FIFA 23 and its previous iterations rely heavily on the concept of dribbling. For this reason in the game made by Electronic Arts there is a lot of emphasis on this concept. So much so that EA Sports gives a classification to the various skill moves, which they range from 1 to 5 Stars. Here is how they are done.
1 Star Skill Move
- Bridge: press R1, RB, R twice
- Directional Nutmeg: Hold L1 + R1 (PlayStation), LB + RB (Xbox), L + R (Nintendo Switch) and give a direction with the right stick
- Giocoliere: premete L2 + R1 (PlayStation), LT + RB (Xbox). ZL + R (Nintendo Switch)
- Fake Left Swipe: Hold L1 + Square (PlayStation), LB + X (Xbox), L + Y (Nintendo Switch) or Circle + X (PlayStation), B + A (Xbox), A + B (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the left
- Fake Right: Hold L1 + Square (PlayStation), LB + X (Xbox), L + Y (Nintendo Switch) or Circle + X (PlayStation), B + A (Xbox), A + B (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the right
- Move Up: Hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L + right stick
2 Star skill moves
- Feint Forward and Turn: Move the right stick down twice
- Body feint right: Move the right stick to the right
- Body feint left: Move the right stick to the left
- Overrun to the right: Move the right stick up and then to the right
- Left overrun: Move the right stick up and then left
- Reverse overrun to the right: Move the right stick to the right, then up
- Reverse overrun left: Move the right stick to the left, then up
- Ball Roll Right: Keep the right stick to the right
- Roll ball left: Keep the right stick to the left
- Drag back: Press L2 + R2 (PlayStation), LT + RT (Xbox), ZL + ZR (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick down
3 Star skill moves
- Heel Strike: Move the right stick up, then down
- Roulette right: Move the right stick down, then rotate it 270 degrees to the right
- Roulette left: Move the right stick down, then rotate it 270 degrees to the left
- Feint Right and Go Left: Move the right stick to the right, then rotate it to the left from the bottom
- Feint Left and Go Right: Move the right stick to the left, then rotate it to the right from the bottom
- Heel forward, right on the run: While sprinting, press Square or Circle (PlayStation), X or B (Xbox), Y or A (Nintendo Switch) and hold the right stick to the right
- Heel Forward, Left On The Run: While sprinting, press Square or Circle (PlayStation), X or B (Xbox), Y or A (Nintendo Switch) and hold the right stick to the left
4 Star skill moves
- Ball jump: While holding L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch), press the right stick
- Heel to Heel: Move the right stick up, then down
- Simple Rainbow: Move the right stick down, then up twice
- Turn Right: Move the right stick 45 ° to the right 2 times
- Turn Left: Move the right stick 45 ° to the left 2 times
- Stop and turn right on the run: while sprinting, move the right stick up and then to the right
- Stop and turn left on the run: while sprinting, move the right stick up and then to the left
- Roll Ball Changed Right: Hold the right stick to the left and then to the right
- Roll Ball Changed Right: Hold the right stick to the right and then to the left
- Fake Step: Hold R2 (PlayStation), RT (Xbox), ZR (Nintendo Switch) and press Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Nintendo Switch)
- Fake Right Exit Pass: Hold R2 (PlayStation), RT (Xbox), ZR (Nintendo Switch) and press Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the top right
- Fake left exit pass: hold R2 (PlayStation), RT (Xbox), ZR (Nintendo Switch) and press Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the top left
- Fast Ball Rolls: Keep the right stick down
- Drag on the heel: Press L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick down, then left and then right
- Lane Change Right: Hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and hold the right stick to the right
- Left lane change: Hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and hold the right stick to the left
- Three-Touch Roulette Right: Hold L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), ZL (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick down, then right
- Three-Touch Roulette Left: Hold L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), ZL (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick down, then left
5 Star skill moves
- Rubber band: Move the right stick to the right, then to the left from the bottom
- Rubber band: Move the right stick to the left, then to the right from the bottom
- Advanced Rainbow: Move the right stick down, then hold it up
- Hocus Pocus: Hold the right stick down, then left and then right from the bottom
- Triple Elastic: Move the right stick down, then to the right, then to the left from the bottom
- Roll ball and swipe right: hold the right stick to the left, then up
- Roll ball and swipe left: hold the right stick to the right, then up
- Flip with heel strike: hold R1 (PlayStation), RB (Xbox), R (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick up and then down
- Sombrero: Move the right stick up, then down twice
- Turn Right: Move the right stick up, then right
- Turn left: Move the right stick up, then left
- Ball roll with right feint: Hold the right stick to the right, then give a flick to the right
- Ball roll with left feint: Hold the right stick to the right, then give a flick to the left
- Roll ball with twist feint: holding L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), ZL (Nintendo Switch), move the right stick up, then to the left and then to the right
- Elastic cut right: Move the right stick down, then to the right
- Elastic cut left: Move the right stick down, then to the left
- Quickly Rotate Right: While holding R1 (PlayStation), RB (Xbox), R (Nintendo Switch), move the right stick up, then right
- Quickly rotate left: while holding R1 (PlayStation), RB (Xbox), R (Nintendo Switch), move the right stick up, then left
- Dribble: Simultaneously hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and the right stick up
- Returning to the right: hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the right
- Going back to the left: hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the left
- Fake Rabona: Hold L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), ZL (Nintendo Switch) and Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Nintendo Switch)
Juggling moves
- Laces Up: L2 + hold R1 (PlayStation), LT + hold RB (Xbox)
- Sombrero backwards: Hold the right stick down
- Sombrero Right: Keep the right stick to the right
- Sombrero left: Hold the right stick to the left
- Around the World: Move the right stick clockwise or counterclockwise
- Rubber band in the air: Move the right stick to the right, then to the left
- Contrasting elastic in the air: move the right stick to the left, then to the right
- Volleyball: Hold the right stick up
- Chest strike: Hold the right stick up, then press the stick 3 times
- Dribble and Around the World: Rotate the right stick clockwise, then move it up
But FIFA 23 also gives players other opportunities to discard the opponents and to protect the ball once you have it.
Ball protection
When you are in possession of the ball in FIFA 23, you can try to protect it by holding down the button L2, LT or ZL on PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch respectively.
Dribbling with your head held high
One of the most effective ways to deal with defense: it is done by holding down the L2 + R2, LT + RT or ZL + ZR keys on PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch.
Side Dribbling
It is used to maintain control over the ball in a better way than normal dribbling. It is performed with L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox) o L (Nintendo Switch) and giving direction.
Stop
One of the foundations of football. So also in FIFA 23 it has a key to run, in this case it is mapped to R2, RT about ZR su PlayStation, Xbox o Nintendo Switch.
Look fake
Feinting a shot is also very important, and is done by pressing the Circle + X + Direction, B + A + Direction, Y + A + Direction su PlayStation, Xbox o Nintendo Switch.
And here's everything you need to know about dribbling and skill moves implemented in FIFA 23.
