Issue 05

Ovidiu Patrascu
How long have you been playing FIFA?
First FIFA I ever played was FIFA 98, but at a pro level FIFA 2005
Can you tell us about your first YouTube video?
player, wing or tiki taka. Both formations offer a strong
defence and a lot of options in attack.
Is the drag back still the most overpowered
move in FIFA 19 and what makes it so good?
If I remember correctly, my first ever YouTube video
was a tutorial about the Body Feint, which was
the most overpowered skill move in the game. The
quality of the video was of course, not at the level
of today’s videos, but I believe it was a revolutionary
tutorial for the community as it showed also to the
casual gamer, a trick that can improve his game and
with practice maybe get him at a pro level.
What’s the biggest competition you’ve been
involved in so far?
I can’t really pick one, back in my PC days, World
Cyber Games, on console Fifa Interactive World Cup &
Electrons Sports World Cup.
What are your top five fundamentals for
any FIFA 19 beginner?
Precision movement from the left analog
Passing
Right Analog selection of the 2nd player in defence
Finishing
I`m not sure it’s as good as it was in FIFA 18 but for
sure it is a top 3 skill move in the game.
Do the pros have preferred formations,
tactics and skill moves?
Of course, there are 4-5 TOP formations in FIFA, each
pro choses a formation depending on his playstyle and
sometimes depending on what the opponent uses.
As a pro player can we expect to see you
at any competitive tournaments for FIFA 19
this coming year?
I`ve been doing only YouTube for a couple of years
now, 10 years in the pro scene was more than
enough for me, now putting the work in creating
content daily, sometimes 2-3 videos per day, doesn’t
leave you the time to practice as much as you want
in order to play in pro tournaments. I could still be at
a very good level but that’s not enough for me, when
I was active as a pro player I always targeted the no1
position at each event, but now it’s not possible to
train that much anymore.
Since your time as a pro what changes
have you seen on the pro circuit?
Drag back Move
What formation would you advise a
beginner to use and why?
4-2-3-1 or 4-1-2-1-2 narrow, depending on his style of
I think the fact that there are some big youtubers that
are former pro’s or current pro’s, which do tutorials
has raised a lot the level in the community. There are
no more secret moves or skills or attacking tricks,
all of them are on YouTube now, easy to access to
everyone, so more and more players make the jump
from good to great. EWF