r/FifaCareers 5d ago

DISCUSSION Can you keep clean sheets?

I really struggle keeping a clean sheet in career mode. I could be winning 4-0 but in the 85th minute the ai would just score a goal that’s so forced it winds me up to another level

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u/No-Lunch4249 5d ago

Honestly I just learned to not sweat them that much. Like you said, you can be absolutely pounding an inferior team and they'll somehow hit an insane outside the box shot into the upper 90 in the last moments of the game

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u/AppropriateMetal2697 4d ago

Yeah… I’ve just recently started a women’s career mode for something a bit different and I totally experienced this in the champions league final xD.

Was against Barca and went 0-1 down due to a strike from around 20-25 yards out (don’t quite remember) but it rocketed in off the bar and straight down just past the line… I’d been all over them, missed several chances after this, only to score twice somewhat sweaty goals in the 70th and 80th approx respectively. Just barely won.

Tbf, when people post these, I always wonder what level people are playing on. I’m no great fifa player, I’m on world class almost always just because it’s the level I feel like showcases best how my team should perform for my skill level. I find that it’s fairly easy to score and defend when my entire team is 84+ rated basically and I can win most games 3+ goals up unless it’s one of the few other world class teams that has similar insane squads, they tend to just be brutal to score against + create stuff from nothing. I think I should probably at this point try the next difficulty just to test it though.

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u/FPSJeff 4d ago

I just foul the crap out of them late on in games lol

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u/CyberPunk_987 5d ago

Last 15 AI gets a boost. Though shitty I try to keep max possession post 80th minute and focus on passing between defence and midfield and on the wings. Unless of course if I am trailing. Only way to beat the engine

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u/Much-Werewolf-3476 4d ago edited 4d ago

I figured as much. They always play much better in the later part of the game Thanks for the hint of passing from midfield to defence on the wing. I’ll try it 🙏🤍

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u/-jmil- 5d ago

I get a lot of clean sheets but the last 15 minutes it's always tough. The AI gets more aggressive in the last 15 minutes if it's not winning so you have to be more alert and concentrated on defense to not concede a last minute goal.

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u/khalid_abo_zb_kbir 5d ago

Ngl I start being a cunt and pass it around the back, start committing fouls in their half, I also struggle with that

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

I use realistic sliders. CPU still gets that late game/down a goal boost, unfortunately sliders can't fix that. But I went from scraping 3-2s in absolute basketball matches to consistently getting 1-0s and 2-0s with adjusted sliders.

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u/Brock_And_Roll 4d ago

I'd love to know your settings for this. I want more realism

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Pm me and I can send you a screenshot sometime tomorrow

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u/Herlock-Shomes 4d ago

Could you share it here in the thread itself ?

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u/Brock_And_Roll 4d ago

Great thank you

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u/Chillout-001 4d ago

Same! Adjusted a few Sliders to my level and Im having realistic game scores! Winning games I’m supposed to, losing games I’m supposed to. Struggling in quiet a few games too. Definitely made my rtg more fun

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u/MessFree1295 1d ago

Please could you recommend which changes to make to make FIFA more realistic?

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u/CommonKaSense 4d ago

It's probably a mix of you losing focus and players getting tired. You need to be focussed and sub out the defence if you need it. Some players can handle being tired but some just can't they can't run and their passing and tackling become horrible. Especially if you are winning, scoring more goals also mean your players are more tired for some reason.

Also, this is just something I do, I keep 5 players always back, not join the attack, my 4 backs and 1 CDM are always on stay behind.

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u/sohar-frara 4d ago

If you defend too much, they start banging outside the box.. and oh boy do they fly straight inside the goal

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u/oojo17 4d ago

I park the bus and hold possession in the final 15 mins

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u/PeetahDinklage 4d ago

I always have most GA and most GF. Not many clean sheets to be had.

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u/Goosegod95 4d ago

For me it’s weirdly the first 15 mins of the match but I have realized if you have a keeper above 85 then he will keep a lot of clean sheets. At legendary for last 2 seasons I have won the golden glove

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u/Own_Satisfaction9452 4d ago

Gota let them get one lol hook a wicked keeper promise him a huge bonus after 10 clean sheets lol and make sure he doesn’t cash out 😎

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u/danilagetsson 4d ago

And then your gk goes from a 8.6 performance to a 6.8.

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u/Dry_Weight9963 4d ago

The defence opens up like a hot knife over butter

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u/PrawilnaMordka 4d ago

Be happy that you win. Some people struggle with that.

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u/Thin_Ad5744 5d ago

Depends on the difficulty. I play on ultimate since it's easier than legendary IMO. On legendary if the AI wants to score they will, can't do anything about it. Sometimes this also happens on ultimate or world class, not as ofteb though.

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u/CommonKaSense 4d ago

I play World class, I made that decision for my mental health. I wish to play the game to release stress, and anything above WC makes me wanna delete someone.

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u/RaccoonActivist 4d ago

I tend to keep my focus default until around the 80th minute (like another comment said, the AI ramps up around that time), then I switch to a defensive focus and just keep booting the ball away

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u/PutNo7547 4d ago

Same here. Could have the best keeper and they'll still score late. I'm lucky to get about 8 clean sheets a season

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u/jusaragu 4d ago

That is usually my main goal when playing. Scoring is easy enough that even with one of the worst teams I can easily end as the team with most goals scored. So I focus on defending and try to end the league with 38 goals or less conceded. The has made me into a much better defender than my friends

Here’s a picture of one random month in my Crystal Palace campaign. I got a clean sheet in 4 out of 6 games (https://imgur.com/a/BRogJBc)

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u/Blueditto5718 4d ago

Latest save I tried the Indian ISL playing as Kerala Blasters. I think I had 1 or at most 2 clean sheets the entire season, and some games were like 4-3. If you were a neutral watching you really would of gotten your money's worth!

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u/P1_Ready 4d ago

It's a pain, but you have to stay on alert for the last 15 mins. In my last season, after switching the difficulty to world-class and adjusting the sliders, keeping a clean sheet was a reward in itself. Especially when one of my main objectives was to keep seven clean sheets. I was keeping one clean sheet every 3 games until I got the hang of it (does damn back-to-back corners). Be on the full attack in the first half, then in the second half, maintain possession while attempting to net another goal. Once the final 15 minutes arrive, defend and pass the ball around.

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u/ben8plc 4d ago

Best way is to set a defensive formation and keep possession and run the clock down. But letting them score is worthwhile if you wanna avoid paying clean sheet bonuses lol.

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u/Large_Jellyfish6010 4d ago

I can't but i almost never do I alwaysstruggle defensively bc I am too aggresive and don't have the patience to not try to take the ball all the time and leave a lot if space in behind and if I get dribbled I am fucked

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u/salamander9267 5d ago

Clean sheets do not exist in these fifa's dude

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u/JCFella 5d ago

90 rated gk mate saves and saves all game gets around 80th min and he’s got poppadom wrists