I wanted to make a separate post for this. It has to do with team shape, and I didn't think I'd be positively surprised by eFootball in this respect, but here we are. I wonder if
@Matt10 has come across this yet?
As mentioned in post above, I maxed out my team's compatibility with "Possession Game" tactical style. I bought "P. Boer" (ten Hag), whose possession game skill level is quite high. When you look at the stat pane for possession game, it shows you how it works in different phases of play: including that in attack your line pushes up.
Now in game, I finally saw something I thought I wouldn't see in a modern PES game again: my team creep well into the opponent's half as a unit when attacking (not like the +2 all out attack option in PES where they lose shape). I mean that my AMF had pushed into the box, my CMF just inside/on the edge, my DMF just outside the D on the box ready for a long shot, my CB's deep into the half, fullbacks advanced. This is roughly how a good possession-based team actually applies pressure irl, acres of space behind all of them.
It only worked for me when +1 on attacking level, and the compression between front and back line was still not what I would want especially in transitions and defensive phases of play – so, unrealistic openness/no congestion as a rule. But still: genuinely a good thing for once.
Am I right in thinking this just does not happen on recent PES games? I can't recall seeing it.