The concept behind "Team of the Season" is an easy one to grasp. In FIFA Ultimate Team, the players who have had the most success throughout the season in their respective sports will receive a unique card, which will typically have a very high overall rating. There is one aspect of the project that, despite its apparent simplicity, makes it significantly more challenging. After all, the cards ought to be in demand and traded in accordance with that demand. It is not unusual for players to be absent who, in other sports, would have merited a TOTS item but who, in FIFA, might not be appealing enough to encourage players to purchase packs. This is because TOTS items are based on player popularity.

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1.  A skewed perception of the allotted game time2

2.  The Premier League Tournament of Strength features Haaland tied for first place, with Arsenal taking the lion's share of the points

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4.  There are a lot of unanswered questions hidden behind some Moments cards

5.  Incorrect representation of game timeThe fact that Messi has now been presented with the highest-rated card casts doubt on the veracity of the sporting accomplishments that have been accomplished

6.  The Argentinean is having a good season, and he and Alexandre Lacazette are currently tied for second place in Ligue 1's top scorers with 32 points each

7.  The first to take the field is fellow teammate Kylian Mbappé (34)

8.  Erling Haaland, whose TOTS card has an overall rating of 97, is the best player in all of Europe's top leagues, but he is only one of a handful of players to hold this distinction

Haaland and Arsenal are tied for first place in the Premier League TOTS, with Arsenal taking the lion's share. The record for most goals scored in a single season in the Premier League belongs to the striker for Manchester City, who has scored 36 times in 35 games. During the Norwegian's team's historic 3-0 victory over West Ham United, he scored his league-leading 35th goal of the season. Therefore, Haaland broke the previous record of 34 goals set by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer, who both played for England. In addition to that, the player who formerly played for Dortmund has eight assists.

There is no one correct answer to the question of who is better overall. Because of this, not putting Messi on the throne by himself would have been the preferable course of action. Due to the fact that the Serie A TOTS is still being released, this is still a possibility; however, receiving stronger cards for Victor Osimhen or Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in comparison to Haaland seems unlikely. Therefore, Messi ought to continue to serve as the sole Primus.

There are a lot of unanswered questions regarding certain Moments cards. The issue with the TOTS Moments items, which are supposed to take the place of the Honorable Mentions, is becoming even more apparent. Players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Sadio Mané, and Renato Sanches are able to participate in the game as a result of this.

CR7 and Neymar are two players who had a challenging season but emerged stronger as a result. After a lot of disagreements during the winter, the Portuguese team switched to Al-Nasr. Meanwhile, Neymar suffered an ankle injury and had surgery on it. In spite of this, both demonstrated strong performances: the Brazilian forward scored 13 goals in 20 matches. In 16 matches, Cristiano Ronaldo has found the back of the net 14 times. Due to the low number of missions, this achievement does not qualify for Team of the Season, but it is still noteworthy.

On the other hand, Renato Sanches and Sadio Mané, who are representative of a number of other players who received a Moments card, find themselves in a different position. This season, the new signing from Bayern did not live up to expectations: after 25 games, they scored only seven goals. It is likely that he was violent toward a member of the team. However, it integrates extremely well into the game's meta, which is one of the primary reasons why it is one of the most expensive and highly sought after items in the Bundesliga.

The player formerly known as Munich Sanches does not have a particularly successful season to look back on. He sustained a few relatively minor wounds. And even when he was in good shape, he rarely participated in games. There are only six players who appear in the starting eleven. On the other hand, the possible alternatives that EA SPORTS considered, Benjamin Bourigeaud and Branco van den Boomen, do not appear to have been appealing enough for the company.

The conclusion is that the balancing act between the sport and the game could have been successful if Messi and Haaland had been playing at the top together, and the moment cards had been written in a way that was easier to understand. In particular, the nominations of certain players for TOTS moments give off the impression that EA SPORTS is thinking of its own profit in addition to the services that are actually being provided.