In playing the game now for quite a bit I suggest this SIMPLE edit to ALL players. It makes a WORLD of difference in the running animations in game.
"TRY IT!" Takes about 10 minutes a team
ALL players
Ball Control set to 82
ALL Players
Explosive Power set to 82
ALL Players Dribble Speed set to 90
ALL players
Motion Dribbling set to 3
Game Speed set at minus one