Perhaps one of the few excuses on this list that its difficult to completely ignore, itd take some kind of master debater to argue that the AI in the worlds favourite football sim isn't at times horrendous. From vital defenders not wanting to run towards the ball to Tevez deciding to sulk about a wayward shot rather than getting back in there for the rebound, it can indeed be frustrating. What discredits this obvious flaw in the game as an excuse is that everybody plays with the same handicap. It's a test of you as a player if you can find it inside you to overcome the stupid AI and get the win.
9. All-Fifad-Out
A sizeable contingent of FIFA players exist who make the dubious claim that their skill will dissipate after a fixed number of games, as if it's tied to an XP bar, and there's no set rule: it could be as few as two or as many as ten, varying from player to player. Additionally, it must be noted that they will likely have won their previous games; they may have been lighting you up with Barca or bullying you with Bayern, but as soon as theyre shown to be human the scallywags will pull this dubious excuse out of their locker, like a pro hitting the grass for cramp. What is clearly most frustrating about this excuse is that you will never be credited with a legitimate win over this fiendish opponent and if you overcome them in the first game theyll inevitably generate another feeble excuse (probably featured somewhere else on this list).
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
