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Corners and free kicks: the complete system in FC 27
Description
Several answers for set pieces: two more direct corners, the short corner and its routines, and a free kick system with reference points for the wall, distance and power.
The follow-up to “How to score from set pieces”. In the Basic plan, Chousita completes the system: the direct corner to the far post and the low corner to the near post with a pass back to the edge of the box; the idea behind short corners (making your opponent hesitate and choosing based on how they react), with two routines that end in goals; and the free kick method: strike, wall, distance and power, with reference points for close and long-range free kicks and when to go round the outside or the inside of the wall. It ends with which routine to choose depending on how your opponent defends.
What you will learn
- Take the direct corner to the far post with the same strike as the near-post one, aiming halfway between the penalty spot and the edge of the box with three to three and a quarter bars
- Use the low corner to the near post, with the contact point at the very top and three bars, to turn and play a Pinged pass to the player on the edge of the box when your opponent is expecting a cross
- See the short corner as a way to make your opponent hesitate: threaten the byline, turn back if they block it and choose between driving inside, the pass back to the edge of the box or Player Lock
- Always follow the same order for free kicks (strike, wall, distance and power), using the last player in the wall as your reference
- Adjust the free kick to the distance: close in, between 0.2 and half a body width and around three bars without reaching three and a half; from far out, one and a half to two body widths and around three and a half bars
- Choose the routine based on how your opponent defends: the post they leave open, the side they move the wall to or the space they leave when they block the byline
Who it is for
For players who already have a corner or free kick routine that opponents end up reading, or who shoot free kicks without knowing how much power or separation to use.
When to use it
On every corner and free kick, especially when your opponent has already defended your usual routine once or changes the wall and the marking.
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