Thanks for the handy screenshots, everyone! For the first time I'm able to score semi-reliably with the Darigan ball - the 2-2 formation does my head in, but I figured out a way to do it with 1-3 by running parallel to the white diagonal line on the pitch (instead of right along it, as there's a defender in the way in my formation). I can't believe it took me so long to figure out that that line is at 45 degrees, which takes all the guesswork and maths out of the Darigan angles!
Inspired by this, I made a couple myself. The first is the
basic diagonal kick that forms about four in five of the goals I score:
Note that I found that actually clicking IN the goal - clicking the mesh netting pattern - will not work. The game doesn't register it. You need to click right in front of the goal line instead, or somewhere else on that blue line but within the court.
The second screenie is the
passing strategy I use for Snow balls, which people seem to be struggling with still. The positions of the players don't have to be exactly there. When you miss with the
basic diagonal kick, just leave the player somewhere near where my little green-ringed Rooligan is, grab the ball with another player and approach from the south or north, then follow this three-step pass. How it works: The ball moves fastest right after it's been kicked, so using two players in this way gives it a boost of speed as well as getting it around the goalie. I hope it makes things clearer.
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