Feature Update: Lineup and tactics page combined

Last week, the Xpert Eleven team released two feature updates that I didn't really expect to see. Neither of them affects gameplay in any way, but they are nice features anyway.

The first was the clubbing together of the tactics page with the player squad page. Now the lineup for the next match is available as a tab in the tactics page and you can no longer use the player squad page to pick players. (Although the player squad page is still available, you can't select the next lineup there.)

I feel it will help managers while setting tactics, as they won't have to go back to the player squad page in the middle of choosing tactics to check something like special qualities or form. Also, the choices you've made in the tactics tab won't be discarded when you enter the lineup tab.

The other feature update is the ability to set tactics for all upcoming matches. You can go to the "coming matches" page from the right sidebar and you'll get links to set tactics for all upcoming matches.

Other changes includes a new flash based interface for "The Game" that looks a lot better than the old Shockwave based one. It also provides some extra stats such as ball possession graph, and standings during match, etc for VIP members.