Gameplay authentic
I've been reading that the EAFC team is looking into ways to make the AI more challenging for career mode. They just need to make the CPU a little more aggressive with marking and making fouls. When the CPU is close to the box, he shouldn't make a thousand passes to the sides; he should be more direct with shots, through balls, and crosses in that area. There are still animations (especially player turns with the ball) that cause skating in very agile players like Yamal Vinicius Mbappé, these animations need to be corrected. The pace of the matches is very good, don't ruin it. I come here representing my entire community (78,000 players) who want a realistic and challenging game.
Driver Numbers
Extremely disappointed to find myself back here again reporting the same issue 4 MONTHS later. Took a break to let the game smooth out only to return to see the the same, simple issue I brought up 4 months ago still exists. This being drivers (specifically f2 drivers) having the same number as current drivers on the grid thus creating duplicate number out on track in career mode This not only utterly destroys the sense of immersion, it feels like a slap in the face that this very simple issue has been evidently ignored repeatedly through the course of multiple updates. This could be corrected by simply applying a set number to each f2 driver that isnt being used by a active f1 driver like whats currently in place currently where f2 drivers keep there f2 number. Alternatively by allowing players to just set the number of incoming f2 drivers this could be avoided This bug shouldn't still exist, its been brought up several times in the past 4 months by several different posters and even acknowledged as a known issueWrong font colour on the Doncaster Rovers home kit.
So this was also a problem on the last FC game as well, but the squad name and number font colour on the back of the Doncaster Rovers home kit is wrong again, it's supposed to be white not black. I know it sounds petty but with it being black behind a red setting it's very difficult to see and messes with the eyes when trying to tell who the player is from a distance.
[CM Story] make AJAX great again!
In late 2010, after six seasons without a league title and declining results on the European stage, Johan Cruijff decided to step up at his home club AFC Ajax. Under his influence the tide was turned almost instantly. Four consecutive league titles under manager Frank de Boer were the precursor to international success under successors Peter Bosz and Erik ten Hag. Moreover, the club returned to its core values such as a focus on youth development, typical total football style of play and key positions in the club filled by people with so-called Ajax DNA. This period is commonly known as the Cruijff Revolution or Quiet Revolution. However while Ajax was at peak performance, around the time of the COVID pandemic directors Edwin van der Sar and Marc Overmars decided to step away from the vision set out by Johan Cruijff, who sadly passed away in early 2016. And while results were still fantastic and incoming transfer fees were astronomical under these directors and manager Ten Hag, the club fell into a sharp decline once the batton was passed to new managers and new directors, most notably Technical Director Sven Mislintat (ex-Dortmund, ex-Arsenal). The dramatic fall of the powerhouse in Dutch football seemed to have stopped under Francesco Farioli. However, he decided to call it quits after just one season, as he favoured FC Porto over an extended stay in Amsterdam. And so, Ajax yet again are looking for a new manager - maybe someone dedicated to move Ajax back towards the vision of Johan Cruijff.
Career mode Contract renewal situations
Unfortunately career mode not enjoyable when you have multiple players, especially regular starters, with less than 12 months left of a contract who are not willing to renew their contract. I understand at first to keep it slightly realistic, that a player may not renew when a new manager come in however, I have received messages from multiple players asking for their contract to be renewed or considered. When going to the squad hub immediately after this and attempting to renew their contract, the same message about them not interested in entering negotiations appears. This then leads to them submitting a transfer request weeks later as it appears you're not willing to do what they are asking. It can get frustrating as well when some players dont even message for a contract renewal but they out of the blue, an offer comes in for them only to then realise they've submitted a transfer request due to not having a new contract or they sign a precontract elsewhere before having an opportunity to renew with them. Hopefully this can be rectified in an update as it takes away the fun and freedom of a career mode from the very beginning when you are forced to sell or lose players with 0% chance of keeping themYouth Academy Height Bug
In the Youth Academy you can't scout Strikers taller than 6'3", this wasn't an issue prior to FC 25 and the problem is still occurring in FC 26, in fact it's honestly difficult to scout any Strikers above 6'0" in general. In the Youth Academy you should be able to scout Strikers who are 6'4"+, unfortunately we can't do that, for some strange reason it's capped at 6'3", not to mention most scouted Strikers in the academy are 5'7"'-5'9", the chances of getting Strikers within that height range is too high, and it shouldn't be the case, to reflect real life football, most scouted Strikers should be 6'1". It's extremely rare to get tall strikers in general, please fix this and patch it so we can get tall strikers on a regular basis, on previous editions of Career Mode I could scout "Physically Strong" or "Striker" and come back with Strikers who were 6'4"+, why has this changed? It's so unrealistic to scout "Target Forward" to only comeback with a bunch of Strikers who are all in the 5'7"-5'9" range, please resolve this, it's so frustrating, we should be able to scout Strikers who are 6'3"-6'6" on a regular basis; scouting CBs and DMs above 6'3" is pretty common I get a lot of them, so why can't this be the same for Strikers? Please fix this. EA_Darko EA_Aljo EA_Pulsar EA_Vendcera
Striker attacking position
Dear EA, This has annoyed me for years now!!! The position the striker chooses often sucks so much.... My number 6 (I play 433 attacking with a number 10. My number 6 is my LCM that plays more defensive than my number 8 RCM) received the ball from my CAM and has a perfect opportunity to Through ball to the Striker. Instead the striker moves to the other side of the penalty box. To me this is so dumb. If I would attempt a run I'd get closed down by the number 5 and in the top row the middle player. So to make that run would make 0 sense. I could attempt a through ball into the run direction of the striker but 100% it will be intercepted by the red circle defender, the number 5 or the number 8. My striker has 96+3 as Attacking Position rating... I mean... WTF!!! This happens so many times in the game it is not just a "bad players choice 1/85" but it is just bad programming. If I was a pro player I'd have talks about this with my striker to be honest... to make the correct runs and not hide between defenders. If he'd make the yellow line run you can always set up a 1-2 with the passer as well. But with this choice the striker makes a choice to not be part of the game. If I'd have an 85+ rating player that is great at long shots I'd understand that my striker wants to create space for the shot. But my player is 75+3 and long shots is only 68. Over 20 meters with 68.. Juve has a good goalie. No real chance there. So it doesn't make sense that my striker creates space for a 1/100 shot. Fix this please... It happens so often that when a player has the ball the striker 'hides' opposed to making the correct run. Then you have to rotate the ball quicker than the striker changes position and then it will work. So it is working around the bad programming to make a player do what you want them to do in the first place. CheersPlayer Face Update Request: Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord / Algeria).
Hello EA FC Team, Please update the in-game face of Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord / Algeria). The current generic face looks nothing like him in real life — he has a distinct look (hairstyle, skin tone, facial shape, beard). Since Feyenoord is a fully licensed club, we hope he can be included in the next face-scan update. Thank you for keeping the game realistic! Details: Name: Anis Hadj Moussa Club: Feyenoord Nationality: Algeria Player number: 23
