Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
27 Achievements
1,000
Xbox 360
Dead-ball Expert
Awarded for scoring 5 Direct Free-Kicks.
40
How to unlock the Dead-ball Expert achievement in Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 - Definitive Guide
Edit your chosen opponents ability/stats (I used one of the unlicensed teams in D2), so they all read 1 abillity point except for Aggression, put this to 99 so tackles & potential fouls will be more opportune. I edited every player from GK to reserve CF, you may choose to edit the first 11 only but beware that the CPU will make substitutions, edit formations & so on.
Choose exhibition, Player vs CPU. All free-kicks must be scored against the AI. A 2nd player, 2nd controller active, BAL, Online; none of this will count towards the achievement. I recommend setting the AI difficulty to Professional, any lower & successful tackles will be less frequent. Selecting a side I chose Real Madrid, select your edited opposition and let the match begin.
Now obtaining the FK will require patience but with your player Hold RT and softly dribble the ball outside the box, luring players towards you, inviting tackles & hopefully fouls. Be patient, it will vary from many FK's in a row to 1 a match, just stick with it as you only need to score 5. Once you're awarded a FK you should be -25m from the goal making scoring incredibly easy.
To score use Ronaldo, his accuracy, power is second to none. I didn't change the FK method, but on calling a 2nd player I found I'd score all the same. To score, allign the Shot towards the Keepers shoulder nearest the goal post. Once you've done this Hold LT and UP on the D-Pad and just press X so the power bar will not exceed the first blue quadrant. This should see the ball rifle into the back of the net and you have scored yourself a free kick.
For the goal to count you need to finish the match, whether it's in 90mins or ET. I would also suggest exiting to the Top Menu so the system data is saved and your hard work is not lost, then play another exhibition match and get this achievement.
Choose exhibition, Player vs CPU. All free-kicks must be scored against the AI. A 2nd player, 2nd controller active, BAL, Online; none of this will count towards the achievement. I recommend setting the AI difficulty to Professional, any lower & successful tackles will be less frequent. Selecting a side I chose Real Madrid, select your edited opposition and let the match begin.
Now obtaining the FK will require patience but with your player Hold RT and softly dribble the ball outside the box, luring players towards you, inviting tackles & hopefully fouls. Be patient, it will vary from many FK's in a row to 1 a match, just stick with it as you only need to score 5. Once you're awarded a FK you should be -25m from the goal making scoring incredibly easy.
To score use Ronaldo, his accuracy, power is second to none. I didn't change the FK method, but on calling a 2nd player I found I'd score all the same. To score, allign the Shot towards the Keepers shoulder nearest the goal post. Once you've done this Hold LT and UP on the D-Pad and just press X so the power bar will not exceed the first blue quadrant. This should see the ball rifle into the back of the net and you have scored yourself a free kick.
For the goal to count you need to finish the match, whether it's in 90mins or ET. I would also suggest exiting to the Top Menu so the system data is saved and your hard work is not lost, then play another exhibition match and get this achievement.
14 Comments
Go professional for this achievement.
By LGbayb on 30 Dec 2010 20:35
Just to be a little quicker, keep balance at max for Mdf and Def of the edit team, otherwise your players will get them down and you'll give more free kicks than you get. Try to edit also your team so that your fwd have 1 in balance, they'll fall easily this way.
By The Lahaarl on 27 Mar 2011 16:04
Well this will be easy, go to edit select a team you will play against, and edit all the players, decreases all the skills, let alone of aggression, and tb decreases the size of the players leave the smallest possible! Once done, choose the edit milan player with everything Pirlo at most, create a game in a professional manner and 20 minutes ... below is another solution on video! good luck! credits to the creator of the video
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This way is defo the best! Make all the players short and I did it in 2 games with pirlo. Hold left trigger + and up on the d pad and it will fly in woo thanks!
By EpilepticFitz7 on 31 Aug 2012 21:33
Has to be done against the CPU.
Become a Legend doesn´t count.
Deflections will count.
