XBLA Sensible Soccer - Help!

[boatofcar]

So I've played about 50 games against the computer, and over that time I've scored two goals. Can someone help me out here? What am I doing wrong?

[Sothy]

It appears you are not only playing a sports game but that sport is soccer.

Rectify this immediately. Problems should cease.

[Ze_ro]

Avoid missing ball for high score.

--Zero

[Coldguy]

So I've played about 50 games against the computer, and over that time I've scored two goals. Can someone help me out here? What am I doing wrong?

Well it is simple, you are playing sensible soccer for your xbox, there are better soccer games out there.

[Alucard79]

I don't have the game, so I can't personally help. I found some of this info on other forums, maybe it will help you out.
"To score, aim for the corners of the goal. IE: diagonally accross the goal and into the top corner. Another way to score is to Shoot streight at the center of the goal and bend the ball out into the corner. And another thing. Wingers and fullbacks are completely useless in this game. All of the gameplay - at least all of the gameplay that leads to anything productive - comes from the midfeilders and strikers. Knock the ball up the center of the pitch and hope you find a striker who is good enough to keep the ball at his feet long enough to line himself up for another one of those shots at the corner of the goal. I hardly ever use my wingers or my fullbacks."

[boatofcar]

I don't have the game, so I can't personally help. I found some of this info on other forums, maybe it will help you out.
"To score, aim for the corners of the goal. IE: diagonally accross the goal and into the top corner. Another way to score is to Shoot streight at the center of the goal and bend the ball out into the corner. And another thing. Wingers and fullbacks are completely useless in this game. All of the gameplay - at least all of the gameplay that leads to anything productive - comes from the midfeilders and strikers. Knock the ball up the center of the pitch and hope you find a striker who is good enough to keep the ball at his feet long enough to line himself up for another one of those shots at the corner of the goal. I hardly ever use my wingers or my fullbacks."

Thanks for an actual reply :) Would you mind telling me what forum you found that on? Maybe I can pick up a few more tips.

[digitalpress]

So I've played about 50 games against the computer, and over that time I've scored two goals. Can someone help me out here? What am I doing wrong?

Practice. This game requires the skills of an actual soccer player. When you can score FOUR goals in fifty games, you have "arrived".

Sorry, that's the way it is. I know lots of people who play this game. I don't know why they torture themselves but apparently it's all about mastering the art of the perfect score. That still doesn't mean winning games, however.