I can second a lot of what has been said previously.
EA FC still has issues that have been persisting across the yearly titles since around 2016. As they release every year they are building it upon broken code, which will only get worse.
EA FC is so much more about monetisation, than any of the previous ones. Guess FIFA being on board held EA within bounds. Now hell broke loose.
Main focus is on getting your money - fixing and improving the experience itself is secondary and not of interest.
And as the team working on EA FC doesn’t have an understanding of football and the rules, the in-game behaviour (running paths, ball drag, offside, tackles and fouls) are broken and non-sensical. Physics are broken as well.
At the moment EA FC is a “football-themed arcade brawler” and is a simplified simulation, rather than trying to be an actual football game. EFootball etc are doing a better job at the moment to be honest.
but as long as it’s a cash machine for the EA execs and shareholders nothing will change