The last straw

Yeah, I loved this game too. I’ve been playing it consistently since FIFA 06, but now it’s just a complete joke. You make changes that impact the game so heavily and you don’t even announce them. Instead of fixing problems, you make them even worse.

The other day I genuinely felt like the worst player. No matter what defensive settings I use, my defenders stay way too high up the pitch. My fullbacks, who used to help me a lot defensively when set to defensive and “fullback,” just don’t exist in defense anymore. On top of that, one of my center-backs looks like he’s being pulled forward every time there’s a long ball from the opponent. He gets bypassed by the ball and it goes straight to the attacker who ends up one-on-one with the keeper.

And I don’t get it. I actually improved, especially defensively because that’s where I had issues, but now I can’t do anything. And it’s strange because this problem doesn’t seem as noticeable for my opponents. It almost feels impossible to lose like this in every mode—WL, Rivals, Gauntlet, African League… it’s like everyone I face is top 50 in the game. But that’s because defensively I’m at zero.

Not to mention that sometimes my players make such weak passes and shots, while my opponents seem to have extra speed. It honestly feels like my account has been targeted and my “sliders” have been secretly changed.