Build Up For Crossing
The lead up before a cross often determines its success and different speeds of build up present different crossing opportunities. This lesson will teach you how to build up against different defensive play styles, and which crosses will be the best depending on the build up you choose.
Subscribe To THE GUIDE+ To Watch This Video
Check OptionsKey takeaways for this lesson:
- Fast build up - you want to look for crosses that attack space in the box. Normal, ground and driven crosses work the best here.
- You want to have a fast build up when you’re playing an opponent who has a high depth or is aggressive and likes to press as it will open up space for you to attack into with through balls, driven passes or just sprinting.
- Slow build up - there won’t be much space in the box so you’ll be aiming your cross to a target man who is good in the air. Lobbed and trivial crosses work the best here.
- You want to slow down the tempo against an opponent who has a low depth or defends passively and doesn’t press the ball. Here you shouldn’t force the ball into the box but patiently try and get into a position to lob / trivela cross to your aerial forward.
About the author: Patrick "Patty" Finnegan has been an Elite division / Rank 1 player since FUT21. He played as a pro player in the Australian E-League in FUT23 Australian E-League and has also coached several international pro players. Patty’s philosophy of coaching in EA FC is mastering the basics. Focusing on perfecting the fundamentals that apply to anyone in the lowest divisions to those in the Elite division including pros.
In case you didn't know: You can also access THE GUIDE+ on your PC with our Web Version and watch the lessons on a bigger screen. Here is the link: www.theguide.gg
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Future Logo Intro" by WinnieTheMoog (https://taigasoundprod.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Recent Free Content
Check out these lessons for free!
Powerful Chip Shots In 1v1 Situations
Chip shots have become more consistent with FC 25 and they are a reliable shooting technique especially when the keeper rushes out from his goal. In this lesson, we break down and show you how and when to effectively use the chip shots in FC 25.
Two Must Learn Crucial Defending Concepts
When the opponent gets himself on your side of the pitch, you have two decide what you need to do defensively. Having a good understanding of both on-the-ball and off-the-ball defending will help you incredibly.
How To Transition Defensively To FC 25!
You need to learn some major differences between FC 24 and 25 before fully adapting to the new game. In this lesson, we show you the key points to it.
How To Combine All The Different Tools To Form A Well Rounded Attacking Game
This lesson brings together all the puzzle pieces as we are taking a look at how to implement all the different techniques and fundamentals we learned in order to play nice attacking football in FC 25.
How to transition your attack from FC 24 to FC 25
FC 25 is similar to FC 24 in its core, however there are a few key differences that shift the game balance and that you need to understand in order to attack succesfully in this new game. We discuss all those differences in this lesson!