FIFA 19: 10 New Features That Fix Annoying Problems

3. Greater Tactical Depth

FIFA 19 Tactics
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Firing endless streams of low crosses into the box can even be one of your pre-match tactics, and it can be tailored to individual players too. So, if you want that LW to crash balls into the penalty spot but fancy the RW floating them to the back post, do it. You can even decide how many players head for the box during attacks.

This kind of tactical depth is years in the making for FIFA.

There's also no more guess work when it comes to the best strategies for different teams. In 19, players will be able to see how the opposition are lining up before matches and (shock, horror) work around their system. That's how real football works, so it's been an agonising wait to see that cut and thrust replicated by EA.

Should FIFA's tactical screens prove easy to navigate and hatch elaborate plans with, then the dominance PES has enjoyed over this area of the genre will be broken. That's exciting for series lifers, because it shows EA are, at last, putting the minutiae of football into your hands.

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