AI Defending in FC25

Your post was an interesting read, mainly because I only conduct offline Manager Career mode matches, and have been experiencing the exact opposite of what you described. User AI controlled defenders, even those rated at 85 or above, are often oblivious to the action occurring in front of them, react to CPU attacker runs long after they are wide open for one on one opportunities, or track back at half of their sprinting speed. The only way to play defense in offline modes is to constantly switch to the nearest defender, and even doing so, generally results in a 'lost step' or poor starting angle after the change; an even worse circumstance leaving two on one attack vectors. Simultaneously, as you were writing this post, I was submitting another entry, in which I was describing the broken contain and teammate contain actions by user AI controlled players, even in the defensive third of the CPU. Wishfully in the future, a semblance of continuity between both offline and online gameplay can occur, especially for AI controlled user defenders, and defensive central mid-fielders. Appreciate the insight into your gameplay experiences.