Haaland's Transfer Means Playing As Man City In FIFA 23 Is Cheating

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Last year I (unsuccessfully) implored you all not to play as PSG in FIFA 22. The Parisienne giants were the most popular team by far in FIFA 21, but a relatively weak defence, technician-heavy midfield, and one-dimensional frontline meant there were ways for you to counter them. In PSG's wild summer, they bought Donnarumma to upgrade on the already excellent Navas between the sticks, Hakimi and Ramos to fix the defensive issues, Wijnaldum to add depth to the midfield, and the small matter of Leo Messi upfront. Nobody listened to me, but I'm trying again, only I'm changing teams. In FIFA 23 (the last FIFA ever, unless the real FIFA makes a disaster of a game itself), you're not allowed to pick Man City.

Man City are already one of the best teams in the game, and I've played with them myself a few times, but then it's pretty normal for players to use the greats online. I'm not asking everybody to start playing as Sunderland or Levante. It's just the overuse of the single, predetermined best team that gets boring. Man City are currently an interesting team to play as because they have the striker dilemma - do you go with Jesus, or risk a pacy winger through the centre? Do you go for the technical ability out wide, or the speed, and where do you get the best out of KdB if you don't have a recognised striker. Liverpool are also interesting, because their midfield is sturdy but can be slow, meaning you need to play precisely through the middle before bolting off as Salah, Mane, Jota, or Diaz - once you've chosen which ones to drop.

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Haaland seems destined to be a success at City. They aren't struggling for goals but only one option upfront feels very threadbare for a team of