Manual defending is like a comedy sketch.

100% in agreement. I've been playing since the start of the franchise (yes, I'm old) and haven't played online for a few years tbf, but this is shocking. I can't adapt as it's ingrained in me to defend manually. This means I lose most of my games and if I do manage to tackle an opponent it goes back to them in a better position, so they can score easily. I'm also beyond fed up with watching people going back and forth and round and round, not progressing or shooting because the game mechanics let them. It's not even football at this point. I've watched all my life and I've never seen the greats spin around in a circle 15 times waiting for the defender to move out of their way to score a goal. Absolute jokes!