Players ONLY Taking Long Shots After Update — Is This a New FC25 Bug?

I’ve been running a long-term Manager Mode save where I took Bromley all the way up to the Premier League, growing the squad to around £275m within four seasons. Before the latest update, my team played great football — strong defensively, and consistently high-scoring even though I fully simulate matches.

After returning from a short break and installing the most recent update, something feels very off with how my attackers behave. My strikers and CAMs are now taking long-range shots almost every time they get near the box, even when there are clear passing options in front of them. Almost all of these shots go straight to the goalkeeper.

I’ve tried everything I can think of — different formations, role combinations, tactical presets, and even custom tactics, changed players — but the issue doesn’t go away. This wasn’t happening before the update, and it’s made my save impossible to continue... which is heartbreaking.

Is this a known bug? Is there a workaround? Is this EAs notorious bad dealings to push me to buy FC26 (which I did and now I need a shower).