I played the vanilla gameplay for the first time yesterday in a while since sider isn't compatible as i've usually been using the modded gameplay by
@gabe.paul.logan. It's not as bad as i remember but the only real gripe i have with this game and it seems no game play patch or mods will be able to fix is defending.
This is the only game i play where i'm really anxious when i'm defending due to either inappropriate player switching not picking the most relevant defender to the ball or your AI defenders running around like hyper headless chickens constantly losing shape instead of chilling a little.
I never have this stress when playing the retro games - ever. Player switching on those games is a mechanical work of art but on this one it just seems to random?