Deadlock. Seventy minutes have passed and the score is still 0-0.

The gamer's grip on the controller tightens ever more. His brow is furrowed in intense concentration. So far his players' movement off of the ball has been non-existent. Simple passes have been wayward. The computer has defended resolutely.

But then his eyes light up. His star striker has finally made the right run. Executing the lofted through ball to perfection, the gamer licks his lips in anticipation. The ball seems to be taking an age in the air. The defenders are sprinting backwards frantically.

The Robot? The "Balotelli"? The gamer is already trying to decide on his celebration.

But then...

What happened?! Was it a bird? Was it a plane?

No, of course not. It was the defender making his fourth overhead clearance of the match.

Sigh.

For an award-winning football simulator that prides itself on realism, EA Sports latest edition of their FIFA franchise is plagued by an inexplicable amount of defensive overhead clearances.

On the rare occasion that it happens in real life, the incident is replayed on numerous occasions and the video is frantically shared on social media. It isn't often that defenders manage to execute such a highly skilled technique.

A quick Google search of "football overhead clearances" comes up with Didier Drogba for the Ivory Coast and a Valencia II defender in 2013.

Yet if you were to believe EA Sports' latest depiction of the Beautiful Game, this is an occurrence which traditionally happens at least a few times in each match.

Obviously, in being a video game there are other unrealistic flaws. Such as the referees' never penalising the first shirt pull, no matter how blatant and unfair it may be.

Or Alexandre Pato's inability to score any of the chances which you may create for him in your player career. Of course an 86 rated striker wouldn't be able to score a one-on-one or from six yards out.

Maybe in the future, when footballers have athletically progressed to the point where a bicycle kick whilst sprinting is humanly possible, we'll look back on FIFA 14 and remark on how ahead the game was of its time.

But for now, the frequency of defensive overhead clearances definitively stands out as the biggest frustration from this year's edition of EA Sports' franchise.