The same old analog sprint dribbling practice
The key to controlling Left Stick for dribbling and ball controlling. 1. Push the left stick less. Move it gently and delicately. It doesn't seem to affect the dribbling speed as in previous versions. But it affects the quick and agile movements. And it reduces the possibility of awkward and sluggish motion by left stick over-angled movement. It also affects the player receiving the passed ball. If the player's ball controlling stat is high, it makes the ball glued to the player's feet. When the player runs into space at high speed with right trigger pressed much, release right trigger completely and push the left stick less the moment the player receives the ball. You can see that the ball doesn't get knocked far off the player's feet. 2. Within 180 degree, make curved movement with less pushed left stick. It makes the player touch the ball often. For example, when you change the dribbling direction at the angle of 90 degree by moving the left stick sharp, the player's movement gets a bit sluggish due to the momentum. But if you change the direction with curved movement of left stick, the player touches the ball two or three times while he makes the 90 degree turn, for example, once at 30 degree, another at 60, and the last at 90. This habit makes the player touch the ball often so that the ball controlling gets more responsive and nimble. But for sharp and unexpected change of the dribbling direction, you can move the left stick sharp. 3. Curved movement by left stick also makes the big difference when defending the dribbling opponent. When jockeying and blocking the passing or shooting line of the opponent. moving left stick left and right directly makes the player sluggish. Move and curve the left stick within small diameter. It makes the player less sluggish. 4. Dribbling in FIFA 18 falls into three categories, the nudge, mid range push and kick and rush. The nudge is the basic dribbling made by left stick only without pressing right trigger, mid range push by pressing right trigger within less than half of its input range, and kick and rush by pressing right trigger more than half of its input range. When you want to exit quickly into space, you can press right trigger boldly. But if the player's acceleration stat is not high, there can be a little bit of delay until the player catches up with the ball. But if the player's acceleration stat is high and if you want to speed up with the ball close to the player's feet like top dribblers such as Messi, press the right trigger like a gas paddle of a car on the jammed road in a city. 5. Acceleration and sprint by right trigger is geared to the linear movement in FIFA 18. If you keep pressing it much to make the player run at high speed, it is not easy to change the dribbling direction. But while pressing right trigger within the input of mid range push, you can still change the dribbling direction, maintaining the relatively high dribbling speed. Try moving the left stick left and right while running at high speed with right trigger pressed within less than half of its input range. The player touches the ball twice or three times while dribbling at high speed. But if you move the left stick many times to constantly change the direction by small touches, the player's movement gets tangled and sluggish and the speed gets down. Moving left stick to change the dribbling direction twice or three times can be used to feint the defender. 6. L1(LB) can be used for dynamic change of dribbling speed. While you run with right trigger pressed within less than kick and rush input range, pressing or tapping L1 for a short period of time makes the sudden change of dribbling speed. Decide the exit direction by moving left stick, keeping pressing R2. The player kicks the ball immediately into the space. Pressing and unpressing L1 this way while sprinting makes the dribbling speed change suddenly and makes the dribbling unpredictable. But if you keep pressing L1 while sprinting, the dribbling speed dies down completely and close dribbling mode kicks in. To accelerate, you have to start from the zero speed.
The key to controlling Left Stick for dribbling and ball controlling. 1. Push the left stick less. Move it gently and delicately. It doesn't seem to affect the dribbling speed as in previous versions. But it affects the quick and agile movements. And it reduces the possibility of awkward and sluggish motion by left stick over-angled movement. It also affects the player receiving the passed ball. If the player's ball controlling stat is high, it makes the ball glued to the player's feet. When the player runs into space at high speed with right trigger pressed much, release right trigger completely and push the left stick less the moment the player receives the ball. You can see that the ball doesn't get knocked far off the player's feet. 2. Within 180 degree, make curved movement with less pushed left stick. It makes the player touch the ball often. For example, when you change the dribbling direction at the angle of 90 degree by moving the left stick sharp, the player's movement gets a bit sluggish due to the momentum. But if you change the direction with curved movement of left stick, the player touches the ball two or three times while he makes the 90 degree turn, for example, once at 30 degree, another at 60, and the last at 90. This habit makes the player touch the ball often so that the ball controlling gets more responsive and nimble. But for sharp and unexpected change of the dribbling direction, you can move the left stick sharp. 3. Curved movement by left stick also makes the big difference when defending the dribbling opponent. When jockeying and blocking the passing or shooting line of the opponent. moving left stick left and right directly makes the player sluggish. Move and curve the left stick within small diameter. It makes the player less sluggish. 4. Dribbling in FIFA 18 falls into three categories, the nudge, mid range push and kick and rush. The nudge is the basic dribbling made by left stick only without pressing right trigger, mid range push by pressing right trigger within less than half of its input range, and kick and rush by pressing right trigger more than half of its input range. When you want to exit quickly into space, you can press right trigger boldly. But if the player's acceleration stat is not high, there can be a little bit of delay until the player catches up with the ball. But if the player's acceleration stat is high and if you want to speed up with the ball close to the player's feet like top dribblers such as Messi, press the right trigger like a gas paddle of a car on the jammed road in a city. 5. Acceleration and sprint by right trigger is geared to the linear movement in FIFA 18. If you keep pressing it much to make the player run at high speed, it is not easy to change the dribbling direction. But while pressing right trigger within the input of mid range push, you can still change the dribbling direction, maintaining the relatively high dribbling speed. Try moving the left stick left and right while running at high speed with right trigger pressed within less than half of its input range. The player touches the ball twice or three times while dribbling at high speed. But if you move the left stick many times to constantly change the direction by small touches, the player's movement gets tangled and sluggish and the speed gets down. Moving left stick to change the dribbling direction twice or three times can be used to feint the defender. 6. L1(LB) can be used for dynamic change of dribbling speed. While you run with right trigger pressed within less than kick and rush input range, pressing or tapping L1 for a short period of time makes the sudden change of dribbling speed. Decide the exit direction by moving left stick, keeping pressing R2. The player kicks the ball immediately into the space. Pressing and unpressing L1 this way while sprinting makes the dribbling speed change suddenly and makes the dribbling unpredictable. But if you keep pressing L1 while sprinting, the dribbling speed dies down completely and close dribbling mode kicks in. To accelerate, you have to start from the zero speed.