[windkick]

Im having a few issues.

The other teams speed isn't my problem, but their awareness all over the pitch. For example, more often than not I make a simple short pass and some now the other team will always pop up between the player I was intended to pass to. So I can't seem to get a good scoring opportunity unless it's a super high clever through ball that wasn't cut off. It's pretty annoying how hard it is to string some passes together.

And in defense, I keep getting completely pulled out of position and im convinced theirs something in my settings I need to fix. For example, I hit the X button and he does nothing, or I switch to a different defender and he takes a mili-second to stop, and THEN give me control so for that little bit the other team will cut clear.

And lastly, it's STUPID how every team has a Juninho level free kick taker. I can be playing against the worst team in Belgium and somehow if I foul them anywhere on the pitch, it seems there's a 98% chance they are going to score the free kick. In real life, free kick goals are not that common yet in the game they are all but a garuntee.

What's the formation you guys are having the best success with? Maybe that's my problem. im use to setting up my own formation in last years formation and this game I have to use a pre-selected formation. I liked using a 4-3-3 but the midfield with a CDM, CM and a CAM a little bit higher up. Now it's a pain finding the players that won't give them negative marks in that setup. I use counter with 50% defensive line.