Martin Tyler and Alan Smith do a decent job of providing play-by-play
commentary. .More often than not they keep up with the pace of the match,
and they make interesting observations on things such as new player
debuts or references to league standings which add a sense of importance
to the game in progress. Unfortunately, the commentary falls into the
same pit holes it seems to every year.
Often the commentators will
overreact to a simple play, and then moments later not say a word during
a hectic scramble in the box. The repetition of lines seems to be at an
all time high, as I had a string of 9 consecutive matches where the
commentators opened the game with the exact same speech about my team’s
formation.. The overall presentation receives a boost from the fantastic
highlight packages that play in between halves and after the games.
