"but it does hark back to a simpler time in football gaming when a simple flick of the R1 button would send your player crashing through the opposing goalkeeper with a hip-height horror scythe."
Ah I miss this. Along with other features such as the big red arrow (I know it was FIFA). Also in Rugby games (god I miss them) where you press R1 to do a high tackle. World Championship Rugby was brilliant. When a player was over the line trying to score a try you press R1 ...
Still Ferguson could have done the decent think and done it in an office like a professional.
urmmm I wouldn't use the word smart. It looks really odd.
Fouling football. FIFA needs to bring back this