They claim its "manual defending" but it really isnt, the issue isnt having the defending be more manual, the more the game is manual the better for me, as the computer shouldnt be doing all the work for you like in FC25, it was stupid, auto tackle, assisted shooting, assisted passing, litterly everything.
However the issue with the defending is the AI, yes the AI are moving the defenders out of position, so its not manual at all as I spend more time trying to fix the mistakes that the AI are making, if I'm controlling my full back, I dont need my stupid CB running out to help and leaving the middle open, it makes 0 sense, if I want the CB's help I would either hold RB or select him myself.
OR the other thing which is even worse is just 1 of my CB's will run all the way back to my GK and keep there entire team onside, beyond stupid, looks stupid on screen and just shouldnt happen
At the moment the defending is messed up from the AI's side, I would be more than happy to do everything manually if the AI didnt keep messing it all up