The patch was intended to nerf lob through balls but i fully agree it has ruined proper "tika-taka" football , i far rather trying to play footy (even if i lose) than exploiting dodgy ai/mechanics and since the patch i got relegated all the way to div 4 in straight seasons. I have now clawed back to division 2 but its really annoying , i have reverted back to almost my old team with a front 3 of neymar/if messi/bale and i'm not scoring near as many nor can i break down teams so easily just with good passing and off the ball runs.
I have suarez and robben on the bench , robben is lethal to sub on but im finding suarez very ineffective since the patch. Hes scored about 4 in 20 for me , normally i would expect every striker to be about a goal per game .