Managed to complete my 30 games. Was actually a decent weekend. None of the usual lag and button delay that often plagues FIFA for me.
4-2 soon became 4-6 and it was me playing badly more than anything. Went on a six game win streak after a short lunch break but after that followed three losses and I was 10-9. Got a few more wins, one where I came back from two behind in the second half of extra time, scoring the most unbelievable, "blatently scripted" (said my opponent!) unnatural rebound goal in the 120th minute and wining the shoot out.
Got to Gold 3 at 14-11 and decided to stop. Later on though, since the games hadn't been too bad, I thought way not attempt the 3 more wins for Gold 2. Lost the first two so it didn't look good, but responded by winning the next two. So one win for Gold 2 was needed from the last game.
I scored two very quick goals against an obviously already tilted opponent. Thought he was going to quit after 7 minutes when my second goal went in, but unfortunately he didn't and I then let in a ridiculous deflection and a penalty that I still don't know why it was given. Thought that was my chances done, but managed to get a third before half time. The opponent then completely lost the plot and he ended up rage quitting at 7-2 in the 64th minute. He was obviously not happy at what had happened in previous games I guess! Mkhitaryan ended that game with 5 assists and a goal, and star of the weekend prime Van Nistelrooy 4 goals. Van Nistelrooy scored pushing 40 goals this weekend league. Love him!

Will not be playing much the next couple of days, but when it's my days off on Wednesday and Thursday, I'll be firstly making sure I can stay in Division 5 rank 2 and Thursday scoring the Rivals goals I need for the weekly objectives. Also the patch on AI defending in due so probably a make or break week for Fifa 19.

There's a lot of absolute nonsense in Fifa 19, but going pack only and the servers actually being kind this weekend for once, meant it was my most enjoyable weekend league probably ever!

They certainly don't do themselves any favours! The day they try and conduct a customer server, they make the biggest mess possible of the Icon SBC! And offend all of Slovakia!

I was working all weekend so didn't enter the weekend league. May try again next weekend.......

Turned things around on Sunday and made Gold 3 very comfortably. Gameplay was very much improved yesterday. The button delay of Saturday wasn't there and things were much more responsive so the enjoyment levels were therefore much higher! Reeled off 8 straight wins at the end of Saturday and start of Sunday to turn 5-10 into 13-10.
Took a couple of losses trying to get the 14th win, one in the 90th minute after completely dominating the game, not scoring with 15 shots, and my opponent scoring with his 2nd, and a penalty loss where I was 1-0 down after the AI for some reason decided my goalkeeper had fouled the striker early on. To make things worse, I went down to ten men before half time when I took out the opponent through frustration but in true FIFA fashion, I got the dodgiest 90 minute leveler, but couldn't find a winner.

Had the games to attempt to get to Gold 2, but more than happy to stop at Gold 3. Hopefully I get a red card or two on Thursday! My untradable prime Ruud van Nistelrooy performed extremely well, scoring most of my goals. Hopefully he could end up overtaking my almost 400 goals I got with Bergkamp last year!

Oh and also have 3421 setup as my ultra attacking formation. It completely destroys defences! Have saved, won so many games by overwhelming defences with this late on in games

The whole thing is a mess. The refs are a joke, the tackles are a joke, the gameplay worse than anything in the new gen era. They've taken out the low driven as the most effective way and now it is the finesse shot from the edge of the box. Same crap every game, people trying to get the angle to do it. Without big changes the game will be dead even quicker than last year. At first I was enjoying the game but it is getting worse by the day. It's almost as bad as last year now, if not worse already.
Another thing is the servers are getting worse and worse. Button delay, passes going off with no relation to direction aimed or button input. Add this to non stop high pressure tactics that make the AI into machines, and it is unplayable at times.
I've not touched Weekend League yet, but doubt it can be any worse than Division Rivals which is basically Weekday League and no other mode to play at all. Didn't think it was possible for them to mess up this any more than previously but they have. Somehow.

Just played a few games to get the OTW Italian guy through the weekly objectives. The game is getting worse every time I play it. Some of the goals I conceded beggared belief. There was one where I tackled the guy six times but he got it back everytime or just got it straight back with the tackled player and kept going. It is bordering on a joke how badly messed up manual defending is. Just seems that almost every goal involves a manual tackle by me taking a ludicrous bounce to the opponent whilst they just use the AI who make perfect tackles and perfect interceptions much much more often. I don't want to play like that. No way should it be more beneficial to not defend yourself. Game is a joke.

If it wasn't for this I'd be saying this is the best FUT in seven years, but EA want random bounce BS in the game for whatever reason sadly.

The higher up you go in the Divisions, the worse the gameplay gets. Didn't play, or want to play, enough to get to the weekend league, but I would guess it would be 4321, with all defenders and midfielders deep and on stay back, with three pacey forwards, probably Sane at LF, PotM Lucas at RF. They'll certainly always defend by only controlling the central CM, and when the AI steals possession, probably after closing down a dodgy first touch, they'll drive a pass forward in the direction of the front three and just try and through ball it to another attacker. Played a guy that did this all game yesterday. He finished with below 50% pass accuracy and 32% possession. I went 1-0 down after my standing tackle bounced perfectly for him, but luckily managed to get an 85th and 89th minute winner. Was a tragic match.

People are definitely learning how things work, and it'll be downhill from here as every match becomes exactly the same.

On a brighter note, an hour ago I completed the Tough hybrid SBC that gives the mega pack. Wasn't quite sure what an earth was happening as a silver looking board appeared. But then Shearer walked out! My first packed icon ever!