Yes it is and you can argue with the wall.
Everyone and their grandmas are defending only with the bruiser ps and its annoying. Yes, players who are weaker than defenders should get pushed of the ball easily but for those like ibra it shouldn't be a thing.
You don't even get fouls when you use bruiser (not every challenge should be a foul).
You can defend without bruiser:
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manually switch players (switching is broken so we should adapt)
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jockey as much as possible
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try to predict where your opponent is going to pass the ball
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use R1 as much as possible
I personally don't use bruiser.