This is the Leicester effect in video game form. To counter the better defending, players have focused on counter-attack play. But I was surprised to see just how effective the computer is when you let it do all the work. A skilled player can score against you if you're just not playing. I've put the controller down while sitting on a one goal lead to test the effectiveness of letting the computer defend, and it works pretty well.
The upshot is, it's really hard to create chances in FIFA 17 because the AI defending is really good. Pace is back, but defenders have it, too. After the overpowered pace debacle of two years ago, pace was nerfed into irrelevance last year. And you can feel the yo-yo design struggle the developers have in getting pace right. I understand why EA has made computer-assisted defending more powerful for this year's game. If there's one thing about FIFA 17 that I've seen reported online in forums and on Reddit - and experienced first hand myself - that sums up the gameplay this year, it is this: you're often better off letting the AI defend for you. I've played my way through this settling in period and now have a handle on what FIFA 17 is all about, and I have to report there's a lot that frustrates this year, and I'm not sure I'm having a whole lot of fun. Gameplay changes, however subtle, combine to force players to rethink tactics, to unlearn previously successful skill moves and shots. You know when a Premier League club signs a new striker from Spain and they struggle in their first season? That's the first few weeks of FIFA each year. Now, as with every FIFA, there is always a settling in period.
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