Edit the stats of all your players to the Maximum and your opponent´s stats (+ goalkeeper) to the lowest and make their height as short as possible (148). You should also put the defenders aggression up and play on a higher difficulty to get fouled more often.
You have to finish the whole match - do not quit.
Become a Legend doesn´t count.
Deflections will count.
Edit the stats of all your players to the Maximum and your opponent´s stats (+ goalkeeper) to the lowest and make their height as short as possible (148). You should also put the defenders aggression up and play on a higher difficulty to get fouled more often.
You have to finish the whole match - do not quit.
LG 360 bayb has done a great job explaining the solution, I only want to offer some further advice on how to win a freekick.
I found the best method was to sprint past the opposition defender (about 30-35yards out), and then release the sprint button and slow down to a jogging pace about 20-25yards out to let the defender start to catch up with you.
Just before they pull up along side you, feint to shoot (press the pass button during the shot gauge), and usually the defender will lunge in and conceed a free kick. Sometimes I won 3-4 freekicks a game, other times I didn't win one freekick - stick with it, and after just a handfull of games you should have earned enough chances to score your 5 goals.
I also found Xavi and Sneider to be excellent at scoring from 20-25yards.
It took me 7 freekicks to unlock this, so keep going even if it doesn't unlock after 5.
I found the best method was to sprint past the opposition defender (about 30-35yards out), and then release the sprint button and slow down to a jogging pace about 20-25yards out to let the defender start to catch up with you.
Just before they pull up along side you, feint to shoot (press the pass button during the shot gauge), and usually the defender will lunge in and conceed a free kick. Sometimes I won 3-4 freekicks a game, other times I didn't win one freekick - stick with it, and after just a handfull of games you should have earned enough chances to score your 5 goals.
I also found Xavi and Sneider to be excellent at scoring from 20-25yards.
It took me 7 freekicks to unlock this, so keep going even if it doesn't unlock after 5.
I can't make the game any less broken, but hopefully I can make this achievement a little more bearable; instead of manually reducing every players attributes, you can edit just one player, then use a base copy of that player to replace the rest of your squad.
Good luck.
Good luck.
It is the general consensus that this trophy is the hardest one in the entire game. It's more frustrating than difficult. The frustration lies in the fact the AI rarely gives you free kicks. So, you'll spend a lot of time trying to draw these out. The difficulty lies in getting a direct goal once these free kicks are awarded. Now, to make things go a little more smoothly, you'll want to follow these directions:
Here is a youtube video tutorial by uros81video to help you nail those free kicks once you're awarded them
- From the main menu, go to edit. Pick any team you like and edit their starting line so that all of the players stats are 99 except "body balance" which you want to set to 1. The easiest way to edit is to modify a single player to a the above specifications and then choose to overwrite the remaining starting line with this player by using the "base copy" option.
- Once you edit your "superstar" team, you want to create a staggered team of vertically challenged players. Pick any team you like (except the one you just modified) and make all of the their players as short as possible with all their stats to 1 except "body balance" which should be set to 99. Here you are modifying the entire team rather than just the starting line because when you play against them, the AI may make some substitutions. Again, you can (and should) use the "base copy" option to quickly edit the team.
- Play "P1 VS COM" match in Exhibition mode with your two modified teams. You want to be playing as the "superstars". You should set up the general settings so that the match is 5 minutes and set to the "Regular" difficulty. * I recommend swapping out stadiums after each match according to your need for "World Traveler".
- When you have possession of the ball, get to the area just outside the penalty box and start strafing by holding and moving around . This will entice the staggered team to foul you, and thereby, award you a free kick. Some people suggest that playing on a harder difficulty draws out more free kicks, but, based on my experience, this was not the case.
- Try your damnedest to score on the free kick. This can be a pain so just keep at it.
- Repeat steps 2 to 4 until the trophy unlocks. Remember that the trophy won't unlock until after you complete the match. Good Luck!
Here is a youtube video tutorial by uros81video to help you nail those free kicks once you're awarded them
Important Remark: You can not use two controllers, play with someone online or swap teams mid-game to get this trophy. I tried all of the above to no avail. You're going to have to do this the hard way, just like the rest of us. Sorry...