Have any of them reported any of the bugs raised here? Like the too many set piece goals, the AI not subbing etc..? or are they just happy to plug and play a tactic and win every game and competition they play? How many hours do they play? Will they still be playing the game in Feb/March like all of us here? Is their feedback getting better or worse the longer they play?
The mindset/experience of the different subsets is very different and just because the hardcore old-time players are only a "tiny subset" it does not mean that SI cannot cater for both. FIFA etc have always allowed players to change difficulty levels so that when you're winning too easily you can make the AI smarter.
Looking forward to the December update - hope we won't be disappointed.