Shoot high to the near post, or low to the far post. These are the two most difficult balls for the keeper to get.
man i always shoot far. i remember reading something online to always shoot far, and i can't find the article, but ever since i started doing it, i scored more on my shots. anyone know where this article is?
Keep it simple - shoot low and hard to one side of the keeper. And shoot early, before he gets near you, if you can, because his forward momentum is going to make it harder for him to dive on the ball. If he's not fast enough coming out, you may still have a good amount of space to either side to shoot at. Maybe dip a shoulder, see if he bites on the feint... if he does, you know exactly where to put the ball. Since I've played mostly right mid, my 1v1 situations have almost all been from that side of goal. Keepers often expect the attacker to try to shoot far post (that's textbook, after all), so I actually end up shooting near post quite often. If you're on the ball, you're going to regain your balance faster than the keeper if you get him to shift his weight, so if you pivot a little toward the far post, you still have time to place an instep shot toward the near post with your stronger foot.
Keep it as simple as possible, if you can bend the ball well it really comes in handy going 1v1 w/ the keeper. Just know what you are going to do and be decisive, don't think just do. Sure you can do step overs to beat the keeper and make him look like a fool. But think about how much we all would have clowned on Ronaldo had Ghana's keeper eaten him alive when he was tap dancing. I personally like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3obQlMxnIA even though the picture is a little rough.
well, I didn't think about that. personally, I very rarely take longer shots when 1on1, preferring trickery, even some easy one. Also, curling around or chipping over can be your best friends once mastered.
Your best bet when the goalkeeper is coming towards you to wrap around the ball would be to lean your shoulder one way and pull it the other way hard. You may have to chase the ball, but once you get to the ball, its just an easy tap-in. Since the goalkeepers main focus is to just getting the ball (by any means possible), he will most likely slide his body or cover-wrap around the ball. If you take it far away from the goalkeepers arm and leg reach, you can just chase the ball down and have a easy tap-in shot while the goalkeeper sits hopelessly on the ground. The goalkeeper can't touch you while you're chasing the ball so you can just jump over him. Once you pull the ball far away from him, the only thing he can do to stop you now is grab your leg, which if he does, is a PK so you don't have to worry. Also, if you have incoming defenders trying to get the ball out while you're trying to chase the ball down, just block with your arm slightly (don't make it so obvious that the referee notices), but just briefly so that you can tap it in. There is no more challenge ahead of you, only behind you, so as long as you can shoot on-target, this technique will be your best chance of scoring in my opinion.
After you beat the last defender, you are probably going left or right, continue on that path, and then cut the ball back to the other way, and shoot, you will have a high probability of scoring.