eFootball PES 2021 Set Pieces explained
Set pieces in eFootball PES 2021
Performing and using set pieces in eFootball PES 2021 can lead to dangerous goal situations which can lead to you winning the game. This section describes all the set pieces that appear in eFootball PES 2021, such as corner kicks, throws, throw-ins, free kicks and penalties. The player will also find here a few tips that will help him in performing them.
| Action | Standard PS4 | Alternate PS4 | Standard Xbox One | Alternate Xbox One |
| Select set piece taker | Select | Select | View button | View button |
| Pass/shot direction | LS ←/→ | LS ←/→ | LS ←/→ | LS ←/→ |
| Adjust trajectory (whilst shooting or crossing) | LS ↑/↓/←/→ | LS ↑/↓/←/→ | LS ↑/↓/←/→ | LS ↑/↓ /←/→ |
| Position second free kick taker | L1 + D-pad ↑ | L1 + D-pad ↑ | LB + D-pad ↑ | LB + D-pad ↑ |
| Line up both takers | L1 + D-pad ↓ | L1 + D-pad ↓ | LB + D-pad ↓ | LB + D-pad ↓ |
| Pass/shoot with second taker | Hold L2 | Hold L2 | Hold LT | Hold LT |
| Trick free kick | O then X | ▢ then X | B then A | X then A |
| Short knock-on | L1 + X | L1 + X | LB + A | LB + A |
| Fix pass/shot direction and trajectory (offline only) | R1 | R2 | RB | RT |
| Dash/ touchline strategy | D-pad ↑ | D-pad ↑ | D-pad ↑ | D-pad ↑ |
| Far target/6-yard box/ runner from deep strategy | D-pad ↓ | D-pad ↓ | D-pad ↓ | D-pad ↓ |
| Dash and hold/ two options strategy | D-pad ← | D-pad ← | D-pad ← | D-pad ← |
| Target man strategy | D-pad → | D-pad → | D-pad → | D-pad → |
| Switch camera angle | Click R3 | Click R3 | Click RS | Click RS |
| Wall jump (when defending) | ▢ | O | X | B |
| Prevent wall jump (when defending) | Keep holding A | Keep holding A | Keep holding A | Keep holding A |
| Charge down (when defending) | O as opponent strikes ball | ▢ as opponent strikes ball | B as opponent strikes ball | X as opponent strikes ball |
| Goalkeeper near positioning (when defending) | Keep holding △ until opponent takes kick | Keep holding △ until opponent takes kick | Keep holding Y until opponent takes kick | Keep holding Y until opponent takes kick |
| Mixed strategy (when defending) | D-pad ← then ↑ | D-pad ← then ↑ | D-pad ← then ↑ | D-pad ← then ↑ |
| Man-to-man strategy | D-pad ← then ← | D-pad ← then ← | D-pad ← then ← | D-pad ← then ← |
| Zonal strategy | D-pad ← then → | D-pad ← then → | D-pad ← then → | D-pad ← then → |
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