Football Manager 2010 v10.2.

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Crash Fixes
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General
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- Fixed bug where a player who had gained home-grown status for one club, wasn't
treated as home-grown in nation for another club in the same nation.
- Set African newgens with second nationalities to use African names only.
- Adjusted second nationalities for English newgens.
- Adjusted attendances for U20 World Cup and other international final tournamen
ts.
- Older extra players created at some amateur clubs now all have amateur contrac
ts rather than part-time.
- Adjusted the CA/PA levels of newgens created at the very small clubs.
- Adjusted the chances of better newgens being created at smaller clubs in big f
ootballing nations.
- Fixed bug where kit pictures in low detail matches didn't match up with the ki
t colours used for the match.
- Fixed code in a players media history when they have been left out of a squad.
- Added support for multiple team chants in match_sounds.cfg file.
- Adjusted assistant feedback during the match on tackling.
- Fixed bug where returning from holiday on the day of a postponed match would a
llow the manager to play the postponed match.
- Away teams with the same colour shorts as the home team are now less likely to
change to a different kit (Rangers and Celtic now both use first kits when they
play each other)
- Players now automatically receive the most basic appropriate injury treatment
if they get injured while their club has no physio.
- Added Composure and Concentration to be included in Goalkeeper training.
- Adjusted English cup attendances.
- Finetuned physical attribute decline on average and below average players.
- The number of database changes made now is shown on the game information scree
n.
- Fixed a penalty shootout match divergence bug.
- Trial Days are no longer held at stadiums that aren't in use.
- Players now get a reputation boost when they win their first cap.
- Fixed bug where touchline instructions were already set going into a new match
.
- Adjusted FA Trophy semi-final and final attendances.
- Fixed problem when more than one achievement was given at the same time, which
would sometimes cause an achievement to not be properly registered as achieved.
- Key man watch correctly states that a player went of injured rather than subsi
tuted.
- Adjusted quality of newgens available in the MLS draft.
- Stopped the user been able to make lots of money as a small team by arranging
lots of friendlies against high reputation opposition.
- Improved selection of organisation of friendlies.
- Fixed international manager getting inundated by scout reports on players who
simply aren't good enough.
- Stopped some Irish players taking up British citizenship for no reason.
- Fixed Daniel Carvalho's days to gain nationality for Russia being incorrect (n
eed to start new game)
- Improved World Cup squad selections, making sure teams aren't short on striker
s.
- Stopped domestic division record attendance's being set by neutral venues at p
lay-off finals etc.
- Stopped players being able to complete days to gain nationality by going on tr
ial to that nation.
- Improved average ratings for lower leagues in the basic detail match engine.
- Reduced game memory usage.
- Improved squad rotation for basic detail matches, especially with regard to Eu
ropa League matches.
- Improved manager of the month selection.
- Fixed "Most Games Without Losing" not being updated for the recent records ent
ry for teams.
- Fixed number of minutes played in player statistics not being recorded for fri
endly matches.
- Fixed issue with human managers registration of players at clubs with retired
squad numbers, sometimes a player would be unregistered.
- Made it easier for players to get onto the icon & legends lists.
- Tweaked assistant feedback during match on players being played out of positio
n.
- Made it easier to get a the feeder club when you get to pick a club yourself.
- Fixed a bug where trying to send a player to a feeder club is canceled because
the team cannot afford the fee.
- Allowed the PPM "Tries to Play Way Out of Trouble" to be removed via preferred
move training.
- Made it more difficult for managers to get onto the legend list.
- Stopped some nations from retaining too many players from Africa at the start
of the game.

Media
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- Fixed code appearing in inbox item about job interest.
- The media now picks up on the fact if a big player has been left out of the le
ague squad.
- Players now get upset if left out of a clubs league squad.
- Weakest player is displayed on the post match analysis screen again.
- Delaying a transfer in a hot seat game results in 'Delay' action buttons appea
ring on other user's news screen when nothing to do with him.
- Fixed variable occasionally appearing in announcements about stadium improveme
nts.
- Fixed User being told that they need to give a Squad Number to the player who
went the other way in a transfer deal.
- Fixed individual player goal tally in match report news item.
- Fixed user getting Promotion Odds news item for the league they have just been
promoted from.
- Prevented possibility of duplicate transfer window opening news item appearing
in inbox.
- Fixed "has expressed a desire to take the vacant assistant manager post" news
when position not currently vacant.
