"Approaching 90 minutes, down a goal, a shot at the Cup on the line. Coach is screaming at you, even your teammates are screaming at you: get the ball to your stars. In crunch time in the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup, you'll need to play to your strengths if you want to play in Berlin, and that means utilizing the best players in the world and using their unique abilities to put the ball in the net. Send speedster Michael Owen a deep through ball and let him run to it. Dribble down the wing with Ronaldinho, cross with Beckham, head it home with Crespo.
EA's broken down the star players into eight categories and we've got the top ten players in each, doing what they do best.
Ball Winners
Ball Winners are technically superior defenders with a great positional sense and they are especially proficient at tackling and marking. Use these players to stop the opposition's top players and break up their attacking momentum.
1. Vincent Kompany, Belgium
2. Daniel Agger, Denmark
3. John Terry, England
4. Sami Hyypiä, Finland
5. Patrick Viera, France
6. Alessandro Nesta, Italy
7. Ricardo Carvalho, Portugal
8. Nemanja Vidic, Serbia & Montenegro
9. Kim Källström, Sweden
10. Philippe Senderos, Switzerland
Clinical Finishers
Clinical Finishers are highly-skilled attacking players that know how to put the ball in the net. They make well timed runs, work well under pressure, and take shots with the right mixture of power and accuracy. To explore these players abilities get into one-on-one situations with the keeper.
1. Hernán Crespo, Argentina
2. Ronaldo, Brazil
3. Jon Dahl Tomasson, Denmark
4. Michael Owen, England
5. Thierry Henry, France
6. Jaime Lozano, Mexico
7. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Netherlands
8. Mateja Kezman, Serbia & Montenegro
9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden
10. Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine
Dribble Kings
Dribble Kings are some of the most skillful players in the game. They have great ball control and are able to twist and turn even with defenders in close proximity. Try to get the ball to these players in wide areas of the pitch and use their supreme ball control skills to dribble past defenders.
1. Harry Kewell, Australia
2. Ronaldinho, Brazil
3. Pavel Nedved, Czech Republic
4. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany
5. Francesco Totti, Italy
6. Arjen Robben, Netherlands
7. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
8. Damien Duff, Republic Of Ireland
9. El-Hadji Diouf, Senegal
10. Landon Donovan, USA
Heading Masters
Heading Masters are dominant players when the ball is in the air. They are equally capable at coping with long balls and crosses or scoring spectacular goals with their heads. Try to look for these players on corners and free kicks.
1. Hernán Crespo, Argentina
2. Tim Cahill, Australia
3. Didier Drogba, Côte d'Ivoire
4. Dado Prso, Croatia
5. Jan Koller, Czech Republic
6. Sami Hyypiä, Finland
7. Michael Ballack, Germany
8. Luca Toni, Italy
9. Dirk Kuyt, Netherlands
10. Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor, Togo
Long Shot Specialists
Long shot specialists are able to shoot the ball with great power and accuracy from outside the penalty area. They score spectacular goals on a regular basis and defenders need to keep a close eye on them at all times. Try to use quick passes to confuse defenders to create enough space for the Long Shot specialist to get a clear shot sight on goal.
1. Juan Román Riquelme, Argentina
2. Ravel Nedved, Czech Republic
3. Steven Gerrard, England
3. Frank Lampard, England
4. Zinedine Zidane, France
5. Michael Ballack, Germany
6. Alessandro Del Piero, Italy
7. Rafael van der Vaart, Netherlands
8. John Arne Riise, Norway
10. Alvaro Recoba, Uruguay
Pass Masters
Pass Masters are the playmakers on the team. They use their exceptional field vision to distribute accurate long passes and thru-passes for teammates. These players can be can be especially effective on counter-attacks when one accurate pass can turn defense into offense.
1. Pablo César Aimar, Argentina
2. Kaká, Brazil
3. Tomás Rosicky, Czech Republic
4. David Beckham, England
5. Yossi Benayoun, Israel
6. Francesco Totti, Italy
7. Deco, Portugal
8. Dejan Stankovic, Serbia & Montenegro
9. Hakan Yakin, Switzerland
10. Alvaro Recoba, Uruguay
Powerhouses
Powerhouses are physically dominant players that are almost impossible to knock off the ball. Use their strength and power to keep possession of the ball while you wait for teammates to make supporting runs.
1. Mark Viduka, Australia
2. Ronaldo, Brazil
3. Didier Drogba, Côte d'Ivoire
4. Thomas Gravesen, Denmark
5. Wayne Rooney, England
6. Patrick Viera, France
7. Michaël Essien, Ghana
8. Luca Toni, Italy
9. Fernando Torres, Spain
10. Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine
Speed Merchants
Speed Merchants are the fastest players in the game. They can reach their top speeds quickly and maintain it over long distances. Try knocking the ball into space with a thru-pass for these players to break free of the defense and create scoring opportunities.
1. Harry Kewell, Australia
2. Samuel Eto'o, Cameroon
3. Milan Baros, Czech Republic
4. Michael Owen, England
5. Thierry Henry, France
6. Lukas Podolski, Germany
7. Obafemi Martins, Nigeria
8. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
9. Joaquín, Spain
10. DaMarcus Beasley, United States"
EDIT: Just did some editing in the very same list to do some per country listing, here you go:
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