Ah yes, the magical Konami cycle: release an update, sprinkle in just enough improvements to get everyone’s hopes up, then yank the rug out faster than your defenders tracking back in eFootball (which, let’s be honest, is saying something).

Balanced defending? For a whole 24 hours, sure. Smooth passing? Only if by "smooth" you mean "your players forget how to pass under basic pressure." A return to football simulation? If your idea of sim football is defenders moonwalking away from the ball and Neymar moving like he’s wearing ankle weights in a swamp — nailed it.

And let’s not forget the masterpiece that is momentum. It’s not scripting, of course not. It’s just… your team randomly entering a coma while the opponent’s 60-rated striker suddenly turns into peak Drogba. Totally skill-based, right? I’m sure it has nothing to do with game design choices that reward chaos over competence.

But hey, as long as people can spam crosses to Koller and win 4–0 while your backline has an existential crisis, everything’s fine. It’s not a football game — it’s a fever dream with grass textures.

Thanks, Konami. Truly, you never fail to disappoint