Through balls | Tactical solutions and tips FIFA 07 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Using through balls also helps in scoring goals, sometimes it's even better than crosses. This element of the game is quite difficult, but mastering it is a great advantage.

Protruding strikers are a necessity if you want to perform a through ball. Picture below shows a matching formation.

At the beginning, one of your midfielders has to have the ball.

This midfielder starts to run in the middle of the pitch, towards rival's goal. If one of our forwarders will stand in one line with the last opponent defender (excluding goalkeeper), perform a through ball to him by pressing button [W] or [Q] + [W] for a long pass. And one more thing - beware of offside traps!

After the through ball, forwarder starts to run towards rival's goal. It is a necessity to keep a distance from opponent defenders. In order to keep it, press [E] to sprint. Another way to do it is zigzag.

The goalkeeper will probably charge, so press [Q] + [D] (new configuration: [Q] + [A]) to kick the ball over him. If he won't, you may ignore the [Q] button and make a normal shot on target.