I'm the same, but for competitive online only.I'm a manual player.
However, I only play manual because the assist levels (on default or otherwise), are conducive to ping pong, 100 miles per hour, end to end, arcade goal fests.
If Konami removed manual (and other assist levels) completely, and limited us to a default option; then justified their decision as a measure intended to allow individual player statistics to be more pronounced, varied and impactful, then I would absolutely love that.
I play manual to escape the fundamental problems with the core gameplay, and I suspect that a few others are the same.
For offline, and online friendly modes give people as many options as they want.
I just think it's the most ridiculously idiotic, numbskullingly stupid thing Pes does for online. I actually hate it with a passion the more & more I think about it