FIFA 22: Free Kick Tutorial - How to Shoot Perfect Free Kicks

 

In FIFA 22  , free kicks can play an important role and can make the difference between winning and losing. We'll show you the best free kick techniques.

Free kicks can decide FIFA matches and bring victory in the last second, but often the valuable chances to score are simply wasted and the ball passed to the teammate.

But free kicks aren't as difficult as they look. With a little practice anyone can take perfect free kicks and we'll show you what to watch out for.

This is how free kicks work in FIFA 22: In general, not much has changed compared to FIFA 21. In order to take a free kick, the following steps must be taken:

1. Choose the free kick taker
2. Determine start-up
3. Aim with the white circle (indicator) and determine the direction and height
4. Charge shot power
5. Set the spin with the right stick during the run-up
6. If necessary, do a timed finishing

The decisive factor is the spin, because it determines what the trajectory of the ball will be. Here you can find out what is particularly effective this year.

3 free kicks that you should definitely practice

Unfortunately, there is no guarantee or the perfect way to convert every free kick. But with enough training and the right technique, you can learn to regularly get free kicks into the net. However, it is also important that you have a strong free-kick taker on the team who can show good free-kick stats.

The dip free kick

Then you should use it:

• At a distance between 16 and 24 meters. 

This is how you aim for a dip free kick.

This is how the variant works: First you need a shooter with reasonable free kick values ​​and good shooting power. Select it and follow these steps:

1. Aim the indicator at the corner where the wall is.
2. Be sure to aim at something about the over the bar.
3. Load the shot bar with approx. 2 bars (a little more at further distance).
4. Then move the right stick down first and then quickly up to activate the dip free kick.
5. For more precision, press the shot button again just before the foot hits the ball for a timed finish.

If everything went well, the ball should have flown in a high arc into the goal. If your opponent has moved the goalkeeper towards the wall at this distance, then the next free kick variant is a promising alternative.

The power free kick

Then you should use it:

• For short distances between 16 and 20 meters.
• With a central position.
• When the opponent takes the keeper out of the goalkeeper's corner. 

The perfect position for a power free kick.

This is how the variant works: If the opponent takes his goalkeeper one step out of the goalkeeper's corner, the power free kick is an option. For this you should choose a good free-kick shooter with the greatest possible shooting power. Then proceed as follows:

1. Aim at the center of the goalkeeper's corner with the indicator.
2. Charge the shot with about 2 to 3 bars.
3. Hold down L1 / LB.
4. For more precision, press the shot button again for a timed finish.

If everything went well, then the ball landed with a lot of power in the goal, untenable. You can also try the variant flat and aim into the lower goalkeeper corner.

The curved free kick

Then you should use it:

• At a distance between 16 and 20 meters.
• In a slightly sideways position. 

 

A good position for a curved free kick.

1. Aim the indicator a few meters from the goal.
2. Aim at approximately the height of the staff.
3. Load the shot bar with approx. 2 bars (a little more at further distance).
4. Then move the right stick down first and then up in a circular motion.
5. For more precision, press the shot button again just before the foot hits the ball for a timed finish.

If you did everything right, the ball should now flounder in the net and the goalkeeper and the players in the wall had no chance.

How do you shoot your free kicks in FIFA 22? Do you have any further tips? Please tell us in the comments!