One of the major criticisms of FIFA 13 was that the more rapid players in the game particularly forwards were disproportionately overpowered, allowing them to blitz past an oppositions defence and score a goal demanding fairly little of the player in control. This imbalance was shrewdly dealt with by EA as they slowed down the game for a more realistic experience in FIFA 14, though this has led to a whole new issue. On so many occasions we see players with a supposedly decent amount of pace get beaten to the ball by a slower defender in a straight foot race. Though this is obviously a disadvantage which afflicts both competing players, you are forced to suspend your disbelief somewhat when you see the likes of Di Maria being beaten by Puyol in a foot race. It was nice to know that EA had been listening to the demands of their fans with FIFA 14 but they need to achieve a balance nobody wants speedsters running the show but we still want them to be able to outstrip plodding players in chases to the ball.