Goalkeeper - interventions | Defense FIFA 14 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Charge out

Properly heading out of the goal and lowering the angle at which the enemy can shoot can give you - without exaggeration - 70 to 80% success in defence. Timing is essential here - heading out too late will give the enemy a field to shoot, while doing it too early might end up in the ball being lobbed above the goalkeeper. In order to head out of the goal, push the charge button. Don't move back to the goal during an enemy's attack - it usually ends up with catching the goalkeeper during a wide step and is a straight way to scoring a goal.

Defending penalties

Let's be honest here - there's pretty much now good way of defending a penalty. In fact everything depends on luck and whether you feel the enemy's intentions. Having said that, it's a fact that the enemy usually aims at both lower corners of the goal and there's where you should search for any luck. Other than that, it's all luck.