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Game FIFA FOOTBALL 2005 |
Guide Type Full Guide |
Platform GameCube |
Rating G |
Author TheMagicMushroom22 |
E-mail
[email protected] |
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CONTENTS |
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. CONTROLS
3. CAREER MODE
a. Getting Started
b. Career Central
i. Play Next Game
ii. Simulate Next Game
iii. Squad
iv. Options
v. Save Career
vi. Fixtures
vii. Tables
c. End of Season
4. MY FIFA 2005
a. My FIFA 2005 Store
b. My FIFA 2005 Trophy Room
5. TIPS
a. Gameplay Tips#
b. Career Tips#
6. FORMATIONS & TACTICS
a. Formations
b. Tactics
7. FAQS
8. CONCLUSION
9. VERSION HISTORY
10. CREDITS
11. COPYRIGHT
# Half Done
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1. INTRODUCTION |
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This FAQ/guide for FIFA 2005 is my second FAQ after I did FIFA 2004 last
year. I hope I can improve on last year's one as I have added tactics and
a more in depth Career Mode guide.
If you need any help with the game at all please feel free to e-mail me at
[email protected]. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU FULLY READ THE GUIDE FIRST, as
last year I had heaps of e-mails which asked about things already covered in
the guide. Please be patient too, as I only go on the net once every couple of
days. Oh, and while this guide may be for GameCube, most of things are the
same except the controls and online so don't feel as if you can't e-mail me.
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2. CONTROLS |
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MENU NAVIGATION
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HIGHLIGHT OPTION +Control Pad/Control Stick
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SELECT HIGHLIGHTED A Button
OPTION/ADVANCE TO
NEXT SCREEN
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BACK/PREVIOUS B Button
SCREEN
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NEXT PAGE L/R Button
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GENERAL GAMEPLAY
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MOVE PLAYER Control Stick
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SPRINT Hold R Button+Control Stick
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ACTIVATE IGM Hold Z+R Button
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PAUSE GAME Start/Pause Button
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ATTACKING(with ball)
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PASS/HEADER A Button
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MANUAL THROUGH BALL L+A Button
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SHOT/HEADER/VOLLEY/
CLEARANCE B Button
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CHIP SHOT L+B Button
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FAKE SHOT Hold Z Button
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LOB/CROSS Normal X Button
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EARLY CROSS L+X Button
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LOW HARD CROSS Double Tap X Button
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THROUGH BALL
(ASSISTED) Y Button
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LOBBED THROUGH BALL L+Y Button
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SKILL MOVES C Stick
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DEFENDING(without ball)
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SWITCH PLAYER A Button
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CONSERVATIVE TACKLE B Button
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SLIDING TACKLE X Button
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GOALIE CHARGE Y Button
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GOALKEEPER IN POSSESSION
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MOVE/AIM KICK Control Stick
OR THROW
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THROW A Button
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HIGH KICK X/B Button
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DROP BALL Y Button
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ATTACKING SET PIECES(direct free kicks & corners)
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MOVE/AIM KICK Control Stick(direct free
kicks only)
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MOVE PLAYER Control Stick
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PRESET ROUTINE +Control Pad UP/DOWN and A to
select
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PASS TO RECEIVER B/X/Y Button
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BALL SPIN C Stick(direct free
kicks only)
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JOSTLE C Stick(corners only)
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SHOOT B/X/Y Button(direct free
kicks only)
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INDIRECT FREE KICK & GOAL KICK
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AIM Control Stick
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LONG PASS X/B Button(HOLD for power)
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SHORT PASS A Button(HOLD for power)
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TAKING A THROW IN
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MOVE RECIEVER Control Stick
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CHANGE RECIEVER A Button
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THROW X/Y Button
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TAKING A PENALTY KICK
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AIM SHOT Control Stick
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SHOOT B Button(HOLD for power)
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DEFENDING SET PIECES OTHER THAN PENALTY KICKS
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MOVE PLAYER/WALL Control Stick
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WALL JUMP X/Y/B Button
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SWITCH PLAYER A Button
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JOSTLE C-Stick
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DEFENDING A PENALTY KICK
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DIVE Control Stick+B Button
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3. CAREER MODE |
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In this section I will tell you what each menu and option does in Career
Mode and how to prolong your managerial career with your team(in other words,
how not to get fired). ;)
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3.a GETTING STARTED
First choose Career Mode in the Game Modes section. You start off by naming
your career file, reading the details of what Career Mode is all about and
picking your look and name.
Now you're at a fairly important screen, where you pick the zone(out of 5)
that you want to play in. Then all the teams in that zone without a manager
will be up for selection. Don't expect to find Arsenal and company here
though. Just about all teams are in the lower divisions or are really poor at
the top level. If you aren't happy with the teams you can get some different
ones by going back out to the area select then going back into the team
select. You won't find many changes early on though.
