Can anyone tell me how to protect the ball?

[nodvad]

I'd like to know if there is a button to protect the ball on offense. Some move the let's you turn on yourself while confronted to a defender and turn towards the net to snap a quick shot? I find it quite slow to have to use the analog stick to turn the player.

thnx

 

[Kaphund]

press R2, that'll turn u to face goal (and if the defender is in another direction, away from him) and freeze on the spot. Other than that u'll just have to cover the ball by predicting the defensive moves and counter-act them by doing to opposite, doing so keepin ur defender behind you. Hopefully that helped some.

 

[Tom]

yeah, one of the few things better in PES5 in my opinion is the ability to time waste lol. I was able to hold it up at the corner flag with Hleb for a few minutes, using a combo of R2 and step overs.

 

[Gobby]

I've noticed when you have the ball standing still and you have no directions pressed, your player will attept to shield the ball to any defender attacking from behind him.
Not found it very practical to be used when you want.

 

[LaBrujita]

L2 - shield

 

[Kühl]

Shild Ball Move
Just release D-pad. Seems to be most effective if player is (or close to) stationary. Can be combined with quite a few other moves to protect ball i.e. stepovers, "stop ball and face goal" and sidesteps.

Psychopomp: L2 is for strategy control.

 

[kanuk]

Try L1+R1 together while standing over the ball. If the defender is behind you, your player will push back into him to protect the ball. Don't try it for too long, or the defender will just walk around you and take the ball.

 

[Swerve]

get between the ball and the defender and it is just R1.