The problem I have with this game is that i'm only playing it 50%. The other 50% is chance and that's because I can't control my own AI team players. They stumble, fumble, react late, missplaced, run in the wrong direction, stop running and are just acting like unexperienced 6th division players. Especially defensive players. I'm not struggling against any opponent more than I'm struggle to make my own players do as I tell them to.
I had the same experience when playing PES 2020. I kept getting mad my AI players for not doing what I think they should be doing. For some reason I don't have the same issue in PES 2019.