Impossible for me to effectively defend because of how every single player on the game now turns like Peter Crouch. Previously I could anticipate where the opponent was gonna pass the ball/cut inside and I could position my defender in the perfect place to win the ball back. Now I can still anticipate what's going to happen but I can do absolutely fuck all about it which leads to most games being drawn about 4-4.
The game also seems to reward people who want to play long balls over the top for quick players to run onto and punish people who want to play short intricate football. I'm finding it difficult to keep possession in tight areas because of how inconsistent the passing can be and how bad everyone's first touch is.
The game is heavily suited to people who want to put 9 men behind the ball and hoof it clear towards Ronaldo on the break. Getting it wide and putting in cross after cross has also been made more effective (even more so than it was).
I don't understand people saying it's more of a simulation. It now requires much less football intelligence to play (and there's nothing intelligent about passing around the back 4 for 30 seconds before playing a long ball over the top as someone claimed before, haha).