That being said, once you do master them, a practice set piece taker can reliable score goals from a variety of ranges and angles, so with that in mind we’ve put together a guide on how to take free kicks effectively and how to score penalties, as well es explaining other set pieces like throw-ins and corners, too, to make you certifiably deadly from any dead ball. From experimenting, we’ve found YouTuber Krasi to have the most reliable methods for free kicks so far, which we detail below. Here’s his video explaining them too: The main thing to remember, really, is that they allow you to change the exact position of your player before you start the run up, the speed of the run up, and the exact direction of the shot right up until the last minute, with the left analog stick pointing in the exact direction of the goal, as opposed to being based on a kind of ‘acceleration’ mechanic as it was way back in the day. How to take penalties in FIFA 19:
Penalties are started by you pressing LS in any direction to begin a run up, or by charging the power of your shot. You can do either first. The direction of the penalty is dictated by two things: LS direction for left and right; power for higher or lower. For a high penalty, aim for about 2.5 bars of power. For a low penalty, aim for about 1.5 bars of power. You can adjust your starting run up position with RS, to dummy the opponent (it’s not clear yet how much this really affects your penalty direction, if at all). Remember you can change the direction of your penalty at any point, just by pushing LS in your desired direction at any time during the run up - you don’t need to program in the direction whilst holding down the shoot button. When you first take penalties, the direction indicator will be visible - if you’re playing locally that means your pal can see where you’re aiming, too. Turn it off by pressing ‘Up’ on the D-pad (we recommend practicing with it on, until you get the muscle memory, then turning it off to hone it).
How to take the best corners in FIFA 19
Select a player - choose the player you’d like to get the ball to (disgregarding their position for now) by pressing L1/LB until you reach the player of choice. Place the corner - now, with that player selected, move the yellow cursor on the ground with LS to where you’d like the delivery to go. To place the corner, load up the delivery with your desired amount of power by pressing Square/X (less is floaty, more is driven) and the cursor will then be locked in place. Get your player in position - next, move your previously-selected player into position, ideally giving yourself a couple of yards of clear run-up space behind the cursor on the floor. Take the corner - finally, take the corner by pressing the Square/X button again.
The best corners, from our experience so far, tend to be front-post or back-post, where there’s generally more space for a run up, and more of an opportunity to get an angle on your headers. How to take the best throw-ins, do fake dummy throws in FIFA 19: Once again, no change here from FIFA 18, with dummy throws still possible, still very useful, and still perfomed in the same way. Here’s how to perform the fake or dummy throw-in:
Decide which player you’d like to throw to, and which to fake to - our advice is to bear in mind players’ standard positions - defenders taking throws will look to move back towards the back four, strikers and wingers will burst forward, whilst midfielders will move forward or back, towards their central starting position. Think about that as you decide how you’re going to pull the opponent out of position and make yourself some space. Now simply perform the dummy throw- The controls for this are exactly the same as the fake shot: Square or Circle then X on PlayStation, or X or B then A on Xbox. When you press the second button (X / A) be sure to point LS towards your desired target to throw it to them.
Finally, there’s one other thing to note: goal kicks have changed, just slightly. You now can’t move the camera, and you can do a driven goal kick by holding down R1 as you charge it up, like with other driven passes. That’s it!