- Fixed news item declaring injury has resulted in player being disappointed to
miss crucial game, but player is ineligble anyway.
- Player profile no longer states that the player 'may look to move to a bigger
club in the future' and 'wants to move to a bigger club'.
- After signing a youth coach the news item [Assignments] button now takes the u
ser to the youth coaching assignments screen.
- Nation release players news item button now takes you to the correct list of p
layers.
- Declaring interest in a player on trial now mentions their ownig club rather t
han the team they are on trial with.
- Fixed number of 'Goals' and 'Conc' in club mini-profile could become multiplie
d for teams in leagues with more than one stage.
- Fixed and occasionally appearing in national news item about player being susp
ended for a match in an international tournament.
- Fixed showing in a news item informing you the most man of the match record ha
s been broken.
- Stopped press conference asking about star player missing for a final when the
player is not a first team player.
- Fixed press conference question about bringing a player out of international r
etirement having a drop-down box instead of a set of answers.
- Fixed news item incorrectly states player failed to make a single appearance d
uring loan spell.
- Fixed "No Shocks" cup round up wording where it picks a match that couldn't ha
ve been an upset.
- Fixed issue where previous awol status wasn't being stored which could lead to
news items being received about a player being missing from training for the fi
rst time.

Subscriptions
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- Fixed players occasionally being removed from subscriptions without user unsub
scribing.
- Setting/unsetting active shortlists should subscribe/unsubscribe you as approp
riate.
Transfers
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- Adjusted code to allow more clubs to make offers for offered out players.
- Fixed an issue whereby coach/scout would state player would be interested in l
oan move, but in fact he wasn't.
- Adjusted code to fix a couple of issues regarding players starting squad statu
s.
- Fixed issue whereby some lower league teams starting squad statuses contained
too many key players.
- Helped clubs be more responsive to replacing first team players once sold.
- Fixed issue whereby certain teams would not look to renew player loans.
- Fixed issue of missing rejection news item when offering a player for transfer
but stating player is unavailable for loan.
- Fixed issue whereby user recieves multiple rejection news items when offering
a player for transfer but setting player to unavailble for loan.
- Eased problem of trying to offload high earning players via offer to clubs by
getting a lot more players ask the selling clubs to contribute towards his new s
alary.
- Fixed issue whereby player would ask for too much of a wage contribution from
selling club.
- Added appeal hearing for Chelsea transfer ban.
- Changed dates for Chelsea's transfer ban.
- Fixed some issues todo with strikers being placed in reserve squads even thoug
h are playing first team football and scoring some goals.
- Fixed negotiation issue when player is transfer listed, has a lower asking pri
ce than display price and the bid involved monthly installments, negotiation wou
ld be for more than asking price.
- Prevented massive clubs when not part of active division from targetting unusu
al backup goalkeepers from active divisions.
- Prevented clubs with global transfer bans from being able to 'Match Bid' for p
layers at affiliate clubs.
- Fixed a couple of issues regarding a player not being interested in renewing h
is loan with his existing loan club.
- Prevented players returning from loan and being listed without human managers
consent.
- Made it more likely for a staff member to accept a contract offer from his cur
rent club over a deal offered by a different club.
Confidence
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- Fixed issue whereby selling club would overate players when being sold and be
too harsh in terms of transfer confidence.
- Fixed issue whereby selling club would place too much emphasis on recent perfo
rmances, even though they weren't that good and return really low confidence val
ues.

Player Interaction
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- Players can now be given a leave of absense when they are struggling to settle
in the area.
- Linked players are now only displayed if there is player interaction that requ
ires a linked player.
Finances
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- Fixed Rangers starting finances.
- Adjusted ticket prices for the lower level English leagues.
- Removed collective win bonuses for Spanish cups as the prize money in these co
mpetitions is low and resulted in very low bonus money as well.
- Adjusted Swedish wages.
- Fixed Slovenia clubs dont offer clean sheet, goal etc bonuses.
- Adjusted Slovenia wages.
- Adjusted South African Wages.
- Adjusted Mexican wages.
- Adjusted Danish national team attendances.
- Adjusted Scottish finances.
- Fixed some away teams not receiving friendly appearance money.
- Adjusted English low league finances.
- Adjusted rich Middle east team wages.
- Fixed budget Wage/Transfer budget discrepancy when transferring between the tw
o.

