Don't know about other difficulties, but on top player the computer scores 9/10 freekicks within 30yards against me. Anyone else had this problem? Only let down for me so far.

Isn't this game so annoying when you give away a free kick? The CPU are so talented at stepping up to them, if they get a free kick near the edge of the box, 9/10 they'll score, it's head wrecking.

It's easier to score free kicks this year I think, but still really tough. I've currently scored 4.

Stick with the Lob Ball from a close free kick, Its extremely easy to score with that but it doesn't look as nice as a good curl over the wall.

But yes it is extremely annoying the way that happens, Try getting taller players in the wall. That seems about the only thing that might help

Oh nice.

Could you guide me through a little tutorial on how to do the lob ball to score free kicks please? I'm guessing that's what the CPU uses all the time.

quote EricF

Oh nice.

Could you guide me through a little tutorial on how to do the lob ball to score free kicks please? I'm guessing that's what the CPU uses all the time.

Thanks snuffles, I'll give that a go when I play my Xbox later, I'll firstly try it in Training Mode, instead of my Master League, because if I mess it up, I'm wasting free kicks.

By O do you mean B?

Yeah, I'm guessing by O, he means B or the lob/cross button.

i tried the lob thing and i came close it just seems weak and sluggish i guess im not doing something right o well...... keep trying.

Crap yeah I meant B.

I'm so used to my old Playstation that I had and stuck by for years lol.

Anyway just keep practicing it but make sure that if you are going to do it your players are offside because even if they don't touch the ball there still called for offside

wow computer scored an absolute cracker against me yesterday its about the 6th time but this time it was from frikkin 35 yards out!

Sticking someone the post usually works for me. Prevents a fair few going in.

I never get enough time to put a player on the post, I'd select a player right beside the wall and it would take him ages to backwards jog to the line, by the time he's halfway there, the CPU have taken the free and scored.

does anyone know how to check out track record?? id

At the start menu, where it has "Exhibition" and "Master League" etc., go to Gallery and then go to Track Record.