The local newspaper is displayed next with your club and announcing it's new
manager and a little paragraph about you saying how good the club is or the
chairman saying what a great move they have made. But you won't let them down
will you? Of course not! Leading on to the club's expectations, these are
displayed next saying something like finish in the top half, get a top three
finish or win the league.
Up next is your staff which by using points you earn after each game or the
end of the season. You start out with 100 points and try to even them out at
first but later on only spend on the more important areas(see the tips section
for more detail). Here's what I did:
Strikers 15
Midfield 15
Defence 15
Goalkeeping 15
Fitness Coach 10
Finance 10
Medical Staff 10
Scouting Staff 10
Once you build up to 100 points you gain a level and I think this is when
your players develop, when you go up a level. You gain points by winning(the
more goals you win by give you more points), winning big games against rivals,
winning in cup competition, the club giving you points because they like the
way your managing and end of season reward.
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3.b CAREER CENTRAL
Here is your main window displaying all things from your next game to your
job security and what team you just played and the result. This is what all
the menu options do:
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3.b.i PLAY NEXT GAME
Play your next opponent. You can have a last-minute fiddle with your team
here as well.
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3.b.ii SIMULATE NEXT GAME
Simulate your next game. You get updates of all bad
misses, crude tackles and goals. Press A to intervene if things are going
pear-shaped. This will take you to the current state of play.
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3.b.iii SQUAD
Prepare your team for the upcoming game. You can change formation, put
unfit players in the reserves and put reserves on the bench. I change my team
after each game so fitness doesn't become a major worry.
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3.b.iv OPTIONS
There are a lot of options to choose from here:
- Tactics: See 6.b TACTICS
- Stats Central: You can look at each players individual performance and how
each team stacks up on passes completed etc.. You can also see the cups and
leagues your in as well as viewing the ECC and EFA results and tables in your
second year.
- Transfer Market: During the two transfer windows(preseason till early
September and during January) you can sell your players(of whom most should
have been bidded for) and buy some new players with your money.
- Upgrades: This takes you to the staff page where you can add your points to
improve your team. See 3.a for more info.
- Team Summary: View all your players skill ratings and so on. You can also
see other team's players.
- Manager Summary: View your record for each team you have been with, all the
cups you've won throughout your career and your rating.
- Game Settings: Contains all the options like volume and difficulty etc. Some
of these options aren't available in career but I've included them anyway.
- My Team: Select the team you support. They'll automatically appear when
you select Play Now with their rival.
- Half Length: Choose how long the half will go. Minimum of 2, maximum
of 10.
- Difficulty Level: Choose between Amateur(easiest) and World
Class(hardest).
- Game Speed: Select how fast the game will run.
- Injuries: Choose whether players can get injured.
- Offside: Select whether or not the offside rule is used.
- Bookings: Determines whether yellow or red cards will be handed out.
- Time/Score Display: Choose if you can see the scores and time on the
top corner of the screen.
- Player Status Bar: You can have the status bar show the player's name
or display nothing.
- Camera: Select which camera you want to use.
- Radar: Choose whether you want the radar in the way of the game or not.
- Rumble: Select on to get the vibration when tackled.
- Home/Away Auto Switching: I think this is how often the computer
automatically changes the player you are selecting to someone closer
to the ball. I usually have mine completely off, it does get very
annoying at times.
- Commentary/Game SFX/Menu Music Volume: Choose how loud the audio is.
- Set Pieces: Change all your set-pieces for corners and free-kicks
around the goal.
- My FIFA 2005 Store: See 5.a My FIFA 2005 Store.
- My FIFA 2005 Trophy Room: See 5.b My FIFA 2005 Trophy Room.
- Transaction History: This shows all of the transfers done in the
current transfer window by all clubs in all leagues, not just your own.
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3.b.v SAVE CAREER
Saves your career file. This does take a while and doesn't save your game
settings.
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3.b.vi FIXTURES
Press X at the Career Central menu and all of your upcoming fixtures will
be displayed. For some strange reason you have to fly to away cup games but
not when you play them away in a league game. Strange indeed.
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3.b.vii TABLES
By pressing Y at the Career Central menu your league table pops up. You can
move across to select columns and by pressing Y you can sort all teams by
goals scored etc.
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3.c END OF SEASON
Many people will think oh it's the end of the season- I can get smashed and
relax but in FIFA 2005 there's none of that. You're tossed straight back in
to the action, kind of. First you'll see the newspaper saying how well you
went or not went. You'll either love reading this or not, if you faired
poorly.
Here comes the part that'll make or break you- the boards decision into
whether they want to keep you or not. I don't know what happens when you
don't reach their expectation but I guess it's that they will get rid of you
or if your lucky keep you on for another season. Your job security metre is
displayed next and the board adds percentage if you fulfilled their
expectations and it goes down if you disappointed.
Now you see the team select screen. If at first the team you want isn't
appearing go out to the area select and back in again and the teams change. If
you choose the same team retired players and their replacements are shown
but if you go to a new club new and retiring players aren't mentioned.
