It's been like this for a long time, but in this season, TOTY 26, it's terrifying. Aside from the terrible matchmaker, winning a series of matches with 70 stars is impossible. In previous seasons, I won 10 matches in a row, earning 85 stars. Now? Now I've been at 70 stars for 50 matches. I win, so I'm about to lose. The game wants me to lose, so my defenders are having strokes, passes are flying right at the opponent's feet, players can't run or receive the ball. Add to that those buggy stadiums like Winter, etc. If you don't want to lose players, stop using directed matches. Just abandoning shards should be enough, but what happens in head-to-head is beyond comprehension.