i had a similar issue with my goal keeper not playing it short to defenders when watching the highlights, however post match analysis showed approx 50% of passes were short whilst playing with limited defenders across whole of back line.
Now just have 1 limited centre back 2 full backs and a ball playing centre back and gk plays approx 80% of passes short to defenders. i assume that if you set defenders to limited they will not show to receive the ball short, forcing the gk to play it long.
Not sure if this applies to your set-up, just an observation from my experience so far