Once your team is selected the board shows you the expectations for this
year and then a paper announcing your re-signing or new home.
And that's basically it, you have only 14 more seasons or roughly 700 games
to go. Hopefully by then you can get to your dream club.
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4. MY FIFA 2005 |
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4.a MY FIFA 2005 STORE
This place has all of the unlockable kits, night stadiums, balls, songs and
Pierluigi Collina to unlock by spending your hard earned points. There are a
total of 80 items to unlock with a total of 391,000. The total for all the
objectives though is 422,000 so you may not have to do all of them.
The list is below and while I found some of these myself I'd like to thank
Syxx676 for contributing 90% of these as I didn't have most of them and the
time. Of course some are impossible for GCN owners like "Play Online" and
"Play A Football Fusion Match" but most are the same on all consoles. Thanks
again Syxx676!
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|POINTS | OBJECTIVE |
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|1000 | Go To Career Mode |
|1000 | Go To Jukebox |
|1000 | Go To Practice Mode |
|1000 | Go To Set Pieces Screen |
|1000 | Go To Tournament Creator Mode |
|1000 | Go To Tournament Mode |
|2000 | 5 Game Win Streak (Career) |
|2000 | Beat A 5 star team |
|2000 | Beat A Rival Team |
|2000 | Get A Clean Sheet |
|2000 | Play A Football Fusion match |
|4000 | Qualify For Europe |
|4000 | Play Online |
|6000 | Create A Player |
|6000 | Get Your Team Promoted |
|6000 | Score A Hat Trick |
|6000 | Win A Match With A National Team |
|6000 | Win A PK Shootout |
|6000 | Win by 5+ Goals |
|6000 | Win The Austrian OFB Cup |
|6000 | Win The Austrian Bundesliga |
|6000 | Win The Belgian FA Cup |
|6000 | Win The Belgian League |
|6000 | Win The Brazilian Cup |
|6000 | Win The Brazilian League |
|6000 | Win The LDV Vans Trophy (England) |
|6000 | Win The Community Shield (England) |
|6000 | Win The Supercopa (Spain) |
|6000 | Win The Copa de España (Spain) |
|6000 | Win The Coppa Nazionale (Italy) |
|6000 | Win The Coupe de France |
|6000 | Win The Coupe de la Ligue (France) |
|6000 | Win The DONG Cup |
|6000 | Win The Danish Superligaen |
|6000 | Win The Deutscher Pokal (Germany) |
|6000 | Win The Dt. Super-Cup (Germany) |
|6000 | Win The Dutch Cup |
|6000 | Win The Dutch Eredivisie |
|6000 | Win The ECC |
|6000 | Win The EFA |
|6000 | Win Football League Champ |
|6000 | Win Football League One |
|6000 | Win Football League Two |
|6000 | Win The European Super Cup |
|6000 | Win The English Cup |
|6000 | Win The Scottish FA Cup |
|6000 | Win The FA Premier League |
|6000 | Win The German Bundesliga 1 |
|6000 | Win The German Bundesliga 2 |
|6000 | Win The K-League |
|6000 | Win The League Cup (England) |
|6000 | Win French Division 1 |
|6000 | Win The French Division 2 |
|6000 | Win The Mexican Apertura |
|6000 | Win The MLS |
|6000 | Win The MLS Open Cup |
|6000 | Win The Norwegian FA Cup |
|6000 | Win The Norwegian Tippeligaen |
|6000 | Win The Portuguese Cup |
|6000 | Win The Portuguese SuperLiga |
|6000 | Win The Scottish Premier League |
|6000 | Win The Italian Serie A |
|6000 | Win The Italian Serie B |
|6000 | Win The Spanish Primera |
|6000 | Win The Spanish Segunda |
|6000 | Win The Supercoppa Nazionale (Italy)|
|6000 | Win The Swedish Allsvenskan |
|6000 | Win The Swedish Cup |
|6000 | Win The Swiss Axpo Super League |
|6000 | Win The Swiss Cup |
|6000 | Win The Trophee Champions (France) |
|6000 | 10 Game Win Streak (Career) |
|6000 | Win The Americas Club Championship |
|6000 | Win The Mexican Clausura |
|6000 | Win The Copa del Rey |
|8000 | Score A Goal With A Created Player |
|8000 | Complete Career Mode |
|10000 | Become A 5 Star Manager |
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4.b MY FIFA 2005 TROPHY ROOM
You can view all the cups that you can win in the game. I'm not sure but
maybe if you win them all you get a nice reward. You can complete these in
Career Mode only, tournament mode doesn't get you any cups at all. Tournaments
don't work because what happens with the tournaments is that all the game
does is set up a custom tournament that is specifically set up to play each
team twice, have 38 games etc. Therefore the game doesn't recognise the
tournament as having a cup and you get nothing, which I found out the hard
way...
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5. TIPS |
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5.a GAMEPLAY TIPS
Use chips to easily beat the goalie.
