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I played my first game on Legendary difficulty last night, losing 2-1 to ManU with Newcastle. Maybe it was the initial shock, but they smoked me in the first half, especially early. I think they had five shots before I even had one. At the half I think shot attempts were 10-2 and possession 57-43 in their favor. I was able to take a chunk out of their possession advantage and outshot them in second when I pushed to get back in the game.

What I really like about it was the CPU's aggressiveness. They fired long shots if I gave them space outside the box, including a spectacular strike by Nani from about 25 that dipped & swerved past a helpless Steven Harper. I hope it wasn't due solely to ManU's tactics or player traits, but even if it was, at least it was different.

On defense, the CPU would lunge in with a tackle or slide if I showed too much of the ball. If I were more comfortable with the dribbling, I can see where the fouls would come. No more casual dribbling and lots of time on the ball like I was seeing on World Class. Not that I was scoring a lot on WC thanks to manual shooting skills.

I played 12 on Legendary for a while in my career, but eventually moved back down to World Class because bad teams seemed to play as well as top teams in my league. Every game was tight and I rarely had a clean sheet. Hopefully that won't be the case this year, as that 2-1 loss was probably the most enjoyable CPU game I played thus far.