Experience the first ever true 360° dribbling system in a football game with finer dribbling control, enabling players to find spaces between defenders that were previously impossible. With all-new animation warping technology, skilled players can now face a defender and use highly responsive lateral dribbling to skip past them. Wider dribble touches and new collision sharing create a varied, less predictable, and extended fight for possession between the dribbler and a defender. Improved urgency AI logic, with over 50 new movement cycles, delivers more responsive positioning so your players stay focused on the ball and move at a speed appropriate to the action. Players now have a better awareness of where the easiest, most natural trapping position is so they can get the ball on the ground and under control easier and earlier. Advanced positioning and defending also provide a more realistic and challenging experience. Experience the freedom of physical play with 360° Dribbling!
In attack, players can now analyze space more effectively, curve their runs to stay onside, create passing lanes and vary attacking options for more accurate passing. Players can better analyze space, resulting in pinpoint passes that give their receivers more options and time to outrun defensive pressure. Refinements to the shooting system and modifications of the ball physics create a wider, more realistic variety of shots, enhancing the exhilaration of scoring. Slide Tackle targeting has also been enhanced, giving skilled players more reach and the ability to avoid tackling through the dribbler.
Improve your defensive game with improved effort clearance logic and refined goalkeeper intelligence. With better effort clearance logic, defenders have more options when attempting to get a foot on the ball before an attacker. Effort, such as sliding to block crosses and overhead kick clearances, give defenders more tools to prevent goalscoring opportunities. Refined Goalkeeper Intelligence has numerous improvements, meaning that goalkeepers now have more urgency and better perception of where to intercept loose balls, resulting in a more responsive and powerful rushing system. New animation warping technology provides game-realistic goalkeeper positioning and momentum, resulting in more varied scoring opportunities. Manager Mode Authenticity has been improved with more than 50 major improvements designed to create an authentic experience to mimic the real-world game. With these improvements, you can take your defensive game to the next level.
Match results are based on a combination of team and player strengths and weaknesses, as well as multiple decision points such as club finance and prestige, availability of similar players, and competition from AI-controlled clubs. Player transfers are determined by these factors, ensuring a realistic and competitive environment.
Player development is more realistic than ever with true-to-life growth curves based on factors such as age and environment. Continuous Gameplay maintains the atmosphere, pace, and intensity of a match with quick free kicks and referee carding.
The new Practice Arena allows you to work on individual skills in a fully featured practice mode before stepping on the pitch. Here, you can hone your skills and prepare for the challenge of a real match.