When one-on-one with the goalie press L+B to pop the ball over the goalies
head. It's usually harder to shoot around him for some reason but be warned;
I've had chips beat the goalie but then a defender has ran in and cleared the
ball away on the goal line.
Use the fake shot.
I must admit I don't often use this(probably once every three games) but when
I do I find it very useful. One time I got a penalty because the keeper mauled
me but not much else has happened. I prefer the chip over this but the fake
shot is definitely a trick worth having up your sleeve.
Practice for better results.
Don't think that practice is a waste if time- it's actually very useful in how
to beat the keeper one-on-one and how to score from set-pieces. Practice
crosses and work out what all the tricky moves are so that you can add more
dimensions to your game.
Off the Ball mode is still effective.
Why it is no where near as effective as last year Off the Ball mode can still
be very handy to get the ball down field. This is how I do virtually all of my
lobs, by cycling through to the player I want and not running them anywhere
but just pressing X and heading the ball off.
Get around defenders by using First Touch.
When your striker is receiving a pass use first touch to get around his marker
and open up the field. I like using this with player runs followed by a
through ball and then the First Touch to advance on the defence.
Use the tricky moves to get past defenders.
If you have no one to pass to or just want to score an awesome individual goal
use the C-stick to do a tricky move. They don't always work but when they do
they generally open up a lot of space for you to run into. And also make sure
you know what direction does what tricky move as otherwise your chances of
getting around the defender is even lower.
Hurdle over opponents.
When an opponent tries to slide in and steal the ball off you try hurdling
them by flicking the C-Stick back. This makes you flick the ball up and over
the opponent. You can also pull off a awesome long range shot by once doing
the hurdle letting the ball bounce once and then shooting.
Do u-turns.
What most beginners do is turn to face the goals as soon as they get the ball
but if you run towards your goals and then slowly do a u-turn you should beat
the defender. Turning straight towards goal does work but when under pressure
use the u-turn manoeuvre.
Draw out the goalie.
Struggling to get your shots on target? Here's the solution. Instead of
shooting when your one-on-one with the keeper, draw out the goalie and pass
to another striker. The striker with the ball now should have the goalie far
of his line and this should allow you to not have to use any direction when
shooting. I like to do this with the 3-4-3, you have many options up front to
pass to in that situation.
If narrowly in the lead play keepings off.
When in a must-win game and only winning by a goal with ten minutes to go
change to a defensive formation like the 5-3-2(the one I use) and pass the
ball around to any free player. If you don't have any options press B to boot
the ball up the field or head back to your goalie.
Pass to the stationary player in corners.
Corners are fairly hard to score off if you head to the guys who run in to the
ball, the keeper usually intercepts. Try the guy pushing his man around right
in front of the goals, the goalie rarely intercepts him. To jostle effectively
push the C-Stick in the direction of the defender repeatedly. Another way to
score at corners without using the stationary man is to wait till the time
metre has 4 bars left and then start running in towards the ball.
Get the ball up the field as quickly as possible.
Once you cause a turnover in defence move the ball as quickly as possible up
to your strikers because there won't be as many opposition midfielders there
to help out their defence. This works very well when they have three defenders
and you have three strikers. The best way to do this is by using the remote
receiver control and pressing lob straight away- this is the quickest route
to your strikers and means you'll rarely lose the ball in the midfield.
Have some variety.
I know people who when playing against me use three moves; the normal pass,
through ball and shoot/conservative tackle. From this I know they are never
going to lob the ball so I stand in between the person who he is likely to
pass the ball to and the passer. This is very easy to do and if you are one
of the people who do this please use some variety to make the opponent second
guess every move you make.
Attack from the kick-off.
I have a little tactic that I use every time I start the game, either after
just conceding a goal or to start off the half. I always have three strikers
so this is what I do: once I've restarted play I send the left striker on a
run towards goals, pass to him, run forwards to the defence, sidestep the
defender and score. This tactic works one in every three times and is very
handy when you have just gone a goal down.
Get to know how the computer plays.
The computer basically has four ways of scoring, by crosses, by being direct
and shooting into the top corner, set-pieces(corners, free kicks) and other
ways that rarely happen(say, for example, it picks off a pass that two of your
defenders are involved in). You can tell what type of way it's hoping to score
in if the computer keeps passing the ball to it's wingers in the hope of
drawing out your left/right back. Otherwise it will be trying to pass to a
player in the box and score by shooting in the top corner.
Don't boot the ball up the field with the goalie.
When you have a goal kick or the keeper has picked up the ball don't boot the
ball as far up the field as you can. I have found that you probably have a 50%
chance of winning the ball from that situation. Instead, get the keeper to
play a short ball to a defender along the ground or in the case of the keeper
having the ball in his hands, throw the ball as far up the field as possible.
From there you should be able to get the ball to your strikers.
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5.b CAREER TIPS
If you plan to change club don't buy any players in the January window.
Because when you change club you take all your money with you, save up if you
know you are going to change club at the end season. Then you can buy quality
players for your new club without selling anyone!