Backroom Advice
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- Action buttons are now removed if you do the action using the right click menu
e.g. setup a scouting assignment on a scouting recommendation piece of advice.
- Youth team goalkeepers ability advice is no longer seperate from the youth tea
m player standard advice.
- Stopped second opinion advice contradicting themselves regarding the standard
of youth team players.
- Fixed action buttons causing screen over run.
- Improved staff members recommendations on which players deserve to get pro con
tracts.
- Stop backroom advice meeting reminders if the player has been to the screen si
nce the last news item was sent.
- Made sure the player is taking to their inbox when the backroom advice meeting
invites are sent.
- Made sure there is advice generated when the player is invited to a backroom a
dvice meeting.
- Contract re-newal advice is no longer generated if the user doesn't handle tha
t players contract re-newal.
- Current formation advice no longer suggests the same formation the user is cur
rently using.
- Eligible for a pro contract advice is now offered on players on youth contract
s who are not in the youth team squad.
- Withdraw bid advice button now always removes the transfer offer.
- Stopped advice about re-newing players on trial contracts.
- Stopped numerous pieces of advice been suggested again after the turn of the m
onth.
- The suggested nation to scout in the nation to scout advice no longer keeps ch
anging.
- Decreased the amount of training advice generated in each meeting.
- Tactical advice no longer recommmends formations or team instruction the curre
nt formation is using.
- Increased the time between staff advising you to recommend a future role to.
Board Takeovers
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- Added code which prevents non-nationals becoming chairmen if applicable in a g
iven country.
Interface
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- Match formation panel now updates correctly when substitutions are made.
- Added missing space in A Thr(R) column heading.
- Nationality string on player profile will now display correctly if they are de
clared for that country.
- Fixed bug where squad number goes missing on pitch panel when a player is swap
ped for another player on the player list panel.
- Fixed bug where option to create a filter from the Filter drop-down when on pl
ayer searches was never enabled.
- Removed team facts division column if it is not applicable rather than showing
blank data.
- Fixed minor layout issue when creating a new note.
- Live league table on the competition screen now updates properly in network ga
me.
- Contracts section is no longer going to be visible for unattached players.
- Ensured player duty/roles menu can't be selected for an AI tactic when they ha
ven't selected a player for a given position.
- When confirming/cancelling tactics, the user is now always taken back to the p
revious view correctly.
- If user is on the assistant's feedback page before a highlight starts, he is r
eturned there after it finishes now.
- Fixed problem that caused scrollbar to reset when assigning position to a play
er on the tactics screen.
- Fixed colour clash problem which sometimes caused the player numbers to be unr
eadable in the 2d match view.
- Centered the number when dragging a shirt on the tactics pitch.
- Fixed problem with the date panel which caused one of the column headers to ap
pear selected when clicking one of the dates from 1st-7th January.
- Back/Forward buttons no longer changes state for a moment when changing screen
s.
- Latest Results button will now be disabled if it isn't possible to go backward
s or forwards through fixture dates.
- Board confidence snapshot on manager home page will no longer be available for
international youth teams.
- Make An Offer option will no longer be available if the user already has an ac
tive offer in place for a player.
- Fixed bug where Reports section would be missing from staff employed by a user
's national team.
- Calendar timeline will no longer display data from an old save game when retur
ning to the start screen.
- Phil Jagielka now listed as a DC instead of a GK when he is on the bench and t
he user is using the quick sub dialog.
- Fixed text bleed on holiday options dialog when using French language.
- Re-arranging an international friendly via a friendly rejected news item now s
hows the correct fixture dates.
- Fixed some minor issues with the match screen split view changing of views.
- Disabled advisor about placing a job advert if the human is unemployed.
- Disabled advisor about adding players to a shortlist if the human does not hav
e a club job.
- Disabled advisor about signing a player when on the player search screen and r
ight clicking on a player.
- Match analysis tab is now disabled for matches that were played without the fu
ll match engine.
- Remove picture button when adding a new manager will now only be enabled if th
e user chooses a picture, rather than whenever they select to add one.
- Last 5 games table for competition split over multiple league stages (Swiss Su
per, Scottish SPL, etc) now uses the correct fixtures.
- Fixed problem with international scout reports not appearing sometimes on the
team squad screen.
- Added information about the current view on the shortlist/player search screen
s.
- Ensured sorting order of players on quick substitution menu is correct after m
aking substitutions.
- Made sure the news snapshot panel is hidden when there is no extra information
to display for the news item.
