This isn't a dealbreaker of course, but it inevitably ends with you spending more time in the team management menu, which is exactly the kind of admin work this feature should have eradicated. So say you decide to switch your wingers over for one particular match or tweak your formation to counter an opponent's star player that change will be lost if you change to attacking or defensive during a match.

You can set up different tactics for various in-game situations before a match and then quickly switch between them on the pitch, but any change to one game plan, including your default starting plan, is not automatically reflected in your other four plans. However, the much-vaunted new feature of game plans is a bit of a mess. These are undoubtedly welcome, and tactical changes in your defensive technique-press after possession loss, constant pressure, and drop off are among five options on that front-make a tangible impact in-game, allowing you to further tailor your play style. FIFA 19's ball still doesn't feel as satisfying as PES 2019's, but it does at least feel something like the real-life sphere it's imitating.įIFA 19 includes new tactical options for wannabe managers to fiddle with, such as how many players you want to commit at corner kicks and whether you want your full-backs to over- or under-lap.

Through passes work again, and they (along with player pace) seem to be in a good place in terms of balance-neither under- nor overpowered, as has been the case for too long. Although it introduced a slower pace in FIFA 18, the newest iteration finally makes this work by tightening up players' responsiveness. FIFA 19's matches are more natural and more varied in the way they unfold, in large part because EA finally has all the pieces needed to make it so. For years we've been unable to play FIFA like football is played in real life-instead we've been zig-zagging the ball up the pitch and abusing pacey wingers to breach the opponent's defense to swing in an unstoppable cross for an equally unstoppable header. Regardless, FIFA is closer to representing Sky Sports' vision of football than ever-for better and for worse.įIFA has struggled on the pitch in its past few iterations, with matches deteriorating to frustrating slogs. Sadly, Career Mode and Pro Clubs remain stale and are in dire need of a refresh. With new Kick Off modes and some welcome on-pitch enhancements, as well as the ever-engaging Ultimate Team and now the Champions League license, FIFA 19 is the most complete football video game package available.

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