Teamgame meta is too rigid.

I've been watching BOA2 and so far after 3 games it's becoming really glaring that it's knights + crossbows every single time, the only time I saw a difference was the heresy vs suomi Game that had conqs, janissaries and arambai.

every other game, Knight pocket, crossbow flank. now my question is what can be done to change this, is the map pool of BOA2 that favours it and I'm overreacting or is it a simptom of xbows being too much of an optimal choice?

I feel the problem is that xbows are the only feudal unit you can make that doesn't cost food and sets you back in castle age, and also crosbows melting everything that feudal age can muster short of a cuman ram push.