Honest Feedback: What’s Wrong with the Game?"

Hey, I wanna talk briefly about all the current issues in the game as short as possible:

1. Headers Are Completely Useless

Headers in the game are completely dead; they just don’t work at all.

2. Crossing Is Almost Nonexistent

Cross accuracy has been massively nerfed recently, making it nearly impossible to get a good cross into the box. No one even attempts crosses anymore because they’re so bad, and since headers are useless too, there's no point. Even aerial shots like bicycle kicks have been nerfed and feel weak.

3. Passing Feels Awful

All types of passes—short, long, especially through balls and flair passes—feel bad.

Lofted through balls, even with PlayStyle+ (Long Ball Pass), are weak and inaccurate.

PlayStyle+ (Incisive Pass) doesn’t feel effective either; instead of leading the striker, the ball just goes directly to his feet like a normal pass.

Flair passes are also broken; they used to feel different based on whether the player was running, walking, or standing still. Now, the player just randomly does a Rabona most of the time, and the accuracy is terrible.

4. Overpowered Physical Challenges & Tackles

Defensive animations are too aggressive:

Players constantly collide when getting close to opponents, making it nearly impossible to dribble past defenders.

Many tackles result in the ball bouncing unrealistically hard.

Sometimes, players get stuck on opponents even without the ball, making movement feel clunky.

Headers have weird animations where a player randomly puts his hand on the opponent's shoulder like it's a cinematic scene, and what's worse is that these animations aren’t even legal in real-life football.

When attackers get tackled, they don’t even try to fight for the ball; they just give up too easily.

5. Midfield & Defensive Overcrowding (Especially in Clubs Mode)

Midfield is way too congested, especially in Clubs Mode. There’s barely any space to play, making attacks frustrating. In contrast, the Old-Gen version has way more open space, while New-Gen feels way too cramped, limiting attacking options and forcing chaotic gameplay.

6. Dribbling Feels Slow & Unresponsive

Players feel heavy and slow, making it really hard to change directions.

The game intentionally slows down attackers so defenders can easily catch up.

Sprint dribbling (R1/R2) pushes the ball too far ahead, making it impossible to control.

7. Skill Moves Feel Unresponsive

The game ignores inputs sometimes, making skills unresponsive.

Sometimes, the game randomly performs extra skill moves you didn’t even input.

After doing a skill move, the player slows down too much and can’t turn quickly, making it easy for defenders to recover.

8. Players Get Tired Too Fast in Clubs Mode

Stamina drains way too quickly.

After losing possession, tracking back is way too hard because players feel exhausted, especially positions like LM/RM.

Box-to-box players should be able to recover faster, but they just don’t.

9. Player Switching Delay in Ultimate Team

There’s a noticeable delay when switching players, making quick defensive adjustments frustrating.

10. Passing Delay in Ultimate Team

Sometimes, there’s a delay when passing, making players take too long to release the ball, leading to easy interceptions and counterattacks.

11. Skill Games Issues in Clubs Mode

Freekick camera is bugged and doesn’t work correctly.

Some menus randomly skip ahead, as if you pressed L1/R1 twice.

Final Thoughts

Old-Gen is way better than New-Gen in almost every aspect—player control, dribbling, passing, and overall gameplay feel smoother. 90% of the issues I mentioned are related to the New-Gen version.

However, Old-Gen has one major issue: Defending feels too weak, making it easy to break through defenses. Sometimes, defenders slow down randomly and can’t catch up to attackers. Other than that, it's much better.

I just wanted to share my experience in hopes that these issues get fixed because every time I play New-Gen, I get bored after 10 minutes. The gameplay feels frustrating and not enjoyable. Lately, I’ve been spending more time opening packs in Ultimate Team than actually playing, which is kinda funny but also disappointing.