Rotate players to boost morale.
A lot of players in one team means many people are going to miss out on
playing. You can combat this by selling off your three or four reserves for
one or two quality players. Give the back up goalie a go as well, they are
hardly ever required but when you've already qualified for the next round of
the ECC for example you should give him a shot. I give mine three to five
appearances a season.
Get rid of bench boys.
If you have people who never ever play sell them and pick up one awesome
player who will contribute. You probably only need five strikers, eight
midfielders, eight defenders and two goalkeepers, any more and you've got
too many players.
Evenly distribute your manager points.
Don't boost up one area of your staff, spread the love. I think fitness
needs the most work but I still give some points to other areas. Medical staff
doesn't need to be boosted as much as the others so maybe give that the least
points but spread the rest around evenly. You can though give all your points
to the one coach, because I'm pretty sure that after the coach goes up a level
your players go up a skill point. I still share though.
Always try to score as many goals as possible.
Don't give up when your leading 3-0; the more goals you score the more
points you get to give to your staff. Beating your rival heavily and winning
by a couple of goals in Europe add more points than usual to your total.
Play to the tactics you've set.
Make sure you change the tactics to suit the style your going to play with.
If you have three defenders no use having a pressing defence that uses the
offside trap, you'll find your defenders will be all over the place giving
your opposition many easy chances.
Keep an eye on your job security.
If your security meter is dangerously low(around 10%) then aim for 0-0 draws
to raise the percentage by one or two percent. A good cup run will
dramatically improve your security but an early exit can lose you as much as
10%. If you are in the English lower divisions an early exit in both cups can
quickly turn 40% into 15%, especially if the board have high expectations.
Buy young players.
If you plan on being a team for two or three seasons sell some bench warmers
for an awesome, young player. With the help of your skills coaches they will
become even better and hopefully dominate on the pitch. I have compiled a list
of players that are 23 or younger and have a skill level of at least 82. Just
remember that these players will go up and down based on morale and that by
the time your managerial prestige is good enough these players will be 3 or
so years older. Take note that there aren't much goalkeepers here-most hit
their peak when they are in their late twenties. From experience though I
found that their skill goes up very easily when they are young. One of my
goalkeepers went up ten in skill in three years to a total of 84.
STRIKERS
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| NAME | SKILL | AGE | CLUB |
|________________|_______|_______|_____________________|
| Adriano | 92 | 22 | Inter Milan |
| D.Cisse | 90 | 23 | Liverpool |
| J.Reyes | 88 | 21 | Arsenal |
| D.Papadopoulos | 88 | 22 | Paninthiakos |
| S.Etoo | 88 | 23 | Barcelona |
| Luis Fabiano | 88 | 23 | FC Porto |
| W.Rooney | 87 | 18 | Man Utd |
| F.Torres | 87 | 20 | Atletico de Madrid |
| M.Baros | 87 | 22 | Liverpool |
| A.Cassano | 86 | 22 | Roma |
| Robinho | 85 | 20 | Santos |
| C.Tevez | 85 | 20 | Boca Juniors |
| A.Gilardino | 85 | 22 | Parma |
| Sergio Garcia | 84 | 21 | Levante |
| J.Saviola | 84 | 22 | AS Monaco |
| L.Donovan | 84 | 22 | San Jose |
| L.Podolski | 83 | 19 | FC Cologne |
| Nilmar | 83 | 20 | Internacional |
| S.Maloney | 83 | 21 | Celtic |
| Villa | 83 | 22 | Real Zaragoza |
| Z.Ibrahimovic | 83 | 22 | Juventus |
| Dagoberto | 82 | 21 | Paranaense |
| J.Defoe | 82 | 21 | Tottenham |
| R.van Persie | 82 | 21 | Arsenal |
| Mantoras | 82 | 22 | Besiktas |
| Portillo | 82 | 22 | Firenze |
| Helder Postiga | 82 | 22 | FC Porto |
| A.Smith | 82 | 23 | Man Utd |
| I.Szabics | 82 | 23 | Stuttgart |
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MIDFIELDERS
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| NAME | SKILL | AGE | POS | CLUB |
|________________|_______|_______|_______|_____________________|
| Kaka | 92 | 22 | CAM | AC Milan |
| T.Rosicky | 91 | 23 | CAM | Borussia Dortmund |
| Joaquin | 89 | 23 | RWM | Real Betis |
| C.Ronaldo | 88 | 19 | RWM | Man Utd |
| A.D'Allessandro| 88 | 23 | CAM | Wolfsburg |
| B.Pedretti | 87 | 23 | CM | Marseille |
| R.van der Vaart| 86 | 21 | CAM | Ajax |
| A.Robben | 85 | 20 | LM | Chelsea |
| Xabi Alonso | 85 | 22 | CM | Liverpool |
| J.Cole | 85 | 22 | CAM | Chelsea |
| M.Diarra | 85 | 23 | CM | Lyon |
