Defending in general is just broken this year.
Dumbest ai ever that doesn't track runs properly, jockey speed way too slow, tackles delayed and have a pathetically short reach, defensive awareness stat appears to mean nothing and physicality for defenders and a lot of mids non existent... the list does go on.
This is all magnified due to the absolutely over the top buff to dribbling, making even superman jealous of the speed they move and turn at.
A fix is needed because the casual player (which makes up the vast majority of the playerbase) will just leave.
Oh and their poll, hidden away on their own discord about the state of defending got mostly voted to stay as it is... by 7.5k people... when millions play this game, so don't let them say that the majority want it this way, it's orchestrated bs.