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Playing against Paris Saint-Germain and trailing 2-1 at 80 minutes, I could rally my Manchester United squad (admittedly, including Jadon Sancho and Joshua Kimmich alongside Pogba, Rashford, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes) into a number of thunderous counter attacks, which led to me winning the game 3-2 at full time.
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PES 2021 gives your attackers that extra sense of added urgency. The fine balances also make comebacks more interesting. Kepa simply got up and started yelling at his defenders – not something that goalies would be able to do when hit smack on the face from point-blank range. The last time, the ball hit Kepa Arrizabalaga on his face with full force and bounced out of play. In one of the games, Marcus Rashford waltzed into the box in smooth, lyrical fashion, only to hit the woodward twice and then, on the rebound, struck straight at the goalkeeper, twice. There is also the odd annoyance where you keep hitting the same target from point-blank range. Smaller teams such as BSC Young Boys and Eibar do tend to threaten you on the counter like a world-beating squad. There is also this odd irregularity where lower ranked teams suddenly spring up and start playing like Champions League contenders. Pushing out from the back after breaking a corner attack feels natural. The accurate passing play means that you now take longer to pinpoint your balls from the midfield, which in turn leaves you more vulnerable to being tackled, or in case of defending, mistiming your tackle and facing a completely needless yellow card. David de Gea has a habit of saving more with his feet, van Dijk will always stand his ground even during a counter-attacking wave, and all of this makes for a lot of fun. The authenticity is further heightened with how the players behave on the pitch. Lionel Messi will always look for space, and PES 2021 rewards you with much improved dribbling controls to use his strengths. Thomas Mueller at Bayern Munich makes the ultimate false runs to throw your opponent defenders off their tracks. Manchester United’s Paul Pogba plays like the footballer he has the potential to be, which means that he puts in a cantering, midfield-bossing shift every time you play with him. Have Cristiano Ronaldo in your team? He’s almost always likely to lay off a deft touch when you play quick, one-touch passing, and by the time you have a support player on the ball, you are likely to see Ronaldo lurking around in a scoring area, waiting for you to slip in a through or lob a cross over. It is also this part of the game that really rewards your team’s best players. Launching counter-attacks like these is a joy.