The game seems to be designed like that. Stats are irrelevant, as even your fastest forward will be caught by the slowest defender (numbers only).
The (scripted) behaviour (it’s not AI) if it’s defending, running paths etc hasn’t improved in years. Still the broken mess it’s been for a while.
FC has become an arcady football-themed brawler. It’s only about getting held and fouled - oh wait they don’t even count as fouls, hehe.
The actual gameplay and experience has become a horrendous torture. The last installments of the game have gotten worse and every patch seems to break more. Guess that’s what happens when you build upon legacy code and don’t understand the core anymore (and don’t understand the game of football and the rules itself)
