u/-hungjury-sr4-

I’ve played this game from the start of the year. For all its down falls I’ve generally enjoyed myself. Finishing every Gaunlet easily. 10-11 wins in WL every weekend. Missing out on Ibarbo by one win. I’m currently in Div2 but only play Rivals once or twice a season.

I’m having major issues with my defence in the most recent patch. I’ll start by saying I’ve used Advanced Defending since the beginning. Yes, semi-relying on second man press whilst I control another player to intercept the pass or sweep up of my ai doesn’t retain the ball. Now my defenders feel like they’re on ice skates and I’m just leaving massive gaps in defence.

I get it, they want people to use more manual defending. But why release this now? I’m stuck in Div 2 and I keep getting beat 6-4, 7-6, 5-4 because no matter how much I score my opponent scores more. They basically just wiggle around with a player until my ai inevitably creates a gap because my reflex is to tap R1 every now and then to help contain an attack.

I guess I need to get good. But like it’s coming to the end of the game cycle. Why do I want to relearn everything I’ve been used to over to year. I’m too old for this shit. This + recent content has really disheartened me. Least we’ve got evos!