New to FIFA, new to Football/soccer. What should I know?

[JKHERD]

I've always been an NBA/NFL fan and never played soccer growing up as it isn't that popular in Kentucky. But I picked up FIFA 14 for Xbox One and I'm having a blast with it. The biggest problem is I'm completely inept with the rules, positions, terminology and basics of proper football. Any advice or tips or resources you guys could provide would be a huge help.

I don't know any players other than guys like Messi, Ronaldo and Donovan.

I've always been a GM/Owner mode player in other games... Where should I start here?

[RamblinWreckFromTech]

Things to know:
Barclays Premier League in England is the most competitive league in the world.
The German Bundesliga has 5-6 top teams, but FC Bayern are by far the best.
The Italian Serie A is also a pretty competitive league, some quality teams there.
The French league has PSG who is by far the best, then a few other decent teams.
The Spanish League has 2 of the best teams in the world (Barcelona and Real Madrid) as well as 3-4 pretty good teams.

Start a manager mode, play with a 4-4 and a half star team to learn the game. I'd pick someone in the Premier League.

[BBallcoach]

Quote: Originally Posted by RamblinWreckFromTech

Things to know: Barclays Premier League in England is the most competitive league in the world. The German Bundesliga has 5-6 top teams, but FC Bayern are by far the best. The Italian Serie A is also a pretty competitive league, some quality teams there. The French league has PSG who is by far the best, then a few other decent teams. The Spanish League has 2 of the best teams in the world (Barcelona and Real Madrid) as well as 3-4 pretty good teams. Start a manager mode, play with a 4-4 and a half star team to learn the game. I'd pick someone in the Premier League.

When i started I started with a League 2 team. i think it helped me big time.

to the OP:
1. there are no drafts. To get young players set up your youth academy scouts, they will scout for young players that you sign to your youth squad then promote when you feel they are ready (I believe 18 is the age limit though)
2. If you're a lesser team, loans are your friend. You don't have to shell out any transfer costs and you only take on the player's salary.
3. youtube fifa guide/tips, there are a ton of great videos out there. There is a german guy that I used to watch that has some good tips about what all the positions do and such (I forgot his username).

[Skyboxer]

I was about to come in here and post a thread asking the same thing.
I have never understood the rules (Not on the field but the player stuff.. "Loaning" etc...)

Also how does everyone play the game? Do you just control 1 player? The auo switching on D alwasy gets me frustrated so I just lock ojnto 1 player...

Any suggestions on setting like that are appreciated.

[doyce7]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

I was about to come in here and post a thread asking the same thing. I have never understood the rules (Not on the field but the player stuff.. "Loaning" etc...) Also how does everyone play the game? Do you just control 1 player? The auo switching on D alwasy gets me frustrated so I just lock ojnto 1 player... Any suggestions on setting like that are appreciated.

I play with manual switching(go to controler options). I HATE auto switching so I just turn it off. Also I'm not that great playing as one player and the teammate AI is awful.

As far as transfers, loans ect.. there is a thread on here, not sure if its NG or reg forum but it's titled career mode and a few of us go into some detail in that thread.

EDIT: found the thread I was talking about.
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...reer-mode.html

[msuhockeycj]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

I was about to come in here and post a thread asking the same thing. I have never understood the rules (Not on the field but the player stuff.. "Loaning" etc...) Also how does everyone play the game? Do you just control 1 player? The auo switching on D alwasy gets me frustrated so I just lock ojnto 1 player... Any suggestions on setting like that are appreciated.

Player movement in Soccer is a lot different than in American sports.

Players are almost never "traded". They are, however, bought and sold i.e. "transferred". In Fifa, you will have a pot of money to do your transfer business. This can be altered between contracts (the amount you use to pay your players) and transfer funds (the amount you use to purchase players from other teams).

You also have the option of loaning players in and out of your club. A loan allows you to send away or bring in a typically young player for them to gain experience playing with another team. This is usually done when a team wants a player to gain first team game experience and can't give that to a player in their current lineup. The team taking the player will pay the players salary (in Fifa always, in real life sometimes). For low level teams, this can be a great way to add talented players for a season.

[shegotgame]

Hey now, this is the thread I need! More tips please and thank you


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[doyce7]

Quote: Originally Posted by shegotgame

Hey now, this is the thread I need! More tips please and thank you

Any speciffic questions?