When Claude Makelele moved from Real Madrid to Chelsea at the height of Galacticos era, Zinedine Zidane famously said: “Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you’re losing the entire engine?

Picking the best formations is vital for success in EA Sports FC 25, but by using a good option that suits your style of play you will win more games.

To cap off the defensive issues on display this year in EA FC 25, there’s an evident issue with defenders not tracking the most basic of runs. In this situation, the attacking team gets in behind, creating a counter-attack even with the defense still outnumbering the attack 3 to 2.

EA Sports FC 25 has been patched with various improvements. Find out what's new in the EA Sports FC 25 update 1.005 patch notes here.

And so were the concerns from the fringes of the gaming and business industry that thought the EA Sports footballing franchise may lose some momentum after making the shift from the decades-old partnership with FIFA to the new EA FC brand last year.

EA Sports has released Title Update 2 for FC 25, which makes a relatively small number of changes to the game a week after launch.

By using professional fouls in the right circumstances in EA Sports FC 25 you can stop dangerous opposition counter-attacks and goalscoring chances.

Dead Ball, Acrobatic, and Quick Step are all okay, but again, only really useful in specific situations. For the pace-focused playstyles, Rapid is a better option, and free kicks are so reliant on player input that the playstyle really doesn’t make that much difference.

A new EA Sports FC 25 update addresses a plethora of bugs that have been affecting the game, but there is some bad news for console players.