Pace doesn’t make sense in this game

I’ll be the first to admit, in previous years I’ve been a pace merchant. While I can appreciate the game now being less reliant on pace overall, HOW the fuck is a gold VVD with 78 pace catching up to a 92pac RAPID PLUS PLAYER

This isn’t the only time it’s happened either , I genuinely don’t get it. Why do my players feel like they’re being held back?