Passing Directness vs Passing Risk

[3LionsFM]

What is the difference? These can be found in Player Instructions.

Passing Directness

Short - Asks players to adopt a short passing game and primarily retain the ball with a patient approach

Direct - Encourages players to take more risks when passing in a bid to find the ball which could unlock an opposition defence. 

Passing Risks

Fewer Risky Passes - Asks players to retain possession first and foremost, playing a sensible and patient passing game without unnecessarily turning possession over to the opponents.

More Risky Passes - Encourages players to play low percentage passes in the hope that one or two of them will unlock the opposition defence in a potentially decisive manner.

Thanks

[Experienced Defender]

Exactly as explained in PIs. Passing directness defines what type of passes you want your players to make in terms of length (shorter - to a nearby teammate; direct - toward a more advanced area of the pitch, for example when a DC passes directly to a winger or AMC or stiker, rather than to a player near him). Now, passing direction (as opposed to directness) also depends on your mentality settings. The riskier the mentality, the more passes forward (regardless of directness/length), and vice versa.

Passing risk is about keeping or losing possession of the ball. Fewer risky passes - pass to feet rather than into space. More risky - try more through balls (pass into space). In practice however, short passing to feet can sometimes be riskier than more direct/longer. For example, when you are under heavy pressure by the opposition, they are more likely to intercept your pass when you insist on short passing. And if the interception happens in an area near your goal or penalty area, you may be in big trouble 

Hope it helped