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FIFA 22 Guide: How Do You Concede Fewer Goals and Win More Matches?

In FIFA 22, defend with a CDM using L1 or the right stick, avoid mashing the tackle buttons, recycle possession patiently and force low-probability shots to win more matches.

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  1. The FIFA 22 guide, written in September 2021, covers Ultimate Team, Career Mode, Volta Football and Pro Clubs, with defending and attacking tips.

  2. FIFA 22 defensive tips: defend with a CDM using the L1 button or right analog stick, avoid mashing tackle buttons and force opponents into low-probability shots.

  3. FIFA 22 attacking tips: recycle possession when you have no clear advantage, attack patiently with 2-3 direct passes and use fake-shot skill moves.

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FIFA 22 is the latest in EA Sports' long-running football series, developed by EA Canada. The football simulation depicts the 2021-2022 season in most of the world's best leagues, including the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga. It also includes a number of licensed competitions such as the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

In this FIFA 22 guide, covering various modes including Career, Ultimate Team, Volta Football and Pro Clubs, we share various tips and tricks such as How Do You Win More Matches?, How Do You Concede Fewer Goals?, How Do You Score More Goals? .

Please note that this guide was written early in the game's life and that we will update our articles as the game develops. Also note that there may be small inconsistencies and minor differences, if not major ones, in the information we provide between the PlayStation 5 and PS4 versions of the game.

FIFA 22 Guide: Ultimate Team

Jadon Sancho in a Manchester United kit in FIFA 22

FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, also known as FUT 22, is FIFA 22's flagship mode, in which you are tasked with collecting players to put together squads of superstars from both the past and the present. Chemistry is an important mechanic that boosts the attributes of players who line up alongside teammates of the same nationality, league or real-world club. In this section of our FIFA 22 guide, we will help you build an unstoppable Ultimate Team and show you how to win more matches in modes such as Division Rivals.

FIFA 22 Guide: Career Mode

Chelsea players in FIFA 22 Career Mode

For single-player gamers, Career Mode is the holy grail of FIFA 22. In this year's version of the game, as always, you can take charge of a real-world club, and you can also create your own club. Player Career has also been revamped, letting you join your favorite team or even start in the lower leagues and work your way up to international glory.

FIFA 22 Guide: Frequently Asked Questions

Gianluigi Donnarumma in FIFA 22

FIFA 22 is a tremendous experience covering a wide range of features and modes. Out of the dozens of questions gamers ask, we have tried to answer the most important ones.

In this section of our FIFA 22 guide, we will try to answer them.

FIFA 22 Guide: Tips and Tricks for Winning More Matches

Erling Haaland in FIFA 22

Whether you are playing Career Mode matches against the machine or trying to reach the upper tiers of Division Rivals, the goal in FIFA 22 is to learn how to win more matches. As part of our FIFA 22 guide, we will help you master the pitch and become an unstoppable force in both online and offline games.

Defensive Tips: How Do You Concede Fewer Goals?

If you want to learn how to win more matches in FIFA 22, starting by conceding fewer goals can be a good option. Needless to say, your defensive setup and understanding will be among the first things that make you leave a match with points: think simply, if you never concede a goal, the worst result you can get is a draw (0-0). In this section of our FIFA 22 guide, we will share some defensive tips to help show you how to concede fewer goals:

A good place to start is defending with your midfielders whenever possible. If you use a formation with a CDM, you can select them with the L1 button or the right analog stick and defend at the point where the ball is, so you can press with a single player without pulling your defenders out of position. In this tactic, even if your defensive midfielder is beaten, the defensive line stays fixed, so you can easily cover his position., One of the biggest mistakes is the desire to win the ball immediately and the habit of not being able to give up pressing the tackle button nonstop. Remember: as long as you stay in front of your opponent, they won't have gotten past you and will keep looking for different ways, so they will start thinking instead of you, and because they can't play comfortably, the chance of them making mistakes goes up and they get frustrated. Meeting your opponent is always more important than grabbing the ball. If you are not clearly in a position to win the ball, keep your hands off those damned Square and Circle buttons!!! Let your opponent make a passing error, let them struggle, defend patiently until the right moment and take your reward.

If your opponent is playing well with a few players and giving you trouble, try to make those players lose the ball or use their weaker foot.

Force your opponent into low-probability shots, such as attempts from outside the box or from difficult angles.

Remember, you will concede goals, of course, but what matters is how many you concede.

Attacking Guide: How Do You Score More Goals?

