To protect against that, I’ll take charge of players off the ball to ensure they mark their man, while holding B on the control pad to send a secondary defender to the ball. When a striker is rooted in position and the ball is in the air, it’s practically impossible to win the header. One-twos cause havoc, and defenders always step up and fail to follow midfielders running into the box. Whenever I’m trying to block a cross out on the wing, the CPU strikers peel off my centre backs with ease, creating space without any effort. Konami says it has improved player positioning, but I don’t see it. On its own it’d annoy me, and I’d want more variety-but it’s made worse by woeful marking by defenders. I’d wager those crosses account for more than half of the goals I’ve conceded.
Offline, the CPU is obsessed with getting to the byline, firing in a low cross and either burying it first time, or laying it off to another player to stick it in the net. The drought of headers is the first sign that some of the changes from last year aren’t welcome, and the same is true for the AI, which is all over the place. Yes, headed goals were too easy last time, but they were fun, and now they’re almost completely gone. The ball bounces off your head like a balloon, giving the keeper plenty of time to react.
I’ve not scored many headers, though-high crosses were dominant in PES 2018, but Konami has gone a bit too far in making them more difficult. I’ve bagged 25-yard screamers, deflected scuffs that trickle into the corner, 1v1s in which I’ve slipped the ball under the keeper’s body, and first-time volleys that curl into the top corner. Combine that with the excellent ball physics and you’ll score all sorts of goals.
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