2014 A lob pass that has more power and pace than a lob ground pass. – High Lob (L1 + \u25a2\/LB + X) \u2014 A lob pass with more height. Can be useful for crossing to bypass your opponent\u2019s defenders and keeper when you have tall strikers. – Flair Pass (L2 + X\/LT + A) \u2014 A fancy and powerful ground pass which is less accurate than Driven Pass, but more powerful. – Flair Lob (L2 + \u25a2\/LT + X) \u2014 A lob pass with even more height than a high lob. – FIFA 21 has also added three new cross trajectories; one was even inspired by newly-crowned Premier League Young Player of the Year, Liverpool\u2019s fullback star Trent Alexander-Arnold. These new types of crosses are at a higher level of gameplay, meaning you might want to work on the basics first. Once you\u2019ve got them down pat, think about adding these to your FIFA 21 game-day repertoire. Whipped Cross (R1 + L1 + \u25a2\/RB + LB + X) \u2014 These fast, dangerous crosses travel through the box and are perfect for a teammate to just \u2018put their head in the way\u2019. – Driven Cross (R1 + \u25a2\/RB + X) \u2014 Similar to whipped crosses, this cross is fast and dangerous, but tends to travel at waist height, being ideal for a volley or shot. – Ground Driven Cross (R1 + \u25a2, then \u25a2\/RB + X, then X) \u2014 An extremely fast cross that travels on the ground. – Intelligent Passing There\u2019s also been a bit of a change in terms of passing heading into FIFA 21. According to EA SPORTS, this year\u2019s FIFA title gives AI \u201ca more perceptive understanding of space and opposition.\u201d This will allow players to \u201cplay a more intelligent passing game.\u201d There have been a handful of major changes to try and find this \u201cintelligent\u201d new level of footballing from FIFA 21 AI characters. The first is \u2018through passing\u2019 changes. EA has rebuilt this \u201cfrom the ground up\u201d this time around. There are two things to keep aware of in the new through-passing system: Pass openness \u2014 This provides \u201csmart passers\u201d with the ability to open up the pitch by leading the receiver away from opponents. – Pass complexity \u2014 New passing trajectories and targets are now possible in FIFA 21, allowing \u201ckiller\u201d through balls that put the receiver in great positions. – Creative Runs Perhaps the biggest change in FIFA 21\u2019s passing system is \u201cCreative Runs\u201d. This new feature \u201cgives you new options for influencing a team\u2019s movements off the ball\u201d as you pass up-field. FIFA 21 passing is going to be more of a balancing act, it seems. You will now have to look at where you\u2019re passing early, and direct your AI teammates there (with the analog-sticks). This lets you \u201cbreak down the defence better\u201d in every game. There are a few controls that you\u2019ll need to learn here. The most important one is the new right-stick AI run control (R3 on both consoles). This lets you control where your teammate goes after you have fired off your pass. You can also simply flick the right-stick to \u201ctake full control of the direction of runs\u201d your AI squadmates make. Finally, clicking in both sticks during an attack locks you to your current player if you want to avoid the \u201ccreative run\u201d swap. Auto Flair Passes One final thing you might want to read into is changing your \u201cAuto Flair Passes\u201d setting. This is \u201con\u201d by default. That means your players to use the new feature in all appropriate situations on their own. Read More: The ultimate FIFA 21 defending guide – If you don\u2019t want this, make sure you flick it to \u201coff\u201d. This will mean that all your players will never attempt flair passes, unless you actively decide to pull off a flair move with the LT or L2 buttons mid-game. So there you have it \u2014 everything you need to know about passing and crossing in FIFA 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The ultimate FIFA 21 passing & crossing guide EA SPORTSWhen passing comes off to perfection in football, \u00e0 la the famous \u201cHollywood pass,\u201d there isn\u2019t much better. FIFA passing is the same; breaking open an opponent\u2019s defence with a pinpoint cross or pass can be scintillating. Here\u2019s everything we know about passing in FIFA 21. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}