EAFC 26 OVERALL GAMEPLAY REVIEW PLEASE READ

Firstly EA, I am competitive player, I've played over 200 games overall in the beta and now and I will say a couple things I've noticed. First, gameplay is too fast... please slow it down and keep it as authentic as possible. I am a competitive player on FUT but you guys are succumbing to the pros too much. As people who love the sport I think the majority of people want to get on here and play and feel an authentic game as much as possible because we all come here from the love of the real game. Not get on here and play/watch an arcade game. As a spectator that would be much more enticing to watch as well. As it is realistic. Not fake and unrealistic. 

Apart from that, defense seems nonexistent sometimes and I'm not sure what it is, the only thing I've noticed is that players just fly by you too easily even when you are in position for a tackle which could be due to the gameplay speed. 

Also, on corners in particular, short passes into the box are way too difficult to defend. For example, a pass into the box opens up your defense. It's like your defenders get lost. The middle is almost completely open. But please do NOT make the AI much better like last year where they just defend for you as there IS a skill gap this year. Thank you. 

Overall changes I've noticed that gameplay animations are getting more realistic. The game is really good. Dribbling is smoother and more responsive from last year, passing is smoother and more viable, like tiki taka but misdirected sometimes. There has been an improvement. Pretty big one. And ICONS are now incredible. They are truly starting to live up to their potential. 

All in all, KEEP the skill gap and make it MORE authentic please...