Finishing actions | Offense FIFA 14 Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Short pass around the 16 meter
A well played ball in the penalty area is the basic of a good final attack. A very effective tactic here is using short passes right next to the penalty zone - a short pass to the closest player (orange arrow) gives you a chance of quickly running into the penalty (blue arrow) and at least two possibilities afterwards - you can play the ball to the player below, giving him an almost perfect opportunity of scoring a goal (brow arrow) or finish it yourself with a low shot into the corner of the goal (green arrow).
A penetrating pass into the penalty area
Drawing the defenders' attention and focusing it on a single player gives you multiple possibilities of playing the ball and can open a straight way to scoring a goal. As you can see in the above screenshot, the player passing the ball gained the attention of as much as 4 enemies, who left the other two players running into the penalty uncovered. A straight pass into the middle of the penalty (blue arrow) gives you a chance if a fast shot from a small distance (orange arrow). It's also a good idea to extend the pass and play the ball to the further player.
Passing to the far post
Playing the ball to the "far post" is a very specific action - the ball has to be passed so that it doesn't end up in the enemy goalkeeper's range. If it comes down to it, you usually have two options - you either hit straight at the goalpost (orange arrow) or pass the ball to a teammate in the penalty area (blue arrow) and try to shoot the ball from as close as possible.
Reaching a clear position
Disorganizing the enemy's defence is a basic thing to do when you want to finish your action. Quite often everything comes down a single well passed ball, matching the pace and giving the player a clear shot. Playing a ball to an empty area (orange arrow) in many cases can give your player more space which he can immediately use by charging into the penalty zone and shooting at the goalpost (blue arrow).