Maybe the Airbus is pretty good in that regard?
Airbus FDs are no different.
Your advice is good. The FD's do lag and sometimes order contrary directions to what you are trying to do in the next 15 to 30 seconds. I think "looking behind" or "looking through" the FD symbols while seeing them "peripherally" on the PFD/Horizon display abut keeping a close eye on the raw data, (speed/speed trend, VSI, pitch/roll) to be sure you're achieving what you set out to do, is best. Blindly following FD's is not good airmanship in my view. They're only driven by a computer and require intelligent interpretation just like any computer output.