Conceding a penalty in EA Sports FC 25, or real football/soccer matches for that matter, results in a goal more often than not. However, there is a technique that can help players save most penalties in FC 25. Mastering this technique and also practicing scoring penalties is most important before cup games that could head to a penalty shootout after a draw in normal or extra time.
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How To Practice Saving Penalties In FC 25
Unfortunately, aside from Player Careers as a goalkeeper, there are no training drills in FC 25 to practice saving penalties, despite there being plenty for scoring them. However, there is one way to practice saving penalties and try out the technique for predicting which way the ball will be struck.
Head into the Practice Arena from the Learn To Play option in the main menu. Once inside the Practice Arena, bring up the settings and select Free Kick.
Players then have the ability to move the free kick taker where they wish, and by moving them into the penalty area and pressing accept, an unlimited number of successive penalties can now be taken.
To save penalties, the last step is to head into the options again and 'Select Sides' to play as the keeper.
How To Save Almost Every Penalty In FC 25
First of all, if players don't know how to save penalties at all in FC 25, this is done entirely with the Right Stick, which can be pointed in any direction for the keeper to dive.
Predicting Which Way The Penalty Will Go
The technique to save most penalties in FC 25 is all about predicting which way the penalty will go. To do this, look at the direction of the taker's planted foot. This is not the foot that strikes the ball, but the one planted next to the ball.
Players now have a brief window to dive in the direction the foot is facing, but they will have to practice to improve their reactions.
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Why Not Every Penalty Can Be Saved With This Technique
While it would be great to save every penalty, this is simply not possible, as the opposition can always score wonder goals with unsaveable strikes that land directly in one of the four corners.
Additionally, even if players master this technique, part of saving the penalty is still down to their keeper, who might not have a good penalty stat or good reactions. Lastly, this technique relies on quick reactions from the player.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 76 /100 Critics Rec: 63%
- Released
- September 27, 2024
- ESRB
- Everyone // Alcohol And Tobacco Reference, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)
- Developer(s)
- EA Canada, EA Romania
- Publisher(s)
- EA Sports
- Engine
- Frostbite
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Franchise
- EA Sports FC
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