The Devastating Curling Pass

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Particularly effective on the Amiga version, but still handy on the PC, this tactic can be absolutely devastating if honed to perfection. Play a 3-5-2 formation and get the ball to your attacking midfielder. While he is standing just to one side of the centre circle, hit a diagonal pass along the floor across the pitch (not down the wing). As soon as you hit the pass, curl the pass back the other way. The ball should fall at your strikers feet, and the defenders will be bemused, leaving you a clear run at goal!.

One diagonal curling pass along the floor from your midfielder can take out several defenders (circled) and land at the feet of your striker (arrowed)

Another possible implementation of the curling pass. Angle the pass out towards the wing and quickly bend it back infield. Again the ball shoulf land at your striker, whilst the three defenders shown are taken out of the game, as well as the back two who are still discussing what colour underpants they are wearing.

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