FIFA 18 Manual Controls

Auto Switching

Air Balls
CPU will switch for you on Lobs and Crosses.

Auto
CPU Will switch to the best player for you. You can still switch to someone else by pressing the switch button.

Manual
CPU will never switch for you, you are on your own.

Auto Switching Move Assistance

None
Auto switch move assistance will keep the player you AUTO switch to moving in his current direction for a short period of time. This gives you time to orient your intended direction for the new player.

Low
Auto switch move assistance will keep the player you AUTO switch to moving in his current direction for a short period of time. This gives you time to orient your intended direction for the new player.

High
Auto switch move assistance will keep the player you AUTO switch to moving in his current direction for a short period of time. This gives you time to orient your intended direction for the new player.

Pass Assistance

Assisted
Pass direction and power will be assisted to help play passes into the receiver’s path and avoid popponent players.

Manual
The direction you point is the direction the pass goes, and the longer you hold the pass button, the stronger the pass will be.

Semi
Pass power is assisted, but the CPU will only help ylu a little with direction.

Through Ball Assistance

Assisted
Through ball direction and power will be assisted to help play passes into the receiver’s path and avoid popponent players.

Manual
The direction you point is the direction the pass goes, and the longer you hold the pass button, the stronger the pass will be.

Shot Assistance

Assisted
Shot direction will be assisted to always aim towards the goal.

Manual
The direction you aim is the direction the shot will go.

Semi
You have to aim toward the target to keep your shots on target.

Cross Assistance

Assisted
Cross direction will be assisted towards a team mate. Cross power will be assisted to front or back post areas and there will be no power bar on the cross.

Manual
The direction you point is the direction the cross goes, and the longer you hold the button to perform crosses, the stronger the cross will be.

Semi
You have to choose the right power, but cross direction will be assisted to front and back post areas.

Lob Pass Assistance

Assisted
Lob pass direction and power will be assisted so lob passses will be playerd towards a team mate.

Manual
The direction you point is the direction the lob pass goes, and the longer you hold the lob pass button, the stronger the pass will be.

Save Assistance (GK Mode)

Assisted
Balls relatively close to your body will be automatically saved, for all the others you need to get positioning and timing right. Direction doesn’t matter.

Manual
Just reflex saves are automatic, every other ball will depend on your positioning, timing, and the direction you attempt to save.

Semi
Balls close to your body will be automatically saved, for all other balls you need to get positioning, direction and timing right.

Analog Sprint

On
Turning on Analog Sprint allows you to control how fast you sprint. The further you hold sprint button, the faster the player will run.

Off

Defending

Tactical Defending
‘Tactical Defending’ gives you the ability to time your tackles and maintain your position like never before.

Legacy Defending
‘Legacy Defending’ gives you familiar defending controls of past FIFA titles.