| W.Sneijder | 84 | 20 | LM | Ajax |
| K.Kallstrom | 84 | 22 | CM | Rennes |
| A.Hleb | 84 | 23 | CAM | Stuttgart |
| Carlos Alberto | 83 | 19 | CAM | FC Porto |
| M.Essien | 83 | 21 | RM | Lyon |
| A.Motta | 83 | 22 | CM | Barcelona |
| Arteta | 83 | 22 | CM | Real Sociedad |
| Julio Baptista | 83 | 22 | CAM | Sevilla |
| Diego | 82 | 19 | CAM | FC Porto |
| Emre | 82 | 23 | LM | Inter Milan |
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DEFENDERS
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| NAME | SKILL | AGE | POS | CLUB |
|_________________|_______|_______|_______|_____________________|
| J.Terry | 89 | 23 | CB | Chelsea |
| C.Metzelder | 89 | 23 | CB | Borussia Dortmund |
| G.Seitaridis | 88 | 23 | RB | FC Porto |
| K.Toure | 88 | 23 | CB | Arsenal |
| A.Cole | 88 | 23 | LB | Arsenal |
| G.Milito | 86 | 23 | CB | Real Zaragoza |
| Pablo | 85 | 22 | CB | Atletico de Madrid |
| P.Lahm | 84 | 20 | LWB | Stuttgart |
| R.Bravo | 84 | 23 | CB | Real Madrid |
| J.O'Shea | 84 | 23 | CB | Man Utd |
| Z.Khizanishvilli| 83 | 22 | CB | Rangers |
| A.Hinkel | 83 | 22 | RB | Stuttgart |
| P.Mexes | 82 | 22 | CB | Roma |
| P.Evra | 82 | 23 | LB | AS Monaco |
| J.Riise | 82 | 23 | LB | Liverpool |
|_________________|_______|_______|_______|_____________________|
GOALKEEPERS
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| NAME | SKILL | AGE | CLUB |
|_________________|_______|_______|_____________________|
| I.Casillas | 94 | 23 | Real Madrid |
| P.Cech | 86 | 22 | Chelsea |
| Victor Valdes | 86 | 22 | Barcelona |
| Reina | 86 | 22 | Villareal |
| C.Itandje | 82 | 21 | Lens |
| T.Weise | 82 | 22 | Kaiserslautern |
| Fabio | 82 | 23 | Vasco Da Gama |
|_________________|_______|_______|_____________________|
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6. FORMATIONS & TACTICS |
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6.a FORMATIONS
Here I will list all the formations, give them my rating, mention their
strong and weak points and when to use them. Ratings are out of 10.
Attack - Rating for how many attacking options there is and how they are
positioned.
Midfield - Rating for the midfielders positioning and how well they forward
and back.
Defence - Rating for the amount of defenders present and how well they are
structured.
Balance - Rating for how balanced the amount of defenders, midfielders and
attackers are.
Overall - The average rating for all the categories above.
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Formation: 4-4-2
This is the most common formation you'll see in the game. Many teams use it
and for me, that is it's ultimate weakness. I don't seem to score a lot when
using this; I can't get any run out of the midfield. Try the 4-1-2-1-2 for
basically the same thing but with more attacking options.
A: 7
M: 7
D: 7
B: 8
OVERALL: 7
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Formation: 4-1-2-1-2
I find this formation one of the best in the game. You have the usual four
defenders a man in front of them who will do a lot of the tackling. Make your
best midfielder the CAM as he is usually the player doing the final through
pass to the strikers. Play through the middle of the park, you have no wingers
here.
A: 8
M: 8
D: 7
B: 9
OVERALL: 8
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Formation: 4-3-3
Definitely one of the better formations as you have a lot of attacking
players yet a solid four-man defence. You may struggle to get the ball of the
computer when it's passing the ball around as your more than likely
out-numbered. Play through balls through the defence for the best results.
A: 9
M: 6
D: 7
B: 7
OVERALL: 7
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Formation: 3-4-3
Very similar to the one above just this one has one of the defenders now a
midfielder. Three defenders can do the job though, especially with four
midfielders there to help them out. Don't pass it around inside your defensive
half too much as a mistake could prove costly.
A: 9
M: 7
D: 5
B: 7
OVERALL: 7
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Formation: 4-5-1
You'll find it very hard to score here. The only forward is lonely as ever,
with the fifth midfielder being in-front of the defence. You can slowly build
up an attack as you have the midfield numbers to win out but it will be most
likely some individual brilliance from your striker that will get you on the
scoresheet.
A: 4
M: 9
D: 8
B: 5
OVERALL: 6.5
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Formation: 4-4-1-1
Very similar to the 4-4-2, just with the defenders in line vertically in the
centre of the field rather than horizontal. I don't like the 4-4-2 much
because if the four flat midfielders and only two strikers and the exact same
thing is here. Try something else like 4-3-1-2.
