back to its best
I bought last year's edition of Konami's Winning Eleven and was rather disappointed with it - e.g. slower opposition defenders could even catch up with the fastest player in your team, far too many calls for offside and is a generally frustrating game.
This time, I'd say that this year's edition is definitely back to its old roots. The controls are a lot tighter this time and your teammates support your attacks very well instead of sitting back. The defending is also slightly improved from last year - your centrebacks won't go chasing after every ball in the area and leaving huge gaps for the opponent to exploit.
Also, the game comes with preset tactics to suit your soccer style instead of having you to manually configure (which you can still do, if you choose to).
Buy this game, you won't regret it.