Is this what its supposeed to do? Players no longer put throw in directly into touch, keepers managing to keep the ball in play, CLOSING DOWN, able to score from corners etc. I only bought it three weeks ago and it was driving me crazy, but it doesn't help when you choose a random team from BSS/N using random players. (I always do that as I don't really follow any football team except England AH!!!!!)
Anyway did anybody else do that and watch a full game, even I could do better and i'm cr_p at football.
Both side would spend 5 min on one side of the pitch throw or kicking the ball directly into touch only for some clown to hoof it across the park for the whole process to be repeated. Occasionally I player come up with a pass thet went somewhere close to were it was supposed to go, which in turn lead directly to a goal of scoring chance. Didn't seem to matter what tactics I used either, I was pounded into the ground so many times I was staring to feel like the England manager.
It doesn't do that anymore, I get football, I've even maanged to win a few games using virtually the same tactics as before.
FM08 update 
Linear Mode
