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Your goalkeeper in FC 25 is the last line of defence, and if you just leave them on their line, any half-decent player is probably going to be able to slot the ball past them with ease. That’s why it’s important to know how to move your keeper. This can help you close down the ball before your opponent can shoot, or position your keeper to more easily make a save.
This guide will explain both methods of how to move your keeper and when you should use each one. As well as that, we’ll give you a couple of tips to use so that you can more effectively position your keeper to make more saves and concede fewer goals in FC 25.
Moving your goalkeeper
There are two ways to move your goalkeeper in FC 25. You can make them rush out towards the ball to attempt to claim it, or you can move them around on their line to position them in the goal with a view towards making a save.
To make your keeper rush off their line, you need to press and hold Triangle on PlayStation or Y on Xbox. This will make your keeper run in a straight line towards the ball as long as you have the button held. This is useful if you’re trying to claim a through ball before an opposing player gets to it, or simply to close the space to give them less space to shoot.
While rushing out is a great tool, you don’t want to overuse it. Good players will recognise you coming out often or too early and use chip shots to score easy goals against you, so you should only rush out when you really need to.
To manually adjust your goalkeeper’s position, you need to press down on the right analogue stick on both PlayStation and Xbox. While you have the analogue stick pressed down, you can move it in any direction to control your goalkeeper’s starting position. Against weaker players, you can use this to predict where your opponent is going to shoot and pre-emptively move your goalkeeper to make the save almost guaranteed. Again, however, if you move your keeper a lot, more experienced players may wait for you to move your keeper before shooting in the opposite side of the goal, so don’t overuse it.
A good tip when positioning your keeper is to quickly move your keeper from side to side during a 1v1. This can put off an opponent as it means they won’t be sure what direction you’re going to dive, and therefore what direction they should shoot in. You can also change your starting position during corners and free-kicks, placing your keeper right in the centre of the box to claim the ball almost every time, effectively nullifying your opponent’s corners, though it’s not very sporting.
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