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Response Defending means you can decide when a defender makes a tackle. With a quick double press of the tackle button, players will now lunge in and attempt to win the ball. The problem is it's the same tackle every time, a desperate leap towards the player. What should be a carefully considered challenge is never worth the risk, especially when combined with the new total control system. In instances where players could simply step in and make an easy tackle, they invariably make a hopeless lunge and more often than not take the player's legs. You feel more likely to win the ball with a lucky block or deflection than by tackling - especially as slide tackling seems to result in players forgetting there's a ball to be won, and going straight for an attacker's kneecaps.