Goalkeeper - resuming the game | Defense FIFA 16 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Throwing the ball

Obviously, throwing the ball is the most common and the faster way of resuming the action and counter the opponent's attack. After you catch the ball from a kick-off, or a goal shot, it is a good idea to throw the ball, both dynamically and precisely, back to one of your players - even two, or there successive passes can lead you straight towards the opponent's goal. However, mind the simple mistakes while performing the throw - it is easy to pass the ball to the opponent. To resume the game with the throw, at the moment at which the goalkeeper is holding the ball, press the pass button and specify both the direction and the force of the throw.

Kicking the ball

Kicking the ball is the least precise, yet the safest way of resuming the game at your own goal. Even if you lose the head battle, this does not mean that the opponent will counter, because a sufficiently long kick, even if you lose the ball, allows reorganizing the defensive sections. To kick the ball, hold down the throw-in button and fill the force bar, depending how strong you want to kick the ball.

Resuming the game with a pass

Only in theory, is this the safest way to resume the game - often, you can run into active forwards, who circle around your defenders and count on you to make a simple mistake, while trying to pass the ball to the nearest own player - for this reason, the precision of the pass is the key to success. To resume the game with a short pass, press the pass button and indicate the direction.

Kicking out the ball with the goalkeeper

In such situation, speed is the key - if the ball gets back to the goalkeeper, you can expect of the opponent a quick attack. The easiest action here is kicking the ball out, to dismiss thereat from the opponent. If, on the other hand, you can afford some time to take the decision, you can pass the ball to the nearest defender, on the sides of the field - usually, there are no opponent's players there, which wins you time for resuming the action.