8 Premier League Teams As Video Games
Ten of the current Premier League teams matched up with a video game perfect for their personality.
With the recent release of EA's FIFA 19, the world of video games and Premier League football intertwine once more as fans up and down the country begin to complain once again about the "f*cking bullsh*t!" responsible for their online defeats, rather than their complete lack of skill.
But what if video games and Premier League football were even closer? It’s long been known that football teams have personalities, natures, philosophies. The Old Trafford faithful bemoan Moyes, LVG and Mourinho abandoning ‘the Man Utd way’, while Paul Clement was once bizarrely sacked for not playing ‘the Derby way’, whatever that is.
And considering they were only 5 points off the top at the time, if that’s not the Derby way, perhaps the Derby way is no great thing.
Games are no different. Some have very serious personalities, others much more light-hearted and fun. Some games hide their secrets deep in their lore, others shout what they’re about from the rooftops. Sometimes, the personalities of these games and teams match up so perfectly, it’s impossible not to compare them.
8. Man City - Dark Souls
Kicking off (geddit?) with the cream of the Premier League crop, Manchester City can only be the punishingly difficult Dark Souls. One mistake and it’s not so much ‘You Died’ as it is ‘Aguerooooo!’ banging one in the top corner.
Like Dark Souls though, there’s always a trick, always a sneaky little way you can topple the behemoth. Sure, it might take another team getting whacked 6-1 the week before for you to figure it out, but some teams have managed it.
Liverpool took City to school in the Champions League last season, while newly promoted Wolves more than matched them earlier in the year.
Expect to see the likes of Salah, Hazard and Kane employing the old duck and roll to try and get past John Stones and Vincent Kompany this season.