After reading through all of these replies, I'm more confused than ever. Actually, I think I understand how it works now. Thanks all for the explanations.
Got another quickie question that I might as well ask here instead of starting a new thread. Which button allows me to take control of my player while the balls in the air on a say a goal kick or corner kick or even on a through ball attempt? My guys always seem to be stuck to the ground when the balls coming at them so I get beat to the ball most often because the AI is moving while I'm just stuck there. Let me make it clear that the control icon is over the player I want to control. It's just that they don't seem to respond to my movement of the analog stick until the ball gets right near them and then it's too late to react to the AI.
Got another quickie question that I might as well ask here instead of starting a new thread. Which button allows me to take control of my player while the balls in the air on a say a goal kick or corner kick or even on a through ball attempt? My guys always seem to be stuck to the ground when the balls coming at them so I get beat to the ball most often because the AI is moving while I'm just stuck there. Let me make it clear that the control icon is over the player I want to control. It's just that they don't seem to respond to my movement of the analog stick until the ball gets right near them and then it's too late to react to the AI.