- Fixed a couple of problems which would cause the calendar bar to no update pro
perly.
- Fixed a slowdown that would sometimes happen on the match preview screen.
- Ensured calendar timeline is cleared down if the player gets kicked out to the
join network screen.
- Icons off the pitch will now be drawn on the small match view panel when chang
ing tactics mid match.
- Nationality selection menus when adding a manager will now disable the corresp
onding selection (eg England will be disabled for second nationality if chosen f
or first).
- Split view action zones view menu will now always have the current view displa
yed 'ticked'.
- Match strategy changes on the quick tactics panel will now have "Pending" next
to them until they are actually active.
- Removed touchline instructions will now only be removed from the list of touch
line instructions when they are no longer active.
- It is now possible to hide the Touchline Instructions panel when waiting for a
quick substitution to be carried out.
- Added international qualifiers to screen flow competitions list.
- Team Award and Best Eleven screens remember the year selected when leaving the
screen and coming back.
- Fixed bug where user is sometimes taken to classic pitch view instead of the p
revious TV view after confirming tactics.
- The released players list is now kept on the transfers panel when going back t
o the panel after viewing a player profile or other screens.
- Fixed problem where recently made touchline instructions are removed if they a
re made just after making tactical changes.
Network
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- Blank rows no longer appear on the backroom advice screen on the client.
- Forced continue timer now doesn't stop when a user changes screens.
- Fixed some network game issues when using custom editor data.
- Clubs removed from the database when creating a new game now get shown correct
ly on network clients when viewing staff history.
- Fixed issue where highlights are sometimes set to "Full Match" during network
game matches.
Editor
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- Newly created teams and competitions can now be set correctly in playing histo
ries.
- Can now enable the "Capacity for All Seater Competitions" option for stadiums
in the editor.
- Added "Cuts Inside" player preferred move to the editor.
- U21 and U19 national manager jobs now show up correctly.
- Adding new award histories now works correctly.
- Club legends added in the editor now show in game.
- Permanent flag can now be set on favourite and disliked person relationships.
- Can now set a stadium for a Super Cup match.
- Sorting players by position now sorts from Gks to Strikers instead of alphabet
ically.
- Retiring a player in the editor now removes him properly from his club.
- Group stage cups now work if only 1 group is set.
- Club maximum age field can now be edited.
- Future transfers added in the editor are now included in the checks for retain
ing people at the start of the game.
- Descriptions table now added to the editor.
- Can now set negative non player potential abilities.
- Fixed issue where players with edited history would have their pre-game histor
y cleared after the second time the game is saved then loaded.
- Super cups now start in the second season if no teams are found in competition
history for the first season.
- Raised number of database records shown in list boxes from 1000 to 50000.
- Adding a B club to a club now copies the colours over from the main club.
- Minimum Percentage Of Games Played field in an award record can now be enabled
correctly.
- Added missing MLS player variables to the editor.
- The editor will automatically use the same user data folder, if this has been
changed in the preferences in the game.
- Can now set player homegrown at club/in nation status in editor.
Competitions
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General
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- Fixed league scheduling issue where an Easter Monday matchday is scheduled nex
t to a Tuesday matchday.
International
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- Teams qualifying for the Final of the Caribbean Championship no longer get ask
ed to pick a new squad for the match.
- Fixed U21/U20/U19 international applications.
- Host nation of World Cup now needs to be from a confederation which hasn't hos
ted it in the last 2 tournaments.
- Fixed international squad announcement news item reporting player as being 'le
ft out of the previous squad' when he was called up to the last squad as a repla
cement.
- New European Championship 2012 qualifying format and correct seedings implemen
ted.
- Fixed bug where top 6 teams from U19 Euro Champs were sometimes not qualifying
for the U20 World Cup.
Asia
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- AFC Cup now uses 7 subs instead of 9.
- Some prize money changes for the Champions League.
Europe
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- Small fix done for calculation of European club/nation coefficients.
- European competition prize money updated.
- Vaduz can now qualify to the Europa League through the Liechtenstein Cup.
Argentina
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- Bottom two Argentine Second Division teams in the average points table are now
automatically relegated.
Australia
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- One less round of fixtures used for the Australian youth league.
Belgium
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- Removed rule that Belgian teams in Division 1 and Division 2 need to select 2
U21 players in their matchday squad.
- Added undersoil heating requirement for Belgian Division 1 teams.
