You can still somewhat ai defend. You just play with your midfield. For some reason even when I press a run in behind my players runs to the defensive line then runs across the line rather then in the direction I'm about to release the ball. so the defender gets to it first lmao. Other instances I have there cdm tracking my player from half way across the pitch and they catch up. When roles are reversed none of my players catch up. The games relies way too much on making it fair nobody is actually where there meant to be your in the division ea wants you in according to there algorithm.