![]() Believe me when I say that in FIFA 21, defenders and goalkeepers are after-thoughts. I have never played a football game where even the slightest of touches results in a yellow card for the defender, while similar challenges from an attacking player gets a pass. In FIFA 21, defending is a chore and very unenjoyable. It is as if EA Sports only thought about making scoring fun. What I don’t like, is the defending part. ![]() Ramping up the difficulty will make the AI much more alert and more proactive in trying to block passing lanes but overall, clever flicks, through balls or a timely one-two could instantly carve the defense open and see your striker clear on goal. I do enjoy that how, regardless of difficulty, you can string passes like the Barcelona team which featured Xavi, Iniesta, Suarez, Neymar and Messi back in the day. A simple face edit would have been nice, right? I get that they basically recycled last year’s character model when he was with a lesser-known team in Austria but come on guys. I found it hard for FIFA 21 to not nail the likeness of Takumi Minamino when he plays for Liverpool. ![]() This alone is and has always been EA Sports’ FIFA franchise’s main selling point over their rivals.Įven in 2020 though, player likenesses are still hit and miss affairs. You won’t need to worry about editing or downloading a third-party mod to make the team names, logos and jerseys resemble their real-life counterpart. Thanks to the bulk of licensing and rights they own by virtue of using the “FIFA” brand, presentation is still top-notch with realistic stadiums, fan atmospheres and chants, and palatable commentary. Any quick change of directions result in cumbersome and weird inertia onto the player you are controlling, making it almost cartoonish despite EA’s attempt at realistic player movement. Hardly an improvement and the game still felt as if football is being played on ice. In FIFA 21, EA Sports gave them proper skates. One of my biggest gripes with FIFA 20 was how the players sort of glide on the field, as if they’re playing on an ice rink while wearing sneakers. It’s In the Gameįor a start, FIFA 21 plays almost identical to FIFA 20 save for very minor tweaks in player movement. This is rather damning when their closest competitor, Konami’s eFootball PES managed to pull off what us sports games fans have been asking for so long. In short, FIFA 21 serves very little when it comes to improvements and features that I find it baffling that they even considered releasing it in its current state. As a result, not only did their rivals were able to close the gap, but overtake them so convincingly which leaves Manchester City as pretenders rather than leaders. You know, Pep Guardiola who not only failed to shore up his defense cover, but also in easing the burden on some key players including Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling. So how does EA Sports and FIFA, undoubtedly the leading and most popular football game in the market these past few years build on last year’s game? Sadly, by pulling off a 2019/20 Pep Guardiola. ![]() Reigning Premier League champions manager, Jurgen Klopp took a more subdued approach yet still skirt along the lines of bringing in incremental improvements to an already impressive Liverpool team. Jose Mourinho, during his first stint at Chelsea, didn’t let up on the spending, reinforcing an already impressive first eleven with substitutes who would easily qualify as starters in his rivals’ squads. The Great Sir Alex Ferguson, during Manchester United’s rampant years, added one or two new players who are significant upgrades in key areas yearly. In the footballing world, title-winning managers have differing yet almost identical approaches. How do you improve on something that has hit its peak?
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