Suggestions to make the game much more action-packed and realistic with very simple changes."

[heady quail]

1- There should be a 2-second waiting time when switching between goalkeepers. This will increase the realism of the game and make goalkeepers better assess the risk of leaving the goal. It will also increase both the error rate and focus.
2- In line with the nature of football, goalkeepers should not be allowed to handle the ball on back passes. This will increase the action and bring the game closer to the true nature of football.
3- Goalkeepers should not be allowed to handle the ball outside the penalty area. This rule balances the current game rules that restrict players' freedom to make original moves. The greatest originality is the freedom to make mistakes.
4- When the ball is chipped over the goalkeeper, it should naturally pass over their head. However, the area the goalkeeper covers is visually larger than their actual size. Therefore, even if the shooter is sure the ball has gone over, the goalkeeper can still catch it. This harms the essence of scoring goals and diminishes goalkeeping as a skill. Without mistakes, there is no originality; without originality, player numbers will decline.
5- If a team performs three sliding tackles inside the penalty area, they should be awarded a penalty kick. Penalty shooting and saving animations will add fun to the game. This increases players' responsibilities and makes their time spent playing more valuable.
6- Everyone in the game should be required to wear the captain's jersey. This strengthens team spirit and raises responsibility. Every 5 games, a player can become captain, and their designed jersey will be used by others.
7- If these suggestions are implemented, you will see an increase in players with just a small advertisement. How do I know? Because I am both a football fan and a player who has been playing since the game was released. Happy New Year.

[stark glade]

I only agree with the first 3 points. The rest are just unhealthy and ruin the flow of the game

[hasty birch]

I agree with all the points

[inner vector]

@stark glade is right, ther first 3 are the good ones

[opaque summit]

I like the first 4

first 3 are more important tho agreed

[stark glade]

I don’t like the 4th one because you can easily chip the keeper if you catch him out of position. If you take too long and allow him to close the distance on you then you shouldn’t be allowed to chip over his head anyway

[opaque summit]

visually the hitbox on saves / defense stance is atrocious is all

i dont think every chip should be a goal but it needs to make sense visually at least

[stark glade]

If they reduce the hitbox then every near post shot would be a guaranteed goal unless the goalie pre-dives, or stick close to that post (which leaves the other side wide open for another guaranteed goal). I don’t think that’s a solution. If goalkeeping becomes this painful then no one will play that position

I think goalkeeping is fine where it is. Well placed near post shots are hard to save and require quick reactions, but not impossible

Same for chips. You gotta close the distance quickly or you’ll get punished

[opaque summit]

i think the hitbox needs to be smaller but that isnt even what im talking about

i just want it to visually make sense at least

[stark glade]

Yeah, they need to make sense visually instead of vacuuming the ball

[opaque summit]

exactly

[modern shale]

I honestly hate how goal keepers can take the ball while it's behind them.

Like, they got tricked by me but they still get rewarded

And their hitboxes should be a bit more a accurate, like they slide, I make a high curved ball (sry, I don't know the english name) and they still get the ball, other times they jump but they don't take it. The game really feels luck based when this stuff happens

[stark glade]

When the ball goes behind goalkeepers and they grab it then it’s just netcode issues. On their screen it looks like they caught it before it went behind them. That’s just server issues. But if they slide and you shoot high and they still grab it then they were either centimetres away from you, or there is a weird bug

[modern shale]

I've actually done it myself to grab the ball with the back of my player and not even a long time ago (there hasn't been an update sence I've returned playing

[grizzled mauve]

I really like the 2nd one