Bulgaria
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- Fixed some squad rules issues to do with non EU players.
Chile
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- Fixed incorrect teams taking part in the Chilean First Division Closing Stage
Knockout phase.
China
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- China trial day now occurs during the transfer window.
Denmark
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- Players from Cotonou nations now need work permits to play in Denmark.
- Some missing teams added to 2009 Danish Cup.
England
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- Fixed missing prize money for Semi Finalists and Runner Up of English League C
up
Greece
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- Fixed Greek Superleague TV revenue distribution.
Hong Kong
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- Adjusted Hong Kong's continental competition qualifiers (League Winner and Sen
ior Challenge Cup winner qualify).
Norway
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- Stopped friendlies being scheduled after the start of the season.
- Norwegian Premier playoff semi final now is one leg.
- Added Norwegian Super Final
Northern Ireland
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- Fixed Northern Irish Premier Division league match being rearranged due to a R
eserve team fixture.
- Fixed Northern Ireland Premier Division number of subs named changing after le
ague split.
- Three from Five subs for Steel & Sons Cup and County Antrim Shield.
Poland
- Trial players are not allowed to play in competitive matches.
Romania
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- Can now arrange friendlies for Romanian teams during the winter break.
Russia
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- Fixed Russian Premier League fixtures and World Cup Qualifying fixture clashin
g in March 2009
Scotland
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- Both Scottish Cup semi finals are now played at Hampden.
- Correct prize money figures for semi final and final.
South Korea
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- Fixed winning the K-League Championship Playoff not being regarded as winning
the title in some places (e.g. board confidence).
Switzerland
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- Fixed Swiss Cup seedings for 1st two rounds.
United States
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- US Development League teams no longer keep hold of too many players.
- US Open Cup winner now qualify for the North American Champions League.
- Replacing a draft allocation with a different draft allocation on the transfer
offer screen now correctly sets it as a new proposal.
- The Superdraft and Waiver Draft dates now appear in the league schedule.
- Contracts in the MLS now finish in december.
- Removed budget adjustment from the board room screen as MLS clubs aren't allow
ed to make any adjustments to their budgets.
- MLS teams can no longer offer loan wages over the maximum non Designated playe
r limit.
- Improved AI squad management in the MLS.
Match Experience
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- Added animation for player placing ball at set piece
- Fixed missing kick animations when players send ball to set piece taker or cen
tre circle for kick off
- Added "Runs Past Opponent" to the match graphical analysis tool.
- Fixed some various small issues with tracking of certain type of passes and cr
osses.
- Added team talk option to the quick sub dialog.
Match Engine
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Match v814
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- Couple of fixes to make player reactions to certain deflections more realistic
- Change to interpretation of what should be added to the tackle count
- Encourage first time finish when ball comes to player at pace close to opposit
ion goal
- Reworked defensive positioning at direct free kicks to a more zonal based type
- Further fix to prevent rash decisions to leave ball to keeper
- Small fix to make extra sure players look to intercept balls coming towards th
em
- Tweak to make sure defending team players continue to mark ball player until i
t is clearly pointless
- Make players get a little tighter to ball player when possible ( slightly more
so when asked to mark tight )
- Allow players to drop back a little further to mark opponents when required an
d not logical to push D-line up
- Made more limited players who are playing higher tempo, more direct style a li
ttle more simplistic and direct in terms of on ball decisions
- Tweak to willingness to shoot long, try to make poor decision, vision or compo
sure players rush into it more
- Cut down slightly on very wayward but not too difficult passes
- Slight tweak to ad hoarding positions
Match v815
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- Fixed bug where substituted player doesnt get full condition boost at end of m
atch
- Further tweak to player willingness to make tackle as long as not on easy tack
ling
- Made players a little tighter still on ball player
- Small tweak to first touch AI
- Slight increase in accuracy of simple passes and shots
Match v816
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- Adjusted tracking of run distance stat
- Fixed players not putting ball out when keeper injured
- Introduced concept of players chasing own header as a means to get ball under
control
- Tried to make players quicker to close down pass receiver
- Further tweak to positioning of player marking opponent with ball, including a
ccounting for opponent's pace advantage if applicable
- Slight increase on keepers effectiveness against power shots
- Fixed player set to mark "tall player" at set piece following him out of the d
anger area
- Fixed players dithering over whether to let ball run out or not
- Minor tweak to accuracy of passes and shots on weak foot