Of course, if you want to know how to win more matches, you will need to know how to score more goals. The brutal truth is that even if your defense is impenetrable, you won't win any matches if you can't score. So for the next stage of our FIFA 22 guide, we will share some attacking tips to help show you how to score more goals:

You can't score if you don't have the ball, so whatever your tactics and approach, our first piece of advice is to make sure you recycle the ball when you don't have an obvious advantage. The best way to score should be to disrupt your opponent's defense and create space, but if you are facing a good player, being patient is very important. You need to keep circulating the ball until you spot an opportunity. As long as you have the ball, your opponent can't score, so attack patiently until the right moment and draw your opponent toward you. If your opponent falls into this trap and starts coming at you, you can load up on the penalty area with 2-3 direct passes (from the wing or the center, depending on your style) and look for a chance. Although you don't need to be an acrobat, learning a few skill moves will help you with the final touches. Fake-shot moves performed by pressing the shoot button and then the pass button are one of the simplest yet most useful ways to fool your opponent on the way to goal.

General Tips: How Do You Keep Your Head Up? What Can I Do Against the Best Players?

FIFA 22 is an extremely competitive game that is a lot of fun in both victory and defeat, but by the nature of the game, you will have moments when you need to know how to keep your head. As part of our FIFA 22 guide, we will share some general tips that we hope will help you stay cool and show you how to keep your head:

Perhaps the hardest but most important thing to accept is that, frankly, there are other players who are better than you. This doesn't mean you should throw in the towel and quit the game: instead, accept that you can improve in the game and try to learn something from what your opponents do. You don't need to be the number one player in the world to enjoy playing FIFA 22, so take an optimistic attitude and do your best. If you get beaten, you lose. But ask yourself: why did you get beaten? What did your opponent do differently? And what can you change to give yourself a better chance of victory next time? Although you will occasionally face better players in FIFA 22, there will also be situations where you think you should have won. We have all been there: a goalkeeper error, a penalty that should never have been given, or a ridiculous goal.

Stay calm, everything happens in football, and it will all happen to you...

How Do You Lower Your Blood Pressure in FIFA 22?

If you feel your blood pressure rising, it is time to take a break. Remember that you should play the game to relax and have fun. If you are in a bad mood, you will inevitably make mistakes, which will make you even angrier. So if you can't stay calm, it is time to turn the game off altogether. With the final section, we wrap up our FIFA 22 guide (for this article).

See you in our new guide articles...

If you have any other tips and tricks to share with us, we look forward to them in the comments section below.

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Defensive Tips: How Do You Concede Fewer Goals?

If you want to learn how to win more matches in FIFA 22, starting by conceding fewer goals can be a good option. Needless to say, your defensive setup and understanding will be among the first things that make you leave a match with points: think simply, if you never concede a goal, the worst result you can get is a draw (0-0). In this section of our FIFA 22 guide, we will share some defensive tips to help show you how to concede fewer goals: A good place to start is defending with your midfielders whenever possible. If you use a formation with a CDM, you can select them with the L1 button or the right analog stick and defend at the point where the ball is, so you can press with a single…

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Attacking Guide: How Do You Score More Goals?

Of course, if you want to know how to win more matches, you will need to know how to score more goals. The brutal truth is that even if your defense is impenetrable, you won't win any matches if you can't score. So for the next stage of our FIFA 22 guide, we will share some attacking tips to help show you how to score more goals: You can't score if you don't have the ball, so whatever your tactics and approach, our first piece of advice is to make sure you recycle the ball when you don't have an obvious advantage. The best way to score should be to disrupt your opponent's defense and create space, but if you are facing a good player, being patient is very important. You need to keep…

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General Tips: How Do You Keep Your Head Up? What Can I Do Against the Best Players?

FIFA 22 is an extremely competitive game that is a lot of fun in both victory and defeat, but by the nature of the game, you will have moments when you need to know how to keep your head. As part of our FIFA 22 guide, we will share some general tips that we hope will help you stay cool and show you how to keep your head: Perhaps the hardest but most important thing to accept is that, frankly, there are other players who are better than you. This doesn't mean you should throw in the towel and quit the game: instead, accept that you can improve in the game and try to learn something from what your opponents do. You don't need to be the number one player in the world to enjoy playing FIFA…

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How Do You Lower Your Blood Pressure in FIFA 22?

If you feel your blood pressure rising, it is time to take a break. Remember that you should play the game to relax and have fun. If you are in a bad mood, you will inevitably make mistakes, which will make you even angrier. So if you can't stay calm, it is time to turn the game off altogether. With the final section, we wrap up our FIFA 22 guide (for this article). See you in our new guide articles... If you have any other tips and tricks to share with us, we look forward to them in the comments section below.

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