How does everyone press me like crazy?

Over the past 3-4 weeks every game I play, I feel like the underdog. My opponents chase me all over the field, not giving me a moment to rest. When defending I have to be extremely careful and there’s rarely games where I dictate the pace. I literally had to abandon sprint button because I lose the ball almost every time I tap it. And I am forced to play disgustingly slow but still manage to win games. Like yesterday I went 8-2 in Double trouble and 3w twice in Gauntlet which is not bad imo. So my question is: is it normal to feel constant pressure and not able to play quick at all in most games? Btw my team is not bad, all 98 OVR except goalie.