Here's my take on this.
Was it a glitch? IMO yes. A Captain SHOULD be in your starting lineup because they're boosting the other players.
Did people find a way around that? Yes. 99.9% of the time people will find a way around a certain 'rule'.
Should they have patched it? Yes and no. Yes because it was an exploit. No because it's the end of the game cycle.
What irks me is thst even though they 'patched' it; it only works for when you try to place the Captain on the bench in a NEW squad.
If you already had a squad made; you can still use the glitch.
That IS NOT FAIR.
SDS should've set it up where if you already had the glitch active; it would give you a 'ineligible squad' error.
They should just erase the patch and let ANYONE use it; instead of just people who were smart enough to leave it as one of their 4 squads.