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Conceding a penalty inEA 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 playerssave most penalties inFC 25. Mastering this technique and alsopracticing scoringpenalties is most important before cup games that could head to a penalty shootout after a draw in normal or extra time.
How To Practice Saving Penalties In FC 25
Unfortunately, aside from Player Careers as a goalkeeper, there are no training drills inFC 25to practice saving penalties, despite there being plenty for scoring them. However, there isone way to practice saving penaltiesand try out the technique for predicting which way the ball will be struck.
Head into thePractice Arenafrom theLearn To Playoption in the main menu. Once inside the Practice Arena, bring up the settings andselect Free Kick.
Players then have the ability to move thefree kick takerwhere they wish, and bymoving them into the penalty areaand pressing accept, an unlimited number ofsuccessive 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 knowhow to save penaltiesat all inFC 25, this is done entirely with theRight Stick, which can be pointed inany direction for the keeper to dive.
Predicting Which Way The Penalty Will Go
The technique to save most penalties inFC 25is all aboutpredicting which way the penalty will go. To do this, look at thedirection of the taker’s planted foot. This is not the foot that strikes the ball, but the oneplanted next to the ball.
Players now have a brief window todive in the direction the foot is facing, but they will have to practice to improve their reactions.
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 alwaysscore wonder goalswith unsaveable strikes that land directly inone of the four corners.
Additionally, even if players master this technique, part of saving the penalty isstill down to their keeper, who might not have a good penalty stat or good reactions. Lastly, this techniquerelies on quick reactions from the player.
