Combos and Exits
We’ve taken a look at all of the Basic and Advanced Skill moves in Fifa 09. Now it is time to put these together to create some devastating dribbling combos.
Some of these combos require players with a higher level of skill. It is a good idea to take players from your favourite team into Arena mode and put them through their paces. This way you will know which moves your players can perform.
Players like Ronaldinho and Franck Ribery can perform all of combos and exits in this section of the guide. Less skilled players will perform simpler variations of some of the skills, or will be unable to perform them at all.
These instructions assume that you are facing forward (like in the Arena) and that you have held down the Skill modifier button (L2 on PS3 or LT on Xbox 360).
How to Execute
Move |
How to Execute |
Ball Roll to Cruyff Dribble Turn |
Hold Right Thumbstick Left, Release LT/L2 and Hold Left Thumbstick Right – Jogging Only |
Ball Roll to Triple Flip Flap |
Back to Right (hold for half a second) to Back to Left |
Ball Roll to Hocus Pocus |
Back to Left (hold for half a second) to Back to Right |
Body Feint Pull Across |
Flick Right Thumbstick Right, Flick Left Thumbstick Forward/Right |
Double Stepover |
Forward to Right to Forward to Left (repeat for multiple stopovers) |
Drag Behind the Standing Leg |
Flick Left Thumbstick Back, then Left (if right foot drag) or Right (if left foot drag) |
Fake Shot to Drag & Go |
Press Pass while Shot/Lob Power is ramping up. Flick Left Thumbstick Back then Forward |
Fake Shot to Heel to Heel |
Press Pass while Shot/Lob Power is ramping up. Right Thumbstick Forward then Back |
Fake Shot to Flip Flap |
Press Pass while Shot/Lob Power is ramping up. Right Thumbstick Right to Back to Left |
Fake Shot to McGeady Spin |
Press Pass while Shot/Lob Power is ramping up. Flick Right Thumbstick Forward then Left |
Jay Jay Okocha Skill |
Hold Right, to Forward |
Multiple Ball Rolls |
Hold Left or Right |
Reverse Stepover Drag Through |
Right to Forward, Exit Forward on Left Thumbstick or Exit Forward/Left |
Reverse Stepover to Spin Exit |
Right to Forward, Exit by Holding Left on Left Thumbstick |
Reverse Stepover to McGeady Spin |
Right to Forward, Flick Right |
Stepover Left to Hocus Pocus |
Very quickly spin the Right Thumbstick counter clockwise 2x starting at Forward |
Stepover to Matthews |
Forward to Left to Back to Right |
We have included a picture sequence of each Combo/Exit below so you will be able to see what they should look like when executed properly.
Ball Roll to Cruyff Dribble
Ball Roll to Triple Flip Flap
Ball Roll to Hocus Pocus
Body Feint Pull Across
Double Stepover
Drag Behind the Standing Leg
Fake Shot to Drag & Go
Fake Shot to Heel to Heel
Fake Shot to Flip Flap
Fake Shot to McGeady Spin
Jay Jay Okocha Skill
Multiple Ball Rolls
Reverse Stepover Drag Through
Reverse Stepover to Spin Exit
Reverse Stepover to McGeady Spin
Stepover Left to Hocus Pocus
Stepover to Matthews
Final Thoughts
There are tons of Exit and Combo moves available in Fifa 09. Spend some time in the Arena experimenting on your own and see what else you can come up with.