I stopped playing Fifa in 2012 because of the Goalkeeper bug in which the rating would drop even below 4.0 for no reason.
I played PES after that, and I returned to Fifa on (4/4/2015), purchasing Fifa 15. I totally regretted purchasing the game.
Seriously, I can't believe that the same bug is still not fixed, after four (4) whole years.
I started today a career as a goalkeeper (I play as a GK IRL) on the semi-pro difficulty, and after the first half passed without the enemy team attempting any shots and me sitting around my net, walking around and going forward when the ball were to deep in the enemy area (as a real GK would do) suddenly the rating started dropping until it reached 4.1.
I can't really understand what is causing the problem, and although it seems that EA has spend time into upgrading the Goalkeepers in Fifa 15, all their 'effort' is wasted because it is impossible to play as a Goalkeeper.
Even if the enemy makes no shots at you (which is the case almost all the time), you would end up with a clean sheet and a couple of passes completed that do not excuse a score of 3... that should be at least an average of 6. It's obviously a game breaking bug since you can't really progress in your career as a goalkeeper with an average rating of 4.5, no team wants you.
Anyway, the problem is exactly as you explained it. I actually regretted purchasing Fifa 15 and I guess I will go back to PES next year. I will definitely be writing a negative review because of that issue. It's unacceptable that its a bug ongoing since Fifa 12, and EA pretends that doesn't know anything and won't even bother answer these threads. My review will change when they fix that 4-years-and-still-going goalkeeper bug.
Bottom Line: Don't expect a fix. They are adding bitc*es into the game (female leagues for Fifa 2016) but won't even bother to fix this game-breaking bug, which, it appears occurs in other roles as well, other than the goalkeeper, especially during Away matches.
Just pick up Pro Evolution Soccer.
