Right around the time kids gain enough coordination to reliably move a ball, they start wanting to emulate the most creative techniques the sport offers. I don

Right around the time kids gain enough coordination to reliably move a ball, they start wanting to emulate the most creative techniques the sport offers. I don't think that can be laid on FIFA. I remember learning the Cruyff turn before I could cleanly dribble down an open field. It was fancy and an obvious display of skill, so everyone wanted to do it - even though it's a useless technique if your control and acceleration aren't perfect. If anything can be chalked up to video games, I would expect it to be aerial passing and a reluctance to play back. The rest - fancy moves and beating defenders - has been an ego issue since long before FIFA.