So he plays, what, six games against the AI on Legendary and wins every single one?
Okay, seriously concerned about this one now.
I've now played 20+ matches, all on Legendary, and I'm not sure I've lost yet. I have tied a few, and maybe I lost one of my first matches against Man City, but that was it.
I will say, there's
a lot to really like about what they've done. The tactics are a game changer in a number of ways, and I've had some fantastic matches - one was the best I've had in years, in which I went behind to Arsenal, switched to a high pressure high attack tactic, and reaped my rewards as I drew the match as a clear result of my forwards gaining possession back.
But it's still way too easy to create scoring chances through counter-attacks. On one hand, the defending is quite better in a number of ways - both in the mechanics and teammate AI. On the other, there's still some major issues with the defensive AI that's nearly impossible to not exploit (though I've not had this done against me by the CPU).
The two biggest are that the flanks are easy exploit, bypassing the midfield and getting behind the defensive line; the other is midfield runners aren't being picked up well.
In addition, the CPU defenders aren't aggressive enough. I usually finish the game with ~20 tackles while they finish usually with under 10. This surely has something to do with why there's so few fouls too.
Maybe the way I've scored the most is pass out to the wings, and if I get closed down, hold on to the ball long enough for a CM to make an unmarked run to the top of the box, where I get a free running shot. I just beat Juventus 3-0 with two screamers by Pogba at the top of the 18; plus one that was a cutback from Sanchez.
IMO, a lot of what's wrong with the demo can be improved/polished with the final build. But the defensive AI - that's what's got me worried. Overall the defending
seems better, but there's a few areas in which easy chances occur, and if those aren't fixed, it'll be another year of FIFA being too easy, even on Legendary.