eFootball PES PS4 Controls & Skills [Complete Guide]

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Here you can get all of the pro evolution soccer controls tips and tutorials for PlayStation 4 console.

PES PS4 controls that you can learn here includes: defending, attacking, dribblings, traps, movements, passing, shooting, set-piece, penalty, GK control, and strategies.

Standard Defensive Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Pressure (press the ball)	X	X
Standing tackle	Double-tap X	Double-tap X
Sliding tackle	O	▢
COM teammates pressure (teammates press ball)	Hold ▢	Hold O
Bring out goalkeeper	△	△

Standard Attacking Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Player movement	LS	LS
Cursor change (change player)	L1	L1
Dash (sprint)	R1	R2
Shoot	▢	O
Low pass	X	X
Lofted pass/cross	O	▢
Through ball	△	△
Special controls	R2	R1
Manual controls	L2	L2
Super cancel (cancel action)	R1 + R2	R1 + R2

Dribbling PS4 Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Close control	R2 + LS	R1 + LS
Dash dribble	LS + R1	LS + RT
Speed burst	Double-tap R1 + LS	Double-tap R2 + L2
Knock on (when stationary)	R2 + RS in any direction	R1 + RS in any direction
Quick stop	Release LS + R1	Release LS + R2
Quick stop then face opposition goal	Release LS + R2	Release LS + R1
Dive	Click L3 + Click R3 + L1 + L2	Click L3 + Click R3 + L1 + L2

Trap PS4 Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Flick	Click and hold R3 as you receive the ball	Click and hold R3 as you receive the ball
Control and face the opposition’s goal	Push then release LS + start holding R2 before the player controls the ball	Push then release LS + start holding R1 before the player controls the ball
Through feint	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold R1	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold R2
Trap feint	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold R1	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold R2

Advanced Movement Control

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Jockey (in defense)	R2 + LS	R1 + LS
Manual cursor change (change player)	RS	RS
Positioning for high balls	R2 + LS	R1 + LS

Advanced Passing PS4 Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
High pass	RB + O	RB + ▢
Chipped through ball	LB + △	LB + △
Low cross	Double-tap O	Double-tap ▢
Early cross	L1 + any type of cross	L1 + any type of cross
One-two pass	LB + X then △	LB + X then △
Dynamic one-two	LB + X then hold LB + RS in the direction you want a player to make a run	LB + X then hold LB + RS in direction you want a player to make a run
Pass and move	X or △ then R2 before the player kicks the ball	X or △ then R1 before the player kicks a ball
Call for the ball (co-op match and fixed only)	Double-tap R2	Double-tap R1
Teammate forward run	L1 + RS then release RS	L1 + RS then release RS

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Advanced Shooting Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Controlled shot	R2 + ▢	R1 + O
Chip shot	LB + X	LB + O

Set Piece PS4 Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Select set-piece taker	Select	Select
Pass/shot direction	LS ←/→	LS ←/→
Adjust trajectory (whilst shooting or crossing)	LS ↑/↓/←/→	LS ↑/↓/←/→
Position second free-kick taker	L1 + D-pad ↑	L1 + D-pad ↑
Line up both takers	L1 + D-pad ↓	L1 + D-pad ↓
Pass/shoot with a second taker	Hold L2	Hold L2
Trick free-kick	O then X	▢ then X
Short knock-on	L1 + X	L1 + X
Fix pass/shot direction and trajectory (offline only)	R1	R2
Dash/ touchline strategy	D-pad ↑	D-pad ↑
Far target/6-yard box/ runner from deep strategy	D-pad ↓	D-pad ↓
Dash and hold/ two options strategy	D-pad ←	D-pad ←
Target man strategy	D-pad →	D-pad →
Switch camera angle	Click R3	Click R3
Wall jump (when defending)	▢	O
Prevent wall jump (when defending)	Keep holding A	Keep holding A
Charge down (when defending)	O as the opponent strikes the ball	▢ as the opponent strikes the ball
Goalkeeper near positioning (when defending)	Keep holding △ until the opponent takes a kick	Keep holding △ until the opponent takes a kick
Mixed strategy (when defending)	D-pad ← then ↑	D-pad ← then ↑
Man-to-man strategy	D-pad ← then ←	D-pad ← then ←
Zonal strategy	D-pad ← then →	D-pad ← then →

Penalty PS4 Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Shoot	▢	O
Chipped penalty	L1 + ▢	L1 + O
Display aiming guide	R1	R2

GK Controls (on the ball)

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Put the ball down/ pick up the ball	Release LS then R1	Release LS then R2
Throw	X	X
Throw into space	△	△
Dropkick	O	▢
High punt kick	R1 + O	R2 + ▢
Pass feint	Any pass command then X	Any pass command then X

Strategy Controls

ACTION	STANDARD PS4	ALTERNATE PS4
Switch preset tactics	Hold D-pad ↑ or ↓	Hold D-pad ↑ or ↓
Switch Attack1 strategy on/off	L2 + D-pad ↑	L2 + D-pad ↑
Switch Attack2 strategy on/off	L2 + D-pad ↓	L2 + D-pad ↓
Switch Defence1 strategy on/off	L2 + D-pad ←	L2 + D-pad ←
Switch Defence1 strategy on/off	L2 + D-pad →	L2 + D-pad →
Increase attack/defense level	Double-tap D-pad ↑	Double-tap D-pad ↑
Decrease attack/defense level	Double-tap D-pad ↓	Double-tap D-pad ↓
Quick substitution (when a ball is out of play)	Select button	Select button

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