The fun merchants at EA Sports call this one the Stop And Turn, but to FC 24 Coins everyone and his dog it the Berbatov spin, so named because of an incredible goal engineered by Dimitar Berbatov during his Manchester United days. Essentially it a move that lets you turn one way while making it look like youre going the other. Running down the wing, you flick the right analogue stick up and then left or right of the direction your player is facing.
Your player should place their foot as though they are about to turn one way, before pivoting 270 degrees in the opposite direction and exiting with the ball. Imagine a car spinning the wrong way as it goes round a corner and youre not far off, Ridge Racer fans. FUT players are more savvy about this move on the wing now than they used to be, but it still a lot of fun when you pull it off, and as you gain confidence with it you can drop it in at strange angles and other areas of the pitch.
One of our favourite ways to use the Barba spin in FC 22 is to have a four-star skiller in central midfield, and use the spin to evade the opposing press. We create a lot of space for passes this way, and you can too!
Ball-Roll Scoop (5* skills)
If you feel like youve gotten the hang of all this other stuff and you have five-star skillers in your squad, then feel free to add one of the daftest skill moves in the game to your arsenal. The ball-roll scoop is tricky to pull off consistently, but it is brilliant for creating space anywhere on the pitch, and is very hard for an opposing player to see coming. The idea is to perform a regular ball-roll but then go immediately into a scoop turn 12 the five-star skill part 12 which allows you to exit the move at all sorts of angles.
The button combination is just pressing left or right on the right analogue stick to roll the ball, then immediately performing a fake shot (hold shoot then quickly hit pass) to scoop it. Depending on how long you hold the pass button at the end of the fake shot element, you can scoop more or less to suit your needs. This is a filthy-looking move in-game, and it can become addictive, but our advice is to bring it out as a last resort, because it has the most value when it unexpected.
Struggling to break down a defence in a tight game? The next time you reach the edge of the box and look for a pass, ball-roll scoop instead and create space for cheap EAFC 24 Coins a finesse shot. When it works, it magical.
