Old Gen v New Gen Game play.
I have played both new gen and old gen games this year as I usually do. I normally play clubs on old gen for a number of different reasons. However the game play on old gen is completely broken, especially the defending
I will list them here
- cms/cdms /midfielders do not defend. They watch the defenders defend while they stand 30 yards from goal. They also stand the opposite side of the attacking team, meaning it is almost impossible to pass to them when you win the ball.
- defenders - at times defenders will not chase after an attacker. On occasion if a through ball is played the defender (usually) the full backs will walk back after the attacker.
- defenders behaviour at crosses - defenders don’t mark attackers when the ball is crossed, leading to easy tap ins.
- wide midfielders/wingers - these players stay too high up the pitch and don’t recover quickly enough when the ball is turned over. It’s not a stamina issue. There have been times when I have won the ball back the these positions are still in offside positions up the pitch when normally they would be back into their shape.
- strikers - poacher role. If I play my strikers in the poacher roles it create a bug where the strikers force the opposition defenders to stay very deep. This causes the game to be seperate into defence v attack and is totally unrealistic. Some teams use this to their advantage by keeping defenders basically on the edge of their own box despite the ball being the other end of the pitch. This is also not depended on the high of the defensive line.
I have tried loads of different versions on the new tactical system but the issues are still there. I also see the majority of teams we play against have these issues. Indeed the score i see most this year is 8-5. It is almost impossible to defend on old gen due to the defensively behaviour of the AI. I do reckon there are some bugs somewhere in the new tactical stuff but worrying when I have played new gen clubs I don’t see these issues. I really hope old gen gameplay is looked at seperate from new gen. I reckon someone would just need to look at the average goals being scored in a game to know there was an issue with defending.