Morning dude. Thanks for reminding me that match.. I had almost forgotten it now!!
What you say is true, and is one of the main reasons i do not know how to edit my videos, what to cut outside.
I was analysing a video i recorded yesterday night, i finally just edited the music and uploaded it with full duration. What i figured out, for a 100th time , and as thousands of times others users and me have mentioned here, the AI is very very shallow.
The match i watched was against Chelsea and most of the match time is : CPU AI (superstar) is trying to pass to the CF in order him to supershield, turn around and either shoot or run and shoot low.
On the other side, me (human player) what i 90% try to do is, run the flank, cutback pass or low cross, and tap in a shoot. Especially on the level i play the last year, Superstar, i am isolated to this "efficient" playstyle. I only try some other variation, if the score is too clear/safe, or if i realise that CPU is not in CHEATING super mode, and allows me to play the ball from the central axis.
It is like we say every other day. Either you play Chelsea or Lyon, only the team badge, the kits and the player names are changing. Everything else is the same with some minor variations, like except for the pass-shield-turn-shoot, the AI may try an 1-2 pass and run between your CBs that are moving apart to open space, or more rare make a deep cross and a Superman header.
If i try to write down the CPU patterns, i think they are not more than 5 routines.
The other factor is the CHEATING MODE.
-AI can be in spare mode, play you according to their stats (usualy big teams play like this),
-or Crazy all attack mode (like they do in Cup matches, leaving the defense line vulnerable),
-Semi-Cheat mode where they score 1 or 2 goals and then play park the bus with a Superman Goalkeeper
-Or SuperCHEAT mode where they are in crazy frenzy mode for 90 minutes (this at least is more rare in 2020-2021, in contrast with 2019 or 2018)