The AI Defending and GK Movement in this game is truly pathetic
There's two main reasons why it's pathetic.
1. If you can't defend, you should concede goals. Just like if you can't string together passes, you shouldn't score. The problem with this game is that EA is focused on CB's abilities being geared more towards AI defending (IE Auto blocks, auto tackles, auto interceptions and auto positioning) instead of actual manual defending where the better the CB the better MANUALLY they are to defend with.
2. On top of all of the AI defending that this game has to offer with 8 players standing in the box and blocking everything at all times, with the two man press that is ridiculously over powered, combined with the delay of passing and shooting that negates any good authentic play because when you press the button the angle is gone. WHEN YOU DO have that chance, you now have to play roulette with the keeper because not only was your opponent basically letting the AI defend for them, they're also able to hold second man press AND move the keeper to the far post at the same time.
Honestly, how freaking stupid is that? People complain about how there's only ONE way to score in this game, how boring it is, how all you can do is switch play over and over and over again. WHEN THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT THIS GAME IS MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ZERO/NEGATIVE SKILL AND FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE.
There's no skill to running back with Makelele and having your Akanji, VVD, Cafu and Rolfo just do literally everything for you. There's no skill to moving a keeper one way in the net because THE DELAY IS SO BAD THE ATTACKER CAN'T SHOOT AND CHANGE THE SHOT DIRECTION BEFORE THE BALL IS KICKED. But you can AI defend and move the keeper...so dumb.
And for those saying "skill issue", I'm in Elite right now. I'm a Rank 2-3 player. And all year I've played with a full women's team.
I TRY to have fun playing this game, but EA...and the community make it almost impossible.
Take out stupid keeper movement so all of these bad defenders don't have an extra lifeline that's soo unrealistic it's sickening and TAKE OUT AI DEFENDING. MAKE IT AN ACTUAL SKILL TO LEARN HOW TO SWITCH AND MOVE PLAYERS INTO THE RIGHT POSITION, ANTICIPATE PLAY AND READ ATTACKERS. You know...like ACTUAL FOOTBALL.
