It's not yet ready, but there's tantalising scope to document the careers of players and recreate immortal moments of football's past with this game mode. The current version features highlights from the glorious times that included Jurgen Klopp and Kylian Mbappe. But in the next game FIFA 23 coins, it'll be exciting to see what EA's team could do with other legends of football like Pele and 'King' Kazuyoshi Miura.

In addition, there are massive changes to the chemistry system. Chemistry is no longer affected by the position of a player within the formation in relation to other players, which allows for greater variation across countries and leagues. It's unlikely to alter the strategy of any player, but it's nice knowing that you are able to add wildcard players, and also have more avenues to connect them to top division players.

Looking for the ideal midfielder who can hit that sought-after '33' chemistry feels very much like the idea of a Squad Building Challenge now, which seems to be deliberate. Squad Building Challenges remain an ideal way to pass some time doing nothing. But EA's'sudoku for football enthusiasts' is best played on the companion app, away from the game's inefficient console menus.

In a dark omen of the licensing fights to come, FIFA has lost the J1 League license this year and that meant there was no King Kazu. In the end, it was the pivot to an intriguing Bronze and Silver Australian A League team and features the terrifying striking force that is Hibs forward Martin Boyle and the aptly named David Ball. Like last year my team that was a bit underdog caused several rage outbursts from teams sporting million-coin costumes as well as exposing Ultimate Team as a gilded farce.

However, I felt the deep regret of a double-digit defeat when the pros discovered me But buy FUT 23 coins. As more players started to roll in, I noticed that playing three players at the back is a swift path to a 3-0 deficit if the opponent's wingers have some kind of speed (as they often do). The overall effect is par for the program as far as players online are concerned, with the fidgety twitching of fingers and emotions in high gear across the board It's the FIFA that we are all familiar with, at its most frustrating.