How to do a Flick-up in FIFA 22
While most players are improving their all-around and basic plays in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team, some skilled players want to add more flair to their game style. Adding a touch of showmanship and flair to your play styles will considerably increase your skill and experience in the game. Mastery of these skills will put you above all other players with your game style.
These skills may involve basic step-overs, body feints, elasticos, rainbow flicks to bridges. However, we can classify these FIFA 22 skill moves into five categories. Each player in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team has skill ratings. You can find these ratings on the attribute screen of these players. These ratings are essential in that you can use each player’s rating to determine how many skills they can pull off.
Players with a one-star skill rating are mostly defenders and can only pull off skills such as Bridge, directional nutmeg, standing ball juggle, flick up and open shot. Contrarily, players with four or five-star ratings can nail all FIFA 22 Ultimate Team skills. Forwards and mostly wingers are found with four stars and above skill ratings.
What is a Flick-up?
Flick-up, also known as Rainbow Flick, is a skill whereby a player flicks the ball over the opponent’s head. You can achieve this skill standing still or on the run. This article is a comprehensive guide on how to perform the skill and where to use it.
Read on!
How to Flick ball up in FIFA 22
Flicking the ball up is a 1-star skill move- meaning every player is capable of doing it. This skill is best executed while on the offensive. A perfect scenario of using this skill is when a higher pace player is charging with the ball directly to a defensive opponent. Performing this maneuver while near the defender will grant you an easy pass to the keeper. And will leave the defender trailing behind the high pace player.
Performing this with your defender is also phenomenal to watch if you are confident enough not to lose the possession in your defensive half. All together, flicking the ball up will help you in passing an oncoming opponent, and it is unrivaled when performed flawlessly anywhere on the pitch.
How?
The skill requires players to be standing more or slow pacing at the opposition.
Then;
- Hold L2 or LT and press R1 or RB.
Doing this will execute the skill, and your player will flick the ball up the opposition.
- Subsequent pressing of R1 or RB will keep the ball in the air.
Also, executing this skill might be different in terms of the console. This is due to the difference in the gamepad configuration by different consoles.
For PS4 or PS5
- Hold L1 + Tap R3
For Xbox One or Series X
- Hold LB + Tap R3
Wrapping Up
Doing the flick-up will enable you to quickly out the opposition. Executing this skill against slow defenders will enable you to pace them and leave them trailing behind. You can achieve this skill with any player anywhere on the pitch. Try this dazzling skill and have nonstop fun on the FIFA 22 Ultimate Team!
