Having played the new update, finesse shots are still good. Use them anywhere inside the box, and you’re still scoring. Edge of the box? For the most part, still going top bins. By the corner flag, though? Or from FIFA 24 Coins 40 yards? Maybe play real football instead.

Speaking of real football, EA FC 24 players quickly figured out that setting your defensive tactics to 71 depth pushed your players right up the pitch into a gegenpress that was nearly impossible to surpass. Strikers turned into prime Maldini and it was no fun for anybody. This is completely gone in the update, and now pushing your team up the pitch only makes you susceptible to counter attacks or chipped through balls.

Finesse is just the start of the updates, but probably the most major. Technical+ is also on the receiving end of the nerfhammer, but it appears to have only felt a light tap compared to the full might that hit finesse. Thunderstruck Bernardo Silva is still rapid when technical dribbling past defenders and John Barnes terrorises goalkeepers.

However, while Finesse+ and 71 depth feel more balanced, EA has also focused on improving midfielders. Defensive midfielders like Aurélien Tchouaméni and Frenkie de Jong feel even better than before, breaking up play with ease. This seems like a good thing, and makes playing in the centre of the park feel a little closer to real football, but in reality it forces players down the wings.

Running to the byline with a fast winger like Diaby, Diani, or anyone else with weirdly similar names, before cutting it back to the middle for a poacher to bury in an open net is even worse than before. Instead of playing incisive passes through an opponent’s lines, isolating defenders, or using skill to create your own opportunities, players simply run around the edge of your whole team and then bypass the goalie with a cutback. This is practically encouraged with the new midfield update, and if your opponent decides to buy EAFC 24 Coins abuse the technique, you’re in for a boring match.