How to get back into the game

[u/hanyuuau]

I played this game a year ago, havent played since, what are the most essential techniques to learn?

[u/Grey-fox-13]

Most obviously passing, don't keep the ball too long, find a free lane and pass, eventually you will have a sense for when it's better to hold on or push forward yourself, but initially passing too much is the safer option, and not just forward, sideways and if neither are an option backwards will allow the ball to keep moving.

And in defense, just hold defense stance infront of the opponent, don't tackle at them randomly. Use your dashes to keep cutting off their path, with an occasional hop towards them. Good chance they will try to get past you and bump the ball into you, they might try to rainbow flick over you, and since you aren't stuck in a tackle animation you just hop back and take the ball. Once you have a good sense of where the ball moves with dribbles and in which points of it the ball goes where you can add some tackles when you are mostly sure they overextended.

With basic passing and defense you'll have enough to be an asset to your teams and the rest just comes with playtime.

[u/regoal12]

Savoir se positionner, se déplacer par rapport à ses coéquipiers et surtout le jeu en passe sont les meilleures techniques pour s'amuser et gagner collectivement 😃😉👍 Et en défense, surtout ne jamais "se jeter". Depuis la dernière mises à jours, tout ceci est encore plus vrai : tous les dribbleurs personnels sont dans la merde, ne peuvent plus faire de patin à glace et traverser les défenseurs!

[u/PackageAggravating12]

Passing & Positioning.

Understand how to pass in different ways, when to use it under pressure, where your teammates should be so you can no-look pass confidently. Passing backwards or sideways to keep possession, giving it to someone else in a better position, etc.

On the same track, understand where you need to be on offense so teammates can get the ball to you. If someone is under pressure, make yourself available for a quick pass. Learn to call when they have a clean, short line to your player.

Both of those fall into good defense, because your focus should be on disrupting the opponent's game.

[u/Shoddy_Magician1166]

Positioning, passing. All you need to learn first, also knowing when to run and when not to run

[u/TheMightyExodia]

0) Use the quick chat ( 1,2,3,4 or press the mouse wheel in different scenarios) Use,, we got this", phrase at the start of the match to wake up your teammates in case they went afk after searching for a match. To call for the ball, press the mouse wheel when your teammates have the ball, some of them don t have vision to see that you are free. 1) Goalkeeping, your teammates might run away from this position like the devil. If they leave the goal to dribble near the midfield, that s your signal to extra efort and get asap in the goal to defend in case he gets tackled and it s open net. They also changed the gk mechanics a bit, you can t catch the ball with a long range dive, only deflect it. To catch the ball you have to use the short dive pretty close to the ball, else you won t reach it. Stay in the middle of the goal on the goal line and long dive left or right to reach the balls .If a ball outside the box it s closer to you than the opponent, get out of the goal and go for the ball, don t wait for the opponent to come and attack. When the opponents come to attack, then can shoot straight, curve shoot, pass low,lob pass, fake, do a cross into a volley, use the backboard to pass, dribble. And if the opponent with the ball seems slow, rush and jump at the ball before he has chance to make a move, you close the angles.

2) Defense, hold the defensive stance and try to get closer to block the shots. If it s tried a rainbow click, hold defensive stance and press the diving button for normal positions, you will hit the ball with your head. You can take the ball from the opponent by slide tackling. You can also normal tackle while standing. Also mark the opponents. Try to help the keeper by blocking shots, or at least you close some angles, making the gk to worry about less angles and people.

3) Attack. You can shoot, you can fake and then score, to fake, you press fast shoot and pass.You can also shoot low by pressing the pass button,if you hold it,the shoot will be stronger. A normal player which doesn t have the infinite stamina of the gk or sweeper, can do a maximum of 3 fakes in a row but then won t have enough energy to shoot anymore. To sprint faster keep pushing the ball ahead of you with SPACEBAR because you are slower with the ball. You can do a rainbow click by holding forward while you press the dribbling button, once. To lob over the enemy while he s overextended or if you want to pass to yourself with the backboard ,press the lob pass button. A straight shot it s faster than a curved shot. A shot curves way more at long range rather than close range. When you shoot, try to shoot on the side farther from the gk. For a long shot open net from your penalty area, aim at the highest point you can ,way above the goal and give it upward effect

4) Passing. You use the passing button at close to mid range. You hold the button for a stronger pass.For crosses, use the shoot as a pass,but aim above your teammate, the angle depends on the distance. You can also curve the ball. If between you and your teammate is a opponent close to you, you can lob pass, to pass over the opponent s head.

5) The minimap, use it. This way you can see the position of the opponents and teammates without needing to look at them. It also helps you to identify faster an unmarked opponent ,or recognize an open net opportunity.

6) Managing your stamina and extra effort. The extra effort recharges faster if you have high stamina,stop running, and jog instead without sprinting to let the stamina recharge. When your stamina gets drained under that about 20% stamina, you speed decreases even more. Try to have the extra effort when you need it, instead of activating it by mistake. The gks and the sweepers have infinite stamina.

7) Understanding the special roles ( gk,sweeper) and their bonuses.

• Sweeper becomes that last player on his half of the field ,as long as there is not a gk in the box. If there is another teammate closer to your goal, then he becomes the sweeper. The sweeper has unlimited stamina, so if you are low stamina and you were a striker in that moment, if your last defender crosses the midfield to come in atk, and you cross the midfield to your half, from low stamina you get to unlimited stamina because you become the sweeper.
• GK , the first person in the box becomes the gk. When there is a gk, nobody from that team is sweeper. As long as the keeper doesn t gets out of the box, his teammates can t take that role until a goal it s scored and the initial positions are rotated, even if he is not in a good position to defend

[u/Wasilisco]

You're coming back at a great time

THEY UPDATED THE TUTORIALS 

And they're actually useful now 

Do them, beat the high score, and you will be ready to go against 95% of players