Can we be realistic please? You are using ONE chance that I converted with skill to say that positioning is bad? I posted a whole match showing that positioning is incredible from both teams.
I was playing as Guimaraes and my opponent was Arouca. I was not playing Barcelona vs Real Madrid. Defenders WILL make mistakes. If you want perfection from every single player of every single team, it simply isn't realistic.
I am now in my third season with the same team and I have had 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. The CPU presses very much (with Marking at 54, even though Marking isn't the only value that defines pressing). Last night I played against the last team of the table at home, who had only 1 point so far and they managed to get a 2-2 draw from me.
One last thing. I would like to ask people who share their feedback to occasionally remind us difficulty and controller settings they are using. If you are playing World Class or if you are using some Semi or Assisted options, it may be the reason why you are finding the CPU is to break down, in which case you have to make big alterations to strengthen the CPU. Matt is playing manual with Semi on Crossing and I think he also plays World Class for the Home games and Legendary for the Away. These things have to be taken into account in my opinion. I used to have the same controller settings as Matt, then I changed crossing to Manual and I scored only ONE goal from a cross in a WHOLE season. After playing 3-4 seasons with full manual I have now had more practice and more success and my crosses no longer go all over the place (but at the same time, I don't have 90% of my crosses going exactly where my teammate's head is
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