The gameplay, without doubt, lacks any modicum of realism. Its simply a mockery of football.
You'll often be involved in a game that is 3-3 after about 30 minutes. The goals don't come from human error or genuine skill. Instead (and my goals are included in this), a player will often dribble through a defender, or they'll fail to make a tackle for some undefinable reason.
EAFC 26 is so far tilted in favour of attacking play, the game is quite simply boring, unrealistic and generates no desire to play for any length of time. Utterly disappointed with this years effort.