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It not like this sort of FC 24 Coins thing doesnrsquo;t work in real life. Alisson Becker scored in the final seconds of Liverpool match against West Brom in the 20/21 season, a goal which saved the team poor year and guaranteed them Champions League football this past year. At that moment, if only for a second, Liverpool played a 1-2-8 formation with nobody left between the sticks. It was a risk, but it paid off. Real Madrid are not West Brom, however, and staunchly defended their one goal lead, largely thanks to an inspired performance from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who didnrsquo;t need to leave his post to earn the Man of the Match.

In FIFA matches, however, it all changes once the whistle blows. You use the D-pad and your players revert to your preferred formation, the one that yoursquo;ve gone through with them in the pre-match pep talk and the tactics that they know and thrive in. Fabinho reverts to the 6, Lineker heads up top. Things are right again. The complex position changes were all a ploy to give every player full chemistry and boost their performance. But it ridiculous, let be honest.

At present, players gain chemistry for starting the match next to a player from the same league or nation. If that player is from the same club, it a strong link and buffs them more. If theyrsquo;re from the same nation and club, it a super link, which is practically unbreakable. That why players tend to pick one or two leagues or nations for their squad and vehemently stick to the theme. Icons can link to anyone, which is why Lineker would be perfect in midfield, spreading links to all those who need chemistry.

However, this is apparently getting reworked for FC 24, according to leaks. Players from different countries and leagues can work together, and the 1-100 system is being replaced by a star rating. Irsquo;ve no idea how this could work, but if it true (and that still a fairly big if), positional changes need to be removed from the game.

The new system seems to make teams easier to build ndash; what with any player linking fine to any other player ndash; so where will the new star-based rating system come in? Unless FIFA radically changes teambuilding (which I wouldnrsquo;t be averse to), the only option is positions. But if you could change playersrsquo; positions as well as linking them to anyone else? The challenge of teambuilding has been lost.

There precedent for this, too: EA removed the fitness consumable a few years back. It was pointless, an extra stat that just made your players worse over time. With a radical change to Buy eafc 24 coins cheap chemistry, losing position changes wouldnrsquo;t necessarily be a bad thing either.