A: 6
M: 7
D: 7
B: 8
OVERALL: 7
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Formation: 4-3-1-2
A use this formation occasionally, it gives you a solid defence plus the guy
who is right in behind the forwards(these players are great, they feed the
ball constantly to the forwards). You won't be undermanned in midfield either.
A: 8
M: 8
D: 7
B: 9
OVERALL: 8
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Formation: 5-4-1
The 5-4-1 is the formation people use when they don't want to concede any
goals or are hoping to play out a nil all draw. There really isn't much else
you can use this play for, your going to need a Thierry Henry or Raul to score
as a moment of individual brilliance will certainly be required.
A: 5
M: 7
D: 9
B: 4
OVERALL: 6
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Formation: 3-4-1-2
This formation is definitely worth considering. You have plenty of
midfielders who of course can help out the three defenders and the man right
in behind the strikers. You can use the cross and the direct route to goal,
it's a very flexible formation.
A: 8
M: 9
D: 6
B: 7
OVERALL: 7.5
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Formation: 5-3-2
At first glance this looks like a fairly defensive formation but it's not.
The two wingbacks provide a lot of run and will be at there best when crossing
and playing passes to the midfield. Two strikers can cause some havoc but
you'll need to pass it to your wingbacks and your three midfielders for the
majority of attacks.
A: 7
M: 7
D: 9
B: 7
OVERALL: 7.5
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Formation: 5-2-3
This is a very good formation to use. You don't need five defenders
either-midfielders can fill in the wingback positions so amount of fit
defenders should never be a problem. These guys will basically be midfielders
any way as they get forward very frequently. There aren't really any
problems here, everything is very nicely balanced.
A: 9
M: 6
D: 9
B: 8
OVERALL: 8
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Formation: 4-2-3-1
An OK formation though it is a fair bit more defensive than most. You have
four defenders, which is plenty but then you also have two defensive
midfielders and only one striker! The midfield is loaded though but it's
poorly structured and I would only use this for counter attacking.
A: 5
M: 7
D: 7
B: 8
OVERALL: 7
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Formation: 3-6-1
This is a very attacking formation, despite the lone striker. he has two
guys just behind him and then wingers as well. You can play a very good
counter-attacking game against some defences. The defence is fine here as
well because of the two defensive midfielders in front of the back three.
A: 7
M: 9
D: 7
B: 8
OVERALL: 8
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Formation: 3-5-2
I don't think this formation is any different to the 3-4-1-2. Have a look
there for my thoughts on that formation.
A: 8
M: 9
D: 6
B: 7
OVERALL: 7.5
Obviously these are all my personal ratings after testing them out. You may
have realised that all the scores are within 1.5 in the overall score. That's
because basically every formation has a weakness and strength, balancing out
the scores. Look for what you are good at(say, for example, you rarely
concede goals) and pick a formation that isn't strong in that area. This
should make you firstly improve in that area and secondly give you another
player in a position where he is better off.
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6.b TACTICS
These are all the options in tactics plus I've included when to use them
etc.
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Mentality
Choose what style of play your going to use. If you are concentrating
on keeping a clean sheet then choose defence, select attacking if you want to
score as many goals as you can and conservative and if you aren't focusing on
either attacking or defending select normal. I think that all these options do
is make your computer controlled team-mates get into more attacking places or
sit back depending on what you've chosen.
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Attacking
These are your options that describe what the lead up to your goals usually
is:
Possession- You play the ball around for a while to create an opening.
Long Passes- You quickly get the ball out of defence using only a couple if
passes to your forwards. Basically counter-attacking.
Wing Play- Select this if you use the wings to cross the ball in to your
strikers.
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Defence
You can choose either pressing or contain. Pressing means that your defence
will move forwards to the strikers, while contain means your defence will sit
off and wait for the forwards to come to them. Use pressing if you have a
solid defence but if you only have three not-so-good defenders use contain.
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Offside Trap
The offside trap is a move defences do to try and get the opposition
offside. What happens is all of your defenders will move forwards at once
right before a pass is played by the opposition to a forward who is in line
with defence. It's great if it works but if not the defender usually streaks
away. You can have it either on or off but I usually have it off.
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Corner Takers
Self-explanatory but I usually have my most skilled left footer taking the
left corner and my most skilled right footer taking the right.
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Free Kicks & Penalties
I get my best shooter to take both of these.
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Captain
Choose who the team's captain is. This can effect the previous captains
morale for the worse if you do change it.
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7. FAQS |
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Q. WHEN YOU HAVE A FREE KICK AROUND THE GOALS IF THE MENU DOESN'T POP UP CAN
I STILL PASS THE BALL?
A. No, sometimes the menu will appear when you want it to and other times it
won't, you have to shoot if no menu appears.
Q. IS THERE A WAY TO START A CAREER WITH ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS?
A. Yes. It's not easy though and requires a bit of luck. You can do it by
lowering the amount of stars the team is. To do this you can change the
formation to 3-5-2 and create 4 players with a rating of 10. Put one of them
as a striker, two in midfield and one in defence. Put the worst team on that
you can and try to get the teams rating to 1 star. I have tries this with
Premier League teams though and this didn't work so you might need a full
team of created players. Also, if you put your favourite team as the club you
want to manage you usually get an offer from them earlier than normal.
