Counter-attack | Offense FIFA 14 Guide

Sending the ball away from the line of defense

The key to success in the case of virtually each counter-attack, lies in extracting the bal from the line of defense in front of your goal and play the pass opening the variant of playing the ball, of your choice. The greatest number of ways to surprise the enemy is provided by playing the bal along the middle of the field - this gives you the opportunity to lead the ball into the furthest distance (brown arrow), allowed by the retreating defenders. There also is an option to play the ball to the wings (red arrows) or to pass the ball to the forwarding striker (blue arrow). The way of playing the ball depends only on your idea on the attack.