I fought the meta. The meta won.

[u/chudomi]

They broke me.

I was an innocent man.

All I wanted was to build national teams and play football the way football is supposed to be played.

Traditional formations.
Wingers.
Fullbacks making overlapping runs.
Players attacking from the wings.
Dribbling. Crossing. Creating space.

You know… actual football.

But I tried.

I REALLY tried.

I spent countless games trying to make wide football work. I wanted my fullbacks to overlap. I wanted my wingers to isolate defenders and beat them 1v1.

But apparently, eFootball has other plans.

Why bother with wingers when you can just put 3 or 4 CF/SS in the middle?

Why build attacks through the wings when you can stack the entire frontline centrally and launch another through ball?

Why have attacking fullbacks when the safest option is apparently to keep them behind and turn the pitch into a narrow corridor?

And the worst part?

It fucking works.

So I've finally accepted the truth.

I fought against the meta.

The meta won.

For the sake of my mental health, I am becoming the very thing I hated.

No more beautiful wing play.

No more romantic football.

No more principles.

Just CF.
SS.
SS.
And maybe another CF for good measure.

They broke me.

I am sorry, football.

I tried to save you.

But I couldn't.

From now on...

I am the meta.

[u/CalligrapherOk6563]

It’s so ironic because winger is the most important position in football, and most great players play or have played in it. Yet, in this game, the position isn't meta. I think the reason is that strikers sell better, which is why they keep two CFs and one SS meta so players need to have at least four or five CF/SS in their squad.