Q. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET THE COMMENTATORS TO USE SPANISH, I HAVE CHANGED THE
LANGUAGE TO SPANISH BUT THE COMMENTATORS STILL USE ENGLISH?
A. I don't know, I can't even change my game to Spanish(I think) because I
have the PAL version. Someone has told me that if you have a PS2 you can
change the language on the PS2 system settings screen. Thanks to Aaron for
that. As for the GCN, I don't think you acn change it all.
Q. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO CONTROL A TOP TEAM?
A. This all depends on how much cups and games you win. As a guess, I'd say
roughly three seasons if you've won six or more cups in that time. It's fairly
random and to my knowledge you need a managerial prestige of around 2.5 stars
to get most big teams. Another factor is that if the team you want to control
has had a good season they are less unlikely to ask you to manage them.
Q. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH CORNERS? THE KEEPER KEEPS INTERCEPTING THE CROSS, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
A. The way I do corners is just to pass to the stationary guy and jostle your
opponent. Choose your set-pieces so that this guy is right in front of the
goals, not on a hard angle. To jostle effectively hit the C-stick in the
direction of the defender continually BUT make sure you are in the circle
where the ball is about to land or the keeper will intercept the cross.
Q. WHAT IS THE BEST TEAM YOU CAN GET IN THE GAME?
A. Here it is: 3-6-1 formation
T.Henry
R.Makaay R.van Nistelrooy
Ronaldinho F.Totti
P.Veira Z.Zidane
Lucio A.Nesta S.Campbell
G.Buffon
Subs: O.Kahn, J.Stam, S.Gerrard, Kaka, A.Shevchenko
Reserves: I.Casillas, L.Thuram, R.Ferdinand, R.Giggs,
R.Pires, P.Aimar, Adriano, A.Del Piero
Q. WHAT IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE GAME?
A. AC Milan are, although only slightly over Arsenal who are also a five-star
team. These two are the only five-star teams in the game.
Q. HOW DO I PERFORM A BICYCLE KICK?
A. Bicycle kicks are rather hard to perform as they require many things to go
your way. Go to practice and just keep on sending in crosses. To perform them
though, you need to have a good player(try Wayne Rooney- the computer
constantly gets him to do it even though he can't in real life). The cross
needs to be very accurate- hopefully to a player who is unmarked and has the
ball ever-so-slightly behind him. Do a normal header shot and aim as well as
you can because getting a bicycle kick to actually be performed is the easy
bit; getting a shot on target and then past the keeper is the hard part.
Q. WHAT DO ALL THE ABBREVIATIONS FOR POSITIONS STAND FOR?
A. Here's a list of the more complicated positions:
CF-Center Forward- A forward who is not as far upfront compared to a striker.
CAM-Central Attacking Midfield- Usually is in between the midfielders and the
strikers.
RWM & LWM-Right/Left Wing Midfield- Plays on the wing, the widest position
available.
CDM-Central Defensive Midfield- Usually in between the midfielders and the
defenders.
RWB & LWB-Right/Left Wing Back- An attacking, wide defender, only really found
in formations with five defenders.
SW-Sweeper- A defender who defends even deeper than a CB.
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8. CONCLUSION |
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I hope this guide helped you in some way. Hopefully I'll update this soon
and hopefully frequently. ;)
Here's my email <
[email protected]>
Email me when you want to- know something not in this FAQ
contribute something to this FAQ
put this on your site
correct me on grammar or information
give me tips to improve my FAQ
thank me
Just be patient, I might not get back to you quickly so don't get annoyed.
I will not reply if you ask something covered in the FAQ already, or something
just plain stupid(it happens).
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9. VERSION HISTORY |
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23/10/2004 - I done all the Formations and Tactics area, all of Career Mode, a
Version .6 few tips and some of the MY FIFA 2005 things.
29/10/2004 - Thanks to Syxx676 I added all the objectives. Otherwise a lean
Version .7 update.
18/11/2004 - Added the young players bit, a few FAQS, fixed up a few things
Version .9 and a couple of tips.
07/01/2005 - I have now basically completed the guide; there isn't much else
Version 1 to add apart from transfer updates, but I don't know that I'll
put that in, it's hard work. If you want me to put something else
in here e-mail me and I might do it. This update all I added was
FAQs and several tips.
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10. CREDITS |
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I would like to thank the following people:
-CJayC for having a great site that allows us to help people and discuss
gaming and other stuff, like football(soccer).
-Syxx676 for giving me basically all the objectives.
-Keith for telling me about the hurdle and shoot move.
-Tragon for informing me about using running guys at corners.
-My brother for reading over it and for doing some other minor things.
-You, for reading this FAQ and even more so those of you who have
contacted me.
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11. COPYRIGHT |
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