EA decided to introduce a new feature that will be present both in Career Mode and FUT Squad Battles. This will be a  Competitor Mode where the CPU AI will try to replicate the play styles of some of the best FIFA Pro Players. Handicap at it´s best or a new challenge?

In FIFA 20, EA made the decision to make heading less effective ( a complete disaster ), resulting in fewer goals being scored from headers. In FIFA 21, to improve the viability of scoring with headers, while keeping a skill gap in the game, they are introducing Manual Heading. Will this fix the problem ?

In FIFA 21, EA is trying that you have more control over how your attacking AI players move. With Creative Runs, they included new options to influence how your AI teammates move off the ball, providing more creative ways to break down your opponent’s defense.

To promote a smoother game flow in FIFA 21, EA created new animation systems and combined them to better decide how players interact physically with each other. This will reduce the number of chaotic situations in the game.
 

EA reports they are focusing on adding deeper AI Player Personality in positioning, both offensively and defensively, to ensure that the ability of football’s greatest players on the virtual pitch matches up to their real-world counterparts.